Dates to Watch:
Note to my Astrology Clients. Use your Planetary Placement and Ascendant Sheet to find if the following transits will have a major impact on you. The personal planets are Sun, Moon, Mercury Venus, and Mars.
Aug 1 – Sun Conjunct Mercury at 8 Leo. Both business and pleasure are favored under this aspect. Leo wants to play and be entertained. The Sun lights up the mind and gives you creative ideas. If you have personal planets (Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus, or Mars) or the ascendant at 6 to 10 Leo, what fun can you have today?
Mercury opposite Saturn at 10 Leo/Aquarius. Be careful what you put into writing today. Saturn can be a little snarky. If you have personal planets at 8 to 12 Leo or Aquarius, your communications today could be critical and morose.
Aug 2 – Sun Opposite Saturn at 10 Leo/Aquarius. You may have to work extra hard today. You feel the wolf at your back and you don’t feel that you have enough savings. Go on a budget if you have personal planets or the ascendant at 8 to 12 Leo or Aquarius.
Aug 3 – Venus Trine Uranus at 14 Virgo/Taurus. I love this trine with two planets in earth signs. Get out in nature and enjoy beautiful landscapes and gardens. If you have personal planets or the ascendant at 12 to 16 Virgo or Taurus, you can make some solid friendships today.
Mercury Square Uranus at 14 Leo/Taurus. Uranus is cantankerous and ornery. Be careful of your emails today, you may upset someone especially if you have personal planets or the ascendant at 12 to 16 Leo or Taurus.
Aug 6 - Sun Square Uranus at 14 Leo/Taurus. You can get stirred up by events and want to go out and punch someone in the face. Control yourself especially if you have personal planets or the ascendant at 12 to 16 Taurus/Leo.
Aug 8 – New Moon at 16 Leo. This New Moon foretells a month of friendliness, entertainment, and fun. But, it is conjunct Mercury and square Uranus. Expect some bright unusual ideas to manifest this month. All four planets are in fixed signs. This New Moon will bring the Saturn/Uranus square into your life upfront and personally. If you have personal planets or the ascendant at 16 Leo or Aquarius or Taurus, you may need to push against resistance in order to accomplish anything.
Aug 9 – Venus Opposite Neptune at 22 Virgo/Pisces. I don’t like Neptune. He causes confusion and I’m confused enough. On this aspect, he can lead to errors in judgment. It’s not favorable for borrowing or lending money. Don’t be persuaded by someone to buy something. We tend to project on oppositions. The dreamboat (is that word still in use) that you meet today, is not the person you think they are.
Aug 10 – Mercury Opposite Jupiter at 28 Leo/Aquarius. You may get full of yourself today. You think your opinions are well thought out and intelligent. You just can’t help blabbing to everyone today about how brilliant you are especially if you have personal planets or the ascendant at 26 to 29 Leo and Aquarius or 0 Virgo or Pisces.
Aug 11 – Mercury enters Virgo until August 30. Mercury rules Virgo so he is very happy here. Virgo is the workaholic of the Zodiac. When Mercury goes into Virgo, you get some great ideas about how to improve your work. Look for the house in your birth chart that contains Virgo. This is the area in which these ideas will manifest. See the meaning of the houses here.
Venus Trine Pluto at 25 Virgo/Capricorn. Pluto can be a bad guy, but when he is good (in a trine) he is very good. Here he brings in some deep solid, sexy relationships especially if you have personal planets or the ascendant at 23 to 27 Virgo or Capricorn.
Aug 16 – Venus Enters Libra until Sep 10. Venus rules Libra so she is happy here. She wants to create beauty around here whether in painting, gardening, or photography. Venus as Aphrodite was in love with love and her loving energy had no boundaries. Remember that.
Aug 18 – Mercury Conjunct Mars at 12 Virgo. Mental stimulation. Virgo is usually a quite timid person, but here they can be quite forceful in their speech. Be careful how you communicate today; don’t be pushy, especially if you have personal planets or the ascendant at 10 to 14 of Virgo or Pisces.
Aug 19 – Sun Opposite Jupiter at 27 Virgo/Pisces. Today you have a tendency to eat too much, drink too much, talk too much and spend too much money. This is especially powerful energy if you have personal planets or the ascendant at 25 to 29 Virgo or Pisces.
Uranus turns retrograde until Jan 18, 2022. Uranus stops in the sky before turning at 14 degrees of Taurus. Uranus is intensified all month and can bring clarity. He is the no-BS planet. He can also be cantankerous and stubborn. If you have personal planets or the ascendant at 12 to 16 degrees of Taurus, try to control yourself. Taurus is usually such a calm and sweet sign, but during this time, you can get really fed up with the idiots around you.
