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Certain rituals
are best performed in particular phases of the moon. Spells for prosperity,
good harvests, material gain and the like are best performed when the
moon is waxing, that is before the full moon and after the new moon. Spells
intended to rid oneself of something, say excess weight or a bad habit,
are best performed when the moon is waning, after the full moon and before
the new moon. It is entirely possible to alter this timing, it is just
one additional influence, it does not make or break the ritual. If in
need, conduct the ritual when you need to and don't concern yourself overly
with the moon phase.
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Tonight's Moon Phase
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moon phase graphic is provided by the Naval Observatory |
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Explanation of Moon Phases
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New
Moon - The Moon's unilluminated side is facing the Earth. The
Moon is not visible (except during a solar eclipse). |
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Waxing
Crescent - The Moon appears to be partly but less than one-half
illuminated by direct sunlight. The fraction of the Moon's disk that
is illuminated is increasing. |
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First
Quarter - One-half of the Moon appears to be illuminated by direct
sunlight. The fraction of the Moon's disk that is illuminated is increasing. |
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Waxing
Gibbous - The Moon appears to be more than one-half but not fully
illuminated by direct sunlight. The fraction of the Moon's disk that
is illuminated is increasing. |
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Full
Moon - The Moon's illuminated side is facing the Earth. The Moon
appears to be completely illuminated by direct sunlight. |
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Waning
Gibbous - The Moon appears to be more than one-half but not fully
illuminated by direct sunlight. The fraction of the Moon's disk that
is illuminated is decreasing. |
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Last
Quarter - One-half of the Moon appears to be illuminated by direct
sunlight. The fraction of the Moon's disk that is illuminated is decreasing. |
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Waning
Crescent - The Moon appears to be partly but less than one-half
illuminated by direct sunlight. The fraction of the Moon's disk that
is illuminated is decreasing. |
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Future Phases
of the Moon
The
following information is from the U.S. Naval Observatory. It provides
the date and time of all the phases of the moon for the years 2000-2004
in Greenwich Mean Time, also known as Universal Time, Coordinated.
To obtain U.S. civil time from UTC, use the following table.
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Atlantic
Daylight Time |
subtract
3 hours from UTC |
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Atlantic
Standard Time |
subtract
4 hours from UTC |
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Eastern
Daylight Time |
subtract
4 hours from UTC |
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Eastern
Standard Time |
subtract
5 hours from UTC |
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Central
Daylight Time |
subtract
5 hours from UTC |
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Central
Standard Time |
subtract
6 hours from UTC |
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Mountain
Daylight Time |
subtract
6 hours from UTC |
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Mountain
Standard Time |
subtract
7 hours from UTC |
