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Business Monthly for Month Commencing: Tuesday 01 July 2025

	Aries	Tuesday 01 July 2025	Mar 21 - Apr 19
For the first time in 16 years, it is not business as usual and the dynamics of this professional year are looking very different from what you have come to expect. While this is a point in the year, with the Sun not returning to your work sector until later next month, when there is rarely any planetary activity on the job front, since 2008 you have had Pluto in your career sector, but always in retrograde motion at this time of year. For you, July should be a slow month on the job front and on the career front things should be in review mode, yet neither is the case. In November, Pluto finally left your career sector, he won’t be back again in our lifetime and there will be no planetary activity on the career front until later in the year and definitely no looking back. At the same time, while the Sun won’t return to your work sector until later next month and Mercury and Venus not until September, for the first time in two years Mars, the planet of passion and the warrior planet of the cosmos returned last month. By the time you move into the new month Mars has only been here for two weeks, but with the Moon here until 2nd July, you not only begin the month emotionally and intuitively engaged and aware from the start but with a better read on his work passions, fighting and competitive spirit and of where to channel this. With Venus leaving your income sector on 5th July and Uranus on 7th July, this will get the month off to a positive start on the income and job fronts. As well as having a chance to fire things up on the job front without Pluto in retrograde motion in your career sector, but with all the experience gained from the 16 years that he had been here, for the first time in 12 years there are no planets on the other side of the sky to provide pushback or to put barriers or roadblocks in place. Instead, Mars has the slickest surface he’s encountered in decades, giving work and job matters a chance to accelerate rapidly. Giving this an additional boost is the Moon’s return to your career sector from 9th July to 11th July, where, as a Full Moon this could act as a catalyst on the job and career fronts.

	Taurus	Tuesday 01 July 2025	Apr 20 - May 20
While this will be a relatively quiet month professionally or at least business as usual, you are also preparing for some big changes next month that will quickly thrust you into the busiest months of the year. This will be no gradual transition and instead, Mars' return to your work sector on 7th August will change things overnight. While there has been no planetary activity on the job front since the Sun left in October 2024 and there isn’t usually any until he comes full circle again in September, Mars’ return will not only change that, but where things usually get off a gradual start, this is going to be like flipping a switch. Where the Sun’s return will shift the solar spotlight onto your work situation, job matters and options, Mars returns to make things happen and as it has been two years since he was last here, this will kick off the busiest and most active months on the job front since then. So while July is going to be a quiet month, make the most of it while using this as a chance to prepare. This includes taking heed of any work/life balance reminders when Mercury clashed with Pluto in your career sector late last month and the Sun, shortly after returning to your home and family sector on 23rd August. Also important will be the Moon’s return to your two professional houses and especially to your work sector. The Moon will make two visits to your work sector this month, first from 2nd July to 4th July and then again from 29th July to 31st July. This is something that every four weeks can give you a better read on work and job matters and while a friendly aspect to Pluto in your career sector as it moves through will make these good days on the job and career fronts. By the time the Moon leaves for the second time on 31st July, Mars will be just seven days away, making this visit especially important. Meanwhile, the Moon will make its monthly visit to your career sector from 12th July to 14th July, with a chance to sharpen your professional instincts and become more emotionally and intuitively engaged and aware.

