Releasing toward the dark. The fastest light in the sky, 15.0 days into its round.
Lunar observatory · phase, voids, and returns
The phase, the sign, and the room.
The Moon is full and moving through Aquarius, so the collective is seeing clearly what was hidden, carried on a cool, detached, inventive distance, wanting the unusual and the collective. The phase says what the cycle is doing, which is everything lit and exposed. The sign says the mood it does it in. Right now the whole sky leans toward seeing clearly what was hidden with an Aquarius accent.
Cool, social, a little detached. Think in systems, see people in groups, give yourself room. Friendship over intimacy today.
Tonight's Moon is the same for everyone. For your natal Moon and your Progressed Moon, the season you are in now, cast a chart and choose Moon report.
Asteria · void of courseWhen the Moon is between signs
Void-of-course Moon
As the Moon crosses a sign it makes a run of aspects. After its last one, until it enters the next sign, it makes none: it runs void of course, between rulers. The old rule is that "nothing will come of it." A void Moon is poor for launches, signings and weighty decisions, and good for routine, rest, reflection and finishing.
In a void window the old rule is that nothing comes of it. So it is poor for launches, signings and weighty decisions, and good for routine, rest, reflection and finishing what's already begun.
Asteria · the lunar arcPhase by phase through the cycle
The lunar arc
Twenty-eight days of the Moon's path: phase by phase, void windows shaded gold.
Asteria · lunation trackerUpcoming new and full Moons
New & Full Moon tracker
The next eight lunations. Tap any one for its full New Moon or Full Moon profile: what it is, the sign it falls in, and how to work with it.
20° Leo
A clean slate in the heart, play, what shines.
the Moon meets the Sun in Leo, so the whole sky agrees on one mood: warm, generous, seen. Feelings want to be expressed and answered. nothing is lit yet; this is a seed planted in the dark. Begin from the heart: a making, a romance, the thing only you would do.
Warm, expressive, a little dramatic. Be generous, be seen, make something. Compliments and creativity both land well.
what you name now is not meant to be finished today. Its harvest comes at the Full Moon in Leo about six months on, where you'll see what the seed became.
- Lunation
- New Moon
- Phase
- 0% lit
- Exact
- 5:36 PM UTC
- Degree
- 20° Leo
- Element
- Fire
- Modality
- Fixed
- Ruler
- the Sun
- Opposite
- Aquarius
4° Pisces
A culmination in the unseen, art, what dissolves.
the Moon (feeling, instinct, the body) comes full in Pisces: soft, porous, dreaming. Feelings flood in without edges and want release. opposite, the Sun in Virgo pulls the other way, and the tension between them is the point. The dream meets the daily. Keep the vision, finish the ordinary work it needs.
Dreamy, porous, easily moved. Make art, rest, be kind. Protect your energy: the day asks for softness, not sharp edges.
this brings to a head what began at the Pisces New Moon about six months ago. Whatever you set moving then now stands in full light: keep what ripened, release the rest.
- Lunation
- Full Moon
- Phase
- 100% lit
- Exact
- 4:18 AM UTC
- Degree
- 4° Pisces
- Element
- Water
- Modality
- Mutable
- Ruler
- Jupiter
- Opposite
- Virgo
18° Virgo
A clean slate in work, health, what refines.
the Moon meets the Sun in Virgo, so the whole sky agrees on one mood: precise, useful, careful. Feelings settle into tending and repair. nothing is lit yet; this is a seed planted in the dark. Plant a practice: the routine, the cleanse, the small daily fix.
Tidy, useful, precise. Sort the drawer, fix the small thing, make the list. Order outside settles the noise inside.
what you name now is not meant to be finished today. Its harvest comes at the Full Moon in Virgo about six months on, where you'll see what the seed became.
- Lunation
- New Moon
- Phase
- 0% lit
- Exact
- 3:27 AM UTC
- Degree
- 18° Virgo
- Element
- Earth
- Modality
- Mutable
- Ruler
- Mercury
- Opposite
- Pisces
3° Aries
A culmination in the self, the body, what starts.
the Moon (feeling, instinct, the body) comes full in Aries: fast, hot, first. Feelings arrive as impulse and want to move now. opposite, the Sun in Libra pulls the other way, and the tension between them is the point. A surge of self meets the need for the other. Finish the thing you started alone.
