One Moon, many phases
The Sun always lights roughly half the Moon. As the Moon orbits Earth, we see different amounts of that sunlit half. A New-Moon-to-New-Moon cycle averages about 29.53 days; individual cycles vary.
A little closer to the cosmos
The Moon, right now.
One familiar Moon. Always becoming something new.
Find your moment beneath the same sky.
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Today's Moon
- Illumination
- Of the visible lunar disk
- In this lunar cycle
- New → Full → New
- Tropical Moon sign
- Astrology · equal 30° signs
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Little moments to look forward to
Upcoming Moonmeets
The next four astronomical New and Full Moons, in your local time. A shared rhythm, wherever you call home.
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Wonder, with a little understanding
Get to know your Moon.
Astronomy describes the sky. Astrology offers a symbolic language for reflection. There is room to be curious about both.
New & Full
At New Moon, the Moon lies in the Sun's direction and its near side is mostly dark. At Full Moon, it is opposite the Sun and nearly fully lit. Most phases are not eclipses: the Moon's orbit is tilted.
Waxing & waning
Waxing is the half of the cycle from New to Full, when the visible lit portion generally grows. Waning runs from Full back to New. Crescent means less than half lit; gibbous means more than half. Quarter Moons look half lit.
A sign, a symbol, a starting point
Tropical astrology divides the ecliptic into twelve equal signs, beginning with Aries at the March equinox. Today's Moon sign describes its current geocentric longitude, not your birth Moon or an astronomical constellation. Interpretations are symbolic, not scientifically established predictions of personality or events.
However your day unfolds, there is a little wonder waiting overhead.