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August 12 in the stars: Find out what’s in store for you today in our daily horoscopes for Monday August 12. Read the daily horoscopes for your Sun sign or rising sign (ascendant) to plan your day.
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Your daily horoscopes for Monday August 12, 2024
Aries (March 21-April 19) daily horoscope for Monday August 12
Today’s balancing quarter moon in Scorpio spotlights your eighth house of wealth and shared resources. Focus on your financial future. Ultimately, money is energy. But if you have concrete goals, it only benefits you to save as much as possible and not just burn it as fast as you earn it. It might be time to take a webinar or hire a pro to talk you through your objectives and current saving and spending habits. Put some effort into this, and you could get back into the profit zone.
Taurus (April 20-May 20) daily horoscope for Monday August 12
While you love everything custom-ordered to your taste, that doesn’t always bode well for partnerships. Under today’s Scorpio quarter moon in your relationship corner, you have a chance to even the playing field with a collaborator. Whether you’re working together in a personal or professional capacity, make sure everyone gets a say. If the division of labor needs recalibrating, sit down and hash it out. Listen to each other’s ideas and be prepared to compromise your way to a mutually satisfying solution.
Gemini (May 21-June 20) daily horoscope for Monday August 12
No worries if it’s nearly the end of summer, Gemini. You can still dive into that project you never got around to completing! Today’s balancing quarter moon lands in Scorpio and your sixth house of health and organization. Swap the boardwalk cheese fries for farmer’s market produce. Break out the cleaning supplies and make your kitchen and bathroom sparkle. On a symbolic level, you can clear out excess in your life by streamlining your schedule. Find the things that suck your time and sap your energy—and disengage from them to the degree possible. You’ll be amazed at how much space you open up!
Cancer (June 21-July 22) daily horoscope for Monday August 12
Welcome back, equilibrium! Today’s balancing quarter moon in Scorpio helps you dial down the drama and turn up the heat on the things that actually feed your soul. Can’t find the time for your passions when everyone wants a piece of you? Good news, Crab: La luna in your creative, romantic fifth house will support you in establishing healthy boundaries. The more focused you are on your own life, the less you’ll be tempted to get overly involved in outside affairs.
Leo (July 23-August 22) daily horoscope for Monday August 12
No need for a white-glove inspection, but under today’s balancing quarter moon in laser-focused Scorpio, you may want to do a little sprucing up at Chateau Leo. If you haven’t made any updates or improvements in the last couple years, you would benefit from aligning your current decor with your evolved design sensibilities. Think energetically as well as visually. Download a Feng Shui bagua map and target areas where you feel blocked. If, for instance, your romantic life is stalled, do some decluttering in your love corner, stat!
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Virgo (August 23-September 22) daily horoscope for Monday August 12
Friendships come and go, Virgo, and under today’s Scorpio quarter moon in your social sector, draw back from alliances that aren’t lighting your fire. There are only so many hours in the week, and you shouldn’t squander your precious time on people who dominate every conversation or who complain about their lives 24/7. Don’t stage a dramatic friend breakup, though. Just advance or retreat accordingly. Timing might heal those rifts and drifts if you just let things cool. On the flip side, make a point of spending MORE time with the ones who truly matter.
Libra (September 23-October 22) daily horoscope for Monday August 12
Moderation is in, Libra! So is chic minimalism, and your sign couldn’t be happier. Today, a balancing Scorpio quarter moon in your pragmatic second house helps you scale back even more than you have been. With a few savvy tweaks, you’ll get your budget back on track if you’ve drifted into summer spend-thrifting. Find a recurring expense that you can cut out altogether and earmark the savings for one special statement piece. And before you buy bigger-ticket items, check resale sites to see if you can find it there for way less.
Scorpio (October 23-November 21) daily horoscope for Monday August 12
You’re cruising down the success superhighway, and today’s quarter moon in Scorpio signals a green light. But don’t just shift into the passing lane and hit cruise control. These balancing beams remind you to check your trajectory to make sure you’re heading in the right direction. Perhaps you need to speed up or slow down a little to get it just right. Or maybe you need to do a better job of marketing all your hard work so the world knows what you have to offer. Even if you’re at the top of your game, there’s always room to grow—and to help others ascend!
Sagittarius (November 22-December 21) daily horoscope for Monday August 12
You may be tempted to throw the baby out with the bathwater today, but don’t! A balancing quarter moon in Scorpio and your twelfth house of endings gives you the urge to purge…but a little discretion, please! This lunar phase calls for moderation, so there’s no need to go the “extreme makeover” route. That said, you will feel a hundred pounds lighter if you release something (or someone) that’s been holding you back or dragging you down.
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Capricorn (December 22-January 19) daily horoscope for Monday August 12
Is it time to whittle your contact list, Capricorn? Today’s balancing quarter moon in Scorpio illuminates your eleventh house of friends and social groups. You hate the idea of missing a potentially rewarding opportunity, so you’ve RSVP’d “yes” a little too liberally. As a result, your inner circle may have grown past a comfortable point. You don’t have to dump anyone—just break free of the herd mentality. Spend more time with the people you enjoy and less time in larger settings where you never really get to have meaningful conversations anyway.
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Aquarius (January 20-February 18) daily horoscope for Monday August 12
If you’ve been burning the midnight oil, today’s quarter moon in Scorpio and your professional tenth house can help you rebalance your work and personal life. Even if it’s crunch time on the job or you’re up for a big promotion, all work and no play makes for one dull Aquarius. Besides, the power players will respect you for nurturing your closest ties. And if they don’t? That might be a clue that you’re toiling away for the wrong company.
Pisces (February 19-March 20) daily horoscope for Monday August 12
Turn up the transparency. Your socially savvy sign knows how to go along to get along, but sometimes, Pisces, it’s more important to be real than popular. Flattery might get you everywhere, but is that where you really want to go? Today, under a reality-checking quarter moon in Scorpio and your candid ninth house, be your most authentic self. You may have to agree to disagree, but at least you’ll have spoken your truth, and hopefully that will lead to a stronger and more intimate relationship.
