April 5, 2025: Courageous Caring: Moon Conjunct Mars, Mercury Stations Direct
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Quick Self-Care Tips
- Feelings are a key to action and courage. Notice what you feel.
- The impulse to act decisively can move things forward if you remember who you are and what is important to you.
- Mercury stationing direct could heighten themes of communication, so be on the lookout for what you need to say and where you need to listen.
Moon in Cancer and First Quarter Moon
Today, the Moon is in Cancer, and there is a first quarter Moon on Friday in Cancer at 7:14 p.m. Pacific Time. If you're watching your own charts, the middle degrees of cardinal signs are being activated by this first quarter Moon. This Cancer Moon energy emphasizes the power of feelings and sensitivity. Emotions help you release things, allowing you to move forward with more clarity. The energy of Cancer involves nurturing, caring, and protecting, creating a safe space for self-healing and managing emotions. This extends to how you care for others and address vulnerable parts of society.
Stepping into New Ways of Being
The first quarter Moon invites you to step up into new ways of being and find your courage, potentially moving in a direction that feels uncomfortable but important. With the current Aries solar eclipse Moon cycle, you're also encouraged to take risks, be bold, and take action. With Mars in Cancer, consider how to defend and protect the more vulnerable parts of yourself and society. The Moon passing by Mars activates the impulse to take action. The energy is asking: what are you going to do about this? How will you step up and shift things in a positive direction?
Neptune in Aries and Mercury Stationing Direct
Neptune in Aries asks how you will act on what you care about. This energy is here for a few months before retrograding back into Pisces in October, then returning to Aries in January 2026 until 2038. Early Sunday morning, Mercury stations direct, shifting from inward reflection to communication and voice. You'll feel the heightened energy of Mercury in Pisces, connecting to bigger picture principles and spiritual truths.
Moon Enters Leo
Around 9:30 p.m. Pacific Time, the Moon goes into Leo, shifting from feeling-oriented Cancer to self-expression. Find ways to express what you feel and care about through art and communication, connecting with bigger picture messages. Trust yourself, support your feelings and vulnerability, and ask yourself what it looks like to take action from a place of honesty and truth.
