Monday 7th July 2025
July 7th 2025
Uranus first enters Gemini
01.55 The Moon at 2 Sagittarius waning trine Saturn at 2 Aries
02.27 The Moon at 2 Sagittarius waning trine Neptune at 2 Aries
The Moon forms a trapezium with Pluto, Venus+Uranus and Saturn and Neptune 02.00 to 09.00.
03.38 The Moon at 3 Sagittarius opposition Venus at 3 Gemini
04.07 The Moon at 3 Sagittarius waning sextile Pluto at 3 Aquarius
07.48 Uranus enters Gemini
08.44 Venus at 3 Gemini waxing trine Pluto at 3 Aquarius
10.37 The Moon at 6 Sagittarius waxing quincunx Jupiter at 6 Cancer
21.01 The Moon at 12 Sagittarius waxing trine Mercury at 12 Leo
21.30 The Moon at 12 Sagittarius waxing square Mars at 12 Virgo, moon void
STATE OF THE SKY. (ALL TIMES ON THIS SITE ARE GMT.)
The Sun today is at 16 degrees Cancer. There are 74 days to the September Equinox. Jupiter is also in Cancer. Venus and Uranus are in Gemini. We have passed the midway point between eclipse seasons. Saturn and Neptune apply in a 'test of faith' conjunction, dominating most of 2025, being closest on July 14th, and are exactly conjunct in Feb. 2026. So far it seems that Neptune in Aries is inducing social upheaval and Saturn in Aries is all about 'war readiness'.
Neptune and Pluto are retrograde.
MERCURY
Mercury entered Leo on June 26th as an evening star. He resides in this sign for a lengthy 66 days. His retrograde phase occurs during this residence but unusually there are no repeat aspects this time. It's rather an uneventful ride for the messenger of the Gods. Mercury entered his shadow on June 30th. Mercury slows to a halt and turns retrograde on July 18th at 16 degrees Leo. He is at Inferior Conjunction with the Sun at 9 Leo on July 31st. As a morning star Mercury turns direct at 4 Leo on August 11th. Mercury sextiles Mars on Aug 15th. Mercury leaves his shadow on Aug 25th. Mercury leaves Leo for Virgo on Sept 2nd. There you have it. A period of opinionated fixed communications. 'Generous to a fault-but no give'.
Mercury retrograde periods ahead.
July 18 to Aug 11, 2025
Nov 9 to Nov 29, 2025
Feb. 25 to Mar 20, 2026
Jun 29 to Jul 23, 2026
Oct 24 to Nov 13 2026
VENUS
Venus entered Gemini as a morning star on July 4th.
Venus' next retrograde period is the 41 day period from Oct 3rd to Nov 14th 2026 in Scorpio and Libra. Venus' next retrograde period is the 41 day period from Oct 3rd to Nov 14th 2026 in Scorpio and Libra.
MARS
Mars entered Virgo on June 17th. He resides in this sign for a materially productive 53 days. Mars in Virgo is 'diligent practicality in action'. It favours good workmanship and strives for exactitude and perfection. Let's go with it. His residence here this time his mainly favourable. Mars squares Venus on July 23rd-testy. Mars moves on into Libra on August 6th and within 3 days scarily opposes Saturn and Neptune, but that's a story for another day. Mars is next retrograde from Jan 10th 2027 to April 1st 2027 in Leo/Virgo.
JUPITER
Jupiter is in Cancer from June 9th 2025 to June 30th 2026. Jupiter squared Saturn on June 15th and then squared Neptune on June 19th. He is retrograde from Nov 11th 2025 to March 11th 2026. Jupiter is exalted in Cancer. His energy is focused on 'the home' and the people, places, and memories that make us feel safe and secure. This one is 'the family way'. Jupiter in Cancer cares. Jupiter in Cancer 'expands home', it centres us on 'selfhood', our place, our world domain. It 'holds together' after the energetic flurry of Jupiter in Gemini. Jupiter in Cancer spreads peace. Not a bad thought in such a chaotic world right now.
SATURN
Saturn is direct in Aries. Saturn's first foray into Aries lasts from 25/5/25 to 1/9/25. After returning to Pisces for 5 months he finally settles in Aries on February 14, 2026. Saturn stations in Aries on July 13th 2025 at 2 degrees Aries. We are in for a three month 'taster' trip. New lessons on cutting out the nonsense, getting a grip on future plans, less drift, less emotion. Lean, mean and keen.
URANUS
Uranus first buzzes into Gemini on 7th July 2025. Uranus in Gemini will air trine Pluto from 2026 to 2028.
NEPTUNE
Neptune first entered Aries on March 30th 2025. He is now retrogradeAlready we have tastes of a new glam terrorism abroad.
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PLUTO
Pluto re-entered Aquarius on Nov 19th 2024 and will remain there till the year 2043. There will be gigantic changes brought about by this 20 year residence. The life we have known will be transformed. There will be a manifestation of the full potential of technology, a new revolution is ahead of us. We had a taste of this future (note all the fuss about AI earlier in 2023).
Pluto was last in Aquarius from 1777 to 1798.
Uranus in Gemini will air trine Pluto from 2026 to 2028. This is the most exciting time ahead, astrologically speaking.
Saturn in Aries will sextile Pluto in 2026 and square Pluto 3 times during 2028-2029.
UPCOMING ECLIPSES
Sunday Sept 7th 2025. A Total Lunar Eclipse at 15 Pisces, visible at Moonrise UK. 18.12 GMT
Sept 21st 2025. A partial Solar Eclipse at 29 Virgo visible from the far southern Pacific. 19.42 GMT
Feb 17th 2026. An Annular Solar Eclipse at 29 Aquarius visible from Antarctica.
March 2nd-3rd 2026. A Total Lunar Eclipse at 13 Virgo visible from the Pacific, North West America and North East Asia.
Aug 12th 2026. A Total Solar Eclipse at 20 Leo visible from Europe(far northwest Spain, low at sunset.)
Aug 28th-29th 2026 A Partial Lunar Eclipse at 5 Pisces visible from Europe, Africa and America.
Feb 6th 2027 An annular Solar Eclipse at 17 Aquarius.
Feb 21st 2027 A penumbral lunar eclipse at 3 Virgo.
Aug 2nd 2027 TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE at 11 Leo. ECLIPSE OF THE CENTURY. ONE YOU MUST NOT MISS.
THE LUNAR STANDSTILL.
The Mean Lunar Node is in Pisces. We are (June/July 2025) past the climax of a Major Lunar Standstill. This is a period lasting for three years within the 18.6 year lunar nodal cycle. The last major lunar standstill centred on June 2006, and this current one was centred in January 2025. During these years we are observing extreme northerly and southerly lunar rising and setting points on the local horizon when the Moon is in tropical Gemini/Cancer or Sagittarius/Capricorn.