Full Moon June 29/Astrology for July
June ends under the full Strawberry Moon – June 29
Witnessing the rising of a full Moon brings us into the mystery of this universe. It stops us with its dramatic orb of light growing above the horizon, or peaking in the night sky, showering us with its luminescence.
I remember hiking under the full Moon light in the Sierras. The landscape was transformed into sacred terrain, with the gleaming granite peaks, the sparkling of the flowing Tuolumne River, and the beautiful bare whiteness of the aspen trunks and branches, the hushing sounds of their softly clapping leaves.
For those of us who take the time to view its rising it brings awe. We can image our long ago ancestors tracking the night sky with the cycling of these full moons throughout the year.
During the solstices the Sun and Moon rise in opposite directions. Have you ever noticed that? The ancient peoples did! (check out Robin Heath’s book, “Sun, Moon, and Earth”) The Sun rises in its most northernly position at dawn, instead of due East as it does during the Equinoxes. So, the full Moon does the exact opposite when it rises near or on the summer Solstice. During this time it rises in its most southernly position. While the Sun rises high in the sky in the summer, for those long summer days, the Moon stays lower to the horizon, during its full moon time.
If you can find a place to watch this full ‘Strawberry’ Moon rise this evening, look to the southeast horizon. The Moon will be rising at 8:35 pm. There it will seem to rise slowly, hugging the horizon. As it shines to us through the Earth’s atmosphere it will appear in shades of orange. The Strawberry full Moon for the ancient peoples was the time of the ripening of the strawberries!
Jun 29 – Full Moon in Capricorn
During the summer the Sun moves through the sign Cancer, with the long periods of daylight, we seek out our tribe, find our emotional belonging, vacation with our families. We are nourished by the warmth of the Sun. This is the yearning of the sign Cancer. As the full Moon is always in the opposite sign as the Sun, we may feel the pull of this earthy Capricorn Moon.
The full Moon in Capricorn can ground our imaginings and longings, or show us where reality is very different than our hopes. This earthy Capricorn Moon supports us to feel into what wants to built, organized, or shaped into something new or real. Taking time during this period to listen to our deeper callings enables us to recalibrate how we proceed to find that fulfillment. It can be a time of casting away old judgments about ourselves that no longer serve us.
The Capricorn Cancer pairing, is fertile, holds the inner and the outer, sensitivity and responsibility, and can parent us into wholeness. It’s a careful balance between feeling and accomplishing. Mothering and Fathering. It may support us in reviewing how we are nurturing ourselves, and what can of judgments are we carrying (Capricorn) that may need to be reviewed and transformed.
The full Moon’s square to Neptune brings in empathy, and inclusive feeling, while the Capricorn teaches us positive boundaries so we don’t become overwhelmed. Instead we are alert to the larger whole. This square to Neptune calls us into conscious dreamtime, to be on the lookout for where we are feeling confused, lost, or in denial. Instead it says, “Take a swim in the ocean, and remember the creative forces running through the universe and our cells. Relax your tensions and fears. Something larger is at play. ”
This is an exceptional full Moon time, not only because of its once a year unique placement on the southernly horizon, but astrologically it highlights a time of shifting energies, planets changing signs, Mercury reversing direction, Mars entering Gemini and activating the outer planetary alignment of the Aries Vortex, challenging and shifting what is now being created as our country’s foundations, what’s being created as our own foundations.
The full Moon also is squaring Saturn, supporting our reconsideration of how we are giving form to the new beginnings now upon us collectively and personally. It asks us to slow to deepen. Saturn is the Guardian at the Threshold of birth, of change.
The full Moon takes place as Mercury changes direction and goes retrograde in deep feeling Cancer. Jupiter also changes signs, shifting from highlighting patriotic Cancer into expression, passionate Leo. Mars, the day before, shifted from Taurus to Gemini, and soon it will conjunct Uranus in Gemini, promoting some kind of break through, or sudden unexpected crisis, activating the outer planet alignment known as the Aries Vortex.
