Horoscope for Monday, August 24, 2026

The sky on this date

The Sun and Moon were 138 degrees apart, which is 11.3 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 24, 2026

Aries — 10th house

With the Moon in your career house, what you do is being watched more than it was yesterday. The Moon in Capricorn is sparing with comfort, its own included. For Aries that lands in career, public standing and what you are known for. The Sun moving through your sixth house puts work, routine, health and the small maintenance of a life at the centre of the current month. With the Moon squaring Venus, friction between their two areas is the day's structural feature. Counted from Aries that runs between your 10th and 7th houses. Venus opposite Saturn puts their two areas at either end of the same axis, which usually means someone else is holding one end. Counted from Aries that runs between your 7th and 1st houses. With the Moon nearly full, the month is at its most saturated point. That part of the cycle is passing through your 10th house.

Love. Venus is in your seventh house today, which places affection near 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 — 9th house

The Moon in your ninth house makes the unfamiliar more attractive than the familiar. With the Moon in detriment in Capricorn, feeling is treated as a task. For Taurus that lands in distance, study, belief, travel and the long view. With the Sun in your fifth house, play, romance, children and anything you make for its own sake is the season's standing subject rather than today's. With the Moon squaring Venus, friction between their two areas is the day's structural feature. Counted from Taurus that runs between your 9th and 6th houses. The opposition of Venus and Saturn makes balance the problem rather than effort. Counted from Taurus that runs between your 6th and 12th houses. The Moon is waxing gibbous, close to full and still building. That part of the cycle is passing through your 9th 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 in your fourth house puts the day's thinking on home, family, roots and private ground.

Gemini — 8th house

The Moon moving through your eighth house brings attention to what is shared rather than what is yours alone. A Capricorn Moon gets on with it and files the feeling for later. For Gemini that lands in shared money, debt, intimacy and what is not said out loud. The Sun is in your fourth house this month, which keeps home, family, roots and private ground lit for another few weeks. The Moon square Venus is a hard angle: the two want different things and neither gives way. Counted from Gemini that runs between your 8th and 5th houses. Venus and Saturn facing each other across the chart set up the day's main contrast. Counted from Gemini that runs between your 5th and 11th houses. With the Moon nearly full, the month is at its most saturated point. That part of the cycle is passing through your 8th house.

Love. Venus in your fifth house connects the day's warmth to 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 — 7th house

This places the Moon opposite your own sign, in the house of partners and open opponents, where reaction comes back at you. The Moon in Capricorn is sparing with comfort, its own included. For Cancer that lands in partners, opponents and anyone you deal with one to one. The Sun is in your third house this month, which keeps conversation, short trips, siblings and daily information lit for another few weeks. The square between the Moon and Venus forces a choice rather than allowing both. Counted from Cancer that runs between your 7th and 4th houses. Venus and Saturn facing each other across the chart set up the day's main contrast. Counted from Cancer that runs between your 4th and 10th houses. The Moon is waxing gibbous, close to full and still building. That part of the cycle is passing through your 7th house.

Love. With Venus moving through your fourth house, what you are drawn to sits close to home, family, roots and private ground. Work. Mercury in your second house puts the day's thinking on money, possessions and what you consider yours.

Leo — 6th house

With the Moon in your house of daily work, small maintenance is more satisfying than large ambition. With the Moon in detriment in Capricorn, feeling is treated as a task. For Leo that lands in work, routine, health and the small maintenance of a life. With the Sun in your second house, money, possessions and what you consider yours is the season's standing subject rather than today's. The Moon square Venus is a hard angle: the two want different things and neither gives way. Counted from Leo that runs between your 6th and 3rd houses. The opposition of Venus and Saturn makes balance the problem rather than effort. Counted from Leo that runs between your 3rd and 9th houses. The Moon is waxing gibbous, close to full and still building. That part of the cycle is passing through your 6th house.

Love. With Venus moving through your third house, what you are drawn to sits close to conversation, short trips, siblings and daily information. Work. With Mercury in your first house, the useful conversation is about your own bearing, appearance and the first move.

Virgo — 5th house

The Moon moving through your fifth house makes self-expression easier and self-restraint duller. The Moon in Capricorn is sparing with comfort, its own included. For Virgo that lands in play, romance, children and anything you make for its own sake. 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 Moon and Venus ninety degrees apart put pressure on whatever sits between them. Counted from Virgo that runs between your 5th and 2nd houses. Venus and Saturn facing each other across the chart set up the day's main contrast. Counted from Virgo that runs between your 2nd and 8th houses. With the Moon nearly full, the month is at its most saturated point. That part of the cycle is passing through your 5th house.

Love. Venus is in your second house today, which places affection near money, possessions and what you consider yours. Work. Mercury in your twelfth house puts the day's thinking on rest, solitude, what is behind you and what runs unattended.

