Capricorn daily horoscope

Today the Sun is in Scorpio, two signs along from yours. You play the long game, and you would rather do it properly than do it fast.

At the middle of the day the Moon is in Libra, which runs sociable and conflict shy, at its best when everything is even. The Moon is new, sitting with the Sun and giving no light at all. Cycles start in the dark, so this suits a quiet beginning and suits a launch that needs an audience very badly indeed. It is 3 per cent lit and shrinking. The Moon crosses into Scorpio later today, and the mood turns over with it.

Capricorn is ruled by Saturn, which governs where the work is, and where the limits are real. It is currently in Aries, which makes that part of life fast, blunt and impatient for a result. Saturn is retrograde, so the deadline pressure eases off a little. The work does not go away, it comes back for a second look when Saturn turns direct, which is the argument for doing it properly now. Because it is your ruler, that applies to you more than it does to most people.

Mercury is retrograde, which means Earth has overtaken it and from here it appears to track backwards against the stars. The old advice holds up better than the superstition around it: reread before you send, confirm the time and the address, and expect conversations you thought were finished to come back round. Venus is retrograde, which happens far less often than Mercury doing it. It is a reviewing stretch for what you value and who you want near you. Old names tend to resurface. Hold off on the big purchase and the big promise, and just notice what you actually want.

Do the unglamorous half hour. The thing nobody notices until it is missing. You will feel better by the middle of the afternoon.