Astrology Calendars Current

Thursday, JULY 1

This morning, Mars perfects its opposition to Saturn, and we may be dealing with a reality check or slow-down. General conditions or people can appear to stand in the way of progress or discourage us from seeking our desires, which can cause feelings of resentment or frustration. We’re getting the message that we are moving too quickly, and it drawing on patience will work to our benefit. It’s not easy to assert ourselves directly, or our assertions meet with a brick wall. Our desire to take action and to constructively express our aggressive urges feels thwarted or blocked.

With waning motivation, we might find it particularly hard to get through our routines. At this time, we may recognize the need to adopt a humbler, more mature, or more conservative approach. These early-day frustrations subside, and we rebuild enthusiasm, ideally now equipped with a stronger sense of reality, as the day advances. A forward-looking Aries Moon helps this along.

We head toward a Mars-Chiron trine, exact tomorrow morning, and we may have the opportunity to take the lead or to take action with matters that lead to healing, cleansing, or teaching. We’re fearlessly addressing problem areas. We may be defending and helping others, and we’re in great shape for cooperation and purposeful activity.

Friday, JULY 2

Mars perfects its trine to Chiron this morning, opening us up to healing and repair. It’s straightforward to channel our energy constructively. We’re ready to stand up for others, and we’re feeling vital, spirited, and positive. It’s a time of seeing the way around or over obstacles and hurdles.

The Moon spends another day in the sign of Aries, inspiring our independence and desire to innovate. An Aries Moon is bold and spontaneous. We prefer to meet situations head-on, and we can be intent on starting fresh, being first, or pushing forward.

Saturday, JULY 3

Today’s astrology is busy. Jupiter forms a quintile to Uranus, helping us find channels for expressing our need for change and progress in unique ways. Problem-solving is particularly clever.

However, Venus forms a minor square with Neptune, and it might seduce us into believing things that we want to believe. While glossing over the more realistic points, details, and flaws of circumstances and people might feel good in the moment, it’s best to hold off on making important purchases or relationship decisions until the veil lifts.

A Sun-Saturn quincunx can also play with our expectations. Doubts might slow down our movements and initiatives.

However, a Mars-Uranus transit is likely to steal the show today, stimulating an urge to break free of restrictions. This influence can point to combative, rebellious, and unpredictable responses. It creates an atmosphere that tempts us to take risks or to act on impulses without considering consequences. We may be too quick to satisfy immediate desires or to rebel if we feel at all confined or restrained. We might feel frustrated with anything requiring us to conform, and we’re inclined to abruptly assert our independence. Inner tension begs for release now, but we should avoid sudden moves. The day can be complicated and frustrating but also pivotal.

The void Moon occurs from 12:15 AM EDT, with the Moon’s last aspect before changing signs (a square to Pluto), until the Moon enters Taurus at 8:28 AM EDT.

Sunday, JULY 4

The Moon spends the day in steady Taurus. While it harmonizes with the Cancer Sun, the Taurus Moon also clashes with Venus, Saturn, then Mars.

The Sun forms a square to Chiron, potentially stirring insecurity or uncertainty about our direction, convictions, or purpose. A dip in confidence and faith in our resolutions or principles can lead to following others’ leads, which can later be regrettable. A better approach would be to recognize our feelings of vulnerability stirred by circumstances now.

The Taurus Moon encourages us to savor the moment, but there can be distractions to manage today before we feel at peace.

The void Moon occurs from 3:08 PM EDT, with the Moon’s last aspect before changing signs (a trine to Mercury), until the Moon enters Pisces tomorrow, Monday, June 28th, at 1:51 PM EDT.

Monday, JULY 5

The Moon spends much of the day (until 9:24 PM EDT) in the sign of steady Taurus, after which it moves into adaptable Gemini. The Sun forms a sextile to Uranus today, stimulating our willingness to adapt to new circumstances, ideas, and unfamiliar situations. Group connections can be enlightening, and we’ll do the best for ourselves if we embrace flexibility and innovation. We might arrive at creative solutions to problems and make happy improvements now. Spirits are high, and we’re excited about change.

