Venus in Libra

6 August 2026

Have you noticed a brilliant "star" shining after sunset?

That's not a star at all: it's Venus, glowing brightly in the western sky as our Evening Star.

Venus returns to one of the signs she calls home: Libra.

In astrology, Venus represents our values, relationships, beauty, creativity, pleasure, self-worth and the way we attract rather than pursue. In Libra, she reminds us that beauty isn't superficial: it creates harmony, connection and balance.

This is a beautiful time to ask yourself:

What do I truly value?

What do I appreciate about me?

Go outside after sunset and look at Venus: rather than only reading astrology, experience it and build a relationship with the sky above you.

Venus in Libra is your invitation to practise appreciation before reflection. What you consciously value now becomes the foundation for the deeper discoveries of her Underworld Journey.

This year, Venus' journey is especially significant because she begins preparing for her retrograde before descending into her symbolic Underworld Journey through Scorpio and Libra from October to November. During this time we'll collectively review our Venus themes.

Mercury will also begin his retrograde around this time, connecting the feelings in your heart with the reflections in your mind. Together, Venus and Mercury invite us to review what we value, how we relate and how we communicate. But that story unfolds in October and November.

Astro fact: Mercury leaves his Cancer post-shadow today!

For now, with Venus in Libra, find where she is shining brightly in your chart. The Venus through the Houses post will guide you.

Your STARdeSIGN invitation: become aware of the living sky and witness Venus's descent. She will be at her brightest around 15 August and will set closer and closer to the Sun from then until she rises as the Morning Star again in November.

Enjoy observing Venus while she shines so brightly in the evening sky. Witness her setting off on her Underworld Journey and pay attention to how this ancient cycle in the sky makes you feel.

So much love,

Jess