	Gemini	Tuesday 01 July 2025	May 21 - Jun 21
Compared to the amount of planetary activity you had in your career sector during the first five months of the year, things have scaled back considerably. However, you are in the prime position of having low key but steady influences in play on the job and career fronts. This is giving you the backup needed to stay on track and to exploit what not only has the potential to be a lucrative month but with even more lucrative times ahead, but without the pressure of having to try too hard. You have been there and done that and while it might feel like you have lost your professional drive or spark, it is more that you no longer have to try so hard. While there are no planets in your career sector, it was only in April that Neptune left after 12 years and at the end of May Saturn, who had been here since March 2023 also left. This has not only left you with a huge amount of momentum, but the North Node is still here. Not a planet or even a physical object, the North Node is a force that is helping to maintain a sense of professional direction for the momentum that has already been created. At the same time, in retrograde motion in your work sector until 11th July, the asteroid Juno, the queen of commitment is quietly holding onto a sense of resolve that is helping you stick to your intentions and resolutions without a need to reinvent the wheel. The North Node and Juno are not only happy to operate in the background, but also to provide backup and even get a free ride on the momentum that the Sun and Jupiter are creating on the income front. When the Moon returns to your work sector from 4th July to 7th July and to your career sector from 14th July to 16th July, as well as a chance to get an intuitive read on both, these will be especially good days across the income, work and career fronts. These will be the Moon’s only two visits to your two professional houses while the Sun is in your income sector.

	Cancer	Tuesday 01 July 2025	Jun 22 - Jul 22
As you move into the new month, you not only have five planets in your career sector, but amongst that lineup are two of the most powerful in the solar system. However, there is also something unusual developing, in that all five have their brakes on as they prepare to turn retrograde, four over the course of this month and the fifth next month. The first to turn retrograde will be Neptune, the planet of hopes and dreams who only returned at the end of March, making this the start of his first retrograde phase here in 150 years. This will be followed by Saturn, who returned at the end of May, beginning the start of his first retrograde phase here in three decades. This is something that will see both retrograde back out later in the year, only to return early next year to start over, Saturn to then stay here until 2028 and Neptune until 2039. The next to turn retrograde will be the dwarf planet Eris, the warrior princess of the cosmos, who since returning over nine decades ago will always spend the second half of the year in retrograde motion. Eris is the planet that has been keeping your professional passions, fighting and competitive spirit alive for your entire life and is showing the way for the newcomers. The last to turn retrograde this month will be Chiron, who will turn retrograde on 31st July, with the dwarf planet Ceres’ retrograde turn next month keeping her here and her first deep dive into your professional needs and priorities going until March 2026. It is in between Neptune and Saturn’s retrograde turns that the Moon will not only return to your work sector from 7th July to 9th July, but coming full circle from last month’s Full Moon, this could bring some surprise or unexpected developments. As the Moon will not only form a friendly aspect to all five planets in your work sector as it moves through, but to Mercury in your income sector, these will be especially good days across the income, work and career fronts. It is a week later that the Moon will return for its first visit to your career sector since Saturn and Neptune turned retrograde and when whether in direct or retrograde motion, all five planets are barely moving.

	Leo	Tuesday 01 July 2025	Jul 23 - Aug 22
It is in the first week of July that you most need to have your professional hat on, which considering that there has been continuous planetary activity on the career front since 2019 might seem a strange statement, because it is always on. However, that is about to change and this is what makes this all the more important. You not only begin the month with Venus and Uranus in your career sector but moving towards an alignment on 4th/5th July that will bring the laws of attraction and synchronicity to their most potent point. Since Uranus returned in 2019, this has been an annual event and can lead to unexpected, serendipitous or eureka moments or developments. However, the difference this year is that this comes just as Venus is about to leave on 5th July, followed by Uranus on 7th July. As well as ending six years of continuous planetary activity on the career front, this will leave your career sector empty until in November Uranus retrogrades back in to tie up loose ends, before leaving again in April 2026 and then not returning again for another eight decades. While this will leave you with more than enough to keep the momentum going and to stay on track, it makes the first week of the month especially important. This makes starting the month with the Moon in your income sector an advantage. That will be especially so for Venus, for as the planet of money, desire and attraction, until leaving on 5th July she will be working to fuel your professional confidence, attract opportunities and steer things in a lucrative direction. The Moon’s sharp nose for money will help with that while in his first and only full month in your income sector, Mars will be using this to piggyback off the momentum on the career front. Meanwhile, while Venus and Uranus' departure will leave you with no planetary activity in either of your two professional houses, the Moon will continue to return to both every four weeks. It is just a few days after they leave that the Moon will not only return to your work sector from 9th July to 11th July, but as a Full Moon this could act as a trigger across the income, work and career fronts.

