July 2025 Astrology Transits

The astrology of July...

July 2025 is a spit-fire of a month that kicks off the second half of the year with both electric change and slower, more heartfelt reflection. With multiple planetary retrogrades, a powerful Full Moon in Capricorn, and fiery Leo season arriving mid-month, the sky is asking us to rethink, reimagine, and realign; especially around communication, relationships, and personal power. Let’s dive into the key transits and what they mean for you:

July 4: Venus Conjunct Uranus in Taurus

• Theme: Unexpected shifts in love, values, and money.

• Insight: Venus meets Uranus at the final degree of Taurus (called the anaretic degree), delivering surprising awakenings around relationships, self-worth, and financial priorities. Something may suddenly shift ... or spark.

• Suggestion: Stay open to plot twists. If something that happens feels uncomfortable now, it may be just what you needed in hindsight.

July 4: Venus Enters Gemini

• Theme: Playful curiosity in connection.

• Insight: Later that same day, Venus enters Gemini. Venus in Gemini brings an easy-breezy, flirtatious vibe to relationships and creativity. It's a great time for fresh conversations, reading trashy romance novels, and rekindling friendships.

• Suggestion: Follow your curiosity. Stop and smell the roses. Pick up your favorite beach read. Text your bestie for coffee.

July 4: Neptune Retrograde in Aries Begins

• Theme: Inner clarity around dreams and illusions.

• Insight: Well damn, a lot is happening today! As Neptune stations retrograde, we’re invited to look inward at our ideals, fantasies, and spiritual path. In Aries, this is about reclaiming the courage to dream and the discernment to know what’s real vs. fantasy.

• Suggestion: Notice where you’ve been overly idealistic or disconnected and try to ground your visions in self-trust. Use your crystals. Take a walk in the sand. Feel the warm breeze on your face.

July 7: Uranus Enters Gemini

• Theme: Revolutionary ideas and mental liberation.

• Insight: Uranus shifts into Gemini, marking the beginning of a 7-year cycle of innovation in communication, learning, technology, and connection. Expect changes in how we think, speak, and process information on both a personal and collective level.

• Suggestion: Stay adaptable and curious. Don’t be afraid to challenge outdated beliefs or ways of communicating. (Note: This transit is especially important for those of us living in the States, as it marks our Uranus Return)

July 10: Full Moon in Capricorn

• Theme: Emotional accountability and long-term vision.

• Insight: This Full Moon illuminates to your ambitions, responsibilities, and the structures you’ve built. Are you aligned with your definition of success?

• Suggestion: Reflect on your long-term goals. Release control where it’s stifling your growth and recommit to what truly matters.

July 13: Saturn Retrograde in Aries Begins

• Theme: Review how you lead and take responsibility.

• Insight: Saturn retrograde in Aries turns our focus inward, asking us to reassess our discipline, independence, and relationship with authority. It’s time to rebuild from the inside out.

• Suggestion: Be patient with yourself. This is a time for strengthening your foundations, not rushing ahead. Coupled with the Full Moon in Capricorn (same energy and archetype as Saturn!), this would be a great time to do a mid-year re-evaluation of your goals for the year.

July 18: Mercury Retrograde in Leo Begins

• Theme: Reflecting on how you express yourself.

• Insight: Mercury retrograde in Leo highlights miscommunications around creativity, self-promotion, and pride. You may revisit old projects, past conversations, or forgotten passions.

• Suggestion: Speak from the heart ... but listen, too. Use this retrograde period to realign your voice with your values.

July 22: Sun Enters Leo

• Theme: Bold expression and unmistakeable presence.

• Insight: Leo Season begins, encouraging joy, creativity, confidence, and leadership. After a heavy retrograde wave, this shift offers a renewed spark of creativity, heart-centered leadership and fun-in-the-sun energy!

• Suggestion: Let yourself shine. Reignite what makes you feel alive and seen.

July 24: New Moon in Leo

• Theme: A fresh start in self-expression and courage.

• Insight: This lunation is a powerful reset for creative expression, romantic intention, and confidence. It supports planting seeds around joy, passion, and visibility. While Mercury is still in retrograde in Leo, this is a great New Moon to plant seeds ... but perhaps plant seeds for a 2.0 version of something that's been taking up too much mental space for way too long.

• Suggestion: Set bold, heart-led intentions. What do you want to create or be known for?

July 30: Chiron Retrograde in Aries Begins

• Theme: Deep inner healing around identity and independence.

• Insight: Chiron’s retrograde period offers an opportunity to heal wounds around self-worth, leadership, and courage. Aries energy pushes us to face where we’ve been silenced or shut down.

• Suggestion: Be gentle with yourself. Inner healing often happens beneath the surface but its effects are long-lasting.

July 31: Venus Enters Cancer

• Theme: Emotional connection and heartfelt care.

• Insight: As Venus moves into nurturing Cancer, love and pleasure become more tender, protective, and emotionally intelligent. We crave deeper bonds and emotional safety.

• Suggestion: Let your heart lead. Make space for intimacy, comfort, and sincere connection with those you love the most.

July 31: Sun Conjunct Mercury Retrograde in Leo

• Theme: Rethinking how you express and shine.

• Insight: This Cazimi offers a rare window of clarity during Mercury’s retrograde. It’s a chance to revisit past ideas, reframe how you communicate, and find creative breakthroughs by looking backward before moving forward.

• Suggestion: Reflect on past projects that still hold value to you. Speak from your heart, but let reflection and new-found wisdom guide your message.

The astrology of July 2025 is filled with movement, rethinking, and energetic breakthroughs. With Uranus and Neptune shifting signs, multiple retrogrades asking us to embrace inner work, and Leo season igniting bold expression, there’s a clear message: Embrace change, listen within, and lead with heart.

You don’t have to have it all figured out, just be willing to evolve.