July Ends With Mercury Bumping Into Venus Before It Moves Into Virgo—Here's Your Horoscope

If you’re maddeningly mysterious, people may get frustrated, especially if they can’t figure out what’s really going on. But if you unload too much information at once, they could feel flooded and overwhelmed. This is the midpoint between last week’s emotional Cancer new moon and next week’s friendly Aquarius full moon. Your best bet? Be approachable AND appropriate.

Overthinking alert! On Thursday, July 27, mental Mercury bumps into Venus—who is currently retrograde in Leo, escalating a “do they love me or love me not?” drama. It’s one thing to be intuitive and read the tea leaves, but if assessing someone’s interest level feels like a guessing game, consider that you might be projecting qualities onto them that may not be there.

Starting Friday, July 28, messenger Mercury kicks off an extended visit to its home sign of efficient, analytical Virgo. Bring order to chaos by organizing, tracking and budgeting. With the communication planet in this healthy sign, you can start sustainable new habits by writing things down and planning ahead.

While this is a great time for editing, perfecting and inspecting a pet project, there’s also a downside: Mercury’s protracted stay in one sign is because the planet will be retrograde from August 23 to September 15—all the more reason to be extra vigilant now and avoid a costly mistake that takes time and resources to fix. Get your plans in order before summer ends!