Full Moon in Leo 2026: Leading with our Hearts

Full Moon in Leo 2026: Authenticity and Belonging 

Full Moons are the peak moment of the lunar cycle and bring opportunities for awareness and clear seeing. At this time of the month, as the Moon is fully illuminated by the light of the Sun, we have an opportunity to become aware of something usually unconscious, unclear, or uncertain. Full Moons are also a time of celebration, a moment to reap the rewards of our work and share with the world what we have been creating. The two weeks after the Full Moon has occurred and until the upcoming New Moon, the invitation for us is to release our efforts, make necessary changes, and let go of what we no longer want to carry.

On a Full Moon, the Sun brings light and consciousness into our inner world, highlighting emotions and needs that often go unnoticed. The Sun-Moon alignment occurring on a Full Moon in Astrology is technically known as an opposition, a 180º angle that occurs when the luminaries are traveling through opposing and complementary signs.

This month, the Leo-Aquarius polarity is activated, and the spotlight goes on how we balance and harmonize our need for authentic self-expression, recognition, and actualization with being part of a community, our need for belonging, and our responsibility to contribute to collective good.

Around the time of this Leo Full Moon, we have an opportunity to examine where we may be over-identifying with group thinking, collective narratives, or social roles, and where instead we may resist collaboration and connection out of fear of losing our individuality. The Leo-Aquarius axis invites us to remember that true belonging doesn’t require self-sacrifice or self-abandonment and that places where our authentic self is celebrated and welcomed do exist.

Leading with our Hearts

With the Moon in the Fixed Fire sign of Leo, our emotions feel urgent, burning, and in need of an immediate outlet. In Leo, the Moon needs to be expressed, seen, and accepted as she is. This combination of energies emphasizes the necessity to give voice to our feelings, to bring our emotions on a stage for them to be witnessed, even if we are the only spectator. At this time, something needs to be fully expressed in order to be fully accepted, honored, and released.

The Leo Full Moon calls us back into the immediacy of lived experience, invites us to be active participants of our lives, to be creators rather than observers, to get involved rather than watch from the sidelines. This Full Moon reminds us of the power of play and creative expression and highlights the importance of being fully present, fully here and now, fully alive. It highlights the importance of allowing our unique light to shine without dimming it for the sake of fitting in, while reminding us that our gifts are meant to be shared, not hidden.

Under this Full Moon, we may have chances to recognize where we seek validation from the outside world and where our self-worth and self-love are still dependent on external recognition, appreciation, and approval.

Full Moon opposite Mars, Venus, Mercury, and Pluto

As the Full Moon in Leo peaks, Mars, Venus, Mercury, and Pluto are also in Aquarius, together with the Sun, the ruler of this Full Moon. Mars and Venus are more tightly opposite the Moon, while the oppositions to Pluto and Mercury are wider but still valid.

With Mars and Venus opposing the Full Moon, we can experience some friction between our emotional needs, our desires and preferences, and the desires and expectations of others. This opposition can exacerbate the tension between what we need to feel safe, seen, and secure and our desires for closeness, connection, autonomy, and passion. These days, it can be difficult to trust that our needs will be met without conflict or frustration. However, we have an opportunity to find a new harmony between being vulnerable and being assertive and create more reciprocal and honest relationships.

Meanwhile, Mercury in Aquarius reflects a tendency to get highly intellectual and centered in the mind: the Leo Full Moon opposing it asks us to move our attention from our minds to our hearts, find harmony between the two, and make sure we stay connected with our emotions, with our creative life force, with what is happening in the moment, before we try to make sense of it.

Finally, the Moon-Pluto opposition brings up intense emotions that can feel deeply uncomfortable, exposing what has been going on under the surface and inviting us to become aware of our defense mechanisms, unspoken fears, power struggles, and disowned needs. This opposition can amplify our sensitivity to rejection, abandonment, and loss, and challenge us to commit to being emotionally honest with both ourselves and others. The invitation for us these days is to practice staying present with intensity rather than attempting to suppress or intellectualize it.

Uranus square Mercury and Venus, sextile Saturn and Neptune

At the time of this Full Moon in Leo, Aquarius’s modern ruler, Uranus, is forming significant alignments with several planets and is also about to station direct. Uranus is in the late degrees of Taurus and squares both Mercury and Venus in Aquarius, while forming a sextile with Saturn and Neptune, respectively in Pisces and Aries.

When Uranus’s energy is as prominent as it is now, there are higher chances of experiencing sudden awakenings, shifts in perspective, and unexpected disruptions that challenge our attachment to our comfort zones. The Mercury-Uranus square indicates a surge in mental activity, restlessness, and potential nervous tension. These days, unexpected news, conversations, or realizations can challenge our perception of reality and the way we habitually think and communicate.

Meanwhile, the Venus-Uranus square fuels our desire for freedom, independence, and novelty, which can result in sudden changes of heart. This square can shake up the foundations of our relationships as well as our values, inspiring us to question whether the way we relate with others is truly aligned with our truth or merely a result of the way we have been conditioned to do so.

At the same time, Uranus’s harmonious alignments with Saturn and Neptune represent a grounding and stabilizing influence that helps us stay anchored in the present moment, rebuild our lives with intention and discernment, and be compassionate toward both ourselves and others.

Full Moon in Leo 2026: Balancing the Leo-Aquarius Polarity

When a sign is so prominent as Aquarius is now, and especially since Pluto is transiting there long-term, it is important to make sure we consciously cultivate the qualities of the opposing sign in order to balance the energy. With five planets currently in Aquarius, the sign of communities, technology, and collective progress, the activation of Leo underlines the importance of staying connected with our creative essence and with the joy, lightheartedness, and spontaneity of our inner child.

In their highest expression, these signs teach us that individual expression and being part of a community can coexist and enrich one another. The invitation for us around this time is to make sure we relate with each other from the heart, rather than from ideology, and to make sure we participate in collective spaces without losing our connection to what makes us unique, what makes us feel alive and fully expressed.

The Full Moon in Leo ultimately reminds us that investing in our self-actualization and in the development of our unique creative voice is not selfish or self-indulgent: it is a way to nurture collective progress and support the evolution of humanity.

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