Horoscope today: Your daily guide for Friday, May 16, 2025

Aries (March 19 – April 19)

While you can’t prepare for good luck, especially the welcome surprises soon to appear, you can declutter your thinking and your life. This ensures that when those magical events promised by next week’s planetary activity come your way, you’ll both recognise them and be ready to respond to what arises.

Taurus (April 20 – May 19)

The past months have been as exhausting as they’ve been exciting. While nobody would blame you for wanting to take a break, the coming weeks promise yet more excitement but won’t slow the pace. Still, there’s no question about it, the results will more than justify the effort involved.

Gemini (May 20 – June 21)

Certain individuals have a talent for annoying you. Sometimes it takes only a word for you to react, which then leads to hours of wondering how to get back at them. Now, however, with wonderful changes in the air, you can’t afford to waste time or thought on such disruptive individuals.

Cancer (June 22– July 22)

Some mystifying situations can be resolved with a single, straightforward answer. However, judging by the complexity of the changes taking place, and the fact they’re influencing other signs as much as yours, finding answers for what seem simple queries will require time and patience, on your part and from others.

Leo (July 23 – August 22)

No matter how illogical or unappealing what others have to say may be, at least listen to their ideas. At minimum, you’ll get a glimpse of their perspective on life. But once you’ve thought things over, you’ll realise certain of their ideas offer intriguing solutions for longstanding dilemmas of your own.

Virgo (August 23 – September 22)

Facts others regard as being of substantial importance not only interest you little, waiting for these to surface is preventing you taking exciting concepts to the next stage. These seem insignificant now. But over the coming weeks, this knowledge could make the difference between plans failing or succeeding.

Libra (September 23 – October 22)

The question isn’t whether the ideas or offers coming your way are worth pursuing. They are. What is less sure, however, is whether you’re willing to deal with the chaos the resulting changes would create. If in doubt, consider how long that chaos would last, compared to the benefits in question.

Scorpio (October 23 – November 21)

Few things are more annoying than, having worked hard to organise plans, being forced to make last-minute changes. While these sudden developments are inevitable, by no means will your efforts have been lost. What you’ve learned will mean you have no problems reorganising things on the run.

Sagittarius (November 22 – December 21)

Don’t be surprised if, when asked how you’d like certain new arrangements organised, you’re short of ideas. This is odd because, only weeks ago, you were brimming with visions for the future. But with powerful planetary activity reshaping the actual circumstance in question, you must go back to the drawing board.

Capricorn (December 22 – January 20)

Forgiving those who have been thoughtless is one thing. Letting go of the deeper wounds which resulted from what seemed a conscious effort, by one particular individual, to undermine you is another matter. Forget about whether or not they’ve apologised properly. Put the entire episode behind you. It’s the only solution.

Aquarius (January 21 – February 17)

Even those who know you well are unaware of your stubborn streak. It emerges when you’re concerned for your own welfare or that of others. While what’s arising now might rouse serious anxieties, these events aren’t just safe, they’re exactly the breakthroughs you’ve needed, although in a different form than anticipated.

Pisces (February 18 – March 18)

Breakthroughs can take many forms and, equally, wonderful ideas can emerge from what seem disastrous developments. Bear this in mind during the coming days of twists and turns. Unsettling what takes place and what you must deal with seem initially, events are leading you in a direction that’s exciting if entirely unexpected.

Saturday

The topic in your birthday chart, loss, may seem a bit of a downer. However, when you understand that what’s on its way out may seem a loss at the time, but is actually clearing the way for new, wonderful and often entirely unexpected developments, encounters and alliances, you won’t mind as much. You’ve been clinging on to certain arrangements, sometimes for sentimental reasons but, as often, you’ve been afraid to let go. Now events are doing it for you.

Sunday

Although you don’t think of yourself as secretive, there are many views and feelings you keep to yourself. In some cases you doubt they’d interest anybody. But in most you fear others would misunderstand what you say. Still, your birthday chart indicates you’ll not only need to discuss these, if you don’t, there’ll be mix-ups. While it won’t be easy at first, the feelings of relief you experience will more than justify any initial anxiety you have.

Monday

Although you’ll often suggest you’re happy to leave decisions up to others, by the time you’ve said that, you’ll also have given them considerable information about what you’d like to happen, when and how. This allows you to manipulate those decisions, while leaving the final choice to others. Now, however, certain events are forcing you to back off completely, and not even discuss the options available. This won’t be easy. But you will learn a lot.