August 2026 monthly tarot horoscope: Your star sign’s forecast

August is a powerful cosmic month introducing eclipse season which asks you to expect the unexpected and trust that whatever unfolds is moving you towards where you’re meant to be.

Venus enters Libra on August 6, helping relationships, friendships and partnerships flourish through compromise, honesty and mutual support.

The New Moon Solar Eclipse in Leo on August 12 encourages bold beginnings. Leo reminds us to stop playing small and start expressing who we really are.

This is further boosted by Mars entering Cancer on August 10, reminding us that true strength comes from protecting what matters most and building a secure foundation for the future based on our authentic selfhood and desire.

Virgo season begins on August 22, with Mercury joining Virgo a few days later, helping us turn inspiration into action. Practical plans replace big ideas, making this an excellent time to organise your life, improve your wellbeing and focus on the details that make long-term success possible.

Finally, the Lunar Eclipse in Pisces at the end of the month asks us to let go of something that’s quietly run its course. Release the past with gratitude, trust your intuition, and make space for the next exciting chapter. So much to look forward to this August – let’s get to it.

Aries

March 21 to April 20

Tarot cards for Aries for August: King of Swords, The Star, The Hierophant

Meaning: With the right guidance, you could navigate your way into the place, role, relationship or niche you’re dying to enter. As Mars moves into Cancer on August 10, consider the alliances, mentors, potential coaches or advocates in your realm who can advise, steer and support you getting where you want to go. Think: soft power, influence, persuasion. Most good things come via who, vs what, you know. You are seeking your own literal Hierophant, and that is why that card has emerged.

The King of Swords advises you to be strategic, clever, and worldly shrewd this August, Plan ahead, play the long game, think in terms of chess moves vs your usual more spontaneous and firefighting approach.

The Star is a promise that, if you play the game well, you can achieve your heart’s desire, you can reach those stars. The higher you aim the better the outcome. Surround yourself with folk you believe in you and will encourage you… and make your power moves. You are going to win.

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Taurus

April 21 to May 21

Tarot cards for Taurus for August: Three of Swords, Eight of Cups, Three of Coins

Meaning: Someone you expected better of has let you down in the last year. The relationship is not what you thought it was, and that blindsided you a little, as you feel you’ve held up your end and you don’t understand why things soured.

The Three of Swords reminds us that not everyone has our back (unless it’s to backstab us) and we can’t expect truth, transparency or closure from such people. You have to pull out the thorn and move on, make your own narrative, and cut them loose. The Eight of Cups reminds us that there’s always better options out there, the best is yet to come, we can rewrite the story and start afresh. And you are!

My my, August us full of new relationship potential — from family ties to work alliances, from deep friendship to romance. The Three of Coins shows how loved you are. Venus in Libra season, starting on August 6, is set to bring you all the love you desire and deserve. Get ready to receive!

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Gemini

May 22 to June 21

Tarot cards for Gemini for August: Three of Swords, Judgement, The Sun

Meaning: All Gemini folk are overthinkers, it’s part of your factory settings (I speak as a Gemini myself). One of the most damaging things you do is imagine other folk are thinking negatively of you, and you kind of absorb that projection as fact and tell yourself it’s true.

The Three of Swords and Judgement show that you’ve been doing this again, creating friction or conflict or distance where there is really no issue. Recognise it. See your assumptions. Step back from fuelling them. The only person you really hurt is yourself.

The Sun is a reminder that, actually, you’re one of the most loved folk around! Always kind and upbeat and interesting and helpful. You light up rooms, heal wounds, solve problems, and bring great intel. Folk are always pleased to see you. Go where you feel welcome and remind yourself. Check in with those you’ve assumed stuff about in a neutral way and I bet you’ll be well received. Other people love you. Remember this and come out to play again, please.

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Cancer

June 22 to July 23

Tarot cards for Cancer for August: Four of Swords, The Wheel of Fortune, Eight of Wands

Meaning: Eclipse season, running most intensely from August 12 to 28, stirs things up and has you feeling pulled in lots of different directions. The Wheel of Fortune plays into this energy and tells you that things are going to change faster than you think. What once looked like a forever or limbo situation will swiftly move ahead in a surprising direction.

