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Vrishchika (Scorpio) monthly rashifal: August 2019 - Go carefully

The monthly rashifal for Vrishchika (Scorpio) Moon sign for August 2019. 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 elders, teachers, faith and long journeys.

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

    Mercury would help with shared money and sudden changes, but is held back for now, so expect results to come slowly.

    Things shift around 1 August, 3 August, 9 August and 11 August; see the dates to note below.

  2. Second half: 16 August to 31 August

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    This stretch asks for patience and care.

    Sun and Venus work in your favour here, helping with career and standing as well as elders, teachers, faith and long journeys.

    Saturn, Jupiter, Rahu, Ketu, Mars, Sun, Mercury and Venus ask you to go carefully with money, family and speech as well as your energy and confidence.

    Mercury would help with career and standing, but is held back for now, so expect results to come slowly.

    Things shift around 16 August, 17 August and 26 August; see the dates to note below.

Saturn in your 2nd house

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Areas of life:MoneyFamily and home

Saturn stays in Sagittarius all month.

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

Saturn in your 2nd house can tighten money and strain family relations. Spend carefully and speak gently.

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.

Jupiter in your 1st house

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Jupiter stays in Scorpio 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 8th house

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Areas of life:Money

Rahu stays in Gemini 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

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Areas of life:MoneyFamily and home

Ketu stays in Sagittarius 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 9th house

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Areas of life:LearningSpiritual life

Mars is in Cancer until 9 August.

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

Mars in your 9th house can bring disagreements with elders and teachers, and setbacks in plans for long journeys. Patience helps.

What it means for you

  • Learning: focus can scatter; take one subject at a time and revise well.
  • Spiritual life: you may feel low or unsettled; quiet routines and prayer steady the mind.

Mars in your 10th house

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Areas of life:Career

Mars moves into Leo on 9 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.

Sun in your 9th house

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Areas of life:LearningSpiritual life

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 9th house can bring friction with elders, teachers or your father, and delays in long journeys. Keep faith and stay humble.

What it means for you

  • Learning: focus can scatter; take one subject at a time and revise well.
  • Spiritual life: you may feel low or unsettled; quiet routines and prayer steady the mind.

Sun in your 10th house

Good
Areas of life:Career

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 10th house favours career and standing. Work tends to be noticed, and dealings with seniors and officials go well.

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 8th house

Held back
Areas of life:Money

Mercury is in Gemini until 3 August.

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

Mercury in your 8th house can bring unexpected gains and success in research. A good time to sort out shared money.

For now Jupiter obstructs Mercury's good results (vedha), so deals and paperwork may need a second look before they come through.

What it means for you

  • Money: gains are possible, but delays are likely; do not count on them yet.

Mercury in your 9th house

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Areas of life:LearningSpiritual life

Mercury is in Cancer from 3 August to 26 August.

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

Mercury in your 9th house can bring obstacles in higher studies and long-term plans. Go step by step.

What it means for you

  • Learning: focus can scatter; take one subject at a time and revise well.
  • Spiritual life: you may feel low or unsettled; quiet routines and prayer steady the mind.

Mercury in your 10th house

Held back
Areas of life:Career

Mercury moves into Leo on 26 August.

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

Mercury in your 10th house favours career, writing and negotiation. Work tends to go smoothly and plans succeed.

For now Rahu obstructs Mercury's good results (vedha), so deals and paperwork may need a second look before they come through.

What it means for you

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

Venus in your 9th house

Good
Areas of life:LearningSpiritual life

Venus is in Cancer until 16 August.

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

Venus in your 9th house favours faith, good deeds and pleasant journeys. Fortune tends to support you.

What it means for you

  • Learning: study, training and creative work go well; a good time to begin a course.
  • Spiritual life: prayer, reflection and helping others feel rewarding.

Venus in your 10th house

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Areas of life:Career

Venus moves into Leo on 16 August.

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

Venus in your 10th house can bring friction at work or a dip in standing. Keep your conduct careful in professional dealings.

What it means for you

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

Saturn, Sade Sati and Dhaiya

Sade Sati - setting phase

Saturn is in your 2nd house: the last phase of Sade Sati. Family and money matters need care, and the pressure begins to lift as the phase runs on.

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 money, family and speech.

  • 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

  • 1 August 2019

    Turns direct: 1 August: Mercury turns direct in Gemini, your 8th house. Delayed matters begin to move again.

    Mercury moves forward again over shared money and sudden changes, 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.

  • 3 August 2019

    Sign change: 3 August: Mercury moves into Cancer, your 9th house.

    Mercury moves into a testing place for you, which touches elders, teachers, faith and long journeys.

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

  • 9 August 2019

    Sign change: 9 August: Mars moves into Leo, your 10th house.

    Mars moves into a testing place for you, which touches career and standing.

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

  • 11 August 2019

    Turns direct: 11 August: Jupiter turns direct in Scorpio, your 1st house. Delayed matters begin to move again.

    Jupiter moves forward again over your energy and confidence, 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.

  • 16 August 2019

    Sign change: 16 August: Venus moves into Leo, your 10th house.

    Venus moves into a testing place for you, which touches career and standing.

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

  • 17 August 2019

    Sign change: 17 August: Sun moves into Leo, your 10th house.

    Sun moves into a helpful place for you, which supports career and standing.

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

  • 26 August 2019

    Sign change: 26 August: Mercury moves into Leo, your 10th house.

    Mercury moves into a helpful place for you, which supports career and standing.

    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 Vrishchika (Scorpio) and describe tendencies only. Your own birth chart, with its houses and periods, can tell a different story.

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