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Mithuna (Gemini) weekly rashifal: 17 August - 23 August 2020 - Good

The weekly rashifal for Mithuna (Gemini) Moon sign, 17 August to 23 August 2020. It follows where each planet stands counted from your Moon sign, the way a traditional rashifal does, and describes tendencies rather than certainties.

This week leans in your favour. The planets that help you are well placed compared with most weeks, so it is a good time to move plans forward.

How the week runs

  1. Monday, 17 August

    Mixed

    Money and family talk can feel touchy today; keep spending small and words gentle.

    Mercury moves into a testing place for you, which touches effort, courage and short trips.

  2. Tuesday, 18 August

    Mixed

    Money and family talk can feel touchy today; keep spending small and words gentle.

  3. Wednesday, 19 August

    Good

    A day for effort and quick tasks: calls, short trips and getting things moving.

  4. Thursday, 20 August

    Good

    A day for effort and quick tasks: calls, short trips and getting things moving.

  5. Friday, 21 August

    Mixed

    Home may feel a little unsettled; do not take small remarks to heart.

  6. Saturday, 22 August

    Mixed

    Home may feel a little unsettled; do not take small remarks to heart.

  7. Sunday, 23 August

    Mixed

    Home may feel a little unsettled; do not take small remarks to heart.

    Later in the day the mood changes: The mind can wander and worry; keep plans simple and avoid risky choices.

Saturn, Sade Sati and Dhaiya

Ashtama Shani

Saturn is in your 8th house (ashtama Shani, one of the two Dhaiya periods). Go carefully with risks, shared money and disputes, and avoid big new ventures in haste.

Mars in your 11th house

Good
Areas of life:Money

Mars stays in Aries all week.

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

Mars in your 11th house is good for income and gains. Efforts bear fruit, and support from friends and elder siblings tends to come.

What it means for you

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

Sun in your 3rd house

Good
Areas of life:Career

Sun stays in Leo all week.

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 2nd house

Good
Areas of life:MoneyFamily and home

Mercury is in Cancer until 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.

Mercury in your 3rd house

Go carefully
Areas of life:Career

Mercury moves into Leo on 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.

Venus in your 1st house

Held back

Venus stays in Gemini all week.

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

Venus in your own sign brings comfort, charm and pleasant company. Relationships and creative work tend to flourish.

For now Saturn obstructs Venus's good results (vedha), so comforts and pleasant times may be fewer than this placement promises.

What it means for you

  • You: you have the energy, but things take longer than you would like.

Remedy for this week

Small, voluntary practices for the planets that ask for the most care this week. 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 shared money and sudden changes.

  • 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 Mercury, best on Wednesday

Mercury is in a testing place for you, touching effort, courage and short trips.

  • Read agreements twice and confirm important messages in writing.
  • In tense conversations, say less and listen more.

Dates to note

  • 17 August 2020

    Sign change: 17 August: Mercury moves into Leo, your 3rd house.

    Mercury moves into a testing place for you, which touches effort, courage and short trips.

    What to do: go slower in this area from this date and double-check before you commit.

Good days

Good

19 August20 August

The Moon favours you on 19 August and 20 August: good days for meetings, requests and fresh starts.

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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