Now we may feel that we are both going backwards and forwards at the same time. Review and then breakthrough and re-review, as Mercury takes us back into the heart of Cancer, during this 250 year birthday for our country. Our core values are stimulated, stirred, moved. Who are we now? Who are we becoming? (Come hear more about this at Susan’s July monthly astrology talk, Friday, July 3rd, at 9:30 am PDT, recordings available. Sign up here).
June 29 – Full Moon at 8 Capricorn, 4:57 pm PDT
Affirmation for Full Moon in Capricorn
“I am steady and capable to navigate this earthy journey. I keep myself centered within my own sovereignty. I have faith in my abilities.”
Jun 28 – Mars entered Gemini – Mars in Taurus was steady and enduring. Now, in Gemini, (until August 11) it feels like a release into movement, covering lots of interests and ground. Connecting with others, speaking many words.
Jun 29 – Mercury goes retrograde – at 26 Cancer. Time to reflect upon inner feelings, and take dream time to feel into situations. Mercury retrogrades back to 16 Cancer and goes direct on July 23rd. An interesting time for Mercury, for what we are considering and reviewing, as it is in Cancer from June 1 – August 9, which is a lengthy time for Mercury, who loves clarity of intellect, to be submerged in deep waters of the psyche. It’s also interesting that during election midterms Mercury is transiting all the USA planets in Cancer which includes the Sun and the Mercury Pluto opposition, putting us in a position to reconsider our values, financial situations and relations to each other.
June 29 – Jupiter leaves Cancer and enters Leo – in Leo until July 25, 2027 – For the next 12 months, Jupiter will be in Leo. Here, it supports more creative expression, more generous and wise leadership. It becomes playful and can be quite dramatic, favoring the expressive arts. It’s shadow side is pride and overdoing.
July is a potent month of planetary alignments
The outer planets, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto, and Saturn, are forming a rare alignment of fast-moving change. Situations are shifting so quickly that it can be difficult to keep up. We may find ourselves asking: What is true? Where are we going? As situations and circumstances are changing, or being dismantled, what is trying to be born?
In July, Jupiter entering the fire sign, Leo, joins this larger planetary pattern, encouraging creativity, imagination, and new possibilities. Jupiter enlarges possibilities and the dynamics of the situation, as the timing of the planetary alignment asks us to clarify our values, to discern what is real, and to create the inner foundation from which new beginnings can take form. Breakthroughs are possible now, especially as we open to new perspectives, utilize our creative and imaginative visioning to show us a wider horizon, and what we are truly capable of.
Since May 2025, Saturn’s entrance into Aries and its conjunction with Neptune has brought the challenge of birthing new structures, personally and collectively. Saturn asks us to give form to what is emerging, while Neptune dissolves what can no longer hold. We are living through a time when old structures are being dismantled, uncertainty is rising, and what was once hidden is becoming more blatantly visible. This exposure lays the groundwork for transformation, renewal, and a deeper questioning of who we are becoming.
Saturn in Aries continues its conjunction with Neptune into January 2027. Saturn’s pressure pushes us to get to the essence of truth and to restructure our lives from a more authentic foundation. This will be especially felt by those of you with planets in the early degrees of the cardinal signs, Aries, Cancer, Libra, and Capricorn, up to about 14 degrees. It is a time of testing, deepening, and reshaping our sense of self in relationship to purpose, courage, and inner truth.
Difficult times slow us down. They ask us to contemplate our reactions, examine our responses, and learn new behaviors that support a more fulfilling and creative life. Difficult times can also feel like labor before birth. Something new is pressing to emerge. This is Saturn’s process.
The foundation of our country is shaking. The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, recently full of green slime, feels like an image of this moment: the need to see clearly what has become stagnant, neglected, or distorted. Saturn calls for discipline, follow-through, and perseverance. Jupiter in Leo and Pluto in Aquarius ask who we will become, both personally and collectively, as the old forms give way and a new vision begins to take shape.
With Mercury retrograding in Cancer through July 23, the universe calls us inward. What truly nurtures a more vital self now? What needs reviewing at the deeper layers of our being? What old behaviors need to be seen, understood, and transformed? Can we tap into that inner spring of inspiration?
