When the Moon passes through Aries each month, we can invoke that emotional strength.Īt this Full Moon, there’s a dynamic tension, as Aries’ ruling planet Mars is sitting with the Sun in Libra.
Combine protectiveness with necessary force and that’s the Moon in Aries. Or think of a single, human mother, less dramatic, who forges ahead every day for the sake of her cubs. The Moon in Aries makes me think of a great mother bear. Which may make you wonder: how well can the Moon function when it’s in the sign of Aries for about 2.5 days in every monthly cycle? Everything in the astrological landscape has its season and function. It means: feel the fear, and do it anyway. It’s about courage, which does not mean not feeling afraid. It’s a style of assertion, even aggression. Named for the god of war, Aries wants action. Aries is the first sign of the zodiac, instinctive, not very nuanced. Its polar opposite sign, where the Moon will be at its full phase, is Aries, the direct, cardinal fire sign. Libra’s about striving for some sort of ease and equilibrium.
Libra, our cardinal air sign, is where the Sun will still be abiding, until it ingresses Scorpio on October 22. Things are likely to feel feisty and intense.īoth Jupiter in Aquarius and Mercury in Libra will have just changed directions, going direct on October 17 and 18 respectively, signaling possible turns of events, or things finally moving forward, in the realms in anyone’s charts, where those two planets are placed. There’s a lot of tension in this sky line-up. Checkout Simplemost for additional stories.The Moon will reach its full phase at 27 degrees Aries on Wednesday, October 20 at 7:57 a.m. This story originally appeared on Simplemost. But if you want to see this final celestial event of 2021, you’ll have to travel all the way to Antarctica.įollow Meteorologist Jason Meyers on Twitter or watch one of his entertaining and educational YouTube videos. There will also be a total solar eclipse later this year, on Dec. While we won’t necessarily be able to see the super new moons, a partial lunar eclipse in November will be visible for everyone who gets up early enough to see it on Nov. 4, will be back-to-back super new moons, which means the moon will be at the closest point in its orbit around the Earth on those days. There are two more moon cycles left in 2021, which means we’ll get two more new moons - when the moon is just a dark object in the sky - and two more full moons.įortunately for all sky-watchers, the last two moon cycles of the year are expected to be eventful. But there are still some exciting celestial events to look forward to this fall and winter.
The October 2021 full moon won’t be a supermoon - the last supermoon of the year was the Strawberry Moon, in June. October 2021’s Full Moon Comes Ahead Of Two Super New Moons The names Blood Moon and Sanguine Moon for the October full moon likely refer to the changing colors of the leaves in the fall season, while the Travel Moon name possibly derives from the migration of birds and other animals preparing for winter. But the Hunter’s Moon has also been called the Blood Moon, Sanguine Moon and Travel Moon.Īccording to the Farmers’ Almanac, October’s full moon earned its name because it coincides with the fall hunting season - a time to store up meat for the long winter ahead. The October full moon is usually known as the Hunter’s Moon, and it always follows the Harvest Moon, which is the full moon closest to the autumnal equinox. EDT.Įven if you’re not able to spot the full moon at the exact moment because it falls near the middle of the day, the moon will still appear full the nights of Oct. October’s full moon and the first full moon of the 2021 autumn season arrives on Wednesday morning, Oct.
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