Maraschino’s July 2025 Horoscopes
Words: Maraschino
Welcome to July, another month of deep reflection and seismic transformation. On July 4th, Neptune stations retrograde in Aries, dissolving personal illusions and collective spells we’ve been living under. There will be no shortage of bombshell revelations over the coming months. The same day, Venus flutters into Gemini, bringing a plucky, witty breeze of charm and levity to an otherwise boiling pot. Uranus, the great awakener and disrupter par excellence, shifts into Gemini on July 7th for the first time in 84 years, electrifying the realm of ideas and ushering in quantum leaps in communication, media, and tech through 2033.
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The Full Moon in Capricorn on July 10th asks us to redefine success on our own terms. On July 11th, The Sun-North Node trine guides us to trust our inner tides, with dreams, art, family, and spiritual downloads carrying higher truths. Saturn stations retrograde in Aries on July 13th, initiating a long inward reckoning with the structures we’ve been building. This is a time to refine our ambitions, and shed outdated identities. On July 18th, Mercury stations retrograde, and the usual rules apply: “if it’s tech-y, double-check-y.” and “Avoid regrets, don’t text your ex.” Mars conjuncts the South Node on July 21st, releasing karmic loops of over-functioning, control, and self-sacrifice. The Sun enters Leo on July 22nd, shifting focus to fun, self-expression, creativity and romance. The Lion’s New Moon on July 24th asks us to plant seeds and set intentions around these themes. July 25th will likely be a big day for power struggles and bad news, as the Sun-Pluto opposition does its thing, but luckily, Venus dives into the sweet seas of Cancer on July 30th, inviting us to reconnect, comfort, and care for eachother. The next day, the Mercury Rx Cazimi in Leo sheds new light on an old story that speaks straight to the heart. Good luck!
Key Dates:
July 4: Neptune Rx in Aries + Venus enters Gemini
July 7: Uranus enters Gemini
July 10: Full Capricorn Moon 18
July 11: Sun in Cancer trine North Node in Pisces
July 13: Saturn Rx in Aries
July 18: Mercury Rx in Leo
July 21: Mars conjunct South Node in Virgo
July 22: Sun ingresses into Leo
July 23: Venus in Gemini square Mars in Virgo + Sun in Leo sextile Uranus in Gemini
July 24: New Moon in Leo
July 25: Sun in Leo opposes Pluto in Aquarius
July 30: Venus ingresses into Cancer
July 31st: Mercury Rx Cazimi in Leo
Advice from the Tarot: King of Pentacles
Secure the Bag
Hey Aries! The month begins on an introspective note, as the Sun in Cancer moves through your fourth house, asking you to fortify your emotional core and tend to your foundation. On July 4th, Neptune begins its retrograde pull through your sign, dissolving illusions around identity and asking: who are you when no one’s watching? That same day, Venus enters Gemini and Uranus follows on the 7th – electrifying your third house of communication. Your texts will be flirty, your convos will be unhinged, and your ideas will be lightning bolts that inspire, innovate, and liberate the ones in your orbit.
July 10th’s Capricorn Full Moon brings a career crescendo – applause, accolades, or a reckoning with what success really means to you. As Saturn stations retrograde through your sign on July 13th, the invitation to shed outworn masks in favour of authenticity and accountability is yours for the taking. Mercury retrogrades through your fifth house on the 18th, rekindling forgotten pleasures, half-finished love stories, and creative sparks you meant to follow. July 21st’s Mars-South Node conjunction in Virgo stirs the sediment at the base of your sixth house and old patterns of over-functioning to prove your worth may surface, not to be indulged, but released.
By the time the Sun arrives in Leo on the 22nd, you’re back in your element – radiant, risky, and ready for a good time. A razor-tongued Venus-Mars square between your third and sixth houses on July 23rd could bring irritating small talk at work, or a calendar that feels like a trap. Meanwhile, the Sun in Leo sextiles Uranus in Gemini, offering a flash of inspiration or a delightful detour that cuts through the noise. The Leo New Moon on July 24th is your creative reset; with the Sun trining Neptune and Saturn as well, the vision is ecstatic and grounded in truth. A Sun-Pluto opposition on the 25th exposes power struggles and unchecked egos. Don’t let it be yours, sweet Aries. Venus swan dives into the high seas of Cancer on July 30th, softening the edges and sweetening up your home life. The Mercury Cazimi on July 31st brings one final spark - a long lost love letter to your own potential, hidden in plain sight.
