Your daily horoscope: May 18, 2026 | Canada Voices

IF TODAY IS YOUR BIRTHDAY

The entry of Mars into your sign on your birthday will give you the courage you need to tackle issues that previously you chose to avoid. Once you get started you will actually enjoy the challenge of pushing yourself to the limit.

Have you been so busy of late that some of the people you are closest to are beginning to feel neglected? With love planet Venus moving into the domestic area of your chart you will soon get the chance to put that right. Don’t waste it.

TAURUS (April 21 – May 21):

Just because some people enjoy being miserable does not mean you have to be miserable as well. Make it your one and only aim today to find fun in everything you do. The world is full of love and laughter, if you know where to look.

Love planet Venus leaves your sign today but will soon be replaced by the sun, so get your act together, get out into the world and get your fair share of the good things in life. One of the best times of the year is about to begin.

CANCER (June 22 – July 23):

The entry of Venus, planet of emotional and material values, into your birth sign today will encourage you to look past petty differences and discover what could bring you closer to other people. Take a positive view of everyone and everything.

You cannot ignore what is going on in the world around you. As Mars enters the area of your chart that governs, among other things, leadership and authority others will expect you to have an opinion about recent events. Don’t disappoint them.

The urge to get up and go places today will be overwhelming and if you are smart you won’t fight it. This is not a time for putting your nose to the grindstone, this is a time for being adventurous and reaching for that far horizon.

Your ruling planet Venus moves into the career area of your chart today, which means you will get many opportunities to move up in the world. Don’t be afraid to take risks, because even if they don’t all pay off enough will to make it worthwhile.

If you are not yet making big plans then you should be. Cosmic activity in some of the best areas of your chart indicates that if you raise your sights today the universe will keep you moving along, while keeping you out of trouble as well!

Someone you have admired, maybe even adored, from afar will draw closer to you over the next 24 hours. According to the planets they are as enamored of you as you are of them, so why stay apart any longer? It’s time you got together.

With Venus moving into the partnership area of your chart and Mars moving into the most creative area of your chart the week will get off to an almost perfect start. What is your deepest desire? Make that your guiding star today.

If you can accept that some people will never share your outlook on life then the coming week could be a lot of fun. But if you insist that they see the world through your eyes it will be no fun at all, because that isn’t going to happen.

You have been a bit too defensive of late but with both Mars and Venus moving in your favor today you will feel empowered to go on the attack. The world is what you choose to make of it, so make it a place that’s easy to love.