Sagittarius

SAGITTARIUS

Glowing up

Surprise adventure

Release that old fantasy

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Eclipse Season Begins

Sagittarius, you’re always prepared for a new adventure… or are you? Eclipse season is testing that theory and confronting you with the question of how free you truly are. The wild pony of the zodiac, you always look as though you’re planning your next escape or plotting a trip to distant shores, but what’s going on deep inside? You’re about to find out, and with it comes a rerouting of your beliefs. Whatever way you look at it, fiery Leo energy is bringing temptations and plot twists.

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Chiron Turns Retrograde

Just to add a bit more spice to the cosmic mix, Chiron, the wounded healer, is going retrograde in Taurus for the first time since 1983. Chiron pokes at our vulnerability and hidden pain, and in this instance, it’s trampolining all over your health and well-being, what you’re devoted to and your daily routines. Where is your wound here? Look back to a time when you were happy in one of those areas and recreate that structure in a new form.

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Solar Eclipse in Leo

The solar eclipse in Leo hides your destiny, then Ta – da! pulls back the curtain on a future you never would have dreamed of. Your desires are slipping into another outfit, and it looks good on you. Perhaps your wild child is growing up, so the adventures you have, whether they’re travel, love or intellectual pursuits, become more intentional. In your youth, your enthusiasm often outran practicality. With Mercury also entering Leo on the 9th, you’ll have all the details you need to make your choices. We aren’t talking casual camping here, but a total overhaul of where you see yourself in six months. As Mercury is also in your 9th house, try to avoid oversharing or enthusiastic truth-monstering.

The solar eclipse in Leo is dramatic; it’s built that way. The total solar eclipse in Leo in 1999 was a soul transformer, and this one will be too. Too far back to remember? What was going on for you in August 2018? Think about it as this is the next level of the same game.

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Lunar Eclipse

The lunar eclipse on the 28th is asking a different question: what do home and family mean to you? Your view of that is changing too, you want to fold in freedom as well as security. It’s doubly important as the karmic North and South Nodes have changed signs. The South Node, which represents what we are releasing, is also in Leo. You’re shedding a skin.

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Closing the Month

August ends on a high note, with your ruler Jupiter connecting to Saturn in your inspiration, joy and creativity zone. You’re committing to what and who you love and finally finding the elusive balance you’ve been craving.

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In a Nutshell

It’s a big month, Sagittarius. Chiron turns retrograde on the 3rd, digging into old wounds around health, routine and what you’re devoted to daily. Mercury moves into Leo, your own ninth house, on the 9th, right before the solar eclipse arrives there on the 12th and reroutes your beliefs about the future. The lunar eclipse in Pisces on the 28th turns your attention to home and family instead, asking what those words really mean to you now. We close the month on the 31st as your ruler Jupiter meets Saturn in your zone of joy and creativity, finally finding the balance you’ve been craving.

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3 Aug 2026 — Chiron stations retrograde at 0° Taurus (6th house)

5 Aug 2026 — Third Quarter Moon in Taurus (6th)

6 Aug 2026 — Venus enters Libra (11th)

6 Aug 2026 — Sun in Leo trine Saturn in Aries (9th to 5th)

9 Aug 2026 — Mercury enters Leo (9th)

10 Aug 2026 — Venus in Libra trine Pluto in Aquarius (11th to 3rd)

10 Aug 2026 — Venus in Libra opposition Neptune in Aries (11th to 5th)

11 Aug 2026 — Mercury in Leo opposition Pluto in Aquarius (9th to 3rd)

11 Aug 2026 — Mercury in Leo trine Neptune in Aries (9th to 5th)

11 Aug 2026 — Venus in Libra trine Uranus in Gemini (11th to 7th)

12 Aug 2026 — Solar Eclipse in Leo (9th)

12 Aug 2026 — Mercury in Leo sextile Uranus in Gemini (9th to 7th)

13 Aug 2026 — Mercury in Leo sextile Venus in Libra (9th to 11th)

15 Aug 2026 — Mercury conjunct Jupiter in Leo (9th)

16 Aug 2026 — Mars in Cancer quincunx Pluto in Aquarius (8th to 3rd)

17 Aug 2026 — Mars in Cancer square Neptune in Aries (8th to 5th)

17 Aug 2026 — Mercury in Leo trine Saturn in Aries (9th to 5th)

17 Aug 2026 — Venus in Libra sextile Jupiter in Leo (11th to 9th)

19 Aug 2026 — First Quarter Moon in Scorpio (12th)

21 Aug 2026 — Venus in Libra opposition Saturn in Aries (11th to 5th)

26 Aug 2026 — Sun in Virgo quincunx Pluto in Aquarius (10th to 3rd)

26 Aug 2026 — Sun in Virgo quincunx Neptune in Aries (10th to 5th)

27 Aug 2026 — Mercury in Virgo quincunx Pluto in Aquarius (10th to 3rd)

27 Aug 2026 — Mercury in Virgo quincunx Neptune in Aries (10th to 5th)

27 Aug 2026 — Sun conjunct Mercury in Virgo (10th)

28 Aug 2026 — Lunar Eclipse in Pisces (4th)

28 Aug 2026 — Mercury in Virgo square Uranus in Gemini (10th to 7th)

28 Aug 2026 — Sun in Virgo square Uranus in Gemini (10th to 7th)

31 Aug 2026 — Jupiter in Leo trine Saturn in Aries (9th to 5th)