During July Jupiter, Mars, and the Sun activate this larger planetary alignment. The questions before us are profound: Where can we grow? How will we engage in creating something new? Where can we heal so fresh life may emerge?
How is life inviting us into a greater adventure, one that asks us to bring forth renewed structures, renewed imagination, and more harmonious ways of living on Earth?
Celestial Events for July
July 1 – Jupiter at 1 Leo squares Chiron in Taurus – The Jupiter Chiron square brings tension between expansive expression and woundedness and healing of our earth and in our bodies. It points to our overdoing without checking in, to the balance between outer activity and need to attend to our bodies and Earth.
July 3 – Mars at 3 Gemini conjuncts Uranus in Gemini – this is a very energetic combination, sudden unexpected disruptions or change take place. A auspicious time to break a habit or routine. Lots of communication and media activity. Moving too fast bring accidents. Mars activates the Aries Vortex over the next number of days. Changes in government, culture and our personal lives push us to create new beginnings.
Jul 4 – Mars at 4 Gemini sextiles Neptune in Aries – Actively dreaming up new possibilities
Jul 5 – Mars at 4 Gemini trines Pluto in Aquarius – movement to transform, to overturn what has been, actions and assertions empowered.
Jul 6 – The Sun at 14 Cancer squares Saturn in Aries – Vitality and identity is confronted by Saturn’s constrictive energy to form new beginnings. Obstacles. Time to contemplate what we are creating.
Jul 7 – Neptune goes retrograde at 4 Aries – Uncertainty, lack of clear definition, propaganda is increased. Excellent for imagining and creative reverie. Dream time.
Jul 9 – Venus enters Virgo, trines Chiron in Taurus – Venus moves out of expressive dramatic Leo and moves into humble Virgo. Service in relationship is highlighted. Healing in relationship is emphasized.
Jul 12 – Mercury retrograde conjuncts the Sun at 20 Cancer – when Mercury retrograde conjuncts the Sun it is said to be a time of seeding a new cycle of intention and perception. What’s on your mind? What intention are you carrying?
Jul 13 – Venus at 4 Virgo squares Uranus in Gemini, quincunx Pluto at 4 Aquarius and Neptune at 4 Aries – Venus activates the Aries Vortex while being affected by the outer planets. As Venus squares uranus, we assess relatedness versus independence. Deeper issues in relationship arise for refinement and clarity next to what our projections and ideals are.
Jul 14 – New Moon at 21 Cancer – this is a time to feel into your emotional belonging. The focus through Cancer is on family, nurturing, home and our inner life. What intention would you like to reaffirm about family, about your connection with your inner self? This New Moon conjuncts Mercury retrograde in Cancer bringing our attention to reviewing our thinking around family and belonging. Where is there negativity that needs to be released or resolved? Feel into your lunar instincts, your wildness, your connection with nature, the mystery of the night sky, for this is the Moon’s domain, especially with its rulership of the sign Cancer.
New Moon at 21 Cancer, 2:44 am PDT
Affirmation for New Moon in Cancer
Under the New Moon in Cancer I affirm the preciousness of family and home. I attend to nurturing my inner life. Under the powers of the Moon I honor my instincts, wild places, the mystery of the night, and creative inspiration.
Jul 15 – Uranus at 4 Gemini sextiles Neptune in Aries – Inspirational and imaginational energies blend
Jul 17 – Uranus at 4 Gemini trines Pluto in Aquarius – Quick moving change and revealing of what has been hidden activates the collective. Where will transformation take place in community, government and communication.
Jul 19 – Mars at 14 Gemini sextiles Saturn in Aries – Quick moving and quick thinking Mars in Gemini meets the discipline and focus of Saturn.
Jul 19 – Jupiter at 4 Leo trines Neptune in Aries – Jupiter enters the Aries Vortex. imaginative energy is increased.
Jul 20 – Jupiter at 4 Leo opposes Pluto in Aquarius – Expressive leadership is opposed by that which tests its honesty and issues of power. Individual expression seeks a balance with the intensity of collective themes at edge of transformation.
