Aquarius Monthly Horoscope
{Monthly Horoscopes 2023}
A horoscope guide to the month ahead for Aquarius Sun and Aquarius Ascendant.
August 2023 Horoscope: Predictions for Aquarius
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Overview for this Month: Aquarius (All)
August 2023 Monthly Horoscope Overview for Aquarius:
August begins on an emotionally-charged and motivating note with the Full Moon in your sign, dear Aquarius. It marks a time of self-discovery and recognition of feelings and needs you may have held at bay or brushed to the side. It comes at a highly relationship-focused time with an active partnership sector in your solar chart. After all, recognizing your feelings and needs is vital as you explore your partnerships, dependencies, and relationship needs.
Still, with Venus retrograde all month in the very same sector, your connections and relationships can sometimes be complicated. Take your time before taking on new investments and loans this month, not only with Venus retrograde but also because Mercury is retrograde in your solar eighth house from the 23rd forward.
Negotiations and agreements can figure strongly this month. There could be some emotional distance or a stronger focus on the past with Venus retrograde. Old relationships or past problems may resurface. You have much to learn about yourself through your interactions, as complex as they may be at times, and much to discover about significant others.
Directing energy into special projects and pursuits can be satisfying in August. Conflicts may be valuable, too, if they serve to renew and revive your relationships, but some can be unnecessary or unhealthy. There can also be strong opportunities for expanding your family, personal, or domestic experiences. Strengthening ties and finding peace with your past can be in focus, and you have improvement and growth in mind. You could feel more empowered, optimistic, and hopeful about an intimate or family matter. You strongly desire to be productive, and knowing your heart is the key to your confidence now. Most importantly, you're willing to be brave and honest with yourself.
Venus continuing its retrograde all month (until September 3rd) suggests you're arriving at a new understanding of your relationship needs. Certainly, there can be a focus on whether or not you're receiving satisfaction from a relationship. Or, there can be a feeling of limbo during this review period, after which you can start to put all of the pieces together and feel more confident about making changes. Through revelations this month, especially around the 12th-13th, you gain further insight into an old problem, or you might reconnect with someone from your past, sparking a new approach. It's a time to set intentions and goals that better reflect your redefined wants and needs or your expectations of others.
While the month often asks you to wait, observe, and slow down, it holds some easy energy for certain home and family-related projects. You keep your determination and enthusiasm. It's easier to see that waiting for information or clarity can help you see things in new ways and make valuable edits. Finding release through music, writing, or discussion can be most healing.
The Sun enters your intimacy sector on the 23rd, and while you may experience a delay or a feeling of discontent before you turn things around, it's a time to consider a lifestyle change or ending an unhealthy dependency. On the other hand, opportunities to pool your resources with someone can emerge.
Even with this deep, inward turn, Mars moves into harmony with your sign on the 27th, boosting your confidence, spirits, and involvement. Energy and enthusiasm build. The Full Moon on the 30th reminds you of the value of special attention to finances and resources. Measures to structure and discipline yourself, especially with money and personal belongings, are satisfying, helping you in many different life departments.
See also This Month in Astrology.
Aquarius (Born January 21 to 30) and Aquarius Ascendant 0 to 10 degrees Aquarius:
August 2023 Aquarius Horoscope: Love, Career, & General Trends
August 2023
The Sun this Month: Central Focus, Consciousness
Until August 23rd:
The Sun continues to put a spotlight on your solar seventh house--your partnership sector. This can be a time of much learning through the mirror of close relationships. It's not the time to push your agenda or personal plans forward; rather, it's a cycle in which you are at your best when you recognize the need to form alliances, to give back to a special someone, and to compromise in order to find some balance in your life.
It's a strong period for putting yourself into another person's shoes and to better understand him/her. You may be meeting with someone strong and assertive by nature now, or a partner is more assertive and needy of attention. There may be some competitive feelings between you and a significant other now. Focus is on reconciliation, forming or cementing bonds, diplomacy, consultation, one-on-one interactions, and negotiations. You may feel a little drained physically now, temporarily.
