Astrology Calendars Archive

Tuesday, JULY 7

The Moon transits Aquarius all day, and we’re especially earnest, friendly, and principled. Our interest in our social life, new ideas, and progress increases. We thrive on intellectual stimulation, change, and unusual or unconventional experiences. Friends, community, groups, causes, and happiness goals can be in sharper focus now. A Mars-Pluto quintile suggests we’re willing to challenge ourselves, and we tend to gravitate toward plans and strategies to get what we desire.

As the day advances, we head towards a square between Mars and retrograde Mercury, however. We could too easily find ourselves in disagreement with others, most likely because we’re communicating ineffectively or impatiently. We may be competing for the floor when expressing our ideas, thoughts, and opinions, making it difficult to engage in healthy dialogue. Mental agitation could dominate. We may stir up controversy with what we say, possibly by bringing up a controversial issue from the past, or how we say it. Ideally, we’re moved to resolve problems, but it’s best not to jump to conclusions or decisions now.

The void Moon occurs from 12:37 AM EDT, with the Moon’s last aspect before changing signs (a square to Uranus), until the Moon enters Pisces the next day, Wednesday, July 8th, at 2:12 PM EDT.

Wednesday, JULY 8

The Mercury-Mars square perfects early today, and tensions can lead to speaking or acting prematurely. Mental agitation may stir up and release things we’ve bottled up, however. The Moon continues its transit of Aquarius until 2:12 PM EDT, after which the Moon is in Pisces. With an Aquarius Moon, we seek intellectual stimulation, and we’re drawn to unusual or unconventional experiences. The Pisces Moon is compassionate, sensitive, giving, and perceptive at its best and avoidant when challenged. We approach others with more compassion than usual. It’s a good time for activities that help us detox, forgive, and heal or unwind.

The Moon continues its void period until 2:12 PM EDT when the Moon enters Pisces.

Thursday, JULY 9

The Moon spends the day in the sign of Pisces, and a positive, healthy escape from the usual can be most welcome. The Pisces Moon is intuitive, trusting, and compassionate. However, a Venus-Pluto sesquiquadrate aspect colors the first half of the day, producing some tension due to fear-based suspicions. There can be some underlying tensions in social interactions and relationships. Feelings of jealousy and possessiveness derive from a fear of losing something precious to us. We might not be able to imagine a direct route to our desires right now, which can lead to a tendency to manipulate. Old financial tensions can surface, and issues of trust can re-emerge in relationships. Still, it can also be a time for recognizing the needs and desires that we’ve suppressed. Getting into a healthier relationship with these buried needs can help, and learning from our experiences gets easier as the day advances.

Mercury turns direct today at 5° Cancer 30′ after a retrograde cycle that lasted over three weeks.

Mercury was retrograde since June 18th at 14° Cancer 46′ and the retrograde cycle ends today.

Mercury Retrograde Cycle June-July 2020

Mercury was retrograde from June 18th at 14° Cancer 46, until July 12, 2020, at 5° Cancer 30.

Mercury Retrograde Dates June to July 2020:

• Mercury’s shadow period begins/enters Rx zone: June 2, 2020, at 5° Cancer 30′
• Mercury stations and turns retrograde: June 18, 2020, at 14° Cancer 46′ Rx
• Mercury stations and turns direct: July 12, 2020, at 5° Cancer 30′
• Mercury ends its shadow period/leaves Rx zone: July 26, 2020, at 14° Cancer 46′

Read more about Mercury Retrograde. Where is Mercury Retrograde transiting by house in your natal chart? Is it conjunct a natal planet, your Ascendant, or Midheaven? Read interpretations of Mercury Retrograde in Transit for a more personalized meaning of the transit cycle.

[Mercury entered its shadow on June 2nd and will leave it on July 26th]

The Moon is New in Cancer on July 20, 2020, at 1:33 PM EDT.

This is the first New Moon in Cancer that hasn’t been an eclipse since 2017. While this means it is a more “regular” New Moon, it does pack a punch with its tight opposition to Saturn. It’s also the second New Moon in Cancer in 2020. We can feel blocked and throttled, and this can fuel our desire/need to start fresh.

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 28 degrees and 27 minutes of Cancer.

