About the Author: Suzanne Wagner
Weekly Astrology for August 17-23, 2025
August 17th, The Moon in Gemini and Mercury decide to sextile with Mars
It is time to be alert and discover how much you can accomplish quickly. This aspect gives us the energy, gumption, and drive to be highly resourceful and to accomplish tasks that are calling our name. We have a bit more enthusiasm than we have had over the past many months. We feel more able to accomplish necessary things and we feel more engaged in healthy ways. This is a great day to have real discussions about what is happening and how things might continue to unfold. While the chaos is still there. It seems as if we have insights that help us make sense out of it and put things into a better order.
August 18th, the Mercury sextile with Mars This Mercury sextile with Mars is in perfect alignment and we feel quite accomplished in our actions and seem to feel as if the clarity is now a part of what will now help us move forward with more confidence.
This afternoon the Moon will shift out of Gemini and into Cancer. This Cancer Moon helps us find more imagination and we feel emotionally inspired and happier.
This Moon will square to Saturn and Neptune and while that can feel pinchy, it is really about not letting our imagination get out of control and stop our mind from veering into illusions that will then throw us back into old negative responses. We feel cozier and more comfortable, and it will be those familiar things and people that will allow us to know where we belong.
August 19th, Cancer Moon, Sun/Chiron Trine, and Jupiter/Moon conjunction
We seem more accepting and content. We seem to feel generous and willing to do what is necessary for involving others in ways that have meaning and depth. Astrologically, we look less to the problems and more to the opportunities that are going to naturally evolve. What we seem to have is more courage and willingness. While the past many years, have been about looking to what is right or wrong. Now, we let the ego within be moved aside, as we refuse to let it get in the way of progress. Today, we find our timing is magnificent and we feel as if we are in the center of a greater flow, we can let go and trust more than ever.
August 20th, Moon moves into Leo
The Moon in Leo gives us the attitude of gratitude. Use it well. Do something that makes a difference for others.
August 22nd, Sun moves into Virgo
We shift out of the energy of Leo and into the meticulous focus and details that Virgo loves. While the Leo Sun brought hope and play back into the mix. What is clear is that now we are asked to move from a more practical standpoint and to refine and clear out the old as we learn to embrace and lean into something very new. A new direction is unfolding, and it asks us to step onto this new path and to find a new rhythm to the small and yet very important everyday things. There is much to explore and take in. It is time to channel this energy into actions that are intentional and that also have structure.
August 23, New Moon in Virgo
I am sure all of you can feel the energy of the seasons calling to us and the shifting of the temperatures and the light. With this New Moon in Virgo, the Sun and Moon align in the same sign, and it allows us to find a precious moment of stillness. While the darkness of this moment is to be embraced, and the guiding light of the Moon appears hidden, it opens us to move beyond the sense of sight and into the potential for insight. We are also being given a moment to prepare for the eclipse in September as we sense a powerful turn is coming for us personally and globally.
This week is all about embracing and having the courage to embark on an adventure that will give us even more of what we have yearned for so that our gifts can become actualized. We have felt the need to make drastic changes. Often those changes come in just when we need them the most. Notice how this week rewards you in ways that allow that dream to become a reality. Notice that the universe is rewarding you for your efforts. And say, “Thank You!”
~Suzanne Wagner~