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The solar eclipse that coincides with the new moon in Libra in October 2024 will create a spark of energy between the moon and sun. A solar eclipse has all the energy and potential of a new moon, but in greater quantity. At the new moon, the sun and moon meet at the same degree in the sky and the veil between the subconscious and the conscious is lowered. We can hear our intuition more loudly, feel our vibrations more clearly, and understand our desires more fully.
Everything that is available at a new moon is also available at a solar eclipse, but to a greater extent. It is essentially a supercharged new moon. The upcoming eclipse is an annular eclipse, meaning the Sun will appear dark with a ring of fire around it. Although the eclipse will only be visible from parts of South America, the entire planet will feel its vibrations.
When is the solar eclipse and new moon in Libra?
The solar eclipse coinciding with the new moon in Libra will occur on October 2, 2024 and will last for six hours in totality. Translate the details below to your local time zone.
Total eclipse ends | Started at 9:50 am
Maximum eclipse | 11:45 am PT
Total eclipse ends | 1:39 pm PT
Partial eclipse ends | 2:57 pm PT
What do the solar eclipse and new moon in Libra mean for you?
Libra is the sign of Justice. This Solar Eclipse and New Moon in Libra occur during an intense period of collective transformation. sign of balance and justiceLibrans may be discussing during this eclipse how peace can be found amidst dramatic divisions. It may seem like the world and its countries are at odds with each other.
At its core, Libra energy seeks to understand all sides of an equation. Libra has the unique ability to hold two opposing truths and understand them. This does not mean that one is right and the other is wrong. Rather, Libra teaches us to understand the whole picture before making a decision or taking a stance. True justice is done when the whole truth is revealed.
As you go through this eclipse, notice what truths emerge in and around you. Then, ask yourself if they are true. This eclipse is a time to question everything within and around you. Not to prove it wrong, but to understand it and then decide if it is true for you.
Ruled by Air, Libra connects us to others. This energy takes our focus off of ourselves and reminds us that we live in a world full of other beings. These others can help us grow, admit when we're wrong, and most importantly, help us enjoy life. The people we choose as our partners play a key role in our energetic evolution. If we're up for it, our partners can teach us things about ourselves that we would never have learned without them. This season is a time to embrace the people in your life and learn together.
The first and most important step to getting along with another person is to love yourself. Your relationship with yourself is the blueprint for every other relationship you have in this life. How you love yourself determines how you give and receive love from others. How you react to yourself when you are disappointed, sad, and frustrated is how you will react to others when they disappoint, sad, and disappoint you. How you treat yourself when facing challenges is how you will treat others. Similarly, how you treat yourself is not only how you treat others, but it is also how you allow others to treat you.
In Libra season, take a look at yourself and your relationship first. Libra is represented by the fair and just scales. This energy teaches us to constantly strive for balance in our emotions. It teaches us that life will not always be peaceful and we will not always feel calm. However, we have the ability to bring ourselves peace and stability with the right tools.
This learning may involve situations or scenarios that upset us and make us feel off center, so we find a means that leads us back to peace. If you encounter difficult situations, consider this an opportunity to develop a means or practice to keep yourself calm. Experiment with different breathing techniques, affirmation exercises, yoga, and other methods. These means can be as simple as taking three deep breaths with your eyes closed to find your center. Or you can find short meditations that you can resort to in times of need.
Most importantly, Libra helps you learn how to keep an eye on yourself. The first lesson of this season is how to calm your body, mind, and energy after it's been disturbed. The second lesson is how to catch the subtle cues of your body, mind, and breath that tell you when you're about to feel incoherent. Spend some time noticing what it feels like right before you lose your temper. What are your cues? Pay attention to your breath, heart rate, and thoughts. Then try to use one of your tools to maintain harmonious energy in the face of adversity.
As you find ways to bring yourself back and maintain a calm state of energy, you will also find it easier to build a foundation for loving yourself. If you get upset or react from an inconsistent place, know that you are human and have many emotions swirling around you. It is important to accept them and be patient with yourself. This practice will help you appreciate others, even when they don't look perfectly good. It will also help you accept guidance and feedback from your partners.