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Pacific
Daylight Time |
subtract
7 hours from UTC |
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Pacific
Standard Time |
subtract
8 hours from UTC |
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Alaska
Daylight Time |
subtract
8 hours from UTC |
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Alaska
Standard Time |
subtract
9 hours from UTC |
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Hawaii-Aleutian
Daylight Time |
subtract
9 hours from UTC |
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Hawaii-Aleutian
Standard Time |
subtract
10 hours from UTC |
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Samoa
Standard Time |
subtract
11 hours from UTC |
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2002 Phases of the
Moon
Universal Time
NEW MOON FIRST QUARTER FULL MOON LAST QUARTER
d h m d h m d h m d h m
JAN. 6 3 55
JAN. 13 13 29 JAN. 21 17 46 JAN. 28 22 50 FEB. 4 13 33
FEB. 12 7 41 FEB. 20 12 02 FEB. 27 9 17 MAR. 6 1 24
MAR. 14 2 02 MAR. 22 2 28 MAR. 28 18 25 APR. 4 15 29
APR. 12 19 21 APR. 20 12 48 APR. 27 3 00 MAY 4 7 16
MAY 12 10 45 MAY 19 19 42 MAY 26 11 51 JUNE 3 0 05
JUNE 10 23 46 JUNE 18 0 29 JUNE 24 21 42 JULY 2 17 19
JULY 10 10 26 JULY 17 4 47 JULY 24 9 07 AUG. 1 10 22
AUG. 8 19 15 AUG. 15 10 12 AUG. 22 22 29 AUG. 31 2 31
SEPT. 7 3 10 SEPT. 13 18 08 SEPT. 21 13 59 SEPT. 29 17 03
OCT. 6 11 17 OCT. 13 5 33 OCT. 21 7 20 OCT. 29 5 28
NOV. 4 20 34 NOV. 11 20 52 NOV. 20 1 34 NOV. 27 15 46
DEC. 4 7 34 DEC. 11 15 48 DEC. 19 19 10 DEC. 27 0 31
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2003 Phases of the
Moon
Universal Time
NEW MOON FIRST QUARTER FULL MOON LAST QUARTER
d h m d h m d h m d h m
JAN. 2 20 23 JAN. 10 13 15 JAN. 18 10 48 JAN. 25 8 33
FEB. 1 10 48 FEB. 9 11 11 FEB. 16 23 51 FEB. 23 16 46
MAR. 3 2 35 MAR. 11 7 15 MAR. 18 10 34 MAR. 25 1 51
APR. 1 19 19 APR. 9 23 40 APR. 16 19 36 APR. 23 12 18
MAY 1 12 15 MAY 9 11 53 MAY 16 3 36 MAY 23 0 31
MAY 31 4 20 JUNE 7 20 28 JUNE 14 11 16 JUNE 21 14 45
JUNE 29 18 39 JULY 7 2 32 JULY 13 19 21 JULY 21 7 01
JULY 29 6 53 AUG. 5 7 28 AUG. 12 4 48 AUG. 20 0 48
AUG. 27 17 26 SEPT. 3 12 34 SEPT. 10 16 36 SEPT. 18 19 03
SEPT. 26 3 09 OCT. 2 19 09 OCT. 10 7 27 OCT. 18 12 31
OCT. 25 12 50 NOV. 1 4 24 NOV. 9 1 13 NOV. 17 4 15
NOV. 23 22 59 NOV. 30 17 16 DEC. 8 20 37 DEC. 16 17 42
DEC. 23 9 43 DEC. 30 10 03
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2004 Phases of the
Moon
Universal Time
NEW MOON FIRST QUARTER FULL MOON LAST QUARTER
d h m d h m d h m d h m
JAN. 7 15 40 JAN. 15 4 46
JAN. 21 21 05 JAN. 29 6 03 FEB. 6 8 47 FEB. 13 13 39
FEB. 20 9 18 FEB. 28 3 24 MAR. 6 23 14 MAR. 13 21 01
MAR. 20 22 41 MAR. 28 23 48 APR. 5 11 03 APR. 12 3 46
APR. 19 13 21 APR. 27 17 32 MAY 4 20 33 MAY 11 11 04
MAY 19 4 52 MAY 27 7 57 JUNE 3 4 20 JUNE 9 20 02
JUNE 17 20 27 JUNE 25 19 08 JULY 2 11 09 JULY 9 7 33
JULY 17 11 24 JULY 25 3 37 JULY 31 18 05 AUG. 7 22 01
AUG. 16 1 24 AUG. 23 10 12 AUG. 30 2 22 SEPT. 6 15 10
SEPT. 14 14 29 SEPT. 21 15 53 SEPT. 28 13 09 OCT. 6 10 12
OCT. 14 2 48 OCT. 20 21 59 OCT. 28 3 07 NOV. 5 5 53
NOV. 12 14 27 NOV. 19 5 50 NOV. 26 20 07 DEC. 5 0 53
DEC. 12 1 29 DEC. 18 16 39 DEC. 26 15 06
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Names of the Full Moons
Algonquin/ English/ Neo-Pagan Other
colonial medieval
Jan Old Wolf Ice Moon After Yule
Feb Hunger Storm Snow
Mar Crust Chaste Death Sap; Crow; Lenten
Apr Pink Seed Awakening Grass; Egg
May Flower Hare Grass Planting; Milk
Jun Rose Dyan Planting Strawberry; Flower
Jul Buck Mead Rose Hay; Thunder
Aug Sturgeon Corn Lightening Grain; Dog Days
Sep Harvest Barley Harvest Fruit
Oct Hunter's Blood Blood
Nov Beaver Snow Tree Frosty
Dec Cold Oak Long Night Moon Before Yule
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