Weekly Mundane Astrological Climate - Week of August 25 to 31, 2025

Introduction

You can view global aspects for any day and time using the Transits application, in simple chart mode after unchecking angular aspects in the form. Positions and aspects are calculated from Monday to Sunday at 12:00 PM UT.

The orb for major planetary aspects is set at three degrees. For the True North Node and Lilith, true positions are used. Minor aspects are excluded from interpretation due to their limited influence.

Planetary aspects shape the global context, influencing politics, economics, and social trends. Lunar aspects are not included here, as their brevity makes them too fleeting for a weekly analysis.

The same applies to the North Node, Lilith, and Chiron, whose influence through aspects remains insufficiently demonstrated.

You can also view the previous weeks of this new article series.

This is not a personal horoscope but a form of mundane astrology highlighting planetary influence on a collective scale.

This week of August 25 to 31, 2025 opens under the analytical clarity of the Sun in Virgo. The atmosphere emphasizes efficiency, order, and a sense of the concrete, with a stimulating challenge: the square of the Sun in Virgo to Uranus in Gemini, which disrupts routines and calls for intelligent adjustments without losing precision.

The Moon sets the rhythm clearly: the end of Virgo on Monday, Libra on Tuesday and Wednesday fostering dialogue and balance, then Scorpio from Thursday to Saturday intensifying emotional depth, before Sagittarius on Sunday opens horizons and rekindles the drive for exploration and a broader vision.

The short term aspects set the tone of the week: in addition to the Sun in Virgo square Uranus in Gemini, Mars in Libra square Jupiter in Cancer pushes to calibrate action and moderation. Venus completes her stay in Cancer by weaving rich connections: trines to Saturn Retrograde and Neptune Retrograde in Aries, sextile to Uranus in Gemini, but opposition to Pluto Retrograde in Aquarius which adds transformative depth. Tuesday 26, Venus enters Leo, redirecting the tone toward greater expressiveness, warmth, and creative radiance.

In the background, the long term structure is at work: Saturn Retrograde conjunct Neptune Retrograde in Aries reshapes frameworks and visions, in connection with Uranus in Gemini and Pluto Retrograde in Aquarius through harmonious links. Saturn Retrograde sextile Uranus and sextile Pluto Retrograde, while Uranus sextile Neptune Retrograde and trine Pluto Retrograde, supporting a progressive, lucid, and lasting reform.

The karmic thread and healing remain present: Chiron Retrograde in Aries continues to encourage courageous lucidity. Sunday 31, the True North Node in Pisces turns Retrograde, emphasizing a refocusing on learning and collective direction. Lilith Retrograde in Scorpio maintains a demanding introspection on desire and hidden areas. The whole picture invites combining Virgo discernment, relational tact, and flexibility in the face of the unexpected.

Planetary Positions and Aspects – Short-Term

Planetary Positions – Fleeting Influences

• The Sun, from 2°33' to 8°21' Virgo, establishes a dynamic of analysis, method, and efficiency. The square to Uranus in Gemini disrupts routines and encourages quick adjustments that preserve attention to detail. Vital energy serves the concrete, with a search for order and precision throughout the period.
• Mercury, from 15°48' to 26°07' Leo, continues to stimulate expression and communication with confidence. Ideas are conveyed with clarity and warmth, which favors speaking up and transmitting significant information. Caution remains useful to avoid a tone that is too sharp and could trigger strong reactions.
• Venus, from 29°47' Cancer to 6°58' Leo, changes sign on Tuesday 26. At the end of Cancer, emotional sensitivity and the need for closeness intensify, in connection with harmonious aspects to Saturn Retrograde and Neptune Retrograde in Aries, a sextile to Uranus in Gemini, and an opposition to Pluto Retrograde in Aquarius which adds transformative depth. From her entry into Leo, the relational climate shifts toward greater expressiveness, generosity, and creative radiance.
• The Moon, from 28°54' Virgo to 10°55' Sagittarius, modulates collective dispositions step by step. The end of Virgo on Monday supports sorting and organizing, Libra on Tuesday and Wednesday encourages dialogue and balance, Scorpio from Thursday to Saturday deepens and intensifies emotions, then Sagittarius on Sunday broadens the perspective and rekindles the drive for exploration.

