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Aquarius Horoscope August 2026

Reset in your own signAugust 2026

The month closes with a partial lunar eclipse on 28 August in Aquarius, your 1st house, where Rahu has been stirring restlessness and the wish to reinvent yourself. Custom treats such days as times for rest and reflection rather than dramatic personal change, so let any urge to overhaul your life settle before acting on it. The final phase of Sade Sati continues underneath, with your ruler, Saturn, retrograde all month in your 2nd house of savings, family and speech.

Earlier, the solar eclipse of 12 August, total in type, lands in Cancer, your 6th, where exalted Jupiter has been helping with daily work and problem-solving. The Sun spends the first half of the month in your 6th, a supportive position, then enters Leo, its own sign and your 7th, joining Ketu and putting partners in the foreground. Mercury enters your 6th on 5 August, also supportive, then your 7th on 22 August. Venus enters Virgo, your 8th, on 1 August, debilitated but in a supportive house. Mars moves into your 5th on 2 August.

Vedic monthly horoscopes use your Moon sign (rāśi), which can differ from your Sun sign — find yours free.

Love & Relationships

With the Sun and Mercury moving into your 7th, partners take centre stage in the second half of August, so listen as much as you speak. Ketu there can make you or a partner feel distant; name it gently. Mars in your 5th adds passion and impatience to romance. Around the eclipse in your sign, give yourself space before big relationship decisions, and let a partner know why you need it.

Career & Money

The Sun and Mercury in your 6th in early August favour steady work, problem-solving and service. In the solar eclipse week, keep routines simple and avoid launching new projects. Saturn's retrograde in the 2nd suggests reviewing budgets and keeping financial promises modest during this last stretch of Sade Sati. Mars in the 5th argues against speculation, however tempting a quick win looks.

Health & Routine

In both eclipse weeks, rest more, eat simply and keep schedules light. Rahu in your sign can scatter energy, so anchor each day with fixed wake and meal times. Mars in the 5th gives energy for sport or creative activity; use it daily.

What to focus on in August

  • Pause before big personal changes around the lunar eclipse in your 1st on 28 August.
  • Keep work routines simple around the solar eclipse on 12 August.
  • Give partners your attention after the Sun enters your 7th on 17 August.
  • Keep spending modest while Saturn holds your 2nd in Sade Sati's last phase.

Key dates for Aquarius, August 2026

  • 1 Aug · 09:22 ISTVenus enters Virgo — your 8th house (debilitated)
  • 2 Aug · 22:36 ISTMars enters Gemini — your 5th house
  • 5 Aug · 19:47 ISTMercury enters Cancer — your 6th house
  • 12 Aug · 23:16 ISTTotal solar eclipse in Cancer — your 6th house
  • 17 Aug · 07:50 ISTSun enters Leo — your 7th house (own sign)
  • 22 Aug · 19:22 ISTMercury enters Leo — your 7th house
  • 28 Aug · 09:43 ISTPartial lunar eclipse in Aquarius — your 1st house

Planets by house from Aquarius

  • SunCancer, 6th house (1 Aug – 17 Aug) → Leo, 7th house (17 Aug – 31 Aug, own sign)
  • MarsTaurus, 4th house (1 Aug – 2 Aug) → Gemini, 5th house (2 Aug – 31 Aug)
  • MercuryGemini, 5th house (1 Aug – 5 Aug, own sign) → Cancer, 6th house (5 Aug – 22 Aug) → Leo, 7th house (22 Aug – 31 Aug)
  • JupiterCancer, 6th house (exalted)
  • VenusLeo, 7th house (1 Aug – 1 Aug) → Virgo, 8th house (debilitated)
  • SaturnPisces, 2nd house (retrograde)
  • RahuAquarius, 1st house
  • KetuLeo, 7th house

Computed for August 2026 in the sidereal zodiac (Lahiri ayanamsa), with houses counted from Aquarius as the 1st — the way a Vedic monthly reading counts from your Moon sign. Times are Indian Standard Time. The reading above is written from these facts as a reference for reflection, not a prediction.

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