Astrology Calendars

Monday, JULY 1

Mars enters the sign of Leo today where it will transit until August 18th. Mars in Leo is proud, self-confident, and grand. We go after what we want in a direct, self-assured manner during this cycle, desiring dramatic results. We prefer not to worry about details, and seek the least complicated route to our goals. Passion for life runs high, and this theme will be reinforced further when the Sun also enters Leo on the 22nd and then Venus on the 27th.

The Moon continues its transit of curious Gemini until 9:25 PM EDT when it enters protective, nurturing Cancer. The Moon aligns with Venus while it’s still transiting Gemini. We’re drawn to activities that bring more beauty and harmony to our lives, and we’re inclined to use conversation to get there. A Solar Eclipse occurs tomorrow, making today a critical time for unwinding or winding down.

The Moon is void from 5:49 PM EDT, with the Moon’s last aspect before changing signs (a conjunction to Venus), until the Moon enters Cancer at 9:25 PM EDT.

Mars enters Leo

Mars is in Leo from July 1-August 18 2019. In Leo, Mars is proud, self-confident, and grand. We are spirited and have grand goals. We go after what we want in a direct, self-assured manner, desiring dramatic results. We prefer not to worry about details, and take the least complicated route to our goals. The sex drive is strong, and passion for life is high.

Tuesday, JULY 2

A total Solar Eclipse occurs today in the Moon-ruled sign of Cancer, and we’re beginning fresh with domestic matters, family, personal popularity, the public, women’s interests, safety, security, food, support, our past/roots/heritage, and emotional issues. We are called to pay particular attention to our instincts, our deepest needs, and our feelings. It’s a time to recognize the importance of our family and our personal circle of friends as well as the security, sense of belonging, and safety we derive from them. This eclipse is one of a set of eclipses falling along the Cancer-Capricorn axis, the first one having already occurred in July 2018, and the last of which set to take place in July 2020. This is a time for exploring the relationship between our inner and outer selves.

The Moon is New in Cancer on July 2, 2019, at 3:16 PM EDT. This lunation is a Total Solar Eclipse.

Where does the New Moon fall by house in your natal chart? Read more here. Read more about eclipses here. See all 2019 Eclipse charts. Or, see the Astrology of 2019 for more astrological details of the year.

New Moon/Solar Eclipse in Cancer on July 2nd, 2019

A Solar Eclipse occurs on Tuesday, July 2, 2019, at 10 degrees and 38 minutes of Cancer. Its effects can be felt up to six months after the actual date of the eclipse. Its effects can be felt up to six months after the actual date of the eclipse. In the Moon-ruled sign of Cancer, domestic issues, family, personal popularity, the public, women’s interests, safety, security, food, support, our past/roots/heritage, and emotional issues will be a strong focus. This eclipse is about new beginnings regarding all of these matters.

Occurring in the sign of Cancer, we are called upon to feed our foundation–all of that which we call “home,” including the foundation we have built inside of ourselves, needs to be tended to and honored. We need to pay attention to our instincts, our deepest needs, and our feelings; and to recognize the importance of our family and our personal circle of friends and the security, sense of belonging, and safety we derive from them. We are called upon to get in touch with our vulnerability and our needs for intimacy, as well as opening ourselves up to accepting support from others; to offer and show support for others, without a hidden agenda; and we might begin a new project that involves improving the home itself, or improving domestic life, in general.

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. For some of us, circumstances are such that we need to pay more attention to these matters. Some of Cancer’s “lessons” involve learning to feed our souls, to honor our innermost feelings, and to get in touch with our vulnerability and dependency on others. We are reminded of our support system and our need for a sense of safety and security. If we focus too much on achieving our career objectives at the expense of building a solid sense of personal satisfaction, we eventually become ineffective both personally and professionally. Why? Because our push for results on a professional level will not bring us long-term success if we don’t know what it is we need for ourselves on a personal level.

