Last Quarter Moon in Cancer ☾ Oct 6, 2023

artist: Alberto Seveso

Friday, Oct 6 @ 6:48 am PDT

The Waning Last Quarter Moon rises at midnight, peaks at dawn, and sets at noon all over the world. Each year when the sun is in Libra, the new moon will always be in Libra; the full moon will always be in Aries; and the quarter moons will always be in Cancer and Capricorn. These geometric relationships in the zodiac are fixed and unchanging.

Last quarter moons are turning points or crossroads, clearing the way for the new moon / new lunar cycle. This phase prepares us for a New Moon Solar Eclipse in Libra on Oct 14.

Libra is the goddess of love, Cancer the great mother spirit. Moon phases during Libra season are significant in a social sense, bringing change to our interpersonal relationships. When the moon is in Cancer, we reflect on our relationship to motherhood and our matrilineal line. We see the way our ancestors spiral across time, the way they nestle in our heart and spirit and shape who we are becoming, moment to moment. The way we were mothered in turn determines the way we mother. Does it feel easy and natural? Painful?

Together Cancer and Libra encourage self-care (Cancer) and open communication (Libra). We turn inward like the crab, into our shells, into the womb, so that we may once again turn outward on the wings of Libra’s breeze, out into the world, fearlessly, with a song on our lips.

Be near the water to catch Cancer’s loving reflections. Eat well and nourish your body to manage crabbiness. Burrow into your nest. Speak with loved ones. Seek support.

At this moon phase a couple years ago, my partner and I traveled back to our Midwestern childhood roots. From the top of Sleeping Bear Dunes, we gazed down, quietly observing Lake Michigan as she lapped peacefully on the shore. All around us a sea of rainbow leaves and dark tree trunks, starkly streaked with rain water. We munched on wild grapes and smoked herb with nothing but the wind filling our ears.

acknowledgement ~ truth ~ wise counsel ~ family ~ motherhood ~ emotional balance ~ harmony

Great news: this moon phase forms a supportive sextile to Jupiter Retrograde in Taurus. Jupiter brings lightness, enthusiasm, and a spark which allows us to see the future as a bright and happy place to be. Jupiter will be helpful. Jupiter will buoy our hearts and spirits.

The power flower for this moon phase is the rose – and the thorn. In meditation, focus on the heart chakra. Open your heart with Cancer Yoga. To find your personal moon sign, click here.