Your August Horoscope 2025…

These stars were originally written for CharlotteTilbury.com!

ARIES

It’s a month to pay attention to other people, and notice your nurturing tendencies, Aries. Your ruler Mars starts the month in diligent, earnest Virgo but quickly moves into Libra, so recent efforts to bring order to your habits, health, work, and generally embracing wellness could shift to relationships. Your unions come to the fore between the 7th and 10th – not only with a spouse, best friend or business partner but with your primary connections, close allies, and community.

All kinds of interactions and personal dealings are heightened, which perhaps impacts how you see yourself. A reimagining of your identity, and establishing who you are in a group, social setting or network could be a prominent theme. Consider the way you express yourself, engage with people around you and your environment is important. Throughout August the Sun tours Leo, spotlighting your passions, desires, creativity and talents. As Mercury wraps up its retrograde spell in this zodiac sign on the 11th it’s a day to pause and think about how you relate and show up. You may want to examine the dynamic between yourself and a significant other, gaining more clarity about what you want, what makes you happy, and what it’s important for you to articulate.

The 11th also favours an appreciation of your inner world, home life and emotional roots, yet in the days that follow you could be conflicted between what’s fun and inspiring to you personally, and what’s practical, secure and safe.

Virgo Season begins on the 23rd, with an exciting New Moon amplifying your employment, domestic routines, systems and wellbeing. Welcome a fresh start in your approach to jobs, errands and admin, moving forward with awareness of your impact on those you’re involved with, mindful how you put across bright ideas and opinions.

TAURUS

Venus spends most of August in Cancer and your sector of close ties, neighbours, communication and curiosity, Taurus. Therefore, it’s a month to learn, connect and develop your rapport, with personal or professional settings facilitating your learning. Reach out, noticing where you’re teaching, using your voice, language, and soft skills, or getting involved in your local area. The 10th and 11th are extra special, as Venus meets Jupiter, signalling a boost to your encounters. However, this could also be a moment that sees you deep in thought.

You might be dealing with private, confidential matters, engrossed with home life, your family, and what’s going on behind closed doors. Some plans may be secret, not to be discussed with your network or loose acquaintances, which could be challenging if you’ve something important to get off your chest. A busy, demanding schedule perhaps forces you to frame things differently. It may be apparent you’ve been making sacrifices, prioritising your dreams or the wellbeing of others ahead of your own health or job.

As you move into the weekend of the 16th, the Last Quarter Moon illuminates your character and social interests, but also stability, domestic spaces and inner work. At this point you might be keen to tackle your domain, introducing a routine, maintaining or keeping on top of the little things.

The Sun moves into Virgo on the 23rd, with a New Moon just after sunrise bringing inspiration, guiding you towards happiness, contentment and what your heart wants. Yet at this juncture you’ve also to consider your career, public reputation and perceived successes, and undertakings others don’t know about. A new approach to your role, valuable assets and income could distract you from enjoying your fresh start for creative passion projects, romance, love, hobbies and your playful nature.

GEMINI

Mercury concludes its retrograde spell in your zone of communications on the 11th, which may have felt like a double whammy in recent weeks. An appraisal of how you engage close friends or neighbours, travel short distances, and use your voice may continue to be a prominent theme, so take on board what’s been a hot topic. Understanding other perspectives as well as your own mindset might be essential, as you try out a new identity for size, or find you’re awakening to a different side of yourself. The Full Moon early on the 9th serves to connect you to different outlooks, alternative knowledge or wisdom, in your zone of higher thought. Find a way to reconcile simple interactions, and deeper, philosophical questions posed.

The 11th is also a day to appreciate tangible rewards, growth in your position, or to embrace a boost of awareness around your resources, spending and personal contribution. You might be torn between teamwork and establishing yourself socially, and your material world now and at different points throughout the month. The pursuit of happiness could also be topical too, encouraging you to step away from community circles or your social scene, indulging in things you love and enjoy instead.

The 15th into the 16th sees the Last Quarter Taurus Moon, which encourages you to pump the breaks, turning inwards. While you could be eager to play and express yourself, it may serve you to slow down and tend to the practicalities, your career and assets.

The Sun enters Virgo on the 23rd, with a New Moon in this sign resetting home environments, safety, and security. Nurturing your inner world could seem deeply profound, with the involvement of your friends in your family life or parenting plans. You might find your presence has great influence, too!