From August 23rd forward:
The Sun energizes your sector of transformation, change, sexuality, personal growth, regeneration, others' money and resources, addictions, and taxes. As a result, this is not the most gregarious of months for you. You take a step back, focus on intimacy with a partner, or simply retreat a little from the hectic pace of life. This is an excellent time to create a budget or financial plan, or to rid yourself of bad habits that undermine your sense of personal power and self-mastery.
All that is deeply personal comes into focus now. Intimate matters are especially important to you during this cycle. Just how well you are handling your life comes up for inspection. Your self-mastery skills and psychological predisposition matter to you more than usual. This is the time of year when you are most desirous of change on a deep level. Clearing out psychic "junk" or ridding yourself of bad habits may be part of the picture now. You are more willing than usual to explore life's secrets.
This cycle brings greater in-depth understanding and an inclination to delve beneath the surface of matters to get to the bottom of them. Research uncovers new material that allows you to develop a better overall picture of the year's events. This is an especially introspective cycle during which you have the chance to truly uncover your personal strengths and talents. On a more practical level, you may be dealing with joint finances and shared resources now more than usual.
Venus this Month: Love, Romance, Social Life, Comfort, Pleasure
Venus is retrograde all month (from July 22nd to September 3rd):
Venus retrograde in general: As the planet of love and values, Venus retrograde periods are periods during which we re-assess what--and who--we value. It is a period that most astrologers consider inopportune for getting married or starting a new relationship. Major financial undertakings are not advised during this period as well.
Venus retrograde cycles are good times for creating budgets and financial plans, and for re-thinking our personal relationships. Old friends and lovers may re-appear, perhaps complicating current relationships. We are called upon to deal with relationship issues from the past. Events occur that seem fated or predestined.
It can be a real challenge getting close to a lover during this period of time. Unorthodox, experimental, and non-intimate relationships may be favored. Relationships that have been especially challenging may come to an end during this cycle.
However, strong relationships will survive it, even if there are a few bumps and bruises along the way. For singles, this is a good time for "eyes wide open" or experimental dating. It is not a time when people recognize the need for another person to complete them, or some people may be questioning whether they are with partners who actually fulfill them. This period is good for re-evaluating our relationship needs; but, again, major love decisions are best saved for after the cycle ends.
This Venus Retrograde cycle occurs for the most part in your seventh house of one-to-one partnerships. Misunderstandings with your partner now can be troublesome.
If you need to talk through problems, do your best to be as non-judgmental as possible, and don't overreact to what your partner has to say either. A close partner could be distant emotionally, or a partnership can appear stalled for the time being - something is up in the air. However, this is a good time to take a breather and to get in better touch with your feelings on a matter - you need this!
Watch also for less than warm relations with family members, and avoid purchases of new property just for the time being.
Mercury this Month: Communications, Learning, Connections, Transportation
All month:
Mercury continues to transit your solar eighth house. The ability to analyze and rationalize some of the deeper elements inside yourself and in your intimate life now can benefit you. This is also a good time for sorting out finances, particularly money shared or coming from other sources other than your own personal income.
You might particularly enjoy discussing topics that you typically don't verbalize with someone special during this cycle. Anything taboo, mysterious, or puzzling can be especially fascinating for you just now. You have little interest in small talk. You are more aware of subtleties and nuances during this cycle, and you can use this increased insightfulness to improve your life.
Mercury is retrograde from August 23rd to September 15th:
All Mercury retrograde cycles particularly affect you in terms of communications regarding intimate and financial matters, as well as communications with children or romantic partners, because Mercury rules these areas of your life. It's not a good time to file your taxes or apply for a loan. Instead, take the time to re-think your sources of income and how you spend your cash during this period, but put off finalizing anything for the time being. Speculation and gambling are not advised right now either.
