The Weekly Horoscope
Week from 20 to 26 July 2026
General Tendencies
Everyday Life / Profession:
On Monday, Jupiter's trine to Neptune and its opposition to Pluto become exact. On Tuesday, its sextile to Uranus becomes exact. On Wednesday, the Sun (in Leo, near Jupiter) further strengthens the cradle figure described by this. You are experiencing something gigantic, and if Jupiter fulfills its promises, it is also something very joyful and hopeful. It might have something to do with a trip - and definitely involves some really big leaps. Two difficult constellations accompany these dynamic and promising constellations: stationary Mercury in tension with Saturn, and Venus in tension with Mars. You have had problems with Saturn for some time now. This concerns projects that people push forward with great willpower, and their negative effects on human life and people's supply of basic necessities. It is also about hurt feelings. These topics come up, even if someone wants to prevent it. Venus and Mars also indicate incompatibilities and conflict. Venus in Virgo pays attention to subtleties, as well as safety and health aspects. Mars in Gemini acts quickly and disregards some details but ensures important and fast connections. On Friday, it looks like there might be a solution and a rescue.Relationship / Love:
Anyone who thinks positively now has very big plans but must expect resistance. There are all kinds of necessities to consider, and because they take away momentum, people will block them out, not take them seriously, and simply push them aside. However, stationary Mercury does not allow that. The Yin energy will only point out all the more persistently everything that is important. Because it is vital. These are not minor matters.Everyday Life / Profession:
The test of endurance continues and becomes even more intense. On Wednesday evening, the Sun moves into the sign of Leo with Jupiter and greatly increases your desire for self-determination, joy, and self-expression. You need a stage! At the same time, stationary Mercury continues to push domestic issues that must not be overlooked. Someone needs you very urgently. You have to put your plans aside and take care of what is necessary first. You do not feel this responsibility for nothing. It torments you. At the same time, you feel a great deal of positive energy. This energy will help you complete everything that simply has to be done. Mars in Gemini indicates quick work. However, you must not become careless. Venus in Virgo and Mercury in Cancer demand that. Be careful not to neglect mindfulness. Everyone has their difficult issues now, but Aries people especially so. You experience everything very personally, very concretely, and perhaps you would also call it dramatic. From Friday onward, Mercury moves forward again, and the Moon reaches the optimistic sign of Sagittarius. Then you will have the hardest part behind you and see a light on the horizon again.Relationship / Love:
Mercury moves forward again from Friday onward, ends its clarification program, and then lets you look ahead again. Before that, very important things can still be addressed. You are sobered, but at the same time someone also feels relieved and gains new hope. One of the two of you needs a little more time than the other to see the relationship in a more positive light again.Everyday Life / Profession:
For Taurus, the Jupiter-Pluto opposition means a struggle over your work-life balance. You take your obligations seriously, but at the same time you have a strong need for personal freedom. Is someone asking too much of you? Perhaps you are now also using new methods to reach your goals faster. Are these methods fully developed? Should you check the results more carefully? Mercury comes to a standstill this week, right in the sign of Cancer and in tension with Saturn. You need to look very closely and take the themes of the sign of Cancer into account: food, water, care and shelter for people, and attention to sensitivities. In addition, the sign of Cancer likes things to be cozy. The other planets leave Mercury alone with this need. For this reason, Mercury insists with particular emphasis that people pay attention to these wishes and necessities. Perhaps you are getting involved in these issues and, at the same time, doing something for your own work-life balance?Relationship / Love:
Your home is especially important now, and if you are not alone there, it is all the more beautiful. You need a place to refuel, where you can recharge your batteries, because you now tend to overextend yourself. For one, you have a strong perfectionist streak, plus, you feel driven by circumstances. Perhaps you also feel that you need to make amends for something.Everyday Life / Profession:
