Cosmic Cadence | Leo New Moon Forecast for July 24, 2025

A Leo Moon is usually a standing ovation waiting to happen -- spotlights, applause and the sweet thrill of creating straight from the heart. A New Moon here loves to dazzle, inviting us all to take the stage and shine.

But this year, the script is trickier. Surprise entrances, backstage power struggles, and rewrites mid-performance all vie for attention. The play still goes on, but it may look very different than what you rehearsed.

Want to learn how to make the most of the 2025 Leo New Moon? Read on!

About the New Moon in Leo

The annual Leo New Moon occurs between July 22 and August 22. From the point of view of the Northern Hemisphere, it’s the hottest part of the summer. If you’re out in Nature, the bright light and intense heat can strip away the non-essentials, leaving only you and your passion for life.

Leo New Moon’s plant new seeds in your heart from the divine light within you. These seed carry the blueprint for your next chapter in life. If you are wise, you will nurture their growth. Nourish and protect them, and you will soon find they take root and bring a new zest for life.

Make the best of the Leo New Moon by doing things that embrace your innate divine creativity. Do not hide your light; rather, stoke your inner fires in a way that supports your willingness to share your unique gifts with the world. After all, only you can do you.

If you want to learn more about the Zodiac sign Leo, check out my post on how to Make the Most of Leo Season.

Now let’s get into what sets this Leo New Moon apart from those in other years...

2025 Leo New Moon Horoscope

2025 Leo New Moon Astrological Data

• Time: Thursday, July 24, 2025, 3:11 p.m. Eastern U.S.

•  Zodiac Sign: Leo

•  Moon Speed: Normal

•  Moon Declination: In bounds

•  Lunar Mansion: 10 Al Jabhah (nickname: The Lion)

•  Aspects to the New Moon: New Moon sextile Uranus in Gemini, trine Saturn & Neptune in Aries, opposite Pluto in Aquarius 

•  Moon’s Ruler: Sun

•  Aspects to the Moon’s ruler: same as above

•  Other Important Aspects: Venus in Gemini square Mars in Virgo, Mercury retrograde in Leo

 Leo New Moon 2025 Forecast

Before zooming in on the details of what the Leo New Moon means, let’s pull the camera back. We’re living inside a generational score, with the outer planets retuning how we think, build, and belong. Uranus in Gemini fractures stale narratives and invites better questions. Saturn and Neptune co-occupy Aries, where urgency meets surrender and will learns to cooperate with wonder. Pluto in Aquarius stirs the hive mind and exposes the circuitry of power. These aren’t background hums; they’re fault lines. Choices made now don’t just ripple—they set resonance patterns.

But what does all this look like from the ground?

With the New Moon sextile Uranus in Gemini, agility beats certainty. Let curiosity take the wheel. Trade one fixed habit for a small experiment and watch the energy move. When the moment deviates from the script, improvise. You may like the new line better than the old one.

The trine to Saturn in Aries adds backbone to the blaze. Saturn is ill at ease in Aries; the flame wants to race, yet Saturn’s anvil wants rhythm. If you can get the balance right, craft is tempered, serviceable and enduring. Pace yourself on purpose. If you give patience a seat at the table, your courage becomes construction, not combustion.

Neptune in Aries, also trine, softens the edges and deepens the pulse. This is less performance, more presence. Applause is irrelevant here. Labels are costumes; the music you feel is what matters. Act from that quiet center and the magic lands where it’s meant to.

Across the way, Pluto in Aquarius meets the New Moon eye-to-eye. Expect X-ray vision around power plays, group dynamics and the gap between image and essence. If the gold leaf covers cracked plaster, strip the veneer and start the repair. Shadow work isn’t punishment; it’s fuel. What you squarely acknowledge becomes usable strength.

Meanwhile, tension simmers between Venus in Gemini and Mars in Virgo: sparkle versus spreadsheets. One impulse wants lightness and play; the other wants systems and results. If irritation spikes, treat it like a diagnostic. Do you need wider margins or tighter lanes? Name the need, and connection finds its footing again.

And Mercury, now retrograde in Leo, pulls the storyline back into the workshop. This isn’t a rooftop declaration; it’s a draft on the desk. Leo longs to be seen. Mercury asks: seen for what and by whom? Edit slowly. When the words ring true in private, they’ll carry when you go public.

One more note: this New Moon falls in Lunar Mansion 10, Al Jabhah; I nicknamed it the Lion. It’s an antidote to gloom and a tonic for bravery. Lift your head, square your shoulders, and step across the threshold. If you’ve needed a clean reset, this is a stout one.

Best Approach to 2024 Leo New Moon

In short, the Leo New Moon runs hot and paradoxical. It fires up creative momentum and tempts you to launch, and then it insists on guardrails, buffers and more time than you penciled in. Progress is available, but finesse beats force. Where timing tangles with other people’s moving parts, listening will outperform logic or debate. Give the work room to breathe, and let the next right step arrive on cue.

“Prudence is not the same thing as caution. Caution is a helpful strategy when you're crossing a minefield; it's a disaster when you're in a gold rush.”

John Ortberg