Tag: Moon

October 2025

As October unfolds, the world stands at a precipice, balancing on the edge of significant transformation and escalating turmoil. The convergence of celestial events and global developments paints a picture of a month where the forces of change are both challenging and illuminating.

The humanitarian crises in Northern Africa and the Horn of Africa continue to deepen. In Sudan, the city of El Fasher remains under siege, with over 260,000 residents trapped and facing extreme shortages of food and medical supplies. Despite international efforts, access for aid remains severely limited. Concurrently, countries such as Ethiopia, Somalia, and Kenya are experiencing severe droughts, leading to widespread famine. The FAO and WFP have issued early warnings about escalating food insecurity in these regions. These dire circumstances are compounded by the global shipping industry’s volatility, as reported by UNCTAD, which highlights disruptions due to rising geopolitical tensions and trade policies. The war in Ukraine, heightened Middle East conflicts, and rerouting ships around the Cape of Good Hope due to Red Sea disruptions are contributing to the instability, affecting the delivery of humanitarian aid.

Politically, the United States faces internal and external challenges. President Donald Trump is scheduled to meet with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on October 20 in Washington. Discussions are expected to focus on the AUKUS security pact, particularly the provision of nuclear-powered submarines to Australia amid regional tensions with China. Meanwhile, the European Union grapples with internal divisions and external pressures. The European Political Community will convene on October 2 in Denmark, bringing together leaders from across the continent to discuss pressing issues such as migration, energy security, and economic stability. These political events coincide with significant astrological transits, including Mercury’s entry into Scorpio on October 6, which may intensify communication and uncover hidden truths, and the Full Moon in Aries on the same day, heightening emotions and bringing issues to a head.

In the realm of space and science, October offers moments of awe and wonder. The appearance of Comet C/2025 A6 (Lemmon) symbolizes hope and renewal. Its brightness amidst the darkness serves as a reminder that even in challenging times, there is light to guide us forward. The Orionid meteor shower, peaking on October 20, provides opportunities for reflection and connection with the cosmos. These celestial events encourage us to pause and reflect on our place in the universe, offering moments of clarity and perspective.

Astrologically, October is a month of introspection and transformation. Mercury’s transit through Scorpio encourages deep introspection and transformation, favoring uncovering hidden truths and engaging in meaningful conversations that can lead to personal and collective growth. The Aries Full Moon brings heightened emotions and a desire for independence, urging us to release what no longer serves us and to embrace courage in the face of adversity. Venus’s entry into Libra on October 13 promotes harmony, balance, and cooperation, offering a chance to mend fences and build bridges. Pluto’s direct motion in Aquarius on October 13 signifies a shift towards collective transformation, urging us to adapt and innovate as societal structures and systems undergo significant changes.

In these turbulent times, it’s essential to find balance and hope. Engaging in community efforts, practicing mindfulness and reflection, and staying informed and involved can provide clarity and peace amidst chaos. By embracing these practices, we can navigate the challenges of October with resilience and optimism, fostering a sense of unity and purpose in the face of adversity.

The astrology of the Lunar eclipse

The total lunar eclipse of 7 September 2025 falls at about 15° Pisces, a mutable water sign that dissolves boundaries and exposes the porousness between fact and imagination. Astronomically this is a deep eclipse, with the Moon fully immersed in Earth’s shadow for over an hour, visible across Europe, Africa, Asia and Australia. In astrology, eclipses on this axis tend to signal endings and closures, particularly of emotional, spiritual, or collective narratives that have outlived their function. Pisces colours the event with themes of compassion, sacrifice, and the pull between dream and disillusion.

What sharpens the tone of this eclipse is Saturn’s strong involvement in Pisces alongside it. Saturn insists on accountability and structure, so the otherwise fluid Piscean themes are given a stern, even karmic edge. Loose boundaries and sentimental evasions will not hold; decisions about what to release or where to draw a line may feel final, and the consequences tangible. In practice, this looks like institutions of care, religion, art, and humanitarian work facing calls to take responsibility, while individuals with mutable sign placements between 13° and 17° will be asked to let go of outdated roles and commitments.

