General for Week Commencing: Monday 24 August 2026
Aries    Aries Monday 24 August 2026  Mar 21 - Apr 19
While it was Sunday that the Sun left a playful and creative part of your chart and returned to your work sector, something that at this time each year will always see the solar spotlight shift from one side of life’s fence to another, the transition is not only still underway, but it won’t completely happen. Unlike previous years, while Mercury will remain in a playful and creative part of your chart until Tuesday, when he leaves he will hand the reins to Jupiter, who is not only here until July 2027, but will be joined by Mars later next month. At the same time, having the Moon in your career sector until Tuesday not only gets the new week off to an empowered start across the income, work and career fronts, but is connecting with planets that will keep things powered up for the whole month that the Sun is in your work sector. This makes the Moon’s clash with Mars on Monday and the bit of pressure this might put on your work/life balance the right reminder at the right time.
 
Taurus    Taurus Monday 24 August 2026  Apr 20 - May 20
Beginning the week with the Moon in an adventurous part of your chart is an advantage both professionally and personally and couldn’t come with better timing. While in the Sun’s first full day in a playful and creative part of your chart, this might make it harder to get your work hat on after the weekend and might even create a case of Mondayitis, a lean towards the playful, creative and adventurous side of life’s fence will be an advantage professionally. Ahead of the Moon’s return to your career sector on Tuesday, this comes as the professional gods will already be calling for a wait and see approach. Having come full circle from last month’s Full Moon, this first visit since Venus returned to your work sector will be a chance for the planets across the income, work and career fronts to regroup. The more you can go into this with an open mind the better. However, don’t expect the playful, creative and adventurous side of life’s fence to back down, making the lunar nodes’ new policing of your work/life balance all the more important.
 
Gemini    Gemini Monday 24 August 2026  May 21 - Jun 21
With Venus having already moved through your communication sector, after the Sun left on Sunday when Mercury, the planet of communication leaves on Tuesday, this should end all the planetary activity on the communication front for the year and in most years, that would have been the case. Even if that had been the case, the Moon’s return to your relationship sector late last week is something that your relationships will continue to benefit from, for its friendly aspect to the Sun and Mercury managed to divert a lot of their attention and resources its way. Instead, with Jupiter, who returned in June not leaving until July 2027 and Mars returning next month, the communication lines will remain in safe hands. Meanwhile, on Monday the Sun is settling into his first full day in your home and family sector, with the solar spotlight always shifting onto home, family and/or property matters at this time of year and Mercury returning on Tuesday with a chance to get your head in the game, ideas on the table and the communication lines open.
 
Cancer    Cancer Monday 24 August 2026  Jun 22 - Jul 22
In the space of 48 hours, the Sun and Mercury are on the move, but are not only sticking together, but to a point where by Friday they will be aligned, though with a different focus. It began on Sunday, when a few hours after the Moon returned for its first visit to your relationship sector since the asteroid Juno, the queen of commitment returned earlier in the month, the Sun returned to your communication sector. The Moon will leave your relationship sector and will leave 63 minutes before Mercury, the planet of communication returns to your communication sector, with Juno staying on and your relationships continuing to benefit from the increase in support on the communication front. Meanwhile, it is later in the week that the Moon will deliver a treat and just in time for the weekend, when it not only returns to your sector of adventure, travel, learning and discovery on Friday, but as an eclipsing Full Moon. This first visit since the North Node left has it close enough to turn an ordinary Full Moon into a more potent lunar eclipse, whose influence will extend right through to Sunday.
 
Leo    Leo Monday 24 August 2026  Jul 23 - Aug 22
While the Sun left Leo on Sunday, bringing your birthday month to a close, with Mercury staying on until Tuesday, keeping your head in the game while you tie up loose ends, this won’t be the end of the story. Your birthday month may have ended, but you haven’t even begun to explore all your options. Not only is Jupiter staying on and the foundation year of a new 12 year Jupiter cycle of expansion running through to July 2027 and still here when the Sun returns next year, but Mars is returning next month and he will be looking for something to channel his passions, drive, warrior and competitive spirit into. Meanwhile, as the Sun settles into his first full day in your income sector, it is with the Moon and the asteroid Juno, the queen of commitment in your work sector and separating from a friendly aspect to Chiron, in your career sector shortly after his return on Sunday. This not only gets the new working week off to an empowered start on the income, work and career fronts, but the Sun’s whole month long visit, with Mercury and his smart head for money returning on Tuesday.
 
Virgo    Virgo Monday 24 August 2026  Aug 23 - Sep 22
If how something begins is any indication of how it will continue, then as you move into the new week and as you are settling into the first full day of your birthday month and new solar year, there is a lot to be excited about. It is less that there is a heavy lean towards the playful, creative and adventurous side of life’s fence and towards the planets that will be there throughout your birthday month, but the friendly aspect they and the Moon are forming to the Sun. These are planets that will remain here throughout the Sun’s month long visit and especially when from Tuesday to Thursday, things not only take a busier turn but with a significant powering up on the income, work and career fronts. This makes the lunar nodes’ new policing of how well you know when to keep your work hat on and when to take it off all the more important. Meanwhile, Mercury, the planet of communication’s return to Virgo on Tuesday will position him here for when the Moon returns to your relationship sector on Friday as an eclipsing Full Moon.
 
