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The Cancer Full Moon happens January 3, 2026 @ 5:02 am EST (location Washington DC, US). The chart features the Moon at 13º♋︎ 01' and the Sun opposite at 13º♑︎ 01'. The Moon is out-of-bounds North and at her perigee. These conditions make her gravitational pull extremely powerful, especially over the waters, physically and figuratively as well.
For example, at the time of this Full Moon we will see heavy storms pouring lots of water, provoking flooding, or heavy snowing with great accumulation. The high ocean tides are unusually higher as well. She also has great impact over the human body fluids, often causing fluid retention. It is typical to see emergency rooms packed full of sick people, and those who suffer open wounds bleed profusely. Astrologically, she has an impact on human emotional body. Many experience extreme emotional sensitivity, and those who have not yet learned how to manage it, may fall prey of their own impulsive reactions.
Venus and Mars also oppose the Moon from their occult positions flanking the Sun at 12º♑︎14' and 14º♑︎32' respectively. They are invisible, entirely covered by the sunbeams because they are travelling behind the Sun in their 'superior conjunction' from our Earth perspective. Because of the distance and their size, they look smaller than the Sun, so, they take a few days to cross the Sun circumference, before they reappear on the other side. In addition, the Sun is also moving 1º a day, resulting on the three of them parading for several days in conjunction.
Venus completes her 'superior conjunction' January 6, 2026 at 16º♑︎22', and because she is out-of-boundsSouth, this means that, even if she comes out the other side of the Sun as an evening star, it will not be visible for several weeks in the Northern Hemisphere, appearing by the end of March in the west sky as evening star.
On the other hand, Mars conjoins the Sun, at 'superior conjunction' January 9, 2026 at 19º♑︎12'. He will start showing away from the sunbeams on March 3, 2026, but because he is also out-of-bounds South at the moment, he is also below the Tropic of Capricorn, it will not be visible in the Northern Hemisphere until April 13, 2026.
Venus and Mars have their own conjunction -behind the back of the Sun- on January 7, 2026 st 18º♑︎09'.
The meaning of all of this is that Venus and Mars have a powerful influence over this Full Moon.
OOB Venus represents intense desires, creativity, grace and charm, exceptional popularity, magnetic attractiveness, unusual seductive sensuality. At this point she is still Morning Star. Then, combining both conditions, she may show her less glorious qualities, like extravagance, lust for luxurious items or for things that are not given, envy, indulgence, excessive greed, and pompous propositions.
OOB Mars is highly motivated to reach for his ambitions since he is exalted in Capricorn. He can charge impulsively and aggressively with the might of an exaggerated passion, and powerful desire. He may engage in a reckless adventure or conquest trusting his strong leadership skills. Families may suffer from his reckless belligerence, especially in matters of war.
Under their influence, in our personal lives, we may become easily irritable, quick to anger, or sexually dominant, especially if we vehemently want something that is not ours or we cannot have. Certain men with an extreme sense of their masculinity may become full of themselves and violently brutal. Certain authority figures, or a head of state may declare war or invade another country or region believing that he is unstoppable.
Generally speaking, since this Full Moon is in the Sign of home and family, women and mothers who live around this kind of men, should be more careful and find shelter in case they show signs of aggressiveness or violence in the home. The co-presence of the Moon (applying) and Jupiter in Cancer expands all the previously described significations of this Full Moon. As you can imagine, even though Jupiter is the 'benefic' of the Solar System, not all expansions are beneficial, some maybe unwelcomed, right? In addition, Jupiter rules the Day Sect and the Full Moon happens during the night (5:02 am EST), so Venus is the more benefic and protector in this instance, not Jupiter. But, as said above, Venus is debilitated invisible behind the Sun, and with Mars, not the best company either! This makes for secrets.
In the USA
The Cancer Full Moon falls exactly on the natal Sun of the USA chart, in the 8th WSHS house, shedding light on secrets, hidden manipulations and dealings, shared finances, debt and debtors, goods of the dead. According to Deborah Houlding, the Eighth House of a country represents:
"The national debt; the collector of taxes; danger to the people through war or national disasters; the resources of the enemy. Financial relations with foreign countries. The privy council. Public mortality, the death rate, death duties and the kinds of people who die."1
In addition, the natal Sun rules the 9th WSHS house. This is the house of the international relations, foreigners, foreign cultures, religion, etc. Here is what Deborah Houlding has to say about what this House represents.
