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Full Moon moving into Aquarius, 2024

The next Full Moon in Capricorn will be on Sunday, July 21, 2024 at 6:17 a.m. EDT. It's commonly referred to as the Buck Moon as it coincides with the time of the year when male deer's antlers are fully grown.

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Summer Solstice, 2024

Summer Solstice, Thursday, June 20th 4:51 PM (EDT) Happy Summer Solstice Everyone! The longest day of the year, the first day of Summer, is finally here (in the Northern Hemisphere).

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Full Moon in Capricorn, 2024

Full Strawberry Moon in Capricorn June 21, 2024 at 9:08 pm EST. There are many names for this Full Moon, most of them relate to ripening and fruition. Strawberries don’t start out as luscious red delicacies: ripening is a process.

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Full Moon in Sagittarius, 2024

Full Moons culminate energy. They draw energy up. The qualities pulled up are described by the Sign hosting this Full Moon. This full moon is in Sagittarius, the Mutable Fire Sign. Fire signs are known for their intuition and eagerness to embrace Life. This Mutable Fire sign is all about exploration and expanding conscious awareness. It likes to discover new ways, new perspectives, new connections with others.

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Full Moon in Libra, 2024

The Full Worm Moon in Libra on Monday, March 25, 2024 at 2:00 am cst The Full Moon is in Libra is always opposite the Sun in Aries. That opposition is calling for an understanding between the Self (Aries) and the Other (Libra)

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Full Moon in Leo, 2024

The Full Moon in Leo on Thursday afternoon, January 25, 2024, at 1:54 PM CST is called the Wolf Moon.

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Pluto Moves into Aquarius, 2024

Pluto, often associated with Hades, the Lord of the Underworld, is transitioning from the practical and responsible Capricorn to embrace characteristics of the Revolutionary – a defender of people's Rights and Liberties, and an Innovator.

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Winter Solstice, 2023

Winter Solstice is here! We are at the point, in the Northern Hemisphere when the Great Wheel of the Year experiences the longest night. It's the quiet time, the time to go inward, to reflect and renew.

This point of the year has always been celebrated by sharing. Our ancestors knew we were strongest by reaching out to each other with kindness and compassion.

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Full Moon in Gemini, 2023

The Full Moon in Gemini on Monday, November 27th at 4:16 am EST is called the Frost Moon or the Beaver Moon.

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Full Moon in Taurus, 2023

The Hunter’s Moon, the full Moon on Saturday, October 28, 2023, at 4:24 ET is in the Fixed Earth Sign of Taurus.

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Fall Equinox, 2023

The Autumnal Equinox is here! The Great Wheel of the Year is turning. We have reached the point when Day and Night are of equal length. Days will begin to shorten and Nights lengthen as we turn towards the Winter Solstice in December.

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Full Moon in Aquarius, 2023

Full Moon in Aquarius Tuesday, August 1, 2023, 2:32 am EDT. The Sturgeon Full Moon was named at a time when Sturgeon were plentiful in the North American Great Lakes. August is a time of people coming together to feast and connect with each other.

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Full Moon in Capricorn, 2023

The Full Moon in Capricorn on July 3, 2023, at 7:39 am edt is called the Buck Moon. Deer antlers are in full growth mode right now. It’s also called the Feather Molting Moon or the Salmon Moon.

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Full Moon in Scorpio, 2023

The Full Flower Moon on May 5th at 1:36 pm EDT is a time of blossoming. Full Moons always bring things to culmination or fulfillment. This Full Moon in Scorpio brings to the surface any issues we may have with emotional security.

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