Horoscope For Today: Sunday, August 17, 2025

Today kicks off with the moon cruising just ahead of Uranus at 1° Gemini, which is in turn making a close sextile to retrograde Neptune in Aries.

While it’s definitely a time to expect the unexpected, and trust nothing and no one but your own discernment, as the moon transits further away from Uranus throughout the course of the day, emotional attachments to outcomes will inevitably subside and we will be able to channel our knowledge and wisdom in more constructive ways.

The moon doesn’t make any particularly harsh aspects until 8:54 PM EST, when it comes into a square with the North Node at 19° Pisces. This is representative of the collective leap of faith we are all required to take right now, despite the chaos churning in our internal and external worlds.

While our heads may be telling us to pursue a logical or rational path, our hearts are inclined towards a deeper and more profound journey—one that we are destined to undergo at this time in history, as the North Node is representative of collective fate. It’s unavoidable, so the best thing to do is utilize the mercurial, energetic drive and take action towards our most ambitious dreams.

Meanwhile, all day Mercury at 6° Leo will be making a tight sextile to Mars in Libra. This is productive energy under which to influence creative and romantic partners of the way forward, although everyone’s ego is going to be running the show to some extent.

Be wary of coming on too strong and getting heated. At this time, temperance and diplomacy are the way forward; if you wish to create anything beautiful and long-lasting with your loved ones, you will have to compromise and not become too stubbornly attached to your individual perspective.

What is ahead for each of the twelve rising signs? Read on and prepare yourself for this fast-paced, energizing day.

Aries

Today the moon runs just ahead of Uranus in your third house, making a close sextile to retrograde Neptune in your first and catalyzing big changes to your identity within your local community and extended family. Much later tonight, the moon squares off against the North Node in your twelfth house, triggering emotional insecurity and doubts about your spiritual path forward. While your head might be saying one thing, your heart is saying another.

Meanwhile, Mercury in your fifth house makes a tight sextile to Mars in your seventh, giving you and your partner a blazing, fiery passion for romantic and creative collaboration. Just be wary of getting too hung up on the validity of your individual ideas. Two heads are always better than one, and an expectation of partnership is, of course, compromise.

Taurus

The day begins with the moon just a few steps ahead of Uranus in your second house, where it is making a tight sextile to retrograde Neptune in your twelfth and therefore triggering sweeping changes to your mental health and finances. If you have been struggling to keep the lights on, it has likely been wreaking havoc on your psychological well-being; on the other hand, if you’ve suddenly come into more money than you know what to do with, you’re probably confused and overwhelmed by the change. Seek help from a trusted professional or friend as you navigate the ongoing changes to your lifestyle. Later this evening, the moon’s square-off with the North Node in your eleventh house promises support from your larger social network—and the chance to not only grow but share the wealth.

Meanwhile, Mercury in your fourth house is making a sextile to Mars in your sixth, reflecting the tension between your work and family life. You’ll likely feel encouraged to finish up household tasks you’ve been putting off, especially if your family is hyping you up. Give everyone a chance to help out, since they’re all feeling particularly ego-driven today anyway. Whether it’s your spouse or your mom who helps you with the laundry, you’ll feel better once the tasks are checked off the list.

Gemini

This morning, the moon is only a few paces ahead of Uranus in your first house, where it has been making a sextile to retrograde Neptune in your eleventh and thus creating a pervasive sense of unbelonging and disassociation within your broad social network and community. People you believed would be your lifelong friends might not be making it into the next chapter of your life. However, your own personality and identity is becoming increasingly clearer, and today in particular you feel empowered to take emotionally satisfying risks—even if they appear unexpected or scandalous to outsiders. Later on tonight, the moon squares off with the North Node in your twelfth house and helps settle any doubt or fear that has been holding you back.

Meanwhile, as Mercury in your third house sextiles Mars in your fifth, you take tremendous pride in your communication skills and, in fact, can use them to your advantage right now if you want to strike up a conversation with your crush. Slide in the DMs or slip someone your number. You’ll find it easy to flirt under this cosmic weather, and a little flexing isn’t a bad idea—as long as you don’t go overboard. Too much ego can be a turnoff.

Cancer

Today begins with the moon only a few steps ahead of Uranus in your twelfth house, where it is forming a close sextile to retrograde Neptune in your tenth. You’re cloistering yourself away and possibly spending more time in the hospital, either for your own mental health struggles or because an elderly relative has fallen ill. Even as you struggle to shoulder this burden, your professional world is changing in radical ways—and there’s a very good chance that your time out of the spotlight is driving others to conspiratorial meanderings. You don’t have to address what’s really going on, and right now, it’s probably better that you don’t. Tonight, when the moon squares the North Node in your ninth house, you can anticipate a spiritual or academic breakthrough, thanks to your period of isolation. Whether a hospital chaplain or an old college professor stops by to offer you some words of wisdom, you will feel empowered by the knowledge that you are walking the right path.