Flaws in an important system in our lives are revealed around the time of the eclipse, prompting us to redo or to start fresh. Something ends in order for something else to start anew. We may be called to give up something in order to move forward into a new chapter in our lives. Although the “new” may be unrecognizable, it is important to allow the necessary surrender to the unknown.

The eclipse point itself is sextile Uranus, suggesting that we need to “expect the unexpected,” to be flexible, and to trust that change is necessary. However, it is also widely opposing Saturn, indicating some struggle with the adjustments that need to be made in order to further our psychological growth.

Major developments in the personal areas ruled by Cancer in our charts are likely to occur over the course of the next 6 months. However, because this is the one in a series of eclipses falling in Cancer-Capricorn, we can extend this range further. The first eclipse falling along this sign axis was in July 2018 and the last eclipse falling along this axis will occur in July 2020. Previous times eclipses occurred along this axis were July 2009-January 2011, July 2000-June 2002, July 1990-December 1992, and July 1981-June 1983. Not everyone will feel the effect of the eclipse with the same intensity. Those whose personal planets are activated by the degree of the eclipse will most feel its effects on a personal level.

Read more about eclipses here.

This phase of the Moon occurs at 10 degrees and 38 minutes of Cancer, affecting people born with personal planets and points at 6 to 16 degrees of the cardinal signs (Aries, Cancer, Libra, and Capricorn) most significantly.

Wednesday, JULY 3

Mercury forms a minor challenging aspect with Neptune today, which can serve to diffuse our concentration or focus. We’re more likely to perceive situations in an impractical or overly optimistic way, making it a less than ideal time for clear thinking and the handling of details. The Moon is in Cancer most of the day, and we are more concerned than usual with our personal lives and family. We’re inclined to respond to challenges or stress by retreating or withdrawing. We may prefer to stick with safe and familiar people, places, and situations right now.

Venus enters Cancer today, where it will transit until the 27th. Venus in Cancer 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. We show our love through our devotion, care, and concern. We’re at our best when we feel safe and secure. During this cycle, we may have a greater interest in home life and home improvement, nesting, home business, domestic and family activities, and purchases of long-term items.

Saturn’s opposition to the true North Node of the Moon is a longer-term aspect that can point to challenges related to hanging on to old habits that may be preventing us from growing, improving, and thriving. We should watch for sticking with the familiar only for fear of change. Interestingly, fear of quiet, intimacy, spending more time with loved ones, family, and ourselves may be the issues at this time, in part because these things take us away from our ambitions and work which feel a little safer or more measurable for the time being, somewhat ironically. The Moon enters Leo at 11:20 PM EDT, which can bring out our desire to entertain and share.

The Moon is void from 10:25 AM EDT, with the Moon’s last aspect before changing signs (an opposition to Pluto), until the Moon enters Leo at 11:20 PM EDT.

Venus enters Cancer

Venus is in Cancer from July 3-July 27 2019. 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.

Thursday, JULY 4

Today’s Mars-Jupiter sesquiquadrate can point to some agitation and competitive feelings that can either spur us on to make improvements or distract us. Enthusiasm and motivation can be incredible now if we know where to channel excess energy, but over-confidence and over-estimation of what we are capable of doing may lead to poor decisions or regrettable actions. We can also be rather argumentative and reactive with this combination.

The Moon spends the day in the sign of Leo, and we’re ready to enjoy and express ourselves. With the Moon’s square to Uranus, we are in no mood to be told what to do or how to act. We can be going our own way now.

Friday, JULY 5

The Moon is in Leo all day, inspiring us to find our inspiration! We’re seeking out love and appreciation, and our hearts are big. There is a tendency to worry about what others think of us a little too much today, however. With Venus semi-sextile Mars, we may be struggling with whether to take a direct or indirect approach to getting what we want, when we may be better off recognizing that it doesn’t have to be one way or the other–a combination would be ideal, or else the see-sawing can be confusing to all.

