The sky on this date
| Moon | 16°39' Leo, 0.1% lit, new |
|---|---|
| Sun | 19°49' Leo |
| Closest aspects | Venus trine Uranus (0.33°), Mercury trine Neptune (0.61°), Mercury sextile Uranus (0.64°) |
| Retrograde | Saturn, Neptune, Pluto |
| Void of course | no |
The Sun and Moon were 357 degrees apart, which is 29.3 days into a cycle of twenty-nine and a half. Every reading below was assembled from those figures and nothing else — the method.
All twelve signs on August 12, 2026
Aries — 5th house
With the Moon here, the day rewards doing something for its own sake. The Moon in Leo wants the response to be seen as well as felt. For Aries that lands in play, romance, children and anything you make for its own sake. The Sun is in your fifth house this month, which keeps play, romance, children and anything you make for its own sake lit for another few weeks. Venus trine Uranus is the smoothest angle there is, which also makes it easy to waste. Counted from Aries that runs between your 7th and 3rd houses. Mercury trine Neptune is the smoothest angle there is, which also makes it easy to waste. Counted from Aries that runs between your 5th and 1st houses. The Moon is new, which is the quiet end of its cycle rather than the productive one. That part of the cycle is passing through your 5th house.
Love. Venus in your seventh house connects the day's warmth to partners, opponents and anyone you deal with one to one. Work. Mercury in your fifth house puts the day's thinking on play, romance, children and anything you make for its own sake.
Taurus — 4th house
The Moon in your fourth house makes privacy feel less like avoidance and more like maintenance. The Moon in Leo wants the response to be seen as well as felt. For Taurus that lands in home, family, roots and private ground. For this stretch of the year the Sun sits in your fourth house, so home, family, roots and private ground is where the light falls. With Venus and Uranus in trine, what they govern runs together without effort. Counted from Taurus that runs between your 6th and 2nd houses. Mercury trine Neptune is the smoothest angle there is, which also makes it easy to waste. Counted from Taurus that runs between your 4th and 12th houses. The Moon is new, which is the quiet end of its cycle rather than the productive one. That part of the cycle is passing through your 4th house.
Love. Venus in your sixth house connects the day's warmth to work, routine, health and the small maintenance of a life. Work. Mercury moving through your fourth house makes home, family, roots and private ground the subject that gets worked out.
Gemini — 3rd house
This puts the Moon in the house of near distances: siblings, neighbours, short journeys and the ordinary traffic of information. The Moon in Leo warms the day and takes offence at being made small. For Gemini that lands in conversation, short trips, siblings and daily information. For this stretch of the year the Sun sits in your third house, so conversation, short trips, siblings and daily information is where the light falls. The trine between Venus and Uranus removes resistance, and removed resistance is only useful with something to push. Counted from Gemini that runs between your 5th and 1st houses. Mercury and Neptune at a hundred and twenty degrees make their two areas mutually available. Counted from Gemini that runs between your 3rd and 11th houses. The Moon is dark, and the fortnight ahead builds rather than releases. That part of the cycle is passing through your 3rd house.
Love. Venus is in your fifth house today, which places affection near play, romance, children and anything you make for its own sake. Work. Mercury moving through your third house makes conversation, short trips, siblings and daily information the subject that gets worked out.
Cancer — 2nd house
The Moon in your second house makes security feel like a mood rather than a number, which is worth noticing before deciding anything. A Leo Moon is generous and does not like being overlooked while being it. For Cancer that lands in money, possessions and what you consider yours. The Sun moving through your second house puts money, possessions and what you consider yours at the centre of the current month. Venus and Uranus at a hundred and twenty degrees make their two areas mutually available. Counted from Cancer that runs between your 4th and 12th houses. Mercury and Neptune at a hundred and twenty degrees make their two areas mutually available. Counted from Cancer that runs between your 2nd and 10th houses. A new Moon means the lunar month is starting over; there is less visible momentum now than there will be in a week. That part of the cycle is passing through your 2nd house.
Love. Venus is in your fourth house today, which places affection near home, family, roots and private ground. Work. Mercury moving through your second house makes money, possessions and what you consider yours the subject that gets worked out.
Leo — 1st house
With the Moon in your first house the day is unusually self-referential: what you feel tends to become what you show. A Leo Moon is generous and does not like being overlooked while being it. For Leo that lands in your own bearing, appearance and the first move. With the Sun in your first house, your own bearing, appearance and the first move is the season's standing subject rather than today's. The trine between Venus and Uranus removes resistance, and removed resistance is only useful with something to push. Counted from Leo that runs between your 3rd and 11th houses. The trine between Mercury and Neptune removes resistance, and removed resistance is only useful with something to push. Counted from Leo that runs between your 1st and 9th houses. The Moon is new, which is the quiet end of its cycle rather than the productive one. That part of the cycle is passing through your 1st house.
Love. Venus in your third house connects the day's warmth to conversation, short trips, siblings and daily information. Work. Mercury in your first house puts the day's thinking on your own bearing, appearance and the first move.
Virgo — 12th house
The Moon in your twelfth house lowers the volume: this is the part of its cycle that suits rest more than output. A Leo Moon is generous and does not like being overlooked while being it. For Virgo that lands in rest, solitude, what is behind you and what runs unattended. The Sun is in your twelfth house this month, which keeps rest, solitude, what is behind you and what runs unattended lit for another few weeks. Venus and Uranus at a hundred and twenty degrees make their two areas mutually available. Counted from Virgo that runs between your 2nd and 10th houses. Mercury and Neptune at a hundred and twenty degrees make their two areas mutually available. Counted from Virgo that runs between your 12th and 8th houses. The Moon is dark, and the fortnight ahead builds rather than releases. That part of the cycle is passing through your 12th house.