Meanwhile, Mercury in your second house is forming a sextile to Mars in your fourth, complicating the relationship between your family and your finances. While you’re probably going to be forced into an uncomfortable conversation about money, there is a way to transmute this energy constructively: share your trauma through writing or speaking, and don’t be afraid of reaping the rewards.

Leo

Today the moon is only a few paces in front of Uranus in your eleventh house, where it has reached a close sextile to retrograde Neptune in your ninth and, in turn, expanded your friend group even as your ideological convictions and spiritual beliefs have shifted radically. You might be losing bosom friends resulting from a sudden faith deconstruction—or conversion. The good news is that, unless you are seriously contemplating joining a cult, the new friends you make will be much more aligned with you at this stage of your life. The others who can’t bring themselves to understand, or show compassion for your perspective? Well, you’re probably better off without them. Later tonight, when the moon squares the North Node in your eighth house, you feel empowered to dive deep into the heart of darkness and explore your own shadow. A striking moment of clarity is likely to occur.

Meanwhile, as Mercury in your first house stands in sextile to Mars in your third, you become more eloquent—and bold—with your words, communicating ideas to your community and your family that you might have feared doing only a short few weeks ago. This is a magnetic time during which you can capture the attention of many important people in your life.

Virgo

Today, as the moon cruises just ahead of Uranus in your tenth house, the latter comes into a sextile with retrograde Neptune in your eighth, putting the brakes on your access to money and shared resources that is rightfully yours—even as your career starts to take off. Be very cautious of signing any contracts promising you more zeroes than you’ve ever seen in your life, since scammers see you as a particularly easy target right now. You’ve never had so much to offer and you can leverage your social reputation and professional accolades to earn as much money as you could possibly imagine, but the first offer is very rarely the best one. Be patient and the payoff is likely to be greater. Tonight, when the moon squares off against the North Node in your seventh house, you and your partner—business or romantic—reach a striking moment of shared recognition that helps to elevate your social status.

Meanwhile, Mercury in your twelfth house is forming a sextile to Mars in your second, amplifying the secret power of your words and offering you an ever-widening window of opportunity to increase your net worth. Just don’t be afraid to dig deep into your subconscious. Your trauma has refined you; now, you can share your story from a position of powerful authority and confidence.

Libra

This morning, the moon runs ahead of Uranus in your ninth house, where it has been coming into a sextile with retrograde Neptune in your seventh and bringing unexpected, radical changes within your relationship. Your personal belief system has likely undergone some unexpected shakeups, and this, inevitably, has left your partner wondering whether they can follow you on the journey ahead, or if your time together is coming to an end. If you can feel the karmic doors closing, it might be best to say your goodbyes before there is any bad blood. On the other hand, your partner might be falling prey to some level of spiritual or religious psychosis themselves, which is confusing and overwhelming you. Tonight, the moon’s square-off with the North Node in your sixth house promises reassurance that you, at least, on the right path—or if you’re not, you’ll need to change a lot of routines in your daily life in order to get there.

Meanwhile, Mercury in your eleventh house sextile Mars in your first offers you a chance to sound off with your friend group, who will likely give you the space to vent if you need to.

Scorpio

In the early morning hours, as the moon moves just slightly ahead of Uranus in your eighth house and sextiles retrograde Neptune in your sixth, you could receive news regarding an investment or inheritance that sounds too good to be true. Read the fine print; there are more than likely some strings attached, and you may have to abandon some of your morals or change your daily routine in some way to get the money into your pocket. Consider what is on offer and make a calculated decision, preferably with the assistance of a trusted mentor or financial advisor. Have you been secretly working on a creative passion project, or hooking up with someone you know your friends wouldn’t necessarily approve of? Tonight, as the moon forms a square with the North Node in your fifth house, you receive some spiritual clarity as to what is next in this project or relationship. There’s no denying sexual chemistry when it appears, but no matter how good it might feel in the moment, there’s potential that this relationship is karmic and will end painfully. If the signs are already there, and your intuition is telling you to run, it’s best to do so now before you get too emotionally invested.

Meanwhile, Mercury in your tenth house sextile Mars in your twelfth threatens to disrupt something very good you’ve got going on in your professional life. It might be time to cancel yourself before someone else does it for you. Admit to your shortcomings and scandals before they get out of control; this way, you can maintain some level of control over the narrative.