Occurring in your solar eighth house this time, extra care should be exercised regarding any financial initiatives that involve shared resources. Delays are very possible when it comes to receiving support, loans, and taxes. It may be better to side-step arguments with loved ones that revolve around intimacy and sexuality just for now, or approach these matters with more sensitivity if they can't be left for a better time. Investments made now may not go the way you want them to, particularly those involving joint finances. It may be hard to rely on the input of your partner now, and money you were counting on may not be forthcoming. It's best to budget rather than spend during this period, and in fact it's an excellent period for review. It would be wise to be especially clear when it comes to communicating with financial officials and intimate partners; or take this time to re- examine issues rather than communicating about them prematurely.
Mars this Month: Energy, Drive, Courage
Until the 27th:
Mars continues to energize your solar eighth house. This is a less outwardly assertive or aggressive stage for you as you take the time to process recent events in your life and to develop strategies for going after what you want in the future. You are more observant than active during this cycle, and more strategic and deliberate when you do take action. There may be an increase in sexual appetite now. It's an excellent period for eliminating wasteful activities. Shared finances can come into focus, and you might feel an increased need to take charge of these matters. This could lead to disputes and disagreements if you are not careful or sensitive in your dealings with others.
From the 27th forward:
Mars animates and energizes your solar ninth house. During this period, you are especially enthusiastic and more bold than usual. Some restlessness and hunger for adventure is experienced now. Essentially, you are looking to expand your activities, and you may find that you have a lot of energy for higher studies, travel, or simply new subjects. Negative potentials include being excessively opinionated or getting easily fired up over differences in points of view, or legal fights.
Overview Horoscope:
August 2023 Monthly Horoscope Overview for Aquarius:
August begins on an emotionally-charged and motivating note with the Full Moon in your sign, dear Aquarius. It marks a time of self-discovery and recognition of feelings and needs you may have held at bay or brushed to the side. It comes at a highly relationship-focused time with an active partnership sector in your solar chart. After all, recognizing your feelings and needs is vital as you explore your partnerships, dependencies, and relationship needs.
Still, with Venus retrograde all month in the very same sector, your connections and relationships can sometimes be complicated. Take your time before taking on new investments and loans this month, not only with Venus retrograde but also because Mercury is retrograde in your solar eighth house from the 23rd forward.
Negotiations and agreements can figure strongly this month. There could be some emotional distance or a stronger focus on the past with Venus retrograde. Old relationships or past problems may resurface. You have much to learn about yourself through your interactions, as complex as they may be at times, and much to discover about significant others.
Directing energy into special projects and pursuits can be satisfying in August. Conflicts may be valuable, too, if they serve to renew and revive your relationships, but some can be unnecessary or unhealthy. There can also be strong opportunities for expanding your family, personal, or domestic experiences. Strengthening ties and finding peace with your past can be in focus, and you have improvement and growth in mind. You could feel more empowered, optimistic, and hopeful about an intimate or family matter. You strongly desire to be productive, and knowing your heart is the key to your confidence now. Most importantly, you're willing to be brave and honest with yourself.
Venus continuing its retrograde all month (until September 3rd) suggests you're arriving at a new understanding of your relationship needs. Certainly, there can be a focus on whether or not you're receiving satisfaction from a relationship. Or, there can be a feeling of limbo during this review period, after which you can start to put all of the pieces together and feel more confident about making changes. Through revelations this month, especially around the 12th-13th, you gain further insight into an old problem, or you might reconnect with someone from your past, sparking a new approach. It's a time to set intentions and goals that better reflect your redefined wants and needs or your expectations of others.
While the month often asks you to wait, observe, and slow down, it holds some easy energy for certain home and family-related projects. You keep your determination and enthusiasm. It's easier to see that waiting for information or clarity can help you see things in new ways and make valuable edits. Finding release through music, writing, or discussion can be most healing.