Love. Venus in your second house connects the day's warmth to money, possessions and what you consider yours. Work. With Mercury in your twelfth house, the useful conversation is about rest, solitude, what is behind you and what runs unattended.
Libra — 11th house
This places the Moon in the house of friendship and long aims, where the question is what you are heading toward. A Leo Moon is generous and does not like being overlooked while being it. For Libra that lands in friends, groups, networks and what you are aiming at. The Sun moving through your eleventh house puts friends, groups, networks and what you are aiming at at the centre of the current month. Venus and Uranus at a hundred and twenty degrees make their two areas mutually available. Counted from Libra that runs between your 1st and 9th houses. Mercury and Neptune at a hundred and twenty degrees make their two areas mutually available. Counted from Libra that runs between your 11th and 7th houses. A new Moon means the lunar month is starting over; there is less visible momentum now than there will be in a week. That part of the cycle is passing through your 11th house.
Love. With Venus moving through your first house, what you are drawn to sits close to your own bearing, appearance and the first move. Work. Mercury moving through your eleventh house makes friends, groups, networks and what you are aiming at the subject that gets worked out.
Scorpio — 10th house
With the Moon in your career house, what you do is being watched more than it was yesterday. The Moon in Leo wants the response to be seen as well as felt. For Scorpio that lands in career, public standing and what you are known for. With the Sun in your tenth house, career, public standing and what you are known for is the season's standing subject rather than today's. The trine between Venus and Uranus removes resistance, and removed resistance is only useful with something to push. Counted from Scorpio that runs between your 12th and 8th houses. With Mercury and Neptune in trine, what they govern runs together without effort. Counted from Scorpio that runs between your 10th and 6th houses. A new Moon means the lunar month is starting over; there is less visible momentum now than there will be in a week. That part of the cycle is passing through your 10th house.
Love. Venus in your twelfth house connects the day's warmth to rest, solitude, what is behind you and what runs unattended. Work. Mercury in your tenth house puts the day's thinking on career, public standing and what you are known for.
Sagittarius — 9th house
The Moon in your ninth house widens the frame: distance, study and whatever sits outside your usual range. The Moon in Leo warms the day and takes offence at being made small. For Sagittarius that lands in distance, study, belief, travel and the long view. The Sun is in your ninth house this month, which keeps distance, study, belief, travel and the long view lit for another few weeks. Venus and Uranus at a hundred and twenty degrees make their two areas mutually available. Counted from Sagittarius that runs between your 11th and 7th houses. The trine between Mercury and Neptune removes resistance, and removed resistance is only useful with something to push. Counted from Sagittarius that runs between your 9th and 5th houses. The Moon is dark, and the fortnight ahead builds rather than releases. That part of the cycle is passing through your 9th house.
Love. Venus is in your eleventh house today, which places affection near friends, groups, networks and what you are aiming at. Work. With Mercury in your ninth house, the useful conversation is about distance, study, belief, travel and the long view.
Capricorn — 8th house
The Moon in your eighth house makes surface conversation unsatisfying and depth easier to reach. The Moon in Leo warms the day and takes offence at being made small. For Capricorn that lands in shared money, debt, intimacy and what is not said out loud. The Sun moving through your eighth house puts shared money, debt, intimacy and what is not said out loud at the centre of the current month. The trine between Venus and Uranus removes resistance, and removed resistance is only useful with something to push. Counted from Capricorn that runs between your 10th and 6th houses. The trine between Mercury and Neptune removes resistance, and removed resistance is only useful with something to push. Counted from Capricorn that runs between your 8th and 4th houses. The Moon is new, which is the quiet end of its cycle rather than the productive one. That part of the cycle is passing through your 8th house.
Love. Venus in your tenth house connects the day's warmth to career, public standing and what you are known for. Work. With Mercury in your eighth house, the useful conversation is about shared money, debt, intimacy and what is not said out loud.
Aquarius — 7th house
With the Moon in your partnership house, what someone else is feeling is harder to keep separate from what you are. With the Moon in Leo the mood has an audience whether or not one is present. For Aquarius that lands in partners, opponents and anyone you deal with one to one. The Sun moving through your seventh house puts partners, opponents and anyone you deal with one to one at the centre of the current month. With Venus and Uranus in trine, what they govern runs together without effort. Counted from Aquarius that runs between your 9th and 5th houses. Mercury trine Neptune is the smoothest angle there is, which also makes it easy to waste. Counted from Aquarius that runs between your 7th and 3rd houses. A new Moon means the lunar month is starting over; there is less visible momentum now than there will be in a week. That part of the cycle is passing through your 7th house.
Love. With Venus moving through your ninth house, what you are drawn to sits close to distance, study, belief, travel and the long view. Work. Mercury moving through your seventh house makes partners, opponents and anyone you deal with one to one the subject that gets worked out.
Pisces — 6th house
The Moon in your sixth house makes the state of the body harder to ignore than usual. With the Moon in Leo the mood has an audience whether or not one is present. For Pisces that lands in work, routine, health and the small maintenance of a life. With the Sun in your sixth house, work, routine, health and the small maintenance of a life is the season's standing subject rather than today's. Venus and Uranus at a hundred and twenty degrees make their two areas mutually available. Counted from Pisces that runs between your 8th and 4th houses. With Mercury and Neptune in trine, what they govern runs together without effort. Counted from Pisces that runs between your 6th and 2nd houses. A new Moon means the lunar month is starting over; there is less visible momentum now than there will be in a week. That part of the cycle is passing through your 6th house.
Love. Venus is in your eighth house today, which places affection near shared money, debt, intimacy and what is not said out loud. Work. Mercury moving through your sixth house makes work, routine, health and the small maintenance of a life the subject that gets worked out.