Kumbha (Aquarius) monthly rashifal: August 2024 - Go carefully
The monthly rashifal for Kumbha (Aquarius) Moon sign for August 2024. Every planet is counted from your Moon sign, with the dates it changes sign or direction, so you can see how the month unfolds.
This month asks for more care than most. Several of the important planets are in testing places, so keep to steady work, avoid hasty decisions and give things time.
How the month runs
First half: 1 August to 15 August
Go carefullyThis stretch asks for patience and care.
Sun works in your favour here, helping with daily work, rivals and pending tasks.
Saturn, Jupiter, Rahu, Ketu, Mars, Mercury and Venus ask you to go carefully with your energy and confidence as well as home, family peace and property.
Things shift around 5 August; see the dates to note below.
Second half: 16 August to 31 August
Go carefullyThis stretch asks for patience and care.
Sun and Mercury work in your favour here, helping with daily work, rivals and pending tasks.
Saturn, Jupiter, Rahu, Ketu, Mars, Sun, Mercury and Venus ask you to go carefully with your energy and confidence as well as home, family peace and property.
Venus would help with shared money and sudden changes, but is held back for now, so expect results to come slowly.
Things shift around 16 August, 22 August, 25 August, 26 August and 29 August; see the dates to note below.
Saturn in your 1st house
Go carefully
Saturn stays in Aquarius all month.
Saturn stands for hard work, discipline, duty and patience. It rewards steady effort and slows down shortcuts.
Saturn in your own sign brings heavier responsibilities and slower progress. Keep a steady routine and do not rush major decisions.
What it means for you
- You: mood and energy can dip; rest well and avoid reacting in haste.
Jupiter in your 4th house
Go carefullyAreas of life:Family and home
Jupiter stays in Taurus all month.
Jupiter stands for growth, wisdom, guidance, good fortune, children and teachers. It is the year's main helper.
Jupiter in your 4th house can bring worries at home or about family matters. Patience and kindness keep things steady.
What it means for you
- Family and home: small frictions at home are possible; patience and kind words help.
Rahu in your 2nd house
Go carefullyAreas of life:MoneyFamily and home
Rahu stays in Pisces all month.
Rahu stands for ambition, hunger for more, the new and the unusual. It can bring sudden openings and restlessness.
Rahu in your 2nd house can bring unusual expenses and misunderstandings in family talk. Be careful with money and with promises.
What it means for you
- Money: spending can rise; avoid large purchases, lending and risky bets.
- Family and home: small frictions at home are possible; patience and kind words help.
Ketu in your 8th house
Go carefullyAreas of life:Money
Ketu stays in Virgo all month.
Ketu stands for letting go, detachment and the inner life. It can bring quiet insight and a pull away from worldly matters.
Ketu in your 8th house turns attention to research and deeper questions. Avoid risky money moves.
What it means for you
- Money: spending can rise; avoid large purchases, lending and risky bets.
Mars in your 4th house
Go carefullyAreas of life:Family and home
Mars is in Taurus until 26 August.
Mars stands for energy, drive, courage and how you handle conflict.
Mars in your 4th house can stir tension at home and trouble over property or vehicles. Keep calm in family discussions.
What it means for you
- Family and home: small frictions at home are possible; patience and kind words help.
Mars in your 5th house
Go carefullyAreas of life:LearningRelationships
Mars moves into Gemini on 26 August.
Mars stands for energy, drive, courage and how you handle conflict.
Mars in your 5th house can make you impatient in studies and with children. Avoid risky investments and rash decisions.
What it means for you
- Learning: focus can scatter; take one subject at a time and revise well.
- Relationships: misunderstandings come easily; listen more and give others room.
Sun in your 6th house
GoodAreas of life:Career
Sun is in Cancer until 16 August.
The Sun stands for confidence, authority, recognition and your relationship with your father and people in charge.
The Sun in your 6th house helps you get the better of rivals and pending work. Debts and competition tend to come under control.
What it means for you
- Career: work tends to be noticed; a good time to take on more or put ideas forward.
Sun in your 7th house
Go carefullyAreas of life:Relationships
Sun moves into Leo on 16 August.
