TOKYO GINZA Astrology

Your next role at work begins to come into focus this month. The Sun and New Moon in Libra illuminate goals and your position in the world in the 10th house. Alongside what other people ask of you, you will have a clearer sense of the work you want to do. Mars and Jupiter in the 8th house energize collaboration and the strengths you can pool with others. Working together could bring something within reach that you could not achieve alone. By the end of the month, love and hobbies offer their own satisfying moments, and the person you are outside work has a chance to come forward too.

September draws you toward places you have wanted to visit and subjects you have wanted to study again. The Sun and the New Moon around the 11th move through the 9th house, the realm of travel, specialist knowledge and different cultures. Learning from someone knowledgeable or visiting a place where the work happens can reveal something fascinating in a subject you thought you already knew. In the second half of the month, the focus turns to how you might use those experiences at work. The Full Moon around the 26th illuminates home and your base, and you may want somewhere to return to that suits the person you are when you are out in the world. Broadening your horizons also helps you appreciate the place you come home to.

August offers lasting ways to enjoy everyday life as other people's skills and the spaces available to you complement your own abilities. Around the 12th, the New Moon and solar eclipse in Leo fall in the 8th house of shared resources and close collaboration. Making plans with someone close, or creating a space or a piece of work with a specialist, could bring you closer to possibilities you would not have chosen alone. Around the 31st, Jupiter and Saturn help turn that cooperation into a solid foundation at home or wherever your activities are based. The clearer you are about what matters to you, the more you can gain from someone else's expertise. Everyday conversations in the second half of the month reveal what you will actually want to keep using.

New methods you try in your everyday work open up possibilities for working with someone else. Early in the month, Mars and Uranus come together, bringing unexpected ideas to familiar tasks. The New Moon around the 14th turns attention to your one-to-one relationships, helping you turn thoughts about what you would like to do, and with whom, into a concrete agreement. In the second half of the month, the Sun and Jupiter meet, encouraging closer collaboration. The quality you can achieve with someone else’s skills or equipment brings satisfaction. Meanwhile, the Full Moon around the 29th illuminates your own abilities and values. Having people you can rely on helps make it clearer where you want to put your own strengths to use this July.

The pleasure of using your skills returns to everyday work. The Sun and New Moon in the 6th house illuminate the adjustments in everyday work and habits that can change the finished result. Put your abilities to work on a process you know well, and people may appreciate the difference. Around the 9th, Venus and Jupiter meet in your relationship sector, bringing more warmth and possibility to the time you spend together. A work discussion could lead to a rewarding encounter, or someone close may have a welcome suggestion. From the end of the month, the focus shifts toward drawing on another person's expertise to take things further. Meeting people enriches both your daily work and your life.

You may want to make plans for pleasure simply because you want to. The Sun in Taurus in the 5th house, along with the New Moon around the 16th, illuminates romance, creativity and playfulness. Even in the home or base you put in order in April, you may find yourself wondering what you would now like to enjoy there. You can invite someone you like or begin something you have wanted to make, turning anticipation into a day spent doing what you enjoy. Fresh approaches to work arrive in the second half of the month, and an idea you learned through a hobby could prove unexpectedly useful. At month's end, there is time to savor the memories on your own. Alongside results you can show other people, this is a month to come away with plenty of experiences you can say you enjoyed for yourself.

You may want the hours after you get home to reflect your choices as much as your working life does. With planets gathering in Aries in the 4th house, how you want to use your home or another space where you spend time working or enjoying yourself is this month's central theme. The wish to welcome people you like or enjoy a hobby in comfort can motivate you more than a sense of duty to put the house in order. Early in the month, take in the recognition that comes from the wider world; midmonth, try something new in the place where you spend your time. Love and creativity brighten the second half. Alongside somewhere to work hard, you can have somewhere to enjoy being yourself. Ideas for making that kind of life may become more tangible this month.