Today's horoscope · Gemini

Gemini, with Venus stationing retrograde in Scorpio, light and casual contact loses some of its appeal, and the pull goes toward private, committed bonds that your quick, many-sided mind may find heavy going. The Moon in Cancer makes moods travel fast between people, so a reaction can arrive before the thought behind it. Before answering the message that stung, reread it once the first reaction has passed.

The Last Quarter Moon in Cancer sends moods quickly between people, so a tone of voice at the kitchen table can land harder than the words, and an old memory may color an ordinary evening. What would you answer after a slow cup of tea?