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 20, 2020 with Additional Points

Sun enters Leo

Sun is in Leo from July 22-August 22, 2020. 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

Jupiter sextile Neptune.

Jupiter at 20° Capricorn 39’ Rx forms a sextile to Neptune at 20° Pisces 39′ on July 27th, 2020. This is the second in a set of three.

With this longer-term aspect, idealistic and humanitarian goals or impulses surface now. Making connections with others from a different background may figure. Widening our minds through unusual or different experiences can be part of the picture. Practical considerations could take a back seat now. Generosity and compassion increase and our faith are boosted. We more easily make personal sacrifices for what we believe to be the better good.

Jupiter sextile Neptune dates:

1st: on February 20th, 2020, at 17° Capricorn 45′ (first)

2nd: on July 27th, 2020, at 20° Capricorn 39’ Rx

3rd: on October 12th, 2020, at 18° Capricorn 45’ (final)

Jupiter sextile Neptune

Venus leaves its post-retrograde shadow or retrograde zone.

Venus was retrograde from May 13 to June 25, 2020, and leaves its shadow today. Venus energy is now back to normal.

Venus Retrograde Dates in year 2020:

• Venus shadow period begins/enters Rx zone: April 9th, 2020, at 5° Gemini 20′
• Venus stations and turns retrograde: May 13th, 2020, at 21° Gemini 50′ Rx
• Venus stations and turns direct: June 25, 2020, at 5° Gemini 20′
• Venus ends its shadow period/leaves Rx zone: July 29, 2020, at 21° Gemini 50′

The Moon is Full in Aquarius on August 3, 2020, at 11:59 AM EDT.

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 11 degrees and 46 minutes of Aquarius.

Mercury enters Leo

Mercury is in Leo from August 4-August 19, 2020. 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

Venus enters Cancer

Venus is in Cancer from August 7-September 6, 2020. In Cancer, Venus is nurturing, protective and self-protective, cautious, and fertile. We experience many emotional ups and downs in love under this influence due to increased sensitivity and impressionability. We are tender, romantic, and attached. Cancer love is dedicated, warm, and devoted. We show our love through our devotion, care, and concern. We are affectionate and cuddly, and are at our best when we feel safe and secure.

Uranus now turns retrograde at 10° Taurus 41′. Each year, Uranus retrograde for approximately 4 months.

Uranus Retrograde Cycle 2020 to 2021

Uranus Retrograde Dates in 2020/2021:

• • Uranus turns retrograde on August 15, 2020, at 10 Taurus 41.
  • Uranus ends its retrograde when it turns direct on January 14, 2021, at 6 Taurus 43.

The Moon is New in Leo on August 18, 2020, at 10:41 PM EDT.

This phase of the Moon occurs at 26 degrees and 35 minutes of Leo.

Mercury enters Virgo

Mercury is in Virgo from August 19-September 5, 2020. When Mercury is in Virgo, precision in speech, thought, and process is now important to us. This is a time when we analyze and decide what is useful and what we deem to be impractical. Mercury feels right at home in Virgo, one of the signs that it rules. Dealing with details is natural and easy now. We need to be careful that we don’t lose perspective if we find ourselves lost in details. We should also be aware of the possibility of expressing ourselves in a too factual manner, so much so that we come across as dry, critical, or unimaginative.

Sun enters Virgo

Sun is in Virgo from August 22-September 22, 2020. Our focus shifts to the pieces of the puzzle–the little details of our lives. It is now time to take care of practical concerns. Tending to the details of everyday life may not sound like loads of fun, but it can certainly free us from unnecessary stress that results from “collecting” odds and ends of unfinished business. This is an ideal time to get organized, to do detail work, and to improve communications on the job.

Sun in Virgo

The Moon is Full in Pisces on September 2, 2020, at 1:22 AM EDT.

A Full Moon occurs when the Sun in Virgo forms an opposition to the Moon in Pisces. 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 10 degrees and 12 minutes of Pisces.

Mercury enters Libra

Mercury is in Libra from September 5-September 27, 2020. When Mercury is in Libra, we are diplomatic and friendly. During this cycle, we are able to bring a more rational approach to one-to-one relationships. It’s a good time to think about ways of improving our negotiation skills. In an attempt to see both sides of any given situation, Mercury in Libra can be a vacillating energy. It can be more challenging than usual to make quick decisions, as we can sit “on the fence”. We may too easily accommodate others’ opinions in order to keep the peace. In our negotiations, we don’t want to assert ourselves in such a way as to appear to be the “bad guy”. However, this is a good period for considering others’ points of view. We are more inclined to arrive at fair conclusions.