If you are your own field of research (with astrology being a valuable tool), you have a lot to discover and have indeed found quite a bit in recent weeks. Mercury will now rummage through memories one last time and bring insights to light before it starts moving forward again on Friday. On Wednesday evening, the Sun reaches the sign of Leo, where it is "at home," and Jupiter is already beside it. This means you may sense a turning point on Thursday. However, the Moon is still in Scorpio then and can make situations seem very serious. From Friday onward, the Moon is in the sign of Sagittarius, indicating a strong change in your emotional world. It tears you out of the depths and lifts you upward. Perhaps it has to do with someone who has often helped you find meaning in everything. Perhaps the meaning also opens up to you all on its own and puts you in a positive mood from one moment to the next. One might almost think that this is too much of a good thing, but retrograde Mercury has given you quite a hard time with its deep research, so you are simply glad that things are moving forward again.Relationship / Love:
How much you would have liked to make things a little easier for yourself, but retrograde Mercury and Saturn absolutely would not allow it. So now you simply hold out until Friday and take a look at everything else that still comes out of the woodwork. At some point, everything has been said. Then you may also be silent for a while and think... before, right on time for the weekend, a new urge for activity emerges.Everyday Life / Profession:
How active are you in public? If you are clearly visible to other people, you sometimes make tough decisions and refer to laws or a few facts that people did not want to see. If you lead a more withdrawn life, you may now also be very preoccupied with yourself. In that case, your program is self-optimization, and you may also be quite strict with yourself. But now retrograde Mercury comes to a standstill and turning point on Thursday. The program is largely complete. You may turn your attention to new topics again, which will bring more joy into your life. The Sun with Jupiter in Leo, plus the Moon in Sagittarius from Friday onward, describes a situation with new hopes for success. In your case, it may also bring large profits. Perhaps you still have no idea where the journey could lead (greetings from Neptune), but something should actually start to become apparent on Friday. Stay alert and let yourself be surprised. Good opportunities are coming your way.Relationship / Love:
The Cancer New Moon planted a seed last week, and it begins to sprout at the end of this week. You can certainly feel it physically. Your vital spirits and zest for life are awakening. For now, Venus is still in the reserved sign of Virgo, but Mars in tension with Venus acts like a tireless admirer who gives her no peace. Sometimes he tries it with little jabs.Everyday Life / Profession:
Mercury remains retrograde until Thursday, in tension with Saturn, and keeps bringing up old issues that you would have preferred to leave alone. You need to do a kind of clearing out before you can go full throttle. On Wednesday evening, the Sun reaches the sign of Leo. This is a fine thing for you. The Sun is then once again where it "belongs" and can fully come into its power again, especially since it is close to Jupiter, which has a doubling effect. You already felt or sensed this power last week, when the Moon moved through the sign of Leo and passed by Jupiter. With the Sun, it becomes more concrete. It is no longer only hoped for and desired, but physically tangible. This is especially strong on Friday, when the Moon is in Sagittarius (element Fire) and Uranus activates it from the opposite side. You feel highly motivated to do something special and great. You may overshoot the mark in the process. But you may also serve people as a good example, perhaps as a kind of rescuer. You appear in a remarkable and very lively way. People cannot overlook you. This applies in particular to Leos of the first decan.Relationship / Love:
Venus and Mars are in a tense relationship that will last a little longer. Venus in Virgo is a princess who must be won over. That requires a great deal of effort. Mars in Gemini has many different options and will use them. Some methods will be quite good, while others will be rather unnecessary. Mars works hard and struggles, but he enjoys doing so. It is his nature.Everyday Life / Profession:
