Lunar Cycle in Vedic Astrology

The first Full Moon of this year will be a truly unique one, as it will coincide with Makar Sankranti - solar ingress into sidereal Capricorn. While Sun will be dwelling in its own Uttarashadha Nakshatra of realigning with our true purpose and right direction in life, Moon will be simultaneously shining in its fullness in Punarvasu, the star of hope and symbolic return of light, signifying new beginnings. Moon will be also conjuct with retrograde Mars in Punarvasu Nakshatra, which may both amplify the intensity of current transit of Mars (often resulting with more sensitivity experienced), as well as give us a stronger push towards letting go of habits and actions which do not serve us anymore, and consciously choosing better ones. Sun and Moon will be occupying the very last minutes of the last degrees of their respective signs during the climax, which will add to the intensity of this experience.

Partial Solar Eclipse in Uttara Bhadrapada Nakshatra

29 March 2025

Partial Solar Eclipse in Uttara Bhadrapada Nakshatra, in the very heart of sidereal Pisces, will mark the culmination of this eclipse season, with impressive 6 planets aligned together in Pisces. Saturn will move into Pisces just hours after the eclipse. With 6 of the Navagrahas accumulated in Bhadrapada nakshatras, stars of Rudras, fierce aspects of Lord Shiva who represent forces of time, transformation and symbolic death, we all will be powerfully called towards inner transformation. With Sun and Moon perfectly aligned with Earth, and other planets joining, it is a powerful time for all of us to realign with our purpose and allow unnecessary desires and disappointments to burn in the fire of purification.

It’s incredibly significant that during this eclipse season both of the lunar nodes, Rahu and Ketu, dwell in the amsha of Goddess Cinnamasta in the D20 (Vimshamsha) chart of spiritual progress. Cinnamasta, the Goddess who beheads Herself and drinks Her own blood, while immersed in ecstatic dance, represents the notion of unlocking spiritual bliss within by beheading our ego and disconnecting for a moment from the narratives and stories of our mind. While Her image may seem gruesome to some, She represents this force of aliveness within us, which we all have access to, if we choose to drop awareness from our head to our bodies for a moment, and liberate ourselves from the dictatorship of the mind.

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New Moon in Jyeshta Nakshatra, in the heart of sidereal Scorpio, is usually one of the most transformative ones in a year. Moon, the significator of our mind, goes through inner churning while residing in Scorpio, which is additionally amplified by combustion experienced by it during the New Moon time. Pushed far away from its comfort zone, mind in such a state can be more prone to irritation, frustration, finding fault in things and negative attitude. With Mars being closely conjuct with the New Moon, we might be additionally prone to anger - while Saturn’s aspect upon it can easily challenge our fears and limits. The conflict between those two inimical and tamasic planets experiencing mutual aspect will significantly intensify the tensions around the New Moon time.

And yet, a New Moon so powerful, can be an incredible opportunity to truly transform our shadows, face our fears and rise above our limitations with courage. After all, Jyeshta Nakshatra is all about growth and strive for perfection - also on spiritual level. A challenge is, after all, just an opportunity to grow. Additionally, during this New Moon, Sun and Moon will be conjuct in the amsha of Goddess Bhairavi in the D20 chart, who does not only challenge use to rise above our fears, but also inspires courage to grow and evolve.

The upcoming New Moon in Dhanishta Nakshatra, in the last degrees of sidereal Capricorn, which is zodiacal root chakra, will bring with itself new dynamic energy, inspiring us to to be bold and move forward in life. Simultaneously as the Moon will be approaching the Sun in Capricorn throughout this dark fortnight, Mars will be also moving there, towards his exaltation place. Entire universe will be pushing us forward and inspiring us to be courageous - especially when it comes to realising our ideas on material level. It is great time to make some real steps towards realising our plans, initiate new things, tackle the postponed or delayed projects and find practical, down to earth solutions to current challenges.

The Sun and Moon will meet once again in the amsha of Goddess Bhairavi, shakti of fearlessness, inspiring us to go beyond our comfort zone and focus on real life action. The Divine Mother in this form will be teaching us this time to get out of our head and stop overthinking things, but focus on the practical solutions in the present moment.

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Get ready for one of the most powerful Full Moons of the year: Full Moon in Magha Nakshatra, occurring on 24 February 🌝

When Moon shines with its full rays in Magha Nakshatra, which represents the very point between our eyebrows, the third eye chakra of intuition, higher consciousness and our connection with the Divine, our whole consciousness becomes enlightened with its rays. This year it is going to be a particularly powerful one, as it will be receiving aspects from 5 different planets: benevolent Jupiter from Aries, Sun, Saturn & Mercury from Aquarius and exalted Mars from Capricorn.

This Full Moon is also known as Lalita Jayanti or appearance day of Goddess Lalita, one of the 10 Mahavidyas. While the first 9 days of this Shukla Paksha are sacred to Goddess Matangi, closely associated with Lalita. You can learn more about both Goddesses here: https://academy.discoveringyouniverse.com/courses/mahavidyas-10-mystical-goddesses/