Today’s Moon:
- The Moon is in Taurus.
- A void Moon period begins today at 7:44 PM, and continues until early tomorrow at 1:10 AM.
- The Moon is waning and in its Last Quarter phase.
- The Last/Third Quarter Moon occurred on the 20th.
Retrogrades:
- Saturn Rx, Neptune Rx, Pluto Rx, and Chiron Rx.
Ingresses:
- The Sun enters Leo today (the Sun is in Leo from July 22nd to August 22nd).
**Times are Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).
Daily Horoscopes/Astro Highlights for each Sign:
Aries
The Sun enters Leo today, dear Aries, moving into harmony with your sign and spending the coming month in your sector of joy, creativity, and romance. This transit awakens your feelings and desire to share. It’s a time for expressing your talents, abilities, and affections. This Sun transit moves you to create, put your talents and skills to use, show others what you can do, or partake of many of life’s pleasures. You might pay more attention to personal hobbies, recreation, and entertainment in the weeks ahead. Today’s energies are good for organization and purposeful activity around the home or with family. You might work on goals towards inner peace and finding your center, as you may have an epiphany about what you need to feel whole and well.Taurus
The Sun begins its month-long transit of your home and family sector today, dear Taurus, turning your attention to your inner world until August 22nd. While your busy communications sector remains strong, the Sun is now encouraging you to tend to the hearth and heart. You’re seeking more quiet, downtime, comfort, and familiarity in the weeks ahead. You take more pride in your home, family, or personal life, making it a great time to focus on improvements. It’s a good cycle for boosting your sense of safety, security, and comfort. Family or domestic needs may not necessarily increase, but you’re more tuned into them! Today is good for finalizing an issue related to friendship, learning, and communications projects. It’s also useful for committing to staying in touch with a friend. You gravitate to situations and people that give you a sense of purpose or fulfillment, and they seem to come to you as well. You might enjoy setting goals and looking forward to plans to reach them.Gemini
The Sun enters your communications sector today, dear Gemini, and will visit for a month, stirring your curiosity and encouraging diverse interests. It’s a time to feel out your options and pick up new information. There can be times during this cycle when you feel a bit stressed, overstimulated, or nervous, but it’s a generally positive time for mental stimulation. You might sometimes aim to tune out the distractions. Today, others appreciate your efforts and dedication to a project or your work. You may find more meaning and purpose in what you’re doing, and your performance peaks as a result. Monetary rewards are possible. The Moon spends the day in your privacy sector, suggesting a need for some quiet or rest on an emotional level.Cancer
The Sun completes its yearly, month-long transit of your sign today, dear Cancer, and begins its visit to your resources sector. It’s a grounding cycle that lasts until August 22nd. You’re shifting gears, and your focus is turning to issues of security and comfort. You’re looking to make the most of your natural talents and abilities. Money and possessions assume more importance in your life, in addition to matters of convenience, sensual enjoyment, and activities that remind you of the simple pleasures in life. You’re discovering what you truly value and securing or building important systems in your life in the weeks ahead. Today’s transits are strong for incoming appreciation, or someone’s loyalty or commitment can touch you. There can be a stronger sense that the future is favorable.Leo
The Sun enters your sign today and will spend the coming month shining a spotlight on your personal needs and plans, dear Leo. Healthy self-focus is appropriate now, and others notice you more than usual. Until August 22nd, you’re in great shape to renew your personal goals and consider ways to improve your life. Ideally, you’ve had time for extra rest and deep thought in the past weeks, and you’re feeling positive with a stronger belief in yourself with the start of a new solar year. Your personality shines, and you’re projecting more strength. Today, you’re likely to discover a worthwhile pursuit, and you’re more inclined to focus your attention on it. It’s also an excellent time for research and analysis. You can feel good about understanding yourself and your inner workings or motivations.Virgo
The Sun begins its transit of your solar twelfth house today and will influence this area of your chart until August 22nd, dear Virgo. It’s a yearly, month-long cycle suitable for reflection, rest, and recollection. You’re gathering your strength for busier times, reflecting upon recent events, and shedding attitudes and situations that have run their natural course. As the final month of the solar cycle, the weeks ahead are excellent for wrapping things up. Extra rest will help balance things out. It’s the right time for forgiveness and letting go. Today, others appreciate your commitment and dedication, or you gravitate to people and activities that help you feel connected, committed, and valuable. There can be a nice feeling of enjoying the work or effort that goes into a friendship or partnership.Libra
