August 25-31, 2025

A couple of weeks ago the spotlight was on Mars. This week it's all about Venus! The planet of love, beauty, art, sugar, spice, and everything nice is taking center stage as she moves into the bold, heart-centered fire sign of Leo. Before she’s even settled into the sign she’s going to call home for the next few weeks, Venus quickly (but not quietly) begins an important convo with every single one of the collective-centered outer planets! Welcome, my friends, to The Venus Show... (read on to find out wtf that means!!!)

🌑 Moon Phase

- August 23: New Moon → Dark skies, perfect for deep-sky viewing and meteor watching

- August 25–27: Crescent Moon visible near Mars and Spica, with beautiful earthshine

🔭 Planetary Alignments

- August 25: Crescent Moon + Mars + Spica form a soft triangle in the southwest after sunset

- August 26–27: Moon between Mars and Spica—watch for subtle movement from night to night

🌟 Star Patterns

- 🔺 Summer Triangle (Vega, Deneb, Altair) high overhead around midnight—the gateway to the Milky Way

- 🔶 Arcturus glows above the Moon and Mars, in the fading twilight

🌠 Active Meteor Showers

💫 Aurigid Meteor Shower (rising)

🌌 Active Dates: August 28 – September 5

📅 Peak: Sunday, August 31 into Monday September 1

🕰️ Best Viewing Time: Before dawn, ideally between 2–5 AM

🌟 Radiant Point: Constellation Auriga, near the star Mahasim (Theta Aurigae)

🌠 Meteor Speed: Extremely fast—about 66 km/s, often leaving bright, lingering trails

✨ Expected Rate: Up to 6 meteors per hour under dark skies

🌍 Origin: Debris from Comet C/1911 N1 Kiess (only visits every ~2,000 years)

🌑 Moon Phase: Waxing crescent—minimal moonlight interference, great visibility

✨Monday August 25✨

💗The Venus Show Premieres

12:27pm ✨ Venus enters Leo, traveling through the sign until September 19th. Get ready for love, values, and finances to get loud, proud, and a little bit extra!!

When Venus enters Leo, the cosmic stage is set for a dramatic and passionate expression of love and beauty. Venus, the planet of love, relationships, and aesthetics, moves from the nurturing and introspective sign of Cancer into the fiery, expressive sign of Leo. This shift brings a need for affection, validation, and a touch of the theatrical in romantic life.

​During this transit, you might feel a stronger urge to be the center of attention in your relationships. Affection becomes more demonstrative and grand, and you might express your love through bold gestures, generous gifts, or a flair for the dramatic. On the flip side, you might also require more praise and admiration from your partner.

​Leo's influence on Venus makes you more confident in your romantic pursuits. You're less afraid to show your feelings and may be drawn to partners who are equally charismatic and confident. It's a great time for creative projects, as you'll be inspired to infuse your work with a sense of flair and personal expression. However, beware of a tendency toward pride or stubbornness in love; a healthy dose of humility goes a long way.

Themes of Venus in Leo:

🌟 Radiant love — Bold affection, grand gestures, and unapologetic self-expression

🎭 Creative flair — Artistic risk-taking, aesthetic indulgence, and playful drama

👑 Visibility & pride — Healing through being seen, celebrated, and adored

🔥 Ego & heart — Navigating the tension between self-centeredness and heartfelt devotion

​Overall, Venus in Leo is a time to shine in your relationships, express your love with passion, and embrace a more confident and playful approach to romance.

8:56pm ✨ Venus trine Saturn

This transit invites us to ground our affections in something enduring. It’s not about flashy romance or fleeting indulgence—it’s about devotion that matures over time. Whether in relationships, creative work, or financial planning, Venus trine Saturn offers a stabilizing influence and a chance to commit with clarity and grace.

🔑 Key Themes:

- Steady love: Loyalty, trust, and long-term bonding

- Creative discipline: Structure that enhances artistic flow

- Financial wisdom: Sensible investments and earned rewards

- Emotional maturity: Graceful boundaries and thoughtful connection

✨Tuesday August 26✨

✨ The Venus Show Premiere Part 2

10:26am ✨ Moon conjunct Mars brings a surge of energy to our emotional world. You might feel more fired up, motivated, or even a little impatient. This is the time to get shit done!! Just try not to pick a fight while you're at it!

