The week of June 8–14, 2026 moves Leo rising from interior to exterior: Venus exits the 12th house and enters Leo on June 13, turning private preparation into personal presence.
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Venus has spent two weeks gathering in Cancer's private zone, building quietly out of sight. For Leo rising (readers whose ascendant is Leo, the sign on the eastern horizon at birth), the week of June 8–14, 2026 ends with a break: Venus enters Leo on June 13. That's The Week Venus Comes Home.
Through June 12, three planets are gathered in Cancer in your 12th house of retreat, solitude, and hidden preparation: Mercury at 10°, Venus at 24°, and Jupiter in Cancer at 25°. Jupiter in the 12th tends to grow things quietly — creative reserves, spiritual insight, projects that haven't been announced yet. Jupiter in Cancer forms a trine to the Moon in Pisces, the easy-flow 120° angle where two planets cooperate without friction, making June 8 and June 9 particularly productive for anything interior: journaling, creative drafting, therapeutic work, or simply sitting with what you know privately. The insight available on June 8 and June 9 is real; don't dismiss it because the audience hasn't arrived yet.
Mars at 15° Taurus carries the relentless, fixed-sign momentum that defines the Mars in Taurus 2026 transit: less announcement, more execution. It occupies your 10th house of career, public reputation, and professional output, and the window from June 8 through June 12 is relatively clean for career moves. Pitch the proposal. Finish the deliverable. Take the professional step you've been warming up to. One watch-out: Mars in Taurus in the 10th can pull toward stubbornness when plans get challenged. If a professional conversation around June 9 or June 10 pushes back on your direction, the natural pull is toward digging in. Staying adaptable rather than fixed here serves the long game better.
The week's defining moment arrives on June 13, 2026. Venus ingresses into Leo, moves from Cancer into your own sign, crossing from the 12th house of privacy into your 1st house of identity, body, and how you move through the world. Venus in the 1st is the planet of beauty, attraction, and relational warmth operating directly through your presence rather than quietly in the background. Where June 8 through June 12 asked for interior work, June 13 asks you to step into the room. The Moon shifts into Gemini on June 13 as well, landing in your 11th house of community and friendships. Two doors unlock simultaneously: personal visibility and social reach both open on the same calendar day. Venus in Leo 2026 breaks down how this ingress lands for the other eleven signs.
Watch your 7th house. Pluto retrograde sits at 5° Aquarius in the zone of partnerships, contracts, and one-on-one dynamics from June 8 through June 14. Pluto retrograde (the apparent backward motion when a planet's orbital position appears to reverse from Earth's perspective) tends to surface what's unresolved rather than introduce anything new. A commitment or power balance that hasn't been fully addressed may come back into view between June 8 and June 14. The Moon applying a trine to your Leo Ascendant from Pisces in the 8th house on June 8 and June 9 softens this, tending to bring empathy and openness rather than defensiveness. Use that emotional window to navigate 7th-house dynamics before Venus's arrival shifts the register on June 13.
June 8–14, 2026 moves Leo rising from private depth to personal presence. The interior work of June 8 through June 12 feeds what Venus carries into Leo on June 13. The Week Venus Comes Home tends to reward unseen preparation. June 13 is the payoff: step out, show up, and let the work speak for itself.
June 8–14, 2026 splits into two phases for Leo rising. Before June 13, the energy suits private work, reflection, and career execution — Mercury, Venus, and Jupiter in the 12th house favor behind-the-scenes progress. From June 13 onward, Venus entering Leo activates your 1st house, making it a strong time for personal visibility, social connection, and self-presentation.
June 13, 2026 stands out. Venus enters Leo on June 13, shifting from your 12th house of privacy into your 1st house of identity and self-expression. The Moon also moves into Gemini on June 13, activating your 11th house of community. Together these make June 13 the strongest day for visibility, social outreach, and putting yourself forward.
Venus moving into Leo places the planet of beauty and relating in your 1st house, the zone of body, presence, and self-projection. Leo rising feels this ingress more personally than any other sign: it tends to register as a direct shift in magnetism, style, and how others receive you. It typically signals the start of a more visible, socially outward period.