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Full Moon in Cancer and 4 Mercury Retrogrades in 2022
The first full moon of the year is in Cancer, a cardinal water sign of emotional care, nurturing, home and hearth, and empathy. As full moons amplify everything, this time reminds you to lovingly optimize your self care and nurturing energy throughout your life. The strength of each full moon is with us for seven days, starting with three days before, the peak day, and three days after. This full moon peaks on Monday, January 17, 2022, Martin Luther King Jr Day.
In 2022, Mercury will go retrograde four times, including spanning through the new year into 2023. It lands in significant date ranges, across six astrological signs, so the reach and effects are far and wide, affecting many people’s astrological charts, especially this year.
For a deep dive into what Mercury Retrogrades are, and the length of their effects, see my related article, Feeling an Energetic Drag?
As the first full moon of the year coincides with the first Mercury Retrograde of the year, we have a cosmic signal to remember the nurturing elements of the Cancer sign and to prioritize our self care throughout this year, especially during each subsequent retrograde.
By dates and signs: Mercury Retrogrades 2022
- January 14 — February 3, beginning in Capricorn and finishing in Aquarius