	Virgo	Tuesday 01 July 2025	Aug 23 - Sep 22
By the time you move into the new month, it has been 10 days since the Sun left your career sector, taking the solar spotlight off your career and professional situation, matters and options and three weeks since Jupiter left, bringing his nearly 13 month quest for professional growth and expansion home. As Mercury has already moved through, you not only begin the month with no planetary activity in your career sector, this first time that has happened since May 2024, but with a clash between Mercury and Pluto at the end of June having just delivered some reminders when it comes to knowing when to keep your work hat on and when to take it off. This will work to your advantage, for while you begin the month with no planetary activity on the career front and Pluto is in retrograde motion in your work sector, things are just days away from firing up again. It begins on 5th July, when held back by a retrograde phase Venus will finally return to your career sector. While only here until 31st July, with Jupiter having just spent over a year here, there will be plenty for her to attract and exploit as she begins her annual mission to fuel your professional confidence, attract opportunities and steer things in a lucrative direction. However, it is just two days later that there will be a major game changer. On 7th July Uranus, the planet of surprise, synchronicity and the unexpected and the planet that is key to keeping things on an authentic path, will return to your career sector for the first time in eight decades. Apart from when he retrogrades back out for a few months in November, Uranus is here until 2033 and while the 13 months Jupiter spent here was the highest point in a decade, this is a once in a lifetime event and will impact things professionally for the next eight years. You will get an early read on this when the Moon moves through your work sector from 12th July to 14th July, aligning with Pluto and forming a friendly aspect to Venus and Uranus as it moves through. The Moon will do the same but in reverse when it moves through your career sector from 20th July to 22nd July, making these some of the most important days of the month on the job and career fronts.

	Libra	Tuesday 01 July 2025	Sep 23 - Oct 23
Because the Sun will always spend the first three weeks of July in your career sector, the solar spotlight is always on your career and professional situation, matters and options at this time of year. However, while Mercury left at the end of last month, something that has left you with everything needed to keep your head in the game and Venus won’t return until 31st July, the Sun is not on his own. You not only move into the new month with the Sun in your career sector, but with Jupiter, the planet of luck and expansion having returned three weeks earlier. This is the first full month of what Jupiter will be working to make your biggest year for professional growth and expansion in over a decade, with a chance to piggyback off what is always the most active point in any month on the career front. By the time you move into the new month, there has already been a Full Moon and the Sun and Jupiter have already aligned, with the two largest and most powerful bodies in the solar system not only on the same page but ready to move things forward. The Moon will return for its only visit to your work sector while the Sun is in your work sector from 14th July to 16th July. While this is something that every four weeks can sharpen your professional instincts and brings a chance to check in with the North Node’s sense of professional direction, this will also see the Moon form a friendly aspect to the Sun and Jupiter, making these especially good days on the job and career fronts. The Moon will come full circle from last month’s New Moon in your career sector on 23rd July, just a few hours before the Sun leaves. This will be in time to capture the Sun’s influence, while spending the majority of its time with Jupiter and the focus he is putting on your long game. The Moon will leave on 25th July, giving you time to unpack and process a download of information and insight before Venus returns on 31st July, while ensuring your professional instincts are sharp when she does. It is when Venus and Jupiter join forces that this will bring the laws of attraction and the element of luck together.

