Retrograde Mercury from July 4-28 causes backtracking in communications, so recheck your plans and paperwork. Next, a Mars-Neptune opposition on the 5th makes direct action difficult and encourages a sensitive approach. Expansion and prosperity get a boost when Jupiter turns direct on the 6th. As for romance, independence and change are emphasized when rebellious Uranus dances with Venus and the sun on the 5th-6th. Then love turns dreamy when Venus flirts with idealistic Neptune on the 9th-10th. The full moon on the 10th emphasizes career activities. Mercury’s transit into Cancer on the 10th highlights family communications. And passion skyrockets during a Mars-Pluto influence, which encourages focusing on finances, creativity, and what you need to change.
If you know your rising sign from your time of birth, read that also.
Aries (March 21-April 19)
Hasty action may land you in a muddle on the 5th, but your focus returns on the 12th. Look for a career opportunity or expansion during the full moon. And talk turns romantic on the 9th-10th, so express appreciation to your sweetie.
Taurus (April 20-May 20)
Avoid home decisions around the 5th, when action meets mayhem. Restlessness sends you seeking excitement on the 5th-6th-time for a change of perspective? And the full moon energizes travel, education and possibly a new direction.
Gemini (May 21-June 21)
Your restlessness around the 5th-6th may shake up your love life; communications are the key. The full moon emphasizes finances and healing emotional wounds. Your intuition is heightened then, too.
Cancer (June 22-July 22)
The full moon energizes your need for partnership activities, so plan a getaway with your sweetie. Communication and travel are emphasized after the 10th as well. And your past is clarified around the 5th-6th.
Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)
Don’t push an issue on the 5th, when inaction may be your best choice. Socializing with friends and community activities soar on the 5th-6th. And the full moon emphasizes healthy activities and helping others.
Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
Your career is energized around the 5th-6th, when you may be contemplating a change. Heed your intuition around the 9th. And the full moon energizes romance and ignites your creativity.
Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)
You may feel pushed by your partner around the 5th, when a change may be needed. A brilliant idea that comes to you around the 6th helps to clarify your direction. And the full moon energizes home entertaining and family activities.
Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)
Acting on your plans gets support from powerful Pluto on the 12th. Romance is shaky around the 5th-6th, when talking about a change may prove enlightening. The full moon also emphasizes communications, as well as travel.
Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)
Unpredictability in your relationship provides excitement and/or chaos around the 5th-6th (freedom issue?). Jupiter turning direct on the 6th accelerates your plans. And the full moon energizes financial opportunities-and spending!
Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)
The full moon energizes your desires and illuminates your future direction, so it’s time to examine the bigger picture of where you’d like to be both personally and professionally.
Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)
Your clarity is obscured around the 5th, so be careful when taking action. Love is unpredictable (restless?) around the 5th-6th. And the full moon emphasizes healing the past, meditation and heeding your intuition.
Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)
Your path is abruptly clarified around the 5th-6th, but you’ll need to weed out impractical options. The full moon energizes activities with friends and your involvement in the community.