Summer Solstice Horoscopes
June 17, 2025

Audiobook Horoscopes for the Summer Solstice

Erin Murphy By Erin Murphy

Is there a better way to spend the longest day of the year than listening to an audiobook handpicked just for your zodiac sign? Maybe listening to an audiobook handpicked just for your zodiac sign while eating a hot dog at the beach. But that’s about it.

Welcome summer, a season that feels equal parts electrically charged and down soft, and its many stories. I’ll meet you on the beach.

Cancer

Blow the candles out on your crabcake, because it’s officially your season (or rather it will be. I’m not rushing you, Gems!) Whether you’re dancing the night away or taking to the beach to stare longingly at the sea, I hope you’re celebrating in whatever way feels best to you. Once you’ve finished partying, it’s time to lock in: you’ve got big career goals and opportunities seem to be coming to you in waves. Frankly, you’ve got no choice but to take them. The aligned stars say so.

You should listen to: When the Music Hits by Amber Oliver

Leo

Vacation, all you’ve ever wanted! Vacation, had to get away! Vacation, meant to be spent all alooooone! This is your official directive to skip town and do something just for you. I know, I know: leaving for a solo jaunt during your most powerful season when you’re a kitty who loves the spotlight might seem counterintuitive. But really you’re just following the slow, heady directives of your Cancer buddies before launching head long into Leo time. Make it a challenge if need be. We know you can’t resist a challenge.

You should listen to: As You Wish by Leesa Cross-Smith

Virgo

There’s no doubt about it: you’re heavy into social butterfly season. You’re a Virgo about town, and there’s no happy hour, lecture, or dance party you’ll turn down. While you’re at it, make sure you’re honoring your I’m-the-boss sensibilities and plan an event of your own in addition to being the summer’s hottest invitee. Some ideas: a solstice gathering complete with rituals (or, y’know, s’mores), a clothing swap, or a cookbook dinner party.

You should listen to: Ecstasy by Ivy Pochoda

Libra

Hey hey, business baddie! I’m here to tell you that after what has maybe felt like a bit of a long, treacherous slog, the winds are a-changing and you’re about to have an excellent career moment. Whether it be a promotion you’ve been gunning for or the opportunity to prove yourself at a work event, the time is now. You’ll feel the heft of the past few months slide off your shoulders as you step into this next chapter, confidence blazing.

You should listen to:
A Different Kind of Power by Jacinda Ardern

Scorpio

Have you been a little bored? Kinda stuck? It’s time for new horizons, Scorpsauce. I encourage you to break your current routine and make this the summer you dove headlong into a new hobby. I’m sure you have a list a mile long of things you’d like to get around to trying. Pick something at the top and just…go for it. Enough deliberating, enough waiting! The goal here isn’t to make your hobby stick, it’s simply to start.

You should listen to: Death in the Cards by Mia P. Manansala

Sagittarius

I’ll just rip the bandaid off: you’re looking for love. Potentially a love that’s slightly deeper than a summer crush on an ice cream stand employee. Don’t freak out. The impending Cancer season has you feeling uncharacteristically vulnerable, but it doesn’t mean you can’t take the reins before you hit the streets. Think about the qualities you’d like your next partner and relationship to have. If you’re feeling really woo woo, write that list down and read it out loud to a trusted friend. Already found your boo? Spend this time in the sun thinking about what next steps look like to you.

You should listen to: A Language of Limbs by Dylin Hardcastle

Capricorn

Goals? Made. Sights? Set. Using your drive for loftier ideas is very nearly a summer vacation for you, young Cappy. Dedicate these coming months to a project that you find *gasp* fun. You’ll get the satisfaction of an end product, your brain will be utilized, and I have a distinct notion that you’ll wind up feeling a little more zen. Think tangible: a garden, a zine, screen-printed t-shirts. Don’t worry about this lark not being “productive”–chances are you’ll probably end up with a farmer’s market stand or a fashion brand by accident anyway.

You should listen to: Immaculate Conception by Ling Ling Huang

Aquarius

It’s your turn to establish some daily routines and habits, my little aquamarine! It’s easy for a big thinker such as yourself to get lost in the haze of summer: you blink and suddenly it’s August, and you’re lying under the ceiling fan wondering who or what is at the bottom of the ocean and where is the bottom of the ocean, really? Been there. To combat the existential, add one little ritual to each stage of your day. A morning reading goal? An evening stretch routine? Anything goes.

You should listen to: The Problem with Being a Person by Talia Pollock

Pisces

Get jazzed, Pisces, because you’re going to have a summer that’s the stuff of teenage dreams. Think nighttime swimming, harmless pranks, last minute day trips for one specific slice of pizza. Your days off are for reconnecting with your inner child and relishing in that particular magic feeling that tends to wane as our responsibilities become year-round and we get more sensitive to the heat with age. But the summer magic isn’t gone forever, and can resurface with just a handful of yeses.

You should listen to: Summer Girls by Jennifer Dugan

Aries

Summer may not seem like the ideal time to hunker down at home, but spring was big for you! You’ve been outside, and now we must lure you back in. You’ve been tearing through your space like a Tasmanian devil with only enough time to change your shoes. Home doesn’t have to always mean piles of blankets and vats of soup: there’s plenty you can do to help yourself out that’s seasonally appropriate. Deep clean with the windows open, meal prep zesty pasta salads, play the sounds of crickets at the lake while you drift off to dream land. Your apartment will feel like a cottage you never want to leave in no time.

You should listen to: Awake in the Floating City by Susanna Kwan

Taurus

This season I’m encouraging you to get outside, but not that far, so I don’t want to hear any fretting, Bullwinkle! Make this the summer that you settle into your own community. I guarantee there’s no shortage of ways to get involved, but feel free to start small and work up. One day you’ll be chatting up your neighbors, and the next you’ll find yourself leading a park clean-up. Our homes are not just our physical homes, and your little world will be made all the better with your care.

You should listen to: Trans History by Alex L. Combs & Andrew Eakett

Gemini

How was your birthday, you shimmering Gem? Big moments, big feelings, big celebrations? That all tracks. As you’re settling into your new year, feeling no doubt sparkly and confident, perhaps now is the time to take on a daunting task you’ve been putting off. Maybe it’s opening a secondary savings account or heading to the post office with an arm full of birthday season returns. Whatever the case may be, you’re ready for it. Plus, after challenge can come reward.

You should listen to: Aggregated Discontent by Harron Walker