Astrology Forecast, July 2018: Lunar Eclipse ☌ Mars

June 30, 2018

In episode 162 of the podcast astrologers Kelly Surtees and Austin Coppock join the show to talk about the astrological forecast for July of 2018.

Our main focus this month is a tense lunar eclipse that occurs towards the end of the month in Aquarius, which is closely conjunct Mars and square Uranus.

We also discuss a Mercury retrograde in Leo, a partial solar eclipse in Cancer, and Jupiter stationing direct in Scorpio.

At the top of the show Chris discusses the possibility of writing a Sun-sign column, and some of the pros and cons that go along with that.

Jo Gleason recently wrote a thread on twitter saying that every astrologer should write horoscopes at some point in their life.

This forecast episode of the podcast is available in both audio and video formats, and you can find links to both below.

News and Announcements

The giveaway this month is a copy of volume two of The Ascendant journal, which is produced by the Association for Young Astrologers.
Kelly is teaching a four week online astrology class on predicting with progressions, starting July 9.
Chris has a new lecture recording for sale titled An Introduction to Hellenistic Astrology.

Major Alignments for July

Here are the major astrological alignments for July:

Venus ingresses into Virgo on July 9.
Jupiter stations direct in Scorpio July 10.
Partial Solar eclipse/New Moon in Cancer July 12
Mars conjunct south node in Aquarius July 20
Sun moves into Leo on July 22.
Mercury stations retrograde in Leo July 26
Lunar eclipse in Aquarius July 27

Auspicious Electional Chart for July

The auspicious election this month is set for:

July 9, 2018 at 1:40 AM, with 13 Taurus rising

There are three more electional charts that we found for July, which are available in our private subscriber-only podcast on auspicious elections that was released yesterday.

If you would like to get access to that discussion, then all you have to do is become a patron of The Astrology Podcast on the $5 or $10 tier through our page on on Patreon, and then you will get access to the 40-minute Auspicious Elections Podcast immediately.