As the day advances, a Mercury-Neptune square comes into influence. This transit first occurred in May, recurred while Mercury was retrograde in June, and its final perfection occurs now. Conversations and situations we encountered then can return to our attention now. However, it’s not easy to follow facts, directions, and instructions–we can be distracted, or we may hear/interpret them incorrectly.

The void Moon occurs from 12:57 PM EDT, with the Moon’s last aspect before changing signs (a trine to Pluto), until the Moon enters Gemini at 9:24 PM EDT.

Tuesday, JULY 6

The Moon spends the day in Gemini. Once beyond the early day Mercury-Neptune square, we’re communicative, curious, and connected. However, tonight’s Venus-Saturn opposition can feel a little stark. Negative feedback or blockage can slow us down–ideally only enough to pace ourselves or adjust our expectations. Financial limitations may make themselves known, or burdens of our debts or obligations to others magnify. We may need to pay the piper, or if we’ve been overdoing pleasures, a reminder of our responsibilities comes now. Burdens, commitments, lack, limitations, and problems can loom larger than usual under the Venus-Saturn influence, particularly regarding love, tastes, pleasure, and finances.

Wednesday, JULY 7

Venus forms a trine to Chiron today, and we may get an opportunity to bond or even heal our relationships through openness to learning from one another. We more readily see the beauty in human imperfection. It’s a vital time for building trust in relationships and seeing potential in one another. We recognize the value of the people, relationships, and pleasures in our lives more clearly. With more authentic and sincere interactions, we can feel revitalized.

The Moon spends the day in curious but detached Gemini. We can be living in our heads in some manner today, and we might fully enjoy the exchange of ideas and information.

Mercury now reaches 24° Gemini 43′, officially leaving the shadow after finishing its retrograde on June 22nd.

Mercury was etrograde from May 29, 2021, at 24° Gemini 43′, until June 22, 2021, at 16° Gemini 08′.

Mercury Retrograde Cycle from May 29 to June 22, 2021:

• May 14, 2021, Mercury enters the Retrograde Zone at 16° Gemini 08′
• May 29, 2021, Mercury stations and turns retrograde at 24° Gemini 43′
• June 22, 2021, Mercury stations and turns direct at 16° Gemini 08′
• July 7, 2021, Mercury leaves the Retrograde Zone at 24° Gemini 43′

Thursday, JULY 8

Today’s Sun-Jupiter minor square suggests a tendency to want more from our lives. Channeled well, it encourages us to make improvements, but otherwise can stir up restlessness and can lead to over-indulgence, immoderation, or exaggeration. We should watch for overestimating our capabilities since we may feel we can take on more than is reasonable. A Mercury-Pluto quincunx also active today can point to difficulties digesting or accepting a matter, however. It can be challenging to arrive at a conclusion without feeling like we’re missing out elsewhere. We might have a hard time getting our message across or coming to a decision/conclusion that feels right, or we trigger negative responses from others.

The major aspect of the day is a Venus-Uranus square that presents a potential challenge or struggle. Values and tastes may clash, and social activities could suffer as a result. Impulsive attractions to both people and material goods can lead us astray. Some instability, restlessness, and rebelliousness are possible themes in our relationships. It may be best to hold off on decision-making regarding finances, as there is a tendency to act on a whim rather than reason. We may only need a change of pace. Still, with a New Moon occurring tomorrow, it’s best to unwind, digest, and reflect rather than push something new forward.

The void Moon occurs from 12:20 AM EDT, with the Moon’s last aspect before changing signs (a conjunction to Mercury), until the Moon enters Cancer at 9:51 AM EDT.

Friday, JULY 9

With Mercury in a minor challenging aspect to Saturn this morning, we should watch for hypersensitivity, negative thinking, and criticism. Even so, it’s a somewhat beneficial influence for doing editing work and identifying flaws or fixing problems.

The Moon spends the day in protective Cancer, and at 9:17 PM EDT, the New Moon occurs. This lunation brings a fresh start. It’s a time for feeding our foundation — all of that which we call “home,” including the foundation we’ve built inside of ourselves. It’s also a time for recognizing the importance of our family and our personal circle of friends and the security, sense of belonging, and safety we derive from them. Venus is applying to a conjunction to Mars in Leo, exact on the 13th, suggesting some highly creative, gently competitive energy attached to this lunation.

The Moon is New in Cancer on July 9, 2021, at 9:16 PM EDT.

