MONTH OF June
Ready for a little fun, Aquarius? June delivers a more playful energy while the Sun is in Gemini and your creative, pleasure-seeking fifth house. Go ahead and enjoy—you’ve earned this treat after an intense spring of eclipses, Mercury retrograde and major planetary changes that directly impacted you.
Back in March, you experienced structured Saturn leaving your sign after three years and potent Pluto entering Aquarius for the first time in your life. Neither of these is a “lightweight” planet. If your priorities and sense of personal power have shifted, there’s plenty more of that ahead. The stars are helping you step into a more confident and self-actualized version of yourself. More than ever, the world is going to need your original Aquarian ideas to guide us as old ways of doing things are simply no longer working!
Jupiter, the planet of growth and expansion, is also settling into its first full month in Taurus, a year-long cycle that began on May 16. With the planet of good fortune in your home and family sector, you can look forward to improved relationships with loved ones and adventurous shifts in your living situation. From a long-distance move to hosting guests to potentially buying or selling property, home is where the action is!
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Retrograde high season begins in the second half of June as Saturn (June 17) and Neptune (June 30) join Pluto in reverse gear for the next few months. Saturn and Neptune will both turn retrograde in Pisces and your income sector, prompting you to tighten your belt a bit or become more conscious about your spending, saving and earning. Given the volatility of the economy right now, a touch of austerity could do us all good.
On June 11, Pluto backs out of Aquarius and into Capricorn until early next year. Since March 23, you’ve gotten a sneak preview of Pluto’s transformational powers from its short trip through YOUR sign, a 20-year cycle that begins in earnest November 2024. This was exciting but also a LOT of new energy to integrate. Getting a few “microdoses” of Pluto’s power before being handed the baton is a blessing in disguise!
Drifting into decadence and not getting much done? Fear not, Aquarius. Once Cancer season arrives on June 21, the Sun will march into your healthy and organized sixth house, giving you a month to get back up to speed with your duties.
It’s Gemini season until June 21
June is off to a fiery start! The Sun is traveling through Gemini and your playful, passionate fifth house until June 21. ‘Tis the season for swagger, so ditch that false modesty act and lead with confidence and charisma! This solar cycle gives your mojo a booster shot, and if you suspect you’re turning more heads than usual, you’re probably right. People are responding to your life-force energy, which is sending out scintillating signals without you even trying.
Summer romance could be in the cards with the Sun in this frisky zone. Let your flirty side out and you could have a few playmates by the time the season officially begins. Your creativity is also in peak season, so carve time for your artistic pursuits and to let your inner child enjoy a well-deserved recess!
Team up at the June 3 Sagittarius full moon
More is merrier early in the month for you, Aquarius. On June 3, the year’s only Sagittarius full moon spotlights your collaborative eleventh house. Start getting your tribe on track or expressing yourself more vocally in a group. If you’re launching an online venture, this digitally dialed-in full moon could be the perfect day to press “post” or “publish.” Since full moons can also mark endings, you may decide to part ways with a crew you’ve outgrown. Make space for people who are more on your current wavelength.
Pluto retrograde backs into Capricorn on June 11
Unfinished business? We all have it in some form or fashion, but you don’t want to drag that into your future, Aquarius. Good news: This June 11, you’ll enter a period that’s favorable for doing the deeper closure work and shedding some painful patterns that could be bringing you down. Whether you choose to do that work or reach for an avoidant vice will be up to you —and both of these “doors” may appear before you.
To explain: Shadowy Pluto, the ruler of transformation and the unconscious, has been retrograde since May 1, when it began its backward slide through Aquarius. Pluto JUST entered your sign on March 23, its first visit here since 1798. Many Water Bearers have been feeling powerful and emboldened by Pluto, although you’re still learning how to responsibly wield all that energy.
On June 11, Pluto will slip back into Capricorn for the rest of the retrograde, staying in your twelfth house of healing and transitions until January 21, 2024. Next year, Pluto will volley between Capricorn and Aquarius, finally settling into Aquarius for a 20-year run in November 2024.
With Pluto back in your twelfth house of closure, your emotions could become heavier and more intense. This could bring a period of sober self-reflection and deep inner transformation—provided you’re willing to do the work. A therapist or healer can help you through the process. But you may be tempted to resist the deeper lesson, pointing the finger of blame or projecting your own problems onto other people. Careful not to shirk responsibility, or you could miss an important breakthrough.
Take extra good care of your mental and emotional health for the rest of this year since this vulnerable transit may call for some extra support. Don’t sweep your feelings under the rug, Aquarius. However, remember that feelings aren’t facts, so make sure you have a qualified person to assist you in unpacking and analyzing whatever comes up.
Saturn turns retrograde in Pisces on June 17
Have your expenses ballooned while your income has remained static? Are you as aware as you could be about where your money is going? Over the summer and into the fall, the stars ask you to take a mature, clearer-eyed look at your spending, saving and earning patterns.
Structured Saturn will turn retrograde from June 17 to November 4, which could send you back to the drawing board with a project or force you to tighten your budgetary belt. (Do you really “need,” that Aquarius—or is it more of a luxury than a necessity?) On the plus side, you could get serious about building a nest egg or creating more security under this mindful, minimalist transit. If a project has gotten too ambitious, you may need to scale back your ideas or roll them out in phases. Err on the conservative side and put a solid plan in place before moving forward.
The Gemini new moon is on June 18
Summer fun—and summer romance—could be on the agenda mid-month as the June 18 Gemini new moon activates your fifth house of love and self-expression. Chemistry that sparks now could turn into an exciting soul-friendship or summer fling. And if the connection has long-term potential, things could get official between now and the corresponding Gemini full moon on November 27.
