Today’s daily horoscopes

Let the practical difficulty have a hearing, Aries. Your enthusiasm is genuine, but the people pointing out a problem may be trying to prevent one you will later expect them to help you solve. The Taurus Moon faces the Sun, making comfort and ambition awkward to satisfy together. Work out what the slower pace requires before deciding it was proposed to offend you.

The Moon in your sign opposes Venus, and your comfort may suddenly seem more important than an agreement you made quite willingly. Ask to reconsider it, Taurus. You could also become quietly difficult until somebody offers to release you. Think how tiresome you find that behaviour when you are the one expected to work out what has changed.

The matter has survived several conversations without becoming clearer, Gemini. Before beginning another, decide what you actually want to know. You might discover whether the subject interests you once nobody is available to discuss it. Give your attention a chance to remain somewhere without being entertained.

How many times will you need to hear the answer before you decide which part you do not believe, Cancer? The Moon squares Pluto, making reassurance difficult to hold once a doubt has taken hold. Asking again will give the other person another opportunity to disappoint you. Consider what would actually settle the matter before beginning the next round.

If you want time to yourself, mention it before honouring an earlier offer with such visible displeasure that nobody will dare accept the next one. The generous promise was yours, Leo. Your pride might prefer everyone to admire the sacrifice rather than hear that you misjudged your own wishes. They are likely to find the admission easier company.

They have asked to see you, Virgo. It seems a modest enough request to attempt before improving their circumstances. Someone’s difficulty can remain unresolved for the duration of a conversation; they might even appreciate being allowed to discuss something else. Sit with them before deciding how much more useful you could be if they followed your advice.

Venus is back in Libra, and smoothing over an awkward exchange may come quite naturally. Its opposition to the Moon makes it worth checking whether the matter is actually settled. Allow an apology its full meaning, Libra. Your explanation of how unpleasant the disagreement has been for you is unlikely to answer the complaint that began it.

What do you intend to do with the answer, Scorpio? An invitation to be honest becomes less persuasive every time you punish somebody for accepting it. The Sun squares Pluto and opposes the Moon, putting pressure on your wish to remain in control. Give the person a reason to speak plainly before judging how reluctantly they respond.

Mercury is retrograde and square Jupiter; the broad idea could need more careful handling. Answer the question you skipped, Sagittarius. A longer explanation of why the matter should be simple will leave the person asking in much the same position. They heard the confident overview. It is the omitted detail they need before they can act on it.

Leave them to enjoy the afternoon, Capricorn. Someone else’s contentment seems to have acquired a suspicious resemblance to laziness in your eyes. Could you manage an undemanding day without first earning it? Your difficulty justifying that to yourself hardly makes it their failing. The Taurus Moon is unlikely to improve your case against being comfortable.

Why does keeping it matter so much, Aquarius? You have explained the sensible reasons rather thoroughly for someone who claims to feel no particular attachment. The Taurus Moon squares Pluto, lending a familiar preference more weight than your account admits. Say it matters to you. Making everyone debate the practical merits is an elaborate way to ask them to indulge a feeling.

An occasion you have anticipated could feel oddly unsatisfying. Your company should not have to compete with a version you have been improving in your imagination for weeks, Pisces. Let the evening develop before assessing how badly it has missed your expectations. Something pleasant might happen while you are sufficiently distracted from the comparison to notice it.