The Sun enters your intimacy sector on the 23rd, and while you may experience a delay or a feeling of discontent before you turn things around, it's a time to consider a lifestyle change or ending an unhealthy dependency. On the other hand, opportunities to pool your resources with someone can emerge.
Even with this deep, inward turn, Mars moves into harmony with your sign on the 27th, boosting your confidence, spirits, and involvement. Energy and enthusiasm build. The Full Moon on the 30th reminds you of the value of special attention to finances and resources. Measures to structure and discipline yourself, especially with money and personal belongings, are satisfying, helping you in many different life departments.
See our Time Line Forecast report for a personalized forecast for the year ahead.
Get your unique Personalized Horoscope for the year ahead—over 100 pages long—for a detailed guide to your best days and your most challenging days for attracting love, career success, communication, and more.
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Love outlook for the year ahead. Try our Love & Romance Forecast report.
Romantic Compatibility Reports
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romantic compatibility reports, including the Synastry and Love Ties reports.
See also general trends for Aquarius in 2023.
See also: Aquarius 2023 Yearly Horoscope.
Aquarius (Born January 31 to February 9) AND Aquarius Ascendant from 10 to 20 degrees Aquarius:
August 2023 Aquarius Horoscope: Love, Career, & General Trends
August 2023
The Sun this Month: Central Focus, Consciousness
All month:
The Sun illuminates your seventh house. At this time of year, you have a greater need than usual to be with a partner. Bouncing ideas off someone helps you to better understand yourself. A partner provides a mirror for your own self-discovery. Now is the time to realize your own potential through a significant other. During this cycle, you focus on balancing your personal interests and objectives with your social life, or with those of a partner. The emphasis is on "us" rather than "me".
You need the energies, companionship, and support of other people, and they may also seek out your support and companionship. It's important to include others rather than to go solo for the time being. However, bending too much to the will of another is not advised either. Social interactions of a personal, one-on-one kind are emphasized. Circumstances are such that your diplomacy skills are required. Your popularity is increasing, and is reinforced by your own ability to cooperate and harmonize. Your ego and pride are tied up in how you relate to others now. This may be an especially busy time for people who consult or work with clients one-on-one.
Venus this Month: Love, Romance, Social Life, Comfort
Venus is retrograde all month (from July 22nd to September 3rd):
Venus retrograde in general: As the planet of love and values, Venus retrograde periods are periods during which we re-assess what--and who--we value. It is a period that most astrologers consider inopportune for getting married or starting a new relationship. Major financial undertakings are not advised during this period as well.
Venus retrograde cycles are good times for creating budgets and financial plans, and for re-thinking our personal relationships. Old friends and lovers may re-appear, perhaps complicating current relationships. We are called upon to deal with relationship issues from the past. Events occur that seem fated or predestined.
It can be a real challenge getting close to a lover during this period of time. Unorthodox, experimental, and non-intimate relationships may be favored. Relationships that have been especially challenging may come to an end during this cycle.
However, strong relationships will survive it, even if there are a few bumps and bruises along the way. For singles, this is a good time for "eyes wide open" or experimental dating. It is not a time when people recognize the need for another person to complete them, or some people may be questioning whether they are with partners who actually fulfill them. This period is good for re-evaluating our relationship needs; but, again, major love decisions are best saved for after the cycle ends.
This Venus Retrograde cycle occurs for the most part in your seventh house of one-to-one partnerships. Misunderstandings with your partner now can be troublesome.
If you need to talk through problems, do your best to be as non-judgmental as possible, and don't overreact to what your partner has to say either. A close partner could be distant emotionally, or a partnership can appear stalled for the time being - something is up in the air. However, this is a good time to take a breather and to get in better touch with your feelings on a matter - you need this!
Watch also for less than warm relations with family members, and avoid purchases of new property just for the time being.
Mercury this Month: Communications, Learning, Connections, Transportation
From August 5th:
Mercury transits your solar eighth house. You are more intuitive now than usual, picking up all of the hidden cues from people around you and reading between the lines. This is an excellent cycle in which to do some financial planning and strategizing.