Advice from the Tarot: Knight of Swords
Take it E.Z.
Hi Taurus. With the Sun in Cancer in your third house until the 22nd, you’re speaking from the heart and even the most casual conversations feel laced with significance. Venus twirls into Gemini on July 4th, drawing your attention toward beauty less tangible – charming chatter, a well-timed compliment, or a spark of curiosity that gently reshapes your sense of worth. That same day, Neptune retrogrades in Aries in your twelfth, lifting the fog on long-held inner myths, allowing buried truths to surface. Uranus enters Taurus on July 7th, beginning a years-long revolution to your values – financial, emotional, spiritual.
The Capricorn Full Moon on July 10th casts light on the ideas you’ve outgrown and the worldviews you’re ready to evolve. The Sun trines the North Node in Pisces on the 11th, illuminating the golden thread between your words and your wishes. Speak from the heart and see who gets back to you. Mercury’s retrograde through your fourth house on the 18th reopens old chapters – memories, family narratives, journals you haven’t flipped through in years. Mars conjuncts the South Node in Virgo on the 21st, signaling a moment to release outdated stories around love, ego and creative risk. The Sun enters Leo on July 22nd, shifting focus to your inner sanctum. The Venus-Mars square on the 23rd may stir up tension between what you desire and what you can sustain, but the Sun’s sextile to Uranus helps you make the call that aligns with your evolving sense of self-worth.
The Leo New Moon on the 24th is a reset for your inner foundation, but with the Sun opposing Pluto in Aquarius on July 25th, there could be some friction involving your professional obligations. Venus splashes into Cancer on July 30th, soothing some of the frazzled energies of recent days and inviting you to indulge in the sweetness of connection. On July 31st, the Mercury Cazimi in Leo casts fresh light on a past experience, offering a chance to rewrite the story with renewed clarity and optimism.
Advice from the Tarot: Knight of Pentacles
Slow your roll
Hi Gemini. As July begins with the Sun lounging in your second house – placing emphasis on what truly enriches your life – materially, emotionally, and spiritually. Neptune’s retrograde through your eleventh house from July 4th onward encourages a deep clearing of illusions around friendships, social networks, and long-held dreams. Venus and Uranus drop into your first house on July 4th and 7th respectively, igniting an exciting new era of personal reinvention and transformation. You’re unpredictable, iconic, and everyone’s taking notes.
The Capricorn Full Moon on July 10th in your eighth house may bring a hidden truth surrounding finances or intimacy to the surface. The next day, the Sun’s trine to the North Node in Pisces could swing open a door that aligns perfectly with your values and career path. From July 18th, Mercury will retrograde through Leo in your third house, initiating a time for refining your communication with others. Revisit old writing, reply to a message you left on read, or leaf through past love letters for something you missed the first time around.
As the Mars-South Node conjunction in Virgo in your fourth house perfects on July 21st, contentious family dynamics could surface so they can be recognized and released. When the Sun shifts into Leo and your third house on July 22nd, you have a golden-tongue and your ideas glow with warmth, confidence, and undeniable charm. Venus squares Mars in Virgo on the 23rd, stirring friction between what you want and someone at home. Keep it short, sweet and don’t take the bait. The New Moon in Leo is the perfect time to plant seeds for new projects, trips, and styles of communicating. Venus moves into Cancer and your second house on July 30th, infusing your sense of value with silk. The Mercury Cazimi in Leo on July 31st brings a forgotten, but brilliant, idea around again for a second glance.
Advice from the Tarot: 6 of cups
Run it back
Hi Cancer. Happy birthday! With the Sun beaming through your first house until July 22nd, you’re serving soft-focus siren and embodying the kind of beauty that doesn’t ask for attention, but always gets it. On July 4th, Neptune stations retrograde in your tenth house, slowly pulling back the tide on any career illusions to help you realign with your true purpose. That same day, dreamy Venus drifts into Gemini and your twelfth house where love hides beyond the veil.
