It is a given that the focus will be on your relationships at this time of year, with the Sun always spending the first three weeks of September in your relationship sector. Even having Mercury, the planet of communication here until 6th September is what you would expect, though it does make the early days of the month the most important for having the communication lines open. What is not the norm is to still have Venus, the planet of love in your romantic sector as you move into September, with the early days of the month also the most important for all things romantic. Held back by a retrograde phase Venus was late returning to your romantic sector this year and until leaving on 6th September will be working to make up for lost time. When Venus leaves there will be no more planetary activity and unlike last year, when the North Node was able to keep matters of the heart on track, it left in May. Once Venus leaves it will only be the Moon's monthly visits to keep things on track, making her final days here important. Because Mercury will leave your relationship sector on 6th September and Venus your romantic sector on the same day, the spirit of romance and a mission to ensure the communication lines are open on the relationship front will need to go hand in hand. Once they both leave this will put more focus on the Sun, who until leaving your relationship sector on 23rd September will keep the solar spotlight on your relationships. A New Moon here on 17th September will bring an opportunity for new beginnings and to draw a new line in the sand. However, in the same way that Venus was late to return to your romantic sector this year she is also late to return to your relationship sector and not returning until 3rd October, the best is still to come on the relationship front, even once the Sun leaves.