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Moon Phases & Types

This is intended as a quick reference Page. First is the Phases of the Moon and what you can do during each. The second section is about what type/Moon it is during the year.

Moon Phases (In Order):

ImageNameUses
icons8-moon-phases-new-moon-1New MoonSetting Intentions, Taking Actions, Moving Forward, Starting New Ventures, Exploring Oppertunities
icons8-moon-phases-waxing-crescent2Waxing CrescentRedefining Goals, Taking First Action, Consistency, Ganing Momentum, Determination, Pushing Forward
icons8-moon-phases-1st-quarter3First QuarterFinding Balance Between New Goals & Habits, Expansion, Being Practical, Concentrartion on Goals
icons8-moon-phases-waxing-gibbous4Waxing GibbousCultivating Actions Towards Goals, Improving & Readjusting, Intensive Growth, Pushing Boundries
icons8-moon-phases-full-moon5Full MoonEnergy of Completion, Gratefulness, Cleansing, Charging, Appreciating Progress, Psychic Work, Letting Go
icons8-moon-phases-wanning-gibbous6Wanning GibbousGiving Thanks, Decultering, Eliminating Negative Habits, Slowing Down, Reevaluting Goals
icons8-moon-phases-3rd-quarter7Third Quarter/Last QuarterLetting Go, Practicing Forgiveness, Finding Time to Relax, Cord-Cutting, Getting Rid of Unhealthy Habits/Addictions
icons8-moon-phases-waning-crescent8Waning CrescentMaking Room for New, Rest, Surrender, Energizing by Doing Things We Love, Discharging Health Issues

Moon Types

The following list is what I could find. If these names do not match up to what you know please look at the Month in which they occur. Please be mindful that if you live in the Southern Hemisphere the seasons will be opposite (NH) Spring = (SH) Fall, (NH) Winter = (SH) Summer

 

  Ice/Old/Quiet/Wolf Moon: Full Moon in January

  Hunger/Snow/Sap/Storm Moon: Full Moon in February

  Chaste/Crust/Death/Egg/Worm Moon: Last Full Moon of Winter, Full Moon in March, Beginning of Spring

  Egg/Fish/Grass/Pink/ Seed Moon: Early Blooming of pink wildflowers, Birds Start Laying Eggs, Full Moon In April

  Corn Planting/Flower/Hare/Milk Moon: Spring Gets going Properly, Full Moon in May

  Hot/Horse/Rose/Strawberry Moon: Beginning of Summer Heat, Full Moon in June

  Buck/Hay/Herb/Thunder Moon: Summer Storms, Bucks [Male Deer] Antlers are Full Grown , Full Moon in July

  Grain/Green Corn/Red/Sturgeon Moon: Late Summer, Full Moon in August

  Barley/ Full Corn/Harvest Moon: Full Moon nearest the Autumnal Equinox/MABON(Norther Hemisphere)/Spring Equinox/OSTARA(Southern Hemisphere), Full Moon in September/October

  Dying Grass/Hunter’s/Travel Moon: Next Full Moon after Harvest, Full Moon in October

  Beaver/Frost Moon: Marks the Arrival of Cold Weather , Full Moon in November

  Cold/Long Night/Oak Moon: The Coming of Winter, Nights are the Longest & Coldest, Full Moon in December

  Blue Moon: Every 2.5years the 13th Full Moon, Third/Fourth Full Moon in a Season, Second Full Moon in a calendar Month, Rare occurrence that it is Blue-ish colored

Singing Moon: A Balanced Equinox, A lunar eclipse on a Full Moon

Happy/Sad Earth with moon