CANCER

August opens with the First Quarter Scorpio Moon touching your zone of pleasure, joy and creative expression, Cancer. This could be a time to indulge yourself, moving ahead with passion projects, hobbies and the things you love! However, what you want might need to fall in line with career aspirations, personal or professional markers of success, or the reputation you’re establishing.

The Full Moon peaks early on the 9th in your intimacy sector, which is perhaps your opportunity to illuminate trust issues, your legacy, and what you might share long-term. There’s a focus on your position and assets throughout the month too, so your earnings, security, what you have or would like to accumulate is likely on your mind, too.

The 10th and 11th can be considered auspicious for you, as Venus meets Jupiter in your sign, encouraging you to indulge a journey you’ve embarked on, reminding you of important wisdom, knowledge and expertise. Yet there’s a lot transpiring behind closed doors, playing out inwardly, privately, or at home, too.

The 12th could see you with more clarity around your income or finances, yet there could also be pressure on you personally or even physically. The 15th and 16th are easier in this regard, with your friendship circle or network supporting you, still take it easy as by Saturday night the mood shifts, encouraging you to retreat.

Virgo Season starts on the 23rd, with a New Moon just after sunrise lighting up your neighbourly sector of communications and rapport. This is your opportunity to turn over a fresh leaf, aware of your connections and skillset, while also being mindful of your loyalties, future plans, commitments, and paths to prominence. Be extra mindful of confidentiality, secrets or inner work now, mindful of unconscious healing that can remain under wraps.

LEO

You’re the main muse in August, Leo, so direct the spotlight your way, lavishing attention on yourself, aware of who you are at your core. Yet home and family, your inner workings, and a process of reflection could be pertinent entering the month, which isn’t necessarily compatible with steps you’re taking to explore the world, your relationships, vitality, and self-confidence.

Between the 7th and 10th, there may be a strong pull to interact or get together with people, be they close ties, loose acquaintances, or a significant other. It may be necessary to go back to basics, making an effort to understand, connect or communicate in simple terms, which in turn challenges truths and knowledge you’re coming to believe in. The Full Moon peaks early on the 9th in your sector of partners too, also illuminating key people that impact you.

Friendly, social Mercury is retrograde until the 11th, which might prompt you to rewrite your script. How you engage with networks, groups or your social scene may have been refined lately, and from this point you could be well placed to articulate your dreams to team mates or audiences. The 10th and 11th also hold the potential for a moment of closure, catharsis, and acceptance, which perhaps involves your vocation, a public matter, or how you’re perceived. Here you might appreciate alliances that run deep, and what other people are able to provide or do for you.

Virgo Season begins on the 23rd, with a New Moon at sunrise. You might welcome a fresh start in your approach to earnings, resources, your material assets and what you have to give, aware of important figures, and newly established outlooks, philosophies, and perspectives. Note this could be a jarring time of intensity, with your global community adding excitement!

VIRGO

Your ruler Mercury is retrograde as we enter August, Virgo, which is significant – and not to be ignored! Travelling backwards through your house of confinement, catharsis, dreams and unravelling, you may be retracing your steps around healing methods, or finding a way to deal with something hidden within. Notice what’s been calling you, subtly or even unconsciously. August 9th could illuminate your habits, health appointments, an employment practice or conscious routine, with the Full Moon in your zone of daily maintenance. However, as it’s Leo Season, the themes of retreat is extra strong, so pivot your attention to what’s in front of you, letting go and recharging your battery. Your private reflections or a process behind the scenes should become easier from the 11th.

Aside from moments of respite, there’s also a motivation around your financial position and contribution, thanks to Mars in your zone of self-worth. Deeply energise your part and what you can do, sensing other people are looking for your input.

Venus spends almost the entire month in your community sector, which could produce some beautiful moments among friends and loved ones, particularly the 10th and 11th.

The Sun officially enters your zodiac sign at 9.30pm on the 22nd, and the next morning at 7.05am we’ve a New Moon in your sign, signalling a independent fresh start. Take all the space you need in the days leading up to this start point, which puts you front and centre but also takes into consideration your wellbeing, a lifestyle practice, and long-term investments you’re committing to. Just be mindful of your public image, aspirations, and vocational path during this lunation, as you might need to reconcile how you come across in an utterly new light versus what you’re dealing with at a personal level.