Jul 21 – Jupiter at 4 Leo sextiles Uranus in Gemini – brilliance in thought and dramatic expression, creative leadership. Much expression and dialogue.
Jul 22 – The Sun enters Leo – coming into the peak of summer. Passionate expressive sign, leadership, shadow qualities of pride.
Jul 23 – The Sun at 1 Leo squares Chiron in Taurus – individuality and extrovertion meets deep internal sensitivity.
Jul 23 – Mercury goes direct at 16 Cancer – Forward movement. What sought depth and deep personal insight, review of family dynamics, now moves forward with new understanding. Communicating feelings.
Jul 24 – Mercury at 16 Cancer sextiles Venus in Virgo – sweet conversations in relationship, harmony, sharing inner thoughts, poetry.
Jul 24 – Neptune at 4 Aries sextiles Pluto in Aquarius – First exact sextile between Neptune and Pluto. New possibilities we dream up can work with the transformations taking place in the collective organization.
Jul 26 – Saturn goes retrograde at 14 Aries – Sensitivity of the degrees 13, 14, 15 Aries as Saturn stations at 14. Slow down and see what needs to be addressed? What practical insight supports new beginnings? What needs shadow material needs to be seen and acknowledged in order to move forward?
Jul 26 – The Sun at 4 Leo opposes Pluto in Aquarius, trines Neptune at 4 Aries – The Sun activates the Aries Vortex. Individuality and personal power versus the needs of the community or collective. What is needing transformation in terms of leadership and /or our individual expression?
Jul 26 – North Node retrogrades into Aquarius, South Node into Leo – Every 18 months the transiting North and South Nodes shift into a new sign, moving backwards (retrograding) through the zodiac. The North Node has been in Pisces since January 2025, emphasizing the feelings and moods of the collective with its higher manifestation encouraging empathy and the need for imaginative possibilities. Now the North Node enters Aquarius for the next 18 months, encouraging us to focus on community rather than just our own individuality (South Node in Leo), to grow through witnessing with objectivity rather than emphasis on our personal ego needs.
Jul 27 – The Sun at 4 Leo sextiles Uranus in Gemini – this is potential for breakthrough, for creative thinking, for aligning with change, working with disruption that propels us into new ways of thinking and identifying ourselves.
Jul 28 – Venus at 21 Virgo squares Mars in Gemini – The busy activity and social interactions of Mars in Gemini is confronted by the need for refinement, analysis and seervice that Venus in Virgo values. Relationships may feel the heat of conflictual values or ideas.
Jul 29 – The Sun conjuncts Jupiter at 6 Leo – Expressiveness, dramatic displays, enjoyment and adventures with others, laughter and generosity with others. Watch overdoing.
Jul 29 – Full Moon in Aquarius – This full Moon in Aquarius encourages us to be part of something larger than ourselves, to be a part of groups that promote transformation and deep truth. With the Sun in Leo conjunct Jupiter opposite Aquarius Moon and Pluto, expansive expressiveness is balanced by interior perception, by the investigating the deep unconscious.
July 29 – Full Moon at 6 Aquarius, 7:36 am PDT
Affirmation for Full Moon in Aquarius
“I bring my awareness to the larger world of humanity in which I live, knowing this is a very powerful time for revealing what has been hidden around power and money with the possibility of transformation and evolution of the collective. I balance my outer active social life with contemplative reflective times of deeper insight.”
