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moon phases |
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Full Moon Dates |
2005
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September 18th |
| October 17th |
| November 16th |
| December 15th |
2006
| January 14th |
| February 13th |
| March 14th |
| April 13th |
| May 13th |
| June 11th |
| July 11th |
| August 9th |
| September 7th |
| October 7th |
| November 5th |
| December 5th |
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New Moon Dates |
2005
| September 3rd |
| October 3rd |
| November 2nd |
| December 1st |
| December 31st |
2006
| January 29th |
| February 28th |
| March 29th |
| April 27th |
| May 27th |
| June 25th |
| July 25th |
| August 23rd |
| September 22nd |
| October 22nd |
| November 20th |
| December 20th |
Full
Moon Names
February
Ice Moon
(also known as Storm
moon, Hunger Moon. Red and Cleansing Moon, Quickening Moon)
A time of dormancy when activity is low-key.
March
Storm Moon
(also called Seed
moon, Moon of the Winds, Worm Moon, Sap Moon)
Time of Blustery weather, "in like a lion, out like a lamb" Time of
Spring Equinox
April
Growing Moon
( Also known as
Planter's Moon Pink Moon, Grass Moon, Eastermonath, Eostre Moon)
Time of planting and budding of new growth.
May
Hare Moon
( Also known as Dyad moon, Flower Moon, Joy Moon, Bright Moon)
The sacred animal was associated in Roman legends
with springtime and fertility.
June
Mead Moon
(Also known as Moon of Horses, Strong Sun Moon, Lover's Moon, Honey Moon)
During late June and most of July the meadows,
or meads, were mowed for hay. Time of Summer Solstice
July
Hay Moon
( Also Known as Wort
Moon, Moon of Claiming, Moon of Blood, Blessing Moon)
When the sun was in Leo, the worts (from the Anglo-Saxon wyrt plant)
were gathered to be dried and stored.
August
Corn or Barley Moon
(Also known as
Dispute Moon, Moon when Cherry turns Black)
Persephone, virgin Goddess of rebirth,
carries a sheaf of barley as a symbol of the harvest.
September
Harvest Moon
(Also known as Wine
Moon, Singing Moon, Moon when Deer pawed the Earth)
Harvest of crops took place for the coming winter months. Time of Fall
Equinox Libra's
full moon occasionally became the Wine Moon
when a grape harvest was expected to produce a superior vintage.
October
Blood Moon
(Also Known as Harvest Moon, Shedding Moon, Falling Leaf Moon)
Marking the season when domestic animals were sacrificed for winter provisions. Scorpio heralds the dark season
when the sun is at it's lowest and the first snows fly.
November
Snow Moon
(Also Known as Dark
Moon, Fog Moon, Beaver Moon, Mad Moon)
The sacred tree of the Druids and the Roman God Jupiter
is most noble as it withstands winter storms.
December
Cold Moon
(Also known as, Oak
Moon, Wolf Moon, Moon of Long Nights, Moon before Yule)
The time of Winter Solstice, A time of rest and rebirth for the land and the
people.
The Blue Moon
Variable
A Blue Moon occurs when the moon with its 28 day cycle,
appears twice within the same calendar month,
due to that month's 31 day duration.
Many consider the Blue Moon to be a goal moon
where you set specific goals for yourself.
The Black Moon
Variable
A Black Moon occurs when there
are two dark cycles of the moon
in any given calendar month.
It is believed that the second dark moon of a time of great power
within the spiritual world and any magick worked during this time
is especially powerful.
