On Saturday, March 29, 2025, we will experience a partial solar eclipse in the fire-forward, progress-at-all-costs sign of Aries.
A solar eclipse happens when the moon passes between the sun and the Earth, casting a shadow on our planet that either totally or partially blocks the sun’s light. A solar eclipse can only transpire during a new moon.
The new moon is always a celestial slate-cleaning, a summons to dream and an invitation to initiate, but with the added intrigue of a solar eclipse, and on the other side of the spring equinox, that energy of renewal and fear-conquering is amplified, giving live birth to our future selves.
Easily the most powerful full moon of the year, we will all feel the effects of this eclipse, but four signs in particular are poised to experience it most acutely.
For Aries suns and/or Aries risings, this eclipse transpires in your first house of the self and identity. Given the powerful, galvanizing energy of this lunation, you are primed to experience a radical shift in how you project and are perceived.
The old story and the outgrown skin suit will be cast aside in favor of the brand new, the freshly plucked and the way forward. Remember and take to heart that you are not only allowed but encouraged to outgrow others — including who you were.
For Cancer suns and/or Cancer risings, the solar eclipse in Aries spotlights your 10th house of vocation legacy, responsibility and public perception. This could herald a career change, letting go of a long-held position, a radical redirect of responsibility, and/or an opportunity to delve into your relationship with role models and authority figures.
How you feel about your parents, being a parent, or reparenting yourself could take a surprising turn.
As the resident caretaker of the zodiac, you may previously have mistaken need and control for power. Loosen the grip and welcome the shift, Cancer. Heed the words of fantasy novelist Nicholas Eames: “When we seek to rule only ourselves, we are each of us kings.”
Let go, get regal.
For Libra suns and rising signs, the solar eclipse will highlight your significant relationships. The axis of Aries and Libra is me vs. we, an energetic tension best balanced in the words of writer Rainer Maria Rilke:
“Once the realization is accepted that even between the closest human beings, infinite distances continue, a wonderful living side by side can grow if they succeed in loving the distance between them, which makes it possible for each to see the other whole against the sky.”
Here’s to loving that infinite distance and marveling at the other as a galaxy unto themselves.
For Capricorn sun and rising signs, this eclipse highlights their fourth house of home: ancestry, origins, memory, trauma and inheritances, both literal and energetic. You’re more likely to trudge ahead than look back, but this eclipse is an invitation to cast yourself back to where you came from so you may get to where you’re meant to be.
In the words of the luminous writer James Baldwin, “Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.”
Astrologer Reda Wigle researches and irreverently reports on planetary configurations and their effect on each zodiac sign. Her horoscopes integrate history, poetry, pop culture, and personal experience. To book a reading, visit her website.
