New moon June 2025 in Cancer

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 4°08′ Cancer, the Moon actually stands in front of Auriga, the charioteer, not the constellation Cancer is named after. The Sun, right beside the Moon at 4°07′ Cancer, is in front of Gemini.

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

How close is the Moon?

At 366,778 km from Earth, this is the 5th closest of the 12 new moons of 2025.

Perigee, the closest point of this orbit, comes on 23 June 2025 at 04:44 UTC, 2 days before the exact new moon, at 363,168 km. Apogee, the farthest point, comes on 5 July 2025 at 404,616 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 sextile from Mars, 0.4° from exact. A sextile from Mars offers an opening that is easy to miss if you are not looking. With Jupiter right beside the Moon, its themes tend to blend into the feel of these days. A square from Neptune adds some friction, which often gets things moving. Pluto is 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 in the evening sky after sunset, in front of Cancer.
• Venus is in the morning sky before dawn, in front of Aries.
• Mars is in the evening sky after sunset, in front of Leo.
• Jupiter is too close to the Sun to see.
• Saturn is in the morning sky before dawn, in front of Pisces.

Eclipse season

The Moon is 77.5° 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 Capricorn on 10 July 2025. It ends with the next new moon on 24 July 2025.

A new moon in Cancer

The Sun and Moon meet in Cancer, so this new moon turns attention to home and the people who feel like home. Think about what would make you feel safer and more cared for.

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

When the Moon is in Cancer

With the Moon in its own sign, Cancer days turn people towards home, family and comfort. Feelings sit close to the surface, so be gentle with yourself and with others.

More about the Moon in Cancer

The same moon in other years

• Next yearNew moon June 2026, Gemini
• Next new moon in CancerNew moon July 2026, Cancer