First Full Moon For 2025 - The Full Moon In Cancer
- Kalina
- Jan 9
- 8 min read
The Emotional Release We Need - Intro
on January 13th, there is a full Moon in cancer happening at 23 degrees, at 22:26 GMT. This isn't your typical Cancer Full Moon - it's forming a sextile to Uranus in Taurus while connecting with Mars retrograde, creating a complex pattern that challenges our emotional comfort zones. The overall energy is “if you can't let go of what no longer serves you, it will be taken away”. Cancer is a deeply emotional and nostalgic sign, perhaps what you need to let go of is already gone, but not in your heart, at least yet.
What To Expect?
Cancer Full Moons typically bring matters of home, family, and emotional security into focus. sextile Uranus suggests unexpected changes or revelations in these areas, while Mars retrograde adds a layer of internal reflection about how we handle emotional triggers and assert our needs.
You might notice sudden insights about family dynamics or living situations. Old patterns around emotional security could be disrupted, but this disruption serves a purpose - it shows us where we've been operating on autopilot and where we need to make conscious changes.
Cancer Placements & The Influence Of The Moon
You are in the spotlight, and not in the most positive way. Most of you are trying your hardest not to start petty arguments, but this is a ticking bomb at this point which is likely to explode around the time of the full moon. If you have not set boundaries in time, you will feel like people are walking all over you, and you might “drastically” switch up. I suggest taking the time until the full moon to reflect so that it is less impulsive and more intentional. Keep in mind that your ruling planet is the Moon, so whenever there is a Full Moon, you can feel agitated, in your sign, this is amplified.
Capricorn Placements & The End Of Pluto
You are also likely to cut people off and let go of an emotional idea you have held for a long time. The difference here is that this has been brewing for years. This is not impulsive. You are finally starting to see just how much you have sacrificed and how people have betrayed you, which would result in change. If this is an emotional moment for you, I doubt anyone else would know. It feels more like a celebration, a bittersweet one.
Cosmic Alignment Of The Full Moon In Cancer
Mars retrograde is forming a trine with Neptune, and Jupiter in Gemini is squaring Venus in Pisces on the same day. What this adds to the cosmic soup is practically seeing our past actions clearly, the fog being lifted—which can be quite painful. You might feel a little stuck initially like the one thing/person you have wanted for so long is gone—so, what now? Honestly, what is coming is so much better; give yourself time to see that you have more options.
What To Do?
The practical approach during this time is to stay flexible while maintaining emotional awareness. When Uranus aspects a Full Moon, trying to control outcomes usually backfires. Instead, treat surprising situations as information - they're showing you what needs to change.
Give yourself space to reflect on your past actions and the emotions they bring into your life. is it time to let go of an idea/person that was hard to keep, to begin with? No one can tell you that but yourself.
What Not To Do?
Clinging onto old patterns, people, ideas, places—diving deep into nostalgia and refusing to change any aspect of your life. Don't be stuck in tradition if tradition makes you miserable. Also, this full moon can be explosive for others too, so expect people to be more on edge, dramatic, petty, and overall passive-aggressive. You and I included. So, my advice is to set some boundaries; be upset if you want to be—just don't expect anyone to chase you to fix things; they will not, not right now.
Who Does It Impact The Most?
Late-degree cardinal and fixed placements - that is 20 to 30 degrees of Aquarius, Scorpio, Leo, Taurus, Cancer, Capricorn, Aries, and Libra. From the mutable signs, 10 to 20 degrees of Pisces, Gemini, Sagittarius, and Virgo.
We will all feel it; some of us would just feel it more intensely than others. Cardinal and fixed signs in those degrees would feel it the most.
Horoscope For Every Rising Sign
Aries Rising: The Full Moon activates your home sector, bringing family matters and living situations into focus. With Mars retrograde here, you're reviewing how you handle domestic conflicts. Pay attention to sudden insights about your living space or family relationships - they're showing you what needs to change. Some of you might be moving or have moved recently, however, this would be the time to emotionally realize it and process what it means. That doesn't mean getting stuck in the past; it means just feeling it and letting go.
Taurus Rising: Communication becomes your focus, particularly around family and emotional matters. Uranus in your 1st house creates surprise elements in daily interactions. Watch for important messages that come through unexpected channels. Family conversations might take surprising turns. Your siblings and closest friends can play an important role in this change. This would be connected to long-term plans, specifically around leaving the country, higher education, and your life philosophy. You might be trying to choose yourself while others have too many opinions.
