AUGUST  ASTRO-WEATHER PREVIEW

 

There are some bright spots in the sky for August.  The month starts out with Jupiter exalted in the D9 or Navamsha chart in Cancer Navamsha August 1-19^th and that always helps for extra optimism, integrity, enthusiasm, and expansion. Countering that Saturn is retrograde and debilitated in the D9 Chart in Pada 1/ Aries of Satabhisha nakshatra which goes from August 1-Oct 3^rd and that always adds an unwanted edge of stress, extra hard work, anxiety and challenges.  

Mercury goes retrograde on August 5^th at 9 Leo in Magha Nakshatra and is retrograde until August 28^th where it hits Cancer 27 degrees.  This forces it to spend too much time in the Cancer Gandanta area (Cancer 27-29.59) between August 22-Sept 5^th and this is a difficult knotted area where difficult problems take time to unknot and Mercury is debilitated in this pada so it is not a fun time. It may make Labor Day travel a mess and also be sure to stay on top of your computers and software and get it all handled by early August.

Mars moves into a planetary war with Jupiter August 12-16^th and Mars usually loses wars but at least these guys are friends and this can bring enthusiastic courage and bravado for Taurus, Aries and Scorpio ascendant. The dark side of this conjunction can be mishandling of finances so watch those expansive investment ideas.

Sun moves into Leo on August 16^th-Sept. 16^th and this is always a good time for leadership and spirituality. This year we get the opposition from Saturn into Sept. 8^th which can spoil the party and create increased tensions between the people and their leaders—as if that is anything new for our political world. Avoid getting into a fight with bosses and fathers during the first weeks of September as it may not end well.

Mars squares Venus from Taurus to Leo exactly into August 22^nd and this will be felt most on Friday, August 23^rd which is ruled by Venus.  This can create major fights in relationships so let go of being right in relationship squabbles.

Venus moves into Virgo August 24-Sept 14^th which is a time for Libra to get extra rest as fatigue will come out strongly.  Good time for a meditation retreat.  Avoid being critical of your partner and let go of their imperfections. Taurus does a little better with the transit but may have problems with children and investments.

Saturn has a 75% square to Jupiter exactly on August 19^th and this exact aspect does not happen that often as the two planets are very slow moving. We see it about every 7 years.    This transit can curtail personal freedoms and create restricts and cause too much hard work as your routine gets broken.   Saturn will challenge finance and expansion and will create restlessness.   It’s time to evaluate what has and what has not been working in your life over the last seven years.  You may feel frustrated around work.  May be good to wait a month until after the impact of these energies has passed. 

Mars goes into Gemini on August 26-Oct 20^th .  This is a difficult  8^th house transit for Scorpio rising  or moon and a better 3^rd house transit for Aries rising.  Mercury and Mars are strong enemies and this combination can lead to verbal jousting and aggressive fighting. The transit is unafflicted by other planets so it may not be a major event. Still Mars hits the US natal Mars at 0 Gemini August 26-28^th and that could spur an international incident since it is the US 7^th house of enemies.

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