Summer Horoscopes for Every Sign

Astrologer and psychic Hedy Noemi is the founder of Nymph of Neptune. She offers one-on-one astrological readings, planetary birth chart analyses, and astrology-based life coaching in person or on Zoom.

As summer arrives amid a world somewhat on fire, Cancer season promises to hold us, as always, in a supportive energy for slowing down and checking in with our needs.

July offers plenty of chances to enjoy our bodies, food, and nature thanks to Mars in Taurus for the first time since 2022. As we move into August, Mercury will spin retrograde in Leo on the fourth, helping us speak less and feel more. Summer’s combination of soothing Cancer energy and the Aquarius full moon on the 19th will make it easy to tap into kindness and authenticity.

ARIES

Summer 2024 asks you to focus on your heart and home. Throughout July and August, the moon cycles will open up opportunities of exploration in your zone of family and passion. This summer is a chance for you to recognize the connection between your reality and your desires within: Your children, partners, and colleagues can be truly happy only if you are aligned with your truth.

For the first time in two years, Mars is in Taurus, revving up your financial sector and checking that everything is good in your security department. This is also the zone of traditional family relations, so July is a month that asks you to go back to your roots of home-cooked meals (and potentially more time with relatives).

Mercury and Venus are in your expressive fifth house of children, play, and love for most of the summer. If you have children, this is a golden time to lean into special moments together.

If you’re looking for romance, you’ll get cosmic support this summer that will help you tap into your passion and express your feelings with courage. Overall, it’s a stable and heart-warming time for you. Those of you in positions of power would do well to lead with the intention to lift others up also.

TAURUS

Ask the right questions this summer, dear Taurus, and you might find possibilities you didn’t know were available to you. The new moon on July 5 opens up a cycle of curiosity and study in your learning sector, which will peak with the full moon on July 21. This might manifest in an impatient desire to travel more. Satisfy it if you can.

Mars has now returned to your sign for the first time in two years, which will awaken the sleeping dragon within you, asking you to go for gold and be courageous with your demands of life. As a Venus-ruled sign, you generally prefer to let life lead the way, and you are not difficult to please. This summer, however, Mars wants you to take a risk and speak up for what you want in all arenas.

The full moon on August 19 will put you in the spotlight for career matters, when your good reputation could show benefits. Use the months leading up to that as a chance for honest inquiry within: What do you want your public legacy to be?

If a deeper meditation or spiritual practice is calling you, this summer is a ripe moment to commit—the planets are blessing your zone of teachers, wisdom, and guidance. Whether at home or with colleagues, you’ll make the most of this summer’s astrology if you can own your determination and stay intentional with your energy. Others will be inspired.

GEMINI

Your values define you, by lighting your path forward and strengthening your spirit. Jupiter has entered your sign for the first time in 12 years, inviting you to tap into your personal philosophy a little more this summer. This rare cycle in your sign is boosted by Mars, which will join Jupiter in Gemini this July, encouraging you to examine the ideals that are important to you.

Within group dynamics, your power will be more tangibly felt, so use it wisely. Now is the time to enroll in that online course you’ve had your eye on. You’ll also likely have more energy for sports and outdoor activities in nature, so make the most of this invigorating astrology while you have it.

The full moon on July 21 will help you start any delicate conversations you need to have with significant others or lovers. It occurs in your zone of intimacy and financial gains from business. So whether for love or money, July’s full moon will have you asking if you’re getting what you came for.

August brings you a month of tranquility at home thanks to Venus in Virgo. Especially on August 19, when Venus forms a dynamic alignment with Mars in your sign, you’ll feel inspired to unleash the highest expression of your creativity. When combined, these two planets generate potent sexual energy that can be channeled in any direction you choose. Let your heart lead the way.

CANCER

Summer is your season, Cancer, and this year is no different. You’ve been enjoying Venus in your sign since mid-June. This revered planet of ease, peace, and cooperation has been lifting up your relations with other women, allowing you to feel part of a community and access your own divine feminine. The new moon in Cancer on July 5 builds upon this, opening a window of beauty, sensuality, and romance that will extend until August.

Venus in Cancer this summer wants to remind you of your divinity and help you connect to the self-care rituals that ground you first so you can better connect with others. July will bring depth to all your interactions, thanks to asteroid Vesta making a rare alignment with Mercury. If you enjoy journaling, these next few months could bring revelations on paper if you make the time to pen your thoughts.

