Horoscope today, August 6, 2025: Daily star sign guide from Mystic Meg
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♈ ARIES
March 21 to April 20
Mars moves on, and your zone of intimate connections feels the heat.
Love you might have sensed was cooling can be hot again.
If you're single, what starts as a casual 'M' introduction can set your heart on fire from the first 'hello'.
Beware of burning any boss-based bridges when making waves at work.
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♉ TAURUS
April 21 to May 21
A new impulsive streak in your health sector can bring positive and negative effects – but you are ready to build on both.
The energy to push through a fitness barrier is with you now.
But also beware of impulsive actions, or an attraction towards high-risk activities.
Try to keep your Taurus head cool and calm.
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♊ GEMINI
May 22 to June 21
Your creative zone is all things bright and beautiful, so surround yourself with colourful people and projects.
You have the ability to stop over-thinking, and start getting your ideas to the right audience.
So if you are asked to speak or write at the last minute, accept.
Luck and love can both link to pink.
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♋ CANCER
June 22 to July 22
Recent home-based frustrations can melt away as Mars moves on in your chart.
You can take a stronger line – and hold it.
But you also have a natural mischief element that intrigues admirers who have been watching from a distance.
If you are in love, you will find physical energy matches emotional, at last.
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♌ LEO
July 23 to August 23
A communication barrier you've felt for some time can break down with just one word, sincerely meant.
This can be the day to say it, or send it.
If pride has been keeping you silent, let honesty have its say, and you could end the day in such a different place.
A health idea you usually discount may be worth a listen.
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♍ VIRGO
August 24 to September 22
What you stand for is in your chart spotlight.
A time of feeling you've had to bend, or even break, your principles, can be ending, and you are ready to stand firm for what you truly believe.
This may cause love, or work, ripples, but you have the chart backing to stay strong.
Luck circles names with three vowels.
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A wellbeing moon brings forward questions and helps you ask them
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♎ LIBRA
September 23 to October 23
You welcome Mars into the most personal part of your chart for the next six weeks – with all the fire and upheaval this can bring.
Your key feeling should be potential, as what you know you can achieve becomes much more vivid in your mind.
So even by tonight you can be choosing between three major goals.
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♏ SCORPIO
October 24 to November 22
Your moon-based ability to communicate is part intelligence, part instinct, today.
So even if it means deviating from a script, or a planned speech, let your heart lead your words.
Hiding parts of yourself is a habit you are ready to break.
At work, this can mean admitting you might need more from a daily routine.
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♐ SAGITTARIUS
November 23 to December 21
You're more drawn than ever towards people or projects with an edge of danger – but remember the difference between courage and carelessness.
People in your life who care about you deserve consideration.
When it comes to money, and a choice between paths, choose the one that learns from the past.
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♑ CAPRICORN
December 22 to January 20
There might be pressure to make a quick decision today in terms of which goal to pursue.
Instead of your usual Capricorn caution, you have an inner glow of energy that thrives on urgency.
Whatever you decide, you can make it work when you totally commit.
Passion is looking to the future, and away from the past.
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You might have some unusual home ideas as the most outrageous planet gets involved
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♒ AQUARIUS
January 21 to February 18
It's tempting to speed through a learning challenge – but try to take your time.
There's so much more for you to discover, given the chance.
If you are in love, a dreamy moon puts pure romance at the heart of a bond, and recent doubts can disappear.
Single? A confidential career can be a key clue.
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♓ PISCES
February 19 to March 20
A time of swallowing any doubts and simply getting through the day can end as you start to speak out about what really matters to you.
At home, you can expect a fresh set of shared rules – while at work, respect can become a mutual thing rather than one way.
Honesty is a risk, but so is hiding a vital part of yourself.
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The source added that, ironically, "Shriver initially put in a bid for the same house in 2020." Westcott's attorney returned to court last Tuesday ahead of a "likely attempt to subpoena Pratt because he is a material witness," she said. "For example, to establish when he started renting? He is living in a property that is wrapped up in a legal battle." The star is likely to be asked to testify - "Katy has already been mandated to do so," the source said. She added that Westcott's team "want to know how much Pratt is renting the house for. "Perry has claimed millions of dollars in damages, and claimed that it's not liveable - it's clearly liveable because an A-list actor is renting it." PRATT TESTIMONY Pratt's name was mentioned several times in court filings by Westcott's legal team last Friday in documents submitted to the Superior Court of the State of California. 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