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here is a lot of energy associated with this winter's moons - the other planets form strong aspect patterns on each occasion. November will be the last time to take advantage of the Jupiter-Saturn trine, which relates to issues of productivity and accomplishment.

Full Moon in Taurus,
November 12, 11:17 pm

Best evening for ritual: November 12 (Wednesday)

Theme: Building Permanent Security

This Full Moon finds the Sun and Moon forming a strong, symmetrical kite pattern with Jupiter and Saturn. It's a rare opportunity: the forces of creation and constraint allied in the service of our conscious and unconscious needs. The Sun is closely and symmetrically flanked by Mars and Mercury, not closely enough to be strongly connected to the pattern, but creating some additional context.

A Taurus Moon is about stability and physicality; persistence and pleasure. It can manifest something desirable and keeping it safe and sound for continued enjoyment.

This is a time when you can put some passion and emotional energy into securing your accomplishments on the material plane. Although nothing lasts forever, tonight you can make something strong and durable for yourself - something that may last months, years, or a lifetime. It can be a new career, a new home, a lifestyle shift; it's up to you.

Affirmations for this Moon:

What I build now endures.
I am rock of constancy.
I am master of accomplishment.
I have everything I need.

Dark Moon in Sagittarius,
November 27, 9:55 am

Best evening for ritual: November 26 (Wednesday)

Theme: Focusing the Searchlight

This Dark Moon occurs at the time of a quadruple conjunction of Moon, Sun, Mercury, and Mars in Sagittarius. Sagittarius is a sign of exploration and discovery, and right now there is a lot of strong personal energy coming together with that intention.

The impulses to explore that these Sagittarius planets are now prompting us with merge tonight into a clear picrture of a single destination or target.

Divination work tonight should give renewed clarity and focus to your learning and seeking. Whether through travel, higher education, or spiritual work, you are searching for something new and meaningful. Ask the Moon tonight to show you what you will find at the end of the journey.

Questions for this Moon:

What do I seek?
What treasure will I find at the end of my quest?
What vision awaits on the horizon?
Where will my learning take me?

Full Moon in Gemini,
December 12, 9:37 am

Best evening for ritual: December 11 (Thursday)

Theme: Finding the Vital Alternative

This Moon is charged with tension. The change we desire seems impossible or impractical, and thinking through the pros and cons leaves us even more confused. Saturn's determination to keep us grounded and focused on the result seems like harsh and arbitrary interference.

Out of this tension and confusion, a new alternative must be created. Instead of doing what you desire, or doing what you feel obliged to do, do what is to be done. Something not thought of yet, that acknowledges the diverging choices we face, but replaces them with something new, something that answers all the questions at once.

Use this Moon to make yourself willing and open to a new approach. Trust that it will manifest and speak clearly after you have completed your magical work tonight.

Affirmations for this Moon:

A new answer is waiting for me.
I can see the invisible path.
My hand finds the secret door.
I create unforseen possibilities.

Dark Moon in Capricorn,
December 27, 5:22 am

Best evening for ritual: December 26 (Friday)

Theme: Finding Your Discipline

Mercury and Saturn (and, less intensely, Jupiter) are collaborating now to develop a clear recipe for making things work and getting things done.

The Sun and Moon are united now in seeking to make a difference, and Mars is enlisted to help, although his influence is on the wane now. There is an opportunity now, however, to settle into useful habits and basically "get your act together".

This requires some self-examination and some insight into our own style of working and organizing time. Divination tonight can be helpful if you need a clearer picture of what your daily routine should look like, or what steps you need to chart out on your way to your goal.

Questions for this Moon:

How do I keep myself on track?
What old habit do I need to drop?
What new habit do I need to acquire?
What is the relationship between process and goal?

Full Moon in Cancer,
January 10, 8:27 pm

Best evening for ritual: January 10 (Saturday)

Theme: Lining the nest

Saturn comes into play again this Moon, but now the focus has shifted from the pragmatic to the emotional. This is a good time to work for peace of mind and emotional comfort in your immediate environment.

This is a good time for focusing on family or domestic relationships, and perhaps making changes in routines or the physical arrangement of your home to make it more comfortable and easier for everyone to live in.

It's also a time to be thankful for the safety and security you do have in your home and your close relationships. Show others that you appreciate them by taking little steps to make their places and activities more pleasant.

Affirmations for this Moon:

My home is a place of love.
I care about the small moments of my life.
I make life easier and more pleasant for those around me.
I live in a bright, warm, bubble of light.

