Leo New Moon 2025: Find Joy
A Leo New Moon occurs on July 24th 2025 (3:11PM ET/12:11PM PT). A New Moon occurs when the transit (moving) Sun and Moon conjunct (align) in the Zodiac, and New Moons are times of new beginnings, high energy and enthusiasm, and opportunities. This can be creative and heart-centric with Leo
What’s the energy of Leo astrologically?
Leo is the sign of love, and is an enthusiastic fire sign. The fire signs (Aries, Leo, and Sagittarius) are the signs of activity and energy, and they don't like to be still for too long, and always want something interesting happening.
Aries is the most impulsive and is always ready to take the initiative as it's also a cardinal sign and the first sign of the Zodiac; Sagittarius is the adventurous one, always wanting to be on the go thanks to also being an mutable sign; and Leo is the creative sign, and rules our hearts, who and what we love, and our ego needs.
Leo is also a fixed sign, so it can be steadier than the other fire signs, and this helps Leo to get into the heart, to explore creatively, and to connect.
Leo isruled by the Sun, the ruler of our true self. The Sun shines a bright light, and this means Leo shines brightly, and loves getting attention and praise.
Leo can crave praise so much that it becomes too dependent on what other people think when it's not manifesting well. Being fixed, it can also be prone to stubbornness, especially when emotional or frustrated. and its pride can be an issue.
When Leo is operating well, it uses its heartfelt energy to connect with others in meaningful ways, and to express itself creatively. Leo can be generous and loving, affectionate and sweet when it's confident, secure, and has a lot of love in its life. Nothing means much to Leo without love.
How does a Leo New Moon impact us?
So, now we come to Leo New Moons and how they impact us. Since New Moons are times for new beginnings, Leo New Moons are excellent for new creative projects, pursuing new hobbies, and focusing on opportunities that allow us to connect to our hearts and to those we love most. It's a time to love love, and we can be romantic, fun-loving, and affectionate.
Focusing on what gets our heart energy going, and we can channel that heart energy into, can be a great usage of Leo New Moons. If our hearts are driving us, we can get dedicated and make progress, and can get much more inspired.
It can be a great time for vacations, for weekend getaways, for dating, and for connecting to our inner children. What brings you joy in healthy ways? This can be where to focus, and to expand on joy in all of our lives.
The Tech Specs of the 2025 Leo New Moon:
The Leo New Moon comes as Mercury is retrograde, or appearing to move backward, in Leo, so we do have a challenge to navigate! Thankfully Mercury isn't aligned with the New Moon, but it can still have an impact on the energy, and we have to be smart with our choices.
Mercury retrograde loves second chances and do-overs, so this Leo New Moon can be an excellent opportunity for a second chance. Pick back up an old hobby or old creative project, reconnect with old flames, and reignite existing sparks.
The Leo New Moon is also touching all four of the slower planets as it's trine (beneficial aspect, four signs away) Saturn and Neptune in Aries, sextile (beneficial aspect, 2 signs away) Uranus in Gemini, and opposite Pluto in Aquarius. This means we have some connection to the new paradigm, the cosmic shifts that we're undergoing this year and next year, and can highlight this new cycle we're embarking on.
With positive energy from Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune, we can be disciplined and plan long-term, we can think outside the box and come up with more useful methods and approaches, and we can trust our instincts to guide us down this new path.
The opposition to Pluto is challenging energy, but it can feel like it's out of our control. We have to work on being more flexible and less rigid, more open-minded and less stubborn. There might be a transformation that is required of us to make it through unscathed, and this can be difficult and serious, but we can take a lighter approach with Leo, and get creative with what we need to do.
This can be a great time to integrate lessons from the past and begin to look toward the future while reviewing what has already occurred to better anticipate what's to come. This maximizes the energy of the Mercury retrograde coupled with the linkages to Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto. Be a cosmic star!
The Leo New Moon occurs at 2 degrees 8 minutes of Leo. The aspects to this New Moon are between 0 degrees 8 minutes and 4 degrees 8 minutes of:
Conjunction: Leo (amplifies)
Sextile: Gemini & Libra (beneficial with work)
Square: Taurus & Scorpio (challenging)
Trine: Aries & Sagittarius (beneficial & easy)
Opposition: Aquarius (challenging)
Look for the house in your natal chart where 2 degrees 8 minutes Leo falls, and the areas of life ruled by that house can be ones where you’re more creative, picking things back up, driven by your heart, and want to experience more joy.