	Scorpio	Tuesday 01 July 2025	Oct 24 - Nov 21
You have reached one of the most interesting months of this professional year and that is meant in the best possible way. While it is not the norm to have five planets in your work sector and especially not at this time of year, even more unusual is that all five have the brakes on as they prepare to turn retrograde, four this month and the fifth next month, but with all at a near standstill by the end of the month. At the same time, while the Sun won’t return to your work sector until 23rd July, the point in each year when the solar spotlight will always shift onto your work situation, job matters and options, Mercury not only begins the month already here, but on 18th July he will also turn retrograde. With Neptune turning retrograde in your work sector on 5th July and Saturn on 13th July, by the time Mercury turns retrograde five days later, there will be planets holding the doors open to the past, second chances and untapped potential on the job and career fronts. While the planets in your work sector will continue to turn retrograde, including the dwarf planet Eris on 22nd July and Chiron on 31st July, the Sun’s return will not only turn the solar spotlight onto work and job matters, but will keep an eye on the future and the road ahead. By this point, a lot of water will have passed under the bridge and not just this month. While Mercury only returned to your career sector at the end of last month, it was just 10 days earlier that Mars had not only left but had spent five of the previous seven months here, due to his own retrograde phase. Mars has history with the five planets in your work sector including Neptune, who has returned for the first time in 150 years and Saturn, for the first time in three decades. When they turn retrograde, this will give you better access to the untapped potential that has been building up for months. Meanwhile, this will make the Moon’s return to your work sector from 16th July to 18th July and to your career sector from 25th July to 27th July, key points in the month for both job and career matters and for checking in and getting your bearings.

	Sagittarius	Tuesday 01 July 2025	Nov 22 - Dec 21
Whether by coincidence or some clever cosmic planning, the professional gods have designed things to ensure that there is a smooth transition from work and job matters and onto career matters, without letting you lose a beat professionally. By the end of the first week of July, six years of continuous planetary activity on the job front will have come to an end, but with a chance to put a lot into these final seven days. You begin the month with Venus and Uranus in your work sector, but with both getting ready to leave, Venus on 5th July and Uranus on 7th July. For Venus, this is an annual event and something that each year will see her return to fuel your job confidence, attract opportunities and steer things in a lucrative direction. Later than usual due to a retrograde phase earlier in the year, Venus has returned to walk the final steps with Uranus, who since returning in 2019 has been quietly guiding things in the right direction. It is during Venus’ final 24 hours that she will catch up and align with Uranus, something that when it peaks on 4th/5th July will see the laws of attraction and synchronicity most closely aligned. This could trigger unexpected, serendipitous or eureka moments and especially as with the Moon in your career sector until 2nd July, your professional instincts will be sharp. Venus’ departure will leave Uranus on his own and two days later, when Uranus leaves on 7th July, your work sector will be empty for the first time in six years and it will stay that way until he retrogrades back in to tie up loose ends in November. With the Sun not returning to your career sector until towards the end of August each year, this should leave you with no planetary activity in either of your two professional houses, but this is when either coincidence or divine cosmic planning becomes important. For you not only start the month with the Moon in your career sector, but two weeks earlier Mars, the planet of passion and the warrior planet of the cosmos returned for his first visit in two years and he is not leaving until early August. Just as six years of planetary activity on the job front runs its course, Mars is there to step in and not only help keep the momentum going but shift things onto a higher and more career wide perspective.

	Capricorn	Tuesday 01 July 2025	Dec 22 - Jan 19
By the time you move into the new month, it has been 10 days since the Sun left your work sector, taking the solar spotlight off your work situation, job matters and options and three weeks since Jupiter left, ending your biggest year for job growth and expansion in over a decade. With Mercury having already moved through, this has left your work sector empty and even if it were to stay that way, with everything needed to move forward with confidence, to keep things on track and with plenty of momentum and potential. But of course, this is far from the end of the story and far from a postscript, what comes next could completely rewrite things. Held back by a retrograde turn earlier in the year, Venus will finally return to your work sector on 5th July. Until leaving on 31st July and as the planet of money, desire and attraction, this will see Venus spend the majority of the month fuelling your job confidence, attracting opportunities and steering things in a lucrative direction. After the 13 months Jupiter has just spent here, this will give Venus plenty of untapped potential to exploit. Had it just been Venus returning, this would be a postscript to everything until now and a chance to exploit all that this has created. While Venus is still doing that, she is also helping you transition into the next chapter. While the 13 months that Jupiter spent in your work sector was a big deal and high point in a decade, this is also just a stepping stone, for when Uranus returns on 7th July, it will be to begin a visit that won’t end until 2033. Uranus will retrograde back out in November for a few months but will return early next year to spend the next seven years here. This is Uranus’ first visit in eight decades and your first chance to work with the planet of surprise, synchronicity and the unexpected here. Thanks to the Moon’s return to your career sector from 2nd July to 4th July you are going to go into this new chapter with your professional instincts sharp from the start, while its return to your work sector from 20th July to 23rd July will be exciting days on the job front.