The Moon is void from 2:25 AM EDT, with the Moon’s last aspect before changing signs (a trine to Jupiter), until the Moon enters Virgo the next day, Saturday, July 6th, at 12:26 AM EDT.

Saturday, JULY 6

The Moon moves into Virgo early today, at 12:26 AM EDT, and we have a desire to tidy up our affairs. Keeping busy and making headway satisfies us more than usual. The Moon taps into the energy of an upcoming Venus-Uranus sextile, and this can serve to open our minds and hearts to new ideas and new ways of relating.

Do note that Mercury is moving towards its retrograde station, happening tomorrow, and we may want to save launches or brand new projects for a better time. While the retrograde period that lasts from the 7-31 is strong for catching ourselves up, the days around the shifts can be disorienting, and this can be an issue today. We may not know all the facts, and we should watch for confusing directions and perceptions. There can be difficulties getting our message across successfully now, and this is temporary.

The void Moon ends when the Moon enters Virgo today at 12:26 AM EDT.

Sunday, JULY 7

The Moon spends the day in the sign of Virgo, and we’re more particular than usual, noticing the details of our lives more than usual. Mercury, Virgo’s ruler, stations and turns retrograde today. Mercury’s retrograde lasts until July 31st, beginning in the sign of Leo and ending in the sign of Cancer. During this cycle, our thinking is turned inward as we review and reassess matters. Mercury retrograde periods can be times of heightened inner awareness–times when meditation, journaling, reworking old plans, and reviewing past work are favored more than usual. Minor breaks in the mechanical aspects of communication and transportation can reconnect us to other, possibly more meaningful, means of connecting. The more difficult times are the periods of the shifts themselves (the days surrounding the stations — today and July 31st), after which we grow more and more accustomed to the motion. We should be observing and reviewing rather than making critical decisions with this shift since we’re also between two eclipses. Today’s Mars-Neptune challenge adds some deflation or waning motivation and energy levels to the mix.

The Moon is void from 12:50 PM EDT, with the Moon’s last aspect before changing signs (a trine to Pluto), until the Moon enters Libra the next day, Monday, July 8th, at 2:07 AM EDT.

Mercury turns retrograde at 04° Leo 27′ at 7:14 PM and will be retrograde for over three weeks.

Mercury will be retrograde until July 31st  at 23° Cancer 56′.

Monday, JULY 8

While a square between Venus and Chiron can point to blocks to intimacy and insecurities, a sextile between Venus and Uranus also forms today and brings us (gently) out of our shells, encouraging our bolder, more innovative natures, socially speaking. We are most interested in all that is new, unusual, and out-of-the-ordinary with regards to romantic involvements, entertainment or pleasures, and financial undertakings. We may be experimenting, improvising, and trying on new ways of relating to others and expressing ourselves. We may be discovering alternative ways to make (or spend) money. We’re freer with our feelings, although a little detached, and we find beauty in the unfamiliar or uncommon.

Also today, retrograde Mercury aligns with Mars. A problem from the past can re-emerge now, and we feel driven to take care of it, although it can be challenging to stay centered. We should watch for impatience, snappiness, and impulsive moves and words. This conjunction is suitable for motivated, energetic work, particularly related to communications and the mind. We may want to get right to the point, so that communications may be on the insensitive side. With Mercury retrograde, we might renew interest in handling an old problem or reviving an old project. This can be a time of racing minds and excited thoughts.

As well, Chiron stations as it turns retrograde. Chiron’s retrograde cycle lasts until December 12th and is a good time for introspection. We might reassess mental and physical health programs in our lives during this period. The Moon ends its transit of Virgo and enters Libra at 2:07 AM EDT.

The void Moon ends when the Moon enters Libra today at 2:07 AM EDT.

Tuesday, JULY 9

The First Quarter Moon occurs today, and so does the Sun’s annual opposition to Saturn, and we can feel compelled to make changes. The Sun in Cancer forms a square to the Moon in Libra, and we may become aware of obstacles related to a recent plan or project.