Libra    Libra Monday 24 August 2026  Sep 23 - Oct 23
From the start, this is a week where the lines between the past, present and future have overlapped and remain overlapped for the coming month. Monday is the Sun’s first full day in a nostalgic and reflective part of your chart and of the month long wind down of your old solar year, putting a lot more focus on the past. Mercury’s return on Tuesday will add to that, with a chance to take a smart and practical approach to processing this current solar year, the journey it has taken you on and closing old doors. With a growing number of planets in retrograde motion, this will add to a sense of nostalgia. At the same time, with Venus already in Libra, she has one eye on the future and is already opening new doors. Keeping you anchored in the moment is that, even though the Sun left a social and serendipitous part of your chart on Sunday and Mercury will leave on Tuesday, Jupiter is staying on and as well as keeping the focus on your social life, friendship, teamwork and networking, he is all about staying in the moment.
 
Scorpio    Scorpio Monday 24 August 2026  Oct 24 - Nov 21
While the Sun left your career sector on Sunday, Mercury will leave on Tuesday and the Moon left your income sector over the weekend, they have not only contributed to a positive start to the week on the income, work and career fronts, but there are planets staying on that will keep the momentum going. It was during the Sun’s final hours that the Moon left, but not before forming a positive aspect to the Sun and Mercury and to all three planets in your work sector. With Jupiter not only staying on in your career sector but by the weekend moving into a powerful alliance with Saturn in your work sector, with your annual professional update over, it’s time for the big boys to take the field. In the meantime, the Sun’s return to your friendship sector has put the solar spotlight on your social life, friendship, teamwork and networking, while he will not only be joined by Mercury, the planet of communication on Tuesday, but with support from the planets on the communication and relationship fronts from the start.
 
Sagittarius    Sagittarius Monday 24 August 2026  Nov 22 - Dec 21
While things have taken a busier turn since the Sun left your sector of adventure, travel, learning and discovery on Sunday, he has not only left behind planets here, but planets that, when it comes to powering up the playful, creative and adventurous side of life’s fence are just getting started. By the weekend, a friendly aspect between Jupiter in an adventurous part of your chart and Saturn in a playful and creative part of your chart will be coming together, with the two most powerful planets in the solar system teaming up and continuing to work as a team for the coming year. There is no chance of life becoming all work and no play anytime soon, but as the Sun settles into his first full day in your career sector on Monday, he not only has the support of the Moon in your income sector, but of planets on the income and job fronts that will be here throughout his month long visit. Fortunately, the lunar nodes only ended their 18 month policing of your work/life balance at the end of last month and Friday’s eclipsing Full Moon will bring a timely reminder.
 
Capricorn    Capricorn Monday 24 August 2026  Dec 22 - Jan 19
As you move into the new week, the Sun is just settling into his first full day in your sector of adventure, travel, learning and discovery, but he is already separating from a friendly aspect to Chiron, in a playful and creative part of your chart. With Mercury doing the same when he returns on Tuesday, this creates a heavy lean towards the playful, creative and adventurous side of life’s fence that will be present throughout the Sun’s month long visit. This includes when the Moon not only moves through your income sector from Tuesday to Thursday, but in the heart of the working week will connect with and empower planets across the income, work and career fronts that are already working as a team and will continue to shape the rest of the year. While the two aren’t in direct competition, this makes the lunar nodes’ new policing of your work/life balance all the more important. Especially as there is no reason why you can’t have the best of both worlds.
 
Aquarius    Aquarius Monday 24 August 2026  Jan 20 - Feb 18
While the Sun left your relationship sector on Sunday and on Monday is settling into his first full day in your financial sector, something that at this time of year will always see the solar spotlight shift off your relationships and onto your financial situation and money matters, this year you have the best of both worlds. While Mercury will leave your relationship sector on Tuesday and in any other year this would have ended all planetary activity on the relationship front for the year, Jupiter is not only staying on, but Mars will return later next month and for the rest of the year you will have the support of the three planets in your communication sector. At the same time, as the Sun settles into your financial sector, it is to find that Venus, the planet of money has not only already moved through and paved the way, but along with Mercury’s return on Tuesday, there is built in support from the start. Meanwhile, the Moon’s return to your income sector on Friday will energise both sides of the financial fence.
 
Pisces    Pisces Monday 24 August 2026  Feb 19 - Mar 20
Even though the Sun left your work sector on Sunday and the Moon your career sector a few hours earlier, this is helping to get the new working week off to an empowered start. The Moon has not only left you with your professional instincts sharp, but as well as spending its final hours at a friendly aspect to the Sun and to Mercury, who will leave your work sector on Tuesday, it had formed a friendly aspect to all three planets in your income sector as it moved through. With Jupiter not only staying on in your work sector but by the weekend moving into a friendly aspect to Saturn in your income sector, bringing the two most powerful planets in your income sector together, things will remain in safe hands. Meanwhile, as the Sun settles into his first full day in your relationship sector and ahead of Mercury, the planet of communication’s return on Tuesday, having the Moon in your friendship sector and support from Chiron in your communication sector, is getting the week off to a positive start on the communication, social and relationship fronts.
 
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