August 4 brings one of several of your happiest days of the month. Venus will conjoin Jupiter in your income sector too, so again, more money appears to be on the way to you. Deals struck on this day have enormous potential for flourishing. Not only is earned income favored, but also income gleaned from real estate, personal property, and family. As an aside, on this same day, time spent with friends will be fun - and possibly expensive - but memorable!
The stars keep lining up in your favor, dear Cancer, for on August 7, Mercury will have his own private meeting with Jupiter on your behalf, and again, these two important planets will align in your income sector. Financial news should be wonderful, and if you work in publishing, broadcasting, telecommunications, or the Internet, you may find business will boom. The luxury market - furs, champagne and fine wines, custom automobiles, mansions, rare perfumes, and expensive spas and trips - all are industries that shine for you now too.
The two days I just outlined, August 4 and August 7, involve conjunctions that will not occur again in Leo again for years. Mercury will not conjoin Jupiter in Leo until 2026 and Venus will not conjoin Jupiter in Leo until 2027. Leo is associated with your personal finances, so you can see how rare and wonderful this month will be for you!
Mars will remain in Cancer until August 8, giving you an ideal time to set off in a new direction. If you are a Cancer born at the end of your sign, from July 16 to July 22, you will have Mars moving directly over your Sun, making this an especially important time for you to announce a new beginning.
On August 11, Jupiter will depart from Leo and enter Virgo, a time when you will learn to communicate in a fresh, new way. For example, if you have always done proofing, editing, or writing, you may be asked to do voiceovers, host your own Internet radio show, or manage a social media effort. These are a few examples to get you thinking. This new area of interest will be exciting to you, and you will be enthusiastic about getting started. You may finally write that book or screenplay you've been meaning to do, and if you do so in the coming months, it may grow into a blockbuster because your timing would be excellent. Computer coding comes under the third house too, so you may design a new cell phone app that becomes very popular. This same house rules travel, too, so you may be on the road to domestic, perhaps nearby, cities much more often than you have done in the past.
If you own your own business (almost always a goal for a Cancer) you may be redesigning your website, or launching a publicity or advertising campaign, especially in late August or after the eclipse, September 12. You won't wait to jump in, nor should you.
One of your siblings may also figure prominently in your life in coming months, and even if you never got along well, you can find a way to bond more closely now. In fact, your sibling may now have great advice or make introductions for you. If you are about to start a business together, or buy property together, that too would be a good idea, and you would be working within the best timing. Don't underestimate the power of a sibling to help you. Also, your sibling will prosper in the coming twelve months, and you will be fascinated to see that happen.
A wonderful career day for you will happen on August 19, when Venus in Leo in your house of income will be in ideal angle to Uranus in Aries. News will come suddenly and unexpectedly, and all that you hear will be exciting and welcome. It seems you will receive a chance to make money based on past successes, for your reputation will precede you.
Romantically, you will do best in the first week, while Mars continues to tour Cancer, from August 1 to 8. Mars will give you a sexy, radiant glow that others will notice.
A difficult day for love will be Friday, August 21, when the Sun and Saturn will be at odds. This would not be a wise date to choose for a first date or for a weekend away for just the two of you. You are likely to be tired and frustrated - not in the right frame of mind for fun.
Next month, you will finally see Saturn, the taskmaster planet, leave Scorpio and your fifth house of true love. For three years, since October 2012, you've been dealing with a limiting situation involving a love relationship that may have made you feel stuck in limbo. Saturn was teaching you about the closeness of a relationship and the give-and-take that is necessary, and you were learning a great deal. However, it was not only a lesson about giving, but about possibly being too patient, while time was slipping away. Only you know your situation, but my point is, there are all kinds of lessons. As you come to the end of this trend today, you know if you gave too much, or too little.
Now, Saturn will leave this area of your chart next month, on September 17, not to return to your love sector until 2041. For the first time, you will have the option of starting a new and fulfilling relationship, without the conditions that weighed you down.
You may stay with the person you have been with, of course, and if so, those conditions will improve and lighten. If, for example, you have been waiting for your partner to graduate from medical school (and all those long hours she or he had to put in as a student or resident), you will likely enjoy your partner's new schedule because you will see more of one another from now on. Or, if your partner promised to get a divorce and has not followed through, it could happen now - or if not, you will leave your partner. Either way, you will feel freer than ever before, unshackled by the past. This will be the big change in your love life, and it's coming after Saturn leaves Scorpio next month (or in the weeks or months to follow - late October and November may be a big month for decisions).
Now let's turn to the truly BIG news of the month, August 26, the luckiest day of the year, when the mighty Sun will meet with Jupiter, giver of gifts and luck. This only happens once a year, and it is the happiest day for everyone. Each sign will experience the good fortune of this day in a different way. It has not been since September 21, 2004, that the Sun and Jupiter met in Virgo, and back then, these two luminaries met in a late degree, but this time, they will meet in an early degree. If your birthday falls near the start of your sign, on June 23, plus or minus four days, you will get a double dip of good fortune from August 26, the luckiest day of the year.
How will this affect you specifically? Jupiter and the Sun will meet in your third house of travel and communication. If you need a day when you will have a big competitive edge, say, if you want to present your thesis, hand in your screenplay or treatment for a book, or sell a client on a very big deal, this is it. The third house is tied to communication, so you may want to bring your new app to market on this day, or go to an audition to try out to be the lead in a movie or Broadway play. If you have an idea for a new radio or TV show, present it on this day.
The third house is also the house of short-distance domestic travel (as opposed to travel overseas), so you might want to go to a new location to enjoy the thrill of being in a new setting. With Jupiter involved, you'll want to have luxurious accommodations, so go ahead, treat yourself. This would also be the right time to spend an overnight experience at a spa, for you would be treated like royalty.
The month will end with a beautiful full moon, August 29, as big as a pizza pie in the sky, in fellow water sign Pisces, 6 degrees. This full moon will light your house of long-distance travel and will come conjunct Neptune. You will be inspired by a trip that you take at this time, especially if it is a location near water. Saturn will be at hard angle, so obligations for a child you may have (or a creative project you are working on) may cause you concern. Perhaps Grandmother can help you babysit so that you can enjoy this lovely full moon with your spouse. Or, if you are working on a creative project, you may be able to work extra hard early in the month so you can free up this weekend. You will love this end to the month - it's just made for you.
If your birthday falls on June 28, plus or minus five days, you will feel the energies of this full moon the most. Similarly, if you have Cancer rising or a natal planet in Cancer, Pisces, or Scorpio within five degrees of 6 degrees, you too will benefit.
August has all the markings of a blue ribbon for "best month of the year" - enjoy it to the hilt, and don't stay home. This month has your name on it, dear Cancer!
something, such as a job, is ending, but a new chapter is opening up for you too now.