Horoscopes—Week of July 28, 2025

I recommend reading your Rising Sign horoscope, though some people enjoy reading their Sun and Moon horoscope as well.

Aries

You’re Calling It “Just a Thought” but It’s Actually a Whole Plan

You keep casually mentioning things like “what if I just moved?” or “what if I started a side business selling saffron?” like they’re passing ideas. They’re not. You’ve been secretly running the numbers and checking ZipRecruiter at midnight. With Mercury retrograde in your Leo zone, you’re craving bold moves—but also rewriting them in your head every ten minutes.

Mars in Virgo wants details. Systems. A clean entry point. But nothing feels ready enough to act on, so you stall, and then get mad at yourself for stalling. This week’s not about launching anything. It’s about admitting that, yes, you want something different. You don’t have to justify it yet. Just let the wanting be real.

Taurus

You’re Not Avoiding Intimacy—You’re Just Overstimulated

Venus leaves Gemini this week and tiptoes into Cancer, which sounds romantic until you realize you’re suddenly weirdly sensitive to tone shifts and refrigerator noises. You’re craving closeness, but your nervous system’s asking for space. Mars in Virgo is giving you control over the small things—your playlists, your pantry, your exact ratio of oat to espresso—but when it comes to actual people, everything feels a little too loud, a little too much.

You don’t need to push through it. This isn’t detachment, it’s self-preservation. Instead of texting back right away, go journal in three different pens. Instead of a FaceTime catch-up, rewatch a comfort show and cry when no one’s watching. Intimacy can wait until your body says it’s safe.

Gemini

You’re Treating Conversations Like Pop Quizzes

You’re second-guessing every sentence this week. You reword texts three times. You reread messages like they’re hiding a code. You tell a joke and then spend the next hour wondering if it landed weird. Mercury retrograde is messing with your natural fluency, turning easy chats into riddles you don’t feel clever enough to solve.

Meanwhile, Mars in Virgo is making home feel like a live/work/moodboard/storage hybrid that never quite calms down. Everything feels “off,” but not enough to name. This week, stop trying to ace every interaction. Let things land awkward. Let a sentence go unedited. You don’t have to prove you meant well—you do.

Cancer

You’re Not Flaky—You’re Managing Your Energy Like It’s an Old iPhone

You start the day full of plans: errands, replies, that one emotional conversation you meant to have. Then by 3 p.m. you’re curled up under a blanket watching someone else bake bread on YouTube. Venus enters your sign on July 30, turning your sensitivity way up—but Mars in Virgo keeps demanding logic, effort, motion. It’s an awkward combo: you want to feel everything, but only on your terms.

This week, stop waiting to feel “up to it.” Make space for the half-powered version of yourself. Send the text without the perfect tone. Run the errand in silence. Emotional bandwidth is a currency, and you’re allowed to spend it frugally.

Leo

You're Not Overthinking—You're Trying to Stay On Message

Mercury retrograde is in your sign, and every sentence feels like it comes with a trapdoor. You say one thing and immediately wonder how it sounded. You post something proud, then spiral over whether it seemed “too much.” Meanwhile, the Sun (your ruler) is finally in Leo, so the instinct to take up space is still very much there—it’s just paired with a laggy internal fact-checker.

Mars in Virgo adds to the pressure by pushing for perfect execution—on your look, your calendar, your habits, your tone. But charisma doesn’t come from control. It comes from showing up even when the copy isn’t final. This week, be human. Be a little unrehearsed. Let people love you through the glitch.

Virgo

You're Trying to Streamline Something That Isn’t Yours to Manage

You’ve taken on three extra tasks and a few people’s emotional states. Not because they asked—but because you spotted the inefficiency and couldn’t help yourself. Mars is still in your sign, and it’s sharpening your eye for everything that could be smoother, faster, better. But Mercury retrograde is twisting your reads. You’re not seeing the full picture, just the part that looks like a project.