The Twelve signs for July 2026: Sun and Rising Signs
Aries (Mar 20-Apr 19): Dear Aries, with the Sun traveling through the water sign of Cancer until July 22, life gently draws your attention inward toward home, family, and the place within where you truly belong. This is not a month to simply push ahead. Rather, it is an invitation to strengthen your inner foundation so that future action arises from deeper wisdom rather than habit. Saturn continues its journey through Aries, asking you one of life’s most important questions: Who are you becoming? Aries naturally wants movement, momentum, and decisive action, yet Saturn slows your pace just enough for you to distinguish between what is essential and what no longer deserves your energy. Old self-judgments, unnecessary responsibilities, or ways of proving yourself may gradually fall away. What remains is quieter, steadier, and far more authentic. Mars, your ruling planet, now travels through Gemini, energizing your mind, conversations, writing, and connections with siblings, neighbors, and your local community. With Uranus newly entering Gemini, surprising insights and unexpected opportunities may arrive through a conversation, an invitation, a class, or simply seeing something from an entirely new perspective. Stay curious. A breakthrough often begins with a single new idea. The New Moon in Cancer on July 14, closely joined by Mercury retrograde, deepens the month’s inward focus. Dreams may become especially meaningful. Memories may surface for healing. Listen carefully to synchronicities, recurring thoughts, and the quiet voice beneath the noise of everyday life. Your inner world has much to teach you now. As Jupiter enters Leo, your heart begins to expand. Creativity, romance, children, artistic expression, and simple joy receive Jupiter’s generous blessing. When the Sun joins Jupiter in Leo on July 22, life begins turning outward once again. What has quietly matured within you now seeks joyful expression. This month reminds you that true courage is not only found in bold action. Sometimes it is found in the willingness to pause, listen deeply, and allow your life to reveal its next beginning.
Taurus (Apr 20-May 20): Dear Taurus, as the Sun journeys through Cancer until July 22, your attention turns toward communication, learning, relationships with siblings and neighbors, and the conversations that shape your everyday life. Cancer invites you to speak from the heart, to listen with greater compassion, and to discover through reflection the right words. Your ruling planet Venus begins the month in Leo, inviting warmth, generosity and appreciation for the people and experiences that nourish your heart. During these first days of July, home and family may become a source of joy or renewed connection. On July 9 Venus enters Virgo, encouraging practical improvements, organizing your environment, and expressing love through thoughtful acts of service. Your creative expression is enhanced through attention to details. The New Moon in Cancer on July 14, closely joined by Mercury retrograde, encourages you to revisit conversations left unfinished, reconnect with someone from the past, or reflect upon beliefs that no longer serve your growth. Dreams, journals, books, or meaningful encounters may become unexpected teachers. As Jupiter enters Leo, your attention gradually shifts toward home, family, and your inner sanctuary. During the coming year, opportunities for healing family relationships, creating a more beautiful home, or simply feeling more deeply rooted are likely to emerge. When the Sun joins Jupiter on July 22, your heart naturally turns toward those places where you feel most nourished and most yourself.
Gemini (May 21-Jun 20): Dear Gemini, for the first time in more than eighty years, Uranus has entered Gemini, beginning a seven-year journey that has the potential to awaken entirely new dimensions of your identity. If recent weeks have felt restless, exciting, or strangely unpredictable, you are already sensing the first hints of this remarkable cycle. The Sun in Cancer until July 22 brings your attention to finances, personal resources, and your relationship with self-worth. Cancer asks you to nurture what truly sustains you. This is an opportunity to build a stronger inner foundation from which your many gifts can flourish. Mercury, your ruling planet, retrogrades in Cancer alongside the New Moon on July 14, inviting you to reconsider long-held assumptions about success, security, and what gives your life meaning. Because Mercury rules your sign, this retrograde may feel especially personal. Rather than seeing delays as obstacles, consider them invitations to listen more deeply. Dreams, memories, and quiet moments of reflection offer guidance. Jupiter’s entrance into Leo brings warmth, optimism, and renewed enthusiasm to your communication, writing, teaching, speaking, and community life. Curiosity expands. Connections grow. Opportunities arrive through conversations. When the Sun joins Jupiter on July 22, your voice naturally carries greater confidence and inspiration. What you share may encourage others in ways you cannot yet imagine.
