All hail the holy grind — the full buck moon in Capricorn is upon us.
The full buck moon will rise on Thursday, July 10, reaching peak illumination at 4:37 P.M. Eastern Time at 18 degrees of Capricorn.
As a cardinal earth sign, Capricorn is an initiator, a builder, a voice of reason and at times a flat-out murderer of whimsy.
Concerned with the tangible, Cap is driven by capital gains, ultimate payoff and the desire to leave a legacy that will outlive it.
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Ruled by stern daddy Saturn, Cap energy is about the sweet reward of the hard won. Synonymous with steady ascent, Capricorn teaches us to plot (be it a course or a hostile takeover), take our time, turn disappointments into discipline and setbacks into strategy, crush our enemies, protect a trusted few and carefully play our hand in the ever-loving long game.
As per “The Old Farmer’s Almanac,” July’s full moon is known as the Buck Moon, an homage to the male deer whose antlers are in full-blown growth mode during the deep heat of summer.
Bucks grow and shed their antlers each year, producing more elaborate sets as time passes. When the antlers are fully grown, they harden to bone.
The Buck Moon will be most visible on the night of July 10 and into the early morning hours of July 11.
We’ll all be under the strategic pull of this full moon, but four signs in particular are poised to feel its effects most acutely.
Happy Full Moon Aries, the Buck Moon is rising and shining in your tenth house of legacy, foundation, ambition,and legacy. With a mess of planets moving and retrograding through your sign this month, the time has never been more nigh to consider whether the work you do is soul-quenching or simply place-holding.
Is it time to look further afield for fulfillment, or consider reducing your role and having more room to roam? Remember to look up tonight and welcome the answers you see reflected there.
Ahoy, Cancer. The full buck moon shines a light on your closest personal and professional relationships, encouraging you to assess the balance within your bonds.
While it is impossible and ineffectual for relationships to be an equal 50/50 split 100% of the time, it is reasonable to require an equal stake in effort and investment.
Reciprocity is the bedrock of healthy relationships however scorekeeping and a tit for tat love tax are petty business. Given these terms, are you on the take or over-delivering on the give? Resentful or rapacious?
Whatever the spread, now is the time to make a plan to restore balance for the sake of bounty.
Happy Full Moon, Libra! The focus for you in this moonlight is your fourth house of home and habits, the past and its pains.
The sun in Cancer and the moon in Capricorn highlight the intersection of intimacy and ambition.
I wonder what could be achieved if you thought of your attachments as an investment, building into your bonds and measuring your wealth by the depth of them.
The moon shines on and for you this month, Capricorn.
The full buck moon highlights your first house of the self. In the undertow of feelings deep Cancer season, you may find yourself experiencing waves of acute tenderness, crippling nostalgia and unfamiliar self-doubt.
Don’t be alarmed. You’re not going soft, seagoat, you’re just finding new ways to go deep.
Astrologer Reda Wigle researches and irreverently reports on planetary configurations and their effect on each zodiac sign. Her horoscopes integrate history, poetry, pop culture, and personal experience. To book a reading, visit her website.
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