On July 7th, Uranus joins the party in your subconscious until 2033, revolutionizing your relationship to the unseen. Expect electric dreams, spiritual awakening, and sudden revelations that lead to profound healing. The Full Moon on July 10th brings partnership dynamics into focus, while the Sun’s trine to the North Node in Pisces on July 11th gifts you with an opportunity to expand your world and sense of self. Mercury retrograde in Leo from July 18th asks you to reassess your finances and what you value, and the Mars-South Node Conjunction in Virgo on July 21st brings a not-so-subtle opportunity to drop any superficial connections or communication patterns that drain you.
When the Sun enters Leo and your second house on July 22nd, focus shifts to finances, resources, and self-worth. The accompanying July 24th Leo New Moon is a powerful new beginning around money, security, and confidence, but be aware that power struggles involving shared finances may bubble up on July 25th when the Sun opposes Pluto in Aquarius in your eighth house. The month ends on a high note as Venus swirls into your first house on July 30th, casting a shimmering glow on your presence and drawing others in like the tide. The Mercury Cazimi in Leo on July 31st in your second house, spotlighting a truth about your self-worth that’s been waiting for you to remember.
Advice from the Tarot: 3 of Wands
It’s all happening
Hi Leo and HBD to you too. July begins with the Sun in your twelfth house, offering a little time to quietly reflect before your grand return to the limelight later this month. On July 4th, Neptune stations retrograde in your ninth house, loosening your grip on secondhand doctrines to make space in favor of lived, embodied insight. That same day, Venus glides into Gemini and your eleventh house, infusing your social sphere with a flirty, effervescent glow.
When Uranus blasts into Gemini on July 7th, new alliances may appear out of thin air, while long-held connections drop off. It’s a long-haul revolution that will reshape your friendships, collaborations and visions of the future with flashes of insight and inevitable disruptions. The Full Moon in Capricorn on July 10th in your sixth house could bring a health issue, work pattern or burnout cycle to a head. Release burdensome routines, especially if your work-life balance has been AWOL. When the Sun in Cancer trines Pisces on July 11th, you could have a dream or intuitive download brings spiritual renewal. On July 13th, Saturn stations retrograde in your ninth house alongside Neptune, initiating a period of contemplation of what you believe and why.
When Mercury stations retrograde in your first house on July 18th, you’ll be moodboarding your style, and ready to toss anything that feels played out. The post-retrograde regret spiral is real, so try to resist dramatic edits until the skies clear. On July 21st, the Mars-South Node conjunction in your second house could stir some compulsive spending or self worth triggers, but nothing you can’t tame. Cue the pyrotechnics and confetti cannons, because on July 22nd, the Sun returns to the Lion’s den. Your New Moon drops on July 24th, making this your time to set new intentions around who you are, how you lead and what you want to embody. There could be a little trouble in paradise on July 25th as the Sun opposes Pluto in your seventh house of partnerships.
How much are you willing to compromise to keep your relationships intact? Mellow returns when Venus enters Cancer and your twelfth house of dreams and the subconscious on July 30th. Low-key lounging with your love, a creative project, or in sweet solitude can feel incredibly healing during this time. The month wraps up with a beaming Mercury Cazimi in your sign on July 31st, offering a radiant reminder of who you are and what you’re about — no matter who’s looking.
Advice from the Tarot: The Hermit
Lock in
Hi Virgo. With the Sun in your eleventh house through July 22nd, the focus is on your social circles and long-term vision for the future. Neptune stations retrograde in your eighth house on July 4th, stirring the depths of your intimate world and financial ties to dissolve illusions and unearth buried truths. Venus and Uranus blast into your tenth house on July 4th and July 7th respectively, ushering in a winning streak of lucky breaks, prestige and unexpected career windfalls. The Full Moon in Capricorn in your fifth house on July 10th signals an elegant finale to a love story or artistic pursuit. On July 11th, the Sun in Cancer will trine the North Node in Pisces, inviting harmonious evolution in your partnerships. Saturn retrogrades on July 13th, and what you owe – energetically, emotionally, and financially comes up for review. Clarify bonds, release debt, and reclaim your power.
