04/01/26

Victoria Carbajal
January 04, 2026

Today's Horoscope

Today at 05:44 PT, the Moon moves into Leo, inviting warmth, visibility, and self-expression. And yet, as this bold energy arrives, I found myself thinking about how often we don’t allow ourselves to shine, even when the moment is asking us to.

Today's Chart Suggestion

With the Moon in Leo, themes of visibility, expression, and mutual appreciation come to the surface. A synastry chart today can reveal how you and another person support each other’s confidence, creativity, and emotional expression, and where you may be dimming your light to maintain connection.

Cosmic Musings

It’s strange, isn’t it? How we filter ourselves not only in what we say, but in how we live. We soften our joy so it doesn’t seem “too much.” We dim our excitement so it doesn’t feel inconvenient. We edit our truth before it even reaches our lips. Somewhere along the way, being fully seen started to feel risky.

And slowly, without noticing, that filtering becomes a lifestyle. We don’t just filter our words, we filter our desires, our creativity, our boldness. We live smaller lives than the ones calling us forward, all to stay safe, agreeable, or acceptable.

But Leo energy doesn’t whisper. It radiates. It reminds us that self-expression is not arrogance, it’s aliveness. When we allow ourselves to shine, we give others permission to do the same. Joy multiplies when it’s shared openly.

I realized today how often I’ve mistaken humility for hiding. How often I’ve confused being grounded with staying quiet. Yet our light isn’t meant to be tucked away; it’s meant to warm, to inspire, to lead.

The truth is, when we censor ourselves too much, life loses its color.

We begin living in half-tones instead of full expression. And the cost of that isn’t rejection, it’s disconnection from our own vitality.

Moon in Leo asks us to reclaim our creative fire. To show up as we are, without apology or performance. To live in a way that feels honest, even if it feels a little vulnerable.

Today feels like a reminder that we don’t need permission to take up space. We are allowed to be seen. We are allowed to shine.