Mercury in Libra

Venus enters Leo

Venus is in Leo from September 6-October 2, 2020. Love is magnificent and grand. We take pride in love, and we are generous with our money as well. This is a warmhearted, teasing, expressive, proud, and extravagant placement for Venus. Love is a bit of a game–a game that is perpetual, as Venus in Leo is forever stuck in the romance stage of a relationship. We feed on attention, acknowledgement, validation, and adoration. Venus in Leo loves to be adored, pampered, and admired. Pride and passion are hallmarks of this cycle. We have a strong ego investment in our love lives during this period. The negative expression of this placement is overstating our feelings simply for the effect, as well as extravagance.

Mars now turns retrograde at 28° Aries 08′.

Mars Retrograde Cycle from September 9 to November 13, 2020:

Mars Retrograde Cycle in Aries in 2020

Mars Retrograde Dates in 2020:

Mars is retrograde from September 9th to November 13th, 2020.

• Mars enters its retrograde zone on July 25th, 2020, at 15° Aries 14′
• Mars turns retrograde on September 9th, 2020, at 28° Aries 08’Rx
• Mars turns direct on November 13th, 2020, at 15° Aries 14′
• Mars leaves its retrograde zone on January 2nd, 2021, at 28° Aries 08′

Mars spends its full retrograde cycle in the sign of Aries.

Sun opposes Mars on October 13th, 2020 (the Sun only opposes Mars while Mars is retrograde).

Mars is in its shadow period from July 25th to September 9th, and then from November 13th to January 2nd.

Jupiter now turns direct at 14° Capricorn 30′ after several months of retrograde motion.

Jupiter was retrograde from May 14 to September 12th, 2020, in the sign of Capricorn.

Jupiter’s retrograde cycle in 2020: May to September

Today, Jupiter leaves its retrograde cycle as it stations direct. Jupiter will continue to move through the sign of Capricorn until December 19th, 2020.

The Moon is New in Virgo on September 17, 2020, at 7:00 AM EDT.

This phase of the Moon occurs at 25 degrees and 1 minute of Virgo.

Sun enters Libra

Sun is in Libra from September 22-October 22, 2020. Libra rules relationships with others as mirrors of ourselves. Meeting others halfway, compromise, and negotiation come under the rule of Libra. The focus is now on balance–finding balance and harmony through relationships with others and through art. Libra is the sign of the peacemaker.

However, life is not always peaceful with Libra in its attempt to restore balance. Decision-making can be more challenging while the Sun is in Libra. Libra weighs both sides of any situation, and sometimes this process seems endless! In Libra, the Sun is concerned about not rocking the boat and not rubbing others the wrong way. Tactfulness, style, tolerance, and sociability are some of the keywords for Libra. On the shadow side, Libra can be self-serving, indecisive, passive-aggressive, and superficial.

Sun in Libra

Mercury enters Scorpio

Mercury is in Scorpio from September 27-October 27, 2020. When Mercury is in Scorpio, our thoughts and communications are more probing and intense. While Mercury in Libra urged us to find balance and to arrive at fair solutions, Mercury in Scorpio instinctively knows that life simply isn’t fair. Mercury in Scorpio seeks truths in all that is hidden and undercover. We tend to probe, observe, and focus our thoughts under this influence. Looking for motivations–the more deeply buried the better–satisfies an intellectual need now. Our thoughts are profound. We throw away superficial manners of communicating in favor of deep conversations. Scorpio is extremely sharp, profound, and analytical. Thinking is inclined to be one-track minded, focused, and even obsessive.

Mercury in Scorpio

Saturn now turns direct at 25° Capricorn 20′ after several months of retrograde motion.

Saturn turned retrograde on May 11, 2020, at 1° Aquarius 57′
Saturn turns direct on September 29, 2020, at 25° Capricorn 20′

Saturn Retrograde Cycle in 2020

Note that retrograde dates are the following day in the Eastern time zone (May 11 to September 29).