August Planetary Predictions: Who’s Rising, Who’s Releasing, and Who’s Rebuilding

August 2025 is not a month of quiet skies. With Venus still retrograde in Leo, a Mercury retrograde beginning in Virgo by month’s end, and a powerful full moon in Aquarius on August 19, this month brings a triad of transformation. Each zodiac sign will feel the planetary pressure differently—but all will be called to rise, release, or rebuild.

From emotional breakthroughs to karmic closures, here’s your zodiac-based breakdown of what August’s planetary weather is reflecting—and which signs are poised for a rebirth.

Aries: Rebuilding Foundations with Purpose

For Aries, August is about constructive change. With Venus retrograde triggering your fifth house of romance and creativity, you’re rebuilding how you give and receive love. Mercury’s influence later in the month will ask you to rethink your daily routines, especially if they’ve been draining more than fueling you.

You’re rebuilding your personal power by reimagining your habits and desires. A fresh start is coming, but only if you’re willing to release the distractions that keep you from your true passions.

Taurus: Releasing Control and Emotional Baggage

Taurus, your ruling planet Venus is retrograding through your fourth house of home, roots, and inner emotions. This energy is pushing you to release attachments to the past—particularly family dynamics or personal comfort zones that are no longer aligned with your evolution.

Let go of the need for everything to remain the same. August’s planetary push is showing you how emotional safety doesn’t always come from stability—it comes from growth. Release the guilt, release the fear, and you’ll feel free.

Gemini: Rising Through Reflection

Gemini, you’re rising this month—but not in your usual social or intellectual way. With Mercury (your ruling planet) slowing down to retrograde in Virgo, you’re being asked to turn inward. This retrograde will shine a light on communication patterns, emotional triggers, and the words left unspoken.

Venus retrograde highlights your third house of thought and dialogue. This is your month to reflect, reassess, and rewrite your inner narrative. Through silence and honesty, you’ll rise more aligned than ever.

Cancer: Rebuilding Self-Worth and Boundaries

Cancer, August is deeply focused on what you value—and how that value is reflected back to you. Venus retrograde in your second house encourages a financial and emotional reset, while the full moon in Aquarius targets shared resources, debts, and intimacy.

If you’ve been undervaluing your time, love, or energy, this month shows you why. The universe is asking you to rebuild your sense of worth from the inside out. Boundaries aren’t rejection—they’re protection.

Leo: Releasing the Old You

Leo, this is your cosmic metamorphosis. With Venus retrograde in your sign, August becomes a deeply personal journey of self-love, identity, and reinvention. If you’ve built your image around approval or outdated roles, this is the time to release it all.

The full moon in Aquarius activates your relationship zone—mirroring back what you’ve outgrown in others and yourself. Let go of your attachment to being seen a certain way. The more authentic you become, the more magnetic you are.

Virgo: Rebuilding Inner Peace

Virgo, Mercury begins its retrograde in your sign on August 28, bringing you front and center for this month’s cosmic overhaul. You’re being pulled inward, where old anxieties, overthinking, or perfectionism may resurface—but not to stay.

Venus retrograde in Leo asks you to heal quietly, releasing past wounds in solitude. This month, your most important work will happen behind the scenes. As you rebuild your inner foundation, peace becomes your greatest achievement.

Libra: Rising Into Authentic Connection

Libra, with Venus—your ruling planet—retrograde in your eleventh house, this is a social soul-search. You’re rising into a new awareness of what true friendship, collaboration, and community really look like.

The full moon spotlights your fifth house of self-expression and passion, pushing you to create and connect from a place of truth. You may be reevaluating relationships or old dreams, but what emerges is clarity. When you let go of people-pleasing, you rise into real love.

Scorpio: Releasing Power Struggles

Scorpio, August brings tension around career, control, and emotional authority. Venus retrograde in your tenth house may stir up professional insecurities or past ego wounds. Mercury’s retrograde in your social sphere adds another layer—forcing you to reconsider alliances and public reputation.

The universe is asking you to release your grip. Not every fight is worth the energy. Power comes not from dominance, but from alignment. Let go of manipulation, embrace authenticity, and trust what’s crumbling was never stable to begin with.

Sagittarius: Rebuilding Belief Systems

Sagittarius, your ruling planet Jupiter remains in Taurus, expanding your ideas around wellness and sustainability. Venus retrograde in your ninth house of belief and philosophy is pushing you to question what you thought was truth.

August’s energy asks you to rebuild your mental and spiritual framework. Are your ideas empowering—or are they outdated illusions? The full moon lights up your communication zone, helping you speak your new truth. Real freedom begins with belief.

Capricorn: Releasing Emotional Debt

Capricorn, August is about emotional closure and energetic cleanup. Venus retrograde in your eighth house brings up shared finances, karmic relationships, and buried emotions. You may be repaying a debt—or realizing it’s time to cut emotional cords.

Mercury’s influence will target your higher mind, inviting reflection on long-term growth. Release what you cannot control. Whether it’s emotional baggage or power imbalances, letting go will make space for deeper intimacy and financial healing.

Aquarius: Rising Into Purpose

Aquarius, August marks your rise into clarity. The full moon in your sign on August 19 serves as a turning point. You’re shedding roles that were never truly yours, and reclaiming space in both love and life.

Venus retrograde activates your relationship sector, inviting reconsideration of who truly supports your journey. Some connections may fade, but they’ll be replaced by alignment. This is your season to rise—more unapologetic, visionary, and committed than ever.

Pisces: Rebuilding Your Routine and Reality

Pisces, this month asks you to rebuild the invisible structures of your life—daily habits, wellness choices, and spiritual routines. With Mercury preparing to retrograde in your opposite sign Virgo, relationships become a mirror for your own lack of structure or boundaries.

Venus retrograde urges a review of how you care for yourself while serving others. Rebuild your days around balance—not burnout. In small routines, big transformation begins.