"Religion, the Church and all institutions dealing with religious or spiritual matters. If afflicted, the 9th house can represent unsavoury cults and dogmatic religious organisations. Foreign affairs and the foreign office; international law, world conferences; the United Nations. Shipping, sea traffic and long distance journeys generally, whether connected with passengers or commerce. Airlines. The publishing industry, long distance and international communications. Universities, colleges, all places of higher learning or specialist study; professors, philosophical and scientific institutions and publications. The Law society."1
In conclusion, the Cancer Full Moon is the culmination of a Sagittarius New Moon cycle. Obviously, the theme relates to foreign affairs, secret dealings with foreign authority figures, or heads of state of any kind. Conferences among mandataries, involving international relations and international law, maybe trade and shipping of goods.
As the natal Sun also represents the US head of state, or the President, the Full Moon also sheds light on his hidden activity in relation to those foreigners, regarding trade, or issues of immigration, emigration, visas, institutions of higher studies, etc. All of which have been evident since the start of this Moon cycle in Sagittarius.
Astrology is more often than not this archetypally literal!
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1- Deborah Houlding, The Houses, Temples of the Sky, online version
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January 18 Moon conjunct Sun : New Moon in Capricorn
January 19 Venus conjunct Pluto in Aquarius
January 21 Mercury conjunct Sun in Aquarius
January 22 Mercury conjunct Pluto in Aquarius
January 23 Sun conjunct Pluto in Aquarius
January 27 Mars conjunct Pluto in Aquarius
January 29 Mercury conjunct Venus in Aquarius
It is time to observe what happens in your personal life.
Sun Mars Conjunction - January 9, 2026
The co presence of the Sun and Mars in Capricorn will already stimulate you to engage in the activities of the corresponding house for the next couple of years.
For example, if Capricorn is your
1st House, you may feel more energized to do physical activities, your muscle tone may increase.
2d House, you are engaged in accumulating resources or eating habits.
3d House, you will get more active in your communications, siblings relations or short distance travel.
4th House, you may engage in house remodeling, or some kind of physical work at home.
5th House, your children may be more active, and even aggressive or quarrelsome. You may engage more in activities that make you joyfull.
6th House, you will be more engaged in doing things to care for your health, like diet, lifestyle, or routine changes.
7th House, you will focus on working with others, personal or business partners.
8th House, you will be more engaged in investing, getting loans or a mortgage, dealing with finances of the death or managing shared resources. Since it is also the house of profound crisis, you may give birth, get surgery, or do a deep psychological exploration.
9th House, you will be more active in your higher studies, long distance travel, learning about other cultures.
10th House, you will be strongly focused on your profession, career, public work in society.
11th House, you will be working to achieve goals for the future or accomplish your dreams.
12th House, you will probably travel far away, or seek some kind or seclusion, looking for better health or spiritual development.
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If you google-search straight Saturn square Pluto, you get plenty of words like stubbornness, obsessive determination, ruthlessness, tenacity, bold persistence, etc. However, what you don't get is the context. Because not all Saturn Pluto squares -even aspects- are made equal. Of course, during the 248 or 250 years of Pluto cycle lots of water runs under the bridges, right? How about the context of the bigger cycle of thousands of years of Pluto out-of-bounds?
In this article, we analyze the historical context of their square, but not just any square, but the same one that we will experience in 2028. We will only review exactly the Saturn in Taurus, Pluto in Aquarius waxing square. This means that we will explore history looking for Saturn in Taurus and Pluto in Aquarius.
It is important to remember that their current cycle started on January 12, 2020 at 22º 46' of Capricorn. This event coincided with a global event (the Covid Pandemic) which favored the upward redistribution of power by which the corporate industrial establishment multiplied their wealth many times. At the same time, the lower economic part of society sunk deeper into poverty, helplessness, and despair. Jupiter conjunct Pluto in Capricorn (in three instances that same year) strongly contributed to this phenomenon. This eventful beginning of the Saturn Pluto cycle should be considered at the time of interpreting the rest of their cycle into the future (waxing square, trine, opposition, etc.).
Keep in mind that a planetary cycle can be likened to a couple who want to have a baby. When two planets get together in conjunction is like Mom and Dad having sex and conceiving. The rest of the cycle is the birth and development of the 'baby'.
The waxing square Saturn in Taurus Pluto in Aquarius is so rare that we found only three instances from the year 1000 of our Era until now. This square happened three times in 1058-59, one time only in 1293, and three times between 1794-95. Of course, every time Pluto is in Aquarius for thousands of years since recorded history, he's been out-of-bounds.1
Why is this so significant? Well, when Pluto is OOB South, like in this instance now, is generally in Aquarius and the power is better distributed throughout all levels of society. In other words, it goes back to the people. This process is contrary to the times when Pluto is OOB North, when the power is centralized in the hands of one person, generally, an absolute King, a Dictator or Tyrant. 1
Because of the shift we are experiencing with Pluto in the sky now, people have the chance to reclaim their rights and society is empowered back. With both North and South OOB Pluto phenomena, Empires have risen, Empires have fallen. Due to those dramatic -sometimes tragic- changes, there is a great re distribution of geopolitical power players as well.
