We're moving into 2025! January comes with an emotional Cancer Full Moon and electric Aquarius New Moon. What are they doing for us?
What is a New Moon?
A new moon occurs when the transit (moving) Sun and Moon are in the exact same position in the Zodiac (called a conjunction). New moons are related to beginnings, have high energy, and are enthusiastic.
What is a Full Moon?
A full moon occurs when the transit (moving) Sun and Moon are in the exact opposite positions in the Zodiac (called an opposition). Full moons are related to endings, culminations, and are emotional energy.
Full Moon in Cancer: January 13th 2025 (5:27PM ET/2:27PM PT)
The Full Moon in Cancer puts the Full Moon in the sign that is naturally ruled by the Moon, Cancer. So, this means the Full Moon is strong when it comes to emotional energy, and we're extra sensitive, and need to work on taking care of our emotional needs. If our emotional needs aren't being met, we can be quick to snap, though we might be more passive-aggressive with Cancer.
Cancer rules the home and family, so we can spend time during the Cancer Full Moon finishing up projects at home or clearing junk out, or we can finalize plans for family gatherings, or work to settle family disputes. We can spend more time with those we think of as family and have a healthy connection to, and we may get more distance from those we don't. This is an important time for emotional support, and we need to make sure we have a solid emotional support system. Without that, and we can feel insecure, uncertain, and get caught up in everything a little too much. This Full Moon is widely conjunct (aligned with) Mars retrograde (appearing to move backward) in Cancer, and sextile (beneficial aspect, 2 signs away) transit (moving) Uranus in Taurus. The conjunction to Mars retrograde is huge as this highlights the challenging retrograde energy, and makes us extra prone to snapping. Mars retrograde can make us more frustrated and aggressive because of it, but we bottle it up until we blow. The Full Moon might be when we blow! We need to watch ourselves and make sure we have healthy outlets for frustrations, and work on getting to the root of the problem. It's likely not anything that we think it is on the surface, and the retrograde is digging up stuff we thought was long buried in the past. The sextile the Uranus does help a bit, and we can be more comfortable with finishing up changes, finalizing plans for our dreams, and being more involved in a group or cause. We can grow closer with some friends that we have a good connection with, and we can be more comfortable showcasing our individuality. This is all helpful since Cancer likes to stick to the comfort zone and doesn't want to challenge too much, but the sextile to Uranus helps with managing anything that does require change, independence, and a focus on the future. If we can just make sure we don't let the conjunction to the Mars retrograde blow it all up! The Full Moon occurs at 24 degrees 0 minutes Cancer. Aspects to the Full Moon are: Conjunction: 22 degrees 0 minutes - 26 degrees 0 minutes Cancer Sextile: 22 degrees 0 minutes - 26 degrees 0 minutes Taurus or Virgo Square: 22 degrees 0 minutes - 26 degrees 0 minutes Aries or Libra Trine: 22 degrees 0 minutes - 26 degrees 0 minutes Scorpio or Pisces Opposition: 22 degrees 0 minutes - 26 degrees 0 minutes Capricorn New Moon in Aquarius: January 29th 2025 (7:36AM ET/4:36AM PT)
The Aquarius New Moon makes us more innovative, inventive, and open to the future. We can think about our dreams for the future, what we hope for, and what we ultimately want to achieve down the line. We can be hopeful, feel inspired, and push for more.
Aquarius is the unconventional sign, so we can push for things to be different, to venture outside of our comfort zones, and to experiment. The status quo isn't working, so doing things differently is something we're open to doing. As we focus on the future and we're open to doing things differently, this helps us also work on change. Change is the way to make the future happen, and we can understand that change can be a good thing. We can be willing to pursue change, and we can take control of it. This New Moon comes with Pluto now in Aquarius, and Mercury enters Aquarius 2 days before the New Moon, and Ceres is still in Aquarius. This highlights the Pluto in Aquarius energy, and we're willing to pursue opportunities to take control and empower ourselves with change and our dreams for the future. With Ceres, we can get support for our dreams as we pursue them and use our resources with the changes we want to make. With Mercury, we can think outside of the box, and utilize our intellect and knowledge. The only problem? Mars is still retrograde for this New Moon, so we do have to keep in mind the Mars retrograde energy that we're still dealing with. The Aquarius New Moon might offer ways to help us navigate better, and the changes we work on might not only help us for the future, but also to get out of some of the frustrations the Mars retrograde is triggering. The New Moon is trine (beneficial aspect, 4 signs away) transit Jupiter in Gemini, and this is super helpful for the New Moon, and there can be opportunities that get us closer to the dreams we want, and we can pursue experiences that are outside of our comfort zone but help us in ways we couldn't even think of. We can benefit from some optimism and keeping an eye on the big picture. The New Moon occurs at 9 degrees 51 minutes Aquarius. The aspects to the New Moon are: Conjunction: 7 degrees 51 minutes - 11 degrees 51 minutes Aquarius Sextile: 7 degrees 51 minutes - 11 degrees 51 minutes Aries or Sagittarius Square: 7 degrees 51 minutes - 11 degrees 51 minutes Taurus or Scorpio Trine: 7 degrees 51 minutes - 11 degrees 51 minutes Gemini or Libra Opposition: 7 degrees 51 minutes - 11 degrees 51 minutes Leo Suggested Reading: The New & Full Moons page for general interpretations by house and aspect Comments are closed.
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