The sky on this date
| Moon | 1°30' Aquarius, 92.9% lit, waxing gibbous |
|---|---|
| Sun | 2°19' Virgo |
| Closest aspects | Moon conjunction Pluto (2.13°), Sun conjunction Mercury (2.24°), Moon sextile Neptune (2.31°) |
| Retrograde | Saturn, Neptune, Pluto |
| Void of course | no |
The Sun and Moon were 149 degrees apart, which is 12.2 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 25, 2026
Aries — 11th house
With the Moon in your house of networks, collective mood is easier to catch than to resist. With the Moon in Aquarius the reaction is a position rather than a feeling. For Aries that lands in friends, groups, networks and what you are aiming at. The Moon changes sign today, moving from Aquarius into Aquarius and into your eleventh house. With the Moon conjunct Pluto, the two are working as a single influence rather than two. It falls in your 11th house, where both sit. The Sun and Mercury are in the same degree, so neither one is operating separately today. It falls in your 6th house, where both sit. 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 seventh house connects the day's warmth to partners, opponents and anyone you deal with one to one. Work. Mercury in your sixth house puts the day's thinking on work, routine, health and the small maintenance of a life.
Taurus — 10th house
This puts the Moon at the most exposed point of your chart, the house of standing and authority. An Aquarius Moon observes its own mood from a little way off. For Taurus that lands in career, public standing and what you are known for. Later today the Moon crosses into Aquarius, taking the day's mood into your tenth house. The conjunction of the Moon and Pluto fuses what each of them governs. It falls in your 10th house, where both sit. With the Sun conjunct Mercury, the two are working as a single influence rather than two. It falls in your 5th house, where both sit. A gibbous Moon puts the cycle in its last days of increase. That part of the cycle is passing through your 10th house.
Love. With Venus moving through your sixth house, what you are drawn to sits close to work, routine, health and the small maintenance of a life. Work. Mercury in your fifth house puts the day's thinking on play, romance, children and anything you make for its own sake.
Gemini — 9th house
With the Moon here, learning something that has no immediate use is the day's better use of attention. An Aquarius Moon observes its own mood from a little way off. For Gemini that lands in distance, study, belief, travel and the long view. The Moon changes sign today, moving from Aquarius into Aquarius and into your ninth house. The Moon and Pluto are in the same degree, so neither one is operating separately today. It falls in your 9th house, where both sit. The Sun meeting Mercury exactly puts both of their concerns into the same moment. It falls in your 4th house, where both sit. With the Moon nearly full, the month is at its most saturated point. That part of the cycle is passing through your 9th house.
Love. With Venus moving through your fifth house, what you are drawn to sits close to play, romance, children and anything you make for its own sake. Work. Mercury in your fourth house puts the day's thinking on home, family, roots and private ground.
Cancer — 8th house
This puts the Moon in the house of intimacy and debt, where feeling goes further down than it usually does. With the Moon in Aquarius the reaction is a position rather than a feeling. For Cancer that lands in shared money, debt, intimacy and what is not said out loud. The Moon changes sign today, moving from Aquarius into Aquarius and into your eighth house. The Moon and Pluto are in the same degree, so neither one is operating separately today. It falls in your 8th house, where both sit. The Sun and Mercury are in the same degree, so neither one is operating separately today. It falls in your 3rd house, where both sit. 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. 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 third house puts the day's thinking on conversation, short trips, siblings and daily information.
Leo — 7th house
The Moon in your seventh house makes one-to-one dealings the day's main channel, agreeable or otherwise. With the Moon in Aquarius the reaction is a position rather than a feeling. For Leo that lands in partners, opponents and anyone you deal with one to one. The Moon changes sign today, moving from Aquarius into Aquarius and into your seventh house. The Moon and Pluto are in the same degree, so neither one is operating separately today. It falls in your 7th house, where both sit. The conjunction of the Sun and Mercury fuses what each of them governs. It falls in your 2nd house, where both sit. A gibbous Moon puts the cycle in its last days of increase. That part of the cycle is passing through your 7th 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. Mercury in your second house puts the day's thinking on money, possessions and what you consider yours.
Virgo — 6th house
With the Moon in your house of daily work, small maintenance is more satisfying than large ambition. The Moon in Aquarius cools the day, which is useful and reads as absence. For Virgo that lands in work, routine, health and the small maintenance of a life. The Moon changes sign today, moving from Aquarius into Aquarius and into your sixth house. With the Moon conjunct Pluto, the two are working as a single influence rather than two. It falls in your 6th house, where both sit. With the Sun conjunct Mercury, the two are working as a single influence rather than two. It falls in your 1st house, where both sit. A gibbous Moon puts the cycle in its last days of increase. That part of the cycle is passing through your 6th house.
