Leo horoscope — This week

July 23 – August 22Fire☉ Sun
This week· Updated Nov 1

Soften Your Edges Inside Your Own Walls

Something at home or in your roots asks for attention this week. The Scorpio New Moon on November 9 falls in your fourth house, squaring your sign and bringing family, privacy and emotional foundations into focus. With Mars and Jupiter in your first house, you have energy and presence, but the lesson is to use it gently inside your own walls. Saturn in your ninth house asks you to rethink a belief or plan that no longer fits. Have one honest conversation with someone you live with or grew up with, and keep your pride out of it.

Key dates
Watch November 9, the New Moon in your fourth house, and November 13, when Mercury turns direct there. Venus turning direct on the 14th in your third house helps conversations flow.

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Love

★★★★★

Tenderness beats drama right now. Venus retrograde in your third house of everyday exchanges has made small messages feel loaded, and it turns direct on the 14th, when misunderstandings begin to fade. Until then, reread before you send and assume goodwill. With Jupiter in your first house, you're warm and magnetic in person, so favor face-to-face time over texts. Couples may discover that a quiet evening at home does more than a grand gesture. If you're single, a neighbor, a sibling's friend or someone from your daily circuit deserves a friendly hello.

Career

★★★★★

Slow down before you speed up. Mercury retrograde in your fourth house means work-from-home setups, family obligations or foundational decisions may be interrupting your focus. Once it turns direct on the 13th, ideas that seemed stuck begin to flow. Mars in your first house pushes you to lead, but with the New Moon square, the smarter move is to listen first and clarify second. Spend Monday and Tuesday on preparation, and make your boldest proposal on Thursday or Friday. Put your priorities in one short list, and share it with the person who needs it.

Money

★★★★★

Home-related expenses are the main character this week. With the New Moon and Mercury retrograde in your fourth house, a repair, a rent or mortgage question, or a family contribution may come up for discussion. Jupiter in your first house makes you want to be generous, and that impulse is lovely, but give it a deliberate shape. Decide in advance how much you want to offer and to whom. Venus in your third house turning direct on the 14th improves how you negotiate and compare options. Gather quotes or information first, and decide after the weekend.

Wellbeing

★★★★★

Let yourself be a little less brilliant for a few days. The New Moon square from your fourth house can drain emotional energy, especially around family and home, and your usual Leo drive may be running ahead of your reserves. With Mars in your first house you'll want to push, so choose movement that restores: stretching, swimming, a long stroll outdoors. Eat at regular times and stay near water. Sleep matters most from Sunday through Tuesday. When Mercury turns direct on the 13th, your mind loosens and you may notice the difference immediately.

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