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Sagittarius (Dhanu) Monthly Horoscope

Ruler Jupiter · Fire · August 2026

There is quiet strength in your home life; meet your married life with that same patience and it eases.

Caution

What changes this month

Around mid-month the Sun turns its light toward your fortune and higher learning. Venus moves through your career and standing this month, bringing a fresh turn.

The Sun's path this month

In the first half, the Sun lights your change & shared resources; from the 18 Aug Sankranti it turns toward your fortune & higher learning.

Saturn watch

Saturn's Dhaiya colours the month; steady, careful effort serves best.

The Month's Best & Testing Days

Best days

  • 2 Augthe Moon is well-placed and the day's lord favours you
  • 9 Augthe Moon is well-placed and the day's lord favours you
  • 10 Augthe Moon is well-placed and the day's lord favours you
  • 16 Augthe Moon is well-placed and the day's lord favours you

Tread gently

  • 5 Augthe day's lord is unfriendly; avoid big moves
  • 11 AugChandrashtama — the Moon is 8th from your sign; keep it low-key
  • 12 AugChandrashtama — the Moon is 8th from your sign; keep it low-key
  • 13 AugChandrashtama — the Moon is 8th from your sign; keep it low-key

This Month's Sky & Panchang

Key events

  • 12 AugSolar eclipse (Surya Grahan) in Cancer on Wednesday
  • 28 AugLunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan) in Aquarius on Friday
  • 2 AugVenus enters Virgo on Sunday
  • 3 AugMars enters Gemini on Monday
  • 6 AugMercury enters Cancer on Thursday
  • 18 AugSimha Sankranti — the Sun enters Leo on Tuesday
  • 23 AugMercury enters Leo on Sunday

Panchang this month

Friendship DayGajanana SankashtiKalashtamiKalashtamiGayatri JapamKamika EkadashiRigveda UpakarmaPradosh VratMasik ShivratriMasik ShivratriShravana AmavasyaHariyali TeejIndependence DaySimha SankrantiNag PanchamiSimha SankrantiKalki JayantiMasik DurgashtamiTulsidas JayantiMasik DurgashtamiShravana Putrada EkadashiDamodara DwadashiDamodara DwadashiPradosh VratSamaveda UpakarmaRaksha BandhanSanskrit DiwasShravana PurnimaKajari TeejEkadashi (9 Aug)Ekadashi (23 Aug)Pradosh Vrat (10 Aug)Pradosh Vrat (25 Aug)Purnima (Full Moon) (28 Aug)Amavasya (New Moon) (12 Aug)Bhadra (4 Aug)Bhadra (8 Aug)Bhadra (11 Aug)Bhadra (16 Aug)Bhadra (19 Aug)Bhadra (23 Aug)Bhadra (27 Aug)Bhadra (30 Aug)

Sagittarius This Month — Career, Love, Money & Health

Health & Wellbeing

Caution

This month, your body asks for a gentler pace, and honouring that small request keeps your vitality steady.

Education & Learning

Caution

This month, doubt clouding your studies is a sign to set the books aside briefly and come back rested.

Sagittarius Do's & Don'ts This Month

Do

  • Give the home steady attention this month; tend its rhythms.

Avoid

  • Sidestep ego clashes with your partner during the tense days.
  • Keep non-essential travel light this month, especially near the tense days.

Sagittarius Lucky Colour, Number & Direction

Lucky colourYellow
Lucky number3
DirectionNorth-East
RemedyOffer respect and help to elders this month; recite the Hanuman Chalisa regularly.

Sagittarius Mantra, Thought & Deity of the Month

Deity of the month

Vishnu (Guru)

Mantra

ॐ ग्रां ग्रीं ग्रौं सः गुरवे नमः

oṃ grāṃ grīṃ grauṃ saḥ gurave namaḥ

Om, with the seed syllables Graam Greem Graum, salutations to Guru (Brihaspati, the planet Jupiter, the divine preceptor).

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.

Sagittarius Horoscope — Frequently Asked Questions

Is the Sagittarius 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 Sagittarius (Dhanu) 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 Sagittarius 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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This horoscope is general guidance based on Moon-sign transits — not a substitute for a personal birth-chart consultation or professional medical, financial or legal advice. Methodology & disclaimer