And here we are: The final Full Moon before the September Eclipse Season is here.
Let’s see where this takes us.
The Full Moon Itself
Full Moon Aquarius is at its peak at 16 Aqu 59’55” on August 9th, 2025 at 12:55 AM PDT / 7:55 AM UTC.
This puts this Full Moon firmly in the second decan of Aquarius, adding a Gemini / Mercurial vibe to it. The unconventional, the unorthodox, and finding out of the box solutions to problems seems to be how we’ll be finishing up this lunar cycle over the next couple of weeks. Given the chaos of the earlier New Moon in Leo, we’ve probably had our share of monkey wrenches thrown into the works.
The aspect of this Full Moon, Sun opposite Moon, denotes a time of completion, winding down projects or portions thereof, and dealing with the aftermath. The Sun is also in its domicile of Leo, so chances are we’re trying to get things done so we can get back to having, or trying to have, some fun along the way. And with Moon in Aquarius, we want to have fun our way.
Things are not completing as we expect them given the active Mercury retrograde cycle that’s winding down. But they will finish.
Other Aspects to this Full Moon
Inner Wisdom
Full Moon Aquarius conjunct Pallas retrograde starts things off. Pallas, or Pallas Athene, denotes wisdom and critical thinking. With Pallas being retrograde, this search for wisdom is taking us within. If you know something in your gut, don’t ignore it right now.
Opposing Full Moon Aquarius, we have 26 Proserpina conjunct the Sun in Leo. Proserpina is the Roman name for Persephone, who in mythology ended up in the underworld part time, and thus we have the cycle of death and life, like cycles of summer and winter. We will be acutely aware of similar cycles now.
It gets more involved. Full Moon Aquarius squares Black Moon Lilith, Juno, 2598 Merlin, Vesta, and 37117 Narcissus in Scorpio, with the Scorpio placements apexing a T-Square.
Given the square to Black Moon Lilith, our quest for inner wisdom will take us deep into the depths of our inner darkness and shadow. And with asteroid Merlin amplifying this further, we need to be discerning of what exactly we’re supposed to learn in our shadow work.
Juno and Vesta in this T-Square also add a conflict of commitments and what we hold dear. We can find ourselves questioning both our more involved ties to others (such as in marriage), and what we really value and hold sacred above all or almost all else.
And asteroid Narcissus completes the conflict. We may be thinking with our own ego and self-entitlement instead of what really benefits us.
Basically, this pattern is telling us to get out of our own way and consider carefully the secrets and truths we find within right now. And it could be traumatic for some, but it has to happen sometime.
Of course, Full Moon Aquarius sextile Ceres in Aries does give us a glimpse into where some of these answers may lie. And that may be our place in our own homes and nurturing.
Full Moon Aquarius trine 407 Arachne in Libra does point to a solution in a way. While we may feel stuck at times, not all strands of a spider’s web are sticky. The spider usually knows which strands will capture prey (or itself if not careful), and which strands are safe to walk on.
So basically, we’ve got some shadow work to do. Confront inner shadows, and know what’s a snare and what’s not in our lives. Good time to check on ourselves for this.
Other Aspects Active During This Full Moon
You’ve Got Mail… You May Want to Sit Down
A mystic rectangle pattern emerges with Mars in Libra, Pluto retrograde in Aquarius, Saturn retrograde and Neptune retrograde in Aries, and Mercury retrograde in Leo.
The only forward moving planet among all of those is Mars. And it’s in the sign of its detriment, so it’s not of much help. If anything, it might be a bit too hot as Mars conjuncts 13897 Vesuvius. So whatever trials and puzzles this mystic rectangle pattern brings us, we may feel like exploding in a way. And with Mars opposite Saturn retrograde and Neptune retrograde, we’re being forced to wait on some matters. We want to go and get things done, but there’s just these obstacles in our way. And we may not be sure how to get through or around those, but we’ve got to find a way.
Pluto retrograde trine Mars and sextile Saturn Rx/Neptune Rx does help this along. Pluto in the sign of unconventionality does imply that doing things the same way we’ve approached before won’t work. We need new ways, and with Pluto in reverse, we need to really throw out the old within ourselves and make something new. Apply that self-cleaning to constructive ends, of course.
Of course, communicating what needs to happen could be dicey with Pluto retrograde opposing Mercury retrograde in Leo. Now, Mercury is slowing down for its direct station and resuming forward movement on August 11th, a couple days after this Full Moon. This could also affect research and innovation as Pluto retrograde also conjuncts 390 Alma retrograde and 55555 DNA retrograde. Medical research, especially. On the other hand, we could be in a state of confusion about something involving a soulmate or close companion.
Biological clocks and the desire or need to have children, for some reason, comes to mind with this.
Are You Getting Through?
Mercury retrograde conjunct 19 Fortuna in Leo does point to some uncertainty in fortune and luck. Mercury will shift directions soon though, so we might start seeing some movement in matters involving luck and being in the right place at the right time soon.