Dark Moon in Aquarius,
Janurary 26, 12:55 am

Best evening for ritual:January 25 (Sunday)

Theme: The Reality Playground

There's a lot of interesting energy at work for this Dark Moon. Sun and Moon are closely conjunct with Jupiter, offering an ebullient boost to everything we learn or sense at this time.

The other planets are all having a lovefest now too, with Mars and Mercury teaming up in Capricorn to support Saturn, and a dreamy and sentimental Venus in Pisces serving as their muse. This all makes it a natural time for reinventing your personal reality in a novel and creative way: the daydreams might actually take root and sprout!

To top it off, this dark moon is also a solar eclipse, visible from the Indian Ocean.

Divination tonight can be grand and fanciful. Shoot for the stars! Ask for a brand new picture of the world and your place in it. Ask for several. Let them bubble around inside for the next two weeks, and see how it feels to see in new and different ways.

Questions for this Moon:

If the gods invited me to help make a new world, what would I suggest?
What is my version of Utopia?
I move to a parallel universe; who is there and what are they up to?
If I could change one thing about the world, what would it be?

Moon Data

all times are Mountain Time

sign

ingress

void of course

phase

Oct 30
4:42 pm

Nov 2
2:43 am

Nov 2
4:14 am

Nov 3
11:48 pm

Nov 4
5:03 pm

Nov 7
2:34 am

First Quarter
Nov 5
9:04 pm

Nov 7
3:42 am

Nov 9
9:28 am

Nov 9
10:25 am

Nov 11
12:18 pm

Nov 11
1:05 pm

Nov 13
10:14 am

Full Moon
Nov 12
11:17 pm

Nov 13
1:11 pm

Nov 15
12:18 pm

Nov 15
12:52 pm

Nov 17
6:43 am

Nov 17
2:07 pm

Nov 19
5:48 pm

Last Quarter
Nov 19
2:31 pm

Nov 19
6:12 pm

Nov 22
1:02 am

Nov 22
1:09 am

Nov 24
10:45 am

Nov 24
10:53 am

Nov 26
5:32 am

Nov 26
10:13 pm

Nov 28
5:53 pm

Dark Moon
Nov 27
9:55 am

Nov 29
10:47 am

Dec 1
8:43 am

Dec 1
11:44 pm

Dec 3
7:14 pm

Dec 4
11:22 am

Dec 6
5:43 pm

First Quarter
Dec 5
2:26 pm

Dec 6
7:43 pm

Dec 8
2:35 pm

Dec 8
11:52 pm

Dec 10
3:24 pm

Dec 11
12:34 am

Dec 12
11:02 am

Full Moon
Dec 12
9:37 am

Dec 12
11:40 pm

Dec 14
3:27 pm

Dec 14
11:22 pm

Dec 16
5:45 pm

Dec 17
1:35 am

Dec 19
3:29 am

Last Quarter
Dec 19
3:29 am

Dec 19
7:22 am

Dec 21
9:57 am

Dec 21
4:36 pm

Dec 23
10:29 pm

Dec 24
4:12 am

Dec 26
4:25 pm

Dec 26
4:55 pm

Dec 29
2:19 am

Dark Moon
Dec 27
5:22 am

Dec 29
5:42 am

Dec 31
4:21 pm

Dec 31
5:27 pm

Jan 3
1:50 am

Jan 3
2:49 am

Jan 4
7:44 pm

First Quarter
Jan 4
4:56 am

Jan 5
8:45 am

Jan 6
11:05 pm

Jan 7
11:11 am

Jan 8
11:40 pm

Jan 9
11:14 am

Jan 10
9:27 pm

Full Moon
Jan 10
8:27 pm

Jan 11
10:41 am

Jan 12
11:38 pm

Jan 13
11:33 am

Jan 15
7:37 am

Jan 15
3:29 pm

Jan 17
7:46 pm

Last Quarter
Jan 17
7:46 pm

Jan 17
11:19 pm

Jan 19
8:36 pm

Jan 20
10:29 am

Jan 22
9:23 am

Jan 22
11:17 pm

Jan 25
2:08 am

Jan 25
11:56 am

Jan 27
10:12 am

Dark Moon
Jan 26
12:55 am

Jan 27
11:11 pm

Jan 30
2:23 am

Jan 30
8:24 am

Feb 1
11:08 am

Feb 1
3:08 pm

Feb 3
6:27 pm

First Quarter
Feb 2
4:13 pm

Feb 3
7:14 pm

Feb 5
10:44