With four heavenly bodies gathering on July 4 in your marriage and partnership sector - including the new moon in Cancer 13 degrees, the Sun, Venus, and Mercury, all in the home and family sign of Cancer - you will be getting ready to make a commitment to someone who is important to you. You may be getting engaged or married now, or you might be planning to take on a business partner, agent, manager, writing partner, or other collaborator to help you get ahead in your career. If you are already married, you can draw up an exciting goal that you will work on with your marriage partner.

I love this new moon for several reasons. Neptune will be in Pisces and send shimmering vibrations to the new moon and her entourage in Cancer. Your partner will inspire you, and if you need to travel for any reason, you will find the trip has an uplifting and motivating effect on you. You may be going on a honeymoon, going on a trip with some of your friends, or visiting a friend who has a vacation house overlooking the sea, and she will be fluffing her pillows in her gorgeous guest room in anticipation of your arrival.

Jupiter will also help, and this is remarkable, for Jupiter is the giver and gifts and luck and brings a touch of luxury and ease to all he touches. Jupiter is now positioned in your long-distance travel sector, a perfect place for Jupiter to be to help you find beautiful accommodations that you can afford. If you work overseas, the new moon will help you make powerful associations abroad, and your international relationship will grow and prosper.

In short, anytime two people come together to complete the same goal, and each contributes certain attributes, traits, skills, and elements that the other needs and admires, that?s a seventh house matter. This is the area so lit up for you. It could be two people who marry to have children and build a life together. It could be that you hire an agent to represent you, and both of you would share in the proceeds (not necessarily equally but nevertheless, share), and you both would be dependent on the other for the financial growth and business success of the relationship. These are all seventh house matters.

A contract of some sort is always involved, for the promise made is a binding one if the relationship is to fall in the house of marriage and established partnerships. We don?t think of a marriage as a contract, but it is that and more. If you are dating and in love, that?s a fifth house matter - the two of you have not yet made it to the seventh house yet. If you were to split up, say, at the end of a business, it would still be a seventh house matter, because more legal papers would be needed. This time your seventh house is basically friendly, with sweet Venus in Cancer moving through it; the relationship should go smoothly. If you were to marry or become engaged in the first days of the month (June 1 to 11) while Venus is in Cancer, that would be great as Venus would be in home-and-family oriented Cancer AND Venus would be protecting your relationship.

There is one problem with this new moon in that Pluto will oppose all those planets in Cancer in your seventh house. Pluto is in Capricorn, so it may be that you are taking a bit too much control of the relationship, something your partner may not appreciate. Be careful not to come on too strong.

If your birthday falls on January 3, plus or minus five days, this new moon will speak directly to you. The same is true if you have Capricorn rising at 13 degrees, have the natal moon there, or a natal planet in Capricorn, Virgo, Taurus, Cancer, Scorpio, or Pisces, again at 13 degrees, plus or minus five degrees. If any of these "fit" your natal chart, you will benefit from this new moon.

July 6 should be a heavenly day, when Venus and Mars work together, linking friends to your area of marriage and partnership. It would be a great day for a party, where you introduce the one you love to all your friends. It would also be a perfect night to meet each other and go out on the town to have a great dinner, and either have it be romantic for only the two of you, or to invite friends, too.

July 8 will also be special, when you may be traveling a far distance. If you are not traveling, this would be a great day to forge an international deal. There are other possibilities. You can take a qualifying test (and ace it!), defend your thesis, have your book be published, appear on TV, or get a ruling from the courts that favors you.

Over the weekend of July 9-10, the great good fortune planet will be aligned with the mighty Sun in what is called a "sextile" position (60 degrees apart), denoting opportunity. Again, you have a great weekend for you and your partner to take a trip together. Your accommodations would be sumptuous and the food would be delicious and artfully prepared. Can?t travel anywhere? Take a cooking class together, or take in cultural activities - a ballet or Broadway show, a concert, art gallery, or other fun event while you work on the little projects.

The full moon is an important one for you, for it falls in your sign, Capricorn, 28 degrees, July 19. This is powerful, for with direct support from Mars in your eleventh house of friendship and hopes and wishes, something of enormous importance to you is coming to culmination. A friend or someone who belongs to the same club that you belong to may trigger the happy news that this full moon will bring. Jupiter (good luck) and Mars (energy) will be close enough to support this full moon too, so you have considerable planetary power behind you.

The only troublesome planet will be Uranus, rattling your windows (perhaps literally), for Uranus will cause a sudden situation that you will have to attend to at home, concerning the physical living space or concerning one of your relatives. In the latter case, you may have to help your relative who may not be feeling well and be in need of assistance. I am giving you suggestions but in reality, it?s nearly impossible to anticipate what Uranus will bring - it is the nature of this planet to do something completely out of the blue. It is always what you are not looking at that Uranus brings up to knock you a little off kilter.