New Moon in Cancer chart: July 9, 2021

The New Moon in Cancer is a good time to commit to personal goals that express the positive energies of the sign of the Crab. These include honoring our deepest, most irrational and intimate, feelings; recognizing the sense of security and safety we derive from whatever it is we call home; allowing ourselves to accept support and offering support to others; and starting a project aimed at improving our domestic lives or a major long-term venture. With this potent Cancer energy, we have the chance to make important changes in our lives that will benefit us well beyond this Moon cycle.

It’s time to make some plans and set the stage for reaping the rewards from our new beginnings, as little or big as they may be, in approximately two weeks’ time after the Full Moon occurs. Concentrate on new ways to enhance family life and domestic affairs, and to build up your feelings of security and safety.

This phase of the Moon occurs at 18 degrees and 2 minutes of Cancer.

Venus is applying to a conjunction to Mars in Leo, suggesting some highly creative, gently competitive energy attached to this lunation.

The above chart wheel is excellent for visualizing essential chart patterns as it shows the positions of the major or core bodies. The following chart wheel has additional points such as Chiron, the asteroids, and more, which can be studied for more refinement or additional analysis (click to enlarge):

New Moon in Cancer July 9, 2021, with Additional Points

Saturday, JULY 10

The Moon continues its transit of Cancer until 8:21 PM EDT, and we’re primarily concerned with our feelings and attachments. The Cancer Moon encourages us to center ourselves and let go of overthinking. Home, family, and familiar settings or situations appeal more than usual now. We can feel some tension with drives to perform or the demands of our responsibilities as the Moon opposes Pluto midday.

From 8:21 PM forward, the Moon transits Leo, and we’re generous, confident, and determined. Mercury and Uranus are heading toward a semi-square, suggesting some nervous energy later today. We may be rushing to complete something, share an idea, or communicate, but things may end up half-done if we’re impatient. As well, Mercury forms this aspect in its final degree of Gemini, reinforcing a tendency to jump too soon into decisions. Under this influence, we can be quickly distracted and bored with routine.

The void Moon occurs from 12:10 PM EDT, with the Moon’s last aspect before changing signs (an opposition to Pluto), until the Moon enters Leo at 8:21 PM EDT.

Sunday, JULY 11

The Moon spends the day in determined, proud Leo. The Leo Moon’s square to Uranus suggests some stubborn sticking to our methods, and its opposition to Saturn points to feeling blocked. Rules and limitations are harder to take today, but no boundaries can feel too chaotic, and our challenge is to find a balance. Adjusting our plans may be in order. Differences in opinion can elevate our frustrations and may feel more problematic than usual, blocking progress or leading to delays.

Mercury enters Cancer today, and it will transit the sign until July 27th. We think, speak, and take in information on a deep, intuitive level during this cycle. Our emotions color our thoughts more than usual, we communicate with more sensitivity, meaning, and care, and our memory is retentive during this cycle. It’s a time for absorbing information about the emotional background or atmosphere and setting. We’re picking up on moods and tones in addition to facts, and we tend to need intimate settings to express ourselves fully.

Mercury enters Cancer

Mercury is in Cancer from July 11-July 27, 2021. When Mercury is in Cancer, we move from the desire for quantity to the need for quality in terms of the information we are attracted to. We think, speak, and take in information on a deeper, more instinctive level now. We have less interest in what is universal, and more interest in what affects us personally and what affects the people around us. Our thoughts are colored by our emotions, so it is more challenging to be objective.

Mercury in Cancer

Monday, JULY 12

The Moon spends the day in the sign of demonstrative Leo. The Leo Moon aligns with Venus and Mars in the sign this morning as these bodies head toward a conjunction. We’re spirited, affectionate, and creative under these influences. Today’s Mercury-Jupiter trine boosts our confidence and faith. Through conversations, a positive outlook or hopefulness can emerge–we have more trust in the future. We seek a little extra meaning to our projects and experiences, and we can benefit from big-picture thinking. Our ideas are big, and our intentions noble. We might receive good news or offers now. Curiosity grows.

The void Moon occurs from 8:29 AM EDT, with the Moon’s last aspect before changing signs (a conjunction to Mars), until the Moon enters Virgo the next day, Tuesday, July 13th, at 4:31 AM EDT.