4:58pm ✨ Venus sextile Uranus invites surprise, spontaneity, playfulness, and unconventional connections. It’s a moment to break routine, flirt with possibility, and let your creativity run wild. Relationships may feel electric, art may take on a rebellious edge, and even your values might shift toward something more authentic and future-facing.

🔑 Key Themes:

- Unexpected joy: Sudden attractions, playful encounters, and fresh perspectives

- Creative innovation: Bold aesthetics, experimental art, and inventive expression

- Liberated love: Freedom in connection, nontraditional bonds, and emotional awakening

- Value shake-ups: What genuinely lights you up and inspires you?

6:18pm ✨ Venus trine Neptune

When Venus (representing love, beauty, art, and harmony) and Neptune (associated with dreams, illusions, spirituality, and the subconscious) are having the “I love you- I love you, more conversation” (shout out to Suzzy Evolutionary for the phrasing!) they can create a unique and potent energy that's ideal for artistic expression.

Here's a quick guide on how to take artistic advantage of Venus-Neptune

​The Essence of Venus-Neptune for Artists

​Idealism and Transcendent Beauty: The core of this aspect is the ability to see and create an idealized form of beauty. You're drawn to ethereal, romantic, and otherworldly aesthetics. You don't just see the world; you see the dream of the world.

​Intuition and Imagination: Neptune's influence infuses Venus's creativity with a deep well of intuition and imagination. This allows you to tap into subconscious realms, dreams, and a collective sense of human longing.

​Spiritual and Emotional Depth: Art becomes a form of spiritual practice. You're able to imbue your work with deep emotion, compassion, and a sense of divine connection. It's not just about what something looks like, but what it feels like.

​Blurring Boundaries: This aspect dissolves boundaries, which can be both a blessing and a curse. Artistically, it allows you to blend different mediums, styles, and genres seamlessly. It's a natural fit for multi-disciplinary art.

​How to Channel This Energy into Artistic Expression

​Embrace Ethereal and Dreamlike Themes:

​Visual Arts: Create art that feels otherworldly. Use soft, blended colors, a hazy or impressionistic style, and symbolic imagery. Think of surrealism, impressionism, or art nouveau. Photography and film are also excellent mediums, as they can easily evoke a dreamy or fantasy-like atmosphere.

​Music: Compose or perform music that is ambient, atmospheric, and emotionally evocative. Experiment with soundscapes, gentle melodies, and spiritual or mystical themes. Venus-Neptune is often associated with the creation of music that feels like a "higher" form of expression.

​Writing: Write poetry, fiction, or screenplays that explore themes of unconditional love, spiritual longing, fantasy, or escapism. Prose can be lyrical and highly descriptive, try painting a picture with words that feels more like a dream than reality.

​Focus on Compassion and Idealism:

​Use art to convey messages of compassion, unity, and hope by connecting with the suffering of others and expressing it in a way that is both beautiful and healing. Venus-Neptune art would ideally help people escape the mundane and connect with something bigger than themselves.

​Harness the Power of Illusion and Symbolism:

​Venus-Neptune is the master of illusion. Use this to your advantage. Your work doesn't have to be a literal representation of reality. Instead, use symbolism and allegory to communicate deeper truths.

​Explore a variety of artistic forms that play with perception, such as performance art, installation art, or creating immersive environments.

​Work with Mediums that Allow for Fluidity:

​Watercolors, oils, and other fluid paints are excellent choices for visual artists, as they allow for blending and a soft, flowing aesthetic.

​In music, ambient, electronic, or classical music with a lot of reverb and lush orchestration can capture the watery, ethereal nature of Neptune.

​In writing, poetic prose and stream-of-consciousness can be powerful ways to tap into this energy.

​Be Mindful of the Pitfalls:

​Escapism: While escapism can be a beautiful artistic theme, be careful not to use your art as a complete escape from reality. Grounding yourself in other areas of your life will prevent you from being "lost in the fog."

​Disillusionment: The Venus-Neptune aspect can lead to disillusionment when reality doesn't live up to the fantasy. Use this as a theme in your art. Explore the beauty and pain of idealism and the process of seeing things clearly after a period of illusion. This can lead to very powerful and mature art.

