Cancer New Moon

Across the Threshold: New Moon in Cancer 2025

New Moon @ 4 degrees Cancer 08'

June 25, 2025

6:32 AM EDT

3:32 AM PDT

June's New Moon in tropical Cancer aligns with Jupiter and falls onto the Aries Point Axis, squaring the Saturn-Neptune alignment. This is a heavy New Moon packed with symbolic signification on a collective and geopolitical level. And it leads us to the first prominent peak of the Saturn-Neptune dynamic over the next few months.

As I've written about at length, the Saturn-Neptune alignment is a significant transit like the Saturn-Pluto conjunction of 2020. Of course, we are dealing with very different correlations (and not as heavy and dystopian as the 2020 era). Still, as far as the historical significance of this period goes, there will be parallels.

On a personal level, this New Moon is one in which we are invited to push through some critical thresholds. The "boundary-pushing" theme of the Aries Point will be dominant, suggesting that much of what we are seeding, initiating, or embarking upon now has tremendous power to lead us to breakthroughs in our lives, especially involving the concretization and realization of certain ideals, dreams, and aspirations.

The challenging dimension of this lunation involves hubris and the conflict between what we idealize and the reality of cultural and biological barriers. Jupiter in Cancer is a powerful auspicious symbol of emotional, psychic, and domestic expansion. In square with Saturn-Neptune, this can reflect a higher-than-usual idealism, but paradoxically, a current of disillusionment or confusion can accompany it.

We will be wise to check any overconfidence here, especially involving risky actions or choices. However, if our ideals and objectives are firmly grounded in reality and we are highly conscious of our limitations, this is a powerful New Moon for making a big push into new landscapes and ways of being.

Lastly, another paradox of this New Moon lies in a conflict between a genuine awakening to new possibilities and conceptions of reality and an equally genuine struggle to cope with or manage seemingly oppressive or limiting circumstances. There is likely to be a lot of restlessness here, but that can also catalyze a push to challenge those boundaries holding us back from greater and more expansive possibilities.

Trust That You Are Loved: New Moon in Cancer 2016

Photo by Theophilos Papadopoulos, via Flickr

Photo by Theophilos Papadopoulos, via Flickr

New Moon @ 12 Cancer 54'
July 4, 2016
7:01 AM Eastern
4:01 AM Pacific

This lunation is the first New Moon of summer in the tropical sign of Cancer. It also occurs on the United States’ Independence Day which is widely celebrated here in the U.S. For this reason, the New Moon points a spotlight on the U.S. because it correlates with its birthday. The New Moon is joined by both Mercury and Venus, which all stand in opposition to Pluto in Capricorn. The zodiac sign of Cancer stands as a symbol of safety, nourishment, protection, healing, and comfort. In its high expression, Cancer seeks to provide this in gentle, loving ways.

The Moon, which we associate with the sign Cancer, has an archetypal link to the symbol of mother--the one who provides sustenance needed to bring and sustain new life into the world. Here at the New Moon, we stand at a beginning--a moment imbued potentially with mystery, uncertainty, and anticipation. With any New Moon, you may feel less energized, but with Mars recently turned direct and now picking up speed, feel free to begin planting the seeds for forward movement and the initiation of new endeavors. A reservoir of strength and momentum will gradually become available to you. You may notice more energy and confidence build over the coming two weeks.

Pluto, in opposition to the New Moon, dredges up the shadow of Cancer. While the mother seeks to protect those she has brought forth into the world (with whatever it takes to do so!), all things are vulnerable in this reality; nothing is ultimately safe and protected from harm. In Cancer’s shadow, there is a chronic paranoia of dangers which seek to annihilate oneself and loved ones. Cancer, in its shadow, blocks the flow of life and love as it recoils from the world, building walls, and segregating one’s life from full participation in the unfolding of the moment.

Cancer, in its shadow, can also lead to the desire to cling to dying circumstances--to keep things as they are for the sake of the comfort and sense of safety that they provide. This New Moon carries the potential for realizations relating to how you can extend love outward to make changes in your life and in the larger world. To be truly loving, we must accept what we love for what it is and not try to change it. Where in your life is this needed? How can you express more love in authentic ways? As the Sun and Moon conjoin, they invite you to look deeply at the expression of love in your life, by finding new ways to love and trust the moment the way that it is.

While this is a deeply sensitive and emotional New Moon, which highlights fears related to security, vulnerabilities, and sensitivities, it asks that we keep our eye on the higher path--the bigger plan or mission that is seeking manifestation in the world. When we look at our own lives, as well as the events in the world, it can be hard to accept what is. Mars will assist you to make the changes and take the appropriate actions to free yourself of oppressive or stagnate situations. But ultimately, this New Moon is offering signs and omens in regards to the love we need to express to vitalize and nourish all aspects of our lives. And finally, trust that YOU are loved and supported by the universe in your wholeness, no matter what.

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