Tuesday, JULY 13

Venus and Mars, both in Leo, align today, and we’re passionate and creative. Our desires feel urgent, and our patience can be short. Social relations are competitive and vibrant and perhaps demanding or extreme in some cases. There can be a strong impulse to start something new or make something creative. Venus is diplomatic, gentle, romantic, and sensitive, while Mars is more forceful, sexual, and assertive. Venus can soften Mars’ aggressiveness, or Mars can make Venus’ romantic impulses more forceful and pressing.

This transit heightens our feelings, which can feel pressing now, and generates warm, expressive, and lively energy. In some cases, this impulsive energy produces “love at first sight” scenarios. We can be spontaneous, less inhibited, and perhaps a bit rash with our relationships, pleasure, or money.

The Moon continues its transit of Leo only until 4:31 AM EDT when it enters Virgo. The Virgo Moon is devoted, helpful, detail-oriented, and analytical.

The void Moon continues until the Moon enters Virgo today at 4:31 AM EDT.

Wednesday, JULY 14

The Moon spends the day in the adaptable and intelligent sign of Virgo, and its harmony with Uranus this morning boosts our capacity to embrace new ideas and methods. New techniques or options can emerge. We’re more focused on the details of our lives than the larger goals with a Virgo Moon, giving us the chance to manage essential tasks that help fortify and support our endeavors.

The Moon in Virgo is particular and craves order. However, as the day advances, the Sun heads into harmony with Neptune, encouraging us to let go and let things flow. This transit introduces a fluid, graceful theme to the second half of the day.

Thursday, JULY 15

With the Sun and Neptune forming a trine this morning, we readily access our intuition, and we can be moved to help, support, or give of ourselves. We would do well to de-emphasize some of our material concerns or interests, at least temporarily. We see people and life itself from a different perspective — one that not only allows for but finds beauty in differences.

However, we can lose some of our patience as the day advances with a Mercury-Mars semi-square, producing some tension that might fuel our motivation to make a change. We can quickly come up with ideas or retorts, but we can be a little nervous and snappy under this influence. If we allow ourselves to succumb to the pressure to get things done quickly, we may be working under stressful or hectic conditions. It’s not an ideal transit for listening to one another.

Chiron stations and turns retrograde today, and will remain retrograde until December 19th. This cycle is a good time for introspection. We might reassess mental and physical health programs in our lives during this period.

The void Moon occurs from 2:46 AM EDT, with the Moon’s last aspect before changing signs (a trine to Pluto), until the Moon enters Libra at 10:32 AM EDT.

Friday, JULY 16

With a Venus-Neptune quincunx early today, we might struggle between wanting to see things realistically and preferring to nurture a fantasy or look the other way. Under this influence, there can be some insecurity or doubts about others or our own feelings and perceptions. The Moon spends the day in Libra, and we seek the other side to a story. We see things from a different perspective, which comes more easily as the day advances, and we give our relationships their due attention.

With a Pluto-Ceres trine today, we could enjoy a breakthrough in a love relationship or a more profound understanding/connection with someone we care about. Our attachments are pronounced now, and we may seek deeper, richer contact. There could be a strong sense that we must let something go to move forward.

Saturday, JULY 17

The Moon continues its transit of Libra until 2:39 PM EDT, and the First Quarter Moon occurs at 6:11 AM when the Cancer Sun forms a square with the Libra Moon. We may become aware of obstacles related to a plan or project. This can be a time of stress, clashing, and discord, but also of high energy, motivation, and growth. We’re competitive and ambitious, stirred into action.

The Scorpio Moon from 2:39 PM forward is intense, tenacious, tough, and perceptive. Further, the Sun opposes Pluto today, pulling up deeper, darker, or buried and unresolved matter. Through feelings, relationships, and events, we can more clearly see areas of life where we’ve been holding onto something too tightly or giving away our personal power. This can feel uncomfortable and can be disruptive, but it can also heighten self-awareness.

Outside forces remind us of our need to take charge of our lives, but shortcuts to gaining control are unlikely to work out. Instead, we should formulate strategies for managing our fears or worries. A tricky or buried issue might now reach a head. We may feel on edge, volatile, or defensive.

