In a lot of ways, July represents a bright new day. June was a sluggish month, marked by Saturn’s station and strong presence, as well as Mars debilitated in Cancer slowing the action down. Without these influences, things will feel smoother and easier for the most part. Specially for starting projects or creating things, July is a much better moment than June was.

  • 03/07/2023 07:39 Full Moon in Sagittarius 17°07’43”
  • 06/07/2023 18:34 Venus in Leo
  • 08/07/2023 02:44 Mercury in Cancer
  • 16/07/2023 19:37 Sun in Cancer
  • 17/07/2023 14:32 New Moon in Cancer 00°45’07”
  • 22/07/2023 21:32 Venus retrograde 04°25’09” Leo
  • 24/07/2023 19:02 Mercury in Leo

From late June until the 17th of July, Venus and Mars will transit closely by each other. Mars represents the masculine and Venus represents the feminine, so the union of these two always denotes passion and creation. In a way, this is a summer of love, as fiery and passionate moods are in the air right now. Love, romance and attraction are strong subjects now.

Besides the relationship side, this transit is also very favorable towards creativity and any kind of expression. This is a great moment to take a project, learn something new or create something. Great momentum is here to help you start anything this July.

Speaking of Venus, late in July it will turn retrograde. Venus is the planet that retrogrades the least. It only goes retrograde every 18 months, for about 42 days. As with any retrograde, this signals a time of reflection and review on the planetary matters of Venus.

Venus meanings: Relationships, women, agreements, diplomacy, contracts. Passion, love and romance. Comforts, luxury, beauty. Cars and vehicles. Clothes, jewelry and decoration items. Enjoyment and fun. What is valuable.

Reevaluating our relationships could figure strongly now. Also, as Venus denotes the quest for value, we are thinking a lot about how our priorities in life are set. We all have multiple desires, with some of them clashing or conflicting at times. This is the moment where we can understand what is most important to us, what would bring us real satisfaction, and what should be a priority. Venus will be retrograde from July 22nd until September 3rd.

Late July, around the 20th, could be a very turbulent or eventful time on a mundane level. Venus will be stationary. The Sun will be aspecting both the Lunar Nodes, denoting a karmic moment. Also, Mars will oppose Saturn exactly on the 20th. This could show some turning points or revelations, as well as a moment of conflict. Major clashes and disagreements could happen in late July, specially in regards to those in power.

I will write more on Venus retrograde in July, but with it representing agreements, it could show a time of conflict on a mundane level. As we will see people reevaluating deals and treaties, changing their minds and possibly going back on previously made arrangements. Bear in mind that Venus retrograde will be with us all through August as well, so a lot of these themes of disagreement don’t apply exclusively to late July.

A final note deals with technology. From early July until about the 23rd, Mars will transit in the nakshatra of Magha. This is not the best star to deal with technological matters. During this time, we could see issues with technology, such as outages, hacks or failures. Similarly, I would advise against making new purchases or major changes in this regard. If possible, hold off on getting new items until late July or August.

  • The Full Moon in Sagittarius early in the month is very relaxed, favoring reinvigorating ourselves and finding our strength back.
  • As Neptune will have turned retrograde on the 30th of June, we will feel this planet intensely in the early days of July. Neptune favors escapism, romance, spirituality and indulgence in dreams. Again, a good moment to relax.
  • A strong theme this month is passion, on all of its meanings. So moods and emotions dominate. We can use this positively to kickstart new projects or pursuits.
  • Mars in Leo improves a lot from the Cancer transit, so we generally feel more disposed this month.
  • The New Moon in Cancer on the 17th favors habit building, making routines and organizing frequency/constancy in life.
  • The Mars-Saturn opposition, in the later part of the month, acts as double-edged sword. It could show a moment of conflict, but it could also show the push we needed to go after something.