The Eight of Wands asks you to keep hold of the wheel and stay in the game, keep talking to folk and being visible. Don’t retreat into the shell! The world is bringing a phase of chaos but much of it will be good, or can be turned into good. Use your network and allies to encourage and help you and you can make more progress in this four weeks than the whole year so far!

Then… chill. By month-end and that Full Moon in Pisces you’ll be ready for a rest, and you should definitely have a time out, a pause in proceedings, a moment to reflect and catch up emotionally with all that’s unfolded. A big month ahead!

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Leo

July 24 to August 23

Tarot cards for Leo for August: Nine of Cups, Queen of Coins, The Chariot

Meaning: Your New Moon in Leo, a solar eclipse, in the middle of August, is a peak moment in 2026. It lets you unfurl your wings to their full stretch and soar into the sky, ready to ascend to new heights and levels. The Nine of Cups grants you a wish in this moment, so prepare to pursue a heartfelt desire and manifest it. Anything is possible.

The Chariot and Queen of Coins indicate money, wealth, work, home and potential moves, literally physically and in terms of your ambitions. If you wish to move roles, companies, homes or location then this is the time to put that wish out into the Universe and make your moves.

Put true purpose into your weekly plans, make your actions intentional, know why you’re doing what you’re doing, and if you’re unsure then simply don’t do it. Leave room for new ideas to emerge that do make sense and inspire you to action. A new era is beginning. Right here, right now.

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Virgo

August 24 to September 23

Tarot cards for Virgo for August: Ace of Coins, The Sun, Queen of Coins

Meaning: Your star sign’s birthday season begins on August 22 — many happy returns to you, Virgo — and it seems like the Universe is bringing you abundant gifts and rewards for all of your efforts and good deeds so far in 2026.

The Sun blesses the whole month with joy, success, love, friendship, travel and new opportunity. The only ask of you is to believe in yourself and be confident in your actions. You desire and deserve the best, so go for it.

The Ace and Queen of Coins form an alliance in your realm, inviting you to activate a new ambition around either your health, wealth, work or home. Putting down a new foundation that will carry you into a better future outcome, even if it takes a long time. The rewards will start the minute you activate this goal, to keep you on track and motivated. Good things come to those who put the work in, and you’re ready to do it! You’ll look back on this August as being a very important time of transition.

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Libra

September 24 to October 23

Tarot cards for Libra for August: The Tower, Eight of Coins, The Star

Meaning: When one door closes, another opens. Don’t fear anything which goes wrong, blows up, collapses or turns into something unworkable in your realm. Deal with it head-on, probably by removing it from your realm altogether (it had its chance). Deep down, you feel relief because you knew something wasn’t right. The Tower is like ripping off a plaster — its hurts for a second and then the healing begins.

The Eight of Coins reminds you to keep your head. Stay on course, keep working hard, keep being amazing… because there is, probably around the mid month New Moon in Leo, a rewarding and much appreciated breakthrough coming your way, partly accessed by letting go of what was rotten or false. After all, new life needs fresh ground to root down into.

The Star is your reward. A dream come true, a wish pass, a wonderful opening that represents what you always wanted anyway. It’s likely you were pursuing this outcome via the route that collapsed (hence why you pushed down your misgivings and carried on), and it comes in an unexpected way. Life is full of twists! Get ready for yours.

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Scorpio

October 24 to November 22

Tarot cards for Scorpio for August: Queen of Swords, Eight of Cups, Strength

Meaning: Reinvention, rebirth, the phoenix from the flames… these are your sign’s mythology and inner core power. You are unstoppable. You are the ultimate comeback story. And this August proves this once again. The Eight of Cups shows you’ve endured a blow, a hard truth, a setback, a failure. And you have taken it well, not wasted energy denying it, but not dwelt on it either.

The Universe applauds this resilience. And the Queen of Swords sees you starting your transition and phoenix process. Solo and proud, independent and forceful. You are crafting a new story, objective, goal, opportunity. It comes from within, from your imagination, and it’s now being forged and shaped in reality to become a tangible presence in your realm.