When we fail to love ourselves unconditionally, everything feels like an attack and we become defensive at the slightest advice about how we can change for the better. This feels hurtful rather than helpful. However, when we love ourselves unconditionally, we can take our partner's suggestions and experiment with them – or at least think about them. We can also admit when we were wrong and work to do better next time.
Other astrological influences on the New Moon in Libra
This eclipse is also conjunct with Mercury, the planet of communication. You may find yourself in a situation of information overload or participating in intense discussions. Libra teaches you to listen with openness, but to reserve your opinions or judgments until the full story has been told. It can be tempting to react, especially if you are triggered. Eclipses bring up intense emotions, and they can be challenging to handle.
the moon and Sun Today, Mars is square to Cancer, which can increase tensions even more. Pay attention to feelings of restlessness, impatience, or anger. Also pay attention to any frustrations you may feel due to a lack of direction within yourself or in the world at large. Mars stirs up many emotions. Fortunately, Cancer, which helps us feel our intuition beyond our desire to act, can help to temper Mars' intensity.
The Sun and Moon also oppose the North Node in Aries, causing our eclipse. The involvement of the North Node on this day can make you feel like you have to decide your path forward. You may feel like you have to do something to get your energy out of it.
Sometimes, it's best to sit with the energy within you rather than decide to change yourself. You may feel a strong urge to make a change right now, but ask yourself if this is a reaction to uncomfortable feelings within you or if it's coming from a place of being centered.
Find balance within yourself, and decide how you want to move forward. If you can't find this balance, sit with the discomfort until you find it, remembering that decisions made from this place will always lead you on the right path.
Let the eclipse tell you what you need and remember to continually come back to your center until you get the full picture.
Your invitation
Eclipses have a way of creating energy chaos. Libra's gift is to teach us to recognize when our buttons are pressed and we are about to lose balance. When we notice the subtle changes in our energy that occur before we are out of control, we can avoid a potential storm. We can remain calm from within despite any chaos around us.
Libra reminds us that action taken from a place of calmness and centeredness is ten times more effective than action taken from chaos. Today pay attention to the desire to take action to control situations or make something happen. Instead, ask yourself if the actions you are motivated to take come from a place of regulation or chaos.
We have many tools available to us to create peace and calm in our energetic bodies. The air sign, Libra, reminds us that our breath and the way we breathe helps create equanimity in our energetic fields. Breathing function This is your first tool in maintaining energy balance. It is always available to you, and you can use it no matter where you are or what you are doing. If you feel overwhelmed by the amount of information coming from different sides, slow down your breathing and connect with your inner peace.
Your breath is also a sign of when your inner balance is disturbed or about to be disturbed. When you are feeling emotionally unbalanced, your breathing becomes shallow. You may even hold your breath. Libra reminds you that maintaining balance means taking charge of yourself before an imbalance occurs. Slowing your breath can help you keep yourself calm when you are about to react or become unstable in your emotions.
During the eclipse, practice tools such as breathing, meditation, and present awareness to calm your nervous system. Work with your breath, experimenting with different types of breathing to find a way that restores harmony within you. When you act from your calmest self, you know what to do and when to do it.
You may find that your intuition quickly gives you information after the eclipse that can change your perspective. Allow your intentions to develop at the same rate you do. Intentions we speak after an eclipse carry more weight and are more likely to manifest. Be clear about what you envision and call into your life. While you can never call something that is not for you, you can send mixed signals about what you are ready to receive. You can revise and rewrite your intentions as much as necessary to refine them. You can set intentions anytime after an eclipse.
Learn more about the New Moon in Libra, including additional astrological insights and journaling prompts, Libra Season, New Moon + Solar Eclipse Workbookfrom which the above excerpt is quoted. Also, find out relational compatibility with Astrology + Relationships Course.
About our contributors
Jill Winterstein is its founder Soul DaughterA lifestyle brand dedicated to helping you live your best life through understanding the energy of the universe. She also writes workbooks for each full moon as well as other astrological events. Follow her on Instagram @spiritdaughter,