No Plutonian transformation comes peacefully. On the contrary, Pluto brings death, (often literal mass death, extermination or extinction), and rebirth to whatever he touches, recycling of matter, powerful destruction, demolition of reality that later gives way to rebuilding and reconstruction. Sounds like something we are witnessing? Of course! Because "as above, so below".
Jul 20, 1058 @ 9:17:56 pm (Pluto is OOB) Nov 6, 1058 @ 1:33:44 pm Apr 19, 1059 @ 7:35:33 am (Pluto is OOB)
The cycle in this instance started in 1051 in mid Aquarius. Here is the fascinating chart of the first of the three times the square perfected between 1058 and 1059.
Next chart is the third square in 1059 when both planets were direct. Notice the perfect T-square with Uranus in Scorpio!
Historical events
In the history of England and Normandy, we find that during this period William, called later the Conqueror, had been increasing his power since 1051 (year of the Saturn Pluto conjunction).
"William had become so powerful that his former allies had teamed up against him, forcing him to defend his position. However, by 1060, both Henry I of France and Geoffrey of Anjou had died [in 1060] leaving weak successors, and William was poised to expand again. This expansion had a purpose. [...] to ensure that Normandy - and the personal patrimony of its dukes - would remain secure.
In 1058, William of Normandy successfully defended against an invasion by King Henry I of France and Geoffrey Martel, Count of Anjou, in battles at Varaville and during the siege of Thimert. These victories solidified his control over Normandy, allowing him to act more independently from France and paving the way for his future invasion of England."2
Before he could achieve his ultimate goal of becoming King of England in 1066 (at the Saturn Pluto opposition), it was exactly in 1058, that William's forces captured the French fortress of Thimert, located in the County of Dreux. King Henry I personally led a long and ultimately unsuccessful siege against the fortress that continued into the next year. Also in 1058, William decisively defeated Henry and Geoffrey Martel at the Battle of Varaville. 3
As a side astrological note, Pluto was OOB South in Aquarius, the Sign associated with the plebeian by contrast with Leo, the Sign of Royalty. The story of William gives us an insight on this subject because he was the son of a Nobleman with a commoner woman.
"Born in either 1027 or 1028, the only son of Duke Robert I of Normandy and a woman named Herleva, who was “probably the daughter of a tanner – someone of lower social status”. His parents’ union wasn’t consecrated by the Church, which made William bastardus in Latin, a label that would dog him throughout his life."4
As Pluto in Aquarius empowers the common people, William, issued of a lower condition, becomes a Nobleman.
Apr 27, 1293 @ 7:46:03 pm (Pluto is OOB)
The next Saturn Pluto square in those Signs came in 1293 featuring the Saturn Sun conjunction. Curiously, the beginning of this Saturn Pluto cycle was at 26º Capricorn in extremely similar manner as their 2020 conjunction.5
Let us take a look at the start of this cycle in the next chart. Exactly the same planets piled up together as they did in 2020. 5 The only difference is that the North Node was with them instead of the South Node which ushered them in 2020. Here, Saturn Pluto are opposite Uranus in Cancer also, in a very peculiar chart!
Mongol invasion of Java (1293)
That year saw the Invasion of Java (Indonesia) by the Mongols.
"Mongolia and Indonesia are two countries that are really far apart, both in distance and culture. However, in 1293, the Mongols decided to launch an expedition to invade and conquest Java, a key island in modern-day Indonesia. "What could possibly motivate the Mongols to travel across seas to attack an island that they had no prior conflict with?"
China had a very strong sense of cultural superiority, believing they were the center of the civilized world. Everyone outside of China was considered a barbarian, unworthy of equal standing. This worldview influenced how Chinese dynasties dealt with other nations. Instead of forming equitable relationships, China often imposed a tributary system, where neighboring states had to acknowledge China's dominance by paying tribute.
Thanks to its massive economic and military power, China could enforce this tributary system, extracting tributes from nations far and wide. Meanwhile, in Southeast Asia, the Malay Archipelago that includes Brunei, East Timor, Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, and the Philippines nowadays, (traditionally called "Nusantara") was home to a different kind of civilization. The people there, known as Austronesians, became expert sailors because their region consisted of thousands of islands, making sea travel essential.