Mercury retrogrades in Leo on July 18th, inviting thoughtful exploration through your subconscious archives, while the Mars-South Node conjunction in Virgo on July 21st challenges you to release identity layers based on control, perfectionism, or self-sacrifice. When the Sun shifts into Leo and your twelfth house on July 22nd, the theme of inner work continues, with a craving for solo time to rest and reflect. Venus in Gemini in your tenth house will square Mars in Virgo in your first on July 23rd, potentially bringing some tension between your career ambitions and an authority figure. Resist the urge to burn any bridges you can’t rebuild, at least until the retrogrades are over.
The Leo New Moon in your twelfth on July 24th is a sacred time to plant intentions for inner peace and spiritual clarity. The Sun-Pluto opposition the following day could bring a wake-up call around your health or daily rhythms, emboldening you to make rest a cornerstone of any routines you embrace moving forward. Venus shifts into Cancer and your eleventh house, reminding you how sweet it feels to be seen by your people. Finally, a Mercury cazimi in Leo on July 31st lights up your inner world with fresh insight only hindsight could deliver.
Advice from the Tarot: Queen of Cups
Give the heart what the heart wants
Hey Libra. With the Sun in Cancer illuminating your tenth house of career and reputation, recognition is likely – though you’d just as happily disappear to the coast with something bubbly and unread. On July 4th, Neptune stations retrograde in your seventh house, slowly unraveling illusions surrounding your one-on-one connections – romantic, professional or otherwise.
Foggy dynamics may fade, helping you redraw boundaries with more clarity and a stronger sense of self. Perfect timing, because that same day, your inimitable ambassador Venus, shifts into Gemini and your ninth house of higher wisdom, inspiring you to raise the bar in love, and pivot away from fantasy towards soul-expanding truth. On July 7th, Uranus will join the Gemini party, initiating a 7-year cycle of radical reinvention of your worldview through higher education, spiritual exploration, travel, and publishing.
The Full Moon in Capricorn on July 10th in your fourth house may stir long-standing issues at home. You may clear the air with a family member, redecorate your space, or even just sob it out over old photos. When the Sun in Cancer in your tenth house trines the North Node in Pisces in your sixth house on the 11th, you could get a major career boost from something you’ve poured your heart into.
Mercury retrograde in Leo in your eleventh house on the 18th brings old friends and forgotten dreams back into focus. On July 21st, the Mars in Virgo conjuncts the South Node in your twelfth house - expect a cameo from your inner saboteur, or maybe someone else’s? Leo season begins on July 22nd, reawakening your social life, though a Venus-Mars square on July 23rd could test your patience with other people’s energy.
The New Moon in Leo on the 24th invites you to plant seeds for new networks, friendships and dreams. Venus splashes into Cancer on June 30th, softening your public image and with a little luck – bringing support, recognition, or exciting work opportunities. You’ve got an extra touch of magnetism in professional spaces, especially when you lead with compassion and emotional intelligence. The Mercury Cazimi on July 31st reignites a spark with a forgotten dream or long-lost collaborator, breathing fresh life into your long-term vision.
Advice from the Tarot: Ace of Wands
Chase the spark
Hi Scorpio. With the Sun in Cancer and your ninth house until July 22nd, your quest for meaning, freedom, and higher wisdom takes center stage. On July 4th, Neptune stations retrograde in your sixth house, asking you to take a sober appraisal of your work and wellness routines over the coming months. That same day, Venus enters Gemini and your eighth house, stirring desire, curiosity, and magnetic connections that unfold behind closed doors.
On July 7th, Uranus, the great awakener, begins its years-long residency in your eighth house, bringing revolution to your emotional and financial entanglements. The Full Moon in Capricorn in your third house on July 10th delivers revelations through a conversation, message, or long overdue realization.
