Full Pink Moon in Libra

We are only two weeks into the astrological New Year, but it already feels intense and powerful, thanks to fiery Aries energy, eclipse season, and ongoing retrogrades. On April 12th, we experience the Pink Full Moon in Libra, coinciding with Venus stationing direct. Because Venus rules Libra, this alignment amplifies the Full Moon’s themes of relationships, interconnectedness, balance, and self-worth.

The Pink Moon is named because of the early spring bloom of wild phlox here in North America, and many of our moon names pay tribute to Native American terminology and early settlers, who lived by these natural cycles. As the Full Moon in the month of April and typically happening inside Aries Season, it represents new life, blossoming and renewal.

Full Moons symbolize culmination, affirmation, completion, and release—exactly the energies we’re being invited to embrace both personally and collectively at this pivotal time. Libra, an air sign, is deeply focused on balance, relationships, fairness, and beauty. With Venus as its guide, Libra encourages us to find harmony internally and externally, nurture meaningful partnerships, communicate clearly, and cultivate peaceful, inspiring environments. Libra’s shadow can manifest as indecision, avoidance of conflict, or sacrificing personal truth to maintain peace. Ultimately, Libra's wisdom guides us toward authentic relationships, inner calm, and living from a compassionate, centered place.

On the opposite side, Aries represents individuality, passion, courage, and assertiveness. Ruled by Mars, Aries embodies bold, impulsive energy, igniting excitement around new beginnings and encouraging us to trust our instincts and pursue our goals with confidence. Aries champions independence, honesty, truth, and determination, whereas Libra emphasizes relationships, harmony, compassion, and grace. Together, these opposing energies create a dynamic tension that teaches us how to maintain our identity without isolating ourselves, and how to build meaningful connections without losing our sense of self. The balance between confidently asserting ourselves and gracefully collaborating with others is essential.

So, what does this mean? Aries energy sparks our individuality, urging us toward autonomy, self-confidence, and forward momentum. Libra reminds us of our interconnectedness, highlighting relationships and collective harmony. This Full Moon provides an opportunity to explore the dynamic interplay between these energies, guiding us to use our individual gifts to contribute positively to the collective. We can't control or fix others, but we can focus on ourselves. By harnessing Aries’ fire, we illuminate what makes us uniquely powerful, while Libra guides us to integrate that individuality into the collective in healthy and harmonious ways.

This Pink Full Moon invites us to find the essential balance between the self and the collective, between independence and interdependence. It echoes the old esoteric saying, "As above, so below," reminding us that what lives within the self radiates outward to shape the world around us. As within, so without.

You may still be feeling the intensity of eclipse season—and let’s not forget that Neptune just moved into Aries. While Neptune transits are long and subtle, this shift is still significant. Neptune is a transpersonal planet that governs dreams, illusions, intuition, and spiritual connection. As it leaves dreamy, boundary-dissolving Pisces and enters Aries—the sign of identity and action—we may start to see old structures of selfhood begin to dissolve. Aspects of our identity that once felt unchangeable may now feel uncertain or ready to be released.

This isn’t about confusion for confusion's sake. Neptune in Aries doesn’t just blur the lines—it spiritualizes selfhood, dissolving false identities so we can reconnect with our soul’s truth through aligned action. Under this Libra Full Moon, already focused on the balance between self and other, Neptune’s recent shift adds a deeper spiritual dimension. We’re not just rebalancing relationships—we’re being asked to redefine who we are at a soul level.

And let’s not forget Chiron, actively supporting this Full Moon by shining a soft but unflinching light on old wounds around self-worth, identity, and the ways we show up—or hold back—in relationships. Chiron, the wounded healer, doesn’t wound for the sake of pain. It brings things to the surface so they can be witnessed, felt, and finally released. Maybe it’s an old pattern of people-pleasing, or the fear that if you speak your truth, you’ll lose the people you love. Maybe it’s the quiet ache of never feeling truly seen. Whatever it is, this Full Moon says: you don’t have to keep carrying it. You’re allowed to change the story. Aries helps you reclaim your voice. Libra reminds you to do it with grace. Together, they ask: what would healing look like—not as a performance, but as a gentle act of self-respect?

Mars in Cancer also makes itself known here, adding an emotional undercurrent to the mix. It can stir up old stories around safety and belonging—especially when it comes to family dynamics, home, or any relationship where we’ve had to shrink ourselves to keep the peace. It’s okay to feel protective of your energy right now. Just don’t confuse emotional armor for boundaries. One defends, the other clarifies.

Libra reminds us of connection and collaboration. Aries demands honesty with the self. Neptune, the mystic, softens the edges between them. As we move through this energetic rebirth, we may find ourselves questioning who we are, what we believe, and whether the life we’re living truly reflects our soul’s path—or if we’ve simply been playing a role to keep the peace. This Full Moon casts a clear light on that tension: Where is the alignment? Where are the incongruencies? It’s a divine opportunity to recalibrate and realign ourselves so we can contribute more intentionally to the collective.

