Overview: Need a little grounding? Mars enters earthy Virgo on Monday and stays there until August 27, giving the summer a bit more stability. On Tuesday, Mercury enters Leo, schooling us on open-hearted communication. Friday’s Sun-Uranus sextile wants us to take a small risk in order to experience greater safety and connection.
The Astrology of July 2023
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Aries
It’s the little things, Aries! Mars enters your Virgo-ruled mindfulness sector on Monday, inspiring you to stick to routines and habits that help you notice the little things. Mercury enters Leo on Tuesday and helps you share your feelings with people who need to hear it. Friday’s Sun-Uranus sextile motivates you to bravely engage with the unknown and find safety there.
Taurus
Get creative, Taurus! On Monday, Mars enters your Virgo-ruled creativity sector, reminding you that you have a unique expression that wants to be cultivated. Mercury enters your Leo-ruled emotional intelligence zone on Tuesday, helping you communicate your feels more accurately in real time. Friday’s Sun-Uranus sextile gives you practice on using your words more emotionally.
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Gemini
There’s no place like home, Gemini! Mars enters your Virgo-ruled home and family zone on Monday, motivating you to find the places, people, and emotions that feel like home. Mercury enters Leo on Tuesday and showcases your communication strengths for everyone to see. Friday’s Sun-Uranus sextile wants you to live into your values for a greater sense of integrity.
Cancer
Happy birthday, Cancer! Mars enters your Virgo-ruled communication zone on Monday, giving you the experiences and education to help your language and listening skills. On Tuesday, Mercury enters Leo and motivates you to strengthen your financial literacy for abundance. Friday’s Sun-Uranus sextile inspires you to lead your friends to a more compassionate and social experience.
Leo
Listen to your body, Leo! Mars enters your Virgo-ruled embodiment zone on Monday, giving you the chance to strengthen your ability to check in with your body and listen to its infinite wisdom. On Tuesday, Mercury enters your sign and blesses you with even more clear thinking and intellect. The Sun-Uranus sextile on Friday helps you break a tough professional habit.
Virgo
You’re unstoppable, Virgo! Mars enters your sign for the first time in two years on Monday and gives you more energy, enthusiasm, and momentum to become who you desire to be. On Tuesday, Mercury enters Leo and inspires you to integrate a spiritual practice to help. Friday’s Sun-Uranus sextile wants you to try planning an adventure with your friends.
Libra
It’s time to release, Libra. Mars enters your Virgo-ruled closure zone on Monday and helps you set yourself free from patterns, behaviors, and even relationships that keep you in disempowering holding pattern. On Tuesday, Mercury enters Leo and reconnects you with your friends. Friday’s Sun-Uranus sextile wants you to see the deeper truth about a professional situation.
Scorpio
Power the people, Scorpio! On Monday, Mars enters your Virgo-ruled community and activism zone, helping you find greater connection to the causes and the communities you care deeply about. On Tuesday, Mercury enters your Leo-ruled career zone, giving you more success there if you use your words thoughtfully. A Sun-Uranus sextile on Friday wants you to apply more optimism in your relationship decisions.
Sagittarius
Level up, Sag! On Monday, Mars enters your Virgo-ruled career zone, giving you new experiences for leadership, freedom, promotion(s), and maybe furthering your self-employment goals. On Tuesday, Mercury enters your Leo-ruled adventure zone, inspiring you to follow your wanderlust. A Sun-Uranus sextile on Friday gives you chance to notice the little things as an indicator of a situation’s truth.
Capricorn
Expand your thinking, Capricorn! Mars enters Virgo on Monday and your curiosities take you to new countries and campuses that change your vision, which will change your circumstances. On Tuesday, Mercury enters your Leo-ruled intimacy zone, turning up the sexual heat this summer. A Sun-Uranus sextile on Friday wants you to express what you’re feeling to build more trust in your relationships.
Aquarius
Watch your self-talk, Aquarius! Mars enters Virgo on Monday and inspires you to both nurture AND challenge yourself. You can’t beat yourself up to create new behavior, but you can’t get there if you’re too comfortable either. On Tuesday, Mercury enters Leo and wants you to normalize contradictions in relationships. A Sun-Uranus sextile on Friday helps you take a small step to new habits that change your life.
Pisces
Opposites *DO* (annoyingly) attract, Pisces! Mars enters Virgo on Monday and reminds you that only when someone can challenge you to be better and reinforce your strengths at the same time, but that’s exactly where chemistry and passion is found. On Tuesday, Mercury enters Leo and helps you focus on how the little choices you make create big changes. A Sun-Uranus sextile on Friday wants you to spend time cultivating more of your creative gifts.
Colin Bedell
Colin is a literal Gemini Twin Astrologer from Long Island, New York and a two-time graduate of the New School with his Bachelor’s in Literature from Eugene Lang College and Master’s in Fashion Studies from Parsons School of Design. A passionate student of astrology, A Course in Miracles, and other systems of personal-growth, Colin founded QueerCosmos to meaningfully contextualize queer identities across the zodiac and universal spiritual themes. Additionally, Colin leads private natal chart readings and horoscope columns with international publications. For more, head over to QueerCosmos.com.