Not only that, but the Malay Archipelago sat at a crucial point between India and China, making it a perfect hub for trade. The Austronesians thrived as middlemen, facilitating trade between these two ancient economic giants. But what really made this region rich was its control over the spice trade. Spices like nutmeg, cloves, and pepper were extremely valuable in the pre-industrial world, similar to how crude oil is today. These spices were prized across Asia, the Middle East, and Europe for their ability to enhance food flavors, and kingdoms that controlled the spice trade became incredibly wealthy and powerful. So there were lots of rich kingdoms came and went in the Malay archipelago
kublai khan tries to invade java indonesia, after a seemingly victory, his military forces were defeated and pushed away from the islands."4
However, their attempt did not give positive results. This is the story of how things turned out.
If you don't have time to watch the video, here is the summary:
"The Yuan dynasty under Kublai Khan attempted in 1293 to invade Java, an island in modern Indonesia, with 20,000 to 30,000 soldiers. This was intended as a punitive expedition against Kertanegara of Singhasari, who had refused to pay tribute to the Yuan and maimed one of their emissaries. However, in the intervening years between Kertanegara's refusal and the expedition's arrival on Java, Kertanegara had been killed and Singhasari had been usurped by Kediri. Thus, the Yuan expeditionary force was directed to obtain the submission of its successor state, Kediri, instead. After a fierce campaign, Kediri surrendered, but the Yuan forces were betrayed by their erstwhile ally, Majapahit, under Raden Wijaya. In the end, the invasion ended with Yuan failure and strategic victory for the new state, Majapahit.
"Raden Wijaya founded the Majapahit Empire in Java after defeating the Mongol invasion fleet. The founding date is often linked to his coronation on November 10, 1293." 5
Of course these hand-to-hand battles were bloody and resulted in massive amount of deaths. Other equally deadly events happened then. This was the case of "an earthquake struck Kamakura, Japan, on May 26, 1293 (just a month after the Saturn Pluto square), resulting in an estimated 23,000 to 30,000 deaths." 6
However, other events reflected the OOB Pluto in Aquarius that relates to intellectual developments of society. One notorious example was that the "King Sancho IV of Castile created the Study of General Schools of Alcalá, which later became the University of Alcalá [in 1459]," 7 and is still standing and open.
"In British Islands, King Edward I, levied high taxes on the Irish, Welsh, and Scottish. He was a ruthless invader, forcing the Scottish clans to claim fealty to the crown, by harassing the Scottish King" [during the year 1293] Followed years of Scottish rebellions that ended up with their victory in the Battle of Stirling Bridge in 1297. 8
All these events show very long term consequences and durable results, associated with the crystallization of Saturn and the empowerment of Pluto.
During this period, Saturn square Pluto from 24 to 27 in three instances, retrograde and direct. Look at the perfect T-square again with Uranus in Leo this time around. The next chart is the second instance with Saturn direct and Pluto retrograde. Another fascinating chart that speak to extreme power struggles and out of control violence. Then, Pluto had already ended its revolutionary OOB declination, and the initial liberation gave way to the Reign of Terror in France.
While Saturn and Pluto were within orb of a square, the year 1793, there was yellow fever epidemic in Philadelphia. We know very well that these two planets are associated with the propagation of contagious diseases (i.e. 2020 pandemic).
Other than that, during the two years that the square aspect lasted, there were several Peace treaties. Looking at the chart, one can understand why: Mars conjunct Neptune at the beginning of Scorpio sees the belligerent spirits dissolve. Venus conjunct the North Node in Leo encourages to look for harmony and concord. Telling by the nature of those treaties, one gathers that all conflicts had been about trade, taxes, paying tribute, or economic imbalance of some kind. However, not all were actually solved in an equitable manner, there was some disadvantage for one or both of the parties. That's the art of the compromising Venus.
For example, for the United States, it was part of a period of transition from colonies to an independent country, not without internal and external challenges. The US government had to deal with Great Britain the Treaty of Jay, which ended up very unpopular for people of the Union, but concessions were necessary to help maintain a stable relationship with the Motherland.