For coupled Aquarians, today’s new moon is a moment to express appreciation for your partner. Take a chance and tell someone how you feel. Father’s Day is also June 18 in the U.S., and if you’re celebrating a favorite father figure, adopt this same open-hearted approach.
Under these creative moonbeams, you’ve got an open invitation to share your gifts, or at the very least to cultivate them. If you love to sing, draw, dance, make things by hand…why not spend more dedicated time enjoying these pastimes? This new moon is forming a tense square to imaginative Neptune in your money zone, indicating that you could use an escape from the grind—all the better if it’s an artsy one!
Summer solstice! Cancer season starts June 21
On June 21, the Sun moves into Cancer and your orderly, fitness-focused sixth house. Hedonism will give way to healthy living, and practical matters will take top billing. The next four weeks are great for launching a summertime wellness plan, from adding more fresh local produce to your plate to getting a summer workout routine going to rebooting your energy with a short detox. Cancer season will also give you the urge to purge your physical environment, so declutter everything from your kitchen cabinets to your closets to your office space.
Cancer season begins at the summer solstice, when the Sun reaches its peak height in the northern hemisphere and appears to “stand still” for three days. As it kicks off this analytical month, use the solstice pause to take inventory of your life and see where improvements or adjustments can be made.
Mars-Uranus square June 25
Power struggle alert! In the last few days of the month, you could find yourself at odds with your inner circle—and easily hooked into conflict. On June 25, combative Mars inclass="body-el-link standard-body-el-link" your partnership zone will lock into a tense square with volatile Uranus, which is in your fourth house of home, family and sensitivity. You’ll be particularly thin-skinned today and, unfortunately, so will everyone else. Fights could erupt at Chateau Aquarius, or you could feel pulled between the demands of loved ones, your significant other and well, just about everyone. Trying to please them all could lead to one of your rare but fearsome meltdowns. Do yourself and the people you care about a favor. Set firm boundaries sooner rather than later—and stick to them!
Neptune turns retrograde June 30
Money getting funny? Starting June 30, Neptune will join Saturn in its retrograde through Pisces and your second house of work, income and security from June 30 until December 6. If fiscal matters have gotten muddled or your budget is a blur, use this time to retrace your steps and clear any financial fog.
Neptune rules illusions, and it’s possible that a client or coworker could be sending mixed signals, perhaps ignoring your invoices or guilt-tripping you into doing their work. With boundary hound Saturn here, you’ll need to nip any manipulative tactics in the bud, stat. Stay alert for passive-aggressive people who try to dump their responsibilities on you—and don’t enable them by caving to their pleas. Be extra careful about borrowing or lending money now—and if you do, spell out all the terms clearly (and in writing).
Time to make it official? Venus and Mars, the love planets, will both hang out in Leo and your seventh house of committed relationships for most of June. Partnerships are on your mind, and whether you’re in one or not, there’s no avoiding the topic!
Passionate Mars has been in Leo since May 20 and will be here until July 10. Mars turns up the heat AND the tension in equal measure. You might be feeling feisty and argumentative one minute, lusty the next. You may feel pressure to meet someone if you’re single while coupled Water Bearers might be anxious about where a connection is heading. When Mars duels with your ruling planet Uranus on June 26, the stress could hit a breaking point, especially at home or if a family member is trying to stir up trouble.
Romantic Venus joins Mars in Leo on June 5, settling in for an extended visit until October 8. This will soften any sharp edges from Mars and could bring a sweet summer of bonding. For some Aquarians, a proposal might even be in the cards, or whatever your relationship’s next big step might be.
Venus normally stays in a sign for about a month, but you’re hosting it in your partnership zone for four times the usual stay. This protracted Venus visit is a mixed blessing, however, since the cosmic coquette will turn retrograde from July 22 to September 3, a time that can challenge even the strongest ties.
You could get a sneak preview of Venus retrograde on June 5, when Venus opposes shadowy Pluto in Aquarius and your first house of self. Anyone who seems to be trying to control you or cage you in will not pass “go” today. Your freedom is too high a price to pay for love. Can you design a relationship template that still gives you enough space to “do you?” The choice is yours, Aquarius.
Work or play? The two may be interchangeable while the Sun is in Gemini and your fifth house of celebration until June 21. Unleash your creativity on a project that needs your trademark innovative thinking. Revel in companionship and camaraderie—it may seem counterintuitive, but bringing fun into your work actually helps you succeed in the long run. Treat your team to a meal or after-work drinks when you finish an intense project. Give your babysitter, house cleaner or dog walker a gift with a handwritten note of appreciation, just ‘cause. Those little touches are often remembered for a lifetime.
With go-getter Mars in Leo and your dynamic duos zone from May 20 to July 10, partnerships could heat up fast. Don’t be surprised if you go from cocktails to contracts in short order! Someone you meet at an industry event might turn out to be the missing link—or so it seems. But because impatient Mars gives the tendency to rush, explore thoroughly before signing on the dotted line.
Careful with your cash in the second half of the month. Two planets, Saturn (June 17) and Neptune (June 30) turn retrograde in Pisces and your second house of income until later this year, cautioning you to pump the brakes on any excess spending. When the Sun moves into Cancer and your organized, analytical sixth house for a month on June 21, you’ll have an easier time making a budget and sticking to it.
Love Days: 16, 21
Money Days: 29, 10
Luck Days: 26, 8
Off Days: 18, 23, 6
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