Uranus and Mars are both in your community and friendship zone until July 21, pulling you out of your shell to mingle with others. This is short-lived—the full moon will turn things more private for you. From July 21 onward, Mars joins Jupiter in your sector of sex, spirituality, and surrender. The bed is your sacred space throughout the end of summer, where you can process subconscious stuff in privacy through dreams or ignite a new cycle of passion.

LEO

For the first time in two years, Mars is in your career sector, linking up with innovator and rebel-planet Uranus. This could spark a new desire to connect to your higher purpose. Take a moment to examine your long-term goals and see if you can expand them to a higher frequency. This astrology reminds you that you serve nobody when you play small.

The insights you seek will come more easily when you get really quiet. The new moon on July 5 gives you a chance to retreat within and listen as Vesta, the asteroid of priesthood, links up with Mercury. Your meditations, dreams, and quiet moments bring clarity at the start of July to help you understand what’s needed of you.

The full moon on July 21 turns your attention to your body so you can reinvent your eating habits and workout commitments. There’s so much rejuvenation available to you if you can adopt a beginner’s mindset and try out new recipes. Live the idea that your body is your temple and watch your energy soar. This reset is helpful in preparing for the new moon in Leo on August 4, which is filled with loving connections with your favorite people. July is for fine-tuning your routines so you can expand into something new in August.

VIRGO

Now is the time to use your voice and fully embrace your intelligence. Your Mercury-ruled sign is known for its analytical talents, so the skies would like to see you put your mind into action throughout July and August.

Until July 21 especially, Mars is in your zone of higher wisdom and learning, which could bring revelations through unexpected sources. The full moon on the same day shines the spotlight on your romantic life, as well as your unique qualities, but only if you connect to your authenticity. You access good fortune this summer when you have courage to voice your perspective. Whether in a professional setting or while standing up for what you believe with loved ones, your words and lens upon a matter are invaluable to others.

Mars will move into your public sector by August, which reminds you that the company you keep is important. Make sure that those you spend time with stimulate your mind and help you grow.

For you, this season is an opportunity to strengthen your inner convictions by testing how far you’re willing to go to defend your desires and opinions. Perhaps you are embodying more of a teaching role for your children or healing a romantic relationship by speaking your mind. In whichever arena this astrology plays out, the reward will be a lived expression of your truth.

LIBRA

The planets are giving you the opportunity this summer to make deep transformation happen within, as well as change the way you operate with others in the outer world. Until July 21, Mars is in your house of intimacy and rebirth. This happens only every two years. It’s a chance for you to be honest about your sexual satisfaction levels and inquire within about any emotional baggage that might be blocking your pleasure. Mars here could help reveal some deep truths that arise from your subconscious in the quiet moments of your day: Keep a journal nearby should you need to capture flashes of wisdom.

The full moon on July 21 marks a beautiful chance to spend time with your extended family and children and, most importantly, tend to your body through some good food enjoyed with people you love.

August turns your attention back to your friendship circles and your wider network. The asteroid Vesta is in your social zone, which translates to your finding great joy in being hostess—or you might unknowingly hold a very sacred space for other women when you are present. Share your light with others and take a moment to recognize all that you have to offer. Your presence helps others see themselves more clearly this August.

Despite the planets accelerating your internal levels of growth this summer, your outer world is pleasant and lighthearted.

SCORPIO

Summer 2024 is a learning experience in how to loosen the grip on control. You’ll need to allow others to teach you as you move through life.

Mars is in your relationship zone for the first time in two years, in the sensual, earthy sign of Taurus. Enjoy carving out more time for your significant other in July. Challenge yourself to see them through fresh eyes and be pleasantly surprised when you discover a new angle. If you’re single and looking for partnership, Mars’s July journey could help drop in the ideal candidate.

On July 16, a collision between rebellious Uranus in this same relationship area occurs with Mars, helping you break out of old habits and open your heart to the potential for a higher level of union. If you’re happily paired, this summer wants you to reinvent how you spend time together and perhaps get out into new neighborhoods or plan a weekend away. Uranus wants you to chase excitement and nature. The skies are testing whether you can find new depths of trust with your partner, which depends upon your ability to surrender.

From August 4 onward, Mercury will pull your attention back to your career as she spins retrograde until the 24th. Write, brainstorm, and accept the fact that you may have to have the same conversation twice on a matter. As August winds down, the retrograde gives you a chance to get full clarity on your vision for the future.

