Step right up and roll the dice, my friends. Venus, our planet of love, is getting up close and tongue-kissing intimate with luck-doling Jupiter this week.
In the wee hours of August 12th, these two luminaries will meet in Cancer, the sign of cardigans and codependence, where Jupiter is exalted.
A conjunction like the one we will experience on Tuesday occurs when two planetary bodies meet at the same degree of the same zodiac sign. As a result of this tango, the potency of each is amplified by the other.
Venus conjunct Jupiter 2025
When Venus and Jupiter join forces in the cardinal waters of Cancer, it can deepen our capacity to feel, heal and want. This energy encourages wild flights of romantic fancy and the urge to build a nest of used chewing gum, Polaroid film and extinguished dandelion stalks.
Cute.
Venus is love and Jupiter is expansion — making this a potent day for pleasure. Opportunities are plentiful, and luck is on your side — so go forth and play.
“Jupiter is a gambler by nature, so take a chance. Connecting with others beyond apps and screens motivates you to forge a bond. This transit will also give us the confidence to let our true selves shine and be seen. It is a fortuitous day to meet someone special,” Hily Dating app astrologer Lisa Stardust told The Post.
When is Venus conjunct Jupiter?
In terms of relationships and after the muck and mire of Mercury retrograde in Leo, this conjunction is a real boon for the heart meat and a beautiful wave to ride.
Everything that begins now, be it a relationship, project, or creative endeavor, is imbued with this goodness.
While we’ll all be under the influence of this heady whimsy, four signs in particular stand to benefit the most from it.
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Ahoy, Aries!
This conjunction activates your fourth house of home and root systems. This transit exists to show you that emotional security isn’t boring; it’s bedrock. You can feel both safe and free in your relationships, and most baggage is born from believing otherwise.
You may be moving or renovating a house, reflecting on past pains and current family tension; in any case, you’re primed to receive and able to reconstitute yourself in more ways than you thought possible.
In the words of Deepak Chopra, “Healing is the return of the memory of wholeness.”
This conjunction is blessing your first house of the self, Cancer, a kind of baptism that amplifies your charms and sharpens your instincts.
Doors that previously felt shuttered now yawn wide open, a reflection of your growing confidence and trust in your own capacity to do and deserve.
I offer you the words of fellow moon child Carlos Santana, “Your mind is a magnet. You don’t attract what you need or what you want; you attract who you are. And I love who I am!”
Under the expansive energy of this conjunction, I hope your mind is clear and your capacity to love yourself is equally broadened.
This lucky conjunction is hitting your tenth house of elders, career, and public perception, Libra.
Professional collaborations initiated during this period are imbued with a sense of divine potential.
As a child of Venus, your aesthetic sensibility and deep sense of what is right are your substantive gifts to the world.
As Dr. Cornel West reminds us, “Aesthetics have substantial political consequences. How one views oneself as beautiful or not beautiful or desirable or not desirable has deep consequences in terms of one’s feelings of self-worth and one’s capacity to be a political agent.”
Lucky you, Capricorn, this conjunction is hitting your seventh house of trusted partnerships.
You may have been guilty of viewing relationships as complications to mitigate rather than wells to draw from. Still, now more than ever, in love and business, you are attracting partners that both appreciate what you offer and come correct with the mortar of cocreation.
You invest to reap and build to last, and now is the hour to go all in on breaking ground and breaking through.
Astrologer Reda Wigle researches and irreverently reports on planetary configurations and their effect on each zodiac sign. Her horoscopes integrate history, poetry, pop culture, and personal experience. To book a reading, visit her website.
