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Mithuna (Gemini) monthly rashifal: August 2011 - Good

The monthly rashifal for Mithuna (Gemini) Moon sign for August 2011. 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 leans in your favour. The planets that help you are well placed compared with most months, so it is a good time to move plans forward.

How the month runs

  1. First half: 1 August to 15 August

    Good

    This stretch looks supportive overall.

    Jupiter, Rahu and Venus work in your favour here, helping with income, gains and friends as well as daily work, rivals and pending tasks.

    Saturn, Ketu, Mars, Sun and Mercury ask you to go carefully with home, family peace and property as well as spending, rest and the inner life.

    Things shift around 3 August; see the dates to note below.

  2. Second half: 16 August to 31 August

    Good

    This stretch looks supportive overall.

    Jupiter, Rahu, Sun, Mercury and Venus work in your favour here, helping with income, gains and friends as well as daily work, rivals and pending tasks.

    Saturn, Ketu, Mars, Sun and Mercury ask you to go carefully with home, family peace and property as well as spending, rest and the inner life.

    Venus would help with effort, courage and short trips, but is held back for now, so expect results to come slowly.

    Things shift around 17 August, 27 August and 30 August; see the dates to note below.

Saturn in your 4th house

Go carefullyFamily and home

Saturn stays in Virgo all month.

Saturn stands for hard work, discipline, duty and patience. It rewards steady effort and slows down shortcuts.

Saturn in your 4th house can bring unease at home and delays in property matters. Take family responsibilities patiently.

What it means for you

  • Family and home: small frictions at home are possible; patience and kind words help.

Jupiter in your 11th house

GoodMoney

Jupiter stays in Aries all month.

Jupiter stands for growth, wisdom, guidance, good fortune, children and teachers. It is the year's main helper.

Jupiter in your 11th house brings gains, recognition and wishes fulfilled. Friends and seniors tend to help.

What it means for you

  • Money: income and gains tend to improve; a good time to plan savings.

Rahu in your 6th house

GoodCareer

Rahu stays in Scorpio all month.

Rahu stands for ambition, hunger for more, the new and the unusual. It can bring sudden openings and restlessness.

Rahu in your 6th house helps you defeat rivals and handle competition. Bold work tends to succeed.

What it means for you

  • Career: work tends to be noticed; a good time to take on more or put ideas forward.

Ketu in your 12th house

Go carefullySpiritual lifeMoney

Ketu stays in Taurus 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 12th house favours spiritual practice and letting go. Spending needs watching.

What it means for you

  • Spiritual life: you may feel low or unsettled; quiet routines and prayer steady the mind.
  • Money: spending can rise; avoid large purchases, lending and risky bets.

Mars in your 1st house

Go carefully

Mars stays in Gemini all month.

Mars stands for energy, drive, courage and how you handle conflict.

Mars in your own sign can make you hasty and short-tempered. Pause before reacting and stay out of heated arguments.

What it means for you

  • You: mood and energy can dip; rest well and avoid reacting in haste.

Sun in your 2nd house

Go carefullyMoneyFamily and home

Sun is in Cancer until 17 August.

The Sun stands for confidence, authority, recognition and your relationship with your father and people in charge.

The Sun in your 2nd house can bring extra spending and sharp words at home. Watch your savings and speak gently with family.

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.

Sun in your 3rd house

GoodCareer

Sun moves into Leo on 17 August.

The Sun stands for confidence, authority, recognition and your relationship with your father and people in charge.

The Sun in your 3rd house favours effort and initiative. Short trips, talks and fresh starts tend to go your way, and courage pays off.

What it means for you

  • Career: work tends to be noticed; a good time to take on more or put ideas forward.

Mercury in your 3rd house

Go carefullyCareer

Mercury is in Leo until 17 August.

Mercury stands for communication, learning, trade, paperwork and quick thinking.

Mercury in your 3rd house can bring mix-ups in messages and paperwork. Read before you sign and keep promises small.

What it means for you

  • Career: expect more pressure or friction at work; finish what you start and keep a low profile.

Mercury in your 2nd house

GoodMoneyFamily and home

Mercury moves into Cancer on 17 August.

Mercury stands for communication, learning, trade, paperwork and quick thinking.

Mercury in your 2nd house favours money and speech. Good for trade, negotiation and pleasant talk with family.

What it means for you

  • Money: income and gains tend to improve; a good time to plan savings.
  • Family and home: a settled, comfortable time at home.

Venus in your 2nd house

GoodMoneyFamily and home

Venus is in Cancer until 17 August.

Venus stands for love, comfort, beauty, pleasures and partnership.

Venus in your 2nd house favours money and happiness in the family. Good for savings and for pleasant gatherings.

What it means for you

  • Money: income and gains tend to improve; a good time to plan savings.
  • Family and home: a settled, comfortable time at home.

Venus in your 3rd house

Held backCareer

Venus moves into Leo on 17 August.

Venus stands for love, comfort, beauty, pleasures and partnership.

Venus in your 3rd house brings good friends, pleasant outings and support from siblings. Small gains are likely.

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

  • Career: the support is there, but recognition comes more slowly than you hope.

Saturn, Sade Sati and Dhaiya

Kantaka Shani

Saturn is in your 4th house (kantaka Shani, one of the two Dhaiya periods). Home and family matters ask for patience; avoid hurried property decisions.

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 home, family peace and property.

  • 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 Ketu, best on Tuesday

Ketu is in a testing place for you, touching spending, rest and the inner life.

  • Keep a short daily meditation or prayer practice.
  • Simplify where you can; let go of what no longer serves you.

Dates to note

  • 3 August 2011

    3 August: Mercury turns retrograde in Leo, your 3rd house. A time to review rather than to begin.

    Mercury slows down over effort, courage and short trips, 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.

  • 17 August 2011

    17 August: Mercury moves into Cancer, your 2nd house.

    Mercury moves into a helpful place for you, which supports money, family and speech.

    What to do: use the days after this to start or push forward plans in this area.

  • 17 August 2011

    17 August: Venus moves into Leo, your 3rd house.

    Venus moves into a helpful place for you, which supports effort, courage and short trips.

    What to do: use the days after this to start or push forward plans in this area.

  • 17 August 2011

    17 August: Sun moves into Leo, your 3rd house.

    Sun moves into a helpful place for you, which supports effort, courage and short trips.

    What to do: use the days after this to start or push forward plans in this area.

  • 27 August 2011

    27 August: Mercury turns direct in Cancer, your 2nd house. Delayed matters begin to move again.

    Mercury moves forward again over money, family and speech, 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.

  • 30 August 2011

    30 August: Jupiter turns retrograde in Aries, your 11th house. A time to review rather than to begin.

    Jupiter slows down over income, gains and friends, 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.

These readings apply to everyone with the Moon in Mithuna (Gemini) and describe tendencies only. Your own birth chart, with its houses and periods, can tell a different story.

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Mithuna (Gemini) monthly rashifal: August 2011 - Bhavishya