Please Note: This chart is cast for BST (British Summer Time) which is one hour ahead of GMT
Hosts Manchester City are odds-on favorites against Burnley this Saturday: The pundits expect them to win easily, but do the heavens agree?
Mars (ruler of the 10th house; the house of victory for the favourites), is closely conjunct the 10th house cusp: This testimony confirms that Manchester City will prove formidable opponents but does not, by itself, guarantee victory.
The Moon applies to square Venus, ruler of the 4th house (the house of victory for the underdogs). This is a stronger testimony in favour of Burnley.
Although beyond the 5-degree orb considered most effective in 90-minute football matches, the Moon’s sextile to Mercury (ruler of the 7th house; for Burnley) is also worthy of note.
The result of this game is by no means a foregone conclusion: Manchester City will be on excellent form, but Burnley may be more of a match than they anticipate. Expect goals for both sides, with Burnley’s chances to improve greatly if the match strays into extra time.
Please Note: This chart is cast for BST (British Summer Time) which is one hour ahead of GMT
Currently placed 2nd in the Premier League table to Manchester City’s 8th place, Arsenal are the favourites to win and are represented by Saturn, (lord of the 1st house) and Mars, (lord of the 10th house, the house of victory for the favourites).
In contest charts, the Moon describes the flow of events. This role takes priority over her rulership of any of the houses. As the Moon rules the 7th house in this chart, Mercury, her dispositor, is substituted as main significator for Arsenal’s opponents, Manchester City. Venus, ruler of the 4th house (the house of victory for the underdogs) is City’s co-significator.
The Part of Fortune is closely conjunct the cusp of the 1st house: This aspect always occurs around the time of the new Moon, so does not have a bearing on the result.
More significantly, the Moon applies to oppose to Saturn (lord 1). This is a strong aspect which points to a clear advantage for favourites, Arsenal.
Mercury, the substitute main significator for underdogs Manchester City, applies to sextile the antiscion of the Part of Fortune (at 10 Sagittarius 50). This is helpful for City, but a far less reliable testimony than the Moon/Saturn opposition.
Overall, this chart favours the favourites, Arsenal.
Please Note: This chart is cast for BST (British Summer Time) which is one hour ahead of GMT
Manchester City are odds-on favourites: They are signified by Saturn (lord of the 1st house) and Mars (lord of the 10th house, the house of victory for the favourites).
The Moon, ruler of the 7th house, already has a role describing the events of the match. Her dispositor, Mercury, steps in as substitute significator for rivals Manchester United. They are also represented by Venus (lord of the 4th house, the house of victory for the underdogs).
All the testimonies in this chart favour Manchester City: The Moon applies first to trine Mars, and then moves on to square Saturn, both highly positive testimonies for City.
If that were not enough for United to contend with, their main significator (Mercury) is combust; a powerful affliction.
Overall, the pundits and the heavens agree: The testimonies in this chart incline strongly to a win for Manchester City.
Please Note: This chart is cast for BST (British Summer Time) which is one hour ahead of GMT
Arsenal, as favourites, are signified by Saturn, ruler of the 1st house and Mars, ruler of the 10th house (the house of victory for the favourites).
Rivals Leeds are represented by Venus and Jupiter (the rulers of the 7th and 4th houses respectively). (Correction added 25th August 2025 with thanks to glorious7b28140b1c for spotting the error): Mercury, dispositor of the Moon, ruler of the 7th house and Venus, ruler of the 4th house represent the underdogs)
Mars (ruler of the 10th house, for Arsenal) immediately applies to square the Part of Fortune: This is a minor testimony in favour of the favourites.
The only other applying aspect of note is the Moon’s trine to the Part of Fortune. At just over 5-degrees distant, this is a slightly wider orb than we would hope to see in a 90-minute football match (aspects with an orb of 5-degrees or under are most reliable) but suggests that the favourites will have an opportunity to consolidate their advantage in the final stages of the game.
Overall, this chart inclines to a convincing win for Arsenal.
Liverpool are odds-on favourites to win: As favourites, they are signified by the 1st house, and Scorpio’s traditional ruler Mars.
