July 2025 arrives like a deep exhale after months of internal recalibration. But don’t be fooled — this is not a month to retreat. It’s a month to show up with heart, courage, and fierce authenticity. With major planetary action across Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, and Leo, your chart is lighting up from the inside out. Nearly every corner of your life is being reworked: how you see yourself, how you speak, how you express joy, how you earn, and how you come home to yourself. It’s raw, rich, and wildly necessary.
What makes this month stand out is that Saturn, Neptune, and Chiron are all moving through Aries — your first house of identity, embodiment, and visibility. These transits are slowly chiseling away the old self-image, helping you become someone more rooted in clarity and self-honesty. At the same time, Uranus makes a major move from Taurus into Gemini, shifting the momentum from how you earn and value yourself (second house), to how you think, speak, and connect (third house). Leo season turns on the lights in your fifth house — the part of the chart that craves joy, romance, creativity, and unapologetic self-expression. The balance between introspection and celebration becomes the soul of this month.
Week 1: Shocks to the System and a New Way of Speaking
July opens with a spark — or rather, a lightning bolt — as Venus and Uranus make a conjunction in Taurus on July 4. This lands in your second house of income and values, bringing a potential shake-up around finances or your relationship with stability. An unexpected cost or gift could appear. You might also experience a sudden realization about what you truly value and why. The lesson isn’t in the number in your bank account — it’s in how aligned you feel with what you earn and how you earn it.
Just hours later, Venus leaves Taurus and slips into Gemini, entering your third house of communication and local connection. The tone lightens. Conversations become more curious and expressive, and you may feel drawn to write, study, or simply speak more from the heart. It’s a welcome shift toward playfulness and intellectual engagement after the emotional weight of Taurus season.
That same evening, Neptune stations retrograde in Aries, right at home in your first house. This begins a gentle but profound internal review. Neptune here can often blur your sense of self — not in a deceptive way, but in a way that asks you to soften old identities and surrender to something more intuitive. With the retrograde, the veil begins to lift. You may start seeing how certain masks or fantasies about yourself have kept you small. It’s subtle at first, but powerful over time.
Then on July 7, Uranus makes a historic shift, moving from Taurus into Gemini and activating your third house. This is the beginning of a long-term revolution in how you think, speak, learn, and connect. You’re going to crave more freedom in your ideas. You might change the way you write, shift the tone of your voice, or even dive into unusual topics and tech. Siblings, neighbours, or your local community could also become sources of surprise or growth.
Week 2: Career Crescendos and Personal Reflections
By the second week, your attention is pulled to the bigger picture. On July 10, the Full Moon in Capricorn rises in your tenth house of career, goals, and public image. Something you’ve been working toward may culminate or conclude. Whether it’s an achievement, a shift in leadership, or a decision to release a long-held ambition, this Moon asks you to get real about what success means to you. Not what it meant two years ago — but what it means now. If it’s not aligned, this Moon gives you permission to let go.
Just days later, on July 13, Saturn stations retrograde in Aries, still travelling through your first house. This deepens the personal reflection initiated earlier by Neptune. Saturn here wants you to mature your sense of self — to become the person who can handle the responsibility of your own life. As the retrograde begins, you may feel called to reassess how you’ve shown up physically, emotionally, and energetically. It’s less about what others see and more about how you lead yourself when no one’s watching.
This week is all about zooming out and zooming in. Who are you becoming — and what needs to be restructured to support that growth?
Week 3: Creative Revisions and Reclaiming Joy
July 18 brings a shift in tempo as Mercury stations retrograde in Leo, beginning a three-week review in your fifth house of creativity, romance, and self-expression. Something you’ve been working on may need editing, a past lover could resurface, or you might revisit a story that’s still waiting to be told. Mercury retrograde in Leo doesn’t just ask you to communicate — it asks you to do it from the heart. Not to perform, but to express what’s real, even if it’s messy.
Just a few days later, on July 22, the Sun enters Leo as well, joining Mercury in your fifth house and setting your creativity on fire. Confidence starts to return — not in a loud way, but in a grounded way. You’re ready to be seen. This isn’t about showing off. It’s about showing up for what lights you up and no longer apologising for it.
This week reminds you that joy is not a luxury. It’s a signpost — pointing to what your soul has been trying to tell you all along.
Week 4: A Bold Beginning from the Heart
The New Moon in Leo arrives on July 24, also in your fifth house, and it couldn’t be more perfectly timed. This Moon is your cue to begin again — in art, in love, in passion. If you’ve been hiding your light, this lunation says it’s time to step forward. Not perfectly. Not loudly. Just honestly.
With Mercury still retrograde, you don’t need to launch anything massive. But you can say yes to the spark. Yes to joy. Yes to the version of you that has been waiting for centre stage in your own life. Set intentions that honour creativity, romantic courage, and authentic self-expression. Whether it’s a new relationship, a personal brand, or simply a return to play — this New Moon supports all of it.
Week 5: Healing the Self and Softening the Space
As the month closes, the energy turns inward again. On July 30, Chiron stations retrograde in Aries, continuing the first house focus and deepening the healing around your self-image. This retrograde is not about fixing — it’s about meeting the parts of yourself that feel too tender to speak about and saying: I see you. I’m still here. I’m not going anywhere.
Then, on July 31, Venus moves into Cancer and your fourth house of home, family, and emotional roots. You may crave softness, connection, or beauty in your living space. Relationships with parents, roommates, or chosen family may also become a focal point. It’s a time to nurture where you rest, both physically and emotionally.
That same night, the Sun and Mercury meet in Leo, offering a rare flash of insight in the middle of Mercury’s retrograde. It lands in your fifth house once again — a conversation, a journal entry, or a creative epiphany could clarify something that’s been circling for weeks. Even amid the edits and pauses, this is a day to trust your voice.
Final Thoughts on July 2025
With Saturn, Neptune, and Chiron all retrograding through Aries, your first house remains the anchor of the month. This is deep identity work — not the kind that others see on the surface, but the kind that changes how you walk through the world. Uranus’ shift into Gemini begins a new chapter in your voice. Mercury’s retrograde through Leo urges a full creative reset. The Capricorn Full Moon and Leo New Moon ask: how do you balance responsibility and joy, pressure and play?
There’s no part of life untouched this month — from your finances to your communication style, from your home to your highest dreams. But it’s not chaotic. It’s clearing.
This is the season of the rewrite — of your purpose, your power, and your place in the world.
