Astrologers are flagging Monday, October 5 as one of the most emotionally charged days of the week. YourTango adds that the Leo Moon squares retrograde Venus in Scorpio, "forcing you to face a problem in your love life head-on." Ukrainian astrologer Kseniia Bazylenko tells УНН that Monday will be one of the tensest days of the week, activating Pluto, Mars, Mercury and retrograde Venus at once, and warns readers not to respond to aggression with aggression or make decisions while angry.

Here is the hopeful twist in the forecast: on Saturday, October 10 at 6:50 p.m. Kyiv time, the New Moon arrives in Libra — the sign of partnership, diplomacy and balance. Cosmopolitan says it offers a chance to "turn a new page, particularly when it comes to romance," whether that means blocking an ex, ending a situationship or having a tough conversation. But Bazylenko cautions there is an important nuance: because the New Moon falls against a tense backdrop, "harmony will not simply fall from the sky — we will have to create it through our own decisions." Her framing of the week's central question: can we reach agreements rather than defeat one another, hearing the other side while keeping our own boundaries?

The stakes, astrologers argue, are mostly about restraint and choices made in the heat of the moment. Bazylenko tells УНН the week is "not about fear — it is about awareness," urging readers not to drive while emotionally aroused, not to escalate arguments to a point of no return, and not to make big decisions to prove something to someone. tarot.com's daily guidance similarly advises using the Leo Moon–Mars heat creatively rather than competitively, so a bold move comes from genuine enthusiasm rather than the need to win. YourTango's sign-by-sign love horoscopes make the personal stakes explicit: for Leo, Monday's honesty could determine whether the most important thing in life is kept or lost.

Looking ahead, Bazylenko flags the night of October 11 into October 12 for special attention: the Moon moves into Scorpio and once again interacts with Pluto, retrograde Venus and Mars, which she says could make the emotional background intense again — a poor time, per her reading, for relationship confrontations or irreversible decisions. Cosmopolitan's calendar meanwhile lists Venus retrograde in Scorpio continuing all week after the New Moon passes, meaning the deeper reassessment runs into November. The throughline for devoted readers this week is consistent across outlets: pause, verify, and save the big decisions for when the skies — and tempers — cool.