August 2025 Rising Sign Forecasts

The sun is high, the air is heavy, and the pace of life feels both electric and uncertain. This month brings a shift: the energies feel new, unfamiliar, and at times disorienting. With multiple retrogrades still in motion and the aftershocks of the past months lingering in our systems, it’s natural to feel a little lost in the fog.

August is full of quiet turning points. From a wild Full Moon in Aquarius to Venus lighting up new creative areas in our lives, the astrology of the month invites us to realign with our purpose, refine our path, and embrace both softness and discernment.

Let’s take a closer look at what this month has in store for each Rising Sign, and how you can navigate August with clarity, intention, and grace:

Aries Rising

Theme: Relational friction and re-alignment.

Mars, your chart ruler, enters Libra, this is your relationship house and promptly clashes with Saturn and Neptune. Old dynamics resurface: people-pleasing, passive-aggressive power plays, or simply misaligned partnerships.
Advice: Don’t rush to fix what feels off. Observe, reflect, and act with clarity! Mid-month when Venus and Jupiter bring more harmonious insight into your emotional values, that’s when you can act. New Moon in Virgo helps you reset health habits and boundaries.

Taurus Rising

Theme: Emotional realignment and healing through routine.

August begins with Venus (your ruler) challenged by Saturn and Neptune, your emotional safety and friendships may feel unreliable.
Advice: Don’t isolate. Instead, upgrade your daily structure, this month invites you to refine your rituals, work, and health habits. When Venus moves into Leo it will activate your private sphere, emotions run deep, a great time for inner healing. Trust your instincts.

Gemini Rising

Theme: Reworking the message & redefining visibility.

Mercury retrograde finishes in early August, then your voice and thoughts become clearer. The Venus-Jupiter conjunction in your communication sector brings a chance to speak up and be heard. But with so many Neptune/Saturn clashes, be wary of selling a dream you haven’t grounded in reality yet.
Advice: Let your creativity speak, but make sure it’s backed by lived experience. The Full Moon lights up your higher mind, great for writing, teaching, or a sudden clarity around your beliefs.

Cancer Rising

Theme: Self-worth vs soul contracts.

Venus in your sign early on is bombarded… squared by Saturn, Neptune, then conjunct Jupiter. Your values and your needs are changing rapidly. There’s a push to release expectations placed upon you from family or heritage and define your own worth.
Advice: Let people misunderstand you if it means preserving your emotional integrity. By late August, you’ll move from self-protection into Leo flair, ready to express and celebrate yourself again.

Leo Rising

Theme: Becoming unshakeable.

The Sun is in your sign most of the month, but even the spotlight can feel too hot sometimes. The square to Lilith and Uranus shakes your sense of identity, especially if you’ve been performing for acceptance.
Advice: Let your authenticity shine, even if it is shocking for others. Mid-month, Mercury direct clears up confusion. New Moon in Virgo (your 2nd house) helps reset your financials and energetic boundaries. Venus entering your sign brings magnetism, use it to attract the truth, not just fleeting admiration!

Virgo Rising

Theme: The sacred pause before renewal.

The first half of August may feel like you’re walking through a fog with no clear vision or destination in mind. And honestly? You are. But that’s okay. Venus and Jupiter lights up your spiritual sector, deep healing and soft detachment are your medicine.
Advice: Resist the urge to “fix it.” Wait until the New Moon in your sign (Aug 23) for a real reset. This is your true new year. Plant seeds with intention, and allow the dust to settle before you act.

Libra Rising

Theme: Uncovering your quiet power.

Mars enters your sign early August, but immediately opposes Saturn and Neptune. You may feel like you’re trying to assert yourself in situations that drain you. It’s not weakness, just misalignment.
Advice: Mid-August brings clarity and even a moment of victory, Mars trine Pluto = powerful transformation if you’re brave enough to burn the old scripts. The Full Moon in your 5th house could reveal what (or who) is worth your energy.

Scorpio Rising

Theme: Foundations shifting, but you’re in control.

You feel the undercurrents deeply this month: Venus, Jupiter, Pluto and Uranus all activate your major axes. There’s a potential for massive emotional and relationship breakthroughs, but only if you’re honest about your needs.
Advice: The key is trust: in timing, in transformation, and in the fact that letting go doesn’t mean giving up. Venus in Leo will help you redefine what success looks like, more on your own terms, less about external influences.

Sagittarius Rising

Theme: What do you really believe in now?

Your ruling planet Jupiter is in beautiful contact with Venus and Lilith mid-month, hinting at an awakening in your philosophy. But earlier in the month, murky communications and career confusion might feel overwhelming.
Advice: Don’t declare truths you haven’t lived. Let August be a time of quiet alignment. By the New Moon in Virgo, you’ll be ready to move forward with purpose, especially in work and in your public life.

Capricorn Rising

Theme: Shared values, emotional transparency.

Early August: Are your emotional investments mutual? Venus-Jupiter supports intimacy and depth, but the Venus squares demand a deep clearing of fears and expectations.
Advice: Focus on emotional literacy. Not everything needs to be efficient or optimized, some things need to be felt, then healed. Late August opens new chapters in travel, purpose, long-term plans.

Aquarius Rising

Theme: Who’s your mirror now?

The Full Moon in your sign (Aug 9) puts the spotlight on you, not the curated ~ mask wearing version, but the one that’s been changing behind the scenes. Relationship themes dominate this month: are you leading from a place of respect and love?
Advice: Let the month teach you to discern connection from obligation. Venus in Leo highlights romantic or contractual dynamics. Let authenticity guide you, even if it shakes the structure.

Pisces Rising

Theme: Healing the habit of overextending yourself.

Saturn and Neptune in your sign are doing the most. And early August, It might feel like your boundaries dissolve entirely…
Advice: Don’t rescue others at your own expense! The New Moon in Virgo helps realign your partnerships: romantic, business, and energetic. Venus in Leo offers a boost to your health, creativity, and joy, if you give yourself permission to prioritize yourself!