August is a month when dreams come true. There is a lot of positive movement forward, Leo Season is underway, and opportunities for expansion, perspective, and love are apparent.
We begin the month with Mars entering Libra on August 6 until September 22, creating an atmosphere of partnership, peace, and harmony. Mars in Libra is motivated to create justice, understanding, and beauty in the world, and this energy will be inspiring more connection, creativity, and relationship developments this month.
Your August 2025 Monthly Horoscopes: An Overview
The Full Moon of the month happens on August 9 and will occur in Aquarius. This Full Moon is the time to let go of old perspectives or intentions that don’t serve, and to focus on where your inner compass system is guiding you right now. A few days later, Mercury goes direct in Leo after being retrograde since July 17, and it’s time to break free from limitations or self-doubt within communication. With Mercury now direct in Leo, there is more confidence, passion, and charisma within communication matters, and it’s time to put your best foot forward and to bet on yourself.
With Venus in Cancer for most of the month, more sensitivity within relationship matters is apparent now, and it’s about bringing compassion to your intimate world and emotional foundations. Virgo Season officially begins on August 22, and this Virgo Season is all about a new beginning. When the Sun is in Virgo, we have more energy to get organized, take care of responsibilities, and feel more purposeful within the present moment. The following day, there is a New Moon in Virgo, and this is a potent time for setting your intentions for what you want to bring to harvest over the next month.
Your intentions are powerful, as are your words, and it’s time to get clear and write down your vision.
As we close out the month, Venus moves into Leo from August 25 until September 21, and love is loud during this time. While Venus is in Leo, we feel more confident in going after our heart’s desires, and this is a time of courage, strength, and passion in love. Venus in Leo knows the importance of loving yourself just as much as loving others, and it’s about having a good balance here right now.
Overall, real progress is being made this month, and August is about being open to a miracle.
Read for your sun and rising sign below to see what August has in store for you.
What August 2025 Has In Store For Your Zodiac Sign
ARIES
AriesKyra Jay for xoNecoleAugust is a chance at happiness, Aries. Culminations occur, bringing you closer to your heart and closer to others. With the Sun in your 5th house of romance and inner joy for most of the month, there is a lot to feel confident about right now, and you are moving forward freely. The Full Moon at the beginning of the month happens in an area of your life that has to do with your manifestations, and you are entering August with good luck on your side.
Mars, your ruling planet, moves into your house of love from August 6 until late September, and you are motivated by the dynamics playing out in your partnerships right now. Things are getting spicy for you in August, and your relationships are a source of passion and empowerment. Before the month ends, Venus enters your 5th house as well, even further enhancing the energy of love, support, and compassion in your life this month.
TAURUS
TaurusKyra Jay for xoNecoleAugust is a month of collaboration, effort, and creativity, Taurus. There is a lot to tend to as you build new foundations in your world, and the main message for you this month is that you don’t have to do it alone. With the Sun in your house of home, family, and inner strength for most of the month, it’s about connecting with the support in your life and setting down the building blocks for your future through gratitude and patience.
On August 23, we have a New Moon in fellow earth sign Virgo, and this New Moon is a new beginning for you in love. A new door opens for your heart to examine, and you are recognizing what you need in order to experience healthy and stable relationships in your world. Before the month ends, Venus, your ruling planet, enters your 9th house of adventure, and love is taking you on a ride. Moving out of August and into September, new plans are made, traveling is likely, and you are keeping an eye out for the options presenting themselves to you.
GEMINI
GeminiKyra Jay for xoNecoleAugust is all about perspective, and keeping yours, Gemini. Your guidance for the month is to protect your energy and trust your instincts on what is right for you and what doesn’t resonate anymore. Your ruling planet, Mercury, has been retrograde for the past few weeks and finally goes direct on August 11, creating more progress and communication breakthroughs after some time of chaos in your world. With this settling of energy, the fog is lifting, and you can see things more clearly that you may have missed before
The New Moon of the month happens on August 23 and creates a new beginning for you in the home. This New Moon is the perfect opportunity to set intentions for what new foundations you want to build in your world and to get things organized in your safe spaces. Before the month ends, Venus enters Leo and brings harmony to your mind. You are having important conversations, extending an olive branch, and feeling more seen and understood, leaving August.
