thesilverwitch:

All dates listed below are given in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). For exact location dates use this MOON PHASE CALENDAR CALCULATOR.  

🌑 NEW MOONS 🌑

January 16
February 15
March 17
April 15
May 15
June 13
July 12
August 11
September 9
October 8 
November 7
December 7

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FIRST QUARTERS 🌓

January 24
February 23
March 24
April 22
May 21
June 20
July 19
August 18
September 16
October 16
November 15
December 15

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FULL MOONS

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Full moon names/meanings can vary from practice to practice and even from individual to individual. The names listed below are the most commonly used. For ideas on how to celebrate each full moon, check out this post. 

January 1 – Wolf Moon (SUPERMOON)
January 31 – Snow Moon (SUPERMOON, BLUE MOON, TOTAL LUNAR ECLIPSE)
February 0 – Black Moon
March 1 – Worm Moon
March 31 – Pink Moon (BLUE MOON)
April 29 – Flower Moon
May 29 – Strawberry Moon
June 27 – Buck Moon
July 27 – Sturgeon Moon
August 26 – Corn Moon
September 24 – Harvest Moon
October 24 – Hunter’s Moon
November 22 – Beaver Moon
December 22 – Cold Moon

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THIRD/LAST QUARTERS

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January 8
February 7
March 9
April 8
May 7
June 6
July 6
August 4
September 2
October 2
October 31
November 29
December 29

FREE 2018 SUPERCUTE MOON PHASE CALENDAR PRINTABLE (You’ll need to give your email address in order to receive the file. It’s safe, I tried it!)

💫 MERCURY RETROGRADE

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To learn more about what Mercury Retrograde is, visit the Old Farmer’s Almanac. 

In 2018, Mercury will be in retrograde during the date ranges of:

• March 23 to April 15
• July 26 to August 19
• November 17 to December 6

The type of influence you feel depends on which of the 12 zodiac signs Earth is in when Mercury goes retrograde. Click here to find out: “Mercury Retrograde and Zodiac Signs.”

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OTHER MAJOR ASTROLOGICAL EVENTS

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Dates may vary a day or so by location, so it’s smart to do your research ahead of time! Also, go here to check the weather for visual clarity and here to check sunrise times! 

Jan 1: Supermoon

Jan 3: Earth at Perihelion

Jan 3 /4: Quadrantids Meteors

Jan 31: Total Lunar Eclipse + Blue Moon + Supermoon

Feb 0: Black Moon

– There is no full moon in February, 2018.

Feb 15: Partial Solar Eclipse

(can be seen in southern South America, the Pacific, the Atlantic, and Antarctica)

Mar 20: March Equinox

Mar 31: Blue Moon

Apr 22/23: Lyrid Meteor Shower

May 10/11: Eta Aquarid Meteors

June 21: June Solstice 

Jul 6: Earth at Aphelion

Jul 13: Partial Solar Eclipse (can be seen in southern Australia including Tasmania, the Pacific, and the Indian Ocean)

Jul 27/28: Total Lunar Eclipse + Blood Moon (this one will be visible in much of Europe, Asia, Australia, Africa, the Atlantic, the Indian Ocean, and Antarctica)

Aug 11: Partial Solar Eclipse (see it in north-eastern Europe, north-western Asia, northern parts of Canada, Greenland, the Atlantic, and the Arctic)

 Aug 11-13: Perseid Meteors

Sep 23: September Equinox 

Oct 8: Draconid Meteor Shower

Oct 21/22: Orionid Meteor Shower

Nov 17/18: Leonid Meteor Shower 

Dec 13/14: Geminid Meteor Shower

Dec 21: December Solstice 

Dec 21-23: Ursids Meteor Shower