July Horoscopes 2025

Make sure to read for your rising and sun sign!

Aries

You know that phenomenon when a wild friend comes to town–and all of a sudden you get all debauched yourself, doing things you don’t usually do? That’s kind of what the second part of the month will be like for you. The raucous Leo Sun transits your Fun zone from the 22nd onwards. You and Leo are both big, fiery signs, and when you get together, it’s like Thelma and Louise. Oh, and Mercury (chattiness) will likewise be in the Fun zone all month too. This corner of your chart also rules creativity, and Mercury hits retrograde here on the 18th—cue the artistic déjà vu. It’s time to revisit that project you started months ago and swore you'd finish "eventually." Well, eventually is now. Rework it, love it up, and once Mercury stations direct on August 12th, it’s launch time. Until then, edit ruthlessly and romanticize the revision process—you know, the part where all the genius lives. 

Meanwhile, Mars—your celestial drill sergeant—is spending the whole month in Virgo, cozying up in your 6th house of routine. Now, Virgo energy might be a bit more spreadsheet-savvy than you, but don’t act like you don’t love a challenge. Even you can appreciate the thrill of checking things off a to-do list like an absolute boss. This is a month where you reclaim control, one organized chaos at a time.

Taurus

You’ve hosted Uranus in your sign for seven years. That’s not a transit; that’s an identity overhaul. If you’re still calling yourself “stable” or “resistant to change,” check the calendar — it’s no longer true. You’ve pivoted. Whether it was your work, your body, your relationships, or your sense of self — something has been stripped back and rebuilt. Possibly more than once.

And now? Uranus exits your sign on July 7, and for the first time in years, you get to settle into a version of yourself that isn’t under constant renovation. (Yes, it dips back for a last encore later this year, but think of that as a formality. The main event is over.)

So what to do with this sudden absence of chaos? Start with pleasure. Venus — your ruling planet — is in Taurus until July 4, which gives you four golden days to lean into the version of luxury only you truly understand. Comfort, beauty, sensuality. Make it tactile. Spend a little more than you should on something that fits you perfectly. Eat the thing. Send the text. Make your life feel like it was designed on purpose.

Then, Venus moves into Gemini — your 2nd house of money and resources. This is less velvet robe, more Excel sheet with good lighting. But it’s still Venus, so it’s about value: what you have, what you earn, and how you talk about both. There may be a financial opportunity that comes through words — a pitch, a proposal, a flirtation that turns into a side project. Venus here wants your voice making money, and your ideas being taken seriously (and ideally, paid well).

Without Uranus churning up your internal foundations, you can start to stabilise what you’ve learned — but let’s not pretend you’re going back to the old version of Taurus. You’ve outgrown her. Good.

Gemini

Let’s get straight to it: Uranus moves into your sign on July 7, and Venus arrives just three days earlier, so the most interesting person in the room this month… is you! If that sounds dramatic, it’s because it is. There’s no such thing as a quiet Uranus transit — especially not when it’s conjunct Venus, the planet of attraction, aesthetics, and desire.

So what happens when the planet of disruption meets the planet of charm, right in your sign? People get obsessed with you. You get obsessed with new versions of yourself. Something or someone comes out of nowhere — a new crush, a wild idea, an unexpected compliment that makes you see yourself differently. Around the 7th, don’t be surprised if you say yes to something that makes zero sense on paper and perfect sense in your gut.

You’re not reinventing yourself — you’re remembering what you look like when you stop performing stability. This is you, uncurated. More fun, less filtered.

And yes, there’s a risk. Uranus-Venus energy isn’t calm or safe or strategic. It’s interruptive. Your job isn’t to control it. It’s to stay available for the surprise.

Outside the main stage, Cancer season highlights your 2nd house of income and self-worth, so if all this hot magnetic energy doesn’t translate into actual cash or commitments, take the hint: your value isn’t being recognised where you’re currently standing. Shift.

Then Mercury retrogrades on the 18th, and that’s your cue to pause the broadcast. Rework the messaging. Pull back the projects you launched too fast. There’s no shame in editing — the smart ones always do.

This month, you’re not the messenger. You’re the message. Make sure it’s worth reading.