There can be an inner drama, or external circumstances seem to undermine our perception of powerfulness. We may experience a battle within ourselves between light and dark forces, or we can meet this theme through others.

The void Moon occurs from 7:04 AM EDT, with the Moon’s last aspect before changing signs (a square to Pluto), until the Moon enters Scorpio at 2:39 PM EDT.

Sunday, JULY 18

With several quincunx aspects today, it’s a time of minor adjustments and off-timing. This morning, Venus forms a quincunx to Pluto and a semi-square to Mercury, and we might grapple with power and control, insecurity, or jealousy issues. There can be re-assessments with close personal relationships, spending, entertainment, or social life issues. Fears can disrupt the flow, but they can help us see what may have been our personal blind spots. We may be in two minds about a matter early today, and decisions can be hard to come by. It’s not easy to concentrate, and we can be pretty sensitive to communications, perhaps reading too much into them. There can be minor but irritating disconnects as we either rationalize our feelings or emotionalize our observations. We might feel sociable and perhaps indulgent or lacking concentration with ordinary fare.

This afternoon, Mercury forms a quincunx to Saturn, pointing further to sensitivity to how others receive our ideas. Mental anxiety can interfere with making good, practical choices, and there can be communication challenges or mental blocks. As well, Mars and Neptune form a quincunx, and we can feel a little stuck, uncertain what we truly want and where to head until we get in touch with the spiritual or emotional needs we may have been overlooking. The Moon spends the day in probing Scorpio.

Monday, JULY 19

Mercury forms a square to Chiron this morning, which can point to strained, unnatural communications, as well as a time when we can be a little more sensitive to criticism. We may doubt ourselves when solving problems or learning and expressing ourselves. Even so, a temporary dip might boost our motivation to improve.

With the Sun semi-sextile Venus this afternoon, we may feel that our quest for pleasure, affection, love, or comfort is at odds with what we think we should be doing, which can lead to mild tension or feelings of guilt and perhaps some indecision. Seeking to fulfill both needs without doing so at the expense of the other can help resolve these problems.

The Moon continues to transit Scorpio until 5:08 PM EDT. While the Scorpio Moon’s squares to Mars and Venus can produce tension as we try to connect with diverging needs and wants, its trine to the Cancer Sun helps promote cooperation and harmony. The Sagittarius Moon, from 5:08 PM forward, is adventurous, direct, and outspoken.

The void Moon occurs from 12:31 PM EDT, with the Moon’s last aspect before changing signs (a trine to the Sun), until the Moon enters Sagittarius at 5:08 PM EDT.

Tuesday, JULY 20

Mercury forms a sextile to Uranus this morning, encouraging alternative approaches, new ideas, and scientific thinking. Intuition is strong, and insights are quick and exciting. Original, creative ideas and theories come naturally. We can take advantage of this by solving problems in new, innovative ways. Varying our usual routine may be especially rewarding, and ideas to do so abound.

Later today, Mercury and Jupiter form a sesquiquadrate, suggesting tendencies to make more of an issue than it deserves, either negatively or positively! We should watch for exaggerated perceptions and communications or news.

The Moon spends today in the sign of Sagittarius–another indication of a tendency to go a little overboard. However, it’s also a time of opening our minds to possibilities, and we can feel wonderfully hopeful and optimistic.

Wednesday, JULY 21

The Moon continues its transit of Sagittarius until 6:37 PM EDT, forming a square to Neptune and trine to Mars this morning and a trine to Venus this evening just before both bodies move into new signs. The Sagittarius Moon is exploratory, philosophical, and spontaneous. We set our sights high during this transit, but if too high, the Moon’s square to Neptune this morning can burst our bubble. Optimism is one of the positive traits of this position; neglecting to see the essential details of a plan is a weakness.

The Sagittarius Moon encourages us to explore, learn, and discover and today, mainly through our affections and desires. We want to make or do something special today. The Moon moves into Capricorn at 6:37 PM, and our attention turns to our more practical drives and goals.

Also today, Venus begins its transit of Virgo, which will last until August 16th. Virgo is sensual but also reasonably practical. We might enjoy our work or wellness routines more than usual, and the satisfaction of a job well done cannot be underestimated during this cycle. Pleasures and pastimes that serve a useful purpose are more attractive. We express our love through practical means and gestures–running errands, doing detail work, or just being there for our loved ones. Still, with Virgo there can be some nervousness, and we should watch for a tendency to worry or fret.

