Daily horoscope for Aug. 4, 2024

Moon Alert: There are no restrictions to shopping or important decisions today. The Moon is in Leo.

Happy Birthday for Sunday, Aug. 4, 2024:

You are a rebellious, free spirit who likes to chart your own course. You’re intelligent, compassionate and strong-willed. You like to enlighten others. This is a slower paced year. Take time to rejuvenate yourself. Focus on business and personal relationships, especially with those who have your back.

ARIES

(March 21-April 19)
★★★★
Today’s New Moon is the perfect time to consider if you value your creativity. You’re inventive, especially when doing anything with your hands. This is the perfect day to acknowledge and own your talents. Tonight: Check your health. This Week: Have patience with delays and confusion at work.

TAURUS

(April 20-May 20)
★★★
This is the best day of the year to ask yourself what you can do to improve your home and family relationships. You love the stability of a strong home life, because at heart, you’re a country squire. Tonight: Socialize. This Week: Old flames and news from children might surprise you.

GEMINI

(May 21-June 20)
★★★★
How are your communicating skills? Do people understand you? Do you understand others? Are you a good listener, or are you just waiting for your chance to speak? Tonight: Entertain. This Week: Reunions and touching base with family again.

CANCER

(June 21-July 22)
★★★
Each New Moon is a chance to make resolutions. Today’s New Moon is your chance to think about how you handle what you own. How can you simplify your life and make what you own work for you? Tonight: Warm conversations. This Week: Allow extra time to deal with travel delays and confused communications.

LEO

(July 23-Aug. 22)
★★★★
Today the only New Moon in your sign all year is taking place, which means it’s the perfect day to look in the mirror and ask yourself how you can improve the image you create on your world. Tonight: Shopping? This Week: Double-check money and financial transactions.

VIRGO

(Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
★★★
Because of the placement of the New Moon, this is an excellent day to give a little thought to your spiritual values. Honest observations help you to be realistic about basic truths. Tonight: You’re charming. This Week: Old friends and ex-partners are back in your world.

LIBRA

(Sept. 23-Oct. 22)
★★★★
Today’s New Moon is the perfect day to ask yourself about the friends that you keep. Do you hang out with quality people? Are your friends of benefit to you, or do they come at a cost? Tonight: Solitude. This Week: Research and memories from the past.

SCORPIO

(Oct. 23-Nov. 21)
★★★
This is the best day of the year to think about your life direction. Are you at work today just because you were at work yesterday? Are you headed where you want to go? Tonight: Friendships. This Week: Contacts from classes, groups and old friends will surprise you.

SAGITTARIUS

(Nov. 22-Dec. 21)
★★★★
You are the truth-seeker and the traveler of the zodiac. Today’s New Moon is an excellent time for you to ask yourself if more education or travel would improve your job or your life. Tonight: You’re admired. This Week: Parents and bosses from the past are on your mind.

CAPRICORN

(Dec. 22-Jan. 19)
★★★
Today’s New Moon urges you to take care of loose details about taxes, debt, inheritances, estates and the wealth and resources of others, especially shared property with partners. Are you happy with how these things are handled? Tonight: Travel plans? This Week: Be patient with delays to travel and higher education.

AQUARIUS

(Jan. 20-Feb. 18)
★★★
Today is the perfect day for you to ask yourself what you can do to improve your closest relationships. After all, for a relationship to be successful, you must be as good for your partner as he or she is for you. Tonight: Check your finances. This Week: A second chance at negotiating inheritances and shared property.

PISCES

(Feb. 19-March 20)
★★★
How can you improve your job? Consider this today. And also, what can you do to improve your health? Do you have a pet? These are the questions that today’s New Moon prompts you to consider. Tonight: Cooperation. This Week: Ex-spouses, partners and friends are on your mind.