CANCER
CancerKyra Jay for xoNecoleAugust is a month of speaking your mind and being confident in your ideas and inspirations, Cancer. The Sun is in your house of income, abundance, and values for most of the month, and you are coming up with the ideas that are going to help you succeed in the long term. On August 9, we have a Full Moon happening in your 8th house of transformation, and you are ready to let go of doing things the hard way. It’s all about opening yourself up to the gifts, connections, and new beginnings you deserve, and letting go of anything that is holding you back from that.
At the end of the month, we have a New Moon occurring in an area of your life having to do with communication, and you are getting your point across right now. Bridges of connection are being built, and this is a good month for networking efforts, publishing your ideas, or having the important conversations that you have been meaning to have. Venus is in Cancer until August 25, and you have the luck of love on your side this month. Focus on moving forward and don’t let any negativity distract you or your progress.
LEO
LeoKyra Jay for xoNecoleLove is a highlight of your life this month, Leo. Leo Season is officially here, the Sun is in your sign for most of the month, and you are thriving in this energy. You begin the month with a Full Moon in your opposite sign, Aquarius, creating a culmination for you in love. You are recognizing the progress you have made within some of your most important connections and relationships, and feeling more harmony in the changes that are unfolding for you here.
Mercury has been retrograde in your sign for the past few weeks, and finally goes direct on August 11, inspiring you towards clarity and remaining in Leo until September 2. With Mercury on your side right now, there is more understanding and support in your world, and this is a good time for getting clearer on your intentions moving forward and to start laying the foundations from your new ideas. Before the month ends, Venus enters your sign until September 19, further enhancing the energy of love in your life this month. August is about valuing your time and energy, and allowing others to reciprocate this love to you.
VIRGO
VirgoKyra Jay for xoNecoleA lot is going on for you this month, but it is nothing you can’t handle, Virgo. August is a busy month for you, as you have a lot of new responsibilities on your plate and are also feeling more inspired by the opportunities presenting themselves. The Full Moon happening at the start of the month is helping you reflect on health matters and what has been weighing you down mentally, and you are beginning the month looking to decompress as much as you have been taking action.
Your ruling planet, Mercury, has been retrograde in an area of your life that deals with closure and healing, and after a few weeks of gathering your strength, you are finally ready to let go. Mercury goes direct on August 11, and you can take a deep breath now. Virgo Season officially begins on August 22, and this is when things really start to pick up for you. With a New Moon in Virgo on the following day, there is something about healing, reflecting, and empowering yourself this month, and you are the one creating your own destiny right now as you move forward.
LIBRA
LibraKyra Jay for xoNecoleAugust is about opening your heart, Libra. A balance is needed this month, but this is one of your many strengths in life, and you are moving through this time with all the right tools, resources, and support to succeed. The most significant transit for you this month is Mars entering Libra on August 6 until September 22. With Mars, the planet of action, in your sign for the rest of the summer, you have some extra energy at your disposal now and the inspiration to see things through.
The Full Moon of the month occurs in a fellow air sign, highlighting a romantic and supportive area of your chart. This Full Moon is about letting go of old connections or pain that no longer have a place in your present moment or where you are headed in love. Finally, as we close out the month, we have a New Moon in your 12th house of endings, dreams, and healing, and you are closing one chapter of your life and making room for another as we end August.
SCORPIO
ScorpioKyra Jay for xoNecoleAugust is about opening a new door for your heart, Scorpio. There are some pleasant surprises in store for you this month, and it's time to put yourself out there. With the Sun at the very top of your chart, shining its benevolence on you, you are grabbing the attention of others and creating the opportunities you have been looking for. On August 6, Mars, your ruling planet, enters your 12th house, and you are motivated to create space, heal, and make room for your heart to experience something new.
Mercury goes Direct on August 11, after being Retrograde in your house of career and reputation for the past few weeks, and you are finally being seen and recognized for the good work you have done and the positive intentions you have had. The New Moon happening before the month ends on August 23 is one of the most magical New Moons for you to manifest, and it’s time to believe in a miracle. Anything can happen for you, expect it to be good this month.
SAGITTARIUS
SagittariusKyra Jay for xoNecoleRemember how powerful you are this month, Sagittarius. This month can feel like a lot to handle if you are not valuing yourself, your time, and your energy. The Sun is in your 9th house for most of the month, and you are in a more introspective mood right now. The Full Moon happening on August 9 is closing the door to communication that hasn’t served you, and is helping you gain clarity on the guidance from your soul.
