ASTROLOGY FOR THE WEEK OF AUG 5-11 2024

MON AUG 5

Early morning begins with the Moon in late Leo squaring Uranus and building conjunctions to the planets in Virgo. This can see changeable and impassioned feelings in the wee morning hours, for better or for worse. The Moon enters Virgo at 2:17 PM PST, conjoining Venus and Mercury Rx. This places a focus on simplifying things, and making improvements. The increased emphasis of Virgo is more utilitarian, less grandiose, and is keen to eliminate what is inessential, wasteful, or counterintuitive to the core mission statement. Mercury retrograde can go over things, potentially churning up conflicts, communication issues, or causing delays or rethinks, while the Moon and Venus distill things down to their basic elements, identifying patterns, eliminating what isn’t working, and preventing waste of time, energy, and resources. These configurations are well suited for deploying new, more efficient methods to handling problematic situations or dynamics. The lunar square to Uranus can see some tensions, but the lunar contact to Venus and Mercury in Virgo stays grounded in reality, doing and saying what’s essential, but no more. It’s easy to identify patterns, and find a common denominator. Sticking to what’s essential can help determine the most valuable use of time, energy, words, and thoughts. Mercury casts light on things that call for a reevaluation. 

TUES AUG 6

Early this Morning, the Moon in Virgo is still conjunct Mercury, but squaring Mars and sesquisquare Chiron. This can see some irritability and potential butthurt or nitpicking in communications. The Moon also goes on to square Jupiter, which can see certain issues inflated beyond what is reasonable or taken too far. Try to keep a sense of proportion and avoid giving something more time or energy than it warrants, especially so in the case of petty conflicts. As the day wears on, the Moon opposes Saturn while sesquisquare Pluto, which can see a need for patience, grace and distillation. Challenges, obstacles, delays, conflicts, or other issues can weigh on the mind, and there can be some strong feelings bubbling under the surface. The lunar tension with Mars relents in the late evening, taking some heat out of the equation. 

WED AUG 7

The Moon in Virgo in trine to Uranus today is keen to innovate around problems. Today can provide insight and opportunities for reflection, as the Moon also goes on to oppose Neptune and build a trine to Pluto. Certain truths or revelations can be difficult to ignore or gloss over, and the Moon/Neptune configuration can be an admixture of confusion, sensitivity, or worry. Some things can only be accepted for the time being, and there can also be opportunities for forgiveness. Venus and Mercury closely conjoined bring opportunities for harmony, good news, and balanced communications. Mars getting closer to Jupiter looks for where the positive momentum is, and aims to keep things moving in a positive direction to avoid stagnation. Interpersonally or socially, things are moving towards change and transformation. Either you can find a point of harmony with others, or you can’t. In some cases, the phrase “do you want to be right or do you want to be happy?” is applicable. Today’s configurations offer up opportunities for leveling with others.

THURS AUG 8

The Moon enters Libra at 2:31 AM PST, seeing a trine to Pluto while still opposite Neptune. A lunar semisquare to the Sun can see a need for patience, as things gear towards more balance and equanimity. Power dynamics in relationships or other deeply psychological issues socially or interpersonally can figure into things, and today’s configurations can see opportunities to break out of entrenched positions. Having an open mind and heart, and knowing what hill is and is not worth dying on can help move things into more harmonious and balanced directions. Sometimes, releasing a need to be in control or “win” is a power move. People skills and social intelligence comes in handy today, and by evening, a lunar trine to Mars and Jupiter can see motivation and momentum building to infuse dynamics and endeavors with goodwill, optimism and open mindedness. 

FRI AUG 9

Today can see more confidence, faith and tolerance, with the Moon in trine to Mars and Jupiter in Gemini. These are some social butterfly aspects that are energizing and uplifting. There can be a focus on enterprising or adventurous plans, or motivation to harmonize or balance situations that have been out of whack. Juno, the relationship asteroid, also moves into Libra today, placing further emphasis on balance, fairness, harmony, and good people skills. In relationships, anything that has been out of whack or out of balance will benefit from a mutual effort to find more genuine agreement where possible.  As the day wears on, minor lunar tensions to Mercury Rx and an opposition to Chiron can see an opportunity to cleanse past hurts or release negative communication patterns. A lunar quincunx to Saturn can help slow your roll just enough to be able to reflect and identify patterns that need to change when it comes to the structures and agreements in your life, particularly in relation to others. The Moon semisquare Venus in Virgo later on can see some tensions with others, so try to have some restraint and avoid pushing your needs or desires on to others. Otherwise, these are some ultimately positive configurations. 

SAT AUG 10

The Moon in late Libra is in quincunx to Uranus, square Pluto, sesquisquare Mars, quincunx Neptune, and opposite Chiron. There can be a desire to escape tense situations or dynamics, and there can be some confrontations that bring up uncomfortable feelings. In some ways this can represent a power struggle. There is a need here to release the desire for control over others as it will only result in resistance and further inflame things. The Moon enters do or die Scorpio at 3:34 PM PST, seeing a sextile to Mercury Rx in Virgo and sesquisquare to Saturn that can potentially facilitate difficult conversations, or funnel more intense drives into more pragmatic, constructive aims. It’s possible for harmony to be achieved if tensions have been simmering, but maturity, patience and self honesty will need to be present. It’s also possible for some difficult tasks to be knocked out that can put you in a better position afterwards. 

SUN AUG 11

The Moon in Scorpio is sextile Venus in Virgo as the day begins, which can see some beneficial smoothing over of tense issues, or some pleasant diversions. The Moon goes on to trine Saturn while quincunx Mars and Jupiter, which can see some subtle frustrations, but the need for tolerance, maturity and endurance can make it difficult to feel like throwing a tantrum or escalating things emotionally is appropriate or would accomplish anything meaningful or desirable. The Moon is also square the Sun in Leo, suggesting that breaking out of emotional patterns, leaning on patience and restraint, and finding new outlets for challenging feelings will help prevent a “groundhog’s day” from reoccurring. Mercury Rx in Virgo intends to shed new light on various patterns in order to understand what is really going on there, so that they can be resolved, fixed, or repaired once and for all, or you can find new and better ways of managing them.