The void Moon occurs from 6:26 PM EDT, with the Moon’s last aspect before changing signs (a trine to Venus), until the Moon enters Capricorn at 6:37 PM EDT (a brief void period).

Venus enters Virgo

Venus is in Virgo from July 21-August 16, 2021.

This is a time when we express our love through practical means and gestures–running errands, doing detail work, or just being there for our lovers. Love needs to make sense and have a purpose with Venus in Virgo.

Virgo is an Earth sign, which is sensual, but Virgo is also quite practical and mental. In addition to our romantic natures, what we purchase and the types of entertainment we enjoy during this cycle are ruled by whether or not they make sense and serve a practical purpose.

We could easily feel guilty if we are too self-indulgent at this time. Rendering services to others can fill a need, and can be an expression of love. The shadow side of this position is being overly critical of our partners or relationships, picky, nervous, or worried.

During the Venus-in-Virgo cycle, we can gravitate to, and find some benefits in, holistic healing, acupuncture, yoga, and nutritional boosts. We’re keenly interested in ways to enrich our lives and boost our well-being. “Health is wealth” could be a motto now. In fact, we might enjoy health-boosting activities more than usual. Businesses promoting nutrition, wholesomeness, and well-being might prosper at this time. Commitment and attention to detail are also more prominently considered virtues now.

In love, we’re not very showy, flowery, or demonstrative. Instead, we show our love through being of service.

We’re conservative with money, pleasure, and romance at this time, ready to analyze and dissect these matters. This can also be a time when helping others, particularly with good advice regarding these Venus-ruled thins, can be prominent and successful. We might meet friends or lovers through our work or health-pursuits. We can take a special interest in handiwork, crafts, lists/sorting, and bookkeeping.

Thursday, JULY 22

Venus opposes Jupiter this morning, and the Sun heads toward a quincunx to the planet of plenty. Our feelings are strong but given to extremes. Over-inflated expectations and the tendency to overstate our affections or overvalue things can play with our happiness. Inner discontent and desire for more from life than daily routines can figure strongly. The desire to experience something new or more freedom to explore can express as restlessness if we don’t know what we want. This is a better time to make minor adjustments to help free ourselves up for different experiences than it is for big moves.

A Mars-Pluto quincunx complicates the morning’s energies, stimulating some edginess and tension. Feelings of anger or competitiveness can be challenging to manage, process, integrate, or understand, especially since they may be displaced or unresolved as they’ve built from other times.

The Sun enters Leo today, where it will transit until August 22nd. The Sun is proud, outgoing, and playful in its own sign. The Leo Sun is intensely individual, not content with merely being just one of the team. It’s time to shine, perform, and add a touch of color and drama to our lives. We want to enjoy ourselves and express ourselves. We are generous and grand in our gestures and attitudes. On the shadow side, we can also be self-centered and vain under this influence.

The Moon spends the day in Capricorn, helping to ground and moderate us.

Sun enters Leo

Sun is in Leo from July 22-August 22, 2021. In Leo, the Sun is proud, outgoing, and playful. The Leo Sun is intensely individual—not content with simply being just one of the team. It’s time to shine, add a touch of color and drama to our lives, and perform. Like the flowers and fruit of the season–blossoming and ripened–this is a time when we want to enjoy ourselves and express ourselves. We are more generous and grand in our gestures and attitudes. On the shadow side, we can also be self-centered and vain.

Sun in Leo

Friday, JULY 23

The Moon continues its transit of Capricorn until 8:13 PM EDT when it enters Aquarius. We can be pretty determined, enterprising, and ambitious. Tonight, the Moon is full in Aquarius. It’s a time of culmination and the promise of fulfillment. The Leo Sun is proud and intensely individual–not content with only being one of the team. While individualistic as well, the Aquarius Moon values independence and the team, community, and group spirit. With the Leo Sun in opposition to the Aquarius Moon, the Full Moon illuminates this conflict.

When a Full Moon occurs, there can be proclamations and outpours that can be raw. This lunation, happening at 10:38 PM tonight, illuminates feelings, attitudes, and circumstances that have been buried or overlooked. It’s a time to awaken to the need for others or to answer to humanitarian impulses.