Mercury officially goes direct on August 11, after being retrograde in a fellow fire sign for the past few weeks, and this is helping you execute your plans and see things with a new perspective. You have had to navigate life with a little more caution while Mercury was retrograde, and with this energy moving forward now, so are your plans and adventures. Before the month ends, the Sun enters your 10th house of success and career, and it’s time to practice self-love affirmations, own your confidence, and allow your gifts to shine.
CAPRICORN
CapricornKyra Jay for xoNecoleAugust changes everything for you, Capricorn. Transformations are evident, and you are ready to move forward with what you know now. With the Sun in your 8th house of rebirth for most of the month, you are in a space of letting go of the past and creating your future, and you are finding your peace within the middle ground. On August 9, a Full Moon occurs in your 2nd house of abundance, and it’s time to make space for new financial opportunities to enter your world.
On August 23, we have a New Moon in Virgo, highlighting your 9th house of travel, adventure, and inner wisdom. This New Moon is bringing you a new perspective and showing you just how lucky you are, after a few weeks of feeling like you were walking on shaky ground. On August 25, Venus, the planet of love, enters an area chart having to do with intimacy and shared resources, and you move into a time of feeling more commitment and grace within your close partnerships.
AQUARIUS
AquariusKyra Jay for xoNecoleAugust is about moving on and moving forward, Aquarius. You are letting go of a lot this month and are supported in your new beginning. The month begins with a Full Moon in Aquarius on August 9, creating a space of closure for you. You have been through a lot of personal changes this year, and this Full Moon is reflecting how much you have grown in the process of it all. With the Sun in your sister sign, highlighting the love in your life for most of August, emotions are running high, but you are also finding new ways to soothe the waters and make the most of the changes you are moving through.
At the end of the month, the New Moon happens, and this is another aspect that is creating a deep change in your world. Your guidance for the month is to flow with change rather than force or fear it, and to know that when things are meant to be for you, they will feel more stable. As you close out the month, you are in a space of reflection, and you are strengthening your energy for the new opportunities ahead of you.
PISCES
PiscesKyra Jay for xoNecolePatience is key this month, Pisces. You are thinking a lot about your work efforts, finances, and purpose in life, and you are generating some new ideas for it all in the process. This is a good month to get things in order, create a new plan, and take action on your vision. On August 9, there is a Full Moon in your 12th house, and you are ready to let go of the way things have been and old emotional patterns that have been limiting your personal growth. Follow your inner light this month and let it guide you towards happiness.
On August 23, we have a New Moon in Virgo and in an area of your chart that deals with love, creating new opportunities for support, romance, and abundance in your world. This is the perfect New Moon for you to set your intentions for connection and for what relationship developments you want to see take place for you over the next month. Overall, you are leaving August with love on your mind, and this is creating a space for new connections and abundance to bloom.
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In a way, it makes me think of a quote by one of my favorite poets, Rumi: “Be a lamp, or a lifeboat, or a ladder. Help someone's soul heal. Walk out of your house like a shepherd.” Lamps shed light. Lifeboats save lives (and/or transition people from one spot to another). Ladders help to lift people up. And y’all, if it’s not our life’s mission to want to do one or more of these things for at least one individual on a daily basis — what the heck are we doing out here? Truly.
And yet, spend just one hour on social media and you will see more folks yapping about how to get something out of someone than to “be a shepherd” to someone else — and when all a person wants to do is take…how absolutely draining is that?
So yeah, let’s take a moment to more thoroughly explore the concept of what a human “charger” vs. a “drainer” is — not just as a gut check to make sure that you are where you should be when it comes to how you prioritize your interactions with others but also to confirm whether or not you are surrounding yourself with — pardon the pun — positive charges or…negative ones.
Energy Is a Very Real Thing
GiphyIt really is purely fascinating, the things that you can discover, if you choose to intentionally look for information. Take something that I recently learned: Did you know there are certain types of transmitters that, when they are placed on top of human skin, they send a frequency of 40 MHz into a person’s system? As a result, their body becomes conductors of energy that can actually be transferred to other devices (so long as they have the kind of receiver that can process human energy in this way).
