Your August 2026 Tarotscopes

By Meghan Rose

Welcome to August, celestial cutie! This month starts with Chiron retrograde in Taurus on August 3, asking us to sit and reflect on “why” we may have wounds about self-worth, financial health, or an overall sense of safety in our lives. We also have Venus (the planet of love, sex, beauty, and money) entering Libra, its home sign, on August 6, allowing us to connect more deeply with the beauty that lives inside of us and all around us. This is a great time to heal through art, culture, flirtation, connection, or simply getting out and enjoying life. On August 9, Mercury (the planet of communication, ideation, tech, and travel) enters Leo and encourages us to take bold approaches to how we share our ideas, connect with others, and communicate about ourselves. This is not a month to be self-deprecating, and the cards below confirm this!

With Mars entering Cancer on August 11, coupled with a new moon solar eclipse in Leo on August 12, the middle of the month gets fiery and a little passive-aggressive. Be cognizant of who you’re talking to, and HOW you’re talking to them! We enter Virgo season on August 22, kicking off a month full of organization, healing, helping, and optimizing. Mercury joins in on Virgo’s mutable earth sign energy on August 25, helping us end the month with a clear picture of who we are and how to move forward in the right direction. Our second eclipse (and the last of 2026) happens on August 28, with a full moon lunar eclipse in Pisces. This also ends the eclipses on the Pisces-Virgo axis, ushering us into a brand new chapter of life that’s more focused on seeing and being seen.

Now let’s get into the fun stuff! Read the tarot card pulled for your rising sign first, and check for your sun sign, too! Let your tarotscopes for August help you navigate the month ahead:

Aries & Aries Rising: The Empress

Your tarot card this month reminds you that there is a reality where you receive what you desire in life without constantly chasing or controlling it. You are naturally wired to initiate, build, and make things happen, but this month asks you to soften your edges and notice what is already growing around you. With Venus entering Libra on August 6, relationships become a mirror for where you have been over-extending yourself and where you are finally ready to meet life halfway and let the universe bring your blessings to you. You do not need to convince other people of your value, or grind to make things work. This month is asking you to trust that what will work won’t require you to break your back to make it happen.

Taurus & Taurus Rising: The Magician

August’s tarot card brings a reminder that you have more tools available to you than you realize. The Magician appears when you are being asked to stop waiting around for the “right time” and start taking action with the tools that are already in your toolbox. With Chiron retrograde in Taurus starting on August 3, old insecurities around your identity, or being seen, may bubble back up to the surface. It may feel uncomfortable, but it will show you how far you’ve come and that you know how to mend your own tender heart. This month is about rebuilding trust with yourself. You do not need to become an entirely different person for an entirely different life to be created. This month, stop and recognize how powerful the person who is already here is!

Gemini & Gemini Rising: The Chariot

Talk about full speed ahead! August’s tarot message asks you to pick a direction and commit to it instead of keeping every path as an option. The Chariot represents movement, momentum, and choosing yourself and your dream life over distractions. With Mercury entering Virgo on August 25, your attention this month turns toward your routines, work, and the practical daily moments that support your future. These are not the glamorous parts of life, but they are the parts that make everything else possible. Organizing all of the things that are important to you in your life is not boring. Being self-respecting and committing to healthy habits doesn’t limit your freedom. Use this month to build a solid foundation and watch as your life becomes freer and more prosperous!

Cancer & Cancer Rising: Strength

Being yourself and feeling your feelings is a superpower, not a weakness. But your August tarot message is about emotional regulation, not being swept away by your emotions or emotional suppression. True strength comes from finding balance and a middle ground. With Mars entering Cancer on August 11, your instincts and desires will be louder, and what is important to you won’t take “no” for an answer. The challenge here is remembering that not every emotion needs to be given the reins. Sometimes the strongest move you can choose is peace. Setting boundaries, or walking away from dynamics that drain you, are just as powerful as big reactions can seem. This month, trust yourself enough to respond from your centered space rather than from your wounds or past pain.

Leo & Leo Rising: The Lovers

Alignment is here for you in August! This month’s tarot card marks a major chapter of making choices, entering into commitments (relationships, work, or otherwise), and deciding what (or who) it is that you actually want to devote your energy to. The Lovers is not just a romance card, it is a values card. With the new moon solar eclipse in Leo on August 12, you are entering a powerful new cycle that shifts your identity, confidence, and how you show up in the world for the better. You may feel like an old version of yourself is shedding… and eclipses are markers that you are changing. Stop trying to recreate a past version of yourself that has already served its purpose. This month’s tarot card is your invitation to choose the life that feels exciting, authentic, and real!