The Sun-North Node trine on July 11th offers a shimmer of encouragement to share your creative gifts, even and especially if it makes your heart race. Romance or a passion project may swing open a new door. Saturn retrogrades in Aries on July 13th, encouraging a review of your wellness and work routines. What’s sustaining you? What’s draining you? On July 17th, Mercury retrogrades in Leo and your tenth house, stirring deja vu in your professional life.
A past opportunity may resurface, but hold off on the signature until the Messenger is back online. The Mars-South Node conjunction in Virgo in your eleventh house will bring some challenges to social dynamics and groups. If something’s run its course, bow out beautifully. On July 22nd, the Sun shifts into fiery Leo and spotlights your professional and public identity. The Leo New Moon on July 24th marks a fresh beginning in your career, though the Sun-Pluto opposition on July 25th may highlight tensions between your public ambitions and private needs.
Venus shifts into Cancer on July 30th, splashing sentimental sparkle on educational pursuits, adventures abroad, and long-distance love affairs. The brilliant Sun-Mercury Cazimi in Leo on July 31st brings a revelation on what success really means to you.
Advice from the Tarot: Knight of Wands
Run wild
Hey Sadgie. July begins with the Sun in your eighth house until July 22nd, pulling you inward for a deep metamorphosis around trust, shared resources, and emotional intimacy. Neptune’s retrograde in your fifth house is a dreamy invitation to explore your creative world with equal parts clarity and often-elusive child-like wonder. That same day, Venus moves into Gemini and your seventh house, attracting witty, unique, and liberating connections into your orbit for the next few weeks.
On July 7th, Uranus the great awakener, springs into Gemini, bringing shocks, surprises, and new possibilities in partnerships until 2033. The Full Moon in Capricorn in your second house on July 10th illuminates values and finances, asking what truly holds worth. On July 11th, the Sun-North Node trine highlights healing in your home and family life. When Saturn stations retrograde in your fifth house on July 13th, it’s an opportunity to reexamine your devotion to play, passion, and pleasure.
What creative or romantic pursuits are you ready to refine, recommit to or release? Mercury will retrograde in Leo through your ninth house on July 18th, calling for a review of your beliefs, travel plans, and educational pursuits. There could be some of the obligatory communication breakdowns or delays around this time, so double-check your itinerary and pack a little extra patience.
On July 21st, the Mars-South Node conjunction in your tenth house could stir up ambition fatigue or drama in your professional life. Release what no longer aligns with the version of success you’re growing into. As the Sun blazes into Leo and your ninth house on July 22nd, followed by the New Moon on July 24th, you’re ready to roam, study, and seek out adventures that set your soul on fire.
On July 30th, Venus moves into Cancer and your eighth house, inviting intimacy, healing and tenderness to your closest bonds. The Sun-Mercury Cazimi in Leo on July 31st brings a profound spiritual insight that redefines or reinspires your deepest beliefs or sense of purpose.
Advice from the Tarot: 3 of Pentacles
Work
Hey Cappie. July begins with the Sun in Cancer holding court in your seventh house of relationships until July 22nd, shining a light on how you connect and compromise. Partnerships deepen, and your diplomatic skills are in demand. Neptune stations retrograde in your fourth house on July 4th, lifting the marine layer on early life conditioning to make way for profound emotional healing.
Venus and Uranus in Gemini bolt into your sixth house on July 4th and 7th respectively, sweetening and shaking up your daily rituals, and encouraging fresh approaches to productivity and health. While Venus is just passing through, Uranus is settling in for a longer stay - reworking your routines in ways both liberating and unexpected over the next several years. The Full Moon in your first house on July 10th shines a spotlight on your evolution. Something you’ve outgrown falls away, but what remains is more you than ever. A harmonious trine between the Cancer Sun and North Node in Pisces on July 11th offers conversations and connections that align with your higher purpose.
On July 13th, Saturn will retrograde through your fourth house for a review and reckoning with your roots and family karma. Mercury in Leo will station retrograde on July 18th, asking you to revisit joint financial and intimate matters with care. July 21st brings a Mars-South Node conjunction to your ninth house, burning away stale ideologies, dogma, and the need to always have the answers.
