New Moon
• Moon is 0–45 degrees directly ahead of the sun
• Moon rises at dawn, sets at sunset; for full use of these energies, stick between this time period
• Moon is from exact new moon to 31⁄2 days after
• Purpose: Beginnings
• Workings for: Beauty, health, self-improvement, farms and gardens, job hunting, love and romance, networking, creative ventures
• Pagan Holiday: Winter Solstice (December 22)21
• Goddess Name: Rosemerta’s Moon
• Goddess Energy: Goddesses of Growth
• Offering: Milk and honey
• Theme: Abundance
• Rune: Feoh for abundance; Cen for openings; Gyfu for love
• Tarot Trump: The Fool
Crescent
• Moon is 45–90 degrees ahead of the sun
• Moon rises at midmorning, sets after sunset; for full use of these energies, stick between this time period
• Moon is from 31⁄2 to 7 days after the new moon
• Purpose: The movement of the thing
• Workings: Animals, business, change, emotions, matriarchal strength
• Pagan Holiday: Imbolc (February 1)
• Goddess Name: Brigid’s Moon
• Goddess Energy: Water Goddesses
• Offering: Candles
• Theme: Manifestation
• Rune: Birca for beginnings; Ing for focus
• Tarot Trump: The Magician
First Quarter
• Moon is 90–135 degrees ahead of the sun
• Moon rises at noon, sets at midnight; for full use of these energies, stick between this time period
• Moon is from 7 to 101⁄2 days after the new moon
• Purpose: The shape of the thing
• Workings: Courage, elemental magick, friends, luck, and motivation
• Pagan Holiday: Spring Equinox (March 21)
• Goddess Name: Persephone’s Moon
• Goddess Energy: Air Goddesses
• Offering: Feathers
• Theme: Luck
• Rune: Algiz for luck; Jera for improvement; Ur for strength
• Tarot Card: Strength or The Star
Gibbous
• Moon is 135–180 degrees ahead of the sun
• Moon rises in midafternoon, sets around 3 a.m.; for full use of these energies, stick between this time period
• Moon is between 101⁄2 to 14 days after the new moon
• Purpose: Details
• Workings: Courage, patience, peace, harmony
• Pagan Holiday: Beltaine (May 1)
• Goddess Name: Nuit’s Moon
• Goddess Energy: Star Goddesses
• Offering: Ribbons
• Theme: Perfection
• Rune: Asa for eloquence; Wyn for success; Dag for enlightenment
• Tarot Trump: The World
Full Moon
• Moon is 180–225 degrees ahead of the sun
• Moon rises at sunset, sets at dawn; for full use of these energies, stick between this time period
• Moon is from 14 to 171⁄2 days after the new moon
• Purpose: Completion of a project
• Workings: Artistic endeavors, beauty, health, fitness, change, decisions, children, competition, dreams, families, health, knowledge, legal undertakings, love, romance, money, motivation, protection, psychic power, self-improvement
• Pagan Holiday: Summer Solstice (June 21)
• Goddess Name: Sekhmet’s Moon
• Goddess Energy: Fire Goddesses
• Offering: Flowers
• Theme: Power
• Rune: Sol
• Tarot Card: The Sun
Disseminating
• Moon is 225–270 degrees ahead of the sun
• Moon rises at midevening, sets at midmorning; for full use of these energies, stick between this time frame
• Moon is 31⁄2 to 7 days after the full moon
• Purpose: Initial destruction
• Workings: Addiction, decisions, divorce, emotions, stress, protection
• Pagan Holiday: Lammas (August 1)
• Goddess Name: Hecate’s Moon
• Goddess Energy: Earth Goddesses
• Offering: Grain or rice
• Theme: Reassessment
• Rune: Thorn for destruction; Algiz for protection; Thorn for defense
• Tarot Trump: The Tower for destruction; Hope for protection
Last Quarter
• Moon is 270–315 degrees ahead of the sun
• Moon rises at midnight and sets at noon; for full use of these energies, stick between this time frame
• Moon is 7 to 101⁄2 days after the full moon
• Purpose: Absolute destruction
• Workings: Addictions, divorce, endings, health and healing (banishing), stress, protection, ancestors
• Pagan Holiday: Fall Equinox (September 21)
• Goddess Name: The Morrigan’s Moon
• Goddess Energy: Harvest Goddesses
• Offering: Incense
• Theme: Banishing
• Rune: Hagal; Ken for banishing; Nyd for turning; Isa for binding
• Tarot Trump: Judgement
Balsamic (Dark Moon)
• Moon is 315–360 degrees ahead of the sun
• Moon rises at 3 a.m., sets midafternoon; for full use of these energies, stick between this time frame
• Moon is 101⁄2 to 14 days after the full moon
• Purpose: Rest
• Workings: Addictions, change, divorce, enemies, justice, obstacles, quarrels, removal, separation, stopping stalkers and theft
• Pagan Holiday: Samhain (October 31)
• Goddess Name: Kali’s Moon
• Goddess Energy: Dark Goddesses
• Offering: Honesty
• Theme: Justice
• Rune: Tyr for justice; Ken for banishing
• Tarot Trump: Justice
21. Due to astrological timing, solstices and equinoxes will not always be on the same date. Other Pagan holidays will differ depending on the tradition practiced.