​Lack of Structure: Neptune's energy can make it difficult to focus or structure creative work. To combat this, combine your dreamy vision with a disciplined approach. Set a schedule for your creative work, even if the work itself is abstract and unstructured.

​This Venus-Neptune combination is a potent force for creating art that is deeply imaginative, emotionally resonant, and spiritually rich. By embracing its idealistic and boundary-dissolving qualities while remaining grounded, you can use this energy to create work that not only expresses your unique vision but also touches the soul of your audience.

✨Wednesday August 27✨

💖🖤The Heart’s Shadow

1:54am ✨ Venus opposite Pluto

⚠️ Things to Watch Out For

- Obsession or fixation: Getting hooked on someone or something that feels “fated” but may be toxic

- Jealousy and possessiveness: Fear of loss or abandonment that masquerades as intensity

- Manipulation or control games: Subtle power plays in relationships or creative collaborations

- Fear of vulnerability: Armor masquerading as independence or detachment

- Creative over-identification: Feeling like your art is your worth, and any critique is therefore an attack of your identity

🌟 Ways to Use the Energy Productively

This is transformation territory. Venus wants connection and beauty; Pluto wants truth and evolution. Together, they can birth something mythic.

Emotional Alchemy:

- Name the shadow — Journal or speak aloud the fears, compulsions, or desires that feel too “ugly” to share. That’s where the gold is.

- Ritualize release — Burn a letter, bury a symbol, dance out the grief. Make it physical. Make it mythic.

- Practice radical honesty — In relationships, say the thing you’re scared to say. In art, show the part you usually hide.

- Channel intensity into creation — Paint the heartbreak, write the obsession, photograph the ache. Let beauty hold the shadow.

- Reclaim your power — Where have you outsourced your worth? Call it back. Venus in Leo wants sovereignty; Pluto in Aquarius wants collective evolution.

✨Thursday Auguust 28✨

✨ Emotional Undercurrents ✨

1:10pm ✨ Moon square Pluto may expose deeply buried feelings, leading to destructive behavior. Emotional power struggles with family and or roommates is a real possibility, and it could get pretty ruthless. Jealousy, manipulation, guilt tripping, sexual abuse, and domestic violence are all possibilities. The good news is that with crisis comes the opportunity for transformation and evolution.

3:48am ✨ Moon square Venus increases the need for pleasure as well as the difficulty of getting motivated for things like work. Be mindful of a tendency to overdo (Think: self indulgence, greed, laziness, and impulse spending)

8:09pm ✨ Uranus sextile Neptune surprose spirituality. Or sudden mental health. But it's a sextile so it's not negative.

✨Friday August 29✨

⚖️ Push & Pull

 8:38am ✨ Moon trine Jupiter fills the day with big, optimistic feelings. You’ll likely feel like your heart is extra full and wide open! Just be aware of the day's other major transit:

 8:47pm ✨ Moon square Mercury can create friction between your head and your heart, making you prone to saying things you don't mean or experiencing misunderstandings. Today's goal: feel the good vibes without getting tangled up in tricky conversations.

✨Saturday August 30✨

Emotional Rollercoaster🎢

🌙🎢Get ready for a wild ride today! The Moon shifts into free-spirited Sagittarius, then quickly interacts with almost every planet! We start with some grounding vibes from Saturn and a touch of magic from Neptune, and then at lunchtime things get interesting with an unpredictable shake-up from Uranus. In the afternoon Pluto gives us a chance for a powerful emotional reset, and then at bedtime the day winds down with some much-needed harmony from Venus.

phew!

✨Sunday August 31✨

💊 The Sky's Prescription: Talk About It

Second Quarter Moon in Sagittarius

12:44pm ✨ Mercury trine Chiron offers a chance to find insight and healing through communication. This is a day for honest conversations, whether with yourself or others. You might be able to articulate old wounds with new clarity, or a simple exchange could provide the key to understanding a deeply repressed, lifelong issue. Use this supportive energy to talk through past hurts and find words that lead to acceptance. Journaling or a session with a therapist can be particularly powerful today, as you'll be able to access and express your inner world with a fresh perspective