{"id":401578,"date":"2025-09-06T03:00:13","date_gmt":"2025-09-06T03:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/401578\/"},"modified":"2025-09-06T03:00:13","modified_gmt":"2025-09-06T03:00:13","slug":"lunar-eclipses-explained-according-to-an-astrologer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/401578\/","title":{"rendered":"Lunar Eclipses Explained, According to an Astrologer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"0\" class=\"body-dropcap css-1ogdqci emevuu60\">Eclipse season is by far one of the most notable times of the year\u2014they honestly might as well be astrological holidays. In astrology, a lunar eclipse is when the Sun and Moon oppose each other while also lining up with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cosmopolitan.com\/lifestyle\/a30198931\/north-south-node-meaning-placement-birth-chart\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.cosmopolitan.com\/lifestyle\/a30198931\/north-south-node-meaning-placement-birth-chart\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"North and South Nodes\" data-node-id=\"0.1\" class=\"body-link css-103hk4r emevuu60\" rel=\"noopener\">North and South Nodes<\/a> (aka the mathematical points where the Moon\u2019s orbit crosses the Earth\u2019s orbit around the Sun). This is why eclipses, both solar and lunar, are considered major events. <\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"1\" class=\"body-text css-i9p093 emevuu60\">A regular Full Moon is about culmination and clarity in a particular life area, but a Lunar Eclipse Full Moon? That\u2019s the universe hitting the \u201cancestral chaos mode\u201d button, like sudden changes, fated plot twists, and emotional breakthroughs you didn\u2019t see coming. That&#8217;s exactly why Lunar Eclipses tend to get a bad and scary rep&#8230;because they have a way of happening around the same time as upsetting separations. And being that the star of Lunar Eclipses is the Moon\u2014and the Moon in astrology represents emotions\u2014we are often pulled to assess how our subjective desires might be blocking us from crucial personal development.   <\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"2\" class=\"css-i9p093 emevuu60\">But overall? Lunar Eclipses aren&#8217;t \u201cbad.\u201d Sure, they\u2019re messy, fated, and sometimes uncomfortable, but they\u2019re also sacred invitations to evolve. They\u2019re surgical, cutting exactly where the universe wants you to release or upgrade. That said, keep reading for everything you should know about a Lunar Eclipse.    <\/p>\n<p>Related Story <strong data-node-id=\"7.0\"><strong data-node-id=\"7.0.0\">What does a lunar eclipse symbolize in astrology?<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"8\" class=\"css-i9p093 emevuu60\">Astrology-wise, lunar eclipses are like full Moons that aggressively volunteered tributes for your personal development. They\u2019re not subtle, they\u2019re not quiet, and they don\u2019t ask for your permission. They symbolize:<\/p>\n<ul data-node-id=\"9\" class=\"css-kw9lqy emevuu60\">\n<li data-node-id=\"9.0\">Destined turning points + karmic redirection<br data-node-id=\"9.0.1\"\/><\/li>\n<li data-node-id=\"9.1\">Releasing outdated attachments (the stuff you swore you needed, but don\u2019t)<br data-node-id=\"9.1.1\"\/><\/li>\n<li data-node-id=\"9.2\">Conclusions to lessons, relationships, and patterns<br data-node-id=\"9.2.1\"\/><\/li>\n<li data-node-id=\"9.3\">Subconscious and emotional breakthroughs<br data-node-id=\"9.3.1\"\/><\/li>\n<li data-node-id=\"9.4\">Letting go of control + surrendering to fate<br data-node-id=\"9.4.1\"\/><\/li>\n<li data-node-id=\"9.5\">Eureka moments and cosmic revelations<br data-node-id=\"9.5.1\"\/><\/li>\n<li data-node-id=\"9.6\">Sudden endings that shift your path<br data-node-id=\"9.6.1\"\/><\/li>\n<li data-node-id=\"9.7\">Internal clarity (your \u201cOh wow, I see it now\u201d moment)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong data-node-id=\"10.0\"><strong data-node-id=\"10.0.0\">When are lunar eclipses happening in 2025?<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"11\" class=\"css-i9p093 emevuu60\">Lunar Eclipses usually happen twice a year. In 2025, Lunar Eclipses will happen on: <\/p>\n<ul data-node-id=\"12\" class=\"css-kw9lqy emevuu60\">\n<li data-node-id=\"12.0\">March 14, 2025: Lunar Eclipse in Virgo<\/li>\n<li data-node-id=\"12.1\">September 7, 2025: Lunar Eclipse in Pisces<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong data-node-id=\"13.0\"><strong data-node-id=\"13.0.0\">How do lunar eclipses affect zodiac signs?