Virgo & Virgo Rising: The Hierophant

Let’s go back to the basics. August brings you back to your roots, your beliefs, and the cultural traditions that have supported you throughout your life. The Hierophant asks you to look at what you have inherited versus what you have consciously chosen. With the sun entering Virgo on August 22, your birthday season begins with a reset around how you connect to a life that’s larger than just “you”. But remember, the best version of yourself does not mean constantly finding flaws. Sometimes, true growth looks like accepting yourself and what already works in your life. This month, create rituals that make you feel grounded, self-accepting, and calm, not routines that make you feel like you are failing a never-ending project.

Libra & Libra Rising: The Star

August brings you a much-needed exhale. The Star card shows up when you are starting to feel hopeful, and remembering that there’s no other shoe ready to drop. With Venus entering Libra on August 6, you have a chance to reconnect with your creative, flowy, magnetic parts of yourself. This month is a beautiful time to prioritize abundance, beauty, relationships, and experiences. Life is meant to be enjoyed, not picked apart or draining you in the process of being figured out. You do not have to chase what is meant for you. The right things will feel like they are falling into place this month. Let yourself notice how comfortable and easy things are when you’re not controlling them or worrying about the outcome.

Scorpio & Scorpio Rising: Two of Cups

What a time to be alive! This month’s tarot message is about emotional reciprocity and relationships in your life where you can be honest rather than performing for approval. The Two of Cups shows up to ask you where you are truly seen, not just where you get attention or feel wanted. With Mars entering Cancer on August 11, your deeper emotions and desires are being awakened, bringing important conversations about trust, vulnerability, and shared goals. You may start to realize how you’ve been chasing misaligned things in the past, and needing to take accountability for your part in your story. Intimacy is not just about someone knowing your secrets; it is about someone knowing your needs and honoring them. You have to let people show up and show you who they truly are. Trust that even if it’s not here yet, you are allowed to experience connections that feel safe, not just intense. And if that connection is here, honor it without rushing.

Sagittarius & Sagittarius Rising: Six of Swords

You must break the pattern, or the loop will repeat tomorrow… August’s tarot message is about leaving behind patterns, connections, approaches, and places that keep pulling you back into old versions of yourself. Six of Swords is not a dramatic escape card, this is about maturity and quietly choosing a new way forward. With Mercury entering Leo on August 9, your perspective on life starts to expand and your desire to learn, explore, and share your voice returns. You may feel called to share your new ideas, have new experiences, or enter into a bigger vision of your future. Do not underestimate the power of moving differently before anyone else understands why… including you! Your next chapter in life does not need everyone’s approval to arrive.

Capricorn & Capricorn Rising: Nine of Pentacles

Mastery is made moment by moment! Your August tarot message is about independence, self-worth, and creating a life you enjoy. The life you have built is something to be proud of, and this month you’re starting to treat yourself with pride and kindness rather than immediately searching for the next mountain to climb. Nine of Pentacles reminds you that your success is not only measured by what you have achieved, but by how much peace you can actually experience when you pause and sit in the present moment. With Venus entering Libra on August 6, your career, reputation, and public visibility receive a softer, more magnetic energy. You do not need to force what is meant for you anymore!

Aquarius & Aquarius Rising: King of Wands

August calls you into your innate sense of leadership. The King of Wands embodies creativity, passion, and taking yourself seriously as someone with influence. You do not need to be the loudest person in the room in order to command it. This month is about trusting your vision enough to move before everyone else understands it. With the full moon lunar eclipse in Pisces on August 28, themes around money, self-worth, and personal resources will reach a turning point. You may realize where you have been undervaluing yourself or investing energy without return. Take this as a reminder to stop waiting for a permission slip to build what you already know you can create.

Pisces & Pisces Rising: Three of Pentacles

Welcome one, welcome all! August brings a reminder that you are not meant to do everything in this life alone. Three of Pentacles is a collaboration card, a reminder that skill-building and progress are allowed to happen with help and others contributing to your vision. With the full moon lunar eclipse in Pisces on August 28, a major emotional cycle is meant to come to completion. This lunation will show you how much you have grown and which identities you have clung to for safety, guarding, or protection… but are now ready to release. You may feel more vulnerable, more connected, or finally ready to claim something or someone. Take action towards who or what lights you up and lets you be truly seen!

Meghan Rose is a writer and astrologer based in Rome. In addition to her monthly column for Glamour, she’s also the author of the popular Star-Crossed newsletter and host of the Star-Crossed podcast. With over a decade of experience, celebrity clientele, and “eerily accurate” insights, she aims to bridge the gap between the magical and the material with a grounded, authentic approach. Learn more about Meghan on her website themeghanrose.com and be sure to follow her on Tiktok, Instagram, and Substack.