Aug 20 – Mercury Trine Uranus at 14 Virgo/Taurus. You feel vivacious and sharp today. Your mind is taking a creative turn for the better. You get interested in progressive ideas especially if you have personal planets or the ascendant at 12 to 16 Virgo or Taurus.
Aug 22 – Mars Trine Uranus at 14 Virgo/Taurus. You could form a new connection under unusual circumstances. This is a time to make plans for the future especially if you have personal planets or the ascendant at 12 to 16 Taurus or Virgo.
Full Moon at 29 Aquarius conjunct Jupiter. This is a culmination of the efforts that you have made this month. It can bring some positive solutions to areas of your life you have been struggling with.
Sun Enters Virgo until Sep 22. This is a time that we go back to school and take our job more seriously because we feel the summer fun is over.
Aug 23 – Venus Trine Saturn at 8 Libra/Aquarius. A very good day to meet up with friends you have not seen in a long time. This is also a good time to form a relationship with an older, wiser person especially if you have personal planets or the ascendant at 6 to 10 Libra or Aquarius.
Aug 24 – Mercury Opposite Neptune at 22 Virgo/Pisces. Your thinking is not too clear today. You could hear some scandalous news that could be a bit of a surprise. If you have personal planets or the ascendant at 20 to 24 Virgo or Pisces, you could see a UFO today and maybe take a ride in one
Aug 26 – Mercury Trine Pluto at 24 Virgo/Capricorn. A good solid mental aspect. The mind is grounded in earth signs. Someone could come in to help you today. You could do some deep, important research if you have personal planets or the ascendant at 22 Virgo or Capricorn.
Aug 30 – Mercury enters Libra, goes retrograde on Sept 27 at 25 Libra until Oct 18 when he goes direct at 10 Libra. He finally goes into Scorpio on Nov 5. Mercury is staying a long time in Libra, so if you are a Libra and/or have Mercury in Libra you may get some new exciting ideas during this time.
OUTER PLANET TRANSITS:
JUPITER is in Aquarius and is moving retrograde. This month he will travel backward from 29 Aquarius to 25 Aquarius. Jupiter is about growth and expansion especially in travel and education and also in the area of your life ruled by the house in your natal chart that contains Aquarius. Jupiter in Aquarius is about coming up with new techniques and joining forward-thinking groups. If you have personal planets or the ascendant between 29 degrees of Aquarius, and 25 degrees of Aquarius, expect expansion and blossoming in that area of your chart.
SATURN is retrograde and is moving backward in Aquarius from 10 to 8 degrees. Saturn is the old traditional ruler of Aquarius. So he is happy here. If you have the ascendant or any personal planets 8 to 10 degrees of Aquarius, you may be in store for some hard lessons around the issues ruled by the planet and the house the planet is in or rules. While Saturn is in Aquarius, he will run around trying to restrict all of the social media that he will call fake news. He hates to see freedom of expression which is what Aquarius is all about.
URANUS is in Taurus until Apr 2026. This month he stays at 14 degrees of Taurus. Uranus turns retrograde on Aug 19. You will feel a need for freedom and for making some radical changes in your life at this time. I believe in ‘cooperating with the inevitable’. If you have Uranus in a challenging aspect to your ascendant or personal planets, (12 to 16 degrees of Taurus or Scorpio) go on a long vacation, move or make some major changes in your life. Taurus is the earth. Expect earth events such as earthquakes volcanos or major weather events during the period that Uranus is in Taurus.
NEPTUNE (creativity, sensitivity, escapism, dreams) is in Pisces until 2026. This month Neptune is retrograde and stays at 22 degrees of Pisces all month. A lack of focus, a sense of drifting, or an inability to see a betrayal or disappointment until it's too late can be experienced by those of you with the ascendant or Personal Planets at 20 to 24 degrees of Pisces or Virgo. For the enlightened out there, Neptune can also bring artistic, musical, creative expression, increased dreams, and spiritual insights. Watch for some really inspired films to come out during the time Neptune is in Pisces.
PLUTO is in Capricorn until 2023. This month, Pluto is moving retrograde and moves from 25 to 24 degrees of Capricorn all month. Profound changes will be felt especially by those with the ascendant or personal planets at 22 to 27 degrees of Capricorn or Cancer. What needs to die in order to be reborn?
Wishing you a carefree month with no restrictions.
Janet Kane
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