Cancer New Moon 2022
This new moon will be exact at 7 degrees and 22 minutes of Cancer on Tuesday, 28 June 2022 at 7:52 p.m. PST/ 10:52 p.m. EST / and Wednesday, 29 June 2022 at 3:52 a.m. BST
In This Article
New Moons in General
This New Moon's Chart Features
TLDR Summary
Recommendations
Topics by Rising Sign
New Moons in General
New moons coincide with new beginnings and are thus well suited for intention setting and initiating new endeavors.
New moons occur every 28 days. Over the course of one year, there will be one new moon in each of the twelve signs, which correspond to each of the twelve houses (areas of life) in your birth chart. You can use these events as occasions for annual reviews of each one. Consider the topics represented in each new moon's chart and set related goals for the corresponding life area.
That way, you'll intentionally work on every part of your life throughout the year, focusing on one per month. The Topics by Rising Sign section at the end of this article will help you determine which life area this new moon will activate in your natal chart.
Set your intentions on the day of the new moon. The two weeks following the new moon are typically excellent times to take initial steps related to those intentions. For the next six months, set goals, make plans and take actions in alignment with those intentions.
Six months later, when the full moon occurs in the same sign, use that as an opportunity to check in with how your approach to your goal has served you, and readjust as needed.
This New Moon's Chart Features
Moon conjunct sun in Cancer's first decan: This new cycle is about fulfilling our physical and emotional needs so that we can feel safe and comfortable. In order to grow, survive and thrive, what is most vulnerable requires some protection. We can set intentions around meeting our own needs, both independently and within mutually fulfilling relationships.
Moon and sun square Jupiter in Aries' first decan: A growing need for self-expression and independence conflicts with our effort to achieve safety and comfort.
Jupiter copresent with Aries' ruler Mars in Aries' third decan; Mars square Pluto; Mars sextile Saturn: A drive to unite others in pursuit of a common goal inspires the need for independence and self-expression described in the previous bullet. Discipline, organization and boundaries energize and support this compulsion toward leadership. At the same time, the dark side of hierarchical power structures causes friction.
Jupiter sextile Venus in Gemini's first decan; Venus copresent with Gemini ruler Mercury in Gemini's second decan: A desire to connect with many different people in many different ways, especially over intellectually stimulating conversations, inspires and energizes our growth through self-expression and independence.
TLDR Summary
While on the one hand we want to be cozy and comfy, on the other hand we want to fight for our right to party with as many smart, chatty people as we can find. We'll have to get creative to design a solution that will serve both needs.
Recommendations:
Set intentions: Consider the topics and themes described above. If you know your rising sign, check the list below for the topics this lunation will activate for you specifically. Spend some time brainstorming on these combined topics. What are the most positive, desirable versions of these themes you can imagine for yourself? If you find yourself imagining negative scenarios that seem dauntingly plausible, think about what practical steps you could take to turn that situation positive. I like to write a list of my goals during new moons, but you could get creative with it and make some art, or a vision board, to visually represent your intentions.
Make plans: Once your intentions are set, consider actions to take over the next six months to make your vision a reality. Figure out what you'll do and decide when you'll do each thing.
Plant metaphorical seeds: Over the next two weeks (between the now and the next full moon) take the first steps toward the goals you've set.
Work that plan: Follow through on your plan for the next six months, until the Cancer full moon, which will represent the culmination of your effort.
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