Full Moon
Full Moon in Aquarius
A Full Moon in Aquarius is when the Moon in Aquarius opposes the Sun in Leo, bringing the tension between the group and your own heart to a head.
Modern
The Full Moon is the bright, culminating point of the cycle, when something that has been building comes to light. In Aquarius, opposite the Sun in Leo, it lights up the balance between belonging to something larger and being seen as your own particular self. Feelings about your community, your ideals, and where you fit among others tend to surface now and ask to be considered. It is a clear, open time to release a connection that no longer fits and to stand by what you believe, as long as you do not stay so detached that your own heart gets left out.
Traditional (Hellenistic)
The When two planets sit directly across the zodiac from each other, about 180 degrees apart. It creates tension, awareness, and a pull between two sides that need balancing. of the lights, the Moon in Aquarius against the Sun in Leo, was read as a moment of fullness and visibility. The Saturn-ruled Moon set against the Sun-ruled Sun marks the old tension between the collective and the individual coming to its peak, a time of culmination and, often, of release.
- culmination
- community
- ideals
- belonging
- release
Lean in
Standing by what you believe and releasing a tie that no longer fits.
Watch for
Staying so detached that your own heart gets left out.
Sources
- Hand, Planets in Transit (1976)The standard modern reference on how transiting cycles, the lunar phases included, are experienced.
- Brady, Predictive Astrology (1999)A modern guide to timing and the rhythm of the lunar and planetary cycles.