Research is also highly favored. It's easier for you to approach sensitive, intimate, and personal matters with rationality and logic. As such, this is a great time to open up conversations about topics that normally might cause waves, such as those revolving around the sharing of power, intimacy, and finances.
Mercury is retrograde from August 23rd to September 15th:
All Mercury retrograde cycles particularly affect you in terms of communications regarding intimate and financial matters, as well as communications with children or romantic partners, because Mercury rules these areas of your life. It's not a good time to file your taxes or apply for a loan. Instead, take the time to re-think your sources of income and how you spend your cash during this period, but put off finalizing anything for the time being. Speculation and gambling are not advised right now either.
Occurring in your solar eighth house this time, extra care should be exercised regarding any financial initiatives that involve shared resources. Delays are very possible when it comes to receiving support, loans, and taxes. It may be better to side-step arguments with loved ones that revolve around intimacy and sexuality just for now, or approach these matters with more sensitivity if they can't be left for a better time. Investments made now may not go the way you want them to, particularly those involving joint finances. It may be hard to rely on the input of your partner now, and money you were counting on may not be forthcoming. It's best to budget rather than spend during this period, and in fact it's an excellent period for review. It would be wise to be especially clear when it comes to communicating with financial officials and intimate partners; or take this time to re- examine issues rather than communicating about them prematurely.
Mars this Month: Energy, Drive, Courage
All month:
Mars continues to energize your solar eighth house. This is a less outwardly assertive or aggressive stage for you as you take the time to process recent events in your life and to develop strategies for going after what you want in the future. You are more observant than active during this cycle, and more strategic and deliberate when you do take action. There may be an increase in sexual appetite now. It's an excellent period for eliminating wasteful activities. Shared finances can come into focus, and you might feel an increased need to take charge of these matters. This could lead to disputes and disagreements if you are not careful or sensitive in your dealings with others.
Overview Horoscope:
August 2023 Monthly Horoscope Overview for Aquarius:
August begins on an emotionally-charged and motivating note with the Full Moon in your sign, dear Aquarius. It marks a time of self-discovery and recognition of feelings and needs you may have held at bay or brushed to the side. It comes at a highly relationship-focused time with an active partnership sector in your solar chart. After all, recognizing your feelings and needs is vital as you explore your partnerships, dependencies, and relationship needs.
Still, with Venus retrograde all month in the very same sector, your connections and relationships can sometimes be complicated. Take your time before taking on new investments and loans this month, not only with Venus retrograde but also because Mercury is retrograde in your solar eighth house from the 23rd forward.
Negotiations and agreements can figure strongly this month. There could be some emotional distance or a stronger focus on the past with Venus retrograde. Old relationships or past problems may resurface. You have much to learn about yourself through your interactions, as complex as they may be at times, and much to discover about significant others.
Directing energy into special projects and pursuits can be satisfying in August. Conflicts may be valuable, too, if they serve to renew and revive your relationships, but some can be unnecessary or unhealthy. There can also be strong opportunities for expanding your family, personal, or domestic experiences. Strengthening ties and finding peace with your past can be in focus, and you have improvement and growth in mind. You could feel more empowered, optimistic, and hopeful about an intimate or family matter. You strongly desire to be productive, and knowing your heart is the key to your confidence now. Most importantly, you're willing to be brave and honest with yourself.
Venus continuing its retrograde all month (until September 3rd) suggests you're arriving at a new understanding of your relationship needs. Certainly, there can be a focus on whether or not you're receiving satisfaction from a relationship. Or, there can be a feeling of limbo during this review period, after which you can start to put all of the pieces together and feel more confident about making changes. Through revelations this month, especially around the 12th-13th, you gain further insight into an old problem, or you might reconnect with someone from your past, sparking a new approach. It's a time to set intentions and goals that better reflect your redefined wants and needs or your expectations of others.
