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LONDON: 11:31 am, June 25

NEW YORK: 6:31 am, June 25

LOS ANGELES: 3:31 am, June 25

July’s New Moon in Cancer highlights home, family, and emotional security; what we need to feel safe and who we turn to when life feels uncertain. Over the next two to four weeks, this lunation brings awareness to families under pressure: housing struggles, family separations and hardships, and caregiving demands. Conversations around these issues are likely to escalate, with momentum building for meaningful change.

Watch for policy announcements addressing housing affordability, aged care, or funding for parents and carers. With Pluto linked to the Sun and Moon, and Jupiter, ruler of legal and international matters, involved, this lunation also points to new immigration laws or a government measure that offers relief to families facing hardship.

Fresh Starts in Living Conditions

This New Moon inspires decisive action around the home. If you’re ready to move, apply for housing, or improve your current space, take a confident step forward. Cancer’s influence also favours domestic upgrades that support your emotional wellbeing, like finding a safer neighbourhood, healing a fractured family relationship, or decluttering to restore a sense of calm.

You don’t need a dramatic overhaul. Even modest changes, like repairing what’s broken or submitting a rental application, can have long-range impact under this lunation.

Support for Parents and Children

This lunation also carries a powerful message for parents and carers. Asteroid Ceres, associated with caregiving and parental responsibilities, aligns with this new moon, signalling a fresh chapter in your parenting journey.

For your child, this might show up as a new school offer, progress in their friendship circle, or a turning point in their learning or development. For you, this new moon supports new parenting routines and boundaries, or finding a teacher or practitioner who truly understands your child’s needs.

Care for the Care-Giver

This New Moon speaks to the emotional weight of running a household, raising children, caring for ageing parents, or simply holding things together when others are leaning on you. Mothers especially know what that feels like. And the truth is, every caregiver needs care, too. Expect a turning point for the parts of life stretched by demand, where home life feels unstable, responsibilities have compounded, or support has fallen short. This lunation supports meaningful change in how we live, how we care, and how we’re cared for in return.