Mercury (lord of the 10th house, the house of victory for the favourites) is their co-significator, (although John Frawley notes in his book Sports Astrology that his role as dispositor of the Part of Fortune should take precedence).
Venus, ruler of the opposing 7th house is chief representative for Crystal Palace, whilst Jupiter (lord of the 4th house, the house of victory for the underdogs) is their co-significator.
Mercury, ruler of the 10th house (Liverpool’s house of victory) is retrograde. Simon Chokoisky has observed that certain retrograde planets can act in a stronger, more focused way in sporting contests, so this could be a boost to Liverpool’s fortunes.
Liverpool have won the Community Shield 16 times previously and will be seeking their 17th win. In this context, Mercury ruler of the 10th house, could show them returning to Wembley to win again (thanks to Ayesha Basit for this observation).
However, both Jupiter and Venus (for Crystal Palace) apply to conjunct the antiscion of the Part of Fortune at 18 Cancer 39, a sign that they may have a better game than the pundits expect.
The Moon applies to trine both Venus and Jupiter, another positive testimony for Crystal Palace. The aspect is over the 5-degree orb usually considered most reliable for a 90-minute football match and usually would not signify. However, this is sporting final and there must be a winner, so the wide orb is more likely to signal the match going to extra time, or even penalties.
This promises to be another closely fought contest. Crystal Palace have caused upsets at Wembley already this year (most notably beating Manchester City to FA Cup glory in May) and have potential to do so again. However, Liverpool will prove strong opposition to their hopes. This game may not be resolved until the final stages, with extra time and penalties a possibility.
Please note: All contest charts are cast for BST, hence the different date and time from that locally advertised.
The local kick off time for the Women’s Euro Cup Final between England and Spain in Basel, Switzerland is 6pm CET on 27th July 2025. England are the defending European Champions, but Spain’s World Cup-winning side are on such impressive form that they are odds-on favourites to lift the tournament trophy.
As favourites, Spain are represented by Jupiter (lord of the 1st house) and Venus (lord of the 10th house, the house of victory for the favourites).
Opponents England are signified by Mercury (ruler of the 7th house) and Mars (ruler of the 4th house).
Mercury (for England) is applying retrograde to conjunct the Sun. This is known as combustion and is a severe debility. Notwithstanding the wide orb, this testimony is unfortunate for the Lionesses.
The Moon’s only significant aspect (over the 5-degree orb considered most reliable for 90-minute football matches) is a sextile to Jupiter, which is favourable for Spain.
There is only one testimony in favour of England, a trine to the antiscion of Mercury at 17 Taurus 52. However, this is far outside the 5-degree orb limit and may be pushing hope beyond the bounds of possibility.
The match is expected to be closely fought. The chart inclines towards a win for the favourites, which (at the time of writing) is Spain. A late challenge may be England’s best chance, but only if the game strays far into extra time or penalties.
The outcome of this match may be all in the timing. The first chart is the contest chart set up for 8pm BST (9pm CET) in Zurich, Switzerland.
The chart below is a revised version, set up for a late kickoff. If the match starts at any time upwards of 3 minutes later than scheduled, the ascendant will change from Capricorn to Aquarius, resulting in very different conditions, particularly for the favourites.
Please note: All contest charts are cast for BST, hence the different date and time from that locally advertised.
The local kick off time for the Semi-Final between Germany and Spain in Zurich, Switzerland is 9pm CET on 23rd July 2025.
Spain, who are currently odds-on to win a place in the final, are represented by Saturn: Saturn, as well as being ruler of Capricorn, is the traditional ruler of Aquarius, so rules the 1st house in both charts. Once again, retrograde Saturn will benefit from proximity to retrograde Neptune, who can prove a powerful ally if he feels so inclined.
Germany, as the least favoured team, are signified by the ruler of the 7th house. If the match starts on time, they are without a primary significator as the ruler of the 7th house is the Moon (ruler of Cancer), already has a key role describing the events of the match. The Moon’s dispositor would usually step in as substitute, but the Moon is in her own sign this is not an option.
However, if the kickoff is 3 minutes late or over, the 7th house cusp moves into Leo, and the Sun will represent Germany as their main significator. The Sun is well placed, in his own sign and close to the 7th house cusp: The strong placement of the Sun, Germany’s main significator, does not guarantee they will win, but they will certainly benefit if the match starts slightly later.