While these planets were already within orb of their square, trade discrepancies and problems arose between US and Great Britain:
"By spring of 1794, America appeared to be on the brink of war with England. Citizens claimed that the British government resisted opening its ports to American ships, interfered with neutral shipping rights to fight its war with France, and violated sections of the 1783 Treaty of Peace that ended the American Revolution. Amid clamors from Federalists and Republicans that ranged from negotiations, defense measures, and commercial non-intercourse, President Washington chose to nominate Supreme Court Chief Justice John Jay as a special envoy to negotiate disputes between the two nations."9
On November 19, 1794 (see chart below, Mercury, Venus and Pluto OOB), the Jay Treaty was negotiated with Britain by John Jay, the envoy from the then President George Washington. The Jay's Treaty with Britain generated great outcry in the Union because it held dependence from the Motherland. Although it faced loud opposition from people, it was ratified in August 1795, and helped avert a full-scale war by securing the British evacuation of forts in the Northwest Territory.
"Washington did not consider the treaty "favorable," but believed ratification far better than "unsettled" conditions."10
In addition and simultaneous to the Jay Treaty issue, the US saw the Whiskey Insurrection.
"The Whiskey Rebellion (also known as Insurrection) was a violent tax protest in the United States beginning in 1791 and ending in 1794 during the presidency of George Washington. The so-called "whiskey tax" was the first tax imposed on a domestic product by the newly formed federal government. The "whiskey tax" became law in 1791, and was intended to generate revenue to pay the war debt incurred during the American Revolutionary War. Farmers of the western frontier were accustomed to distilling their surplus rye, barley, wheat, corn, or fermented grain mixtures to make whiskey. These farmers resisted the tax."11
Another significant event in the US, was the establishment of the US Navy. The Naval Act of March 27, 1794 authorized the building of six frigates, formally establishing a permanent U.S. Navy. This was the origin of the essential instrument used in the imperialist expansion of this belligerent country (Sagittarius Ascendant).
Also in 1794, U.S. forces defeated a confederation of Native American tribes at the Battle of Fallen Timbers, leading to the Treaty of Greenville on August 3, 1795, where Native Americans lost by cession much of Ohio.
The period of this opening Saturn Pluto square marked the end of the revolutionary period ushered by Pluto OOB, and the events are the germ for the next "Vision" period as conceptualized by Rosie Finn in her Persephone's Revolution book.1
In other parts of the World, the revolutionary results starting to be evident and sometimes the changes gave way to chaos. For instance, in France, the revolution reach an extreme in the so called the Reign of Terror. It was a period of extreme violence that ended in the execution of key revolutionary figures like Danton and Robespierre. But, globally, the French Revolution continued with the abolition of slavery in all its colonies. In August 1795, the National Convention ratified the Constitution of the Year III, which established the Directory, a new executive body that replaced the Committee of Public Safety.
During this period, Napoleon Bonaparte's career took off. He was promoted to Division General and became the Commander of the Army of the Interior after repressing a royalist insurrection in Paris in October 1795. Ironically, eventually he had himself crowned Emperor.
In Spain, the Treaty of Basel was signed between France and Spain on April 5, 1795, ending the War of the Pyrenees. Just the day before of the perfect alignment of Saturn Pluto square.
By 1795, Pluto OOB cycle had already ended. In August 1795, a major slave rebellion occurred in Curaçao, which was suppressed by the following month. It was too late for any kind of fight for liberation. 12
2028-2029 Cyber Wars?
Very important to consider is the fact that Mars Sun synodic cycle starts March 21, 2028 at 1ºAries 0'23". It's about a war that starts "under the beams", meaning a subdue, secret conflict, invisible to the eye, or 'virtual' (on the cyber waves). This war has a global implication.
Jun 24 2028 2:59:32 am
In 2028, the square starts right at the break of a New Cancer Moon cycle. The chart energy shows a lot of information noise related to some kind of rupture, disturbance of the peace, and maybe rumblings of war between two factions (Gemini Rising). Pluto in the 9th house shows an international ideological (or Internet, scientific or technological) power clashing with Saturn restricting resources or finances, or destroying the ecological balance of the Earth. In a nutshell, Saturn in Taurus square Pluto in Aquarius has historically always been related to one sort of war or another. In general, as you read before, those wars were started due to disputes over resources and power.
The division -indicated by Gemini Ascendant- is caused basically from fear of not having control over the necessary resources to sustain life. There is an emphasis on the information broadcast (Asc in Gemini with a stellium), that generates a lot of anxiety and instability. Having both the Sun and Moon in Cancer signals that we focus on our safety, and look for shelter and care. But the Moon with the South Node indicates that people may be try to hide, or are suffering from lack of security. Both are in the last decan of Cancer, which is the realm of Pisces, associated with a broader spectrum of the issues at hand. In addition, Cancer is associated with nationalisms, times when a country, not only forcefully defends itself, but promotes its own supremacy. It's a highly emotional kind of energy.
Mars and Pluto are within bounds.
