Weekly Forecast: 16–22 August

After a bright flash, our eyes need time before they can make out the details. This week may feel much the same: the Solar Eclipse has already passed, but we are still moving through the Eclipse Corridor, and events are gradually revealing what it has brought to light.

The first days of the week help us gather our thoughts and notice our own reactions, while the focus gradually shifts toward the future. On August 18, the North Node enters Aquarius, changing the direction of a larger collective story, and by Saturday, the Sun moves into opposition with it. So one of the main questions of the week is: what familiar things still belong on your path, and what have you already outgrown?

At the same time, this week does not call for constant seriousness. There is room for beautiful encounters, pleasure, creativity, adventure, and new ideas — you may simply find yourself choosing many things more consciously now.

Sunday, August 16

✨ No major aspects

Monday, August 17

💬🪨 Mercury trine Saturn

💗✨ Venus sextile Jupiter

🔥🌊 Mars square Neptune

🌙🦂 Waxing Crescent Moon enters Scorpio

Tuesday, August 18

🧭⚡ North Node enters Aquarius (from Pisces)

🌒 Waxing Crescent Moon

Wednesday, August 19

✨ No major aspects

Thursday, August 20

☀️🖤 Sun trine Lilith

🌙🏹 Moon enters Sagittarius

🌓 First Quarter Moon

Friday, August 21

💗🪨 Venus opposition Saturn

🌔 Waxing Gibbous Moon

Saturday, August 22

☀️🧭 Sun opposition North Node / Sun conjunct South Node

🌔🏔️ Waxing Gibbous Moon enters Capricorn

Symbolically, at the beginning of the week our eyes may still be adjusting to the light after the eclipse, while by the end, the outlines of the road toward our goals, plans, and dreams become clearer. May we all have enough curiosity to look ahead, courage to leave an outdated route behind, and wisdom to keep close everything we truly want to carry with us into what comes next.