Horoscope For Today: Thursday, October 10, 2024

October 10th Astrology News

Historically, October 10 is when Earth-shattering things happen:

• 732: East clashed with West at the Battle of Tours in France. Charles Martel’s Christian forces drove back an army of Moors, halting the Muslim advance into Western Europe.
• 1911: The Panama Canal opens, and shipping between the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean became massively more convenient. That tiny little canal between North and South America enabled global trade and migration on a never-before-seen scale. 
• 2014: Seventeen-year-old Malala Yousafzai became the youngest-ever person to win the Nobel Peace Prize. Born in Pakistan, she was praised worldwide for her stubborn advocacy of girls’ education.

Famous people born on October 10 include:

• David Lee Roth (b. 1954), singer for rock group Van Halen and solo performer known for his manic personality and acrobatic style.
• Gavin Newsom (b. 1967), current Governor of California.
• Mýa (b. 1979), Grammy-winning singer who famously “married herself” in 2013 after breaking free from a toxic relationship.
• Fundy (b. 1999), YouTube influencer best known for his Minecraft gaming videos.
• Pressley Hosbach (b. 2006), dancer, actress, and TikTok influencer.

Astrological Happenings For October 10:

• The Southern Taurid Meteor Shower Is At Its Peak: The Southern Taurid meteor shower runs from September 10 to November 20, and it hits its peak of activity today. In ancient times, observers thought that meteor showers were messages from the gods. In astrology, meteor showers are ideal moments for setting intentions and making wishes—think of it as wishing upon a star or closing your eyes and blowing out a birthday candle.

• Venus Trine Uranus: In the Venus trine Uranus transit, you’ll feel compelled to try out novel experiences in different areas of life. Your feelings will be stimulated, and you may become receptive to new and unfamiliar romantic emotions—or maybe even a new and exotic romantic partner. Staying stuck to a boring routine can be difficult when you are consistently attracted to new and exciting things. There’s also a possibility for an unexpected financial boost. 

• Moon Trine Pluto: During this transit, your emotions will be amplified. Your intuitions will be sharpened. Take hold of your emotions and ride them toward a profound and long-overdue personal transformation. Remember not to let your emotions ride you, though. Chances are that someone, either a close friend or a complete stranger, will enter your life and change you in new and unexpected ways.
• Mars Square Pluto: What happens when Mars (the red warrior planet) and Pluto (the dwarf planet of birth, transformation, and death) face off against one another like gunfighters on a dusty street in an old Western ghost town? Probably something explosive. If you’re in the right mindset, take ahold of this transit and swallow it down like an energy drink. If you were planning on making a power move, today is the day.

Today’s quartet of celestial happenings combine to produce a day ideal for making wishes, breaking out of your routines, getting a grip on your emotions, and keeping your eyes on the prize.

Aries

Keep your eyes on money today. If you have any to spare—meaning money, not eyes—it’s time to take a risk and gamble. Peel away just enough cash that you can afford to lose, and not a penny more. Pretend you’re at a casino. You walk in arrogantly with your ruling planet Mars as your fierce bodyguard. Roll the dice. Win. Roll them again. Win again. Look around. Read the crowd. Your instincts will tell you when it’s time to keep pressing your luck or time to collect your winnings and walk away.

Taurus

The Taurid Meteor Shower is calling your name, so it’s time to make a wish. What have you been wishing for but haven’t received? Is it some sort of Venusian extravagance? Some luxury that you crave due to your decadent ruling planet goddess? A diamond ring? A fur coat? A Mercedes? Or maybe it’s a gorgeous new lover wearing a diamond ring, a fur coat, and rolling up in a Mercedes. Yes! That’s it. Actually, that’s what I was wishing for. Sorry. You can wish for whatever you want, but make it something special.

Gemini

Your symbol is the Twins, but let’s make something perfectly clear—they are not identical Twins. In fact, they couldn’t be more different from each other. They are as night and day, good and evil, Jekyll and Hyde, happy and sad, angry and contented, vindictive and forgiving. Your dual nature makes you interesting, I suppose. It makes you challenging, that’s for sure. But it can also make it exhausting to be around you. Since today’s task is to get ahold of your emotions and make a change, I command the Twins to shake hands and declare a truce.

