What the New Moon in Leo This July Means for You

When Leo meets the new Moon, hearts expand and truths reveal themselves. This new Moon in Leo is a powerful invitation to show up for yourself and your heart in ways you may have been hesitant to before. It’s a time to express your deepest desires and lead yourself forward from a place of authentic joy.

When is the New Moon in Leo?

The Moon begins its lunar cycle in the sign of Leo on Thursday, July 24, at 12:12 pm PST.

What the New Moon in Leo Means for You

The new Moon in Leo brings many feelings and energies around who you are and who you want to become. It’s an opportunity to decide which parts of yourself are ready for the world to see. Give yourself permission this new Moon to be your most authentic self and decide what that means to you.

This new Moon asks you to notice what you’ve been holding back in your life because it feels too scary to step into. What gifts have you been keeping hidden because you’re worried what others might think?

We are always changing, evolving, and uncovering new aspects of ourselves. The person you are becoming may have talents, ideas, and visions that the world needs right now, but that you fear sharing. Leo does not want you to play small. It wants you to take up space and reach your highest potential.

Remember, Leo is ruled by the Sun. This vibration encourages you to light up the room with your very life force. To show up in this manner, you must be in touch with your true joy. You must know what makes your heart smile and what aligns you with your truth.

True joy and contentment in life do not always come easy. You must work to find them and cultivate them throughout your days. They are the key, though, for you in finding your purpose and potential this lifetime.

Your heart’s joy is the center of your being, and everything else radiates from it. It is your power. Your ability to create abundance comes from your joy, your ability to align with your purpose comes from your joy, and your ability to show up authentically comes from your joy.

It’s important to remember that this joy is not just about simple pleasures. It’s about what connects you to the center of your higher Self and your very reason for being alive.

Vulnerability isn’t weakness—it’s the ultimate courage. It’s saying, “This is me, all of me, and I’m willing to be seen.” When you show up with your whole heart, even when you’re trembling, you inspire others. You lead both yourself and the people who encounter you—even if they don’t approve of you.

Ask your heart if it needs anything to heal. Is there a wound or an old pain that is causing you to shrink away from your brilliance? Leo’s energy can show you where you need to heal and trust life again. Perhaps you’ve taken a chance in the past and been yourself only to be rejected. This old pain can cause a disconnection from your heart. It can subconsciously encourage you to stay small and unseen for fear of rejection occurring again.

The new Moon in Leo offers an opportunity to take a chance and reveal yourself once again with a new foundation of love and complete acceptance of yourself. As you commit to accepting yourself, no matter what unfolds, give yourself permission to reach your potential and take risks needed to align with your most brilliant self.

Along with uncovering subconscious wounds, this new Moon also uncovers layers that teach you about who you are and how you want to show up in the world. Again, be honest with yourself. What do you really want out of life? What brings you the most joy and reminds you why you love to be alive? The Universe cannot give us what we cannot admit to ourselves.

On this new Moon in Leo, be clear about your deepest desires. Unlimit yourself and your potential. Even if it seems farfetched or impossible, state it if it’s what you want. Even if you feel like it’s a crazy idea or people will think you’re crazy, state it. Even if it feels too big for you, state it.

This is not a new Moon to shrink your intentions. It’s one to make them bigger, brighter, and more aligned with your heart than ever before.

Other Astrological Influences on the New Moon in Leo

This new Moon at 2 degrees Leo brings some powerful aspects, each influencing how we connect with our heart, power, and set intentions for our highest path. Together, these aspects create powerful additional energies for intentions that honor your heart’s deepest truth while connecting to your unique expression.

Pluto Retrograde in Aquarius

The new Moon in Leo forms an exact opposition to Pluto retrograde in Aquarius, creating a powerful axis of personal expression versus collective consciousness.

This opposition brings deep questions about how your individual light contributes to the whole. Pluto‘s energy intensifies everything it touches, bringing shadows to light and demanding truthful transformation. This aspect may reveal where you’ve been dimming your light to fit in with group expectations. It challenges you to express your unique gifts while still honoring your connection to humanity.

As you set intentions, notice any fears about standing out or being “too much.” These are exactly the areas where Pluto wants you to claim your power. Allow this opposition to inspire intentions that honor both your unique gifts—the things that make you, you— and your place in the greater web of life.

Neptune Retrograde in Aries

The new Moon forms an exact trine with Neptune retrograde in Aries, merging Leo’s creative fire with Neptune’s cosmic vision. This aspect infuses your intentions with spiritual insight and imagination. Neptune in Aries brings inspired action with a touch of spiritual energy. Its retrograde motion turns this vision inward, helping you connect with your soul’s purpose.

This beautiful trine supports intentions that align your creative expression with your highest spiritual vision. It helps you see beyond current limitations to what’s possible when you follow your heart’s wisdom and believe in yourself. As you write your intentions, allow yourself to dream bigger than ever before. The Neptune trine opens channels to Universal wisdom that can guide your creative path forward.

Saturn Retrograde in Aries

Saturn retrograde in Aries forms another supportive trine to this new Moon, adding structure and staying power to your heart-centered intentions. Saturn helps us build foundations that last, while its retrograde motion invites us to review and strengthen our existing structures. In Aries, Saturn focuses on how we initiate and lead from our authentic self.

This trine supports intentions that combine passion with persistence. It helps you create sustainable structures for your creative expression rather than burning bright and fading quickly. As you write your intentions, consider not just what you want to create, but how you’ll sustain that creation over time. This aspect gives your Leo fire the endurance to burn steadily rather than flaring up and dying out.

Uranus in Gemini

Uranus in Gemini forms a sextile with this new Moon, bringing flashes of brilliant insight and unexpected opportunities for self-expression. This aspect inspires innovative thinking and creative breakthroughs that free you from old patterns of self-expression.

Uranus in Gemini specifically inspires new ways of communicating your authentic self. This sextile supports intentions that break you out of creative ruts or self-imposed limitations. It helps you find fresh, exciting ways to share your gifts with the world.

As you write your intentions, be open to unexpected directions and unconventional approaches. The Uranus sextile whispers that sometimes the most authentic path forward doesn’t look like anything you’ve tried before.

Mercury Retrograde in Leo

On this new Moon, Mercury is retrograde in Leo, creating a powerful opportunity to dive inward to discover the truths of your heart. Mercury typically helps us express outwardly, but in retrograde, this energy turns inside, allowing us to access thoughts and feelings normally hidden from our awareness. As you set intentions on this new Moon, you have special access to your subconscious mind where your deepest desires reside.

Use this retrograde energy to journey within, reviewing how you communicate your truth to the world. Are your words and expressions aligned with your heart?

This retrograde asks you to refine your voice until it speaks clearly from the center of who you are. Any communication breakdowns during this time are showing you where you may not be fully aligned with your truth. See them as gifts pointing you toward greater authenticity.

Your Invitation

The new Moon in Leo always invites you to claim your authentic power, but with these particular aspects, you have extraordinary support for intentions that balance individual expression with collective purpose, creative fire with spiritual vision, passionate beginnings with sustainable structures, and traditional approaches with revolutionary breakthroughs.

The veil between the conscious and subconscious is lowered on the new Moon in Leo. See this opening as an opportunity to feel your deepest joys. Before writing your intentions, feel your connection with your life force and higher Self—the one who is beyond the limitations of your ego. How strong is this connection, and what strengthens it? What makes you feel alive, and what inspires true joy in your heart?

Be honest with yourself, and even if it feels vulnerable, let your heart speak. This is the new Moon to embrace your vulnerability, hold it, and show up anyway.