Yep, it really is October. Does anyone else feel like this year is going fast?

This month is set to be a big one in terms of astrology, with a whole load of cosmic activity. Don’t panic, though – your horoscope is here to help.

Eclipse season returns (so expect events to unfold ‘on steroids’ with big, sudden impacts), Samhain (happy Halloween) lands on the 31st, the dastardly emergence of Scorpio season begins and Mercury flits from charming Libra to full-on Scorpio, which makes our communications and interactions feel like they go from light to shade.

Fixed (Taurus, Leo, Aquarius, Scorpio) and Cardinal (Aries, Cancer, Libra, Capricorn) signs are typically most shaken and stirred by an eclipse season, but we can all expect to feel tremors and murmurs. Whatever you’ve been hoping for or lightly working on, you can expect everything to accelerate to a head and deliver an outcome.

Get stuck in this month because you’ve also got Mars moving into Scorpio and teaming up those two go-getting, independent, forceful energies, as well as slumbering Pluto turning direct and bringing our hidden motivations and drivers back into play. Put your agenda front and centre and go for it, and then unwind, party, celebrate and relax with end-of-the-month treats in full moon Taurus (pleasure central) and Samhain (party like a pagan).

Get prepped for the month ahead with your star sign’s horoscope below…

Your October 2023 horoscope is here: get ready for the new month with your star sign’s forecast