CANCER

Let’s not downplay it: your chart just got a serious upgrade. Jupiter—the planet of expansion, opportunity, and excellent timing—entered your sign last month, and it’s not going anywhere fast. You’ve got this benefic giant on your side until June 2026. That’s one full year of cosmic wind at your back. If you've felt like life has been slightly uphill for the past while, this is your moment to stop crawling and start moving like you expect the road to clear ahead of you. Because it will.

This is your cosmic permission to think (and move) bigger. Not in the hustle-culture, manifest-it-into-oblivion way—but in the grounded, intelligent way where you give yourself space to want more and the structure to actually receive it.

Jupiter magnifies what it touches, which means you’ll want to be discerning. Growth for growth’s sake is chaos in a pretty outfit. Focus on projects, relationships, and ideas that have actual longevity—things worth investing time and energy into.

Meanwhile, July 10th brings a Full Moon in Capricorn, your opposite sign. In astrology, oppositions highlight relationships—not just romantic ones, but the ways in which we balance self and other, give and take, speak and stay silent. This lunation happens in a precise trine to Mars in Virgo, which adds clarity, edge, and a helpful dose of logic. Emotional insight is available, yes, but it’s delivered with cool authority. Expect a moment of realignment—an elegant breaking point, perhaps—but one that moves you into sharper focus.

LEO 

You start the month with Mercury in your sign, which means everyone’s suddenly listening. Good. You have things to say, and frankly, they sound better coming from you. But don’t mistake being articulate for being untouchable—Mercury will be opposing Pluto, and that means power plays are inevitable. Watch how people respond when you speak with certainty. Someone’s bound to flinch. Or push back. That doesn’t mean you’re wrong. It means you’re hitting a nerve. Stay sharp.

Then, on July 18, Mercury goes retrograde. Still in Leo. Which means the performance pauses—at least briefly. This isn’t about silencing yourself; it’s about refining your message. There’s something in the way you’ve been presenting—your language, your choices, your image—that needs adjustment. Not because it’s wrong. Because it’s outgrown. Use the retrograde to tighten the screws. No one needs to know you’re editing.

And then comes July 25: New Moon in Leo. A new cycle begins—yours. But with Mercury still moving backwards, it’s not time to announce anything. This is the prep work. The part where you choose what version of yourself the world gets next. You don’t need to explain the plan. Just have one. You can launch it in August when Mercury moves forward on the 12th.

This month, control the narrative. Say less, mean more. The world is watching—but you already knew that.

VIRGO 

Mars spends the entire month in your sign, which means you're not here to play nice—you’re here to win. This is your biannual visit from the planet of assertion, drive, and yes, conflict, and while others may find that uncomfortable, you find it energising. Your to-do list has probably already noticed. You’re sharper, faster, less tolerant of inefficiency, and frankly, kind of allergic to the vague. If it doesn’t serve a purpose, clear it. If it’s not moving forward, it’s getting left behind.

But don’t mistake this clarity for invincibility—Mercury, your ruler, stations retrograde on July 18, and in your 12th house no less. That’s the hidden zone, the quiet back room of your chart where loose ends, subconscious patterns, and unspoken truths live. So while Mars pushes you forward publicly, Mercury pulls you inward privately. Things bubble up—old fears, unresolved conversations, an inconvenient memory that makes more sense in hindsight than it did at the time. Give yourself space to look under the hood. Not everything is meant to be shared, but some things need to be understood before you move on.

Meanwhile, on July 7, Uranus moves into Gemini—your career zone—and promptly meets Venus. Translation: an unexpected opening. A sweet surprise. A message, offer, or invitation that reminds you people are, in fact, noticing. You may hear from a recruiter, be pulled into a new project, or find your name casually dropped in a room you hadn’t been invited to yet. It’s not random. You’ve earned this.

So yes—July is busy. And yes, it’s messy behind the scenes. But that’s what it means to level up: build in public, process in private, and don’t explain your ambition to people who move slower than you.

LIBRA

Venus, your ruling planet, starts July in Taurus where she’s elegant, deliberate, and frankly a bit luxurious—right where you like her. But she doesn’t stay. By July 4, she shifts into Gemini, and your energy goes from slow-sip Bordeaux to espresso martini. Suddenly, you’re restless. Ideas, plans, people: all stimulating, all slightly exhausting. Venus in Gemini is curious, glib, fickle, and chronically underwhelmed—but also wired for connection and quick delight. You’ll be drawn to the new and the witty.