<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"14\" class=\"css-i9p093 emevuu60\">Hot take: Lunar Eclipses don\u2019t affect zodiac signs as much as they affect how the Sun, Moon, and Nodes are expressed through your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cosmopolitan.com\/lifestyle\/a33312810\/astrology-birth-chart\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.cosmopolitan.com\/lifestyle\/a33312810\/astrology-birth-chart\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"birth chart\" data-node-id=\"14.1\" class=\"body-link css-103hk4r emevuu60\" rel=\"noopener\">birth chart<\/a>. If you\u2019ve read my series on about the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cosmopolitan.com\/lifestyle\/a64514216\/12th-house-astrology\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.cosmopolitan.com\/lifestyle\/a64514216\/12th-house-astrology\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"12 Birth Chart Houses\" data-node-id=\"14.3\" class=\"body-link css-103hk4r emevuu60\" rel=\"noopener\">12 Birth Chart Houses<\/a>, then you know that it\u2019s not just \u201cAries feels this, Pisces feels that,\u201d but about where the eclipse lands in your chart. The zodiac sign that the Lunar Eclipse is in (in the most recent case, it&#8217;s Pisces) is the guiding energy of the lunation, and the traits of that sign will indicates how you can perceive or feel the eclipse.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"15\" class=\"css-i9p093 emevuu60\">Also! If you know your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cosmopolitan.com\/sex-love\/a27420376\/rising-sign-astrology\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.cosmopolitan.com\/sex-love\/a27420376\/rising-sign-astrology\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Rising Sign\" data-node-id=\"15.1\" class=\"body-link css-103hk4r emevuu60\" rel=\"noopener\">Rising Sign<\/a>, track which House the eclipse falls in; that\u2019s where the magic (and the mess) will show up. Whatever House the eclipse falls, that\u2019s where the universe is demanding growth, release, or a storyline shift. For example, if it&#8217;s happening in your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cosmopolitan.com\/lifestyle\/a46616432\/1st-house-astrology\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.cosmopolitan.com\/lifestyle\/a46616432\/1st-house-astrology\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"1st House\" data-node-id=\"15.3\" class=\"body-link css-103hk4r emevuu60\" rel=\"noopener\">1st House<\/a>, then it wants a radical releasing of harbored traits or patterns related to self and identity. If it&#8217;s happening in your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cosmopolitan.com\/lifestyle\/a62777591\/10th-house-astrology\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.cosmopolitan.com\/lifestyle\/a62777591\/10th-house-astrology\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"10th House\" data-node-id=\"15.5\" class=\"body-link css-103hk4r emevuu60\" rel=\"noopener\">10th House<\/a>, you might be getting ready to accept the end of a career or public life.   <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Eclipse season is by far one of the most notable times of the year\u2014they honestly might as well&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":401579,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3844],"tags":[138495,138493,138496,1331,1381,70,138494,413,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-401578","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-space","8":"tag-according-to-an-astrologer","9":"tag-content-type-astrology","10":"tag-contentid-ebbd15d7-0763-41b8-bcd6-5ad8532d2142","11":"tag-displaytype-standard-article","12":"tag-locale-us","13":"tag-science","14":"tag-shorttitle-all-the-tea-on-lunar-eclipses","15":"tag-space","16":"tag-uk","17":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/401578","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=401578"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/401578\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/401579"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=401578"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=401578"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=401578"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}