Strength shows that the Universe will gift you every ounce of courage, determination, confidence and boldness needed to make this shift. You are living, learning, and growing. This is a month of great transformation and personal power. Own it!

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Sagittarius

November 23 to December 21

Tarot cards for Sagittarius for August: Knight of Wands, Knight of Swords, King of Swords

Meaning: Leo season always boosts your confidence, so up until August 21 you are in strident form! Use this personal charisma and forcefulness to repair, recalibrate and renew any faltering or fractured relationships (that matter to you) in your realm. Three Court cards for your August reading suggests that other people are going to be important influences this month, so pay attention to the dynamics and act accordingly. Don’t let things slide, don’t fall prey to old patterns, don’t keep silent when you yearn to speak up.

The Knight and King of Swords bring great ideas and a real sense of purpose this August. You are making moves, creating a strategy. This is not like your usual spontaneous, slightly chaotic, approach but it feels right for what you’ve got going on. Bring your intellect to the foreground and use your sharp mind to craft cunning plans and schemes.

The Knight of Wands is your ever-present good humour, sense of adventure and optimism. You light up rooms, you bring the party, you make magic happen. Even when working with difficult people or forging your strategies, let the fun and joy flow. It’s what you’re known for and what draws folk to you.

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Capricorn

December 22 to January 21

Tarot cards for Capricorn for August: Eight of Cups, Queen of Coins, Four of Wands

Meaning: Eclipse season can flip things on their head, turning things upside-down, and you will definitely feel that energy flowing through your realm this August — in a good way. The Eight of Cups leading into Four of Wands shows the frown being turned upside-down into a smile!

From disappointment comes success. What you once hankered for, and never got, comes back around again for you, and not only doyou know how to make it land, make it work this time, you’re actually glad you didn’t get this first time around. Good things come to those who wait, right?

The Queen of Coins instils a sense of control, destiny, and practical ambition in you, which means you’re turning every possibility into real opportunity. Nothing gets past you or away from you. No stone is left unturned and you reap more results and rewards in this month than the rest of 2026 put together! Be busy. Be good. Live well. Life is happening for you.

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Aquarius

January 22 to February 19

Tarot cards for Aquarius for August: Seven of Cups, King of Coins, The Moon

Meaning: What a wild card August will be for you, Aquarius! Feels like everything is building towards the Full Moon lunar eclipse in Pisces at month end, and at that point you will undergo a spiritual awakening, an epiphany, a powerful creative surge of imaginative ideation and artistry that will define your coming months and years.

The Seven of Cups and The Moon show the build-up to this point will feel charged, psychic, mysterious, full of visions and omens and signs. Write everything down, you can join the dots later, you can make sense of it as the magic unfolds in its own time.

The King of Coins hints this is about your career, life path, and purpose. How you make a living. How you run your life and where you invest your greatest strengths and energy. You are always questioning this. Something life-changing will emerge this August, around the Full Moon, that makes you realise exactly what you’ve got to do next and why. A game changer month.

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Pisces

February 20 to March 20

Tarot cards for Pisces for August: Six of Wands, Justice, Page of Wands

Meaning: It’s your Full Moon this month, which grants you wishes, requests, and ideal visions of your life as you wish it were. Pisceans often live half in a daydream, subterranean realm; one foot in reality, one foot in the clouds. But this August, you can draw both realms together, and create a new reality.

The Six of Wands blesses the next six weeks with luck, good fortune and karma. You will get lucky with all the bold hands you play, so start playing to win! The Page of Wands asks you to be bold, brave, and experimental. Don’t overthink anything, just do what feels good and gets you closer to a reality you wish to experience. Somehow things will turn out right.

Justice shows, along the way, something that has hampered or upset you in the last year will also be put right. Maybe an apology, a vindication, a just result, an overturning of a verdict. Whatever it is, accept it graciously and move on with your head high. Things are moving your way, this is just the beginning.

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Kerry King has been reading, teaching and creating tarot for 30 years. Join her magical, exclusive Tarot Club for forecasts, predictions, lessons and readings straight to your inbox. Enjoy one month free for all Metro readers (no lock-in or commitment) over on Patreon.

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