The void Moon occurs from 12:35 PM EDT, with the Moon’s last aspect before changing signs (a conjunction to Pluto), until the Moon enters Aquarius at 8:13 PM EDT.

The Moon is Full in Aquarius on July 23, 2021, at 10:37 PM EDT.

Full Moon in Aquarius on July 23, 2020

A Full Moon occurs when the Sun in Leo forms an opposition to the Moon in Aquarius. The Full Moon is a time of culmination and the promise of fulfillment of that which was started at the New Moon. It is an emotional time – a time of romance, fertilization, and relationships.

This phase of the Moon occurs at 1 degree and 26 minutes of Aquarius, affecting people born with personal planets and points at approximately 27 to 30 degrees of the Cardinal signs (Aries, Cancer, Libra, and Capricorn) and 0 to 5 degrees of the Fixed signs (Taurus, Leo, Scorpio, and Aquarius) most significantly.

The Leo Sun is proud and intensely individual–not content with simply being just one of the team. The Aquarius Moon, while individualistic as well, values independence and the team, community, and group spirit. The Full Moon illuminates this conflict.

When a Full Moon occurs, we can suddenly burst forth with proclamations and outpours that seem fresh and new, simply because they are not yet rationalized. In fact, a Full Moon illuminates feelings, attitudes, and circumstances that are already in existence.

This is a time of awakening to the need for others or to answer to humanitarian impulses.

Saturday, JULY 24

Mercury’s trine to Neptune encourages us to tap into our imagination. With this transit, we more readily work on hunches. We may easily sense others’ thoughts and feelings, and our words, musings, and ideas can be more imaginative and colorful, subtle, or creative. We experience a sense of knowing and understanding with minimal explanation or instruction. While we may not be direct, we see the way around obstacles. This transit favors photography, the arts, poetry, fiction, spirituality, advertising, and promotion.

We might choose to team up to generate ideas, solve problems, and boost mental rapport. Friends, community, groups, causes, and happiness goals can be in stronger focus with the Moon in Aquarius all day.

Sunday, JULY 25

Mercury opposes Pluto today, and we can face some pressure to deal with problem areas. There can be mental tension, paranoid thoughts, or excessive suspicion. We might either feel a compulsive need to talk and question or withhold information. We can too quickly become embroiled in power struggles. However, if we aim to learn from our resentment, it can bring us closer to understanding what we truly want.

Today’s Moon-Mars opposition excites our passions, although we may feel less in control of them than usual. It stirs up our need for action, activity, and challenges, but it can feel at odds with our emotional orientation.

The Moon spends most of the day in Aquarius but enters Pisces and aligns with Jupiter tonight. We’re reaching for our joy, and we are seeking to grow, expand, and improve, especially through embracing our feelings, compassion, or downtime.

The void Moon occurs from 7:14 PM EDT, with the Moon’s last aspect before changing signs (an opposition to Mars), until the Moon enters Pisces at 11:30 PM EDT.

Monday, JULY 26

A Mars-Chiron minor square this morning can point to touchiness or difficulties asserting ourselves confidently or naturally. A Mercury-Uranus quintile, on the other hand, inspires creative ways to approach technical matters. The Moon is in Pisces all day, and it’s a time for winding down or mellowing out and taking a break from the usual pace. The Pisces Moon understands that taking some downtime ultimately helps us be more productive. Emotional or mental refreshment gives us perspective. We may not have an easy time putting our ideas into action, however.

Tuesday, JULY 27

Mercury enters Leo today, and it will transit the sign until August 11th. With Mercury in Leo, our thinking is confident and grand, and clearly defined goals motivate us. We are expressive, convincing, decisive, and persuasive. We’re also firm about making decisions ourselves and letting our voices and input be heard. It’s not a time when we’re content with letting others make all the moves or decisions–we need to be involved. We take the lead, manage, direct, and create while Mercury is in Leo. We need to relate to information or create stories about it to absorb it. During this cycle, we should watch for being too inflexible or proud to change course.