With the Sun-Saturn opposition, we can experience a reality check as well, likely related to our work, responsibilities, or the rules, in general. Feelings of doubt, pessimism, or guilt may undermine our confidence until we make corrections. Feeling blocked, encountering obstacles to progress, and inhibitions are all possible under this influence. While there can be a letdown, our efforts to measure up to expectations can ultimately increase confidence in our ability to be responsible for ourselves. Focusing too much on our feelings may not be very productive right now. This is a time for reevaluating goals, taking into better account the limits of time and energy. It can be a good time for developing real solutions to long-term problems and for recognizing the meaning behind recent restrictions or limitations. We might acknowledge the need to adopt a humbler, more mature, and possibly more conservative approach. We might also need to catch up on neglected duties or responsibilities.

The Sun aligns with the True North Node of the Moon today, and this encourages and perhaps challenges us to grow, improve, and aspire to our goals.

The Moon is void from 3:35 PM EDT, with the Moon’s last aspect before changing signs (a square to Pluto), until the Moon enters Scorpio tomorrow, Wednesday, July 10th, at 5:29 AM EDT.

Wednesday, JULY 10

The Moon continues its transit of Libra until 5:29 AM when it enters Scorpio. With the Scorpio Moon, we take our emotions more seriously than usual, and we’re unafraid of doing our own thing.

The Sun forms a quintile to Uranus and heads toward a trine to Neptune, making for a potentially very creative day. We can feel inspired, and charitable acts now lift our spirits. We see matters, and people, from a different perspective–one that not only allows for but finds beauty in differences. This is a fluid, graceful influence. We’re tuned into our intuition or access it more naturally now. It’s easier than usual to find inspiration, and we may be moved to help, support, or give of ourselves. Discovering creative and innovative methods or solutions to problems can figure strongly today.

The void Moon ends when the Moon enters Scorpio today at 5:29 AM EDT.

Thursday, JULY 11

Early today, we may have the opportunity to take the lead, or to take action, regarding matters that lead to healing, cleansing, or teaching now. We’re fearlessly addressing problem areas. While the Mars-Chiron trine opens us up to healing and repair, a Mars-Uranus square early afternoon can tempt us to take risks or to act on impulses without considering consequences. We have little patience with feelings of being restricted or limited under this influence. We might feel rebellious in the face of rules and regulations, particularly those we think are outdated, or frustrated with anything that requires us to conform. We’re inclined to assert our independence abruptly or to attempt to enforce changes. There may be changes in work schedules, or life’s circumstances could challenge us in such a way that we need to redirect our energy or enthusiasm or alter our goals. Energy is stop-and-go, and it can be hard to focus on only one activity at a time. Inner tension begs for release now, but we should watch for impulsive or rash decisions.

The Moon spends the day in the sign of perceptive Scorpio, harmonizing with the Cancer Sun and Neptune in Pisces this afternoon shortly after the square between Mars and Uranus separate, encouraging us to relax and flow along rather than fight the waves.

The Moon is void from 8:28 PM EDT, with the Moon’s last aspect before changing signs (a sextile to Pluto), until the Moon enters Sagittarius tomorrow, Friday, July 12th, at 11:05 AM EDT.

Friday, JULY 12

The Moon continues its transit of Scorpio until 11:05 AM EDT, after which it moves through Sagittarius. While the Scorpio Moon encourages us to go within or go deep, the Sagittarius Moon encourages a direct, spontaneous approach to the world, at least on an emotional level.

Retrograde Mercury and Neptune form a sesquiquadrate, and this can serve to diffuse our concentration or focus in the first half of the day.

As the day progresses, we find it easier to connect and communicate a little more clearly. This Moon-Mercury connection helps us find common ground and helps open up the lines of communication. We’re enjoying more honesty now.

The void Moon ends when the Moon enters Sagittarius today at 11:05 AM EDT.

