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Simha (Leo) monthly rashifal: August 2024 - Go carefully

The monthly rashifal for Simha (Leo) 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

  1. First half: 1 August to 15 August

    Go carefully

    This stretch asks for patience and care.

    Saturn, Jupiter, Rahu, Ketu, Mars, Sun and Mercury ask you to go carefully with partnership and dealings with others as well as career and standing.

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

    Things shift around 5 August; see the dates to note below.

  2. Second half: 16 August to 31 August

    Go carefully

    This stretch asks for patience and care.

    Mars works in your favour here, helping with income, gains and friends.

    Saturn, Jupiter, Rahu, Ketu, Mars, Sun and Mercury ask you to go carefully with partnership and dealings with others as well as career and standing.

    Venus would help with your energy and confidence as well as money, family and speech, 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 7th house

Go carefully
Areas of life:Relationships

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 7th house can bring distance or strain in partnerships and delays in agreements. Patience and fairness help.

What it means for you

  • Relationships: misunderstandings come easily; listen more and give others room.

Jupiter in your 10th house

Go carefully
Areas of life:Career

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 10th house can bring changes and strain at work. Guard your reputation and avoid shortcuts.

What it means for you

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

Rahu in your 8th house

Go carefully
Areas of life:Money

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 8th house calls for care with sudden changes and shared money. Avoid secrecy and risky schemes.

What it means for you

  • Money: spending can rise; avoid large purchases, lending and risky bets.

Ketu in your 2nd house

Go carefully
Areas of life:MoneyFamily and home

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 2nd house can bring careless words and unsteady money. Think before you speak and keep savings safe.

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.

Mars in your 10th house

Go carefully
Areas of life:Career

Mars is in Taurus until 26 August.

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

Mars in your 10th house brings pressure and push at work. Results can come, but clashes with seniors are possible; act with restraint.

What it means for you

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

Mars in your 11th house

Good
Areas of life:Money

Mars moves into Gemini on 26 August.

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 12th house

Go carefully
Areas of life:Spiritual lifeMoney

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 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 16 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 1st house

Go carefully

Mercury is in Leo until 22 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 12th house

Go carefully
Areas of life:Spiritual lifeMoney

Mercury moves into Cancer on 22 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.

Venus in your 1st house

Held back

Venus is in Leo until 25 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 Rahu 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 2nd house

Held back
Areas of life:MoneyFamily and home

Venus moves into Virgo on 25 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.

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

  • Money: gains are possible, but delays are likely; do not count on them yet.
  • Family and home: home matters improve, but slowly.

Saturn, Sade Sati and Dhaiya

Saturn is not in Sade Sati or Dhaiya for your sign during this period.

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 partnership and dealings with others.

  • 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 career and standing.

  • 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 1st house. A time to review rather than to begin.

    Mercury slows down over your energy and confidence, 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 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.

  • 22 August 2024

    Sign change: 22 August: Mercury moves into Cancer, your 12th house.

    Mercury moves into a testing place for you, which touches spending, rest and the inner life.

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

  • 25 August 2024

    Sign change: 25 August: Venus moves into Virgo, your 2nd house.

    Venus 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.

  • 26 August 2024

    Sign change: 26 August: Mars moves into Gemini, your 11th house.

    Mars moves into a helpful place for you, which supports income, gains and friends.

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

  • 29 August 2024

    Turns direct: 29 August: Mercury turns direct in Cancer, your 12th house. Delayed matters begin to move again.

    Mercury moves forward again over spending, rest and the inner life, 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 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 2024 - Bhavishya