Lunar cycle

Moon phases

Traditional associations, not prescriptions. Use the phase as a rhythm for attention.

Tonight

First Quarter

32% illuminated · next phase in about 4 days

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Half lit, half dark. Associated with friction and decision: the point where an intention meets its first real obstacle.

Today’s suggested focus

DecisionsActionOvercoming obstacles

The dark of the moon. Traditionally treated as a beginning: nothing is visible yet, so the work is naming what you want to grow.

The first sliver of light. Commonly worked with for hopes and early momentum, when an intention needs feeding rather than judging.

Half lit, half dark. Associated with friction and decision: the point where an intention meets its first real obstacle.

Almost full. Traditionally a time of refinement rather than expansion, adjusting and preparing for culmination.

Fully lit. Widely associated with culmination and amplification, and equally with release now that everything is visible.

Light beginning to withdraw. Commonly used for gratitude, reflection and sharing what the cycle taught you.

Half dark again. Traditionally worked with for release, banishing and breaking patterns that no longer fit.

The last thin light before dark. Associated with rest, cleansing and quiet preparation for the next beginning.