first quarter moon in capricorn
Astro-Weekly: Sept 29 – Oct 5, 2025
First Quarter Moon (Capricorn) — Mon, Sept 29 @ 7:54 PM EDT
Headline: Decisions need legs. Balance needs bones.
Overview
Luna reaches her First Quarter in pragmatic Capricorn on Monday night, squaring the Libra Sun. Quarter Moons push action: course-correct, commit, and put scaffolding around September intentions. Meanwhile, Mercury in Libra is trying to keep the peace—but on Wednesday (Oct 1) it squares Jupiter in Cancer, inflating promises, feelings, and calendar invites. Add Venus in Virgo all week and we get a truth serum for romance: clearer eyes, kinder standards…as long as we don’t drift into perfection traps.
Bottom line: Choose what matters, say it simply, then do one solid thing to move it forward.
Starter Pack
Superpower: Discernment + diplomacy (Venus in Virgo, Mercury in Libra)
Watch-out: Over-promising, analysis paralysis, “impossible checklists”
Power move: Plan → Pilot → Iterate. Pick one keystone habit, one automation, one boundary and honor them for 7 days.
Sign-by-Sign Playbook
(Theme • Try • Pose — English + Sanskrit)
Aries
Theme: Practical doesn’t kill passion—it protects it.
Try: Batch decisions; stop at “good enough” and move.
Pose: Crescent Lunge (Anjaneyasana) — commit through the front heel and breathe into focus.
Taurus
Theme: Sweet structure beats sticky stagnation.
Try: One manageable money or home upgrade; schedule it.
Pose: Supported Bridge (Setu Bandha Sarvāṅgāsana) — gentle lift for steady confidence.
Gemini
Theme: Edit your inputs, free your mind.
Try: Two-inbox rule for DMs/texts; respond after a pause.
Pose: Eagle Arms (Garudāsana arms) — unwind mental knots with expansive breaths.
Cancer
Theme: Boundaries are a love language.
Try: Clarify one care-taking duty you can delegate this week.
Pose: Child’s Pose (Balāsana) — soften, then rise with clearer yes/no.
Leo
Theme: Confidence without comparison.
Try: Define your metric of progress; track it daily, quietly.
Pose: Camel (Uṣṭrāsana) — open the heart, keep thighs rooted.
Virgo
Theme: Precision, not perfection.
Try: Turn the “impossible checklist” into three essentials.
Pose: Standing Forward Fold (Uttanāsana) — exhale the critique, inhale compassion.
Libra
Theme: Decision is an act of self-trust.
Try: 24-hour cooling-off rule before big talk or big buy.
Pose: Half Moon (Ardha Chandrāsana) — balance poise with power.
Scorpio
Theme: Depth with timing.
Try: Pick the right hour for the hard convo; write the opener in advance.
Pose: Lizard Lunge (Utthān Pṛiṣṭhāsana) — stay with what’s true, without rushing.
Sagittarius
Theme: Vision needs a flight plan.
Try: Scope one project to a 7-day pilot; define “done.”
Pose: Warrior III (Vīrabhadrāsana III) — channel momentum into precision.
Capricorn
Theme: It’s your Moon—lead with integrity.
Try: Re-prioritize Q4: three goals, one must-win, one support habit.
Pose: Chair Pose (Utkatāsana) — strong legs, steady gaze, sustainable effort.
Aquarius
Theme: Head + heart, same team.
Try: Translate data into feelings: “What does this mean for me now?”
Pose: Supported Fish (Matsyāsana, supported) — soften the chest, let insight land.
Pisces
Theme: Compassion with containers.
Try: A simple boundary script you can actually say out loud.
Pose: Reclined Bound Angle (Supta Baddha Koṇāsana) — receive, without absorbing.
Breathwork & Mini-Ritual
Breath of the Week: Sama Vritti (box breathing) 4-4-4-4 to right-size emotions before conversations.
Quarter-Moon Checkpoint (10 min): List the project you started at the New Moon → name the first obstacle → choose one structural fix → schedule it.
Quick Transit Cheatsheet
Mon, Sept 29 — First Quarter Moon in Capricorn (7:54 PM EDT)
Best for: Course corrections, boundary setting, work-life rebalancing
Avoid: Knee-jerk commitments, martyrdom multitasking
Mantra: Kind and clear.
Wed, Oct 1 — Mercury (Libra) square Jupiter (Cancer)
Best for: Big-picture brainstorming, honest feelings with gentle edges
Avoid: Over-promising, rescuing, message-sending at midnight
Mantra: Say less, mean more.
All week — Venus in Virgo
Best for: Editing expectations, refining routines, cleaner love languages
Avoid: Nitpicking, moving the goalposts
Mantra: Progress over perfect.