But things are really not clear as Mercury retrograde also squares 11144 Radiocommunicata in Taurus. Matters involving property, wealth, and keeping things stable aren’t clear right now and there’s a good bit of uncertainty plaguing us.
However, we might be able to draw some inspiration as Mercury retrograde sextiles Uranus, 3402 Wisdom, 3412 Kafka, and 1981 Midas retrograde in Gemini.
Mercury retrograde’s sextile to Uranus alone can help in the innovations department. Messages from seemingly out of nowhere could be the flash of inspiration we need.
Uranus with Wisdom plays into the Full Moon-Pallas link as well. It seems congruent, anyways. Uranus is sudden change, and in Gemini, things can move and be spoken quickly. Wisdom could point to some revolutionary insight for many of us right now. Or at least, we find wisdom in the most unlikely (to us) places.
Midas retrograde suggests we should polish ourselves, and perhaps turn ourselves into gold in a way. Kafka with this and Uranus does suggest some unjust and genuine “WTF” actions could come down on some people. People being punished for crimes they didn’t commit, that kind of thing.
With Mercury retrograde trine Saturn and Neptune retrogrades, maybe we needed to step back and hold our tongue about something we felt strongly about too. But this should work to our advantage in the long run. Maybe you don’t have all the info you need, or perhaps everyone involved in a discussion doesn’t have a key detail pinned down.
Mercury retrograde trine 4386 Lust in Sagittarius does suggest a potential hopeful fling or something more is possible. But can you get on the right wavelength and close the deal? Or is it even what you want? Maybe think it through.
Summer Fun
Venus and Jupiter are conjunct in Cancer, with Jupiter with fixed star Sirius on top of things. Having both benefic planets together is certainly a cause for cautious optimism. Some projects, jobs, business meetings, and other productive matters might close out very well over the next couple of weeks for some of us.
Sensual and sexual encounters could also be fun, with Venus conjunct 875 Nymphe. Again, make sure that’s what you really want, as Venus opposite Pholus retrograde in Capricorn could fool us into getting with someone who might be a bad decision. But then again, with Venus sextile 447 Valentine in Virgo, perhaps that person could be the best bad decision you’ve ever made.
Jupiter conjunct 2601 Bologna could expand the baloney though… in multiple ways? (Insert innuendo here). At any rate, someone could be hyping themselves and not really be the best in bed, so … “trust but verify.”
Jupiter square 6157 Prey in Aries does alert us to not be taken in by loneliness, ego, or trying to go for what we desire without making sure we’re walking into a trap. And with Jupiter square 407 Arachne and 58534 Logos, we really need to make sure we’re not being sweettalked into a trap.
Sudden Chaos
Uranus in Gemini square 99942 Apophis, 15845 Bambi, and 5264 Telephus in Virgo, and also squaring 6583 Destinn retrograde in Pisces forms a T-Square apexing at Uranus, planet of surprises and rebellion.
So on one hand, we’ve got an asteroid representing destruction, another prey asteroid (or overcoming being prey to protect others), and an asteroid implying telepathy, or perhaps mind-control. Maybe propaganda.
Shed the propaganda, learn to see past the lies, and don’t fall for the whispering campaigns of fear. Plenty of opportunities to call people out on their bullshit.
The other part of the square, Destinn retrograde, suggests that fated events might be a bit… fluid. Bad fates for some, but for others, a struggle or ordeal of sorts that can shift one’s destiny. Maybe for the better if cards are played right.
I don’t like this T-Square. Be careful for the next couple of weeks. Between that and the Mars-Vulcano conjunction opposing Pluto retrograde, I’d say the chance of a terrorist attack or something of the like is a bit higher than it should be. But maybe it can also be stopped, or the damage mitigated.
If not that, then hopefully some sharp observation prevents a catastrophic accident or disaster. The Pacific Ring of Fire has been very active lately, what with the recent earthquakes off of Russia’s coast and the accompanying volcanic eruption and tsunami warnings.
Considering my location near the Cascadia Subduction Zone, I’m acutely aware of the potential right now for some seismic shenanigans.
In Closing
Looking at it as a whole, this Full Moon in Aquarius is really showing a testing period. Basically a message in a bottle when you consider Mercury getting ready to go direct days after this Full Moon passes.
So, the real question for you is: are you being mailed another test, or did someone send you an answer key? And are they the right answers?
Really, some of the “tried and true” answers of the previous world aren’t going to work so well anymore. Consider the next few weeks a blueprint for the next phase of our lives coming up.
Don’t be afraid of the unconventional. And don’t expect whatever stability we have to hold up. We’re seeing the changes now. More tariffs, more disruptions, more fear. But also more opportunity.
But we’ve got to give something up.
What will we sacrifice to go for our goals and our better futures?
Just keep in mind that some sacrifices are too much. Some sacrifices are useless. And some sacrifices don’t need to be made at all, just approach the problem differently.
And some sacrifices are necessary. Be patient, listen for your inner wisdom, and consider what it says.
And if that “inner wisdom” tells you to do some malevolent stuff, then it isn’t inner wisdom. Be discerning.
As above, so below. And both realms are shifting.
Now go see what your letter says.
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