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Your horoscope for Wednesday 20 August 2025
Aries 
With the Leo Moon fuelling your natural appetite for action in your horoscope, today you’ll want to be everywhere at once, raising banners and raising voices. But remember: not every blaze needs to be set by your hand. The true firebrand knows when to step aside and let others kindle flames too. Use your energy to amplify quieter comrades, not to dominate. You’re not diminishing your courage by sharing the limelight — you’re proving that leadership is collective, not an ego trip.
Taurus 
The Leo Moon squares your earthy sensibility, making you itch at the drama swirling around you. You’d rather keep the focus on the solid ground beneath everyone’s feet. Today, your role is to make sure the glitz doesn’t drown out the graft: ask who’s doing the washing up after the rally, who’s checking accessibility, who’s budgeting the snacks. You’re not being a killjoy — you’re ensuring that the spectacle has roots, and roots always outlast fireworks.
Gemini 
With Mercury buzzing in your horoscope and the Leo Moon in play, your words are particularly magnetic today. The danger is that you’ll enjoy the applause so much that you forget to hand the mic back. Harness the glamour by crafting messages that shine a spotlight on collective struggle rather than your wit alone. You’re not just a clever voice in the room — you’re the person who can turn ideas into slogans that stick to walls, chants, and memories long after the day is done.
Cancer 
The Leo Moon pushes you out of your protective shell, demanding that your care-work be seen. This might feel uncomfortable, but today visibility is part of the fight. It’s not enough to quietly organise tea and tissues in the background — make sure the crowd knows the march only moves because someone like you sorted the route and the rest stops. You’re not boasting — you’re showing that care is revolutionary labour, and it deserves centre stage too.
Leo 
With the Moon in your horoscope, your natural flair for drama is supercharged. You’ll feel the urge to command attention, and today, that isn’t a bad thing — provided you direct it outwards. Use your spotlight not for self-congratulation but for rallying the troops, naming the enemy, and lifting up the overlooked. Remember: the Sun doesn’t apologise for shining, but it does shine on everyone. Your charisma is a resource — spend it generously.
Virgo 
Leo’s flamboyance grates against your taste for precision, but today you’re the one who can make sure the glitter doesn’t blind. While others are busy with slogans and stagecraft, you’re quietly ensuring the microphone works, the permits are valid, and the leaflets don’t contain typos that undermine credibility. You’re not “fussing” — you’re proving that glamour without groundwork is just empty spectacle. Your detail is the scaffolding that lets the show stand tall.
What’s in store with your horoscope today?
Libra 
The Leo Moon harmonises with your charm, making today ideal for coalition-building. You can turn the theatre of politics into actual bridges between groups. While others posture, you weave the threads that hold alliances together. The trick today is not to appease every side, but to stage-manage a space where differences become dialogue, not division. You’re not smoothing cracks with gloss — you’re designing a set sturdy enough for everyone to stand on.
Scorpio 
The Leo Moon squares your intense gaze, forcing you to reckon with visibility you may not crave. Today, the role you’re called to play is less about secrecy and more about revelation. If there are uncomfortable truths lurking in the wings, you have the courage to bring them centre stage. Just remember: exposure without context risks becoming spectacle. Wrap your revelations in strategy, not just shock. You’re not undermining — you’re clearing the stage for something more honest to begin.
Sagittarius 
Jupiter fuels the Leo Moon with a taste for adventure, making you itch to expand beyond the usual script. Today is the time for bold experiments: fresh slogans, surprising alliances, or a spontaneous performance that reinvigorates the movement. You’re not distracting from the struggle — you’re keeping it alive by refusing to let it grow stale. Just check that your grand gestures still land with the people who matter, not just with your own thirst for novelty.
Capricorn 
The Leo Moon in your horoscope tests your instinct for order and responsibility, challenging you to let a little chaos onto the stage. You’re the one who usually keeps the books balanced and the schedules firm, but today’s lesson is that sometimes a dash of drama helps keep morale alive. Let someone paint the banner in neon, even if you’d prefer navy. You’re not abandoning discipline — you’re showing that discipline and joy can share the same platform without collapsing the set.
Aquarius 
The Leo Moon opposes your sign, spotlighting the tension between collective ideals and individual showmanship. Today, your challenge is to harness spectacle for solidarity, not ego. Experiment with performance as protest: a flash-mob, a parody of management-speak, or a carnival in the square. You’re not selling out to theatrics — you’re proving that theatre is a weapon when wielded with imagination. For you, disruption can look like laughter as much as it does confrontation.
Pisces 
The Leo Moon in your horoscope amplifies your natural dreaminess, urging you to turn your visions into something people can actually see. Today, that means art, song, or ritual. Don’t hide your idealism — stage it. Write the chant that sticks in the crowd’s throats, paint the mural that outlasts the protest, or compose the poem that makes the tired remember why they’re fighting. You’re not escaping into fantasy — you’re making imagination a public resource.
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By Steve Topple
This post was originally published on Canary.