Nov 15 2028 12:57:04 pm
Pluto is OOB.
In this instance, the chart has double signature of War : Saturn Pluto t-square with Moon in Scorpio, and Mars Uranus square. It can be inferred that War is certain. However, this may not be a War as we have known so far, but a cybernetic war of sorts involving finances and financial institutions. Mars in Virgo works at organizing and administering information that has been disturbed by Uranus in Gemini. Venus, ruler of Saturn takes his energy to the international law arena. Keep in mind that Saturn is the traditional ruler of Pluto and Uranus is his modern ruler. Pluto rising OOB indicates a profound transformation, death and rebirth... of the Internet? of the collective consciousness? of ideologies?
Mar 29 2029 11:08:49 pm
Mars and Pluto are within bounds.
The last instance of the Saturn Pluto square indicates a powerful and dramatic turning point. Scorpio rising with its ruler Mars in the 12th house and Pluto in the 4th may indicate financial dealings undercover. The most dramatic energy comes from this Aries Libra Full Moon not only in a Kite configuration of catastrophic prospects, but in exact square to the Nodes of the Moon: a clear Turning Point of no return headed to the structural holding of Capricorn rules, regulations and lasting systematic organization. Venus, ruler of Saturn, is under the Sun beams, which possibly indicates that the dealings are unfavorable, secret or don't hold very well. It is this contraction with the Capricorn North Node that may plan the seed for more conflicts eventually.
Conclusion
The main fact to keep in mind for the Saturn in Taurus square Pluto in Aquarius is the period when Pluto is OOB.
Being in the Fixed Signs of Taurus and Aquarius gives the clash a lot of resistance from both sides, which provokes breaks or ruptures.
The common themes in all historical events are as follows:
The causes of wars are ambitions to grab resources from another region or to force them to pay tribute.
A continental power invades an island.
Attempts to impose power, not always successfully, and sometimes ending with disadventous agreements for one of the parties.
Wars cause massive death.
Reclaim lost power over resources.
Earthquakes and volcano eruptions are extra powerful and destructive.
Events come and develop fast, often out of a chaotic situation, but end with durable consequences.
The chaos is the breeding ground for a change of system, political power, or dynasty.
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In October, 2025, the Full Moon falls in the Sign of Aries, Fire Cardinal Masculine Sign, and in the Decan of Leo, October 6 @ 20:47 PDT, 22:47 CDT, 23:47 EDT. In Europe, it happens on October 7 @ 3:47 am UTC/GMT. Like any other Full Moon, the Moon opposes the Sun. The Moon reflects the sunlight and projects it onto the Earth.
You will hear Astronomers and Meteorologists talk about it as a Super Moon. The reason is that the Moon is at her perigee (closer than normally to the Earth), appearing really big to us. This phenomenon has more than picturesque impressions, but many gravitational physical effects. She pulls on the surface of the Earth and Water affecting tides and the movement of water in the seas making the currents stronger.
"This "perigean current" is a period of stronger-than-average currents, making the high and low tides more extreme than during other times of the lunar cycle."1
Effects of a Super Moon
However, at this time the Moon, fortunately, will NOT be out-of-bounds by declination. Still, having the Moon so close, in our face as it were, also amplify our moods, making us more reactive to the situation at hand. And this is not all, Emergency Room staff will tell you whenever there is a regular Full Moon, they are busier. But during a Super Full Moon, wounds will bleed profusely, there will be an increase of mental health patients needing assistance, there are more baby deliveries, and the staff themselves will be more irritable and work will become hectic. Just a tip, if you don't have a life threatening health problem, avoid the ER around a Super Full Moon.
My teacher, Lynn Koiner, has done extensive astrological research on Super Moons and calls them Crisis Lunations. They are usually associated with critical events, personal as well as public. 2
Ruler Mars in Scorpio
Yet, this Full Moon in the Sign of Aries is a fiery one. Ruled by Mars in Scorpio, one can count on needing a good emotional cleanse, organically, psychologically or spiritually. Scorpio relates to the excretory system in the body, but symbolically, one may need to eliminate deep seated emotional trauma, or revisit anger, fear or trust issues. The Full Moon light will illuminate the darker places of our psyche to uncover them.
Another possibility is seeing aggression popping up from dark places. Mars in Scorpio is vengative, sometimes, looking for revenge; may be obsessive compulsive, but strategic in his action. He can awaken a passionate reaction due to jealousy, or even the suspicion of treason. The Leo decan may indicate a wounded ego lashing out. His impulsive dart may be subversive, or lie in ambush. An old resentment may burst in the open in a relationship and destroy it.
