Moon planning is a practice I’ve been doing since October 2020 to check in regularly with my intentions and emotions. Here’s what my practice currently entails:

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

• The session centres 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 an oracle card (representing my overall theme for the next two weeks) and three tarot cards (representing my desires, barriers, and solutions).

• After taking some time to reflect, I journal on the characteristics of the moon, interpretations of the divinity cards, and responses to the reflective questions. Typically, these notes focus on how I’d like to feel over the next couple of weeks and what obstacles I might encounter.

• I split my new moon and full moon planning sessions into four phases, each with its own overall theme and set of reflective questions. (Scroll down for the exact dates for each of these phases in 2024.)

  • 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

• At some point in the next two weeks, I update my journal with a few notes on how I’m doing.

The section below includes a couple of moon planning worksheets. I’ve also included a calendar of key dates in 2024 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 this, I’d love to hear from you here. To go back to my featured self-reflection activities, click here.

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Planning tools

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

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

2024 Moon Calendar

*** All times are in the Eastern time zone (source: Google Calendar and Astro-Seek). ***

New moon in Capricorn — January 11 @ 6:57 am
Waxing crescent moon — January 12 to 16
First quarter moon — January 17
Waxing gibbous moon — January 18 to 24

Full moon in Leo — January 25 @ 12:54 pm
Waning gibbous moon — January 26 to February 1
Last quarter moon — February 2
Waning crescent moon — February 3 to 8

New moon in Aquarius — February 9 @ 5:59 pm
Waxing crescent moon — February 10 to 15
First quarter moon — February 16
Waxing gibbous moon — February 17 to 23

Full moon in Virgo — February 24 @ 7:30 am
Waning gibbous moon — February 25 to March 2
Last quarter moon — March 3
Waning crescent moon — March 4 to 9

New moon in Pisces — March 10 @ 5:00 am
Waxing crescent moon — March 11 to 16
First quarter moon — March 17
Waxing gibbous moon — March 18 to 24

Full moon in Libra — March 25 @ 3:00 am
Waning gibbous moon — March 26 to 31
Last quarter moon — April 1
Waning crescent moon — April 2 to 7

New moon in Aries — April 8 @ 2:21 pm
Waxing crescent moon — April 9 to 14
First quarter moon — April 15
Waxing gibbous moon — April 16 to 22

Full moon in Scorpio — April 23 @ 7:49 pm
Waning gibbous moon — April 24 to 30
Last quarter moon — May 1
Waning crescent moon — May 2 to 6

New moon in Taurus — May 7 @ 11:22 pm
Waxing crescent moon — May 8 to 14
First quarter moon — May 15
Waxing gibbous moon — May 16 to 22

Full moon in Sagittarius — May 23 @ 9:53 am
Waning gibbous moon — May 24 to 29
Last quarter moon — May 30
Waning crescent moon — May 31 to June 5

New moon in Gemini — June 6 @ 8:38 am
Waxing crescent moon — June 7 to 13
First quarter moon — June 14
Waxing gibbous moon — June 15 to 20

Full moon in Capricorn — June 21 @ 9:08 pm
Waning gibbous moon — June 22 to 27
Last quarter moon — June 28
Waning crescent moon — June 29 to July 4

New moon in Cancer — July 5 @ 6:57 pm
Waxing crescent moon — July 6 to 12
First quarter moon — July 13
Waxing gibbous moon — July 14 to 20

Full moon in Capricorn — July 21 @ 6:17 am
Waning gibbous moon — July 22 to 26
Last quarter moon — July 27
Waning crescent moon — July 28 to August 3

New moon in Leo — August 4 @ 7:13 am
Waxing crescent moon — August 5 to 11
First quarter moon — August 12
Waxing gibbous moon — August 13 to 18

Full moon in Aquarius — August 19 @ 2:26 pm
Waning gibbous moon — August 20 to 25
Last quarter moon — August 26
Waning crescent moon — August 27 to September 1

New moon in Virgo — September 2 @ 9:55 pm
Waxing crescent moon — September 3 to 10
First quarter moon — September 11
Waxing gibbous moon — September 12 to 16

Full moon in Pisces — September 17 @ 10:34 pm
Waning gibbous moon — September 18 to 23
Last quarter moon — September 24
Waning crescent moon — September 25 to October 1

New moon in Libra — October 2 @ 2:49 pm
Waxing crescent moon — October 3 to 9
First quarter moon — October 10
Waxing gibbous moon — October 11 to 16

Full moon in Aries — October 17 @ 7:26 am
Waning gibbous moon — October 18 to 23
Last quarter moon — October 24
Waning crescent moon — October 25 to 31

New moon in Scorpio — November 1 @ 8:46 am
Waxing crescent moon — November 2 to 8
First quarter moon — November 9
Waxing gibbous moon — November 10 to 14

Full moon in Taurus — November 15 @ 4:28 pm
Waning gibbous moon — November 16 to 21
Last quarter moon — November 22
Waning crescent moon — November 23 to 30

New moon in Sagittarius — December 1 @ 1:21 am
Waxing crescent moon — December 2 to 7
First quarter moon — December 8
Waxing gibbous moon — December 9 to 14

Full moon in Gemini — December 15 @ 4:01 am
Waning gibbous moon — December 16 to 21
Last quarter moon — December 22
Waning crescent moon — December 23 to 29

New moon in Capricorn — December 30 @ 5:26 pm
Waxing crescent moon — December 31 to January 5
First quarter moon — January 6
Waxing gibbous moon — January 7 to 12