Moonology and the Moon Phases
Find your Moon sign
Your Moon sign is your emotional inner world. Enter your birth date to find it, calculated from the real Moon.
New Moon
A beginning. The sky is dark, the perfect time to set intentions and plant seeds.
Waxing Crescent
First light. Take small steps and gather momentum toward what you started.
First Quarter
A turning point. Decisions and obstacles arrive; push through with intention.
Waxing Gibbous
Refinement. Adjust, persist and trust the build as the light grows fuller.
Full Moon
Culmination. Things come to light and to fruition. A time to release and to celebrate.
Waning Gibbous
Gratitude and sharing. Give back what you have gathered and reflect on the harvest.
Last Quarter
Letting go. Forgive, clear and make space by releasing what no longer fits.
Waning Crescent
Rest and surrender. Quiet integration before the next new moon begins again.
The Moon in your chart
In astrology the Moon governs your emotional world: how you feel, what soothes you and what you need to feel safe. While your sun sign is who you are becoming, your moon sign is who you are when no one is watching.
Working with the monthly phases is one practice; knowing your own moon sign is another. Together they help you move with your natural rhythm instead of against it.
Moon questions, answered
What is the moon phase today?
The phase shown at the top of this page is tonight's real moon, calculated from the lunar cycle. It moves through eight phases over roughly 29.5 days, from new moon to full moon and back.
What should I do on a new moon and a full moon?
A new moon is for beginnings: set intentions and start something. A full moon is for culmination and release: notice what has come to light and let go of what no longer serves you.
What is my moon sign?
Your moon sign is the zodiac sign the Moon was in when you were born. It describes your emotional inner world. Unlike your sun sign, it needs your birth date and often your time, which a full birth chart calculates exactly.
Find your moon sign and more
Your moon sign is one thread in a much larger story. We calculate your full birth chart from your exact birth moment and read the whole sky as one, honest and specific to you.
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