Cancer Full Moon 2025
Digital collage by Christina Libetti
This full moon will occur at 23°59' of Cancer on Monday, 13 January 2025 at 2:26 p.m PDT / 5:26 p.m. EST / 10:26 p.m. GMT
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Full Moons in General
Each lunation-- whether it's a new moon, a full moon, or an eclipse-- sets the tone for the next two weeks until the following one. But they also mark important pivot points in our lives, and connect with previous and future lunations six months apart. In other words, a new moon in Aries will be followed six months later by a full moon in Aries, which will be followed by new moon in Aries six months after that and so on.
Full moons coincide with the culmination of the past six months' efforts in a particular area of life. In the two weeks since the previous new moon, energy has been building. At the full moon, that energy is filled to the brim and ready to overflow.
Full moons involve tension between the physical, emotional state represented by the moon and the spotlight of visibility and attention represented by the sun. During a full moon these two luminaries are in polar opposite degrees of the Zodiac, trying to go in opposite directions and causing internal and external conflicts. This tension can be energizing and destabilizing, and the area of life that is impacted by a given full moon may feel as if it is overflowing and ready for some kind of release.
The sign in which a particular full moon occurs corresponds to a different life area (represented by houses in astrological charts) for each person depending on one's rising sign. Use the Topics by Rising Sign section at the end of this article to identify which area of your life will be coming to fruition at the time of this full moon. If you'd like a more personalized approach, a reading will provide more insight than any horoscope app or blog ever could.
If you had set intentions six months ago during the new moon in the same sign, use this full moon to take stock of how those plans have worked out. Whether you'd set intentions or not, think about which approaches you've taken in this area of life have served you, and which need to go in order for you to reach your goals. Then plan to drop whatever has proven to hinder your progress over the next six months.
This Full Moon's Chart Features
Full Moon in Cancer's third decan*: This is a culmination and critical turning point of efforts to accumulate a stockpile of supplies, luxuries and safety nets for oneself and those in one's inner circle.
Moon applying to conjunct Procyon and retrograde Mars: Everything expressed in the first bullet is heightened and reinforced by an even greater lust for life and desire for voracious consumption. There is also a potential for feeling trapped by others' needs and to pursue aims via unethical means.
Moon sextiling Uranus in Taurus' third decan and trine Neptune conjunct the North Node in Pisces' third decan: The culmination of accumulation and hunger is energized by recent natural disasters and other shocks to vital resources. A lack of clarity around who or what is worth one's undying devotion is also a factor.
Sun in Capricorn's third decan, with Capricorn's ruler Saturn in Pisces' second decan conjunct Venus: There is tension between this hunger for comfort described in the previous bullets and those in charge of leading and managing material resources. We may find leadership to be falling short of expectations. These leaders are themselves taking orders from changeable laws and boundaries, and may be tempted to indulge themselves in pleasures while shirking their duties.
* I use Austin Coppock's book 36 Faces, an excellent guide to the decans, as a reference for writing these articles. While I have done my best to convey those ideas in my own way, many of the concepts and keywords from that book appear above.
Summary
We are reaching a point of culmination regarding comfort, safety, and luxury.
There is a quality of hunger for experiences as well as food and other desired objects.
Natural disasters and unreliable supplies of resources energize this situation.
Lack of clarity around who or what is worthy of devotion is also at play.
Leaders in charge of managing resources may be shirking their duties and/or lacking clarity around how to proceed amid changing rules.
Self-Inquiry
What house topics does Cancer activate in your chart? See Topics by Rising Sign list below.
What is your current relationship to comfort, luxury, and abundance?
How can you get what you need and desire in a manner that aligns with your own ethical code?
How do you protect and defend those in your inner circle?
In what ways have you neglected managing your own resources in favor of doing something more enjoyable?
How might you change your approach to safety, comfort, and acquisition over the next 6 months to protect yourself and your inner circle amidst ongoing disruptions to natural resources and supplies?
What approaches to these topics are no longer working and need to be released or altered to meet your goals?
Recommendations
Review the past six months, specifically regarding comfort, security, and luxury. Think back to what has happening during the Cancer new moon back in July 2024, and how things have been going since then.
Check the Topics by Rising Sign list below and think about the corresponding house topics as well. Consider the actions you've been taking in these areas of life and whether they are helping you achieve your goals.
Keep what's working, discard the rest. Leave behind activities that aren't bringing you closer to your ideal vision for comfort, security, and luxury in the life areas specified by the rising sign list. Focus your efforts on those approaches that do work.
Topics by Rising Sign
If you know your rising sign you can further individualize your approach by considering the house topics Cancer represents for you. If you don't know your rising sign, you can email me your birth date, time and city and I'll look it up for you: element@octothorpeindustries.com.
Aries: Home, family, private life
Taurus: Communication, daily schedule, siblings, commute
Gemini: Finances, values, self-worth
Cancer: Self-presentation, appearance, personality, body
Leo: Solitude, meditation, dreams, substance use, mental health
Virgo: Community, friend groups, goals
Libra: Career, reputation, public life
Scorpio: Beliefs, higher education, long-distance travel
Sagittarius: Inheritance, shared resources, taxes, debt, mortality
Capricorn: Romantic partners, close friends, clients
Aquarius: Physical health, work, chores, pets, service
Pisces: Creativity, children, leisure