by Susan Miller
July will be a productive, positive month, offering strong and supportive new and full moons and several sparkling aspects sprinkled throughout to keep you alert, motivated, and optimistic. A certain key romantic or business relationship will form the cornerstone of July. Let’s look closer.
The first big moment will occur on July 5 with the new moon in Cancer, 14 degrees, which lights your seventh house. This puts a spotlight on a close, committed loving marriage or effective partnership, joint venture, or collaboration formed for business. New moons open the door to new circumstances and fresh opportunities, and you always have a choice to take the opportunity and run with it (or not!) depending on your present situation. This will be the only new moon of the year to fall in Cancer and energize your relationship sector, so it looks as though you will want to find ways to make more of your relationship.
I love that your ruler Saturn will be in perfect trine (an ideal aspect of support and harmony) to the Sun and new moon in your seventh house of commitment. Saturn teaches the wisdom of giving up short-term instant gratification in favor of working toward important long-term goals.
Saturn’s role at this new moon suggests you and your partner will find ways to grow and deepen your relationship by choosing a goal that you can work on together. For example, you both might want to save up for a house, plan for a baby, or relocate to find more lucrative work in a new area. Everyone will enjoy this month’s friendly position of Saturn to the Sun and new moon on July 5, but you will benefit more than most because Saturn is Capricorn’s guardian ruling planet.