However, Mercury forms a quincunx to Jupiter shortly after it enters Leo today. We might waver, unable to reach a wholly satisfying decision or conclusion, making it better to reserve judgment. We may overestimate our abilities or underestimate the situation, or we might see-saw between alternatives. Whatever the case, it may be best to avoid jumping into something without planning, as necessary details are too easy to overlook at the moment. There can be some mental disorganization to manage temporarily. Today’s Pisces Moon encourages an intuitive approach to the day.

The void Moon occurs from 9:13 PM EDT, with the Moon’s last aspect before changing signs (a sextile to Pluto), until the Moon enters Aries tomorrow, July 28th, at 5:58 AM EDT.

Mercury enters Leo

Mercury is in Leo from July 27-August 11, 2021. When Mercury is in Leo, our thinking is more confident and grand. The focus is now on the goal–and the more grand a goal the better! The details may not be quite as important now. We are more expressive, even theatrical and given to speech-giving and story-telling under this influence. We are also more convincing and persuasive, as we exude confidence when we speak or write. We may not listen as well as we normally do under Mercury in Leo.

Mercury in Leo

Wednesday, JULY 28

The Moon continues its transit of Pisces until 5:58 AM EDT, after which it moves into Aries. The Aries Moon is pioneering and direct, and it’s a better match for the Leo Sun. This afternoon, the Sun and Moon form a trine, promoting cooperation and clarity.

Retrograde Jupiter returns to the sign of Aquarius, where it will transit for five months–until December 28th. Jupiter first entered Aquarius on December 19th, 2020, moved on to Pisces on May 13th, 2021, but then turned retrograde while still very early in the sign of Pisces. Now, Jupiter moves back into Aquarius. Jupiter in Aquarius expands our awareness of our place in the community and the needs of all. This transit encourages fairness, impartiality, individuality, and humanitarianism. We reap rewards through being more inclusive and just, and we’re opening our minds to progress. It’s in the world of ideas where we want to grow, improve, expand, and thrive, or it’s through our minds, beliefs, and ideas that we feel we can prosper. Generosity among friends and groups is a strong point of this Jupiter-in-Aquarius cycle.

The void Moon continues until the Moon enters Aries today at 5:58 AM EDT.

Jupiter Rx enters Aquarius

Jupiter is in Aquarius from

• December 19, 2020, to May 13, 2021,
• and then from July 28, 2021, until December 28, 2021.

Jupiter had moved on to the sign of Pisces, but in retrograde motion, now returns to the sign of Aquarius. See our Jupiter in Aquarius article.

Thursday, JULY 29

The Moon spends the day in forthright, action-oriented Aries. Mars leaves Leo and enters Virgo today, but before it goes, it opposes Jupiter. Both Mars and Jupiter are positioned very late in their respective signs, emphasizing a feeling of urgency and adding even more impulsiveness to the already extravagant nature of the aspect. We should watch for rushed decisions and actions now. With Mars-Jupiter, we have a strong desire to expand, to grow, and to do and know more. If we feel limited or restricted, or if we don’t know where to begin, this can serve to frustrate us. There can be impatience. What we want to do may conflict with what is possible.

We may get fired up over opposing viewpoints, and we may need to adjust our action plan. The desire to go big is with us, but so is the tendency to overestimate. Competitive feelings, however, can motivate us to push ourselves a little harder–the trick will be to do so with moderation. Errors in judgment made now are likely due to impulsiveness and the overlooking of crucial details.

Mars-Jupiter can bring a turning point to a project or even an attitude. We can feel passionately about our goals and beliefs, but we should watch that this doesn’t become self-righteousness. Instead, we might work hard at improving our ideas and uncovering information. There is a lot of creative energy generated now, but perhaps a little too much, so that tempers can flare. It’s best to watch for arrogance. Ideally, we harness this power to make changes and improvements.

Mars transits Virgo from today until September 14th, and we have a passion for details and a need to do the right thing at just the right time. The satisfaction of a job well done is one of our greatest incentives now. We are more precise and concerned about our performance during this cycle.

Mars enters Virgo

Mars is in Virgo from July 29-September 14 2021. In Virgo, Mars is somewhat of a workhorse. We have a passion for details, as well as a need to do the right thing at just the right time under this influence. The satisfaction of a job well done is one of your greatest incentives now. We are more precise and concerned about performance.

Mars in Virgo