On Monday, August 3, a tense Aries moon meets Saturn and Neptune, bringing boundaries, responsibilities, and unfinished feelings to the surface. Mars and Venus also continue their battle of wits, so conversations and relationships may feel a little more charged than usual. Try not to force an answer before you’re ready.
By Thursday, August 6, Venus slips into her home sign of Libra, making it easier to connect, smooth things over, make plans, and enjoy yourself again. Then, on Sunday, August 9, Mercury finally leaves Cancer after an unusually long two-month stay. Mercury usually spends only a few weeks in a sign, so we’ve had plenty of time to revisit old conversations, rethink emotional decisions, and sort through what still feels unresolved.
After a grinding start, the week begins to feel like fresh air. The tension doesn’t disappear overnight, but the sky offers more room for pleasure, clarity, and connection as we ease into eclipse season.
Read for your rising sign first, or your sun sign if that’s what you know.
As the moon meets Saturn and Neptune early in the week, Aries, you might notice that you just don’t care anymore. Saturn is demanding a reckoning with your personal boundaries, while Neptune is dissolving the last bit of “but maybe I should do this thing?”
As the moon shifts signs through the week, you’ll find yourself picking up your usual speed again. Venus in Libra activates the social sectors of your chart, and it’s about time! You’ve spent most of the summer shedding, uncovering, and feeling through the moment. It’s time for you to have fun too.
Read your full Aries weekly horoscope.
This is a week to really get your nose to the grindstone and plow forward with work, Taurus. Let your natural pragmatism lead the way and continue being the MVP at the office.
Venus has moved into the part of your chart connected to daily routines, health, and maintenance. She is activating your financial and work-related sectors, so be mindful of impulsive spending and impeccable with your word at the office. Toward the end of the week, you may notice a revitalization of your energy and a need to move your body. Harness that dynamic energy this weekend!
Read your full Taurus weekly horoscope.
Some tension has been brewing, Gemini, between you and your family, or around your home, over the last few weeks. It might be time to finally talk through the frustrations and soothe hurt feelings, including your own.
As the week ends, treat yourself! Venus activates the zone of pleasure in your chart when she enters Libra. It’s time to go on a date, have a rowdy night with friends, and really let loose after the frustrations of the last few weeks.
Read your full Gemini weekly horoscope.
You have been investigating, re-envisioning, and rewriting your stories about yourself this summer, Cancer. All that mental energy spent on self-inquiry has been exhausting, especially because something in your work life is demanding change.
You will be wrapping up those conversations, within yourself and with others, as the week progresses. Make sure to take some time for yourself this weekend, as Venus moves into your place of home and family. Every Cancer needs time away from the harshness of the world in their cozy cave to refill their cup.
Read your full Cancer weekly horoscope.
Everything is really turning out to be okay, Leo! After visiting the darker shadows of yourself during Mercury retrograde, you are coming out of the valley stronger, brighter, and warmer than ever.
This week is for feeling into yourself and taking a big, luxurious stretch into who you are. Take note of who is negative, or even downright nasty, toward your evolving self as the moon in Taurus passes through your house of legacy.
As the week ends, you will receive support from the stars as Venus and Mercury change signs. You’ll have much finer discernment and a better ability to articulate the alchemy of July.
Read your full Leo weekly horoscope.
You are almost through some hard astrological weather, Virgo. There has been a demand for you to really clarify and be honest about your desires and your part in writing your story. Perhaps the perfect image of yourself that you hold is outdated, or messier than you’re able to accept.
As the week progresses, the moon in Taurus can help you anchor your sense of self into something bigger, even divine. If anxiety, grief, or despair seek to overwhelm you, reach for the teachings that soothe your heart. Return to whatever helps you feel steady rather than trying to solve every feeling at once.
Read your full Virgo weekly horoscope.
This is your week to really magnetize your desires into reality, Libra! Leo season is a social season for you, despite Mercury in Cancer spreading gossip or playing tricks in your workplace.
There is an ethereal, even surreal, quality to you as Venus moves into Libra. Your relationships have been changing on a foundational level. You might find yourself falling in love with a stranger and then having a harsh reality check immediately.
Venus arrives toward the end of the week to help you draw in what you actually want. You just have to make a real choice, and be careful what you wish for.
Read your full Libra weekly horoscope.
Relationships are at the forefront this week, Scorpio, and the sky is asking you to frictionmaxx. Mars in Gemini has been showing you where your power is intermingled with others and how that power impacts your goals and dreams.
As the moon in Taurus moves through your house of relationships, you are being asked to smooth your sharp edges and treat your partners with softness. You will feel the need to pull back into solitude as Venus moves into Libra, even as your career asks you to focus more sharply.
How can you be like water and flow into the cracks instead of stagnating? Start by listening before reacting.
Read your full Scorpio weekly horoscope.
If you can swing it, Sagittarius, take a few days off early in the week to go play a bit! At least try to bring some whimsy into your work to take some pressure off yourself.
As the week progresses, you’ll find it easier to focus on the daily grind. The weekend brings sweet freedom to follow your intuition and maybe even hit the road. Gather a group of pals to go on an adventure and recharge your batteries as we move into eclipse season.
Read your full Sagittarius weekly horoscope.
Take a breath, and then two more, Capricorn. There has been some deep restructuring at your roots this summer, and your nervous system may be running on high alert or dropping into dissociation.
Don’t worry. You don’t have to white-knuckle your way through another week. Midweek, when the moon is in Taurus, there is a pocket of joy just for you. Make room for something that feels good without needing it to be productive.
Mercury is finally moving out of Cancer and into Leo. Your ability to analyze deeper patterns strengthens, which will lead to clarity.
Read your full Capricorn weekly horoscope.
This summer has been work, work, work, Aquarius! It’s time to take a break and catch your breath before burnout grabs you by the hair.
Watch for communication snafus at the beginning of the week, then take time in the middle of the week to recharge at home because this weekend is great for your social life. The moon in Gemini on Saturday activates your sectors of pleasure, self-expression, and exploration. It’s time for a mini road trip to that really niche museum you’ve been dying to visit.
Read your full Aquarius weekly horoscope.
Venus in Virgo and Mars in Gemini have been rewriting your stories of partnership and home, Pisces, for several weeks. As Venus glides into Libra on August 6, those romance novels floating in your soul take a back seat to the cohesion Jupiter is creating in Leo.
Jupiter has been in your house of daily care, maintenance, and health for a little over a month, drawing your focus from pleasure toward nurturing your body. As Leo season progresses and Mercury joins Jupiter on August 9, it’s time to dedicate yourself to caring for yourself as an act of love.
Each hot girl walk, each nutritious snack, and each potion you apply to your skin is an affirmation of the glory of you.
Read your full Pisces weekly horoscope.