Leo New Moon 24th July 2025
New Moon in Leo 24th July 20:11 BST
Full Moon in Aquarius 9th August
Traditionally, celebrations are associated with a Full Moon. But this New Moon, in fun seeking, fire sign Leo, is leading a party filled with the promise of positive change. A Leo New Moon is rejuvenating and bold. In the sign of the proud, regal lion, the Moon provides new beginnings with the heat they need to make a dramatic impact.
This New Moon announces itself, makes a statement. Leo is ruled by the Sun. If the Moon is the archetype of ‘mother’, the Sun embodies the idea of ‘father’. When we consider the concept of ‘re-parenting’ ourselves, it’s easy to understand the role of maternal care in shaping our empathy. The new Moon in Leo is a powerful reminder of the role of the father beyond the provider of the seed. Of course this moment is special but the duties extend beyond the initial burst of life. It is this seed point where everything begins for each individual and the Moon rejuvenates her light and energy in conjunction with the Sun each month, a new cycle begins.
Mothers shape our feelings about ourselves but fathers have a vital role in that too. How we encounter the world outside becomes internalised. Our fathers anthropological role is to bridge the gap between the maternal cocoon of safety and home, to push us to be brave enough to experience the world outside on our own terms, and to lead and create our own lives beyond that of our parents.
Whatever our relationship with our biological father may be, this New Moon allows for healing patriarchal energy to flow and for the power of positive paternal influences to be recognised and recommitted to. We are not all blessed with an embodied father figure or a positive role model but it is never too late for a happy childhood. The Sun and Moon conjunct in Leo remind us of the reason parenting is so important. When our inner child feels safe we can create and live from a place of joy, seeking simple play.
Connecting to Uranus in Gemini, this New Moon embodies the power of radical choices. Every decision we make matters, even the smallest ones. When we are conscious of our own ability to influence the world around us, we create our own empowerment, moment by moment.
Mercury retrograde encourages a double take, revising and revisiting creative ideas and being bold enough to hold them up and to really take leadership over our own thoughts. This New Moon teaches us that believing in yourself is the most radical action you can take in a world which seems to be daring us to give up hope.
Yet this isn’t a simplistic feel-good Moon. It opposes Pluto, now reversing through the earliest degrees of Aquarius, retracing its first steps into this truth sharing air sign. Pluto in Aquarius asks deep questions about collective responsibility, identity, and transformation. It doesn’t tolerate superficiality and in opposition to the Leo New Moon, it demands to see the substance behind the show. There may be intensity here: internal power struggles, decisions that feel definitive. Choices aren’t taken lightly under this energy. What we say – and what we mean – matters.
Saturn and Neptune riding retrograde side by side in Aries also connect to the New Moon in a harmonious positive Trine connection. Being brave enough to let go will help new creative blessings to arrive. But Saturn, ruler of time, is heading backwards now. What is the hurry to move through? Perhaps there is less of a rush than we might have initially feared. Maybe the journey, as uncomfortable as it may be, is where we really learn the lessons we still need to understand in order for us to get to the new era we sense is coming.
Mars and Venus challenge each other in a Square aspect between the Mercury ruled signs of Virgo and Gemini. A drive for practical, thoughtful action is up against a desire for freedom, choice, the chance to change minds and hearts. Compromise between work and play is required for resolution. The lovers of the zodiac are quarrelling about whether there can be joy and freedom when things are not yet in order.
Uranus lends unconventional power to a surprising outcome which allows for creativity, joy and a sense of liberating, exhilarating playfulness to infuse intentions with hope for the future. Laughter breaks the tension. A moment of spontaneity might solve what serious effort couldn’t.
The energy of this New Moon can be felt. It is not flashy or attention seeking, but it carries no less dramatic command for its lack of spectacle. The deeper energy of a Leo New Moon speaks to our most noble wishes. It supports us to create from the heart and to commit with a loyal promise to create a life we feel truly proud of. What you stand for now and where you choose to shine is being blessed with a warm lunar energy encouraging the cosmos to generate back to us what we are brave enough to give out.
Guided Meditation
Find a comfortable position. Let your shoulders soften. Wiggle your toes and set tension free from your jaw or anywhere else in your body that you sense is stiffening with pressure. Let your breath settle according to how it feels right for you.
Now, when you feel ready, imagine yourself standing at the edge of a quiet landscape. See before you the kind of space that makes you feel free and inspired. Maybe it is a mountain, ready to tackle. Perhaps you find yourself on an empty beach, stretching to the horizon. Maybe it’s a meadow, filled with flowers. It may be dusk but there’s a promise in the sky.
The stars begin to fade but you feel safe in the knowledge that they are watching over you always. In the distance you see the horizon beginning to glow with a soft, amber light. The air is warm, a gentle breeze keeps you comfortable. You notice the expansive sky, the warm Sun rising over the horizon and as it slowly rises, tinging the sky with beautiful colours, you feel your own energy rise.
Notice your breath again and allow every release to let more tension go. As you inhale, invite gratitude into your heart. A sense of abundance that fills you up with joy.
With each breath, the sky lightens. Shades of gold, pink, and fire stretch upward, gently waking the world. As the Sun begins to rise, feel its warmth touch your skin. First your face, then your chest, then your whole body — lit from within by the returning light.
This Sun is not just in the sky, it’s in you. Rising steadily. Confidently. It doesn’t rush. It doesn’t ask permission. It simply shines, because that is what it was born to do.
Let this warmth spread through your chest like courage. Let it fill your spine with strength. Let it gently burn away doubt, fear, and hesitation — like mist dissolving in the morning light.
You are not starting over. You are rising. Again.
Take a deep breath… and when you’re ready, open your eyes.
The light remains within you, always.
New Moon Blessing
May you shine like the Sun and create from the heart, a life that you love.
May you feel a sense of abundance that fills you with joy.
Jemima Cainer
www.jcainer.com