LIBRA

Your ruling planet Venus starts the month in the highest corner of your horoscope, encouraging you to be prominent or professional, Libra. The 11th is particularly special for your public profile, perhaps giving a validating boost. Look to honour your vocation, and who you are to others, aware of the impression you make, and how you’re seen as a success. You may find your career or outer life emphasises key people, and a reimagining of intimate relationships. This is not limited to a spouse – family members or colleagues could be key as you step into visibility.

Mars – your planet of partners and togetherness – spends most of August in your sign, suggesting significant others might be looking your way, inclined to follow your lead. The Aquarius Full Moon early on the 9th illuminates your creative self-expression, romance and heart. Your talents, loved ones, your sexuality or sense of fun is potentially on show! However, there’s also a spotlight on your circle of friends, and community. With Mercury retrograde until the 11th, you could be rethinking those you associate with. If you’ve been redefining your social scene, muting people or leaving them on read, be prepared to move forward in the second half of the month. Affirm the community aligned with your life philosophy and outlook.

Virgo Season begins on the 23rd, with a New Moon in this sign amplifying your spiritual life and unconscious, inner work. A potent month of introspection could follow, when you might retreat to examine your happiness, passion projects and collaborations, or even your approach to dating and co-parenting. Venus enters Leo from the 26th, guiding you towards your network, with individuals that stand out. Here it’s possible you’re tuned into a radically different way of seeing things, with your team spirit heated or even intense!

SCORPIO

It’s a month to power down and take the pressure off, Scorpio, diverting attention to private plans, which see you coming off well in public. Your traditional ruler Mars enters your zone of secrets and stealth, so that projects that are hidden from view could draw you in. A connection to Pluto during the Full Moon on the 9th suggests you might be addressing home and family, your inner foundations, nurturing or the past.

Meanwhile, Leo Season spells success, encouraging you to step up into prominence, in your vocation, or a public setting. This make take some getting used to, yet you could begin to find you’re secure taking the stand from the 11th. On this day, you might notice a sweetness to your journey of growth, expansion and knowledge embraced, perhaps involving relationships or significant others. Just be mindful that nurturing a path of wisdom and perspective takes you away from your day job, and daily routine, which is potentially frustrating on the 1st, 2nd, 13th, 14th, and 19th to the 23rd in particular.

Mercury concludes its retrograde spell in your career zone, so that by mid-August an investment in your future goals and professional track is on course. Efforts you’re making that most people aren’t aware of could now make sense. A partnership is prominent on the 15th and 16th, so you might make room for someone special that enhances your journey, despite pursuing a promotion or the spotlight.

Your focus shifts as the Sun enters Virgo on the 23rd, with a New Moon amplifying community circles, and the hopes, dreams and wishes you have for your friends and peers. It might also be important to acknowledge where you’re from, your foundations or start in life, and hard work you’re putting in toward your dreams.

SAGITTARIUS

You might start the month off slowly, Sagittarius, processing your current commitments and circumstances, giving yourself a break to rest and stabilise internally. Learn more about the trust you’re developing within a collaboration or agreement, noticing where you feel, safe, secure and okay to emotionally unravel.

Between the 7th and 10th turn to community, peers or friends in your social sphere, as Mars enters your sector of collective goals and networks. You might sense you’ve been dedicated to your own creative interests and happiness, to relationships and passion projects, and begin to broaden your outlook through your circle. During this window, the Aquarius Full Moon illuminates close ties, siblings and neighbours, so your local area – and connecting to people in your inner orbit – might feel significant. However, as the Sun shines in Leo, you’re likely also focused on going the distance, looking further afield for answers.

The 11th and 19th are special for working with partners, and perhaps rewarding or assuring, with reciprocity, commitment and loyalty demonstrated. What’s comforting or nourishing could be apparent, however there’s also attention on your adventurous side, as Mercury concludes its retrograde in your sector of knowledge, travel and higher thought. If you’ve been struggling to reconcile thoughts and ideas about the bigger picture, and even your faith or truth, clarity becomes easier. You might try to reconcile feelings of interdependence, and what’s supposed to be joyful.

Virgo Season begins on the 23rd, with a New Moon at sunrise spotlighting your public image and vocational path. This could seem more intense thanks to a new approach to your communication skills and immediate surroundings, and how you’re working hard to enjoy life, your talents and solo plans. Just note a significant other must be considered as you visualise routes to success.

