Virgo Weekly Horoscope

Venus has a busy week, so get your astro bingo card ready! On Monday, August 10, the love planet forms a harmonious trine to Pluto in Aquarius and your service zone (aka “the Virgo house”), which may spotlight someone who needs more than a sympathy card right now. No matter how busy you are, resist the temptation for a superficial check-in. A friend or partner could use the kind of support that means rolling up your sleeves and handling something for them instead of just asking how they're doing. Venus is also opposing sacrificial Neptune in your eighth house of shared resources, so mind the scales: Helping someone shouldn't mean depleting yourself. Single? Uranus is on a long trek through your tenth house of career and reputation, and on Tuesday it forms a supportive trine with values-driven Venus. This could bring unexpected attention your way. Make the most of the day’s activating energy by dressing like you mean business because “business” is exactly where someone might notice you. 

Get your social game face on, Virgo! On Tuesday, energizing Mars rolls into Cancer and your eleventh house of friends, groups and technology, where it'll camp out until September 27. Over the next seven weeks, focus on deepening relationships rather than rehashing old arguments. This cycle turns up the volume on both your IRL and virtual network, so update your profiles, including new photos and recent accomplishments. With Mars heating things up, casual hangouts can turn into something with more sizzle, and your friends might end up doing some matchmaking whether you requested it or not. Partnered Virgos benefit, too, since time with mutual friends brings something to the relationship that “just-us” date nights can't. One caveat: Mars can flare tempers, so this seven-week transit might bring friction to a team activity, perhaps from competing agendas or someone pulling rank. If that does come up, create a little distance between now and September 27. You don't owe anyone an explanation, Virgo. "I’m busy" should cover it.

No more sweeping things under the carpet starting Wednesday. The year’s only Leo new moon in your twelfth house of completions and healing happens to be a super-charged solar eclipse, perfect for releasing and shedding what no longer fits in your life over the coming six months. Your sign excels at keeping clutter in check, but with this twelfth-house fresh-start eclipse, you’ve got a chance to do more than that, like releasing a grudge, a counterproductive habit or relationship you keep making excuses for. Blessedly, this eclipse also turns down the volume on your inner critic for a while. Some decisions don't need a case built for them. You know the right call, so just act on it. And the upside: Whatever feels hard right now under this sky will make a lot more sense in hindsight, once you can see what it was actually making room for.