Your August 2026 Horoscope for Virgo
by Susan MillerWe have a big day coming up on August 12 with a new moon solar eclipse in Leo (20º) that will be highly beneficial and emphasize your twelfth house. This is the area of the chart where you do your best work by working solo, screening out the opinions of others, and focusing on what you want to achieve, especially (but not limited to) creative work. The twelfth house, tied to the subconscious, is considered a wellspring of creativity and visualization (right-brain thinking).
Because this eclipse will be in your twelfth house of reflection, it will be time to think about what’s working in your life and what’s not. Is there any element in your life you would like to delete or a relationship you feel needs to end? It’s time to clear the decks of anything or anyone that is holding you back.
This house also rules confinement for the purpose of healing: hospitals, nursing homes, physical therapy facilities, or rehab centers, for example. You might decide to check into a hospital to fix something you know you ought take care of while you have the time. Once you enter your gorgeous Emerald Year, when Jupiter comes visiting Virgo, you won’t have time for surgery—your pace will be lightning quick. Alternatively, you may act as an advocate for someone close, such as a friend or family member who is infirmed.
With Jupiter in Leo and your twelfth house, your intuition will be strong, so be sure to listen to it. Both Saturn (which rules your solar fifth house of creativity) and Neptune (which rules the arts) will be beaming shimmering rays to Jupiter and to your ruler Mercury, both in Leo in your twelfth house—the same house as the benefic solar eclipse will appear August 12. What a lot of planetary power you have working for you!