Saturday, JULY 13

The Moon spends the day in the sign of Sagittarius, stimulating our need for some spontaneity. The Sagittarius Moon aligns with Jupiter today, and we’re reaching for our joy, trusting in a mission or something higher than us. We’re embracing our brave, adventurous, and confident side, and we are seeking to grow, expand, and improve.

However, as the day advances, we approach a Sun-Pluto opposition that occurs late morning tomorrow, and there can be some pressure to perform or to deal with problem areas. This influence can bring a tricky or buried issue to a head. Matters of power and competition can emerge for handling.

The Moon is void from 9:30 PM EDT, with the Moon’s last aspect before changing signs (a square to Neptune), until the Moon enters Capricorn the next day, Sunday, July 14th, at 7:05 PM EDT.

Sunday, JULY 14

The Sun opposes Pluto today, and we can more clearly see areas of life where we’ve been holding onto something too tightly or giving away our personal power, likely through relationships or events. This can feel uncomfortable or can be disruptive, but it can also heighten self-awareness. Outside forces can remind us of our need to take charge of our lives, but shortcuts to gaining control will not work out for us. We might formulate strategies for managing our fears or worries.

A Sun-Jupiter quintile helps us to see patterns more clearly. It also encourages us to view what’s happening in a positive light. We’re interested in making the best of our circumstances now.

The Moon continues its transit of Sagittarius until 7:05 PM EDT, after which it moves through the sign of Capricorn. The Sagittarius Moon is enthusiastic and idealistic, and later, the Capricorn Moon inclines us to consider the practical side of life.

The void Moon period ends with the Moon enters Capricorn at 7:05 PM EDT.

Monday, JULY 15

The Moon spends the day in the sign of Capricorn, harmonizing with Uranus this morning. While we’re more aware of our practical responsibilities and drawn to the tried and true, we’re open to new ways of getting things done. In fact, we enjoy making small changes that benefit our projects. We have a broader sense of responsibility and naturally take an inventory of our priorities. With a Capricorn Moon, we strive for increased self-sufficiency. We’re especially goal-oriented and particularly aware of our responsibilities and performance. Our judgment is sound, and practical matters are a significant focus.

Tuesday, JULY 16

The Moon is in Capricorn all day, reaching full at 5:38 PM EDT. This Full Moon is a partial Lunar Eclipse. Full Moons and Lunar Eclipses bring issues in our lives to fulfillment. Our emotions are heightened, and there is often some drama involved with the house, sign, and any contacted planets activated by the eclipse. The areas of life activated by the eclipse may see dramatic turns, after which the path is clear to move forward. Something comes to light now, and if we get in touch with our emotions, we can get a better idea of what needs to change, or what needs to go. Epiphanies are likely and can propel us into affirmative action. However, today the atmosphere is highly charged, and it may be difficult to maintain objectivity.

Venus forms a quincunx to Jupiter early today and heads into an opposition to Saturn, and we can wrestle with our desires. Negative feedback or blockage can slow us down–ideally only enough to pace ourselves or to adjust our expectations. Financial limitations may make themselves known, or burdens of our debts or obligations to others are magnified. We may need to pay the piper, or if we’ve been overdoing pleasures, a reminder of our responsibilities comes now. Burdens, responsibilities, lack, limitations, and problems can loom larger than usual under the Venus-Saturn influence, particularly with regards to love, pleasure, and finances.

The Moon is void from 5:39 PM EDT, with the Moon’s last aspect before changing signs (an opposition to the Sun), until the Moon enters Aquarius the next day, Wednesday, July 17th, at 5:19 AM EDT.

The Moon is Full in Capricorn on July 16, 2019, at 5:39 PM EDT. This full moon is a partial Lunar Eclipse.

A Lunar eclipse is an especially potent lunation — in this case a potent Full Moon. Lunar eclipses are relationship-oriented. The “crisis” that these eclipses tend to elicit is a crisis of lack–a time when we suddenly realize a great need or want. The impact of the crisis can act to sever a relationship–it’s possible. But it can also bring two people together with a sudden awareness of a great need for each other. Although Lunar eclipses are more relationship-oriented than Solar eclipses, they are not always about relationships between two people. They can trigger awareness of need in other areas of our lives, such as our relationship to work, to our health and bodies, and so forth. This is a time when matters come to light–things that have been brewing under the surface.