Planetary Aspects of the Week – Short-Term Climate

• Sun (Virgo) square Uranus (Gemini) introduces an unpredictable climate where certainties can be shaken. Sudden events encourage adjusting plans, innovating, or breaking out of a fixed routine. Favorable for creative breakthroughs if flexibility prevails over rigidity.
• Venus (Cancer) trine Saturn Retrograde (Aries) supports solid commitments and relationships built to last. Affectionate gestures gain depth and reliability. Favorable for sincere alliances and partnerships founded on trust.
• Venus (Cancer) sextile Uranus (Gemini) brings a breath of freshness into relationships and tastes. Unexpected encounters or creative ideas stimulate emotional life. A good moment to pleasantly surprise or to break free from a limiting habit.
• Venus (Cancer) trine Neptune Retrograde (Aries) softens the emotional climate and fosters artistic inspiration. Heightened sensitivity, empathy, and intuitive understanding strengthen bonds. Ideal for creative projects or endeavors imbued with poetry.
• Venus (Cancer) opposite Pluto Retrograde (Aquarius) intensifies emotions and confronts profound truths in the realm of relationships. Bonds are transformed, sometimes under the pressure of significant events. Favorable for awareness and genuine evolution.
• Mars (Libra) square Jupiter (Cancer) pushes to act with ardor, sometimes beyond real means. Excess confidence or generosity may lead to hasty decisions. Positively, this energy stimulates initiative and boldness, provided a sense of proportion is maintained.

Planetary Positions and Aspects – Longer-Term

Planetary Positions – Medium-Term Climate

• Mars, from 11°43' to 15°35' Libra, acts in a relational and diplomatic register throughout the week, without a change of sign. Action favors balance, negotiation, and the right balance between firmness and tact, with a risk of dispersion if concessions are too broad.
• Jupiter, from 16°40' to 17°47' Cancer, remains in the sign, strengthening protection, cohesion, and loyalty to a secure framework. It amplifies nurturing impulses and solidarity, but may also reinforce defensive reflexes if uncertainty is feared.
• Lilith Retrograde, from 24°57'Я to 17°09'Я Scorpio, stays in Scorpio throughout the period and continues her Retrograde phase. The atmosphere intensifies around themes of desire, control, and shadow areas; the internalization of impulses encourages probing deep motivations, clarifying taboos, and regaining power over what once slipped away.

Planetary Positions – Long-Term Climate

• Saturn Retrograde, from 0°27'Я to 0°03'Я Aries, continues its phase of revising personal structures and responsibilities linked to individual initiative. This period calls for rigor, patience, and clarity of intention, while encouraging the consolidation of long term projects.
• Uranus, from 1°24' to 1°27' Gemini, advances slowly but steadily in a sign favorable to intellectual diversity and creative disruptions. It supports fresh ideas, unexpected exchanges, and innovative solutions, energizing networks and learning.
• Neptune Retrograde, from 1°31'Я to 1°22'Я Aries, sustains a climate of idealism and questioning about collective causes and visions of renewal. It stimulates imagination and inspiration, while demanding careful discernment between enlightened intuition and seductive illusions.
• Pluto Retrograde, from 1°54'Я to 1°47'Я Aquarius, continues to deeply transform dominant collective structures, revealing the flaws of political, economic, or technological systems. It acts as a factor of slow but decisive mutation.
• Chiron Retrograde, from 26°52'Я to 26°44'Я Aries, extends a time of introspection on wounds related to identity and self assertion. This phase favors inner work, healing, and the strengthening of personal confidence.
• True North Node, from 18°19' Pisces to 18°24'Я Pisces, directs the collective quest toward creative surrender, trust, and reconciliation. It invites a review of common orientations by integrating more flexibility and inspiration. It is direct at the beginning of the period and then turns Retrograde on Sunday 31, marking a karmic turning point that favors inner focus, the revision of collective choices, and the assimilation of past experiences.

