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🌙 Moon Phases

Eight faces of the moon, and what each one is good for.

The moon runs the same loop every 29 and a half days — dark, full, dark again — and people have been timing their lives by it for about as long as there have been people. You don't have to believe the moon is doing anything to you. Think of each phase as a nudge: a natural rhythm for when to start, when to push, when to celebrate and when to let go.

Right now: Waxing Crescent in Capricorn · 23% lit · next full moon November 24

🌑 New MoonThe blank pageThe moon is dark and the sky's clean slate is yours. It's the universe's reset button — a quiet, inward moment before the cycle builds…What to do in this phase →🌒 Waxing CrescentTonightFirst sproutsA sliver of light is back, and so is momentum. Your intentions have been planted; now they want a little water.What to do in this phase →🌓 First QuarterThe "are you sure?" moonHalf lit and half dark, this is a moon of decisions. Whatever resistance has crept in since the new moon tends to show itself now.What to do in this phase →🌔 Waxing GibbousAlmost thereNearly full and still growing. This is refinement energy: tweaking, polishing and trusting that the harvest is on its way.What to do in this phase →🌕 Full MoonLights all the way upThe big one. Everything's illuminated — including feelings, so full moons can run a little emotional.What to do in this phase →🌖 Waning GibbousSharing the harvestThe light starts to soften. This is an integration phase: letting what you learned settle in, feeling grateful for it, and passing some of…What to do in this phase →🌗 Last QuarterClearing the shelvesHalf lit again, this time on the way down. It's the moon of letting go — habits, clutter, grudges, the story you've outgrown.What to do in this phase →🌘 Waning CrescentThe deep exhaleAlso called the balsamic moon — the last thin sliver before dark. It's a rest phase. Not a time to force new beginnings; a time to…What to do in this phase →

The moon's signs

The moon also passes through every zodiac sign each month, spending about two and a half days in each. The phase tells you what kind of energy it is; the sign adds the flavor. A full moon in cozy Taurus feels very different from a full moon in intense Scorpio.

AriesFireBold, impulsive, ready to go
TaurusEarthGrounded, cozy, slow and steady
GeminiAirCurious, chatty, busy-minded
CancerWaterTender, intuitive, homebody
LeoFireWarm, creative, big-hearted
VirgoEarthTidy, helpful, detail-loving
LibraAirHarmonious, social, beauty-seeking
ScorpioWaterDeep, intense, transformative
SagittariusFireAdventurous, honest, expansive
CapricornEarthSteady, ambitious, practical
AquariusAirInventive, independent, community-minded
PiscesWaterDreamy, gentle, boundary-blurring

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