My greatest takeaway from this? Human energy is a very real thing. Not only does it provide us with the ability and power to do various things, it’s also what can be exchanged between two individuals. In fact, many mental health experts believe that it is more than possible for people to exchange energy via things like their attraction to one either, sharing thoughts and emotions and even through one another’s body language.
And since that is indeed the case, this is just one more reason why I will forever stand 10 toes down that sex shouldn’t be handled flippantly or dismissively — because if someone has a body part of theirs inside of yours…how much energy is being exchanged from that? Geeze. And so, since you need energy in order to literally function (and to be mentally and emotionally functional) — let’s look at how a human battery charger moves and then how a human battery drainer does as well.
Ready?
5 Signs That You “Fuel” People
GiphyFuel your fueler. It’s something that I am known for saying to some of my clients whenever someone in the relationship feels like the other isn’t meeting their needs. Basically, what it means is, if an individual is giving you some of what you need in order to function and even thrive, why wouldn’t you want that same type of energy to be reciprocated to them in return? Fueling your fueler helps to equip them to keep providing what you need from them. Simple math.
And here are five ways you can do it:
1. Bring positive insights and/or wisdom. One of my favorite quotes is always going to be by the writer Jorge Luis Borges. He once said, “Don’t speak unless you can improve upon the silence” — and that is a solid gold resolve to have. In a world that is filled with so much…noise, a fueler/battery charger is someone who radiates positivity and/or offers up insights that help you to see things from another perspective and/or gives you the kind of wisdom that challenges you to grow. How often do people say that you do at least one of these things for them?
2. Create more calm than chaos. Confusion is chaos — by definition. You know some of the things that cause confusion? Unclear communication. Passive aggressiveness. Inconsistency. Gossip. Being unnecessarily dramatic. And all of this is just for starters. Meanwhile, a calm individual? They bring peace and tranquility with their words and even simply their presence — and a big cause of this is that they are at peace within themselves. This is why I think it’s a red flag whenever someone is triggered by hearing “Be my peace.”
It is actually HIGH PRAISE when someone can say that when you come around, they feel relaxed instead of…stressed out. Not wanting peace to be associated with your name? Problematic, my dear.
3. You allow “Shalom” to define you. I say often that Hebrew culture is totally my thing — and this includes the Hebrew language. And although most people know that shalom means peace, the word is far more vast than that. Shalom also means to be whole and complete. It’s also a word that speaks to things like health and prosperity. Keeping this in mind, if you are someone who “charges instead of drains,” this means that when you come to mind to other individuals, they think of how much of a blessing that you are in their lives — and you know this because they tell you so. You have a spirit of “shalom” on you and it doesn’t get much better than that.
4. You choose to be a spiritual light. Oh, please believe that when it comes to this one, I am not speaking of church folks — some of them can be the most draining (and I wrote an entire book about it!). At the end of the day, being spiritual is about knowing that there is something out here that is bigger than you (which means you act like you know that life isn’t all about you).
Being spiritual is about fulfilling purpose. Being spiritual is about focusing on the immaterial rather than the material. And when you are a fueler and charger, you do this by motivating others to become more spiritual too.
For me, I have a friend who calls me her “idea doula” and I adore everything about that. She is saying that I help her to come up with ways to grow her business and brand and that ultimately helps her to manifest her own purpose. When it comes to what people can say about what you bring into their world…how do you spiritually benefit them?
5. You are also a muse or inspiration. Pretty much, a muse is a source of inspiration for a creative (check out “10 Habits Of Successful Creatives”) and when you inspire someone, it means that you produce or arouse something within them. It could be to try something new. It could be to finish something they started. It could be to look at a person, place, thing or idea from a different perspective. Or it could be that you inspire them to be a better version of themselves — and it might just be simply by them watching how you move. Remember that a battery charge provides power. When you are around others, what do your words and actions empower them to do — and are those things for the better?
5 Signs That You Actually Wear People Out
GiphyOkay, so it would appear that singer-songwriter Peter Hammill once said that a violinist friend by the name of Graham Smith came up with the term “energy vampire” back in the 70s. Apparently it was in reference to some of Hammill’s over the top fans (the more you know). These days, energy vampires are quite simply individuals who are draining to be around because they require so much of your mental and emotional energy whenever they are in your space.
And what are five ways that these types of people can wear you all the way out?
