Lunar Cycles - Phases of the Moon

New Moon: From first day of New Moon until 3 1/2 days after

Crescent: From 3 1/2 days to 7 days after the New Moon

First Quarter: From 7 to 10 1/2 days after the New Moon

Gibbous: From 10 1/2 to 14 days after the New Moon

Full Moon: From 14 to 17 1/2 days after the New Moon

Disseminating: From 3 1/2 to 7 days after the Full Moon

Last Quarter: From 7 to 10 1/2 days after the Full Moon

Calculating Lunar Cycles

The dates of the New, First Quarter, Full, and Last Quarter Moons for 2002-2005 are included on this page. I did not include the dates for Crescent, Gibbous, or Disseminating -- however they are important to note as well, and can be easily calculated by using the length of time each phase lasts, and when the next phase begins. For example, the New Moon beginning on August 19, 2026 would last from August 19th until August 23rd. The Crescent Moon would then begin on August 23rd, and last until August 26th.

Lunar Phases And Their Energies

New Moon: A good time for beginnings and increasing positive abundance in all areas. Focus on increasing health, beauty, self-improvement, farming, gardening, job hunting, love and romance, creative ventures, and financial gain.

Crescent: Continuation of increasing cycle -- good time for business development, making changes, emotions, matriarchal strength.

First Quarter: Continuation of increasing cycle -- good time to seek courage, friends, luck and motivation.

Gibbous: Continuation of increasing cycle -- good time to seek courage, patience, peace and harmony.

Full Moon: Last phase of increasing cycle. A good time to seek to find or create the end or resolution to a cycle in an ongoing project; it is also a good period of time to begin artistic endeavors, seek beauty, health, fitness, change, decisions, matters involving children, competition, dreams, families, knowlege, begin or resolve legal undertakings, love, romance, money, motivation, protection, psychic power, self-improvement.

Disseminating: Beginning of decreasing and banishing cycle. Time for beginning to banish addictions, seeking answers to painful decisions, seeking to eliminate stress, losing weight, stopping bad habits, banishing and reducing debt, removing emotional blocks and negativity.

Last Quarter: Continuation of time for banishing additions, seeking endings to situations, banishing illness, elminating stress, banishing and reducing debt, contacting spirits of ancestors, losing weight, stopping bad habits, removing emotional blocks and negativity.

Dark Moon: End of cycle for banishing: addictions, removing obstacles, removal and separation of all things no longer needed or wanted, banishing and reducing debt, losing weight, stopping bad habits, removing emotional blocks and negativity.