Let’s not overlook the presence of the lunar nodes, either. The North Node in Aries and the South Node in Libra are quietly guiding the deeper undercurrents of this Full Moon. The nodes aren’t planets, but points of destiny—and with the North Node in Aries, the collective call is to step into greater self-trust, courage, and independence. The South Node in Libra reminds us what we’ve outgrown: people-pleasing, approval-seeking, or defining ourselves only through the eyes of others. These patterns aren’t inherently wrong—they’ve simply run their course. The invitation now is to walk our own path, even if it ruffles feathers. To stop dimming our light to maintain harmony, and instead create harmony by being true to ourselves. This is soul-level stuff. The kind of shift that doesn’t happen overnight but begins the moment we decide to stop abandoning ourselves.

This could be a liberating time for those who have felt lost in the herd, shuffled around, or pressured to conform to an identity that doesn’t quite fit. Like in the 90s when I tried to wear ultra low-rise jeans but quickly realized they weren’t made for those of us with larger, rounder rears no matter how much I wanted it to work on my hourglass frame at the time. And this Full Moon poses that same question, but on a much deeper level than superficial clothing trends: Are we performing connection to be liked, or are we truly connected? Are we being ourselves, or playing a role to avoid disruption? Are we projecting our shadow onto the world at large, or are we taking accountability for our own decisions, beliefs, actions, and thoughts?

For many of us, relationships will shift—with ourselves, our friends, our families, our work, and beyond. Libra is here to balance the scales so we don’t stay too long where we don’t belong, and Aries reminds us not to burn every bridge that has inconvenienced us one too many times. This is a beautiful time to ask yourself what you want, what you need, and what you deserve in your relationships. And conversely, it’s just as important to ask: What do others want, need, and deserve—and how can I support those connections while still honoring my own boundaries?

Every relationship is nuanced and complex. There’s no broad-brush answer. For example, I plan to let my cats know that sleeping on my hair at night isn’t something I want to continue, and because I know they have zero intention of changing (and bless them for it), I’ve bought a silk hair bonnet as a compromise.

All jokes aside, we’re being asked to stay rooted in our own truth, wants, needs, gifts, and path—while supporting others in their journey, not from jealousy, fear, or people-pleasing, but from a grounded, heart-centered space of kindness and mutual respect. When we start living more authentically, courageously, and consciously, the right people will remain or arrive, and the rest will gently fall away. Every being that enters our lives serves a purpose, whether we realize it or not. Some people are pure love and comfort, while others work our last nerve, and there is an endless sea of people in between. All carry lessons with them if we’re willing to see ourselves as lifelong students. Libra asks us to look at our relationships and clear away the nonsense until we reach equilibrium within that relationship. Some will hold, others will fall apart. Some will end quietly, others with a massive bang. The only thing we have any control over is our part in forging, maintaining, or ending the relationship.

It’s not good or bad—it’s growth. Some relationships last, others weave in and out, and some are brief but meaningful. Some support and nourish us, while others drain us to the bone. As the poet Mary Oliver said, "Someone once gave me a box of darkness. It took me years to understand that this too, was a gift." Every relationship carries myriad lessons, stories and memories, and it’s up to us to determine which relationships are worth staying in and which we are ok with letting go. Not ever connection is meant to last forever, and sometimes we grow apart more than we grow together. Everyone has a unique path to walk in this life, and there is no point in trying to control where and how another walks their path. If we feel that we’re no longer in alignment or that we’re being used, abused or disrespected, it’s ok to disconnect from people, and it’s ok for people to disconnect from us. What’s important is recognizing what’s worth it and what isn’t and honoring what you’ve learned, given or received and have gratitude for the good-and bad-that’s helped make you who you’re becoming. Life is so much better when we’re walking in alignment with our truest selves and when we’ve cultivated a community of people who support us and challenge us in healthy ways. Trust your intuition about what feels right with each relationship, and be honest with yourself on what you’re both giving and receiving. And now I’m thinking of Joey’s wedding speech from Friends and I can’t stop giggling while trying to wrap this up.

Under this Pink Moon, consider lighting a candle and writing down what you’re ready to release—habits, roles, or relationships that no longer reflect who you’re becoming. Then, write a second note calling in the kind of connection you desire—with others, and with yourself. Keep that one close. Have gratitude for what you’ve learned, but don’t linger too long where you know in your bones you no longer belong. It’s okay to walk away from relationships, roles, or realities that no longer align with who you are becoming. Of course, we can’t all just quit our jobs or ghost everyone we find draining. But we can hold boundaries with clarity and compassion. Honesty doesn’t always have to be brutal—sometimes it’s the deepest form of love.