The Sun moves into your friendship and dreams sector today, dear Libra, and will transit this area of your solar chart until August 22nd. This month-long cycle is generally supportive and pleasant. It’s a time for focusing on plans and projects with the goal of satisfaction and fulfillment. You’re prioritizing the connections in your life. Friends might look to you for direction during this cycle. Today, you’re in an excellent position to negotiate a deal. You’re coming across particularly well in your job or with the public.Scorpio
The Sun begins a month-long cycle that brings more power and attention to your career and responsibilities, dear Scorpio. This transit ties your ego and identity more firmly to your professional or social standing and your ability to meet your obligations. The weeks ahead are active for recognizing and honoring your goals and ambitions. Your attention turns to professional matters, objectives, material or social success, and your reputation. Your instincts for advancement are excellent now–others notice you for what you do or how you perform. You’re more personally invested in your accomplishments and might be in higher demand than usual during this cycle. Bringing more order or structure to your life makes sense in the weeks ahead. Today, you can be especially excited about working towards a long-term goal. It’s a good day for both feeling inspired and a willingness to put in the extra effort.Sagittarius
The Sun enters your sector of spirit, adventure, and the higher mind today, dear Sagittarius, and you crave and seek a little more from life than the ordinary. The month ahead is favorable for nurturing your spirit to grow, expand, learn, and understand. It’s an excellent time to pick up or further personal interests or studies. You readily see beyond the usual boundaries and limits in your life. Today puts you in a good position to work on improving intimacy in a relationship or managing money. Inner work and self-improvement efforts can thrive now. You gravitate quite naturally to healing techniques and activities and are willing to probe and poke around.Capricorn
The Sun moves into your solar eighth house today, dear Capricorn, and will visit until August 22nd. In the month ahead, you’re taking life and your more profound needs from it more seriously. This cycle holds strong potential for healing, observing, and strategizing. Your private world assumes more importance, and you readily notice the hidden layers of circumstances and people. It can be an excellent period for focus, concentration, and an increased feeling of mission, passion, or purpose. Situations, people, and activities that help you heal, improve, grow, and transform are a big draw. During this cycle, you might become thoroughly engrossed in a personal project or relationship. Today’s vibes are good for strengthening a relationship with discussions, words of commitment, or open conversation. You’re willing to probe to find answers, ready to see past superficial problems of relating to get to the heart of the issues.Aquarius
The Sun enters your partnership sector today, where it will transit for the coming month, dear Aquarius. Until August 22nd, this cycle brings out your need for others, a better balance, or perspective. You’re more willing than usual to adjust and adapt to the needs of others. It’s a good time for partnering, counseling, and connecting. It’s a more considerate, compromising cycle, and it’s a good time to examine your expectations of others. Today’s transits put you in a strong position to take care of your practical affairs. Others might notice and appreciate your helpfulness. Considering, listing, or sorting out goals related to work or finances can be fruitful now. The day’s energies tend to reward commitment and purposefulness.Pisces
The Sun enters your work and health sector today, dear Pisces, where it will transit until August 22nd. During this month-long cycle, you put more pride in your routines, chores, work, health, or self-care programs. Attention to important daily details and tasks can improve, and you might organize your life in helpful ways. It’s a time of renewed interest, energy, and motivation for work and routines. This cycle isn’t about recognition or ambition–instead, it’s an excellent transit for self-development and laying the groundwork for future success. You’re putting in the work and effort to improve your life. Today, you tend to gravitate to people and situations that feed your sense of direction, meaning, and purpose. People look on you kindly. This can also be a day for putting wonderful effort into a creative project.* Remember to read horoscopes for your Ascendant sign and Sun sign. If you don’t know your Ascendant sign (and you know your birth time), you can look it up here.
Astrology of Today – The Details:
If you’re astrologically inclined and interested in the details of the Astrology of today, here are some of the factors considered in the forecasts:
Planet Color Key: The longer the bar, the slower the aspecting planet, and the longer the duration of the planet’s transit.
The purple marker above shows where we are in the current moon phase cycle.
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