The Full Moon at 18° Capricorn is exact today at 1:36pm PDT. The Cancer Sun illuminates our deepest needs: a sense of home, the family we come from, and the family we create. Cancer teaches us how to rest, restore, and prepare before we climb the mountain of our desires. In a world where productivity is the coin of the realm (Capricorn), Cancer is the reason that productivity is even possible.
In Capricorn, we are compelled, like the goat that is this sign’s avatar, to ascend to the highest vantage point we’re capable of, step by disciplined step. Cancer gives us the capacity to pause and replenish, honoring preparation with as much enthusiasm as the accomplishment itself. At the heart of this Full Moon is something deceptively simple: we are being asked by the Great Teacher to steward the world through an outrageous reinvention, perhaps the most difficult passage any of us have lived through. This lunation draws a line in the sand: get in touch with what your body needs for rest and preparation, and learn to move gracefully between action and stillness, ambition and humility.
Saturn rules this Full Moon as Capricorn’s guiding planet, and we stand on an unprecedented precipice. So much more will be demanded of us to support a world in the throes of transformation. Saturn, the Great Teacher, carries the wisdom of responsibility, discipline, and the karmic contracts we came here to honor. This lunation is as vital for us as individuals as it is for the collective.
If you’ve followed me for a while, you know I rarely talk about social and outer planet retrogrades. Outside of working with your own natal chart where such retrogrades can reflect important inner shifts, they typically lack the dramatic influence pop astrology often gives them. But this summer hits different. We’re all being called to respond to collective demands, immersed together in the same transformational soup, on a planet reshaping itself beneath our feet.
Saturn rules this lunation and is currently Conjunct Neptune, both in Aries. Together, Neptune and Saturn dissolve consciousness, and the world is moving through a profound dissolution. That Saturn is stationing retrograde under this Full Moon is significant. This inward turn of Saturn over the coming months will amplify the demand to release old structures, both within and without. As we change internally, we prepare to support a world undergoing tremendous external transformation. Saturn is not moving right now, and will change direction on Saturday (the day he rules), turning the power of this Full Moon inward, where we march to our own individual lesson plan, and know that what we focus on individually impacts the collective more directly than we could possibly know. But Saturn knows this.
With Uranus now in Gemini, the Grand Sextile of change and transformation is fully activated: slow change (Pluto in Aquarius), fast change (Uranus in Gemini), and motivation fueled by our belief systems (Neptune in Aries). These air and fire signs amplify one another, creating inevitable and total combustion. This Full Moon forms a Sextile to the North Node, focusing us on changes that support the collective flow. Together, the Sun-Moon Opposition and the South-North Node Opposition create a Mystic Rectangle. The changes we make now can funnel us into a more graceful passage through the collective experience. And if you keep your spiritual practice as your guiding priority, the rest will unfold with the grace it needs.
Uranus still has Venus nearby in Gemini, and with a loose Sextile between Mercury and Venus, our minds and hearts are working in harmony. There’s a sense of congruence here; what we feel and what we think are aligned, allowing for more clarity as we navigate this intense Full Moon energy. Mars is close to the South Node, grounding the mystic rectangle’s power directly into our bodies. The South Node holds our karmic residue until we’re ready to release it, and as Mars perfects this Conjunction over the next week, he’ll help us let go of old patterns that no longer serve. Mars is also forming a Sextile to the midpoint of the Sun and Jupiter, urging us to expand how we walk our path. This is a moment to take bold steps forward, embodying the lessons we’ve learned.
Mercury in Leo helps us shape the bigger, bolder narrative to match this evolved walk. As he carries the intelligence of this Full Moon into his upcoming retrograde, we’ll have the chance to refine how we speak our truth and express ourselves with greater authenticity. It’s worth noting that Mercury is now in the same Leo territory where Mars went retrograde last year. That passage taught us how to center ourselves with courage and clarity, and this time, we’re ready to step into a more powerful expression. By the time this lunar cycle completes with the Leo New Moon in two weeks, both our walk and talk will feel transformed. The Leo influence is undeniable. We’re being prepared now for bigger expression later. This is the moment to embrace living out loud.
So, take a deep breath and remember: this moment isn’t just about your personal evolution, it’s about how your growth ripples out to impact the world outside of you. Saturn reminds us that every step we take toward discipline, humility, and courage becomes part of the collective unfolding. Uranus, Venus, and Mercury are whispering that we’re not only preparing to live more boldly and authentically, but also to offer our unique gifts to a world that is in deep transformation. Rest when you need to. Move with intention when the call comes. Trust that as you align with your own inner teacher, you are quietly and powerfully helping to shape a future we are building together. The world needs your light now more than ever. Have at it!
