We all get the invitation to hold our feet to the fire in September after having experienced all the challenges, transformation, and reframes we were offered through the hot and challenging Mercury/Mars (and every other planet!) retrogrades of August. No more shrugging and saying, “I don’t know” anymore—the planets stuck our nose right into the pungent wakeup call.
We may still have some cosmic PTSD, but it looks as if the planets are conspiring to help us ground down this month, offering a generous helping of sense and sensibility Virgo. With ponderous, mystical Neptune opposing the Virgo Sun, it softens the Virgo hyperdrive and reminds us we still have to be sensitive, slow down, and star gaze once in a while.
We’ve had enough with the non-linear free fall and Virgo promises to get our heads back in the game and reward us for diligence and cooperation. Our ability to analyze information, strategize, and lay some track on a stronger foundation is the opportunity this month. Brick by brick, bird by bird. It may feel a little like you’re going back to school which could conjure up some school-supply-shopping excitement. Whatever gets you inspired for the work!
For the full skinny, be sure to read your Sun and Rising sign!
- Virgo (August 23 – September 22)
- Libra (September 23 – October 22)
- Scorpio (October 23 – November 21)
- Sagittarius (November 22 – December 20)
- Capricorn (December 21 – January 19)
- Aquarius (January 20 – February 18)
- Pisces (February 19 – March 20)
- Aries (March 21 – April 19)
- Taurus (April 20 – May 20)
- Gemini (May 21 – June 20)
- Cancer (June 21 – July 22)
- Leo (July 23 – August 22)
Happy birthday, Virgo! Two-thirds of this month belongs to you as the all-powerful Sun lights up your 1st House of Self-Expression. It’s a new solar cycle, which coincides with newfound confidence and a refresh of direction. Not only are Mercury and Mars out of retrograde, but Mercury enters your sign on Sept. 5 (until Sept. 21), making this a busy month of work correspondence, social appointments, and meetings of the mind.
If you’re feeling especially tuned in and turned on, you are! A great day to set your intention into motion is on or around Sept. 9 with the fertile New Moon in your sign begging for a clear and feel-good wish for the year. Both Venus (love and money) and Jupiter (luck and expansion) light up your 3rd House of communication so it seems that you are meant to get out there and socialize. Have your goals close to your heart as it’s in the most mundane of encounters that magical connections are made for you.
Until September 9, you’re in the good-hair daze of a Venus transit through your magnetic coupling sign, so enjoy every last bit of it. In a lot of ways, this month offers a green light to move forward in all your affairs, though I’d recommend being a little cautious and not biting off more than you can chew. Your ego may tell you to go, go, go but make sure your heart is on board.
With the Sun and Mercury taking up residence in the sweet drifting space of your 12th House, you need to create space around that to-do list and really tune in to what you have time for and what just feels like a burdensome “should.” A 12th House solar transit can often be a time of letting go of an old cycle and resting. With energetic Mars in Aquarius and your 5th House of love affairs, one thing you do have energy for is romance and recreation, so let yourself off the hook if you’re feeling spacey and grant yourself permission. When Mercury and the Sun enter your 1st House after September 21, you can put all those brilliant thoughts into motion. In the meantime, do a lot of journaling and try your hand at some romance writing/reading/missive-writing.
The pie slice of life begging for your attention is your 11th House of future hopes and dreams, as well as the people that help you get there. In a word, networking! With the Sun, Mercury, and New Moon (Sept. 9) in that future-envisioning 11th House, this is also the time to shoot some arrows of intention if any course correction is needed. Eleventh House transit are great times to hook up with our tribe, so don’t be afraid of endeavoring to connect with people that truly inspire you and your future vision.
Venus is moving into your sign and your 1st House on Sept. 9 (same day as the New Moon) and networking will be given some pixie dust that will magnetize others in your direction. Yes, Jupiter is still making you astrology’s angel this year, although you have to meet that opportunity halfway and show up big where your desires lead you. This is not the time to smolder in mysterious isolation. Lastly, your ruling planet, Pluto, is one of the last retrograde holdouts, so get ready for a power surge when the Lord of transformation and personal power goes direct on Sept. 30. Until then, there’s plenty to focus on and you’ll be a hard presence to ignore if you get thee into the mix.
