If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed by astrology, you’re in good company. From trying to decipher esoteric glyphs to understanding phrases like “planetary access,” it’s easy to get bogged down in the details. But in essence, astrology is a practical system. It provides grounded, healing, and helpful insights that can immediately elevate your daily experience. All it takes is a little translation. Now let’s see how the CHANI app can help you demystify the stars and work with this age-old wisdom.
Making magic seven days a week
The first way to invite astrology into your daily life is to simply notice whether it is a Wednesday or a Saturday. Why? Because each day of the week is ruled by one of the seven traditional planets. Timing certain events in accordance with each day’s planetary ruler will give your efforts a boost of heavenly support. For example, if you plan your sweaty workout routines, fierce negotiations or therapeutic ventilation sessions on Tuesday, you will get help from Mars – the warrior planet. But if you’re redecorating your bedroom, planning a lavish dinner party, or looking for inspiration for your next art project, choose Friday. In this way you woo Venus – the planet of connection and beauty.
For extra points, use planetary colors on the corresponding days. Sunday, which is ruled by the sun, would be an auspicious time to paint your nails gold, for example. But if you’re courting magnanimous Jupiter, burn purple candles or wear your lavender watch on Thursday. Working with planetary rulers all week doesn’t have to be difficult. You just need to think a little ahead to get the planets on your side.
Here’s a cheat sheet for the planetary days (and their colors):
Read your daily horoscope
Your daily horoscopes are the short, sweet paragraphs that refresh every morning at the top of the Today section of the CHANI app Homepage. These horoscopes point out the most powerful transits happening on any given day and take into account which house in your chart they activate. Because your house placements are unique to your rising sign, you and your friends will likely receive different messages every day. Sometimes your daily horoscope invites you to prepare for upcoming shifts, or to slow down and take stock of the impact extended transits are having on you. But overall, these bite-sized astrology reports will help you check the temperature of the current moment.
Why is this important? Reading your daily horoscope will give you an idea of what awaits you in the next 24 hours. Think of it as a celestial weather bulletin, reporting which parts of your map (and therefore your life) are likely to experience sunshine, showers, or gusty winds that day. By checking your daily horoscope regularly, you will never be left without an umbrella when you need it.
Synchronize with the moon
As the moon travels around the zodiac, its relationship with the sun changes, reflecting different amounts of Sol light. It hollows out into a crescent moon during the balsamic phase, disappears completely during a new moon, and finally fills back in to form a full moon. The entire journey from New Moon to Full Moon to New Moon takes about a month again. And working with the moon phase every day will give you cues when it’s time to push and strive, and when it’s time to let go, as we’ll elaborate below.
- During a New Moon, Luna is conjunct the Sun, which means you cannot observe it in the night sky. This is an optimal time to set intentions for the coming month. Remember: just because the seeds you planted aren’t visible yet doesn’t mean they aren’t growing.
- After the moon has separated from the sun enough to be observed in its own light, we encounter the Crescent. This time of the month delivers a burst of energy, which stimulates your effort to move on to something new.
- The First quarter moon provides another adrenaline rush and encourages you to take action to make your dreams come true. This is also a time when you may encounter blocks or obstacles. Finding the knowledge and resilience to navigate it will give you tools you can lean on in the long run.
- During the Waxing moonLuna does almost full. Likewise, your projects and spells reach a powerful climax. This is a time to gather your resources for one more push.
- At the Full moon, intentions and actions are finally paying off. But Full Moon energy can feel quite dizzy. This is a time to celebrate your efforts, but also to take breaks and rest your system.
- The Spreading moon takes place as Luna begins to wane again. Now is the time to release what you’ve collected and share what you’ve learned with others.
- In the Last quarter phase we are supported in letting go of everything that is unnecessary. We are pushed to tear down systems or structures that no longer work for us and line up the burdens that we no longer have to bear.
- The Balsamic Moon is an opportunity to reduce our efforts to a small seed of potential, which can be replanted during the next cycle. This is a time of deep rest and reflection. Don’t be surprised if you naturally crave more sleep or solo time during this moon phase.
When you trust the flow of natural cycles, Luna acts as a wise midwife, helping to bring your dreams into the world more smoothly and according to their own organic timeline. You can find out what phase and sign the moon is in every day in the ‘Today’ section of the CHANI app Homepage. Just scroll past your daily horoscope to the ‘Moon phase and sign’ section below.
Understanding the latest planetary shifts with your Current Sky horoscopes
Your Current celestial horoscopes explain how the planets, points and nodes are currently affecting you based on your rising sign.
When a planet changes signs, the themes associated with the planet appear in a new guise. For example, when expanded Jupiter enters Libra, it brings its growing power to matters of equality and justice. But when Jupiter holds court in Capricorn, it increases material gains and successes.
Because your Current Sky horoscopes are written for your rising sign, they tell you where in your life to expect these changes. In the example above, if Capricorn aligns with your 7th House of committed relationships, you will notice greater ease in your 1:1 relationships. In contrast, Jupiter in your 10th House would boost your vocation or public roles.
To find out which sign corresponds to each house in your birth chart, go to the Me tab of the CHANI app. (Note: Your current celestial charts do this work for you, as they are automatically set to your rising sign.)
The great thing about Current Sky horoscopes is that they inform you about what awaits you and the world in the longer term, after just 24 hours. And understanding the timing of these shifts will alert you to new threshold moments in your life and remind you to respect your own beginnings and endings.
You can view your current celestial horoscopes in the CHANI app by selecting the button in the ‘Today’ section of the home page that says ‘Your current celestial horoscopes’ (located directly below the ‘Moon phase and sign’ area).
Get personal with your transits
Your birth chart is a snapshot of how the planets were positioned at the time and location of your birth; this never changes. However, the air is constantly evolving. And as the planets shift in the sky, they interact with your birthplace placement.
Enter: The Transits tab of the CHANI app. This part of the app is most personally tailored to you. While your current celestial charts are written for your rising sign, your transits are based on your specific natal chart – from your Venus at 7° Sagittarius (just an example) to your Midheaven at 19° Libra. No one else will have the same distribution of transits – unless you happen to have a twin brother with a chart very similar to yours.
We recommend that you check your Transits in the app daily as they are updated in real time. Whether you’re experiencing the blessing of a Jupiter transit or Saturn’s growth advantage, you’ll want to know how to make the most of it.
Your Transits are the brightest celestial mirror of all, reflecting the specific details and storylines that run back to you through your experiences. They all last different lengths of time, so they offer both short and long term classes, and you’ll always be in the middle of many of them. When you work with your Transits, astrology moves from a conversation with the collective to a one-on-one discussion about the most pressing issues in your world – from health to work, from relationships to creativity. For more information, click on the ‘Transits’ button at the bottom of the page CHANI app.
Grounding it all
To go even further, the CHANI app offers other tools to help you integrate the wisdom of the stars more deeply. Your weekly journal prompts, found under the “This Week” section of the app’s homepage, provide thought-provoking reflection questions to help bring clarity to prominent astrological themes activating in your life. And Your Weekly Ritual, also found under the ‘This Week’ section of the app, offers enchanting instructions for working with current astrology through DIY ceremonies, spells and offerings.
Astrology is a two-way street. The sky doesn’t just speak to you; you are free to talk back. And with that you form your own relationship with the cosmos.
Looking for more information? Read your daily horoscope:
Ram | Taurus | Twin | Cancer | Lion | Virgin | Scale
Scorpion | Archer | Ibex | Aquarius | Fishing
Then download the CHANI app iOS or Android for additional horoscopes, meditations, affirmations, readings for the current moon phase and sign, and more.
