Starcodes August 22, 2025 Heather Roan Robbins
A gold leaf falls, twinkling in the sunlight. The astrological mood shifts this weekend from Leo’s summery drama to autumnal Virgo focus. Both the Sun and Moon are in vibrant Leo as Friday begins, but the Sun enters thoughtful Virgo by dinnertime, the Moon enters Virgo by midnight, they conjunct just after midnight, and the agenda changes. This Virgo new Moon begins a critical assessment of the work we need to do, personally, politically, and professionally.
Virgo calls us towards health. Towards that end, it helps us harvest our efforts and sort grain from chaff, sort nutrients from waste, sort fact from propaganda. We can also crave a few new school supplies or other useful tools of our trade.
With this nervy Virgo energy, we can overthink and grow anxious about the future. And when we worry, we can get prickly. Instead of worrying, prepare. Ponder what’s needed for the months ahead this industrious weekend, then begin.
As both Venus and this weekend’s new Moon resonate with aspect to the outer planets, to Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto- with all but Uranus retrograde- some people will hit a fork in the road. Approach this point gently, with the whole soul involved. Take time to review recent lessons, review history to both savor the wisdom and to not repeat past mistakes. And prepare to take a new path, follow a bend in the road.
If not dealing with a major turn, kick back and enjoy the week ahead; sociable summery enjoyments and societal melodramas could return for a reprise early next week under a Libra Moon as Venus enters Leo, trines both Saturn and Neptune. Savor that fresh peach while contemplating what will bring health to ourselves and our country.
Late Tuesday can bring us to our hearts in a tender way as Venus opposes Pluto, then on Wednesday as the Moon enters Scorpio and squares Pluto. Whether we need to let go of the season, a person, or worry about losing our rights, our heart can be painfully aware of the potential for loss. But out of that flow the seeds of a spiritual and philosophical new beginning.
That potential for a new beginning will cook over the next few years- Uranus trines Pluto and they both sextile Neptune- now conjunct Saturn, initiating a different rhythm. This weekend the Uranus -Neptune sextile is exact — the first of several passes over the next few years. Huge.
The pattern of these three outer planets synchronizes with change and evolution here on earth. In the mid-1960s the same planets were also busy dancing together. Uranus conjunct Pluto and they both sextiled Neptune. That Uranus-Pluto conjunction opposed Saturn for most of 1965 and 66, it blew apart stability and stuck patterns as known before and stimulated major change in a short period of time. As one astrological text says about this Uranus-Neptune sextile, exact this weekend “These aspects trigger social change, and people work outside the normal government channels to achieve these changes.” It’s going to be a very important couple of years for us to stay engaged and involved.
Friday, August 22: Savor summer’s Leo season this morning, have some ripe juicy summer fruit, and enjoy the moment. Let people be the center of their own world for the moment, the mood is generous but not naturally empathetic. Then feel attention shift, responsibility weigh in this afternoon as the Sun enters Virgo, ratcheting up tonight as the Moon enters Virgo and they conjunct just after midnight MDT. Look for clues about the next chapter of work, both personal and professional. Stay solution oriented.
Sun enters Virgo 2:33 PM MDT, Venus squares Chiron 8:28 PM, Moon enters Virgo 11:23 PM.
Saturday, August 23: Assess; what do we need to do for our health, our work, and for the land around us, what needs to be done in these last weeks of summer and as the fall schedule kicks in. The New Moon in Virgo — quincunx serious Saturn and inspirational Neptune — wants to know. Details of plans begin to solidify. Launch work projects and make contacts. Rein in the Virgo capacity to worry and overthink; organize rather than let the mind perseverate. Our digestive systems can resonate with our nerves but can calm down when we feel like we’re actually getting somewhere. Tonight, engage a healthy meal with convivial company and share plans about the future.
Moon conjunct Sun 12:06 AM MDT, Moon square Uranus 1:57 AM, Sun quincunx Saturn 5:04 AM.
Sunday, August 24: Strange events, bizarre comments, odd feelings permeate as the Virgo Sun squares Uranus and quincunxes both Neptune and Pluto this morning. Calm that anxiety and tune into the potential for expansion. Some people will hit a turning point. If we feel nervous or uncomfortable with the unknown, we could resonate with the world’s nervous system; check the headlines to see what is buzzing in the collective mind. Do not downplay or invalidate anybody else’s feelings or concerns, just witness.
Sun square Uranus 1:14 AM MDT, Sun quincunx Neptune 4:57 AM, Moon sextile Jupiter 6:13 AM, Sun quincunx Pluto 2:05 PM.
Monday, August 25: All is not work, we get a sociable summer-vibe reprise as the Moon enters Libra while Venus enters Leo. Take the time to connect, greet new kids in the class, new people on the block. Our aesthetics will be important, not in a shallow way, but as a need to feel our world can be balanced, fair, and beautiful. Engage important conversations tonight, don’t say too much, though that may be easy to do, instead give people room to process feelings that have been tucked away in a closet as Mercury semi sextiles Jupiter. Love is felt through tangible support and a return to something familiar as Venus trines Saturn.
Moon sextile Venus 7:53 AM MDT, Moon enters Libra 8:07 AM, Moon opposed Saturn 9: 00 AM, Venus enters Leo 10:26 AM, Moon trine Uranus 10:51 AM, Moon opposed Neptune 11:04 AM, Moon trine Pluto 11:48 AM, Venus trine Saturn 6:55 PM, Mercury semi sextile Jupiter 9:27 PM.
Tuesday, August 26: Adapt; flexibility is paramount. Changing circumstances or changing attitudes can stimulate emotional rollercoasters, and all remind us what really matters. Don’t get caught up in the drama but do engage the heart and soul with clear priorities as Venus sextiles Uranus, trines Neptune, and opposes Pluto. Art, affection, or creative work can help us give a name to the feelings. It’s a wonderful time to rescue a dog or see Shakespeare in the park.
Moon conjunct Mars 8:25 AM MDT, Venus sextile Uranus 2:57 PM, Venus trine Neptune 4:18 PM, Moon square Jupiter 5:22 PM, Moon sextile Mercury 8:06 PM, Venus opposed Pluto 11:53 PM.
Wednesday, August 27: We make connections easily this morning but grow more introspective as the day progresses, with a need to either spend time alone or to get real. Some heaviness could reside with us as the Moon enters Scorpio and squares Pluto; do not expect people to shake out of a mood easily. Stay conscious of strange possessiveness or unsettling feelings, stuff we may not like in ourselves. Honor those emotions, contemplate their origins, but don’t let them run the show.
Moon enters Scorpio 7:26 PM MDT, Moon squares Pluto 11:09 PM.
Thursday, August 28: Don’t take it personally if people act strange, dealing with ghosts in the room or enacting old patterns. Some recent interpersonal dynamics get exposed; don’t expect people to own these patterns now but do map them out so they can be navigated. People just need time to contemplate; be sensitive to whether they need extra attention thanks to Venus in Leo or require privacy -nudged by the Scorpio Moon- it could change minute by minute.
Moon square Venus 1:47 AM MDT, Moon sextile Sun 6:27 AM, Uranus sextile Neptune 6 08 PM.
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