New Moon in Cancer 2025
Welcoming the Cancer New Moon on June 25th. As the solstice marks a shift into the second half of the year, the new moon in Cancer invites us inward. This nurturing energy encourages emotional reflection and deeper connection to what feels like home—within and around us. It’s a moment to honour our inner world with care and clarity.
June 25th PDT 03:31 | EDT 06:31 | BST 11:31
Cancer New Moon Portal: When softness becomes sacred strength
As we welcome in solstice energy and the gateway to the second half of the calendar year, a new moon in the sensitive sign of Cancer greets us. Offering us an opportunity to explore our emotions, this new moon encourages us to honour our inner world with assertiveness and care. Let’s deep dive the energy to find out more…
The water sign of Cancer, depicted by the crab, reminds us of what we need to nurture and nourish in life, from the people closest to us and our immediate environment to how we look after our own precious home, the body. Tapping into our intuition and appreciating who and where helps us to feel safe is part of the Cancerian journey.
Strength in vulnerability
The moon is at home in her watery realm of Cancer, the sign she rules. Here, she breathes life into understanding how two important qualities can work together, strength and vulnerability. The innate strength of Cancer is the willingness to feel everything – and yet remain open and heart-centred. In this sign, the moon can help us honour all our feelings and let our emotional vulnerabilities be witnessed by those we trust.
With a busy cosmos at this new moon, we may have to travel inwards to block out the noise and trust our own emotional intelligence. The new moon is in close conversation with Jupiter, a planet that likes to expand, so watch for emotions running high, and your intuition being on full volume. A sextile aspect to Mars suggests we can find the courage to move through emotions with focused care, and Mercury is in Cancer helping us to express how the journey feels. This is a potent new moon to come home to ourselves…
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How to honour this new moon’s energy:
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Let your intuition speak: Make space. Meditate, take some time out, perhaps a walk by some water, i.e. the coast, a beach would be ideal! Let your inner knowing come to the surface. What is your intuition saying?
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Nurture home and hearth: Pay attention to the special people and places in your life that feel like home. Give them your time. Strengthening these bonds can help increase a sense of emotional security.
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Acknowledge your feelings with compassion: Let your emotions flow freely, what’s coming up? The beauty of Cancerian energy encourages us to listen within. Be kind to yourself. If it feels good, share how you feel with someone you trust.
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Set your intentions: This is the new moon that takes us into the second half of 2025. Set intentions for the lunar cycle ahead but also consider the next six months. Visualise where you’d like to be and emotionally, how you’d like to feel.
The momentum changes…
During this lunar cycle, the planet of shifts and change, Uranus, moves into Gemini, after being in Taurus since 2018. This major shift is followed by the start of three retrogrades, so the momentum ahead is mixed! Take some time with this new moon to strengthen your support networks and emotional connections. It is these that can help us ride the waves to come.
If you’d like to explore journaling with this new moon; here are some prompts:
Journal prompts for the New Moon in Cancer ~
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When do I feel most connected to my intuition?
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What does emotional safety mean for me, and how can I give that to myself daily?
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What small, meaningful self-care practices can I commit to this lunar cycle?
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What’s one simple thing I can do today to feel emotionally nourished and supported?
Appreciate how softness can be your sacred strength at this new moon.
With love and lunar blessings,
Charlotte x
About Charlotte Lauren
Charlotte Lauren is a resident Astrologer for Moon Phase Studios providing regular insights in our newsletter about each New and Full Moon.
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She also provides the astrological data and written content for our Moon Calendars and 13 Moon Journals.
If you want to find out more about how you can attune to the moon you read more on our blog about New and Full Moon’s here.
Alternatively, you can find out more about Charlotte’s work as a Hellenistic Astrologer, via her Charlotte's website.
She weaves astrology with cyclical living to help illuminate a cosmically conscious path for her clients, offering birth chart readings and astro mentoring packages with a holistic approach.
Charlotte also hosts a free Facebook group for women who wish to work with the lunar cycle. You can follow her love of the cosmos on Instagram or Substack.
