Libra Full Moon
Libra Full Moon
APR 12 5:22 PM PDT / APR 13 2:22 AM CEST / APR 13 10:22 AM AEST
Moonthly Theme:
ACTION, CONFIDENCE & LEADERSHIP
Libra full moon illumination:
'I call back all the parts of me that have been left in past relations.'
Full Moon in Libra at 23° 19’
Astrologer Colin Bedell says:
We are the present-day partner and the former version of ourselves who first learned what love costs. We’re both the inner child who once felt powerless and the adult still learning how to have power with others. The annual Full Moon in Libra is our invitation to notice what parts of ourselves are still caught in the echo of a painful past connection. What did you give up to be loved? Who did you give up? Dr. Gabor Maté writes that, as children, we often trade authenticity for attachment. What parts of you were left behind to keep the peace? This is why the Full Moon illumination is both a remembering and a retrieving — calling back who we once were in past relationships. And it couldn’t come at a better time. 2025 opened with Mars retrograde, followed closely by Venus retrograde and then Mercury retrograde. The year has asked for both restraint and retrieval. Restraint where we’ve felt tempted to self-protect through suspicion and defensiveness. Retrieval in the sense of remembering a braver, more open version of ourselves — one that dared to begin again.
This is what I love about the Aries-Libra axis. It reminds us that the Aries-ruled Self is always shaped in Libra-ruled relationships. I am me because of we. And I become more and more myself through the love I give and receive in the we. So if there’s a version of 'me' that needs to be bravely brought from the past into the present, this is the Full Moon to do it. Let the 'we' mirror back the part of you that you thought was long gone. Because if I’ve learned anything through spiritual study, it’s that healing is less about learning and more about unlearning. So here we are — unlearning and remembering, in relationships. And with Venus and Mercury both retrograde in Pisces trining Mars and the post retrograde phase in Cancer, this is a Full Moon that balances the present and the past while inspiring us to love more bravely in the present, to remember who we were before the heartbreak, the betrayal, the disappointment. The part of you that still believed. The part that still wanted. The part that was still willing to try. Call them back this Full Moon. They're still yours.
So if this Full Moon brings up déjà vu from the past, let it speak. If a past version of you comes rushing back — braver, softer, messier, more whole — don’t reject yourself. That self from the past may be the missing piece to your present power. It asks you to reclaim the self that was left behind in it. Libra teaches us that balance isn’t found through alternation but through integration. Through integration, we honor the tension between who we were and who we are becoming. And under this Full Moon, that tension becomes a bridge — not a barrier. Let it lead you back to the part of yourself that’s been waiting to return. The one who still knows how to love, how to hope and how to begin again
Aries
Romance, Boundaries, Partnerships & Trust
Happy Birthday, Aries! Opposites attract, much? Sometimes attack too. This Full Moon is your yearly reset on relationships and how you hold opposition. It can attract or attack — so don’t make anyone right or wrong, just different. And that’s beautiful. Libra reflects you back to yourself through 'the other,' but you get to decide how much power the mirror holds. Let someone disagree with you without threatening your sense of self. That’s balance. That’s growth.
Action: Have a heart-to-heart with a loved one about celebrating differences — with boundaries that protect and connect.
Taurus
Habits, Systems, Wellbeing & Routine
How are your routines holding up, Taurus? This Full Moon spotlights the habits, patterns and daily systems that either reinforce your reliability or keep you stuck in a disempowering stance. You may realize that a part of your rhythm was built in survival mode or to support someone else’s needs. If it no longer aligns, it’s time to let it go. But with a small goals only approach! Make your micro-moments a place where your future self can breathe itself into existence.
Action: Reclaim one daily ritual — morning, meals, screen time, sleep — that reflects who you are now, not who you had to be.
Gemini
Self-Disclosure, Charisma, Creativity & Lovability
Stop shrinking to fit, Gemini. This Full Moon wants to return you to the version of yourself that loved out loud, laughed too hard in way too serious situations and created from your heart without shame or embarrassment. If the past made you think your too-muchness was a problem, this Full Moon says “They can always find less?”. Your charisma is your medicine. You don’t have to earn love with performance — just show up and be all the way you.
Action: Share something unfiltered. A story. A sketch. A truth. Let your real self lead — and trust that it’s enough.
Cancer
Vulnerability, Home, Family & Emotional Agility
You’ve owngrown it, Cancer. This Full Moon asks what part of your emotional life still answers to childhood — like a shirt from childhood that doesn’t fit your adult body anymore. You may be unconsciously stuck in caretaker mode, over-functioning to feel safe or loved. But you don’t have to hold everything together to be worthy of rest.
Action: Tend to your home as a message to your inner child. Light a candle. Cook your favorite meal. Tell them, “We’re safe now.”
Leo
Curiosity, Observation, Dialogue & Active Listening
Your words shape your world, Leo. But when was the last time you spoke from the heart, not from your automatic first response in the mind? This Full Moon is a reminder that communication is a function of connection — and that includes your active listening skills. The way you speak to yourself and others may still echo a past version of you who had to be perfect to be loved. Rewrite that.
Action: Start one honest, present-moment conversation. Let it be clunky. Let it be real. Don’t worry about the punchline — just be sincere.
Virgo
Finances, Security, Clarity of Values & Pleasure
Libra
Identity, Desire, Autonomy & Freedom
Scorpio
Completion, Surrender, Healing & Spiritual Support
Sagittarius
Friendship, Activism, Collaborations & Shared Humanity
Capricorn
Career, Leadership, Integrity & Discipline
Level up, Capricorn! You got this. This Full Moon asks whether your professional life still reflects your current values, or if it’s become a monument to a past self. There’s no shame in pivoting. In fact, you’re allowed to lead with more softness, more authenticity, more you. Success isn't just what you achieve — it's how whole you feel while achieving it.
Action: Revisit your definition of success. Choose one metric that honors your aliveness — not just your output.
Aquarius
Wisdom, Publishing, Discovery & Higher Education
What do you believe now, Aquarius? Not what you used to believe. Not what your mentors taught you. What feels true today? You’re allowed to change your mind and question what you’ve been taught. This Full Moon clears the fog on outdated ideologies or dreams you’ve outgrown. Maybe it’s time to stop preaching what no longer feels alive — and start learning what excites your soul again.
Action: Begin one new source of learning — a book, a podcast, a question. Let curiosity be your compass, not credentials.
Pisces
Intimacy, Empathy, Sexuality & Transformation
You’ve gone deep, Pisces. Now this Full Moon illuminates what you're ready to release in the realms of intimacy, trust and shared vulnerability. Are you still protecting an old wound? Or living out a pattern that no longer belongs to the person you've become? Your tenderness is a gift — but it doesn’t need to be hidden or defended anymore.
Action: Name the fear that still guards your heart. Then do one brave thing to disprove it by taking a risk into the unknown.
- Colin Bedell, QueerCosmos
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