The Harvest Moon is the full Moon closest to the autumnal equinox, the September full Moon most years and an October full Moon about once every three years. Its name comes from the working calendar of pre-electric farming, when the bright Moon let crews bring in corn, barley, and wheat well past sundown. Its astrological...

Mercury retrograde gets all the press, but every planet in our solar system goes retrograde at some point in the calendar. The cycles are predictable, the effects in astrological tradition are distinct for each planet, and the dates for the year ahead are worth marking on your calendar. Here's what each retrograde means, how long...

The Best Weekend-Only Wedding Dates in 2026 A Guide to Love, Luck, and Lunar Timing Choosing your wedding date isn’t just about venue availability — for many couples, it’s also about energy, symbolism, and setting the tone for a lifelong partnership. In 2026, the calendar offers beautiful weekend dates that align with moon phases, astrology,...

The Beaver Moon, the last full Moon before the winter solstice, peaks on Tuesday, November 24, 2026, at 9:53 a.m. Eastern Standard Time. The Moon sits in the zodiac sign of Gemini at peak while the Sun travels through Sagittarius, the Gemini to Sagittarius axis the Farmers' Almanac tracks every late November in its Zodiac...

In 2025, the October full moon, not September's, took the title of Harvest Moon. It was also a supermoon, the closest full moon of the year, and it was full in Aries. The combination produced one of the more dramatic full moons of the year, with strong Aries-Libra themes around independence and partnership. Here's the...

The September 7, 2025 full moon in Pisces was also a total lunar eclipse, the second of a Virgo-Pisces eclipse pair that began with the March 14, 2025 lunar eclipse. The astrological themes were significant for the late-2025 transition and continue to inform the 2026 chapter. Here's what the chart showed, sign-by-sign meanings, and lessons...

In astrological tradition, eclipses are treated as the most charged events of the calendar. Solar eclipses are read as catalytic new moons, planting seeds for the next 18 months. Lunar eclipses are read as charged full moons, surfacing what was hidden and demanding a release. Here is how each eclipse type is read, why the...

The Buck Moon, July's full Moon, peaks on Wednesday, July 29, 2026, at 10:36 a.m. Eastern Time (14:36 UTC). It is named for the soft, fast-growing antlers carried by whitetail bucks at the height of summer, and shows up in older almanac entries under several other names: the Thunder Moon, the Hay Moon, the Mead...

The next Mercury retrograde is from November 9-29, 2025. But what is mercury retrograde? Why and how often does it occur? Does it affect your travel plans and communication? What is retro "shade" and is there a bright side to Mercury retrograde? Here is everything you need to know, including Mercury retrograde 2025 - 2030...

The Flower Moon of 2026 peaks on Sunday, May 31 at 4:45 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time, with the full Moon resting in Sagittarius and the Sun opposite in Gemini. May 2026 is a rare month with two full Moons, so this May 31 Moon also counts as a Blue Moon, the second full Moon inside...