The Sun stands for confidence, authority, recognition and your relationship with your father and people in charge.
The Sun in your 7th house can strain partnerships and travel plans. Give your partner and business associates more room than usual.
What it means for you
- Relationships: misunderstandings come easily; listen more and give others room.
Mercury in your 7th house
Go carefullyAreas of life:Relationships
Mercury is in Leo until 22 August.
Mercury stands for communication, learning, trade, paperwork and quick thinking.
Mercury in your 7th house can lead to misunderstandings with your partner or in business deals. Spell things out clearly.
What it means for you
- Relationships: misunderstandings come easily; listen more and give others room.
Mercury in your 6th house
GoodAreas of life:Career
Mercury moves into Cancer on 22 August.
Mercury stands for communication, learning, trade, paperwork and quick thinking.
Mercury in your 6th house helps you outwit rivals and finish detailed work. Careful effort tends to be recognised.
What it means for you
- Career: work tends to be noticed; a good time to take on more or put ideas forward.
Venus in your 7th house
Go carefullyAreas of life:Relationships
Venus is in Leo until 25 August.
Venus stands for love, comfort, beauty, pleasures and partnership.
Venus in your 7th house can bring friction in partnerships. Be patient and clear up misunderstandings with your partner early.
What it means for you
- Relationships: misunderstandings come easily; listen more and give others room.
Venus in your 8th house
Held backAreas of life:Money
Venus moves into Virgo on 25 August.
Venus stands for love, comfort, beauty, pleasures and partnership.
Venus in your 8th house can bring unexpected gains and comforts. Shared money and inheritance matters tend to go well.
For now Mars obstructs Venus's good results (vedha), so comforts and pleasant times may be fewer than this placement promises.
What it means for you
- Money: gains are possible, but delays are likely; do not count on them yet.
Saturn, Sade Sati and Dhaiya
Sade Sati - peak phase
Saturn is in your own sign: the middle and heaviest phase of Sade Sati. Progress is slower and duties weigh more; a steady routine and patience carry you through.
Remedy for this month
Small, voluntary practices for the planets that ask for the most care this month. They cost nothing and promise no particular outcome; take up only what feels right.
For Saturn, best on Saturday
Saturn is in a testing place for you, touching your energy and confidence.
- Help elderly people or those who do hard physical work, in any way you can.
- Accept that some results come slowly; keep going without forcing the pace.
For Jupiter, best on Thursday
Jupiter is in a testing place for you, touching home, family peace and property.
- Avoid overpromising and overextending; keep commitments you can meet.
- Seek advice from a trusted elder before large decisions.
Dates to note
- 5 August 2024
Turns retrograde: 5 August: Mercury turns retrograde in Leo, your 7th house. A time to review rather than to begin.
Mercury slows down over partnership and dealings with others, so old matters in this area come back for a second look.
What to do: review, repair and finish old work rather than launching something new.
- 16 August 2024
Sign change: 16 August: Sun moves into Leo, your 7th house.
Sun moves into a testing place for you, which touches partnership and dealings with others.
What to do: go slower in this area from this date and double-check before you commit.
- 22 August 2024
Sign change: 22 August: Mercury moves into Cancer, your 6th house.
Mercury moves into a helpful place for you, which supports daily work, rivals and pending tasks.
What to do: use the days after this to start or push forward plans in this area.
- 25 August 2024
Sign change: 25 August: Venus moves into Virgo, your 8th house.
Venus moves into a helpful place for you, which supports shared money and sudden changes.
What to do: use the days after this to start or push forward plans in this area.
- 26 August 2024
Sign change: 26 August: Mars moves into Gemini, your 5th house.
Mars moves into a testing place for you, which touches studies, children and creative plans.
What to do: go slower in this area from this date and double-check before you commit.
- 29 August 2024
Turns direct: 29 August: Mercury turns direct in Cancer, your 6th house. Delayed matters begin to move again.
Mercury moves forward again over daily work, rivals and pending tasks, so what was stuck here starts to move.
What to do: restart what was paused, and wait a day or two before signing or launching.
These readings apply to everyone with the Moon in Kumbha (Aquarius) and describe tendencies only. Your own birth chart, with its houses and periods, can tell a different story.
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