Fast, direct, a little impatient. Good for starting, bad for waiting. Do the brave thing, say the honest thing, move your body.
this brings to a head what began at the Aries New Moon about six months ago. Whatever you set moving then now stands in full light: keep what ripened, release the rest.
- Lunation
- Full Moon
- Phase
- 100% lit
- Exact
- 4:49 PM UTC
- Degree
- 3° Aries
- Element
- Fire
- Modality
- Cardinal
- Ruler
- Mars
- Opposite
- Libra
17° Libra
A clean slate in the other, balance, what pairs.
the Moon meets the Sun in Libra, so the whole sky agrees on one mood: relational, fair, poised. Feelings reach toward another to find their level. nothing is lit yet; this is a seed planted in the dark. Begin a partnership, a truce, a beautiful balance you'll tend together.
Lean into connection. Flirt, charm, smooth things over, make something beautiful. Partnership and balance carry the day.
what you name now is not meant to be finished today. Its harvest comes at the Full Moon in Libra about six months on, where you'll see what the seed became.
- Lunation
- New Moon
- Phase
- 0% lit
- Exact
- 3:50 PM UTC
- Degree
- 17° Libra
- Element
- Air
- Modality
- Cardinal
- Ruler
- Venus
- Opposite
- Aries
2° Taurus
A culmination in the body, money, what steadies.
the Moon (feeling, instinct, the body) comes full in Taurus: slow, sensory, settled. Feelings want comfort, ground, and enough. opposite, the Sun in Scorpio pulls the other way, and the tension between them is the point. What you've built is tested by what must be shed. Keep the solid, release the rest.
Slow, sensory, grounded. Eat well, touch soft things, finish nothing in a hurry. The day rewards comfort and patience.
this brings to a head what began at the Taurus New Moon about six months ago. Whatever you set moving then now stands in full light: keep what ripened, release the rest.
- Lunation
- Full Moon
- Phase
- 100% lit
- Exact
- 4:11 AM UTC
- Degree
- 2° Taurus
- Element
- Earth
- Modality
- Fixed
- Ruler
- Venus
- Opposite
- Scorpio
16° Scorpio
A clean slate in depth, the shared, what transforms.
the Moon meets the Sun in Scorpio, so the whole sky agrees on one mood: deep, intense, all-or-nothing. Feelings want truth and total contact. nothing is lit yet; this is a seed planted in the dark. Plant in the depths: a merging, a vow, the thing you'll let change you.
Deep, intense, all-or-nothing. Good for honest conversations and real focus. Don't decide anything from suspicion.
what you name now is not meant to be finished today. Its harvest comes at the Full Moon in Scorpio about six months on, where you'll see what the seed became.
- Lunation
- New Moon
- Phase
- 0% lit
- Exact
- 7:02 AM UTC
- Degree
- 16° Scorpio
- Element
- Water
- Modality
- Fixed
- Ruler
- Mars
- Opposite
- Taurus
2° Gemini
A culmination in talk, the near world, what connects.
the Moon (feeling, instinct, the body) comes full in Gemini: quick, curious, plural. Feelings come as words and want exchange. opposite, the Sun in Sagittarius pulls the other way, and the tension between them is the point. Scattered talk meets a single truth. Say the thing that's been circling.
Quick, curious, talkative. Send the message, ask the question, chase the interesting tangent. Light and social wins.
this brings to a head what began at the Gemini New Moon about six months ago. Whatever you set moving then now stands in full light: keep what ripened, release the rest.
- Lunation
- Full Moon
- Phase
- 100% lit
- Exact
- 2:53 PM UTC
- Degree
- 2° Gemini
- Element
- Air
- Modality
- Mutable
- Ruler
- Mercury
- Opposite
- Sagittarius
does this land for you? tell me · your read shapes the next build.