CAPRICORN

A fun, loving creative collaboration might be prominent entering August, Capricorn, yet you could also be deep in thought, dealing with the more confronting elements of intimate relationships and your vulnerabilities. It’s possible you’re rethinking what you share, borrow, loan or come together on, taking your home environment and sense of stability into consideration. The 10th and 11th could fare well for unions, and thereafter it’s possible you’re gaining clarity around joint agreements, with a way to follow through with your personal obligations. Try to reconcile your foundations, roots and what works for you and other people, while also learning about your partner’s desires, tastes or preferences.

Your public image and vocation might also be emphasised in the weeks ahead but particularly between the 7th and 10th. Go-getter Mars appears in the highest sector of your chart, so that your inner world and private life could be visible and prominent – or perhaps you’re more ambitious, motivated by family, a contract or household matter. At this time, the Full Moon illuminates your own resources, your sense of self-worth, and ways of making a living. Your health, wellbeing or workplace could be radically changing – how you maintain your position and take care of yourself and others is perhaps destabilizing yet a source of inspiration!

The 15th and 16th call for fun, creativity, a playdate or romance, yet with long-term commitments or promises on your mind, you’re likely keen to push forward toward your goals.

On the 23rd the Sun moves into Virgo, signalling a shift in your attention. The stars invite you to explore further afield, visualising a journey that elevates your outlook, and facilitates personal development. Wisdom or a worldly philosophy may be important for your finances, security, and how you ground yourself in reality.

AQUARIUS

Routine habits, your health, wellness practices, and workplace are likely topical entering August, Aquarius. Looking after yourself, your valuables or position must likely be reconciled within your environment – among neighbours or those in your orbit. This could be pertinent on the 1st, 2nd, 11th, 13th, 14th and 19th to the 23rd, with day-to-day errands and self-care blossoming.

Communications and your primary relationships are prominent, and with Mercury concluding its retrograde, the weeks ahead potentially emphasise how important it is to express yourself, ensuring what you want is acknowledged and heard. You can consider a back and forth with a lover, best friend, spouse or alliance but also a rival, competitor or another significant figure. There’s the potential to straighten out interactions that have gotten heated, and it might serve you to be openminded, welcoming other perspectives. Mars moves into your sector of wisdom, adventures and foreign outlooks, so you could find you’re enthusiastic, or engaged with a completely alternative viewpoint. What’s more, it might be apparent you’ve been establishing your voice, opinion and way of seeing things, yet are now ready to experience another way of seeing the world.

The Full Moon in your sign early on the 9th illuminates your presence, personal life and the way you navigate. Attention may be on you but also your creative style, passion projects, affections or true happiness. From this point, you could get on the same page as a partner, confident you can have fun, sharing your interests, plans or joyful moments.

On the 23rd, we’ve a New Moon in your sector of intimacy, trust and committed companionship. You could be ready to connect deeply, poised with the skills to get your point across. However, sparking joy and indulging with a collaborator might not be easily reciprocated, so be willing to negotiate.

PISCES

As you enter August there may be a fun connection that calls, Pisces. However, you might find you’re choosing to do what’s practical, building on your assets or personal value, and what’s lucrative. The contrasts of work and play are underscored, as pleasure-loving Venus clashes with conservative Saturn giving emphasis to your resources and income. It’s Leo Season, which for you spotlights routine maintenance and healthy living – what you do to keep on top of things, organised and able to show up. With Mercury reversing retrograde in this area of the sky, you may be revisiting best practice, revising your duties, redefining what’s yours to manage day-to-day.

The Full Moon peaks early on the 9th in the opposite sector guiding your dreams, unconscious habits and hidden agendas – an ideal time to exhale, let go and slow to a halt. Mars also enters Libra around this time, encouraging you to collaborate and let others pick up the cheque – or prove to you what they can do. It may become apparent you can delegate, and lean on other people.

The 11th and 15th are extra special for your sense of happiness, granting you permission to indulge yourself, and follow your heart. Close friends could enable you to enjoy life and romance yourself, yet it’s possible you’ll continue to be aware of money, your input and ways of making a living. A sense of service and being usefully employed may well become easier from this point.

Virgo Season starts on the 23rd, with a New Moon just after sunrise lighting up your most intimate relationships, which could feel both joyful and intense. At this juncture, sudden changes at home or in your family dynamic potentially interfere with partnerships, so try to get ahead of any antagonism in domestic settings.