SAGITTARIUS

Your sign does best when your life is laced with moments of fun. Until July 21, the planetary ruler of your pleasure sector, Mars, is asking you to reinvent your workday and approach to fitness. Ask yourself: What bores you? Where have you fallen slightly asleep at the wheel? Then use July’s astrology to inject some youthfulness into your days.

Luckily, there’s fun and pleasure to be had all throughout July—the moon cycle that’s active until August 4 happens in your zone of sexual intimacy and financial wealth. You might ask how these two areas could be ruled by one moon cycle, but your task is to notice that when you heal your divine feminine and stay open to receiving, your financial flow increases.

If you have travel planned, exploring a new location could be just the change of scenery you need to break into a new energy. Keep in mind, before you usher in the new, that it’s always a good idea to clean the slate first. Mars and Uranus will be in your health and organization zone for most of July, tempting you to take a more spiritual approach to your life’s structure. Giving away unwanted items will make space for the new.

Once you’ve lightened your load, the new moon on August 4 brings all the planets to your familiar zone of travel and adventure. Mercury retrograde until August 24 could see you returning to an old destination. Satisfy your wanderlust and get out of your comfort zone. Your next big trip awaits you.

CAPRICORN

The skies will help you strengthen the most important aspects of your personal life this summer. Whether you’re single, dating, or married, the season’s moon cycles will help you ask the right questions so you can get to know your person more deeply. This is due to Mercury, which will spend a few months in your intimacy and sexuality zone. Enhancing your communication skills will improve your relationships in tangibly felt ways. Remember that nothing creates greater intimacy than feeling understood.

On June 29, when your ruler, Saturn, spins retrograde in your communication zone, it will be important to speak with kindness and be clear. Luckily, patience has always been your virtue. August continues this theme but pushes you to get outside and be active with colleagues or family members. Both Jupiter and Uranus are aligning in your work and fitness zone—their energy will be maximized under the full moon on August 19. Whether for a business meeting or a family day out, challenge yourself to a physical experience that’s new and different.

You’re happier this summer when you get curious about your surroundings: Adopt a child’s lens so you can enjoy the mundane aspects of life. Take the lead and organize something different with your favorite people. If things are stable, focus on the simple things and feel satisfied in the year’s work so far.

AQUARIUS

Now begins a period of focusing on home for you. July will highlight any work-life imbalances and ask you to tend to your spiritual health through extra rest and time alone if you need it. Especially around the full moon on July 21, which marks the end of a significant work chapter, it’s okay to shut out the world if you need to replenish your reserves.

If redecorating or hosting at home is something you love, then June and July will bring many chances for happiness by inviting people in. Blame Mars—who is in your family sector for the first time in two years—for any discussions that need to be ironed out with relatives. Tackle any misunderstandings head-on. The fiery planet could trigger impatience and restlessness within you as it moves through the base of your chart until July 21. Channel the excess energy through sex or rigorous sports.

As summer progresses, things become lighter for you as the planets fill up your zone of children, romance, and relationships. If you’ve got little ones, they could demand extra attention, but you’ll feel rewarded for diving into the fray together.

Ultimately, July and August demand that you show up for your personal commitments but pull back from the public realm. This is about nurturing the foundations of your nest. August’s full moon on the 19th is in your sign, so put time aside to reflect on your year so far—and celebrate in a unique way only you innovative Aquarians know.

PISCES

You light others up with your ingenious creativity and unique spirit, Pisces. But you’ve had Saturn in your sign since 2023 teaching you lessons in responsibility. Now summer is here to reward you for all your hard work. Bask in the glow of what you’ve created.

If you work with others, sharing your path to success or using your voice intentionally can inspire those who look up to you. You are the enabler in your community, so stepping into your power will give others permission to rise up. If you have the luxury of ample free time, use it to ask deep questions in July about what you want to contribute to the world. A good journaling task could be to write your own obituary and let your imagination run free.

The new moon on July 5 opens up a vibrant cycle of connection that peaks on July 21 with the full moon in your networking sector. How much do you love the company you keep? No matter how well-established your life is, can you challenge yourself to get curious about meeting new souls? The evolved path of a Pisces is about connecting different walks of life—and raising the ceiling for what’s possible.

On August 4, a subtle shift of gears occurs with the new moon in your everyday zone of health and routine. Challenge yourself to weave beauty into the mundane moments.