With Venus now activating your travel zone, July is made for movement. Uranus is also in the mix here so—maybe an unexpected trip, a last-minute invite, a serendipitous introduction. You’re meant to get out of your orbit, not just physically but mentally. If you’ve been circling the same five streets and conversations since spring, it’s time to expand your radius. Not sure where to go? This is an excellent time to consult your astrocartography map and see what cities actually light you up. (For more on that, check out my guide to astrocartography on Marie Claire).

Then, Mercury stations retrograde on July 18, and it hits your 11th house of friendships, communities, and future plans. Cue the group chat politics, the reply-all disasters, or the resurfacing of someone you hadn’t heard from since 2019. Some friendships may require recalibration—others might simply reveal their expiry dates. Let it happen. This isn’t about drama. It’s about clarity.

By July 25, the New Moon in Leo arrives in that same part of your chart, offering a reset. New connections. A refreshed sense of who belongs in your orbit and who, frankly, never quite got your references.

SCORPIO

Mars lounges in Virgo all month, giving your infamous intensity a laser focus and surgical edge. This isn’t some sloppy, emotional outburst—it’s precision warfare. July is your month to cut through noise with ruthless efficiency. If it’s not serving you, it’s dead weight. Consider this your personal purge.

Now, hold tight, because Mercury retrograde in Leo from July 18 lands smack in your 10th house of career and reputation—and here’s the kicker: it’s squaring your Scorpio sun. Translation: your professional life just turned into a high-stakes chess match where the rules keep changing. Mercury in Leo wants to put you on stage, loud and proud, but you’re wired for control and depth, not showboating. The square? That’s friction, conflict, power struggles, and maybe some ego bruises—because no one likes being told their spotlight’s on shaky ground.

This triple threat—Mercury retrograde, Leo’s sun, and your Scorpio intensity—means July isn’t about smooth sailing. It’s about rewriting your script under pressure, and proving you’re not just good in the shadows—you dominate in the light, too. Contracts to review? Communications to tighten? Public image to reforge? Bring it on. You’re not just surviving this retrograde; you’re turning it into your personal highlight reel.

And when the New Moon in Leo hits on July 25, you’ll be ready to launch whatever you’ve been quietly perfecting. Mars in Virgo keeps your game sharp and your moves deliberate. This isn’t amateur hour. It’s the start of your next big, meticulously crafted conquest.

SAGITTARIUS 

Let’s get the obvious out of the way: Jupiter, your ruling planet, is now in Cancer, a sign it’s historically exalted in. Translation? It’s well-fed, well-dressed, and strategically placed to get things moving again—but in a behind-the-scenes kind of way. Don’t expect fanfare. This isn’t centre stage energy; it’s legacy energy. Jupiter’s in your eighth house: investments, inheritances, power dynamics, sex, death, taxes—the heavy hitters.

What’s shifting? Your drive. Your appetite for more. Not in the loud, Sagittarian way, but in the kind that moves assets, restructures financial foundations, and quietly builds long-term security. Your home and personal energy also get a lift—both ruled by Jupiter. If you’ve felt stuck or in limbo, that’s breaking now. You’re finally pulling the strings again, and you like it that way.

But—let’s not pretend Mercury isn’t about to stir the pot. From July 18, Mercury stations retrograde in Leo, directly hitting your ninth house—that’s foreign travel, visas, publishing, higher education, and spiritual beliefs. You’ll want to double-check flights, passports, plug adapters, translation apps—basically, everything that stands between you and a smooth exit through customs. Sadly, electronic passports still haven’t caught up with your expectations, and neither has airport efficiency.

So if you’re travelling, build in a little buffer. And if you're publishing, launching, or applying? Expect edits. It’s not bad news. It’s just Mercury’s fine print. And fine print was never your strong suit.

Things lift noticeably once Leo season begins on July 22. Fire signs start humming, and suddenly, you’re back in your element. Confidence returns. Timing improves. The vibe shifts from stalled to golden hour. Think: sun on your back, passport (finally) stamped, a sense that something expansive is just beginning—even if it’s only just cracked open.

CAPRICORN 

Saturn—your tireless, unflinching ruler—is now stationed in your 4th house. The house of home, family, origins, and your inner architecture. This isn't decorative energy. It’s structural. Think: blueprints, not mood boards. The laying of foundations for something real. A move. A renovation. A redefinition of what home even means to you. For some, this shows up in your physical space; for others, it’s familial duty surfacing again—particularly around father figures or ancestral responsibilities that never quite left the room.