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. A Lunar eclipse is a more potent Full Moon, and its effects tend to last longer—approximately six months.

This eclipse occurs when the Moon is at approximately 24 degrees of Capricorn, opposing the Sun at 24 degrees Cancer, and is a Partial Lunar Eclipse.

Lunar Eclipses are about relationships and polarities. With the Cancer-Capricorn axis involved, this Lunar Eclipse presses us to look more closely at our needs, lacks, and wants in our lives concerning the balance between our private lives, domesticity, our need for a home base, and nurturance (represented by Cancer) versus our public lives, careers, reputation, and accountability (represented by Capricorn). Attachments and love are ruled by Cancer, while achievements and rewards/punishments are ruled by Capricorn. In some ways, this polarity deals with the balance between unconditional love and conditional love. Cancer encourages us to value our home base and our roots, while Capricorn persuades us to consider our sense of duty and responsibility along public or professional lines. While Cancer may be content to be dependent, Capricorn urges us to be grown-up and responsible. Cancer represents the origin, and Capricorn represents the goal. Neglecting either end of the axis will surely backfire on us. Ideally, a balance should be found between the two energies, and this is what the Full Moon invites us to do.

This Full Moon is about balancing our commitment to our career and families. Something has been building inside of us, and now is the time when the energy of the cosmos fairly demands that we let it out. Over the coming months, we will discover what this means for us. For now, we can’t sit on our feelings. We need to express them. The Full Moon illuminates this conflict. Some sort of crisis (which can be a crisis of consciousness) or sudden awareness of a lack in our lives provides us with a golden opportunity to explore our emotional needs within the context of the house polarity where the eclipse occurs in our natal charts. Relationships may be challenged, broken, or strengthened dramatically at this time. Our discovery is emotionally charged and dramatic. Epiphanies are likely at this time as we become acutely aware of our lack. This understanding can propel us into positive action.

This eclipse is one in a series of eclipses that fall along the Cancer/Capricorn axis. It can be viewed as one of many cosmic pushes regarding the themes it has been and will be stimulating.

Full Moons and Lunar Eclipses bring issues in our lives to fulfillment. Our emotions are heightened, and there is often some sort of drama involved with the house, sign, and any contacted planets activated by the Full Moon. Look to 24 degrees of Capricorn (and Cancer) in your own chart. This Lunar Eclipse gives us a cosmic push to make needed changes in our lives. The areas of life activated by the eclipse may see dramatic turns, after which the path is clear to move forward. Note that whatever “happens” at this time is nothing truly new. The issues have been brewing inside of us, and emotions have been building. Something comes to light at the time of the Full Moon, and if we get in touch with our emotions, we can get a better idea of what needs to change, or what needs to go.

This Lunar Eclipse in Capricorn is bound to thrust us into a state of heightened awareness of flaws in the structures of our lives, particularly in our career or outer structures and our home and family structures. Decisions made now are emotionally-driven.

This Lunar Eclipse occurs when the Moon is aligned with Pluto and opposite Mercury, and at the same time as a Venus-Saturn opposition. This configuration is powerful and complicated at once. The need to take action feels urgent.

Read more about the eclipses here. See The Astrology of 2019 and 2019 Eclipse charts.

Full Moon/Lunar Eclipse in Capricorn on July 19th, 2019

Wednesday, JULY 17

The Venus-Saturn opposition early today reminds us of our responsibilities, which can temporarily feel more burdensome than usual. As the day advances, we’re likely to embrace our needs to disconnect from work and obligation so that we can more fully enjoy ourselves or engage with family and comfortable activities. This can be a good time for connecting with others who help move us closer to our objectives, particularly goals related to emotional wholeness, family, and domestic matters. We are more concerned with harmonizing than usual and tend to be agreeable and cooperative. We might make fortunate connections.

