Horoscope Update for July 28 - August 3: Venus Transits into Cancer Sign
The week of July 28 to August 3, 2025, promises a blend of emotional depth, realistic relationship assessment, and practical drive for personal and relational growth. Here's a roundup of the key astrological transits and their implications for each zodiac sign.
Venus Enters Cancer (July 30, 2025)
Venus, the planet of love and relationships, moves into Cancer, bringing a shift in relationship energy towards a more emotional and nurturing tone. Cancer's watery influence encourages empathy, sensitivity, and a desire for emotional security in love and connections. This transit stimulates personal growth through vulnerability and care.
Venus Squares Saturn–Neptune Conjunction in Aries
This tense aspect can cause friction in relationships, highlighting challenges such as emotional misunderstandings, disappointments, or feelings of restriction. It pushes individuals to confront illusions about love or personal boundaries, facilitating growth by encouraging realistic self-reflection and more mature relationship patterns.
Mercury Cazimi in Leo (around July 28, 2025)
During this potent moment, Mercury, in its retrograde cycle, passes through the heart of the Sun (cazimi). This purifies communication, aiding clarity, especially in self-expression and personal insights. It supports growth by promoting honest communication and re-evaluation of thoughts, though overall Mercury retrograde encourages patience, review, and reconsideration of past decisions.
Mars Enters Virgo (July 28, 2025)
Mars, the planet of action, energizes the sectors of daily routines, health, creativity, and romance. This transit encourages practical action, refinement of habits, and discipline in personal projects and relationships. It boosts motivation for self-improvement and careful attention to details in love and daily life, fostering growth through organized effort and reliability.
Relationship and Personal Growth Themes for Each Zodiac Sign:
While the sources highlight general planetary movements affecting all signs, some signs face particular challenges or growth opportunities:
- Pisces, Aries, and Leo experience a more challenging week with Saturn-Neptune influences causing tests in emotional and social areas. These challenges, though difficult, are valuable for long-term relationship maturity and personal strength.
- The overall theme for the week encourages expressing feelings openly (Venus in Cancer), facing limits and illusions in love (Venus square Saturn-Neptune), and refining communication and self-discipline (Mercury cazimi in Leo and Mars in Virgo).
Zodiac-Specific Insights:
- Aquarius: The Virgo energy at the beginning of the week reminds you of the importance of working well with others. Venus in Cancer adds more romantic energy to the mix, but this emotional transit may be more challenging for you since you tend to analyze your emotions instead of actually feeling them.
- Pisces: Venus enters fellow water sign Cancer on the 30th, a fun and flirty period for you to meet new people. The Moon in Virgo moving through your relationship sector early in the week prepares you for Saturn re-entering your sign next month.
- Aries: The Virgo Moon adds structure and applies Saturn's lesson of self-discipline at the start of the week. Be patient, prepare to make changes, and get ready for repetition during Mercury retrograde. Venus enters Cancer on July 30, providing grounding, healing, and good opportunities to connect with emotions over the next several weeks.
- Taurus: The week begins with the Virgo Moon helping Taurus feel more self-assured in love, with relationships from the past potentially resurfacing. Venus enters Cancer on the 30th, boosting connections and making Taurus value friendships more. The Moon in Libra prepares Taurus for surprises and enables discipline in daily routines on the 29th.
- Gemini: The Virgo energy encourages organisation and structure in your life. The Libra Moon on the 29th revitalizes your goals.
- Cancer: The Virgo Moon's practical energy supports you in your daily routines. The week ends with the Moon in Scorpio, bringing an intense energy for transformation.
- Leo: The Mercury's intellectual energy is potent early in the week as Mars and the Moon meet up at the highest point in your chart.
- Virgo: Mars in Virgo joins the Moon in the same sign to help you reflect on the work that you're doing.
- Libra: You are receiving support from Pluto, bringing to light your courage, voice, and power. The Moon in your sign at the start of the week makes you more determined to connect with your goals and dreams. This will be impactful over the next several weeks as you continue to see how your relationship dynamics continue to evolve, especially in the work sector.
- Scorpio: Venus enters fellow water sign Cancer on the 30th, boosting messages from the Libra Moon. The week ends with the Moon in Scorpio, bringing an intense energy for transformation.
- Sagittarius: The Libra Moon on the 29th revitalizes your goals. The Sagittarius energy encourages optimism and a desire for adventure.
- Capricorn: The Virgo energy supports you in your daily routines and practical tasks. The week ends with the Moon in Scorpio, bringing an intense energy for transformation.
- Aquarius: The Virgo energy at the beginning of the week reminds you of the importance of working well with others. The Aquarius Moon on the 31st brings a focus on friendships and social connections.
- Pisces: The week ends with the Moon in Scorpio, bringing an intense energy for transformation.
- Love and self-care are highlighted for all zodiac signs as Venus in Cancer encourages expressing feelings openly and finding nurturing connections.
- For Pisces, Aries, and Leo, the week may present challenges in emotional and social areas, pushing for long-term relationship maturity and personal growth.
- Mercury Cazimi in Leo aids communication and re-evaluation of thoughts, while Mars in Virgo boosts motivation for self-improvement and refinement of daily habits.
- Aquarius is reminded of the importance of working well with others, while meeting new people is promising for Pisces with Venus entering Cancer.
- Aries may find grounding, healing, and emotional connections during Venus's stay in Cancer, but will also face tests due to Saturn-Neptune influences.
- Taurus values friendships more with Venus in Cancer and confronts challenges from the past with the Virgo Moon early in the week.
- Libra receives support for connection with goals and dreams, while Scorpio experiences intense energy for transformation at the end of the week.