Cancer

Since you are a water sign ruled by the Moon, which guides the ebb and flow of the ocean’s tides, your emotions are sometimes as fierce and uncontrollable as a tidal wave. But remember, you are the surfer, and your goal is to ride the wave rather than be drowned in it. Today will be transformative, and you will learn to ride the wave to a better place. Maybe you’ll ride it to a faraway island where you’ll find a deserted bungalow on the beach. And maybe there, you’ll finally find a place that feels like home.

Leo

Confident but not arrogant, charismatic but not smarmy, strong but not overbearing, and determined but not maniacal. This describes you at your best. At your worst, your ego is a little bit too much to take, and people wind up wondering how you’re able to fit that giant head of yours through the doorway and into the room. Today, your homework assignment is to learn when you need to tell your ego to sit down and mind its manners. 

Virgo

Yes, we all know how logical and practical you are. But you can be such a perfectionist that sometimes even God feels compelled to look down from the sky and say, “You’re overdoing it.” Venus Trine Uranus says it’s time to do something different. Today—I beg of you—break your routine. Do something imperfectly. Allow yourself to mess up. Do something that makes absolutely no sense. Don’t go overboard, of course. Don’t do anything that’s going to require stitches or bail money. Just do something that proves you’re human rather than a robot. Please?

Libra

Whereas Gemini is all about duality and extremes, your trademarks are balance and harmony. Since today’s celestial aspect of Venus Trine Uranus suggests that unexpected lovers may be on the horizon, I’m going to gaze up at the meteor shower, close my eyes, and make my own wish. I wish for Libra to find a Gemini that challenges them. In turn, I want Gemini to find a Libra that makes them a little more reasonable. More than anything, I want these two star-crossed signs to find each other somewhere in the middle and never let go of one another.

Scorpio

You’re dark and mysterious and intense and sexy and have a lethal stinger. That’s common knowledge. But doesn’t it all get a little stale after a while? Doesn’t it get tedious clocking in as Dracula at the local House of Horrors? Wouldn’t you rather be doing something else for a change. Since today is for wish-making, I suggest clicking your heels and inviting some light-heartedness into your life. Tell someone a joke. Make a child laugh. Do something silly. You can return to your job at the mortuary tomorrow.

Sagittarius

Think back to this day in 1911, when a brave feat of engineering exploited that narrow strip of land between North and South America and gave the world the Panama Canal, unleashing endless possibilities by uniting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. You are the zodiac’s bravest sign, and one who’s not afraid to take chances, to advance when others retreat. Use your vast imagination and your boundless curiosity to bring everyone in the world just a little bit closer. 

Capricorn

Hello, there—Capricorn’s the name, is it? Let’s look over your resume.  Saturn, which governs responsibility, is your planetary guide. You are trustworthy, clean, punctual, and more reliable than the fact that the sun will rise in the east and set in the west. OK, that all sounds perfectly nice and proper, but you’re not applying for a job as an accountant. Just like Virgo, your main problem is that you’re just a little bit too perfect. Do something spontaneous and out of character. Let a little bit of fun seep into your life today.

Aquarius

Not only are you the sign most committed to social justice, but what makes you an especially good person—so much so that you annoy me because I could never hope to be that good—is that you want to make the world better, but you don’t want all the fame and acclaim that come with it. Like most truly good people, you do your good deeds in silence and under cover of darkness. October 10 is a day for changing the world. Make your mark today. Do something that changes the world for the better, even if only you realize it at first. But it will have a ripple effect, and others will start to notice.

Pisces

Let’s see here. You’re an emotional water sign ruled by Neptune, the planet of dreamers. The meteor shower, which rains falling stars into the nighttime darkness like so much sparkling glitter, is at its peak. The energies are aligning. The time is right. You know what you must do. Close your eyes and breathe deeply. Take hold of your wildest dream. Say the words and make a wish. Change yourself…change those you love…change the world.