Moon planning + 2022 lunar phases

It’s been over a year since I started my moon planning experiment, and I’ve felt a deep connection to the cadence and rhythm of this practice.

Moon planning involves aligning your intentions, hopes, and dreams with the lunar cycle. This practice provides me with a beautiful way of checking in regularly with my intentions and emotions.

My practice has remained relatively unchanged since my first moon planning session on October 1, 2020. Here’s a bit about what I do:

  • I hold a moon planning ceremony every two weeks or so, during each new moon and full moon.

  • The session is centered around reflective questions to harness the power of each phase of the moon. For example, the new moon is widely known as a good time to start new projects, and the full moon usually signals celebration, gratitude, and release.

  • Each new moon and full moon also carries specific characteristics according to Western astrology, so I read a bit about that. This provides me with some focus when planning.

  • As part of the ritual, I pull a tarot card, which provides me with additional perspective, insight, and questions to ask myself.

  • After taking time to reflect, I write some brief notes in my bullet journal — I include the characteristics of the moon, interpretations of the tarot card, and responses to the reflective questions. Typically, these notes focus on what I’d like to accomplish and how I’d like to feel over the next couple of weeks.

  • I split my new moon and full moon planning sessions into four segments, each with its own overall theme and set of reflective questions:

    • New moon — dreams
      Waxing crescent moon — courage
      First quarter moon — momentum
      Waxing gibbous moon — adaptability

    • Full moon — gratitude
      Waning gibbous moon — connection
      Third quarter moon — release
      Waning crescent moon — rest

  • Then, over the next two weeks, I refer back to my notes and jot down any other thoughts as they arise.

In the section below, I’ve shared some moon planning tools in a downloadable PDF file format. I’ve also included a calendar of key dates in 2022 in case you’re interested in experimenting with this way of planning in a bullet journal or notebook. If you have a similar practice or if you end up trying out this one, I’d love to hear from you here.

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Planning Tools

For the New Moon:

Click here to access the new moon planning document with reflective questions and 2022 key dates.

Click here to access the new moon planning worksheet that you can print and fill out on each new moon.

For the FULL Moon:

Click here to access the full moon planning document with reflective questions and 2022 key dates.

Click here to access the full moon planning worksheet that you can print and fill out on each full moon.

2022 Moon Calendar

*** All times are in the Eastern time zone (source). ***

New moon — January 2 @ 1:35 pm
Waxing crescent moon — January 3 to 8
First quarter moon — January 9
Waxing gibbous moon — January 10 to 16

Full moon — January 17 @ 6:51 pm
Waning gibbous moon — January 18 to 24
Last quarter moon — January 25
Waning crescent moon — January 26 to 31

New moon — February 1 @ 12:49 am
Waxing crescent moon — February 2 to 7
First quarter moon — February 8
Waxing gibbous moon — February 9 to 15

Full moon — February 16 @ 11:59 am
Waning gibbous moon — February 17 to 22
Last quarter moon — February 23
Waning crescent moon — February 24 to March 1

New moon — March 2 @ 12:38 pm
Waxing crescent moon — March 3 to 9
First quarter moon — March 10
Waxing gibbous moon — March 11 to 17

Full moon — March 18 @ 3:20 am
Waning gibbous moon — March 19 to 24
Last quarter moon — March 25
Waning crescent moon — March 26 to 31

New moon — April 1 @ 2:27 am
Waxing crescent moon — April 2 to 8
First quarter moon — April 9
Waxing gibbous moon — April 10 to 15

Full moon — April 16 @ 2:57 pm
Waning gibbous moon — April 17 to 22
Last quarter moon — April 23
Waning crescent moon — April 24 to 29

New moon — April 30 @ 4:30 pm
Waxing crescent moon — May 1 to 7
First quarter moon — May 8
Waxing gibbous moon — May 9 to 15

Full moon — May 16 @ 12:15 am
Waning gibbous moon — May 17 to 21
Last quarter moon — May 22
Waning crescent moon — May 23 to 29

New moon — May 30 @ 7:32 am
Waxing crescent moon — May 31 to June 6
First quarter moon — June 7
Waxing gibbous moon — June 8 to 13

Full moon — June 14 @ 7:52 am
Waning gibbous moon — June 15 to 19
Last quarter moon — June 20
Waning crescent moon — June 21 to 27

New moon — June 28 @ 10:53 pm
Waxing crescent moon — June 29 to July 5
First quarter moon — July 6
Waxing gibbous moon — July 7 to 12

Full moon — July 13 @ 2:38 pm
Waning gibbous moon — July 14 to 19
Last quarter moon — July 20
Waning crescent moon — July 21 to 27

New moon — July 28 @ 1:55 pm
Waxing crescent moon — July 29 to August 4
First quarter moon — August 5
Waxing gibbous moon — August 6 to 10

Full moon — August 11 @ 9:36 pm
Waning gibbous moon — August 12 to 18
Last quarter moon — August 19
Waning crescent moon — August 20 to 26

New moon — August 27 @ 4:16 am
Waxing crescent moon — August 28 to September 2
First quarter moon — September 3
Waxing gibbous moon — September 4 to 9

Full moon — September 10 @ 5:58 am
Waning gibbous moon — September 11 to 16
Last quarter moon — September 17
Waning crescent moon — September 18 to 24

New moon — September 25 @ 5:54 pm
Waxing crescent moon — September 26 to October 1
First quarter moon — October 2
Waxing gibbous moon — October 3 to 8

Full moon — October 9 @ 4:54 pm
Waning gibbous moon — October 10 to 16
Last quarter moon — October 17
Waning crescent moon — October 18 to 24

New moon — October 25 @ 6:48 am
Waxing crescent moon — October 26 to 31
First quarter moon — November 1
Waxing gibbous moon — November 2 to 7

Full moon — November 8 @ 6:02 am
Waning gibbous moon — November 9 to 15
Last quarter moon — November 16
Waning crescent moon — November 17 to 22

New moon — November 23 @ 5:57 pm
Waxing crescent moon — November 24 to 29
First quarter moon — November 30
Waxing gibbous moon — December 1 to 6

Full moon — December 7 @ 11:09 pm
Waning gibbous moon — December 8 to 15
Last quarter moon — December 16
Waning crescent moon — December 17 to 22

New moon — December 23 @ 5:17 am
Waxing crescent moon — December 24 to 28
First quarter moon — December 29
Waxing gibbous moon — December 30 to January 5

Lesley Wong