Capricorn (Makara) Monthly Horoscope
Ruler Saturn · Earth · August 2026
As your married life stands on solid ground, your wellbeing this month prefers that you tread with quiet care.
What changes this month
An eclipse falls this month — let it pass quietly and defer major decisions. Around mid-month the Sun turns its light toward change, depth and shared resources.
The Sun's path this month
In the first half, the Sun lights your partnerships & marriage; from the 18 Aug Sankranti it turns toward your change & shared resources.
The Month's Best & Testing Days
Best days
- 12 Aug — the Moon is well-placed and the day's lord favours you
- 19 Aug — the Moon is well-placed and the day's lord favours you
- 21 Aug — the Moon is well-placed and the day's lord favours you
- 22 Aug — the Moon is well-placed and the day's lord favours you
Tread gently
- 2 Aug — the day's lord is unfriendly; avoid big moves
- 14 Aug — Chandrashtama — the Moon is 8th from your sign; keep it low-key
- 15 Aug — Chandrashtama — the Moon is 8th from your sign; keep it low-key
- 16 Aug — the day's lord is unfriendly; avoid big moves
This Month's Sky & Panchang
Key events
- 12 Aug — Solar eclipse (Surya Grahan) in Cancer on Wednesday
- 28 Aug — Lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan) in Aquarius on Friday
- 2 Aug — Venus enters Virgo on Sunday
- 3 Aug — Mars enters Gemini on Monday
- 6 Aug — Mercury enters Cancer on Thursday
- 18 Aug — Simha Sankranti — the Sun enters Leo on Tuesday
- 23 Aug — Mercury enters Leo on Sunday
Panchang this month
Capricorn This Month — Career, Love, Money & Health
Health & Wellbeing
ChallengingThis month, rest is repair rather than surrender, and you are wise to give it room to work.
Education & Learning
MixedIn the first half of the month, though the syllabus feels heavier than before, small daily steps will carry you further than any single long sitting. After the Sankranti the early pressure eases and momentum gathers. In the second half, what feels clear at dawn may blur by evening, so revisit gently rather than forcing it. Your sign-lord turns retrograde this month; revisit rather than restart.
Capricorn Do's & Don'ts This Month
Do
- Tend the partnership patiently across the month's ups and downs.
Avoid
- Don't let the month's busy stretches crowd out rest.
- Plan this month's travel with margin and around its key dates.
Capricorn Lucky Colour, Number & Direction
Capricorn Mantra, Thought & Deity of the Month
Deity of the month
Shani / Hanuman
Mantra
ॐ प्रां प्रीं प्रौं सः शनैश्चराय नमः
oṃ prāṃ prīṃ prauṃ saḥ śanaiścarāya namaḥ
Om. With the seed sounds Praam, Preem, Praum, I bow in salutation to Shanaishchara, the slow-moving one (Saturn).
Thought of the month
योगस्थः कुरु कर्माणि सङ्गं त्यक्त्वा धनञ्जय। सिद्ध्यसिद्ध्योः समो भूत्वा समत्वं योग उच्यते।।2.48
yoga-sthaḥ kuru karmāṇi saṅgaṁ tyaktvā dhanañjaya | siddhy-asiddhyoḥ samo bhūtvā samatvaṁ yoga ucyate ||2.48||
Established in yoga, O Arjuna, perform your actions, abandoning attachment, remaining even-minded in success and failure alike. This evenness of mind is called yoga.
Capricorn Horoscope — Frequently Asked Questions
Is the Capricorn monthly horoscope based on the Sun sign or the Moon sign?
This monthly horoscope is based on your Moon sign (chandra rashi). Through the month the Sun's transit from your Moon sign sets the tone — shifting at the mid-month Sankranti. Use the Birth Rashi calculator to find your Moon sign.
How is the Capricorn (Makara) monthly horoscope calculated?
It is computed for the whole calendar month from the Sun's house from your sign (which shifts at the mid-month Sankranti), the inner-planet ingresses, and the slow-planet backdrop relative to your Moon sign. It updates each month.
What does the Capricorn monthly horoscope cover?
It covers nine areas — career, business, finance, love, marriage, family, children, health and education — across the month's two halves, plus the month's best & caution dates, key dates (Sankranti, eclipses, festivals & vrats), lucky colour, number & direction, and a remedy.
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