Love. Venus in your second house connects the day's warmth to money, possessions and what you consider yours. Work. Mercury moving through your first house makes your own bearing, appearance and the first move the subject that gets worked out.
Libra — 5th house
This places the Moon in the house of romance and children, where feeling wants an outlet rather than an analysis. An Aquarius Moon observes its own mood from a little way off. For Libra that lands in play, romance, children and anything you make for its own sake. The Moon changes sign today, moving from Aquarius into Aquarius and into your fifth house. The conjunction of the Moon and Pluto fuses what each of them governs. It falls in your 5th house, where both sit. With the Sun conjunct Mercury, the two are working as a single influence rather than two. It falls in your 12th house, where both sit. 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 in your first house connects the day's warmth to your own bearing, appearance and the first move. Work. Mercury in your twelfth house puts the day's thinking on rest, solitude, what is behind you and what runs unattended.
Scorpio — 4th house
The Moon in your fourth house makes privacy feel less like avoidance and more like maintenance. With the Moon in Aquarius the reaction is a position rather than a feeling. For Scorpio that lands in home, family, roots and private ground. The Moon changes sign today, moving from Aquarius into Aquarius and into your fourth house. The Moon and Pluto are in the same degree, so neither one is operating separately today. It falls in your 4th house, where both sit. The Sun and Mercury are in the same degree, so neither one is operating separately today. It falls in your 11th house, where both sit. With the Moon nearly full, the month is at its most saturated point. That part of the cycle is passing through your 4th house.
Love. Venus is in your twelfth house today, which places affection near rest, solitude, what is behind you and what runs unattended. Work. Mercury moving through your eleventh house makes friends, groups, networks and what you are aiming at the subject that gets worked out.
Sagittarius — 3rd house
The Moon in your third house makes the mind quick and the attention short, which suits errands and suits long reading less. The Moon in Aquarius puts distance between the feeling and the person having it. For Sagittarius that lands in conversation, short trips, siblings and daily information. Later today the Moon crosses into Aquarius, taking the day's mood into your third house. The Moon and Pluto are in the same degree, so neither one is operating separately today. It falls in your 3rd house, where both sit. With the Sun conjunct Mercury, the two are working as a single influence rather than two. It falls in your 10th house, where both sit. 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 eleventh house today, which places affection near friends, groups, networks and what you are aiming at. Work. Mercury in your tenth house puts the day's thinking on career, public standing and what you are known for.
Capricorn — 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. An Aquarius Moon observes its own mood from a little way off. For Capricorn that lands in money, possessions and what you consider yours. The Moon leaves Aquarius for Aquarius later in the day, which shifts the tone before the day is over. With the Moon conjunct Pluto, the two are working as a single influence rather than two. It falls in your 2nd house, where both sit. The Sun meeting Mercury exactly puts both of their concerns into the same moment. It falls in your 9th house, where both sit. The Moon is waxing gibbous, close to full and still building. That part of the cycle is passing through your 2nd 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 ninth house puts the day's thinking on distance, study, belief, travel and the long view.
Aquarius — 1st house
Having the Moon in your first house tends to make the day feel personal even when nothing about it is. The Moon in Aquarius puts distance between the feeling and the person having it. For Aquarius that lands in your own bearing, appearance and the first move. The Moon leaves Aquarius for Aquarius later in the day, which shifts the tone before the day is over. The conjunction of the Moon and Pluto fuses what each of them governs. It falls in your 1st house, where both sit. The Sun and Mercury are in the same degree, so neither one is operating separately today. It falls in your 8th house, where both sit. The Moon is waxing gibbous, close to full and still building. That part of the cycle is passing through your 1st 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 eighth house makes shared money, debt, intimacy and what is not said out loud the subject that gets worked out.
Pisces — 12th house
This puts the Moon in the last house before its return to your own sign, where things are finishing rather than starting. With the Moon in Aquarius the reaction is a position rather than a feeling. For Pisces that lands in rest, solitude, what is behind you and what runs unattended. The Moon leaves Aquarius for Aquarius later in the day, which shifts the tone before the day is over. With the Moon conjunct Pluto, the two are working as a single influence rather than two. It falls in your 12th house, where both sit. The Sun and Mercury are in the same degree, so neither one is operating separately today. It falls in your 7th house, where both sit. With the Moon nearly full, the month is at its most saturated point. That part of the cycle is passing through your 12th 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 in your seventh house puts the day's thinking on partners, opponents and anyone you deal with one to one.