Uranus adds another layer by stationing retrograde just the day before. This sudden electric jolt can bring surprises, reversals, or revelations around information and technology, transforming the eclipse from an inner tide into external disruption. It suggests that what dissolves in Pisces may swiftly be exposed in public space, through leaks, shifts in networks, or shocks to systems we assumed were stable. The combination of Saturn’s gravity with Uranus’s shocks makes this eclipse a threshold moment: endings that are not just private but structural, with wider collective reverberations.

For personal and collective navigation, the eclipse marks a point of closure and clarity. It is a moment to acknowledge what has run its course, to take responsibility for boundaries, and to prepare for sudden adjustments. The overarching lesson is that compassion without structure becomes enabling, and structure without compassion becomes brittle. In the weeks and months after, as the dust of Uranus’s reversals settles, the Saturn-Pisces demand will remain: to bring integrity, accountability and clarity into those spaces of imagination and empathy where boundaries have long blurred

The lunar eclipse

image by Martin Adams
Image by Martin Adams

On the night of September 7, 2025, Earth’s only satellite, our moon, will glide into alignment with the Sun and our planet, entering a grand total lunar eclipse. As Earth casts its darkest shadow – the umbra – fully across the lunar surface, the full September Moon will take on a haunting, coppery-red glow, the phenomenon is commonly known as a “Blood Moon.” Unlike a solar eclipse that flashes by in minutes, this lunar event will unfold with dignified duration and atmospheric depth, inviting quiet contemplation rather than breathless exclamation.

The eclipse will commence with the penumbral phase as Earth’s faint outer shadow begins to dim the Moon, starting around 15:28 UTC. Gradually moving deeper, the Moon enters partial eclipse a little before 16:27 UTC, until at roughly 17:30 UTC, totality begins. At this moment, the Moon will be fully immersed in Earth’s umbra and its glowing face transformed by sunlight filtered through our atmosphere. This total phase will reach its apex at approximately 18:11 UTC and will linger for about eighty-three minutes, finally ending near 18:52 UTC, as the Moon emerges and begins the reverse shadow dance—partial eclipse until about 19:56 UTC and penumbral retreat completed by 20:55 UTC.

This eclipse is striking not only for its beauty but also for its astronomical rhythm. It belongs to the venerable Saros series 128, being the 41st of seventy-one eclipses, each spaced by approximately 18 years. It occurs when the full Moon lies near the ascending node of its orbit, slightly southward, with a gamma value of about –0.275, denoting the Moon passing somewhat south of the central line of Earth’s shadow. Its umbral magnitude, roughly 1.36, indicates that the Moon delves well into the shadow’s core.

In practical terms, this eclipse will be observed fully across vast expanses of our planet. Viewers in Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australia will witness the entire spectacle, while those in the Americas will unfortunately miss it altogether – this is an Eclipse of the Eastern Hemisphere. Astronomical visibility is generous: around 85 percent of the global population will see at least part of the total phase, with roughly 76 percent able to catch the entirety of totality, and about 60 percent afforded the full run of every phase from beginning to end.

For observers, the sight will be marvelously safe and accessible – no special eyewear is needed, unlike solar eclipses. With clear Eastern horizons, one might witness the waning silver face of the Moon darken gently and then deepen into burnished red as if glowing from within, before slowly emerging again into ordinary twilight.

And as an astronomical encore, this cosmic choreography is framed by an eclipse season: two weeks later, on September 21, 2025, Earth will experience a partial solar eclipse, neatly bookending the lunar event

The void moon

The moon the moon
Though the moon has been right out there – all void of course
the Moon is having a party with all the other planets while the sun is out on it’s own

So everything is a communication, a chat
an aspect
a conjunction
pan psychic party it is – Specially the Venus- Jupiter party –
We can have a bit of fun with that -while we watch the chaos around us.
Launch your ships by lunchtime and we can all sail across the milky way
A lucky aspect

Can’t stop thinking about what the stars are up to
Can’t stop thinking about what all the planets are doing – as they sail across the night sky

Look now pre-dawn
The beautiful view before sunup of Venus and Jupiter – close as they are to Sirius
The star of ancient Egypt, the Nile flood, water, agriculture, the fall of kings and emperors.
Love the astrology, love the astronomy, love the mythology –
I love the night sky, the moon, the milky way, the twinkling stars, the meteors as the his across the night
there and there – look –
and the dawn – as stars make way for the colours of the sky and clouds and
Our beautiful sun

Good morning – enjoy the day everyone!