While the month often asks you to wait, observe, and slow down, it holds some easy energy for certain home and family-related projects. You keep your determination and enthusiasm. It's easier to see that waiting for information or clarity can help you see things in new ways and make valuable edits. Finding release through music, writing, or discussion can be most healing.
The Sun enters your intimacy sector on the 23rd, and while you may experience a delay or a feeling of discontent before you turn things around, it's a time to consider a lifestyle change or ending an unhealthy dependency. On the other hand, opportunities to pool your resources with someone can emerge.
Even with this deep, inward turn, Mars moves into harmony with your sign on the 27th, boosting your confidence, spirits, and involvement. Energy and enthusiasm build. The Full Moon on the 30th reminds you of the value of special attention to finances and resources. Measures to structure and discipline yourself, especially with money and personal belongings, are satisfying, helping you in many different life departments.
See our Time Line Forecast report for a personalized forecast for the year ahead.
Get your unique Personalized Horoscope for the year ahead—over 100 pages long—for a detailed guide to your best days and your most challenging days for attracting love, career success, communication, and more.
Know More About Yourself and Others
Try Cafe Astrology's in-depth
birth chart reports, relationship reports, future forecasts, and more.
Love & Romance Forecast Report
Love outlook for the year ahead. Try our Love & Romance Forecast report.
Romantic Compatibility Reports
Try Cafe Astrology's in-depth
romantic compatibility reports, including the Synastry and Love Ties reports.
See also general trends for Aquarius in 2023.
See also: Aquarius 2023 Yearly Horoscope.
Aquarius (Born February 10-19) and Aquarius Ascendant from 20 to 30 degrees Aquarius:
August 2023 Aquarius Horoscope: Love, Career, & General Trends
August 2023
The Sun this Month: Central Focus, Consciousness
Until August 12th:
The Sun continues to spotlight your solar sixth house. This is a busy period that finds you tending to many different details of your daily existence--your work, various projects, organization around the home and office, your daily routines, and health matters. Your ego may be especially tied up in the work you do, so that you are proud and more creative than usual in your job. You may be in the position to take charge in your work, or to take charge of your health and diet. Sometimes this cycle relates to increased activities involving pets. You seek to perfect your skills or methods now, and you focus on the parts that make up the whole now in order to improve your daily life. As a result, you can be more critical than usual, but this process is necessary for you to sort out what works for you and what doesn't.
From August 13th forward:
The Sun illuminates your seventh house. At this time of year, you have a greater need than usual to be with a partner. Bouncing ideas off someone helps you to better understand yourself. A partner provides a mirror for your own self-discovery. Now is the time to realize your own potential through a significant other. During this cycle, you focus on balancing your personal interests and objectives with your social life, or with those of a partner. The emphasis is on "us" rather than "me".
You need the energies, companionship, and support of other people, and they may also seek out your support and companionship. It's important to include others rather than to go solo for the time being. However, bending too much to the will of another is not advised either. Social interactions of a personal, one-on-one kind are emphasized. Circumstances are such that your diplomacy skills are required. Your popularity is increasing, and is reinforced by your own ability to cooperate and harmonize. Your ego and pride are tied up in how you relate to others now. This may be an especially busy time for people who consult or work with clients one-on-one.
Venus this Month: Love, Romance, Social Life, Comfort
Venus is retrograde all month (from July 22nd to September 3rd):
Venus retrograde in general: As the planet of love and values, Venus retrograde periods are periods during which we re-assess what--and who--we value. It is a period that most astrologers consider inopportune for getting married or starting a new relationship. Major financial undertakings are not advised during this period as well.
Venus retrograde cycles are good times for creating budgets and financial plans, and for re-thinking our personal relationships. Old friends and lovers may re-appear, perhaps complicating current relationships. We are called upon to deal with relationship issues from the past. Events occur that seem fated or predestined.