Gemini Rising: Financial and value-based matters come to light. You might have realizations about emotional security and material resources. Watch for unexpected changes in income or expenses. It's time to examine what truly makes you feel secure. Reflect on what you find valuable, as that is a personal thing, you might find that it has shifted and changed over time. Some of you might cut off people who are draining you and not adding any value to your life. This can come quite suddenly too, trust your spontaneous intuition.
Cancer Rising: This Full Moon is deeply personal for you, highlighting your identity and how you present yourself to the world. Mars retrograde nearby suggests reviewing your self-assertion patterns. You might find yourself ready to express different aspects of your personality. It is also a time when you would be releasing old self-destructive patterns which would in terms change your long-term partnerships too. You might find that some friendships and relationships aren't good for you, so, to pick better for yourself, you would have to release them, no matter how much you don't want to do that.
Leo Rising: Your inner world becomes activated, bringing subconscious patterns into awareness. Pay attention to your dreams and intuitive hits. You might discover emotional patterns you didn't realize were driving your behavior. If you have been having health issues recently, it could be because of suppressed emotions and this is a good time to express them so that your mental and physical health don't suffer. Additionally, this might be work-related, in the sense that you have not put clear boundaries there which leads to issues in other areas of your life.
Virgo Rising: Friendship and community matters take center stage. Group dynamics might shift unexpectedly. You could discover new aspects of your role within your social circles or professional networks. This might be a time when your overall goals are changing, because you would like to have more time for yourself, for pleasure, for the connections that are actually meaningful. This is affecting your health, so please, don't take too many problems of other people, we all know you want to help, but not at the price of your health.
Libra Rising: Career matters light up, possibly bringing unexpected developments in your professional life. The connection between your emotional satisfaction and professional path becomes clearer. Watch for sudden changes in your public role or career direction. This shouldn't feel as sudden, you have been doing a lot of work behind the scenes in the past years and this feels more like a time when you get sick of hiding it. The biggest shift would be internal before it becomes external. You have to decide to stop holding yourself back and to actually trust in yourself, your talents, and your capabilities enough to bet on them. On a side note, this can also be someone betraying you which pushes you to focus on yourself out of spite.
Scorpio Rising: Your beliefs and worldview are highlighted. You might encounter information that challenges your perspective on emotional security. Travel or educational opportunities could arise unexpectedly. Many of you might consider moving or changing your overall plans because of a relationship. It might feel like you either have to let go of your vision or the person. My advice is to see things to their end, that is the only way fixed placements learn. Otherwise, you would keep wondering what would have happened. Expect sudden changes in your partnership that change your long-term plans.
Sagittarius Rising: Shared resources and intimate relationships come into focus. Watch for sudden developments in financial partnerships or emotional investments. Old patterns in close relationships might need revision. Are you giving more emotionally and practically to a relationship than you can? This might have a negative effect on your health, suddenly. Most of you still feel like you have things under control, but you would see how your daily schedule and overall mood suffer because of your choices which would push you to make a change.
Capricorn Rising: Relationships take center stage, with unexpected developments in partnerships likely. You're examining how you balance emotional independence with intimate connections. Partnership dynamics might shift in surprising ways. Some of you might be ending a relationship to clear up space for the time Jupiter moves into your 7th house this summer. Sometimes you can't have the positive and abundant period in love you are meant to have with the person you are now, so if this is you - just know that things will get so good you can't even imagine. On a side note, this is likely to have a negative toll on your mood, no wonder, let yourself feel this disappointment and know that the tables will turn.
Aquarius Rising: Daily routines and health matters become highlighted. Watch for sudden changes in your work environment or wellness needs. The connection between emotional well-being and physical health becomes clearer. That is likely related to old patterns with your family, in fact, they might trigger you so much it causes a health issue. If you have been feeling sick around them for some time, physically, you might want to set some boudaries, which is understandable, but that will also leave the pattern of communication that caused it unresolved. Ideally, you will find ways to resolve it, but if it affects your health, you might want to prioritize that.
Pisces Rising: Creative and romantic matters light up. You might experience unexpected developments in personal projects or relationships. Self-expression takes new forms, and old creative blocks could suddenly clear. You might have a sudden creative idea come to life, something you have been planning to bring to life. On a less positive note, a situationship could be ending as well, suddenly. You will have a really fun summer and there will be other people, but that doesn't really make the current moment less painful, so feel it fully. Also, this might be a good time to reflect on why you pick people who are not serious about love and can't stand behind their words.
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