Astrological Transits for July 2025: Retrogrades & Capricorn Full Moon

July 2025 is a deeply cosmic month—full of sign changes, significant retrogrades, and the powerful Full Moon in Capricorn. In this guide, I’ll walk you through each major transit so you can align with your purpose, embrace moments of introspection, and empower your personal growth. If you feel called to go deeper with personalized insights, visiting my astrology readings is a powerful step forward.

Monthly Overview: Key Dates

• July 4: Venus conjunct Uranus, Venus enters Gemini, Neptune goes retrograde in Aries.
• July 7: Uranus enters Gemini.
• July 10: Full Moon in Capricorn (18°49’).
• July 13: Saturn goes retrograde in Aries.
• July 18: Mercury begins retrograde in Leo.
• July 22: Sun enters Leo; New Moon in Leo on July 24 (2°07’).
• July 30: Chiron begins retrograde in Aries.
• July 31: Venus enters Cancer and Sun conjunct Mercury in Leo.

🌙 Full Moon in Capricorn – July 10

The Full Moon in Capricorn shines a spotlight on your achievements, structure, and responsibilities. At 18°49’, it emphasizes recognizing what you’ve built—projects, habits, emotional foundations—and honestly evaluating their integrity. Use this energy to:

• Celebrate your progress and accomplishments.
• Release unnecessary burdens or outdated commitments.
• Align your material world with deeper values.

This lunation invites you to merge ambition with humanity to build meaningful and sustainable foundations.

Key Retrogrades in July 2025

🌊 Neptune Retrograde in Aries (from July 4)

This transit marks a period of deep introspection around our motivations, ideals, and the way we connect with the divine through action. In Aries, Neptune challenges impulsive movement without soul alignment and invites us to pause and ask if our actions truly reflect our essence.

Feelings of doubt, spiritual fog, or inner disconnection may arise. It’s a great time to revisit meditation practices, rekindle inspired creativity, and tend to emotions we’ve masked with constant doing. Mental health becomes a central theme, as does the need to root ourselves in a grounded, courageous spirituality.

🪐 Saturn Retrograde in Aries (from July 13)

When Saturn turns retrograde in Aries, we’re called to examine our relationship with leadership, self-discipline, and the courage to stay aligned with our decisions. This transit can feel like an uncomfortable pause, especially if we’ve been pushing forward without clarity.

It’s time to mature your identity: Are you acting on impulse or integrity? Do you take responsibility for what you wish to create, or are you still seeking external validation? Saturn retrograde isn’t punitive—it invites refinement, correction, and a stronger foundation from which to lead yourself. Use this time to restructure your commitments and strengthen your inner authority.

🗣️ Mercury Retrograde in Leo (July 18 – August 1)

Mercury retrograde in Leo directly affects how we express ourselves, lead ideas, and share from the heart. Leo wants to shine, but this Mercury reminds us that clarity must come before performance.

This is a powerful time to reconnect with forgotten creative projects, redefine your message to the world, and examine how you handle visibility and attention. Childhood insecurities related to being seen or heard may surface—and can now be healed through conscious self-expression and loving communication with yourself.

🩹 Chiron Retrograde in Aries (from July 30)

Chiron, the wounded healer, retrogrades to reveal parts of our identity still needing integration. In Aries, these wounds relate to self-worth, personal power, and the right to take up space.

You may feel not good enough, hesitate to take initiative, or remember times when your authenticity was criticized. This transit isn’t about reliving pain—it’s about looking at those wounds with compassion and letting go of the inner conflict.

It’s a profound time for therapy, purpose coaching, or any healing practice that helps you embrace your wound as a source of wisdom. Because where it hurt the most is often where you have the most to offer.

Major Sign Changes

• Venus in Gemini (July 4–31): Mental stimulation and variety in love; playful, curious connections.
• Venus in Cancer (from July 31): Shift to emotional bonding, nostalgia, and nurturing connections.
• Uranus in Gemini (from July 7): Surprising ideas, breakthroughs in communication and learning.
• Sun in Leo (from July 22): Season of personal radiance, creative pride, and bold leadership.
• New Moon in Leo (July 24): A fresh start for self-expression, artistic pursuits, and identity renewal.

Practical Keys to Navigate the Month

1. Make space for reflection during retrogrades—journaling can help integrate inner shifts.
2. Celebrate tangible progress under the Full Moon, and release what weighs you down.
3. With Sun and Venus in Leo, plant seeds of boldness—dare to create, express, and be seen.
4. Use the transformative energy of Venus and Uranus in Gemini to innovate in relationships and projects.
5. Lean into a personalized astrology reading to move through the month with clarity and insight: astrology readings.

Final Reflection

July 2025 blends introspection, healing, and courageous expression. With Neptune, Saturn, Mercury, and Chiron all retrograde, we’re invited to look inward before moving ahead. At the same time, Leo’s solar and Venusian energy encourages authentic expression and creative power. The Full Moon in Capricorn helps us merge structure with soul. This is a month for conscious practice, heart-led action, and graceful evolution.

Would you like to explore how these transits impact your unique chart? I invite you to a personalized astrology reading to navigate this cosmic time with clarity, purpose, and wisdom.

With love,
Alejandro Herryman