Just in case, Uranus rules electrical wiring, so make sure your wiring is up to code and that no outlets are overloaded. Pull out all plugs from their sockets before you leave on any trip. Back up your most vital work, should your computer freeze or crash.

If your birthday falls on January 17, plus or minus four days, the full moon will be speaking directly to you. The same is true if you have Capricorn rising at 28 degrees, or if you have a natal planet, rising sign, or natal moon in Capricorn (best), Virgo, Taurus, Pisces, Scorpio, or Cancer at 28 degrees, you will benefit too.

In this topsy-turvy month, it ends on a happy note. Mercury will receive signals from surprise-a-minute Uranus, so news about money should be very positive on Wednesday, July 27. If you applied for a bank loan, you will be thrilled with the phone call or email you receive. If you hope to buy or sell property, again, bingo - you seem to get the good news you hoped to hear. Money and home will go together like salt and pepper on July 27.

With plenty of planets in your house of marriage and committed relationships, you may be thinking about getting engaged or married this month, a perfect time to do so. You have a plethora of sweet planets lining up in Cancer that lies 180 degrees from yours - the Sun, new moon July 4, Venus, and Mercury - and those planets represent a collaboration or partnership that could be in the works. Neptune will be in fine angle to the new moon, indicating a loving feeling and much inspiration. At the same time, Jupiter, giver of gifts and luck, will be beaming golden rays to that new moon too, suggesting a honeymoon - or any trip taken now - would be outstanding, and luxurious too! You should see some sort of development in love within ten days after the appearance of the new moon July 4.

If you feel you are not about to be marrying anyone anytime soon, you might direct this energy into a business partnership, as the seventh house rules both. You might hire an agent or manager, or come to an agreement about collaboration with a writing partner, business partner, or new lawyer who can give you advice in a particular area of expertise.

Pluto in Capricorn, however, will oppose the new moon in your seventh house. This might mean that your partner wants to wed, but that you are not ready (or vice versa), and that you will be quite forceful and clear about your feelings. Try not to go overboard. Your partner will get the message if you whisper. So much of how things work out will rest with you, and how you feel about the idea of joining forces.

If you have a powerful competitor in business or in the social sense, one who is ready to take a piece of your territory, you will need to marshal your resources and demonstrate you are not one to be trifled with under any circumstances. You already know that using your cool intelligence (rather than resorting to brute force or raised voice) will always get you where you want to be. You are an earth sign - always practical and steady under pressure, so you will do well, no matter what. After all, you do have Jupiter in a great position to counter any competitor.

By the full moon, July 19 in Capricorn, you will have settled a relationship question or other important matter. This should bring to fruition something of enormous importance to you, and only you would know what that might be. A full moon in your own sign happens only once a year, so this might be a key moment for you, especially if your birthday falls near January 17. Mars will be very friendly to that full moon, so a friend may be quite helpful to you at that time.

You seem to have wanted to work on a home-related matter, but over recent months you kept getting sidetracked or beset with continual delays. That was due to Mars being retrograde since April 17, but just recently, on June 29, Mars went direct. This means you can finally make big progress on your residence or other property you might own. One of your best days of the month for focusing on home will be when Mars and Venus collaborate, July 6. If you have an architect, contractor, decorator, or other professional helping you with your home, this person will be a gem to you on and near this date, and offer you great solutions. Uranus will go retrograde for five months (as is normal) on July 29, so if you can make your most important decisions earlier, doing so would work to your advantage.

In love, if you are happily coupled up, you will have the edge this month in the romance department. Venus, as said, is gliding through your committed relationship sector, helping you find just the right touch with your partner. Next, Neptune will beam Venus on July 5, a very glamorous aspect. Remarkably, one day later, Venus will receive vibrations from sexy Mars on July 6. What a banner week for love this will be for you!

Your happy aspects will continue in a flurry: on July 8, travel will be heavenly, thanks to the magical interplay between Mercury and giver of gifts and luck, Jupiter. Take a distant trip and you will enjoy every minute of it.

The important weekend of July 9-10 would be an ideal day to wed or to get engaged. Not ready for that? Perhaps you will promise exclusivity on that weekend. It gets the blue ribbon, for the mighty Sun and Jupiter will be in sync. It will be your best day of the month, with the power to thrill you in many ways. The moon will contribute beautiful rays too, by being in highly compatible Virgo.

If you are not getting married on July 9-10, or getting engaged, you might be receiving quite a large sum of money on this day. This is also an awesome day for sparking your creativity, which will be strong all month, but especially over this weekend.