Gemini Horoscope for August 2025

This is another month of change and transition for you, Gemini, with your ruler Mercury additionally in retrograde motion, or recovering, for most of it. Transformational Pluto is again greatly emphasized, in Aquarius or your sector of higher mind, while, also, numinous and deceptive Neptune is featured in your social sector where he aligns with Saturn. Another outer planet factor of interest to members of your sign is Uranus, trickster planet of surprising new ways of seeing and even of being, recently entered into Gemini just a few weeks ago. Since the early Gemini degree mark of Uranus is slotted into aspectual alignment with both Pluto and Saturn-Neptune, this is quite a heady stew of transpersonal planetary influences swirling. Perhaps this has you reeling, and yet also somewhat energized in your ongoing metamorphosis. This could manifest in many different directions and yet they all spell an acceleration of ongoing changes on your horizon, and likely within the frame of your beliefs and worldview, or possibly travel or educational initiatives. There is a certain degree of inner work also associated which could represent an important part of the story, and this is exacerbated by the introspection of the Mercury Retrograde period. This shifts on the 11th with Mercury’s Station Direct and gradually winds down for the two weeks following, Mercury escapes its post-retrograde shadow period only on the 25th. With your sector of communication and learning involved in this backward motion, you could be simultaneously feeling fulfillment in this area, affecting your immense learning curve right now as you gain in understanding, and, additionally, be experiencing a time of review and reconsideration of how issues with communication and articulation seem to be currently unfolding in your life. There are undercurrents with your social scene also, reminding you that there is always room for a totally new take on whatever is going on with you in these sorts of matters, sometimes unexpectedly making a way out of no way.


The following was written by our guest columnist, Kimberly Peta Dewhirst. You can find her at Star Sign Style


As you enter August, you are in the window of the thirty-day lunation cycle initiated by the recent Leo New Moon, allowing a strong focus around the themes of steadiness and inspiration with this Fixed Fire sign and as well your third sector of communications, siblings, curiosity, learning, and near environments. There is also to consider in this New Moon chart the Sun and Moon in close trine to Saturn and Neptune in Aries, or your social sector, plus in sextile to Uranus in your sign, and in direct opposition to Pluto in Aquarius. These present a dynamic interplay, which draws on your unique presence in neighborly interactions, and your broader community settings. Likely currently prominent are your interests, mental performance, articulation and informative exchanges. You may want to remember as well that there are surprises and unexpected revelations wherever Uranus stalks.

Mercury, your ruler, is still retrograde in the Leo sector of your chart as well, up until the 11th and then come the two weeks of the post-retrograde shadow as it winds down, lasting until the 25th. You are all this time to some extent in-dwelling and questioning or reviewing your information and communicative inclinations. Shifting attitudes, perceptions or outlooks could add tension – especially if views and opinions that are being explored and integrated could seem to be at odds with basic engagements, or local ones. Finding a way to reconcile differing approaches in conversation might be necessary, with simple interactions, and deeper, philosophical questions posed. With Venus additionally square Mars in Virgo during the New Moon, a household matter, family issue or home life could also add complexity.

On the 6th, Mars enters Libra and your fifth sector of creative self-expression, where it’s in detriment and therefore somewhat weaker. This ingress could motivate you to indulge in things you love and enjoy, directing attention to your own happiness, talents, children, or personal passions. Because Mars rules your social sector and directly opposes Saturn and Neptune there, this is an important moment to also consider friendships, community circles, and your goals for the future, while also taking into account the inherent difficulties involved in your current stance, with potential illusions or self-deception that could also be involved. You may be ready to take inspired action to go after what you want. Your social scene, and the wisdom inherent in collective, group concerns may be touched on as you devote energy to plans or projects that call you. With Mars also forming a trine to Uranus, there could be unexpected consequences to consider as these come up.

On August 9th, the Full Moon arrives in your compatible air sign of Aquarius, corresponding to your sector of higher mind. This could emphasize different perspectives on worldview, education, travel, or foreign shores and international connection. Your philosophy of life is engaged and could also be subject to the introspective review and questioning of the Mercury Retrograde period, located in the opposite sign of Leo and quite active in its almost stationary condition as it reverses direction a day or two later. You may be awakening to the cultivation of alternative knowledge, and the willingness to understand other belief systems, as you flash with novel ideas or fresh look at your very identity or find you’re awakening to another side of yourself.

Between the 10th and 11th of August, Mercury stations direct in Leo, which can amplify a recent appraisal of your communication skills, how you engage close friends or neighbors, travel short distances, and use your voice. At this time, Saturn is precisely sextile Uranus and Venus is conjunct Jupiter in Cancer, so that you might be more aware of key relationships and your role, values, and resources. There could be a maturity, responsibility, or consistency you’re showing among friends and allies, or hard work could also be apparent, with a dedication to groups or networks. Your presence could impact your peers, with adjustments made allowing you to create rapport, perhaps with discernment. Yet you may be conflicted between your co-conspirators and ways you interact with key partners or feel that the practical position and values you’re cultivating, allowing you to feel accomplished and validated, are really paying off for you socially. There may be a boost around spending or your personal contribution, with growth in your understanding of your purpose and resources, or perhaps reason to appreciate tangible rewards.

On the 15th, the Last Quarter Taurus Moon lights up your solitary twelfth sector. Mercury is in sextile to Mars, so that a social message begins to get through, and you can invite or find news shared among kindred spirits and neighbors. The way you are expressing yourself could inspire you to be creative, playful, or fun! It’s perhaps easy coming up with bright ideas that lead you to perform, showcase your talents, or that connect to your desires. It may serve you to slow down, pumping the breaks, turning inwards to tend to the practicalities, your career, material world and sources of income.

The Sun enters Virgo on the 22nd, your sector of home and family, which could see a shift for you in the way you regard familial connectivity or issues of family of origin, or perhaps in the area of your dwelling, such as the ups and downs of a remodel.

The Virgo New Moon arrives late evening of the 22nd PT, or early the following morning for points east. The Sun and Moon in conjunction at 0° of Virgo become the immediate focal point of a yod, or “Finger of God” aspect, from Saturn-Neptune and Pluto. This is another very intense New Moon configuration, governing the last week of August and most of September, bringing a confrontative focus and fresh start to your home life, sanctuary, security or nurturing spaces. The base of the yod features Pluto, along with Saturn and Neptune in close conjunction, within 1°, bringing essentially antithetical planetary archetypes in connection with one another in the configurations of these two monthly cycles. This new beginning for your family, property, parenting plans or ancestral ties can also incorporate your community and network, and a transforming belief system, or shifting views on the world. As the New Moon is squares Uranus in your sign, a reset is possible in which you begin to reach outwardly from a deeper and more spontaneous place.