The Moon finishes its transit of Capricorn at 5:19 AM EDT, after which the Moon transits Aquarius. With an Aquarius Moon, we seek intellectual stimulation and unusual or unconventional experiences.

The void Moon ends when the Moon enters Aquarius today at 5:19 AM EDT.

Thursday, JULY 18

Retrograde Mercury forms a minor challenging aspect with Jupiter today, pointing to potentially impulsive decisions. Watch for exaggerated communications or news now.

However, Venus forms a quintile to Uranus and trine to Neptune today, and we’re especially sensitive to others’ needs and wants, and desirous of harmony, love, beauty, and balance. We are generous, compassionate, open, and vulnerable. We prioritize spiritual and emotional concerns over material ones, but we’re also capable of producing something tangible from our creative efforts. These influences open up our senses and stimulate our compassion. We see the very best in people now, and this eases our interactions and takes the pressure off in personal relationships.

A Mercury-Ceres trine is also in effect, and we’re ready to help and emotionally support our loved ones. This is a good time for both teaching and learning.

The Moon is void from 11:54 AM EDT, with the Moon’s last aspect before changing signs (a sextile to Jupiter), until the Moon enters Pisces the next day, Friday, July 19th, at 5:20 PM EDT.

Friday, JULY 19

Retrograde Mercury moves back into the sign of Cancer early today. Mercury will continue to retrograde until July 31st and then will re-enter Leo on August 11th. When Mercury is in Cancer, we rely more on our intuition to assess situations than usual. We may be reviewing or reassessing matters related to home, family, our personal lives, domestic issues, and our feelings now. This is an excellent period for getting in touch with our motivations, emotional needs, as well as what nurtures us and feeds our spirits. Our society doesn’t usually value emotional communication as much as rational approaches. However, now is the time to consider our more intimate or sympathetic natures and how these affect our decision-making processes. It’s a time of increased sensitivity and fine-tuned emotional radar.

Retrograde Mercury periods tend to send us to the past for further or previously hidden information, and while in Cancer, this is especially the case. We might think of past events in new ways. The Moon continues to transit Aquarius and then enters Pisces at 5:20 PM EDT.

The void Moon ends when the Moon enters Pisces today at 5:20 PM EDT.

Mercury enters Cancer

Mercury is in Cancer from July 19-August 11, 2019. 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

Saturday, JULY 20

The Moon spends the day in the sign of Pisces. The Pisces Moon is compassionate, sensitive, giving, and perceptive at its best and noncommittal or avoidant when challenged. We approach others with more compassion than usual. This is a strong time to forgive and release, particularly with a creative aspect between Venus and Jupiter also influencing the day. It can feel especially good to put our faith in someone or something now. However, Venus heads towards an opposition to Pluto, exact early tomorrow, and there can be intense emotions and attractions as the day advances. We may experience confrontations or events that bring complicated feelings and fears to a head. We may be making uncomfortable discoveries, and while some of these can be ultimately helpful, we may be pushing too far for answers right now. We should watch for manipulative behavior that can arise from insecurities or fear of betrayal.

Sunday, JULY 21

Venus perfects its opposition to Pluto early today, and we’re confronting areas of our lives where we’re holding onto something too tightly for fear of losing it.

The inferior conjunction of Mercury and the Sun occurs today, giving us a unique window into the past as it might impact our future. This is a good time for processing recent events and ideas, and for beginning to look at problems or issues from a new perspective and with a new understanding. Significant new ideas are born at this time, and they’re likely to have real staying power or importance in our lives. What we say or write now has an impact, for better or for worse. However, we may not have all the facts necessary to come to a solid conclusion, and we might later have to revise plans or decisions.

A biquintile between Mars and Neptune is brilliant for creative moves. We see the way around problems. The Moon spends the day in dreamy Pisces.