All About The New Moon In Leo

Today, Venus squares Mars. That sentence alone carries tension, attraction, misfires, chemistry, friction, and a mood that changes by the hour. When the goddess of love collides with the god of action, it’s rarely quiet. This transit brings a raw edge to intimacy, to creativity, to the push and pull between desire and assertion.

You may feel both deeply affectionate and unusually irritable. The people you love might feel closer and more confusing at the same time. This is what happens when the heart and the will wrestle for the steering wheel. Let it be messy if it needs to be, but stay aware. You’re not losing the plot. You’re just learning to read in a new language. So let’s dive in, shall we?

This square isn’t isolated. It opens the door to a cluster of planetary movements that peak the very next day, tomorrow, July 24th, one of the most astrologically charged days of the month. Six transits unfold in a single 24-hour period, each pulling a different thread of your psyche, your vision, your relationships, and your long-term plans. If today feels like the wind shifted and the sky suddenly got louder, you’re not imagining it. Something is in motion, and in my opinion, it’s rather  multidimensional.

First, on my list of transits for Toni’s that the Sun in Leo opposes Pluto in Aquarius. The spotlight meets the underworld. Visibility meets shadow. This transit often brings a moment of reckoning, a truth you can no longer ignore, a power struggle that forces clarity, a realization that requires you to shed something old in order to become someone new. Leo wants authenticity. Pluto demands depth. Together, they ask you to lead with substance, not just presence. This is the heart confronting its patterns of control. You may see your own projection reflected back at you. Or you may be the one holding the mirror for someone else.

But this isn’t just a story of intensity, rather it’s also one of incredible possibility.

That same day, the Sun forms harmonious trines to both Saturn and Neptune, which are traveling close together in Aries. The Sun also sextiles Uranus in Gemini. And Saturn sextiles Neptune,  a rare and potent pairing of dreams and discipline. Even more remarkably, Pluto forms a supportive trine to Uranus. These aren’t small footnotes. They’re foundational alignments. They suggest that underneath the emotional turbulence, a long-term breakthrough is quietly setting in.

Here’s what that means in plain terms: the drama may rise, but it’s not chaos for the sake of it. The tension you feel now could be the friction that initiates real clarity, real motivation, and real creative originality.

With the Sun trine both Saturn and Neptune, your longings are being grounded into something tangible. You may have an idea today that sticks with you for the next three years. You may make a decision this week that defines the next chapter of your career, your healing, your leadership, or your art. This is a configuration for legacy work, and not just quick wins! 

And as if that weren’t enough, there’s also a New Moon in Leo.

This particular lunation is powerful not because it’s loud, but because it’s so, so, crystal clear. New Moons are about beginnings. Leo New Moons are about declaring who you are without asking for permission. This one is infused with support from Saturn and Neptune, meaning your intentions are not just heartfelt, but backed by structure and spiritual depth. What you plant now has roots. What you call in now will echo.

And while Pluto may try to provoke you into gripping too tightly, Uranus says, surprise yourself instead. Be willing to innovate. Trust your weird ideas. Take the detour. Something beautiful could live there. And because Uranus is trine Pluto, the transformation you’re navigating now doesn’t have to feel like a loss. It could feel like evolution where old transforms into new, and good becomes great. 

This is the kind of week where the soul writes its next sentence. The kind of energy that asks, not what do you want today, but what do you want your life to reflect three years from now?

And just know, you are not just reacting to astrology right now. You are collaborating with it. The skies are rich, volatile, fertile, demanding, all at once. Let them be. Just stay anchored in your values as the waves rise. The path will clear, I promise. 

And don’t mistake all this friction for failure. Sometimes, what cracks open is exactly what needed air. You so got this friend.

New Moon in Leo Ritual

Set your space just after sunset, when the sky is dark and the new moon has settled in. Light a single candle, one that makes you feel radiant, not cozy, not calm, but seen. This is not a ritual of retreat. It’s a ritual of re-entry.

Sit or stand in front of a mirror. Let your body be open, comfortable, upright. Look at your own reflection until the inner narrative gets loud. Wait a little longer until it quiets. When you finally land in your own gaze, speak out loud the three qualities you are ready to embody more visibly this season. Let them be bold. Let them be unedited. Say them with your whole chest.

Now write a one-sentence declaration, a sort of personal headline, that begins with “I am.” Not what you do. Not what you want. Who you are when you stop asking for permission.

Fold the paper once. Press it to your heart. Then place it under a glass of water. Let it charge overnight while you sleep. In the morning, drink the water, as an act of consent. Let your body metabolize the truth you’re ready to hold.

Close by moving your body in any way that reminds you you’re alive. Dance, stretch, walk outside, sway to a playlist you love. What matters is not the performance, just let yourself move. 

Let this night mark your return to center stage.

Mantras for the New Moon in Leo

I create from devotion. My joy leads and my fear falls away.

I am the narrator now. My story moves forward by my voice and my truth. 

What I begin in truth cannot be undone by doubt. I trust my own fire.