This week, ask yourself: is this actually your responsibility, or just your reflex? Your energy’s too valuable to spend troubleshooting someone else’s vibe. Let people fumble. Let a system break. Let something take longer than it should. That’s not failure—it’s feedback you don’t have to translate.

Libra

You’re Romanticizing Stability While Actively Dodging It

You keep saying you want peace. Simplicity. Fewer notifications, more time to read. But then you fill your cart with new planners, check five apartment listings, and text your ex “just to be civil.” Venus shifts into Cancer this week, and suddenly your sense of safety is wrapped up in people who can’t quite give it.

Mars in Virgo is pushing you to streamline, but you’re editing the details without changing the premise. That’s the tension: craving calm while chasing friction. Let this week show you where the contradiction lives—not to judge it, but to stop pretending it’s temporary. What you want long-term is showing up in the little detours right now.

Scorpio

You Want Transparency—but Only If You Can Read It in a Spreadsheet

You’re craving answers. Certainty. A detailed emotional expense report with timestamps and annotations. Mercury retrograde is not giving you any of that. Instead, people are vague. Their tone shifts. They send the dreaded “k.” And now you’re doing detective work like it’s part of your job description.

Mars in Virgo only amps it up by making you extra alert to inconsistencies. But here’s the truth: not every delay is sinister, and not every weird reply is proof of sabotage. This week, try treating ambiguity like weather. Annoying? Yes. Predictive of betrayal? Not really.

Sagittarius

You’re Making Big Philosophical Conclusions Based on a Late Email

Someone flakes, and you wonder if society is crumbling. A friend replies with “haha true,” and suddenly you’re revisiting every social choice you’ve made since 2019. Mercury retrograde is turning your usual optimism into conspiracy—the fun kind, but still.

Mars in Virgo keeps whispering that your time should be more productive, which only adds urgency to your existential spirals. Here’s your task: let one thing be unimportant. Let it be small. Not every hiccup is a hero’s journey. Some weeks are just filler episodes.

Capricorn

You Keep Saying It’s Fine Because You Don’t Have Time for a Breakdown

You’ve got logistics to handle. People to check on. Plans to move forward. So you downplay the tension in your chest and call it “a lot on your plate.” Mars in Virgo is keeping your outer world functional. Mercury retrograde in Leo, though, keeps tapping on the locked door of your inner world like, “Hey…this feels familiar, doesn’t it?”

You might catch yourself reacting big to something small—an offhand comment, a late reply, a plan that shifts slightly—and then trying to walk it back. That’s your signal. This week, make room for the feelings that aren’t polite. You don’t have to explain them. But you do have to let them land.

Aquarius

You’re Suddenly Deeply Invested in the Opinions of Strangers on the Internet

You read one post about time-blocking and suddenly your whole system feels inferior. You watch a video of someone doing sunrise yoga and start Googling mats, even though you don’t wake up before 9. Mercury retrograde in Leo is warping your sense of what’s impressive, and now you’re measuring your life against people you don’t even follow.

Mars in Virgo adds fuel by suggesting you could, theoretically, optimize everything. Your posture. Your free time. Your personality. This week, don’t overhaul. Don’t sign up for the challenge. Let the version of you who’s weirdly good at pretending to care…take a break. You’re not behind. You’re just too online.

Pisces

You’re Treating Vague Aches Like Spiritual Omens Again

Your elbow hurts? Probably emotional. Your phone’s glitching? Must be a sign. You’ve entered the part of Mercury retrograde where technical issues and minor inconveniences start to feel cosmically loaded—and Venus entering Cancer on July 30 is only encouraging the drama.

Meanwhile, Mars in Virgo is pointing out every tiny thing that’s out of place: crooked frames, overdue emails, whatever your pet is doing “wrong.” You’re noticing everything and assigning it meaning, which would be fine if you weren’t also exhausted. This week, not everything is a message. Some things are just mildly annoying. Let your elbow be an elbow.