New moon July 2025 in Leo

What time is it where you are?

The same instant falls on different dates around the world, so check the date as well as the time.

When to look for the first crescent

A new moon itself cannot be seen, because it sits in the Sun's glare. The thin crescent usually shows up low in the west after sunset once the Moon sets about 60 minutes after the Sun. This is the first evening that happens in each city.

Clear skies and a low western horizon help a lot, so treat these as the first good chance, not a promise.

The stars behind this new moon

Signs follow the seasons and constellations are patterns of stars, and the two have drifted apart over the centuries. At 2°08′ Leo, the Moon actually stands in front of Cancer, the crab, not the constellation Leo is named after. The Sun, right beside the Moon at 2°08′ Leo, is in front of Cancer.

More about CancerWhy signs and constellations differSee the real sky at your own birth

How close is the Moon?

At 376,286 km from Earth, this is the 7th closest of the 12 new moons of 2025.

Perigee, the closest point of this orbit, comes on 20 July 2025 at 13:56 UTC, 4 days before the exact new moon, at 368,031 km. Apogee, the farthest point, comes on 1 August 2025 at 404,150 km.

The planets at this new moon

Where everything else stands at the exact moment, and any major aspect each planet makes to the Moon, using the same orbs Hali uses in every chart.

The tightest contact is a trine from Neptune, 0.1° from exact. A trine from Neptune tends to make its themes easy to draw on. With Pluto opposite the Moon, its themes tend to show up as a pull in another direction. A sextile from Uranus offers an opening that is easy to miss if you are not looking. Mercury, Saturn, Neptune and Pluto are retrograde at this moment.

Planets to look for

With no Moon in the evening sky, the nights around a new moon are the darkest of the month, good for planets and faint stars.

• Mercury is too close to the Sun to see.
• Venus is in the morning sky before dawn, in front of Taurus.
• Mars is in the evening sky after sunset, in front of Leo.
• Jupiter is in the morning sky before dawn, in front of Gemini.
• Saturn is in the morning sky before dawn, in front of Pisces.

Eclipse season

The Moon is 47.1° from the South Node, one of the two points where its path crosses the Sun's. Eclipses only happen when a new or full moon falls near a node, so this one falls outside eclipse season. The next eclipse is the total lunar eclipse at the full moon of September 2025.

What the lunar nodes are

This lunar cycle

This new moon starts a cycle that peaks with the full moon in Aquarius on 9 August 2025. It ends with the next new moon on 23 August 2025.

A new moon in Leo

The Sun and Moon meet in Leo, so this new moon is about creativity and joy. Consider what you would make or do if nobody was watching, and then maybe let someone watch.

Astrology reads full and new moons as moments for reflection, not predictions. Take what helps and leave the rest.

When the Moon is in Leo

Leo Moon days are warm and expressive. People want attention, fun and a bit of drama, so it's a good time for creativity, celebrations and generous gestures.

More about the Moon in Leo

The same moon in other years

• Next yearNew moon July 2026, Cancer
• Next new moon in LeoNew moon August 2026, Leo