Mars and Saturn going direct after a long retrograde in your House of Finances can get you paid or at least make your prodigious energies towards security show results. If you felt in a cycle of confusion, that is clearing now. The month really starts for you at the New Moon on Sept. 9, joining the Sun in the pragmatic, get ‘er done Virgo. This New Moon lights up your 10th House of career and honors, putting you in a good spot to manifest some public acclaim and put that worker bee buzz into the career spotlight.
It’s also a great time to think about where you fit into the bigger picture. You’ve been so focused on security and cleaning up the financial department (thanks Pluto in the 2nd House) that is seems some blooms start to show on the money and opportunity tree. Values is the buzzword for you this year with a packed 2nd House ruling money, nature, and what we truly need to be a stable and adjusted human; yes, a new look for swashbuckling, freedom-loving Sagittarians but you’re wearing it well. However, you’re back to your old tricks and great spirits come the Full Moon in Aries on Sept. 24 in your 5th House of love and creativity. Blow off some steam that day, then get back to work.
Capricorn loves Virgo and Virgo loves Capricorn. Good news, because this month we’re relishing in the stabilizing, welcoming dryness of your fellow earth-sign, bringing out your natural hues. Not only that, a slew of planets go direct, untying our tongues, projects, and allowing leaps of faith to hit the ledge after testing our dedication. You also have the assertive magic of Mars (direct!) charging through your 1st House of personality, sprinkling some fairy dust on your professional drive.
Set intentions around 9th House themes of travel and spreading your wings into new and exotic experiences with the New Moon (Sept. 9) and Sun here (through Sept. 22). You may be itching to take a walk on the wild side, albeit with a practical edge. Mental health trip? Traveling to research a part? Kung Fu? You’re in the mood to shoot some new intentions into the ether and best to do it while you have the swagger of Mars here (until Sept. 10). The Sun enters your career house on Sept. 22, giving you a full month in the most elevated house of the zodiac to broadcast what you’ve been learning behind the scenes.
AQUARIUS
As promised, Mars re-enters Aquarius on Sept. 10 and offers an energetic push until Nov. 15. Projects you left for dead or hit a snag may re-enter now with obstructions having been cleared as if by magic. Make sure to take some restful breaks as to not exhaust yourself and then miss out on the primal instinct to surge forward in love or business. Mars likes risks and doesn’t take no for an answer, so permission to be a little less cerebral and a little more commanding this month.
Also, anything that gets you sweaty can positively affect other areas of your life, not to mention being a healthy outlet for any pent-up tension from the hair-pulling retrogrades of August. The Sun and New Moon of Sept. 9 suggest that energy may be best used towards intimate partnerships, shared financial investment, and agreements of all kinds. Your 8th House of intimacy is lit up and it seems you want to take a fine-tooth comb through your contracts, personal and otherwise. You’ve got a bit of the Erin Brockovich vibe this month, so follow your instincts and make sure you’re understanding the facts correctly.
The Sun and this month’s New Moon light up your romantic 7th House of relationship in the attentive sign of Virgo. If relationships have thrown you a bit of a learning curve ball, things seem to even out this month and you’re in a good position to receive attention and honors for your fastidious and superb efforts to relate to confounding humans. The Sun in the 7th House offers some people support and with the planets clicking out of retrograde, lots of areas stand to clear and improve this month.
It actually may be about doing less—not more—especially after Sept. 10 when vigorous Mars floats into the 12th House and you’re best dedicating your physical energy to spiritual pursuits or things that feel relaxing. You also have go-with-the-flow Neptune in your sign, so you’ve definitely been learning to roll with the punches. Follow the spirit of Lao Tzu: “Muddy water, let stand, becomes clear.” This is a time to engage your imagination and allow your vision to be supported through only taking steps as you’re guided. Of course, you have to quiet down to hear “the voice,” but it is definitely trying to reach you.
ARIES
This month is about getting back to work and self-care after the joyful-if-bumpy ride of last month. Your body is likely telling you to slow down and reacquaint yourself with rituals and routines that get your system humming again. You’re also wanting to refine and fine-tune some recent decisions concerning a new relationship or creative pursuit, taking a bit more of a pragmatic eye across the board.