	Aquarius	Tuesday 01 July 2025	Jan 20 - Feb 18
Because the Sun will always spend the first three weeks of July in your work sector, the solar spotlight is always on your work situation, job matters and options at this time of year. However, because Mercury left at the end of last month and Venus won’t return until 31st July, the Sun should be spending the rest of his time here on his own. Instead, the Sun has company and this has already turned July, the month when at this point each year the spotlight is going to be on work and job matters, into the first full month of your biggest year for job growth and expansion in over a decade. This is something you already have a jump on before the month even begins. By the time you move into the new month the Sun has only been in your career sector for 10 days and Jupiter for 13 weeks, but already they have aligned for the first time here in over a decade, there has been a New Moon and at the end of last month the Moon and Mercury left within hours of each other. This allows you to start the month with your head in the game, emotionally and intuitively engaged and aware from the start, with the tailwind from the New Moon at your back and the two largest and most powerful bodies in the solar system propelling things forward. This also comes with backup from the North Node and its lucrative sense of direction in your income sector and the asteroid Juno, the queen of commitment in your career sector. Juno is in retrograde motion until 11th July, something that is keeping her here until October, while giving you a chance to revise your professional resolutions. When the Moon returns to your career sector from 4th July to 7th July, this will not only sharpen your professional instincts, but an alignment with Juno and a friendly aspect to the Sun, Jupiter and the North Node will make these especially good days across the income, work and career fronts. The same will be the case when the Moon moves through your work sector from 23rd July to 25th July, returning just as the Sun is leaving and ahead of Venus’ return on 31st July.

	Pisces	Tuesday 01 July 2025	Feb 19 - Mar 20
While the Sun won’t return to your work sector until 23rd July, the point in each year when the solar spotlight will always shift onto your work situation, job matters and options, things have not only gotten off to an early start, but they never really went off the boil from last year. By the time you move into the new month, it has only been 14 days since Mars left your work sector, with Mercury having returned late last month to take up his still warm seat. Mars had returned in November 2024 for what is normally a six week visit, but a retrograde phase not only kept him here but saw him retrograde back out, only to return for a do over that just ended two weeks ago. By the time Mercury returned for what is normally a 14 to 15 day chance to work smarter, get your head in the game, think on your feet and the communication lines open, Mars had just spent five of the last seven months powering things up while leaving little time for things to go off the boil. With the Sun not returning until 23rd July, Mercury should be gone by then but instead, like Mars, a retrograde turn on 18th July is going to keep him here. However, unlike Mars, Mercury won’t retrograde back out and instead, this will not only keep him in your work sector for the rest of the month, but right through to September. By the time the Sun returns, Mercury will not only be in retrograde motion but so too will Neptune and Saturn, with Neptune turning retrograde in your income sector on 5th July and Saturn on 13th July. By the time the solar spotlight shifts onto your work situation, job matters and options, the doors will be open to the past and untapped potential on the income and job fronts. Yet when the Moon not only returns from 25th July to 27th July but as a New Moon, it will be to open new doors and usher in new potential, giving you the best of both worlds. It is earlier in the month that the Moon’s return to your career sector from 7th July to 9th July will both sharpen your professional instincts and make these especially good days across the income, work and career fronts.