1. They take more than they give. I’ve been known to say it often: “Where there is no reciprocity, someone is out here being a liability.” Listen, when you’re in a relationship with a person, because you both are individuals, you may not (always) need the same things (especially at the same time) and/or your requirements and expectations may be different. That’s fine. However, don’t find yourself out here being the only one who is proactive and intentional — because if you are important to someone, they should want to give and not just take. Drainers don’t care about this. Chargers absolutely do.
2. They speak in monologues more than dialogues. Something else that I have told clients before is that a lot of people don’t want a PARTNER; they want an AUDIENCE. What I mean by that is, they just want someone to give them attention, to be engrossed in what they have to say, to put them on some sort of pedestal. That’s why they don’t know how to clap for others, they suck at listening, and they may even seem more envious than excited when others win. Back in the day, I used to have relationships where I barely couldn’t get a word in edgewise; it’s because all they really wanted to do, consistently so, is wax poetic in the forms of endless streams of consciousness. LOL.
Sometimes folks need an ear to get things off of their chest; understood — yet if that is ALL that someone is doing…they aren’t wanting to connect with you…they just want some attention from you.
3. Their problems/issues are redundant and cyclic. One of my favorite people on the planet is the poster child for this point. She dates the same kinds of men, she never listens to the 50-11 folks who tell her that they are the same kind of men and then — surprise, surprise — things end up the same way…over and over…and over with these same kinds of men. We’re talking decades’ worth of this nonsense too. And as much as I love her, over the past couple of years, we’ve had to have some hard conversations about how it can be challenging dealing with her sometimes because she stays in the hamster wheel of bullshishery.
Listen, that “we listen and don’t judge” nonsense that was all over the internet several months back (or was that last year? Time is moving weird right through here)? That is some of the dumbest ish that I’ve ever heard! Discernment literally means “acute judgment” and, as my mom used to say, “Discernment prevents experience from being your teacher.” Use discernment when deciding how deeply you should get involved with people’s stuff. Also, use discernment to decide when it’s time to shift your energy. Before they drain it all.
4. They compete instead of congratulate. I don’t know about y’all but, over the course of my life, I’ve had some real doozies of narcissists in my world — and one way that they tend to show up is low-key competing with me whenever I accomplish certain things instead of rather than just sitting back and congratulating my efforts. I’ve had people look at me crazy about becoming a doula and life coach — only to become one later. When my first book came out, someone literally said, OUT LOUD, “If you can do it, I know I can then.” DRAIN.ING.
A part of the reason why science says that GOOD FRIENDSHIPS keep us healthy is because support and encouragement help to keep our stress and anxiety levels down. Competing is (typically) stressful. Being celebrated isn’t. ‘Nuf said.
5. They are full of negativity. Constantly complaining. Always looking at things through a dark/negative lens. Never seeming to be in a good mood (or expecting you to get them out of their moods). Acting apathetic instead of/more than empathetic. Being hypercritical. Playing the victim. These are just some examples of what it means to be a negative type of person. The reason why research says that these kinds of folks can drain us is, since we already are prone to act on our natural negativity bias, whenever we’re surrounded with someone who is already caught up in theirs…that energy can be quite contagious.
And since negativity is bad for your cognitive function, immune system, emotional stability and so much more — the less negativity, the better. Yep, spend as little time with this kind of “drainer” as you possibly can.
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Like I said earlier, our batteries are basically our energy — and when it comes to wise words on energy:
“Energy is contagious: either you affect people or you infect people.” (T. Harv Eker)
“Energy speaks what you don’t.” (Drishti Bablani)
“When the energy in the room doesn't feel right, probably, it's not right. But sometimes it's also because of you.” (Mitta Xinindlu)
And when it comes to that last quote, specifically — umm, well, …see how I presented the chargers part of the article with a “you” and the drainers with a “they”? LOL. Yeah, that was so you would take the medicine down easier — oh, but definitely take in ALL of this piece, just to make sure that you don’t only have “wear me outs” in your world but that others aren’t actually thinking or saying this about you too.
Being a battery charger or a battery drainer. At least once a week, this is something that we should self-evaluate because energy is precious — and so is what we choose to do with it.
You can fuel or wear people out, y’all.
Please, for the sake of your energy levels as well as theirs…choose wisely.
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