Cancer (Jun 21–Jul 21): Dear Cancer, this is your month. With the Sun traveling through your sign until July 22, life invites you to return to yourself. Birthdays are always a new beginning. The New Moon in your own sign on July 14 marks a deeply personal renewal. Joined by Mercury retrograde, it encourages reflection before action. Rather than rushing toward new goals, allow yourself time to listen. The wisdom emerging now is subtle, arriving through dreams, memories, meaningful conversations, and quiet intuition. Your ruling planet, the Moon, continues its eternal dance through every sign each month, reminding you that your emotional life is naturally cyclical. Your sensitivity is one of your greatest gifts, allowing you to perceive what others often overlook. As Jupiter enters Leo, attention begins shifting toward your values, finances, talents, and sense of self-worth. Over the coming year, opportunities for greater abundance may arise, but Jupiter’s deeper invitation is to recognize the richness you already carry within. When the Sun joins Jupiter in Leo after July 22, confidence begins replacing uncertainty. What has quietly matured within your heart now seeks expression in the outer world. There is a growing sense that life wishes to support your creative efforts.
Leo (Jul 22 – Aug 22): Dear Leo, July begins quietly, inviting you inward before your Leo season arrives. With the Sun traveling through Cancer until July 22, life encourages retreat, reflection, and renewal. Allow yourself to rest in the fertile darkness where new inspiration quietly gathers strength. Your ruling planet, the Sun, spends much of the month illuminating your inner world. Dreams may become more vivid, synchronicities more frequent, and your intuition more reliable. The New Moon in Cancer on July 14, closely joined by Mercury retrograde, offers a beautiful opportunity to review what has completed its purpose and gently release what no longer belongs in your life. Venus begins the month in your sign, enhancing your natural warmth, magnetism, and generosity. Others are naturally drawn to your light. On July 9, Venus enters Virgo, shifting your attention toward your values, finances, and the practical expression of your gifts. Beauty now comes through simplicity, thoughtful choices, and caring for what truly matters. Jupiter enters Leo, beginning a new twelve-year cycle of growth, creativity, confidence, and self-expression. Jupiter supports you in becoming more fully yourself. Opportunities may begin appearing that encourage you to step into greater leadership, teach, create, mentor, or simply trust your own generous heart. When the Sun enters Leo on July 22 and joins Jupiter, your birthday season begins with extraordinary promise. Your enthusiasm becomes contagious. What has quietly matured within during the first three weeks of July is now ready to be shared with the world.
Virgo (Aug 23-Sep 22): Dear Virgo, as the Sun moves through Cancer until July 22, friendships, community, and your future vision receive gentle illumination. The people you choose to surround yourself with become part of the garden in which your own life continues to grow. Mercury, your ruling planet, retrogrades in Cancer alongside the New Moon on July 14, inviting a thoughtful review of your hopes, long-term aspirations, and the relationships that support them. Some friendships may deepen through honest conversation. Mercury Retrograde asks you to listen more carefully to what your heart already knows. Venus enters your sign on July 9, bringing grace, beauty, and quiet confidence. There is often a gentle refinement that accompanies Venus in Virgo. You may feel inspired to simplify your surroundings, improve your health, create more beauty in everyday life, or express your love through thoughtful acts of kindness. Meanwhile, Jupiter’s entrance into Leo begins opening the deeper inner chambers of your psyche. Dreams, meditation, creativity, spiritual study, and periods of solitude may become unexpectedly rich sources of wisdom. When the Sun joins Jupiter in Leo on July 22, trust your need for quiet reflection. This period is likened to seeds planted beneath the soil, preparing for abundant growth, even though they cannot yet be seen.
Libra (Sep 23-Oct 22): Dear Libra, the month begins with the Sun traveling through Cancer, bringing your attention toward vocation, purpose, and the unique contribution you are here to make. You may find yourself reflecting upon your work, your calling, or the ways in which your gifts are meant to serve something larger than yourself. Your ruling planet, Venus, begins July in Leo, highlighting friendships, community, collaboration, and shared inspiration. There is joy in connecting with like-minded people who encourage your creativity. On July 9, Venus enters Virgo, inviting a quieter rhythm. Reflection, rest, contemplation, and caring for your inner life become equally important. The New Moon in Cancer on July 14, joined by Mercury retrograde, encourages you to reconsider your direction. If professional matters seem to slow, trust the timing. Conversations with mentors, dreams, and unexpected insights may gently redirect your perspectives. Saturn continues its journey through Aries, directly opposite your sign, asking you to examine the nature of commitment, responsibility, and partnership. Saturn is refining your understanding of healthy relationship, the courage to remain true to yourself while remaining open to another. As Jupiter enters Leo, a new chapter begins to unfold. Over the coming year, friendships expand, communities grow, and opportunities arise through the people you meet. The future begins opening in unexpected ways. When the Sun joins Jupiter on July 22, optimism naturally returns. New collaborations, creative projects, and meaningful connections may begin taking shape.
