Leo Horoscope for Today
A horoscope for Leo (July 23 – August 22) based on the actual positions of the planets. Its main part is the Moon: it moves into a new sign every two to three days and sets the theme of the day. The other planets move more slowly and show the background for the month and the year.
The Moon
Until 5:40 PM: in Libra, 3rd house; from 5:40 PM: in Scorpio, 4th house.
Until 5:40 PM. The Moon is in the 3rd house, the house of communication and your immediate circle. By tradition, this is a day of conversations, messages, short trips and small errands: plenty of contacts and information, less focus. Good for seeing neighbors and siblings, for studying and for paperwork.
From 5:40 PM. The Moon is in the 4th house, the house of family and roots. By tradition, the day pulls you home: toward your family, household chores, repairs and coziness. A good time for family conversations and for resting in your own space rather than out in public.
Times shown are New York time (US Eastern, UTC−5). Planetary positions are from the JPL DE421 ephemeris. Houses are counted from the sign: the sign itself is the 1st house, the next one is the 2nd, and so on. Interpretations follow the rules of tradition; the text is the same for everyone of the same sign.
The other planets
- Sun — in Scorpio, 4th house sign ruler
The Sun in the 4th house: a month of home and family. By tradition, a time for your loved ones, your home and recharging.
- Mercury — in Scorpio, 4th house retrograde
Mercury in the 4th house: conversations with family, paperwork about housing, plans for the home.
Mercury is retrograde right now. By tradition, this is a time to review and redo: old issues and people come back, and new contracts, trips and tech purchases are best planned with room to spare.
- Venus — in Libra, 3rd house retrograde
Venus in the 3rd house: warm conversations, pleasant meetings with the people around you, successful short trips.
Venus is retrograde right now. By tradition, a time to return to past relationships and spending; anything new — a romance, big purchases, a wedding — is best started after it turns direct.
- Mars — in Leo, 1st house
Mars in your sign: lots of energy and impatience. By tradition, a time to act, but also a time of quarrels and injuries from rushing.
- Jupiter — in Leo, 1st house
Jupiter in your sign — this happens once every 12 years and lasts about a year. By tradition, it is a year of growth: new opportunities, confidence, big plans; the flip side is overestimating your own strength.
- Saturn — in Aries, 9th house retrograde
Saturn in the 9th house: serious study and a rethinking of beliefs; by tradition, long trips are for business, not leisure.
Saturn is retrograde right now — for about four and a half months a year. By tradition, a time to go back to unfinished obligations.
Houses for Leo
In a horoscope by sign, your sign counts as the 1st house, the one after it as the 2nd, and so on around the circle. For example, for Leo a planet in Aquarius is in the 7th house, the house of partnership. Here are all the houses for Leo:
| House | Sign | Area of life |
|---|---|---|
| 1st House | Leo | self and well-being |
| 2nd House | Virgo | money and possessions |
| 3rd House | Libra | communication and short trips |
| 4th House | Scorpio | home and family |
| 5th House | Sagittarius | love, children, creativity |
| 6th House | Capricorn | work and health |
| 7th House | Aquarius | partners and contracts |
| 8th House | Pisces | shared money and change |
| 9th House | Aries | long journeys and study |
| 10th House | Taurus | career and reputation |
| 11th House | Gemini | friends and plans |
| 12th House | Cancer | rest and solitude |
Ruling planet
The ruler of Leo is the Sun. It goes around the whole circle in a year and never moves backward, so Leo's background changes exactly once a month, with no reversals. Tradition considers the strongest month to be the one when the Sun is in the 1st house, that is, in Leo — it begins with your birthday.
How to read this horoscope
The Moon is the day: look at which house it is in and whether it changes sign. The Sun shows the theme of the month (in the 1st house, your birthday month); Mercury, Venus and Mars set the background for several weeks, Jupiter and Saturn for a year or more.
Event times are shown by your device's clock, adjusted for your time zone. The “Yesterday” and “Tomorrow” buttons show the neighboring days.
This text is the same for everyone born under Leo — that is how a horoscope by sign works, and it has no proven predictive power. For an individual picture, see transits to your birth chart; for the character of the sign, see the Leo page.