On July 22nd, the Sun slips into Leo and your eighth house, where sex, trust, and the art of surrender take center stage. The New Moon in Leo on July 24th is a powerful opportunity to set intentions around emotional trust, healing, or wealth-building.
A Sun-Pluto opposition on July 25th kind of sours the mood, and could stir up some tension around resources. Let go of the need to control outcomes until the dust settles. Venus drifts into Cancer and your seventh house on July 30th, infusing your partnerships with empathy, compassion, and emotional intelligence. The Mercury Cazimi in Leo on July 31st brings a flash of clarity — perhaps about a debt, contract, power dynamic or inner wound you’re ready to heal.
Advice from the Tarot: 9 of Cups
Keep your dreams
Hi Aquarius. July begins with the Sun in Cancer in your sixth house, spotlighting your daily rituals and work life. Neptune turns retrograde in your third house on July 4th, clearing the haze around how you speak, listen, and interpret. What felt certain before may soften to reveal what’s been overlooked. That same day, Venus shimmies into Gemini and your fifth house, bringing loads of fun and fireworks to your love affairs and art projects.
On July 7th, Uranus will burst onto your fifth house scene for the next several years, electrifying your creativity, pleasure pursuits, and sense of play with wild, liberating unpredictability. The Full Moon in your twelfth on July 10th calls for quiet reflection and release behind the scenes. Your dreams could be vivid and offer insights that support your emotional healing.
The Sun-North Node trine on July 11th offers a golden ticket to align your daily grind with your values and deeper sense of purpose. Saturn stations retrograde on July 13th, slowing down mental chatter, and urging thoughtful reflection on your daily exchanges. Mars conjuncts the South Node in your eighth on July 21st, challenging you to release long-held fears and intimacy issues.
When the Sun moves into Leo and your seventh house of partnerships on July 22nd, you’re in the mood for dating, relating, and co-creating with ride-or-dies who mirror back your brilliance. On July 24th, the New Moon in Leo invites you to set intentions around commitment, and redefine what partnership means to you - personally and professionally. Watch out for friction or power struggles in your connections on the 25th, as the Sun opposes Pluto in your sign. On July 30th, Venus enters Cancer and your sixth house, bringing love and harmony to your work and health routines. On July 31st, the retrograde Mercury Cazimi in Leo delivers a bolt of clarity from your past, reframing the way you relate in the here and now.
Advice from the Tarot: The Magician
Go off
Hi Pisces. With the Sun in Cancer in your dreamy fifth house until July 22nd, you’re overflowing with creativity and lust for life. On July 4th, Neptune will retrograde in your second house, beginning a slow and subtle unraveling of illusions around worth - what you value and how you value yourself. That same day, Venus slides into Gemini and your fourth house, bringing a witty, playful and curious energy to your private life. When Uranus shifts into Gemini on July 7th, the revolution begins at home.
Expect shake-ups to your foundation, domestic patterns, and emotional world in unexpected, but ultimately liberating ways. The Full Moon in Capricorn on July 10th focuses on culminations and completions related to your social life and dreams for the future. Visions or connections that don’t align with your true north may fall to the wayside. Speaking of which, the Sun in Cancer in your fifth will trine the North Node in your sign on July 11th, bringing opportunities to step into your true identity through your creative pursuits.
On July 13th, Saturn retrogrades through your second house asking you to re-evaluate your financial habits and foundations, while Mercury’s retrograde in Leo through your sixth house asks you to reassess your daily routines and self-care practices.
The Mars-South Node conjunction in your seventh house on July 21st could signal the end of a partnership, or at least a time when you recognize that certain relational dynamics have run their course. On July 22nd, the Sun beams into Leo and your sixth house, followed by a golden New Moon on July 24th.
A new era begins for your daily rhythms and rituals – the anchors that hold you steady when life inevitably gets messy. On July 30th, Venus splashes into Cancer and your fifth house, flooding your world with love, pleasure, and inspiration. The month wraps up with a Mercury cazimi in Leo in your sixth house, bringing a flash of insight that reframes your schedule, and your reason for showing up.