2002

January 9 - Last Quarter

January 13 - New Moon

January 21 - 1st Quarter

January 28 - Full Moon

February 4 - Last Quarter

February 12 - New Moon

February 20 - 1st Quarter

February 27 - Full Moon

March 6 - Last Quarter

March 14 - New Moon

March 22 - 1st Quarter

March 28 - Full Moon

April 4 - Last Quarter

April 12 - New Moon

April 20 - 1st Quarter

April 27 - Full Moon

May 4 - Last Quarter

May 12 - New Moon

May 19 - 1st Quarter

May 26 - Full Moon

June 3 - Last Quarter

June 10 - New Moon

June 18 - 1st Quarter

June 24 - Full Moon

July 2 Last Quarter

July 10 - New Moon

July 17 - 1st Quarter

July 24 - Full Moon

August 1 - Last Quarter

August 8 - New Moon

August 15 - 1st Quarter

August 22 - Full Moon

August 31 - Last Quarter

September 7 - New Moon

September 13 - 1st Quarter

September 21 - Full Moon

September 29 - Last Quarter

October 6 - New Moon

October 13 - 1st Quarter

October 21 - Full Moon

October 29 - Last Quarter

November 4 - New Moon

November 11 - 1st Quarter

November 20 - Full Moon

November 27 - Last Quarter

December 4 - New Moon

December 11- 1st Quarter

December 19 - Full Moon

December 27 - Last Quarter

2003

January 2 - New Moon

January 10 -1st Quarter

January 18 - Full Moon

January 25 - Last Quarter

February 1 - New Moon

February 9 - 1st Quarter

February 16 - Full Moon

February 23 - Last Quarter

March 3 - New Moon

March 11 - 1st Quarter

March 18 - Full Moon

March 25 - Last Quarter

April 1 - New Moon

April 9 - 1st Quarter

April 16 - Full Moon

April 23 - Last Quarter

May 1 - New Moon

May 9 - 1st Quarter

May 16 - Full Moon

May 23 - Last Quarter

May 31 - New Moon

June 7 - 1st Quarter

June 14 - Full Moon

June 21 - Last Quarter

June 29 - New Moon

July 7 - 1st Quarter

July 13 - Full Moon

July 21 - Last Quarter

July 29 - New Moon

August 5 - 1st Quarter

August 12 - Full Moon

August 20 - Last Quarter

August 27 - New Moon

September 3 - 1st Quarter

September 10 - Full Moon

September 18 - Last Quarter

September 26 - New Moon

October 2 - 1st Quarter

October 10 - Full Moon

October 18 - Last Quarter

October 25 - New Moon

November 1 - 1st Quarter

November 9 - Full Moon

November 17 - Last Quarter

November 23 - New Moon

November 30 - 1st Quarter

December 8 - Full Moon

December 16 - Last Quarter

December 23 - New Moon

December 30 - 1st Quarter

2004

January 7 - Full Moon

January 15 - Last Quarter

January 21 - New Moon

January 29 - 1st Quarter

February 6 - Full Moon

February 13 - Last Quarter

February 20 - New Moon

February 28 - 1st Quarter

March 6 - Full Moon

March 13 - Last Quarter

March 20 - New Moon

March 28 - 1st Quarter

April 5 - Full Moon

April 12 - Last Quarter

April 19 - New Moon

April 27 - 1st Quarter

May 4 - Full Moon

May 11 - Last Quarter

May 19 - New Moon

May 27 - 1st Quarter

June 3 - Full Moon

June 9 - Last Quarter

June 17 - New Moon

June 25 - 1st Quarter

July 2 - Full Moon

July 9 - Last Quarter

July 17 - New Moon

July 25 - 1st Quarter

July 31 - Full Moon

August 7 - Last Quarter

August 16 - New Moon

August 23 - 1st Quarter

August 30 - Full Moon

September 6 - Last Quarter

September 14 - New Moon

September 21 - 1st Quarter

September 28 - Full Moon

October 6 - Last Quarter

October 14 - New Moon

October 20 - 1st Quarter

October 28 - Full Moon

November 5 - Last Quarter

November 12 - New Moon

November 19 - 1st Quarter

November 26 - Full Moon

December 5 - Last Quarter

December 12 - New Moon

December 18 - 1st Quarter

December 26 - Full Moon

2005

January 3 - Last Quarter

January 10 - New Moon

January 17 - 1st Quarter

January 25 - Full Moon

February 2 - Last Quarter

February 8 - New Moon

February 16 - 1st Quarter

February 24 - Full Moon

March 3 - Last Quarter

March 10 - New Moon

March 17 - 1st Quarter

March 25 - Full Moon

April 2 - Last Quarter

April 8 - New Moon

April 16 - 1st Quarter

April 24 - Full Moon

May 1 - Last Quarter

May 8 - New Moon

May 16 - 1st Quarter

May 23 - Full Moon

May 30 - Last Quarter

June 6 - New Moon

June 15 - 1st Quarter

June 22 - Full Moon

June 28 - Last Quarter

July 6 - New Moon

July 14 - 1st Quarter

July 21 - Full Moon

July 28 - Last Quarter

August 5 - New Moon

August 13 - 1st Quarter

August 19 - Full Moon

August 26 - Last Quarter

September 3 - New Moon

September 11 - 1st Quarter

September 18 - Full Moon

September 25 - Last Quarter

October 3 - New Moon

October 10 - 1st Quarter

October 17 - Full Moon

October 25 - Last Quarter

November 2 - New Moon

November 9 - 1st Quarter

November 16 - Full Moon

November 23 - Last Quarter

December 1 - New Moon

December 8 - 1st Quarter

December 15 - Full Moon

December 23 - Last Quarter

December 31 - New Moon