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New Moon in Cancer: July 2026

by Daria Rowe

NEW MOON at 21° CANCER, July 14, 2026 at 2:44 a.m. PDT

The New Moon is the time to set intentions for what you want to come into your life. 

Generally, the New Moon in Cancer is a good time to set intentions for an improved relationship with your parents, successful house purchase or sale, or for starting a family.  

If you are prone to emotional eating, it's a good one to set intentions for healthy eating habits.

But, this New Moon is conjunct Mercury Retrograde.  And, just as the Sun and Moon come together, the Moon goes void of course. It's best suited for introspective intentions.  For example, ask the Universe to:

  • Help you understand what's behind the less-than-happy relationship you have with your mom (if this applies), and the first best step you can take to change it.
  • Help you resolve ambivalence, if any, about starting a family.
  • Help you decide if a home purchase or sale is the right thing for you at this time.

You're not limited to these topics though!  Setting intentions for anything you want to attract into your life is fair game on a New Moon. But, intentions for the areas ruled by Cancer will get an extra boost.

A word to the wise:  Don't set intentions for others. Not "I want Mom to..." That's not going to work. Rephrase it into "I want to find the right words, at the right time, to encourage Mom to...." 

You can also set intentions related to the matters of the House that 21° Cancer falls in your natal chart.  

How To:

  1. Set your intentions soon after the new Moon, within 8 hours if you can (within 24 hours will still work). Set aside about 30 minutes for this. 

  2. Focus on your intentions. Truly FEEL them (this is key). Then write them down and keep them. You WANT to live in that lovely, welcoming home of yours that you're manifesting.  You WANT to eat healthy and feel great.  What would it feel like when your heart's desire comes to you? 

  3. Then write down your intentions and keep them.

Sample Intentions:

“I want to easily attract and purchase the right home for me.”

“I want to easily be able to find a mortgage that I’m happy with”

“I want to easily be able to sell my home at the price I’m happy with.”

“I want to easily find myself spending quality time with my family on a regular basis.”

"I want to easily be able to start a family and have a happy, healthy baby entering my life".

“I want to start and maintain food habits that are healthy and nurturing”.

“I want to be able to take care of others in a way that is also healthy and nurturing for me, and is not at my expense”.

“I want to easily find myself creating an environment of mutual respect, understanding and caring with my mother.”

My post "Setting Intentions on the New Moon:  Why and How" provides more info on the topic. 

To Go Deeper: 

I'm a big believer in working with the Lunar Cycle.  I've built a consistent practice, and it brought some very nice results over the years.

And so I'd like to introduce you to one of my favourite books on the subject: Jan Spiller's "New Moon Astrology".

It's a fantastic resource on how to work with the New Moon, with a great variety of recommended intentions.

My favourite chapter is "Maximizing Results". So many helpful and practical tips.

The book also allows you to go deeper and work with your Lunar Nodes, to rid yourself of unconscious habits and behaviours that can be working against you. It's your karmic residue that might have followed you your past life!


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Or, take my digital mini-course "Working with the New Moon!"

People say:

I love working with Daria!

She's more than just an astrologer. She is a caring astro friend. She truly has your best interests at heart. She presents very well-thought-out seminars that are easy to understand and informative. You can easily incorporate the information into your daily life. I highly recommend!
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I enjoyed both your presentation and your content of the New Moon Workshop. I kept notes and will be using them on the upcoming New Moon!

                                                                                                           - L. from California, USA


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