Long-Term Planetary Aspects – Enduring Trends

For this week of August 25 to 31, 2025, there is no change compared to last week.

• Retrograde Saturn (Aries) sextile Uranus (Gemini) embodies a rare synergy between order and innovation. This planetary combination offers an ideal ground for patient yet bold reforms, where structure adapts without breaking, and progress fits within realistic frameworks. On a global scale, it can support the implementation of innovative public policies or the modernization of long-standing institutions, provided internal tensions are managed through a coherent vision.
• Retrograde Saturn (Aries) conjunct Retrograde Neptune (Aries) marks a moment of crystallization between spiritual aspiration and the demands of reality. This aspect urges the embodiment of high ideals in tangible projects, shaping an ethical or mystical vision into concrete commitments. It can signal the emergence of charismatic leaders driven by a collective mission or the creation of socially symbolic structures, but it calls for caution against overly seductive illusions or rigid utopias.
• Retrograde Saturn (Aries) sextile Retrograde Pluto (Aquarius) supports deep but well-framed transformations of power systems. It allows collective changes to be anchored in stable foundations by combining strategic clarity with constructive patience. This climate favors lasting institutional reforms, the overhaul of governance mechanisms, or the establishment of new social norms that meet the demands of the contemporary world.
• Uranus (Gemini) sextile Retrograde Neptune (Aries) unites the quest for inspiration with the drive for progress. It creates a climate conducive to meaningful technological advances, linking collective intuition with concrete innovation. This configuration encourages bridges between science and spirituality, between digital networks and human awareness, between idealism and social efficiency. It carries within it the seeds of new ways to envision solidarity or education in the digital age.
• Uranus (Gemini) trine Retrograde Pluto (Aquarius) activates a powerful dynamic of societal regeneration. This is an aspect of calm yet determined revolution, where changes naturally take hold in areas related to technology, shared governance, or collective infrastructures. It emphasizes the transformation of communication systems, the rise of new forms of collective intelligence, and the profound questioning of established paradigms.
• Retrograde Neptune (Aries) sextile Retrograde Pluto (Aquarius) works deeply on the collective unconscious. This underlying current fosters the emergence of new worldviews, often gently breaking away from previous models. It supports a transformation of shared beliefs, a symbolic renewal of political or spiritual ideals, and a gradual change in the invisible structures underpinning societies. The deep movements it triggers may remain unnoticed for a long time before profoundly reshaping the collective imagination.

Conclusion

The week of August 25 to 31, 2025 unfolds in a dynamic of analysis and precision, driven by the Sun in Virgo which imposes a pragmatic and methodical climate. The entry of Venus into Leo on Tuesday 26 redirects the emotional and relational sphere toward greater warmth, generosity, and expressiveness. The square of the Sun to Uranus and the square of Mars to Jupiter bring an atmosphere of unpredictability and possible excess, calling for careful adjustments. The harmonies of Venus with Saturn Retrograde and Neptune Retrograde in Aries, as well as her sextile to Uranus in Gemini, offer opportunities for fruitful agreements and shared creativity, despite the opposition to Pluto Retrograde which intensifies questioning.

In the background, the slow moving framework remains stable: Saturn and Neptune Retrograde in Aries continue their work of redefining collective structures, in connection with Uranus in Gemini and Pluto Retrograde in Aquarius. Chiron Retrograde keeps the focus on healing wounds related to identity, while True North Node Retrograde in Pisces calls for revisiting the collective direction in a spirit of inspiration and flexibility. Lilith Retrograde in Scorpio continues to heighten inner explorations and clarity about hidden desires. A week favorable for combining critical sense, relational openness, and vigilance in the face of the unexpected.