Also look for bodies in your natal chart at these positions, and these bodies get direct impact from the New Moon. For those a little more advanced, also check your progressed chart, and if in a relationship, your composite chart.
2025 Leo New Moon Horoscopes:
(note that you can read your Sun sign, which will use Solar Houses, but you may find your Rising sign to be more accurate, so check your Rising sign forecast if you know your Rising)
Aries: The Leo New Moon stirs your heart energy and stimulates creativity and love for you, Aries. You want more love in your life, and can prioritize opportunities that allow you to connect to your heart. Pick back up old creative projects that you really enjoyed, and let yourself let loose a little bit. Don't put so much pressure on yourself, and that can inspire you.
Taurus: The Leo New Moon can help you connect with matters at home, using creativity to improve your living situation or home environment, and to connect with those you think of as family, opening your heart and being more generous and supportive. What you begin with this New Moon might stick around for years to come, Taurus, and you can set yourself up well.
Gemini: The Leo New Moon can bring lots of ideas for you, Gemini, and you might be most interested in opportunities that allow you to pick back up an old idea that you really loved and can get enthusiastic about now. Take a creative approach with it, and you can find ways to make progress quickly that are different from usual. This helps you feel more in control with your ruler retrograde.
Cancer: With the Leo New Moon, you can take this opportunity to reconnect with the moment, Cancer. Jupiter moved to your sign, and the last New Moon was also in your sign and may have triggered a lot of new developments for you. Take the chance to slow down a little and adjust, to make sure everything is stable and secure, and to be as confident in what you're creating as possible.
Leo: This is your New Moon, Leo, and this can be an amazing period for you to give yourself a second chance with something you've wanted for a long time thanks to the Mercury retrograde in your sign as well. Opportunities can come along that help you get started, and you can use creativity to find new ways of doing things this time that just might work out in your favor.
Virgo: This can be a time for you to stay in the background and out of sight, Virgo, and the Leo New Moon coupled with Mercury retrograde, who is also your ruler, might show that you need to get away from demanding people and projects, and work on things on your own. You can finish something important this way, and end up clearing the path for the next New Moon in your sign.
Libra: One of your old dreams might come back to mind with this Leo New Moon, Libra, and you can find renewed energy and enthusiasm to make something with it now. Opportunities can come for you to reconnect to hope, to old friends, to old causes, and to old groups. You might have a chance to manifest something positive too, so give it a try.
Scorpio: An old goal can come back to you with this Leo New Moon, Scorpio, and you can feel inspired to take action on opportunities that come to you. This can be a chance to hit heights with it and get on the right track quickly. Make sure to leave room for adjustments to your long-term plans as you move along, and you might find that you end up achieving something you had previously thought wasn't possible.
Sagittarius: The Leo New Moon can come with opportunities for you to have an experience over again, Sagittarius, and this can be something that excites you, that you can learn even more from, and that opens up your world and outlook. Your approach can be adventurous and optimistic, and you can seem more like the positive Sagittarius that you are.
Capricorn: There can be opportunities for you to transform with the Leo New Moon, and you can use those opportunities to take control and empower yourself, Capricorn. You might take time to restore something to its former glory, or to research and find what you've been missing. You can take a serious approach, but still be creative about it.
Aquarius: People from the past can come back into your life with the Leo New Moon, Aquarius, and you can focus on reconnecting and recommitting. You may do something with a partner that you've done before, and enjoy the company. This can be a good time to restore peace and harmony, and to improve balance in your life to help you be more positive.
Pisces: Opportunities to pick back up old projects can come with the Leo New Moon, and you can have renewed enthusiasm, energy, and optimism. You can be creative with your approach, and you can get things done quickly. You might get some attention for your talents or work ethic, and you can feel this is a good time to streamline and organize.
Recap:
get creative with the Leo New Moon
focus on second chances with Mercury also retrograde in Leo
think about the future and long-term with the New Moon connecting to the slow planets
connect to your heart