The Moon applies to sextile Mars: This is a powerful testimony for Spain if the match starts on time (as Mars rules the 10th house) but a later kickoff will switch Mars’ house rulership from the 10th to the 4th house, altering his allegiance from Spain to Germany.
The Moon’s final aspect (over her usual 5-degree orb of reliability for a 90-minute football match) is often key to the result. Here, her final aspect is a sextile to Venus, ruler of either the 4th house (for Germany, if the match kicks off on time), or the 10th house (for Spain, if the match starts late).
Finally, if the match starts more than 3 minutes late, it will put retrograde Pluto on the cusp of the ascendant. This is very bad news for the favourites Spain, who should do all in their power to ensure the match starts on time.
Summary:
Expect a closely-fought match with goals for both sides.
The Moon’s final aspect (a sextile to Venus) suggests that, if the match starts on time, Germany may exploit a late advantage.
If the kickoff is more than 3 minutes later, Spain can still triumph (especially with retrograde Neptune as their ally), but will have to overcome a challenge from Pluto, who could prove an even tougher opponent than Germany.
Please note: All contest charts are cast for BST, hence the different date and time from that locally advertised.
The local kick off time for this Quarter Final between Sweden and England in Basel, Switzerland is 9pm CET on 19th July 2025.
Both France and Germany are serious contenders to win the tournament, but France have had a perfect run so far, while Germany will need to rally their confidence after a surprise defeat to Sweden last weekend.
At the time of writing, the bookmakers favour France to win: As favourites, they are signified by the ruler of the 1st house, Saturn. Their co-significator is Mars, ruler of the 10th house (the house of victory for the favourites).
The Moon rules the 7th house (the house of opponents Germany) but has another role which takes priority, describing the events of the match. As the Moon is in Taurus, Venus (ruler of Taurus) is her dispositor, and steps in as substitute significator for Germany. In this match, Germany has no co-significator as the ruler of the 4th house (the house of victory for the underdogs) is also Venus.
All the Women’s Euro Quarter Final matches are scheduled to kick off on consecutive dates at the same time, so they all look remarkably similar. Once again, the main testimonies in this chart relate to Saturn’s proximity to Neptune (both planets retrograde) and Mars’ applying conjunction to the South Node.
The Saturn and Neptune are almost conjunct but, both planets being retrograde, this aspect never perfects. However, it seems to have been close enough to have influence in previous matches and may do so again. The Vedic astrologer Simon Chokoisky, has observed that Neptune (who usually puts a dampener on sporting contests) behaves out of character when retrograde and has a focused, energising effect. If this proves the case here, it will benefit France.
In contrast, Mars’ applying conjunction with the South Node is a great debility, which may have contributed to the fall of Sweden in their penalty shootout against England yesterday. In this match, Mars rules the 10th house, so his conjunction with the South Node is likely to work against France.
To sum up, this chart has two powerful testimonies: One for and one against France. In the absence of any counter indications supporting Germany, this match belongs to France and it is theirs to win or lose.
Please note: All contest charts are cast for BST, hence the different date and time from that locally advertised.
The local kick off time for this Quarter Final between Sweden and England in Bern, Switzerland is 9pm CET on 18th July 2025.
Spain are odds-on favourites, and hotly tipped to win a place in the semi-finals. But do the heavens agree?
Saturn (lord 1) is sole significator of the favourites (Spain). Mars, who as lord of the 10th house (the house of victory for the favourites) would be their co-significator, is already spoken for as dispositor of the Part of Fortune.
The Moon’s role describing the events of the match takes priority over all else: When she rules the 7th house (as in this case), her dispositor steps in as main significator for Spain’s opponents, Switzerland. With the Moon in Taurus, her dispositor is Venus. Venus also rules the 4th house (the house of victory for the underdogs), so in this match both teams have just one significator.
This chart is notable for a lack of conclusive testimonies, although retrograde Neptune’s proximity to retrograde Saturn (lord 1) may favour the favourites.
ASTROLOGY BY LOUISE OF ARABIA 