Venus in Virgo is under constant fire from Mars in Gemini. Fortunately, Mars in Gemini prefers to shoot with words or empty phrases. Still, this situation can get on your nerves. You like clear content and logical facts. Seen in this light, you probably approved of the activity of retrograde Mercury in tension with Saturn. Sometimes, however, truths were brought out in a somewhat too intrusive way, especially when you yourself were affected by them. Mercury changes its activity starting Friday (moves forward again, as seen from Earth), and it does so at exactly the right moment, because by then the Sun has already arrived in the sign of Leo, where it encourages action. This is when things are done on a grand scale, not by halves. This is reinforced by Jupiter near the Sun and Pluto opposite it. Uranus and Neptune also play a part. On Friday and Saturday, the powerful, magnificent, future-oriented energy also receives a boost from the Sagittarius Moon. Mercury is then still in tension with Saturn, but by then the two of them have put something in order, so that willpower (Saturn in Aries) is strengthened.Relationship / Love:
In the second half of the week, much changes. However, the tension between Mars and Venus remains, so there is no peace in your love life. You quickly feel attacked and sometimes perhaps simply do not understand your partner's humor. After all, your partner certainly takes things less seriously than you do, which can already be one reason for your dissatisfaction. You want a serious discussion.Everyday Life / Profession:
Mercury comes to a standstill and shifts into forward motion on Friday. This is good news, because it puts an end to the endless probing that has repeatedly made you feel guilty or inferior. On Wednesday evening, the Sun moves into the sign of Leo, where Jupiter already is, opposite Pluto. This is a new trend that gives you an idea of great importance. Some people will consider themselves important and lose their sense of proportion a little, especially from Friday onward. Things need to settle back into balance. Since retrograde Mercury in Cancer, in tension with Saturn, has kept you feeling quite small, you now have to become all the bigger again. However, Venus is still in modest Virgo, in tension with Mars in Gemini. If Venus had her way, no one would need to make themselves small or big. That you are small is a fact, especially seen from the Universe. When you make yourself big, it is sometimes embarrassing and often arrogant. Venus in Virgo argues in favor of reason and a healthy sense of proportion, which has been lost here and there.Relationship / Love:
Venus in Virgo is hard to grasp for you as a Libra. So much modesty does not appeal to you, because you love beautiful things, and they have their price. Your partner also has to appeal to you. Mars in Gemini is just as contradictory as Saturn and Neptune in Aries. You are truly having trouble placing your partner. They certainly have their strengths, but then you see their weaknesses again and lose your fascination, though hopefully not respect.Everyday Life / Profession:
The Moon is initially in Libra and moves into Scorpio on Tuesday. This awakens your emotions, and you will probably have a few "fantasies of greatness." Do you know what that means? You have a sense that you could be a very important person or that your work deserves recognition. On Wednesday evening, the Sun reaches the sign of Leo, where Jupiter is, opposite Pluto and in connection with Uranus and Neptune. If you have accomplished something great and important, it moves into the foreground. This means you as a person move into the spotlight. Perhaps you want that, too. If you cannot confirm this yet, you will look around a little. How do people react to your presence? From Thursday onward, you should be able to perceive a change. From Friday onward, even more so, because Mercury then moves forward again and the Moon is in the promising sign of Sagittarius, which feels like an invitation to claim your piece of the cake.Relationship / Love:
If you are a little proud in your professional or social life, that is okay. In your private life, you should take your cue from Venus in Virgo and hold back gracefully. Mars is in the lively sign of Gemini, fueling your desire for action and your enjoyment of contact. For Venus, that may be too much restlessness and too much arbitrariness. She needs small, subtle signs of affection.Everyday Life / Profession:
This week, something really does change. The Sun arrives in Leo, with Jupiter, and from Friday Mercury moves forward again, just as the Moon has arrived in Sagittarius. All of this points in one direction: toward the future, and it is magnificent. Digging into old stories is coming to an end. However, this week it can still lead to an important result or a decisive insight. The whole thing can feel almost like a release (Scorpio Moon from Tuesday to Thursday). It leads to freedom and self-determination, while a sense of responsibility also remains important. Mars is also a topic for you, opposite Lilith in Sagittarius and in a tense aspect to Venus. This motivates you to accept an old story, stand by it, and get involved with something new. The new arrives from Friday onward with quite a force and can sweep you along. But you are not passive then. You are happy to be swept along and still determine the direction. It may also be that you sweep others along.Relationship / Love:
Now you finally get to the heart of your old issue and find a solution. This has a liberating effect and gets your relationship energies moving again. Mars in Gemini has constantly been fidgeting around (in a tense aspect to Venus). Venus in Virgo reacts sensitively to thoughtless behavior. The clarification will do you good. After that, you should be able to deal with each other more reasonably again and not interpret everything as a personal attack.Everyday Life / Profession:
Now what has not yet been said is being put on the table. And then that should be enough. Mercury comes to a standstill and probably gets to the point as well (exact on Thursday). Since its retrograde motion has to do with Saturn in Aries, this is about willpower, decision-making ability, and a clear, courageous goal. Perhaps you will now formulate a goal and gain courage and confidence by putting it into words. Then Mercury will have fulfilled its mission. Since Mercury is opposite Capricorn, this mission will probably be brought to you through another person, although you may sometimes react with rejection. But you will understand what matters most by now and can integrate it into your future plans. If you do not have any plans, someone will surprise you and confront you with something very tempting (from Friday onward). Mars in Gemini is highly flexible. That benefits you when you have to react spontaneously. In such cases, Uranus and Neptune will also be a blessing. At the end of this week, a magnificent, overwhelming situation may arise and fill you with deep gratitude.Relationship / Love:
Something gets resolved this week and clears the way. Perhaps you will be confronted once more with old fears that originate in childhood. Perhaps everything will turn out well in the end. The Sun moves into the sign of Leo, joining Jupiter. Both want to celebrate life and love. Will you join in? Are you ready yet? It looks more like a cautious approach.Everyday Life / Profession:
Mercury ends its wake-up program this week. This may mean that you need to listen carefully one more time in order to really catch the last bit you need for a happy future. Endure criticism one more time or finally acknowledge a weak point. Then things should be fine. The constellations that are now gradually getting "better" give you an idea of just how good they are going to be. The Sun reaches the sign of Leo and joins Jupiter, with the whole thing opposite Pluto in Aquarius. This constellation alone already has a very positive, life-affirming effect and promises happiness. Then Mercury joins in, moving forward again from Friday, along with the Moon, which is then full of hope in the sign of Sagittarius. This can catapult you out of a problem. But it can also draw you into a promising encounter. Someone truly means well for you. And how do you react? Suspiciously? Based on experience, you would have every reason to be. But this time, you should give the encounter a chance.Relationship / Love:
What has come to a head now receives a final "culmination" and can then be let go. However, Mars and Venus remain in a difficult connection, so not everything will run as smoothly as the Sun and Jupiter promise. Perhaps you do not need to take the little jibes so seriously, because they could be a kind of game that helps you gradually grow closer.Everyday Life / Profession:
With its station and change of direction, Mercury indicates the completion of a program that has to do with assertiveness (Saturn in Aries). You are usually very kind and rather reserved. But recently you have had to be persistent, and now probably one last time in a very special way. It has to do with the responsibility you have toward yourself. It is a kind of growing up, no matter how old you are. It also has to do with your finances. You want (and need) to stand on your own two feet. It also has to do with your strong creativity, which you are meant to express, and that requires a little "ego". You do not really like putting yourself center stage, but that is exactly what needs to happen now. The Sun will probably help when it moves into Leo and meets Jupiter there (as well as Pluto opposite and Uranus and Neptune at a favorable angle). New opportunities for something big and meaningful open up there. You may and can no longer hide. You will be seen and appreciated for your creativity. Will you be accepted into some kind of artists' club?Relationship / Love:
What do you expect from life and from love? You can now, finally, clarify that by listening deep within yourself once more and sensing your true needs. Venus and Mars are not in a particularly favorable position to each other at the moment, but at least they are in contact! You cannot get around love topics now, even if they seem difficult. Teasing is part of it, by the way, and should not be judged negatively.Topics in the Astro Shop
