As we enter the Cancer Last Quarter Moon on October 13, 2025, we’re met with a deep emotional reckoning. The Last Quarter phase always invites release—but when the Moon is in Cancer, that process isn’t clean or clinical. It’s tender, sentimental, and full of meaning. This is the Moon phase that asks: Is this truly yours—or is it time to let go?
Let’s explore how to navigate this Last Quarter with clarity, compassion, and lunar alignment—so you can create space for what’s meant to come next.
Step One – Gather Your Personal Moon Cycle Story
The Cancer Last Quarter Moon October 2025 brings us full circle through a story that started over two years ago. This moment isn’t random—it’s the culmination of a lunar thread that’s been weaving through your life since July 2023. If you want clarity on what to release, start by retracing your steps through this cycle.
Key moon dates to reflect on all near the same degree as this Last Quarter – 20° Cancer
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July 17, 2023 – New Moon
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April 15, 2024 – First Quarter
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January 13, 2025 – Full Moon
These dates mark turning points in a storyline related to the Cancer area of your birth chart. If you keep a lunar journal, now is the time to flip back and reflect:
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What were you intending or initiating in July 2023?
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What actions did you take in April 2024?
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What truths came to light by January 2025?
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Emotional Clarity from the Cancer Moon + Black Moon Lilith
This Last Quarter Moon in Cancer is packed with emotional intensity—and it’s not just Cancer’s signature sensitivity. We’ve also got Jupiter expanding those Cancerian feelings, and Black Moon Lilith harmonizing with the Moon to stir up fierce authenticity and untamed self-expression.
You might feel:
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Fiercely protective over a person, cause, or part of yourself
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Ready to release something that no longer aligns with who you’re becoming
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Called to reclaim something you’ve hidden or marginalized
Astrologically, this moment is tender—but powerful. It’s not about cold detachment. It’s about conscious release with heart and soul. As Venus opposes Saturn and Neptune, the cosmos are asking us to simplify, clarify, and come back to what’s real and sustainable.
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Step Three – Make It Yours (or Let It Go)
While the Cancer Last Quarter Moon October 2025 stirs emotion, it also demands action. Once you’ve reviewed the facts and honored your feelings, the final step is choice: What’s truly yours? What brings you alive?
Letting go doesn’t mean giving up. It means creating space for something truer to enter. If the relationship, role, or cause in question doesn’t evoke your full-hearted commitment—this Moon is your permission to release it. Not because it’s bad, but because it’s not yours anymore.
In Chinese astrology, 2025 is the Year of the Snake—a year for shedding what no longer fits. Let this Moon support you in sloughing off outdated layers so you can step into your next season clear, grounded, and empowered.