Libra — 4th house

The Moon has reached the base of your chart, the fourth house, where the pull is inward and domestic. The Moon in Capricorn is sparing with comfort, its own included. For Libra that lands in home, family, roots and private ground. For this stretch of the year the Sun sits in your twelfth house, so rest, solitude, what is behind you and what runs unattended is where the light falls. The square between the Moon and Venus forces a choice rather than allowing both. Counted from Libra that runs between your 4th and 1st houses. The opposition of Venus and Saturn makes balance the problem rather than effort. Counted from Libra that runs between your 1st and 7th houses. The Moon is waxing gibbous, close to full and still building. That part of the cycle is passing through your 4th house.

Love. Venus in your first house connects the day's warmth 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 — 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 Capricorn is uncomfortable and productive in roughly equal measure. For Scorpio that lands in conversation, short trips, siblings and daily information. For this stretch of the year the Sun sits in your eleventh house, so friends, groups, networks and what you are aiming at is where the light falls. The square between the Moon and Venus forces a choice rather than allowing both. Counted from Scorpio that runs between your 3rd and 12th houses. With Venus and Saturn in opposition, the tension is between two things that both have a claim. Counted from Scorpio that runs between your 12th and 6th houses. With the Moon nearly full, the month is at its most saturated point. That part of the cycle is passing through your 3rd house.

Love. Venus is in your twelfth house today, which places affection near rest, solitude, what is behind you and what runs unattended. Work. With Mercury in your tenth house, the useful conversation is about career, public standing and what you are known for.

Sagittarius — 2nd house

This places the Moon in the house of earnings and possessions, where feeling and valuation get confused with each other easily. The Moon in Capricorn is uncomfortable and productive in roughly equal measure. For Sagittarius that lands in money, possessions and what you consider yours. 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 Moon and Venus ninety degrees apart put pressure on whatever sits between them. Counted from Sagittarius that runs between your 2nd and 11th houses. With Venus and Saturn in opposition, the tension is between two things that both have a claim. Counted from Sagittarius that runs between your 11th and 5th houses. A gibbous Moon puts the cycle in its last days of increase. That part of the cycle is passing through your 2nd house.

Love. Venus in your eleventh house connects the day's warmth to friends, groups, networks and what you are aiming at. Work. Mercury moving through your ninth house makes distance, study, belief, travel and the long view the subject that gets worked out.

Capricorn — 1st house

This is the Moon's return to your first house, the point in its month where your own reaction is the loudest signal available. With the Moon in detriment in Capricorn, feeling is treated as a task. For Capricorn that lands in your own bearing, appearance and the first move. The Sun moving through your ninth house puts distance, study, belief, travel and the long view at the centre of the current month. The square between the Moon and Venus forces a choice rather than allowing both. Counted from Capricorn that runs between your 1st and 10th houses. Venus opposite Saturn puts their two areas at either end of the same axis, which usually means someone else is holding one end. Counted from Capricorn that runs between your 10th and 4th houses. With the Moon nearly full, the month is at its most saturated point. That part of the cycle is passing through your 1st house.

Love. Venus in your tenth house connects the day's warmth to career, public standing and what you are known for. Work. Mercury in your eighth house puts the day's thinking on shared money, debt, intimacy and what is not said out loud.

Aquarius — 12th house

The Moon moving through your twelfth house brings up what has been running unattended in the background. The Moon in Capricorn is sparing with comfort, its own included. For Aquarius that lands in rest, solitude, what is behind you and what runs unattended. The Sun is in your eighth house this month, which keeps shared money, debt, intimacy and what is not said out loud lit for another few weeks. With the Moon squaring Venus, friction between their two areas is the day's structural feature. Counted from Aquarius that runs between your 12th and 9th houses. Venus and Saturn facing each other across the chart set up the day's main contrast. Counted from Aquarius that runs between your 9th and 3rd houses. A gibbous Moon puts the cycle in its last days of increase. That part of the cycle is passing through your 12th house.

Love. Venus is in your ninth house today, which places affection near distance, study, belief, travel and the long view. Work. Mercury in your seventh house puts the day's thinking on partners, opponents and anyone you deal with one to one.

Pisces — 11th house

The Moon in your eleventh house widens the day out to friends, groups and whoever you are counted among. A Capricorn Moon gets on with it and files the feeling for later. For Pisces that lands in friends, groups, networks and what you are aiming at. For this stretch of the year the Sun sits in your seventh house, so partners, opponents and anyone you deal with one to one is where the light falls. The Moon and Venus ninety degrees apart put pressure on whatever sits between them. Counted from Pisces that runs between your 11th and 8th houses. Venus opposite Saturn puts their two areas at either end of the same axis, which usually means someone else is holding one end. Counted from Pisces that runs between your 8th and 2nd houses. The Moon is waxing gibbous, close to full and still building. That part of the cycle is passing through your 11th house.

Love. Venus in your eighth house connects the day's warmth to shared money, debt, intimacy and what is not said out loud. Work. Mercury in your sixth house puts the day's thinking on work, routine, health and the small maintenance of a life.