It can be a real challenge getting close to a lover during this period of time. Unorthodox, experimental, and non-intimate relationships may be favored. Relationships that have been especially challenging may come to an end during this cycle.
However, strong relationships will survive it, even if there are a few bumps and bruises along the way. For singles, this is a good time for "eyes wide open" or experimental dating. It is not a time when people recognize the need for another person to complete them, or some people may be questioning whether they are with partners who actually fulfill them. This period is good for re-evaluating our relationship needs; but, again, major love decisions are best saved for after the cycle ends.
This Venus Retrograde cycle occurs in your sixth house of work, health, and habits. In addition to the general cautions outlined above, the social aspect of relationships on the job may be strained for the time being. Do your best not to let people get to you.
The desire for warm relations on the job is strong, but the path to satisfaction hard to find. Schedule major beautification processes around this cycle if possible. There can be focus on healing and processing when it comes to health.
Watch also for less than warm relations with family members, and avoid purchases of new property just for the time being.
Mercury this Month: Communications, Learning, Connections, Transportation
Until August 17th:
Mercury continues to transit your solar seventh house. You can be especially aware of your "audience" in your communications now, which tend to be diplomatic and respectful during this cycle. You may be encountering an especially chatty or communicative partner, or meeting youthful, talkative people.
At this time, you love to hear others' opinions and perspectives, and it's an excellent time to do so. Others can spur on your own thinking and decision making processes now, simply by offering another perspective. You are thinking a lot about others, a partner, and relating in general, and in some cases perhaps worrying over these things.
From August 18th:
Mercury transits your solar eighth house. You are more intuitive now than usual, picking up all of the hidden cues from people around you and reading between the lines. This is an excellent cycle in which to do some financial planning and strategizing.
Research is also highly favored. It's easier for you to approach sensitive, intimate, and personal matters with rationality and logic. As such, this is a great time to open up conversations about topics that normally might cause waves, such as those revolving around the sharing of power, intimacy, and finances.
Mercury is retrograde from August 23rd to September 15th:
All Mercury retrograde cycles particularly affect you in terms of communications regarding intimate and financial matters, as well as communications with children or romantic partners, because Mercury rules these areas of your life. It's not a good time to file your taxes or apply for a loan. Instead, take the time to re-think your sources of income and how you spend your cash during this period, but put off finalizing anything for the time being. Speculation and gambling are not advised right now either.
Occurring in your solar eighth house this time, extra care should be exercised regarding any financial initiatives that involve shared resources. Delays are very possible when it comes to receiving support, loans, and taxes. It may be better to side-step arguments with loved ones that revolve around intimacy and sexuality just for now, or approach these matters with more sensitivity if they can't be left for a better time. Investments made now may not go the way you want them to, particularly those involving joint finances. It may be hard to rely on the input of your partner now, and money you were counting on may not be forthcoming. It's best to budget rather than spend during this period, and in fact it's an excellent period for review. It would be wise to be especially clear when it comes to communicating with financial officials and intimate partners; or take this time to re- examine issues rather than communicating about them prematurely.
Mars this Month: Energy, Drive, Courage
Until the 11th:
Mars continues to move through your solar seventh house. During this period, strife is possible in your close personal relationships, as a significant other is now mirroring some of your own issues with assertiveness and anger. Attracting aggression in others during this cycle is a clue that there are unresolved issues within that need tending. You might actually seek some form of conflict, whether intentionally or not, in order to deal with these issues. There can be competitiveness in your life now. Any troublesome issues that have been dormant in a relationship are likely to surface, and can now be handled straightforwardly.
From the 12th:
Mars energizes your solar eighth house now. Sexuality and intimacy are stimulated under this transit. Negative expression of this energy is the tendency towards ego conflicts concerning jointly held property or money. Conflicts with partners over values or possessions are possible. Occasionally, this transit could bring a crisis or ending of some kind. Something you hear about now might disturb or touch you deeply. You are likely to be more strategic in your actions during this period, as you become aware of the subtleties of human interaction. This is a time when your best course of action is to recognize that you need, or rely on, others for support.
