New moon, total solar eclipse
New moon in Cancer
Exact on Saturday 22 July 2028, 03:02 UTC, which is in your time zone. The Moon stands at 29°51′ Cancer, together with the Sun, 364,203 km from Earth.
Cancer's final degree hosts a total solar eclipse at 03:02 UTC on 22 July 2028, when the new moon falls at 29°51' Cancer. Its magnitude is 1.057, and it lies near the south node. The Moon is 364,203 km from Earth, close enough to cover the Sun completely. Mercury is conjunct the lunation, and Neptune and Pluto are retrograde.
Astrologers read Cancer as the sign of home, family and emotional safety, and the tradition treats an eclipse near the south node as a time of release, letting go of what has run its course. The last degree of a sign is often read as a point of completion, and Mercury nearby is taken to bring these themes into conversation. A practical suggestion: clear out one drawer or shelf you have been avoiding, and keep only what still serves the household.
Planets close to this lunation
- Mercury opposite, within 4.3°
Measured at 00:00 UTC on the day of the phase.
By sign
Where it falls for you
| Sun sign | House | This new moon falls on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aries | fourth | home, family, roots | |
| Taurus | third | conversations, siblings, short trips | |
| Gemini | second | money, possessions, values | |
| Cancer | first | self, body, how you come across | |
| Leo | twelfth | rest, privacy, what happens behind the scenes | |
| Virgo | eleventh | friends, groups, plans | |
| Libra | tenth | career and public role | |
| Scorpio | ninth | travel, study, beliefs | |
| Sagittarius | eighth | shared money, intimacy, endings | |
| Capricorn | seventh | partners and one-to-one relationships | |
| Aquarius | sixth | daily work, routines, health | |
| Pisces | fifth | romance, play, children, creative work | |
Whole-sign houses counted from the Sun sign, the convention behind every Sun-sign horoscope. Your rising sign gives a more personal count: draw your chart.