Mercury square Pluto
Then this Full Moon, not only because of her bright light, but also her condition -described above-, can promote revelations. During the Solar Eclipse in Virgo on September 21, 2025, Mercury, its ruler, was under the sunbeams, which means that whatever the eclipse was starting, was 'invisible'. Now, not only has Mercury already escaped the Sun's brightness, but is square Pluto, the modern ruler of Scorpio.
Mercury in this Sign loves investigating to the core of the matter. He's now able to uncover taboos, secrets that one keeps very tightly close, especially those of sexual nature, but also shames, guilt, crimes, and undercover dealings. Mercury is never afraid of digging deep in the dungeons of the psyche. After all, he dealt with Pluto the liberation of Persephone from the Underworld. In Scorpio, Mercury becomes a spy, he wants the truth and will not rest until he gets it. Plus, he knows the tricks necessary to make the subject lose the grip of it.
Mercury is also forming a Yod with Uranus and Neptune at the base, activating their sextile. There might be surprising insights. Uranus stimulates the mind and the combination with Neptune gives intuition and clairvoyance. Mercury in Scorpio finds out shocking information that radically change the way we think. We have to revise and adjust our concepts and ideas.
Last Aspect of the Moon
Another factor to consider is the last aspects the Moon makes before being perfectly Full. She sextiles Uranus in Gemini and Pluto in Aquarius at their midpoint from Aries. The Moon -almost full- represents a new awareness that produces a mental liberation, when new information published reveals certain secrets (Uranus) and makes a significant intellectual transformation in the public opinion (Pluto in Aquarius).
Chiron conjunct Eris
Chiron conjoined Eris exactly the first time on May 27, 2025 at 25º Aries 28'. The second time they are exact is October 9, 2025 at 25º Aries 15'. They are in tight orb at the moment of the Full Moon. There will be a third exact conjunction on March 19, 2026 at 24º Aries 59'. But they are in effective orb for a few years on either side of these dates.
Apple of the Discord by Jacob Jordaens
Eris was not invited to the Gods' Banquet. One can safely assume, due to her bringing her apple of the discord to their table, that she was not 'beautiful' enough. Chiron was abandoned and relegated also because he didn't fit the mold. The way I see this conjunction is that rejecting those who supposedly do not fit in society, making them scapegoats, or trying to eliminate them because they are 'inconvenient', is the actual Discord that creates not only the Chaos the world experiences now, but may actually end in the kind of Trojan War that decimates Humanity.
Chiron in Aries represents the Wounded Warrior as well as our human wounded identity. Everywhere people are put in situations where they are rejected just because who they are, discriminated for their color, nationality, culture, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, health condition, etc. That assuming that there is a Standard Normality.
This Aries Full Moon may also shed the light on issues of identity and the 'problem' of being a Human.
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The Complicated Story of the Virgo Pisces Eclipses 2025 - 2026
The lifespan of an eclipse may last from months to several years depending on several astrological factors, including the duration of it in hours/minutes. Transiting planets act as triggers to events related to the nature of the active eclipse. But the most powerful planetary transits are those of Saturn and Mars, the traditional malefic and the outer planets Uranus, Neptune and Pluto.
Currently, we are in an Eclipse period when coincidentally, several eclipses are hit by both Mars and Saturn during their lifespan and even before they happen. These conjunctions to the degree of an eclipse have already started, and they exactly relate to the events in the Middle East.
Of course, the Mars Saturn conjunction can be considered as one of the significators of the Israel conflict with Iran and its proxies.1 This could be traced even to previous cycles of these two 'malefics', their conjunctions of March 2020 at 0º♒️, April 2022 at 22º♒️, and the current one April 2024 at 14º♓️. At all those conjunctions Israel made noise regarding Iran's nuclear power development. However, this time around the eclipses were in Aries/Libra axis and now Virgo/Pisces and this makes all the difference after the long period of brewing animosity and even longer standing enmity. The reason is that Saturn and more so Mars are hitting the eclipse degrees one by one in succession.
In addition, the current cycle of Sun (main character of eclipses) Mars started in Scorpio, which has historically been associated with g*e*n*o*c*i*d*e*s. Please refer to a previous article called Sun Conjunct Mars in Scorpio, to read about the historical antecedents. This cycle and the Sign of Pisces seem to indicate more broader implications, especially considering also the upcoming Saturn Neptune conjunction at 0º♈️, and the unstable configuration they will be forming repeatedly.
