First-Quarter Astrology Forecast: Water Signs
Water signs, thank you for your patience!
This is the final part of the first-quarter astrological forecast for all signs according to their elements: Fire, Earth, Air, and Water. You can find the article for Fire (Aries, Leo and Sagittarius) here, the article for Earth (Taurus, Virgo, Capricorn), here, and the article for Air signs (Gemini, Libra and Aquarius), here.
Read below to uncover what our first tides of 2026 will bring – and please do read for your Sun, Moon, and Rising signs. (If you’re unsure of what yours are or why it matters, check out this article on the importance of knowing your Big Three.
As a fiery year, we rely on your big-picture thinking more than ever, water signs. Speak bravely and lean into the vast void of the unknown!
Cancer
‘Tis the chapter to ask for more than you ever have, Cancer darling.
You’ve done so well making yourself comfortable in the climate and situations you’ve been given, but what’s on your list for what would make things easier? Despite how you’re feeling in the moment, your capacity to accomplish more and tick off to-dos is strong this year, and by the early moments of spring, you’ll feel your capacity and courage expanding.
Don’t waste this new sense of energy: Asking for accommodations might be your biggest key to creative freedom.
Scorpio
I have a mantra for you for this season: Fall down 7 times, get up 8.
Cheesy?
Yes.
Accurate?
Yes.
Effective… that’s up to you to decide, scorpio. It may feel like the energy just can’t move fast enough for you this winter until suddenly it’s moving much, much too quickly. Try not to panic, and lean into your Piscean and Aquarian friends to remind you how to enjoy the ride.
If you’re experiencing conflict at work, home, or elsewhere in your personal life, see it as a training ground for the shifts you’re going to want to take as you near this year’s solar return (your birthday). Handle these small pebbles, and when the time comes to move some big boulders in your life (like a move or going out on your own professionally), you’ll feel grateful for having had the mini-tests to prepare.
My advice? Gratitude journaling goes further than you think when it comes to re-wiring your brain – as do baths.
Pisces
Oh, dear Pisces… this is the season for tears, isn’t it?
While the unexpected (or expected) breakup, job change, or general life-adjustment feels heavy, wet, and uncomfortable right now, focus on how much more breathing room you suddenly feel you have. It may feel like you’re lost in a sea of many right now, but the anonymity will give you the freedom to lean into your creativity and think about doing things a little more ‘your way’ and a little less in the way of the collective.
When the partial solar eclipse strikes on February 17th, it may feel like you need a system rehaul – and maybe you do. Clear out clutter, papers, memories, and clothing that give you any sense of ick and lean into the idea of having less being the equivalent of the creation of space.
Mercury retrograde, Feb 26, will feel like the slowdown and reset you need. Breakthroughs always follow breakdowns in your case – start expanding your consciousness to fit that of your dreams.
Go bigger, Pisces. Yes, you can.
