Capricorn Horoscope for August 2024

This is another transitional month, Capricorn, following the potent Full Moon of July 21st that took place in the last degree of your sign, and on the edge of Aquarius, your sector of resources and values. The month is complexified by the retrograde of Mercury through some sensitive sectors of your solar chart. In your planning and in your friendships and group affiliations there is a palpable sense of making your deepest principles count for something as you evaluate your pathway forward. The Leo New Moon of August 4th speaks to internal understanding and close partnership evolution along with your own, while the retrograde of Mercury that takes place on the same day also calls into question for a process of review, inspection, and refinement your beliefs and worldview. It is possible that you are entering into a brand-new phase, based in part on your recent personal progress that has followed the long sojourn of Pluto through your sign, now, in practical terms, finally ended. As you settle into a fundamentally altered sense of identity, your values will be an all-important factor for you heading forward. For the remainder of the year Pluto is either at -- or hovering on the edge of – the following sign of Aquarius.

The following was written by our guest columnist Elodie St-Onge Aubut of Ninth House Astrology

August arrives on the heels of the Cancer lunation cycle that emphasized partnerships in your life, and that featured the transformational effects of Pluto in your sector of resources and values. It seems that your own internal principles and values are becoming more important to you as a standard.

The New Moon in Leo arrives on August 4th and emphasizes the resources and support received from others along with partnership agreements. There is also the ongoing position of Pluto in the first degree of Aquarius that was a key factor last month and is also currently emphasized. Transformation does not always come easy of course but it does persist. Your sense of your existing values, along with your finances, is going through a sea change, and what might eventually come out of that remains undefined. Regarding your partnerships, you of all people understand the importance of teaming up. People often speak of the ambitious side of Capricorn but they rarely speak of the generosity that comes along with your sign. One of your most well-kept secrets is that you are actually a very giving and loyal person. Leo Season shines a spotlight on your ability to make others feel seen and your knack for seeing the best in someone could pay off in surprising ways this month.

Also on the 4th, Mercury turns retrograde in Virgo, and after ten days will be heading back into Leo before turning direct on the 28th. The Virgo sign corresponds to your higher mind sector, so that your beliefs and worldview might be the subject of much introspection and review before the first half of the month is finished.

Logistics of all kinds could take center stage from the 13th to the 15th as Mercury retrogrades backward into Leo, and as Mars conjuncts Jupiter in Gemini, subsequently squaring your ruling planet Saturn in Pisces. You might continue to question certain aspects of your partnership agreements, and there is a greater risk than usual of getting stuck on irrelevant details and you may have to be more deliberate about your focus not only for the sake of efficiency but for the sake of your mental health.

On the 19th, the Full Moon in Aquarius culminates a day after Mercury conjunction with the Sun in Leo, making this a clarifying Full Moon for all things related to your resources and what you have to work with. What is also an important part of this Full Moon is the Uranus emphasis which could relate to your creative self-expression. You may have an urge to break a commitment or get away from a restrictive situation especially if you’ve been compromising too much. With Mercury still in retrograde motion, this may not be the time to make major moves and yet you could gain new perspectives regarding what you need.

The Sun’s entry into Virgo on the 22nd might come as a relief and bring back a sense of grounding especially for daily chores, your routines, and everyday environment.

On the 28th Mercury turning direct in Leo implies that intimate and business partnerships will slowly become more productive in the weeks ahead along with your ability to take things in stride.

Sorting out the essential from the superfluous could remain a work in progress but keeping in mind that working hard does not always equal being productive; this might help you let go of unnecessary worries in order to focus on what matters the most to you.

Capricorn Horoscope for August 2024

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