Scorpio (Oct 23-Nov 21): Dear Scorpio, July invites you to see more possibilities, a wider horizon. As the Sun travels through fellow water sign Cancer until July 22, your attention naturally turns toward learning, spiritual understanding, travel, teaching, or discovering new philosophies that bring greater meaning to your life. You may expand beyond familiar boundaries, and this month encourages you to trust where your curiosity leads. Your ruling planet, Mars, now travels through Gemini, joined by the revolutionary influence of Uranus newly entering Gemini. Deep transformation is underway. Questions surrounding trust, intimacy, shared resources, and emotional vulnerability may arise in unexpected ways. Uranus has a remarkable ability to awaken what has been sleeping beneath the surface, helping you release old patterns of fear or control and inviting greater freedom within your closest relationships. The New Moon in Cancer on July 14, closely joined by Mercury retrograde, offers an opportunity to reconsider long-held beliefs. Wisdom may arrive through dreams, meaningful conversations, or synchronistic encounters that quietly shift your understanding. Venus begins the month in Leo, highlighting your vocation and public life. Your gifts are becoming more visible, and others may recognize qualities in you that you have taken for granted. On July 9, Venus enters Virgo, bringing warmth and support through friendships, community, and shared creative endeavors. As Jupiter enters Leo, a new twelve-year cycle begins in your career and life direction. You may feel called toward greater leadership, visibility, or a deeper sense of purpose. When the Sun joins Jupiter on July 22, opportunities may emerge that encourage you to trust your experience and step into a larger role.
Sagittarius (Nov 22-Dec 20): Dear Sagittarius, for you, July is a month of inner transformation. With the Sun moving through Cancer until July 22, your awareness naturally turns toward the deeper mysteries of life, shared resources, emotional intimacy, healing, and the quiet process of letting go. This month you are encouraged you to trust whatever may be ending makes way for new beginnings. Jupiter, your ruling planet, enters fellow fire sign Leo, opening one of the most expansive chapters you have experienced in over a decade. As Jupiter moves through Leo during the coming year, your natural love of learning, travel, teaching, publishing, and spiritual exploration receives a powerful blessing. The New Moon in Cancer on July 14, joined by Mercury retrograde, asks you to pause. Old fears, inherited family patterns, or unresolved emotional ties may gently rise into awareness, to be understood in new ways. Venus begins July in Leo, harmonizing beautifully with your adventurous spirit. There is delight in learning, exploring, traveling, or simply saying yes to new experiences. After Venus enters Virgo on July 9, attention shifts toward your professional life, where thoughtful preparation and quiet competence become your greatest strengths. When the Sun joins Jupiter in Leo on July 22, life begins opening new doors. A course of study, an inspiring teacher, a meaningful journey, or a long-held dream may begin calling you forward. You are reminded that your path has always been one of continual growth and expanding understanding.
