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Simha (Leo) monthly rashifal: August 2015 - Go carefully

The monthly rashifal for Simha (Leo) Moon sign for August 2015. 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

  1. First half: 1 August to 15 August

    Go carefully

    This stretch asks for patience and care.

    Venus works in your favour here, helping with spending, rest and the inner life.

    Saturn, Jupiter, Rahu, Ketu, Mars, Sun and Mercury ask you to go carefully with home, family peace and property as well as your energy and confidence.

    Venus would help with your energy and confidence, but is held back for now, so expect results to come slowly.

    Things shift around 2 August, 4 August and 13 August; see the dates to note below.

  2. Second half: 16 August to 31 August

    Go carefully

    This stretch asks for patience and care.

    Mercury and Venus work in your favour here, helping with money, family and speech as well as spending, rest and the inner life.

    Saturn, Jupiter, Rahu, Ketu, Mars, Sun and Mercury ask you to go carefully with home, family peace and property as well as your energy and confidence.

    Things shift around 17 August and 23 August; see the dates to note below.

Saturn in your 4th house

Go carefullyFamily and home

Saturn stays in Scorpio 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 1st house

Go carefully

Jupiter stays in Leo all month.

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

Jupiter in your own sign can bring a feeling of being stuck or far from home. Keep faith, avoid big changes in haste and let plans mature.

What it means for you

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

Rahu in your 2nd house

Go carefullyMoneyFamily and home

Rahu stays in Virgo 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 carefullyMoney

Ketu stays in Pisces 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 12th house

Go carefullySpiritual lifeMoney

Mars stays in Cancer all month.

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

Mars in your 12th house can bring extra spending and wasted effort. Keep a check on expenses and avoid quarrels.

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.

Sun in your 12th house

Go carefullySpiritual lifeMoney

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 12th house can raise spending and make effort feel unrewarded. A good time to rest, plan quietly and look inward.

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.

Sun in your 1st house

Go carefully

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 own sign tends to make you restless and quick to react. Keep plans modest and go easy on pride in dealings with family and colleagues.

What it means for you

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

Mercury in your 12th house

Go carefullySpiritual lifeMoney

Mercury is in Cancer until 4 August.

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

Mercury in your 12th house can bring wasted effort and small losses through oversight. Double-check accounts and agreements.

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.

Mercury in your 1st house

Go carefully

Mercury is in Leo from 4 August to 23 August.

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

Mercury in your own sign can scatter your attention. Check details twice and avoid careless words.

What it means for you

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

Mercury in your 2nd house

GoodMoneyFamily and home

Mercury moves into Virgo on 23 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 1st house

Held back

Venus is in Leo until 13 August.

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 Ketu 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.

Venus in your 12th house

GoodSpiritual lifeMoney

Venus moves into Cancer on 13 August.

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

Venus in your 12th house brings comforts and pleasant spending. Travel and rest can be enjoyable, though money needs watching.

What it means for you

  • Spiritual life: prayer, reflection and helping others feel rewarding.
  • Money: income and gains tend to improve; a good time to plan savings.

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 Jupiter, best on Thursday

Jupiter is in a testing place for you, touching your energy and confidence.

  • Avoid overpromising and overextending; keep commitments you can meet.
  • Seek advice from a trusted elder before large decisions.

Dates to note

  • 2 August 2015

    2 August: Saturn turns direct in Scorpio, your 4th house. Delayed matters begin to move again.

    Saturn moves forward again over home, family peace and property, 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.

  • 4 August 2015

    4 August: Mercury moves into Leo, your 1st house.

    Mercury moves into a testing place for you, which touches your energy and confidence.

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

  • 13 August 2015

    13 August: Venus moves into Cancer, your 12th house.

    Venus moves into a helpful place for you, which supports spending, rest and the inner life.

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

  • 17 August 2015

    17 August: Sun moves into Leo, your 1st house.

    Sun moves into a testing place for you, which touches your energy and confidence.

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

  • 23 August 2015

    23 August: Mercury moves into Virgo, 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.

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

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Simha (Leo) monthly rashifal: August 2015 - Bhavishya