Overview Horoscope:
August 2023 Monthly Horoscope Overview for Aquarius:
August begins on an emotionally-charged and motivating note with the Full Moon in your sign, dear Aquarius. It marks a time of self-discovery and recognition of feelings and needs you may have held at bay or brushed to the side. It comes at a highly relationship-focused time with an active partnership sector in your solar chart. After all, recognizing your feelings and needs is vital as you explore your partnerships, dependencies, and relationship needs.
Still, with Venus retrograde all month in the very same sector, your connections and relationships can sometimes be complicated. Take your time before taking on new investments and loans this month, not only with Venus retrograde but also because Mercury is retrograde in your solar eighth house from the 23rd forward.
Negotiations and agreements can figure strongly this month. There could be some emotional distance or a stronger focus on the past with Venus retrograde. Old relationships or past problems may resurface. You have much to learn about yourself through your interactions, as complex as they may be at times, and much to discover about significant others.
Directing energy into special projects and pursuits can be satisfying in August. Conflicts may be valuable, too, if they serve to renew and revive your relationships, but some can be unnecessary or unhealthy. There can also be strong opportunities for expanding your family, personal, or domestic experiences. Strengthening ties and finding peace with your past can be in focus, and you have improvement and growth in mind. You could feel more empowered, optimistic, and hopeful about an intimate or family matter. You strongly desire to be productive, and knowing your heart is the key to your confidence now. Most importantly, you're willing to be brave and honest with yourself.
Venus continuing its retrograde all month (until September 3rd) suggests you're arriving at a new understanding of your relationship needs. Certainly, there can be a focus on whether or not you're receiving satisfaction from a relationship. Or, there can be a feeling of limbo during this review period, after which you can start to put all of the pieces together and feel more confident about making changes. Through revelations this month, especially around the 12th-13th, you gain further insight into an old problem, or you might reconnect with someone from your past, sparking a new approach. It's a time to set intentions and goals that better reflect your redefined wants and needs or your expectations of others.
While the month often asks you to wait, observe, and slow down, it holds some easy energy for certain home and family-related projects. You keep your determination and enthusiasm. It's easier to see that waiting for information or clarity can help you see things in new ways and make valuable edits. Finding release through music, writing, or discussion can be most healing.
The Sun enters your intimacy sector on the 23rd, and while you may experience a delay or a feeling of discontent before you turn things around, it's a time to consider a lifestyle change or ending an unhealthy dependency. On the other hand, opportunities to pool your resources with someone can emerge.
Even with this deep, inward turn, Mars moves into harmony with your sign on the 27th, boosting your confidence, spirits, and involvement. Energy and enthusiasm build. The Full Moon on the 30th reminds you of the value of special attention to finances and resources. Measures to structure and discipline yourself, especially with money and personal belongings, are satisfying, helping you in many different life departments.
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Our detailed monthly horoscopes are designed to reveal and interpret the current transits of the Sun, Mercury, Venus, and Mars in your solar chart.
Because these energies or transits do not unfold neatly into any given calendar month (many transits carry forward from one month to the next), you will find some of the energies continue from the previous month.
For example, the Sun might transit the seventh house of your solar chart from July 22 to August 22, so that you will find a similar interpretation for this transit in both July and August’s horoscope. This is normal and expected. While new months can hold new energy, transits don’t abruptly change because the calendar month changes.
These monthly horoscopes also include an overview paragraph, as well as other energies specific to the month, such as retrogrades, eclipses, or major outer planet transits.
The Highlights section reveals lunar cycle dates. Lunar cycles repeat themselves approximately every 28 days, so it is normal to see the same lunar peaks, such as “Your Personal New Moon” and “Monthly career peak” repeat themselves from month to month, but with different dates. They serve as a helpful guide to cycle peaks in different areas of life, such as financial, career, romance, and partnership.
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