Capricorn (Dec 21- Jan 19): Dear Capricorn, as the Sun moves through Cancer until July 22, relationships become the primary focus. Whether with a partner, family member, friend, or colleague, this month invites you to listen with greater openness and recognizing that every meaningful relationship becomes a mirror through which we continue to know ourselves. Saturn, your ruling planet, continues its important work in Aries, asking you to strengthen your inner foundation. Questions surrounding home, family, belonging, and emotional security are encouraging you to build your life upon what is genuine. Saturn is helping you create stronger foundations that will support the years ahead. The New Moon in Cancer on July 14, closely joined by Mercury retrograde, brings fresh awareness into your closest relationships. Conversations bring clarity through patience and thoughtful listening. Mercury retrograde reminds us to slow down to hear another person’s experience. Venus begins the month in Leo, inviting trust, generosity, and emotional openness within intimate relationships. On July 9, Venus enters fellow earth sign Virgo, bringing renewed pleasure through learning, travel, study, and widening your perspective. Jupiter’s entrance into Leo begins a year of profound psychological growth. Hidden strengths, emotional resilience, and deeper trust gradually emerge as you release old fears and allow greater vulnerability. When the Sun joins Jupiter on July 22, healing accelerates. What once felt challenging may become the very source of your wisdom and compassion.
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Aquarius (Jan 20-Feb 17): Dear Aquarius, July encourages you to bring greater awareness to the rhythm of your daily life. With the Sun traveling through Cancer until July 22, your attention turns toward health, work, service, and the small choices that quietly shape your well-being. The simplest daily rituals often become the strongest foundation for a meaningful life. Your traditional ruler, Saturn, continues its journey through Aries, bringing discipline and clarity to your thinking, communication, writing, and learning. Conversations may become more purposeful, while your words communicate greater substance and authenticity. Uranus, your modern ruler, has now entered fellow air sign Gemini, beginning an exciting seven-year cycle of creative awakening. Inspiration may arrive unexpectedly through art, children, teaching, technology, or entirely new forms of self-expression. The New Moon in Cancer on July 14, closely joined by Mercury retrograde, asks you to review your relationship with work and well-being. What habits genuinely nourish you, and which simply keep you occupied? Dreams and quiet moments of reflection may offer practical guidance that helps restore greater balance. Venus begins the month in Leo, bringing warmth and generosity into your closest relationships. Others may become important mirrors, encouraging you to see qualities within yourself that have remained unnoticed. On July 9, Venus enters Virgo, inviting deeper trust, emotional honesty, and healing within intimate connections. Jupiter’s entrance into Leo marks one of the most significant relationship cycles you have experienced in twelve years. Whether through love, friendship, or meaningful partnerships, life begins introducing people who encourage your growth and broaden your understanding of yourself. When the Sun joins Jupiter on July 22, your relationships become fertile ground for new beginnings, mutual inspiration, and shared purpose.
Pisces (Feb 18-Mar 19): Dear Pisces, July feels naturally familiar to your sensitive spirit. With the Sun moving through fellow water sign Cancer until July 22, your heart opens toward creativity, love, children, beauty, and the simple joy of being fully alive. There is a softness to this month that invites you to trust your imagination and allow your inner world to express itself more freely. Your traditional ruler, Jupiter, enters Leo, bringing fresh enthusiasm to your work, daily routines, and well-being over the coming year. New opportunities may arise through your vocation or through finding greater meaning in the work or service you already do. Your modern ruler, Neptune, continues its conjunction with Saturn in Aries, asking you to bring practical form to your dreams. The New Moon in Cancer on July 14, joined by Mercury retrograde, encourages you to rediscover forgotten passions. A creative project, artistic talent, or cherished dream from the past may quietly return, asking for your attention once again. Listen to your dreams, your intuition, and those moments of quiet wonder. Venus begins the month in Leo, bringing warmth and pleasure into your daily routines. Caring for your body, creating beauty in your surroundings, or simply slowing enough to appreciate ordinary moments becomes deeply nourishing. After Venus enters Virgo on July 9, relationships move gently into focus. There is an opportunity to deepen existing partnerships through kindness, honest communication, and mutual support. When the Sun joins Jupiter in Leo on July 22, renewed optimism begins flowing into your everyday life. Small changes made now may have lasting effects over the coming year. Your gifts are needed!
Susan Heinzis a professional astrologer in Santa Cruz for 44 years, bringing together traditional & esoteric astrology, Tarot and Qabalah. For info on her Friday monthly astrology groups, her Qabalah, astrology and/or painting classes, and for personal readings, call (831) 479-3751, or go to www.susanheinz.com