It’s fitting, really, that Seamus Heaney’s Scaffolding comes to mind:"We may let the scaffolds fall / Confident that we have built our wall."This is what July is about for you. Checking the scaffolding. Making sure the supports are sound. Home isn’t just where you are—it’s what you build inside yourself when everything else is shifting.

The Full Moon in Capricorn on July 10 turns the lens directly on you. It marks a culmination of identity. How you’re perceived. How you’ve evolved. How far you’ve come since your last major personal reset. Don’t underestimate the weight of this moment—it’s quiet, but consequential. You’re shedding something. Or claiming something. Either way, you’ll feel the difference.

Until July 22, the Sun travels through your 7th house of relationships. So yes, while you’re busy reconstructing home, don’t forget about the people standing next to you. If you’re in a relationship: show up. Literally and emotionally. If you’re single: ask the better question—is there space in your structure for someone else? Even a passing spark can’t land if your scaffolding is too tight.

This month is about building what lasts—inside your walls, and inside your life. Let the scaffolds hold for now. You’re not finished yet. But the architecture? That’s starting to look unmistakably like yours. 

AQUARIUS

Let’s not pretend July is about soft moods or passive insight. For you, it’s about recalibration. Saturn’s anchoring in your 3rd house, and with that comes a reckoning with how you move through your days, how you speak, how you think. No more mental clutter. No more wasted breath. This is about economy—of thought, of language, of time. You don’t need more ideas; you need sharper ones.

Cancer season (until the 22nd) brings a diagnostic light to your 6th house—health, habits, work routines, the microstructures of your life that either keep you agile or leave you glitching. Clean your hard drive. Rewrite your protocols. Make your mornings intelligent. This part isn’t thrilling, but it’s the scaffolding that keeps everything else upright.

Then Leo season hits—and the energy pivots. Boldly. The Sun moves into your 7th house of relationships, which means people start mattering again. Or more accurately, certain people do. Power dynamics will clarify. If you’re entangled, expect a brief but intense spotlight moment. If you’re single, a new player may enter—but likely under inconvenient, beautiful, possibly chaotic terms.

Mercury goes retrograde in this same sector on July 18, meaning the past starts talking. Conversations loop. Contracts stall. People who ghosted three years ago may suddenly have feelings and a well-edited apology. Don't buy it—or do, but read the fine print first. This is not the time to define anything. It is, however, the perfect time to observe who’s still standing when the lines glitch.

And here’s your real moment: Uranus, your modern ruler, shifts into Gemini on July 7—a massive, era-defining move into your 5th house: creativity, risk, voice, originality. You’ve been intellectually asleep. That’s about to end. A totally new frequency is coming, expect  shifts in creative output, a tech-adjacent project that changes your currency, or a burst of brilliance that gets you back in the room where things happen.

PISCES 

First, the good news: your ruling planet Jupiter is now in Cancer, which is one of the few places it actually thrives. This is 5th house territory for you — creativity, romance, pleasure, visibility. In plain terms? You’re attractive again. Not just aesthetically, but energetically. The right people want to orbit you now. That includes creative collaborators, romantic candidates, and anyone whose taste level matches yours.

The 5th house is where the private becomes public — what you make, what you love, what you’re willing to put your name on. Jupiter here expands that zone. Think long-form, high-quality attention. Fewer people, better rooms.

The Full Moon in Capricorn on July 10 lights up your 11th house — the collective. Networks, alliances, future-planning. Something clicks here. Maybe a group you’ve outgrown. Maybe a vision that was never actually yours. Either way, this full moon clears it out so you can build something real, with people who operate at your altitude.

Then comes Leo season (July 22 onwards), and here’s the thing: Pisces and Leo don’t fully get each other. Fire wants spectacle. Water wants substance. Leo says, “Look at me.” Pisces says, “Feel me.” The translation isn’t seamless. But Leo season activates your 6th house of work, health, service, and systems. You’re being asked to bring some rigour to your rituals. Treat your body like it belongs to someone important. Schedule your days like you have something to protect.

Mercury retrogrades in Leo on July 18, rewinding your workflow, your schedule, your sense of how much of your energy is actually being misallocated. You might need to cancel projects. Decline invites. Or just build back some authority around your time. It’s not glamorous. But it’s very grown-up.