Sagittarius

Today, the moon drifts ahead of Uranus in your seventh house, where it has been coming into a sextile with retrograde Neptune in your fifth, causing sweeping changes and life-altering revelations about your relationships. What you desire is changing, and a possible craving for sexual adventure or experimentation with partners outside of your usual type is distracting you from what you previously held as gospel. That said, lots of long-term committed partnerships and even marriages are going to suffer under this transit. Maybe your ideals about romance are drastically changing and you just can’t see eye-to-eye anymore, or you’ve simply hit the seven-year itch; whatever the case may be, it’s better to walk away from relationships that are no longer serving you before the drama gets much worse. Just be cautious with who you let into your heart—and your bed—while you’re embarking on your hot girl summer. People are rarely who they present themselves to be, and you are particularly vulnerable to falling under a new partner’s spell right now. Tonight, when the moon squares off against the North Node in your fourth house, you recognize exactly what you need to do to infuse your home life with more creativity and mysticism.

Meanwhile, Mercury in your ninth house is forming a sextile with Mars in your eleventh, giving you the confidence to speak up about all the topics you care about and get hyped up by your support system. Keep your friends close right now.

Capricorn

This morning, the moon makes its way ahead of Uranus in your sixth house, where it is forming a sextile with retrograde Neptune in your fourth. Your work-life balance is struggling—there’s no way around it. As you’ve been struggling to get into a healthy, productive routine, the needs of your family are taking center stage and distracting you from your own mental health. There is a very fine balance to strike between true, selfless acts of service… and being taken advantage of. If you’re close to burnout, give yourself some time to rest and put your phone on silent. Tonight, the moon comes into a square with the North Node in your third house, bringing some sharp clarity on how to best navigate the current situation and set boundaries in a tactful way, even if it means pissing some people off in the process. You deserve to be able to relax, especially since you’re naturally a workaholic at the best of times. It is time to decide whether to prioritize your work goals, your extended family, or yourself. If the latter is unfathomable to you right now, it’s probably a sign that you actually need more time alone than you thought.

Meanwhile, Mercury in your eighth house sextile Mars in your tenth brings you the courage to speak your mind about everything you’ve been struggling with, or to blatantly admit you’re crashing out. Coming from someone with such authority and presence, it’s going to resonate with many, many people beyond your immediate social circle.

Aquarius

Today, as the moon runs a few paces ahead of Uranus in your fifth house, the latter comes into a sextile with retrograde Neptune in your third, reflecting unpredictability in the area of romance and creativity while amplifying your susceptibility to propaganda. Be very, very cautious that your own idealism is not used against you by people with less-than-pure intentions. It is very easy for you right now to be roped into creating content for, or entering into a short-lived fling with, someone who doesn’t have your best interests at heart. In fact, you should almost expect to be used by bad actors right now. Keep you guards up and your circle small, trusting only those who have proven themselves to be sufficiently grounded in reality and nuance. Extremism is not exactly your style. Tonight, when the moon squares off with the North Node in your second house, you pass the proverbial test and receive some payoff, most likely literal, for sticking to your convictions.

Meanwhile, Mercury in your seventh house sextile Mars in your ninth emboldens you to speak up for what you truly value in relationship to others. You could break up with your partner due to a misalignment of beliefs, or they could surprise you with a sudden explosive ego-driven rant.

Pisces

This morning the moon is running just ahead of Uranus in your fourth house, where it has been coming into a sextile with retrograde Neptune in your second. Unpredictable changes to your home environment and your relationship to your family are the biggest theme of the moment, and you may feel as though you are losing control over your personal finances in the process. If you choose to take some time off work to help a relative who has suddenly fallen ill or suffered an unexpected injury, you will, inevitably, have to take the pay cut that goes along with this. Whether it’s necessarily fair or not is irrelevant to the cosmos. As you learn to adapt to living more frugally, you might feel frustrated—but in the long term, you’ll grow to appreciate the value of presence, community, and family much more. This evening, when the moon comes into a square with the North Node in your first house, an unanticipated yet welcome piece of wisdom is likely to come from one of your relatives, solidifying the certainty in your mind that you are making the right choice for everyone involved.

Meanwhile, Mercury in your sixth house sextile Mars in your eighth provides you with the confidence to speak up for what you deserve in the workplace. Even if the changes are slow going and messy at first, ultimately you will come out on top, with the potential for a raise when you do return to the office. If you’re not taking time off but instead shopping around for a new job that allows you more work-life balance, there’s a good chance you’ll find exactly what you’re looking for.