It’s not all work and no play, though: sultry Venus joins Jupiter in your 8th House of intimacy and ratchets up a personal investment where you’ll have to get clear if you want to escalate or get out! Either could make for good soap opera with the sign of Scorpio involved. The Sun then enters the relationship-oriented 7th House on the 22nd and you’re due for some negotiations or re-negotiations to get loved ones on the same page. Your powers of diplomacy will be at their best after that. A Full Moon in your sign on Sept. 24 promises to be radically self-expressed so plan accordingly; could be a great day to stage a show or try stand-up as you’ll be feeling your oats. In the meantime, it’s a month to get back on track and achieve some much-deserved Zen time.
TAURUS
As an earth sign, you benefit from the Sun and New Moon making a supportive angle from fellow earthy Virgo this month (in effect until the Sun goes into Libra on Aug. 22). You’ll relish this much-needed shot of stabilizing earth, especially being that you’re still acclimating to the spontaneous thunder and lightning of electric Uranus fresh in your sign. (It’s also potentially very exciting but hardly predictable, and it last for seven years so buckle in).
With Venus joining Jupiter in your long-term romance house, there’s lots of cosmic wind pushing you towards juicy moments with a partner or at the very least making you aware of your carnal appetites. Someone could seem especially mysterious, but their presence is definitely catching your attention. It’s a ripe time to bring out a different, perhaps more intense, quality to relationship and sexuality, whether in real life or for a part. You’re learning to fly your freak flag a bit more and celebrate yourself. See if you can’t find a balance this month between your beloved comfort zone and trying something completely new. The planets bet that you’ll get away with it.
With your ruling planet Mercury direct, joining the Sun and New Moon in your personal 4th House of home and family, you’re focused on domestic affairs and may be feeling a bit more inclined to stay close to the hearth. Of course, the energy of Virgo is a lot about to-do lists, so you may be busy fixing odds and ends and getting things back on track after the somewhat chaotic free-fall of August retrogrades.
Neptune continues to waft poetic in your 10th House of career, imbuing you with a glamorous 1,000-yard stare just past camera. You’ll certainly look the part of the free-spirited artist and it’s a great public face for you to wear right now. (Goddess of the Collective Unconscious Neptune will be casting her pinkish gauze over your career house until she changes signs in 2025, so no rush). The real focus is on tweaking your inner world and applying thoughtful reflection and refinement so your outer world reflects even the subtlest changes you make to your commitments. Make any domestic-bliss wishes come the New Moon of Sept. 9.
Until Sept. 10, you’ll have the caffeinated ambition of Mars in Capricorn spurring you on from across the sky. Being direct and practical in relationships is especially favored since Mars has no shame and Capricorn means business. You’ll feel a bit more like bending the rules and coloring outside the lines when Mars moves onto rebellious Aquarius and the 8th House intimacy after Sept. 10. At months beginning, however, use this kick to show people what you’ve got and make your desires known, be it to an agent, friend or lover.
It seems the planets are calling for a fundamental openness to change and with so much in compatible earth and water signs this month, it shouldn’t be too difficult to get in the flow. The Sun’s rays are warming up your 3rd House of Communication and Commerce, and with Mercury out of retrograde, you’re safe to move forward with negotiations and practice your autograph on contracts without fear of retribution. You may be due for a short trip that wakes up the brain and gives you a new vista to enjoy. Local adventures would do as well, but there’s something about being out and about that nets some favorable experiences and contacts. And with Venus moving into your 5th House of love, self-expression, and creativity on Sept. 9, traveling for sheer delight or to see about that out-of-town-cutie could also prove fruitful.
The Sun, Mercury (now direct!), and the New Moon of Sept. 9 all vitalize the income sector of your chart and may clarify the where, how, and when of finances. Your mind may turn to rather pragmatic matters which could be a relief with all the wheeling drama and double-takes of last month. It’s time to start moving forward in practical ways with the all the big ideas you’ve birthed. Perhaps the question is how to monetize your talent and projects and decide what your number is.
Your 7th House of relationship will be awakened when red-hot Mars in cool-as-ice Aquarius enters this territory on Sept. 10. You may be entertaining new suitors or your current suitor may be showing up more energetically. Expect some friendly overtures at the very least. Of course, the Cosmos are all about you stepping into your power (North Node in Leo) and only entertaining relationships that truly support your vision and make you feel like an even better version. All that glitters isn’t gold and Mars in the 7th can certainly glitter and then split, but as long you’re having fun in the meantime, consider alpha-energy partners as good foreplay.
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