Mars and Saturn Transits
Let's explore what happens when Mars and Saturn join the Virgo Pisces eclipses. The Saturn transit with a North Node Eclipse "show situations that mature fairly rapidly. If the situation is out of balance it requires a fast solution or it is resolved pretty quickly."2 Saturn has a restrictive influence over the themes of the eclipse, and often concludes the difficulties, creating obstacles or establishing rules.
Now Mars with South Node eclipses is always associated with the rise of conflicts from the past. Its transit times the stimulation of the conflict, by adding 'fuel to the fire' as it were. In this regard, "It's better to have Mars transit first and then Saturn"3
Nonetheless, just remember that even the transits of Moon, Mercury, Venus, Jupiter can also add their 'contribution' to the eclipse theme. It's also important to keep in mind all eclipses in the Virgo Pisces axis are Lunar except only one Solar in Virgo on September 21, 2025. Even if the Moon falls in Pisces, Mars will anyway join the degree opposite, where the Sun is.
The first eclipse (lunar) in this axis took place at 25º40'♓️ on September 17, 2024. Saturn was the first one joining this degree on April 10, 2025, Mars will oppose it on July 30, 2025, and Saturn comes back retrograde and stations over the 25º from October 29 to December 22, 2025! 54 days! This is major but, if not enough, Pluto is out-of-bounds from August 29, 2025 until November 23, 2025!
The headlines for April 10, say that U.S. Senate Confirms Christian Zionist Mike Huckabee as Israel Ambassador, Israel continues killing people in Gaza and occupying Palestine, France talks about recognizing the state of Palestine. And U.S. Continues Air Attacks on Yemen.4
According a timeline published by AP News, by "April 30, 2025 — Iran executes a man it said worked for Israel’s Mossad foreign intelligence agency"5
November 3, 2025 Tel-Aviv
The second eclipse(lunar) took place at 23º 56' ♍️ on March 14, 2025. Mars will join this degree on July 27, 2025. Stay tuned on that date and observed how he stirs up the heat and sharpens the weapons.
Edition: July 28, 2025 news said "The Pentagon says that it killed a senior Islamic State leader and two other members of ISIS in Aleppo, Syria, in a raid on Friday [July 25]."*
The third eclipse(lunar) will take place at 15º22' ♓️ on September 7, 2025. Mars is setting an antecedent already by opposing this degree on July 15, 2025. And yes, eclipses live before they are born, just observe.
Edition: July 15, 2025 news said "On Monday [July 14], Israel launched airstrikes on Syrian forces being sent into the region. Under the pretext of protecting the Druze, Israel has repeatedly bombed Syria in recent months."*
The fourth eclipse(lunar) happens at 12º 53'♍️ on March 3, 2026. Mars hits this degree on July 9, 2025, already forecasting what may come next year.
The fifth eclipse (lunar) is coming on August 28, 2026 at 4º53' ♓️. The sixth eclipse at 2º 05'♍️ coming up February 20, 2027. Mars is there on June 20 to 25, 2025. This coincided with the exchange of bombing between Israel and Iran, and immediate US intervention on the nuclear sites of Iran on June 23, 2025. Mars arrived to the 4º degree ♍️ coinciding with the Cancer New Moon, marking a new escalation level in the Middle East War.
The seventh and last eclipse on this axis at 29º 04' ♍️ (anaretic = critical degree) comes September 21, 2025 just the day before the Equinox. Mars gets to this degree exactly on August 5, 2025 anticipating already the theme of this eclipse.
Edition: August 5, 2025 news state that the Israel PM faces opposition to his government from the people, and judicial authorities. He has gone so far as to remove his prosecutor. "In Israel, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government voted unanimously to remove the attorney general, who is prosecuting Netanyahu for corruption. But soon after the vote, the High Court of Israel issued a temporary injunction."*
August 5, 2025 Tel Aviv
I left to the end another Saturn hit that exactly opposes this last eclipse on September 21, 2025. In fact, Sun and Moon oppose the midpoint between Saturn at 28º27'♓️ and Neptune at 0º48'♈️. The Sun at the Equinox exactly opposes Neptune just less than 24 hours later.
September 21, 2025 Tel Aviv
Let's hope that Saturn closes the door to the Middle East conflict, and peace can be made with the Sun through the Sign of Libra, the sign of compromises, peace and balance. Venus in Virgo (also transiting the eclipses) can work hard to smooth out the wrinkles of troubles and problems.
But Sun Mars will start a new synodic cycle at 19º Capricorn, next January 9, 2026. About 2 months later, between March 2 and April 4, when Mars ingress Pisces, the conjunctions and oppositions with these eclipses will start all over again. Let's observe and hope for peace.
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