Gibbous & Full Moon

September 4 Monday
This labor day at 6:59 am, MDT, the Capricorn Moon enters her gibbous phase, a time when the attainment of goals feels near at hand yet there’s still work to do. In this cycle we are urged to use as much energy as we can muster to push onward through the thick of things. This may involve seeking to know everything about a situation or revealing things that were previously hidden. At 8:24 am, the Moon goes void of course until this afternoon. Let things quietly jell for the morning. Then at 12:15 pm, when the Moon moves into Aquarius, accelerate activity that ties up loose ends.

September 5 Tuesday
Tuesday’s Aquarius Moon dismisses the past; she’s totally focused on the future, watchful for and anticipating changes. Things are up in the air, but if we are willing to play around with possibilities, we may refine some of our skills in such a way that we open up to experience what was previously a potential. Late this afternoon is a deeply sensitive time in which we can bring our emotional force to the surface and use it to generate a magnetism that attracts what we’re longing for. We need to know that our unconscious feelings will participate as well. This will be an excellent time to check one’s emotional barometer.

September 6 Wednesday
The Aquarius Moon is void of course until this afternoon. While she is exhaling the big, comprehensive picture of things that Aquarius holds, we can encounter detailed information about either our intention for this Moon cycle or about some behavioral pattern that has come into focus. At 12: 56 pm, MDT, the Moon moves into Pisces, a sign that engulfs humanity and all of its institutions: how we do trade, how we entertain; and above all how we collectively take care of our basic needs.
Feel your way through this sea of human activity and look for what distinguishes you. How do you stand out in relationship to it all?

September 7 Thursday
With this morning’s Pisces Moon there may be some extraordinary and surprising insights that bring an understanding of some core issue that’s been afloat lately. At 12:42 pm, MDT, the Moon is opposite the Sun from our perspective here on earth and at her fullest and being eclipsed by the earth. ! During this full phase, realizations may come about how precise and at ease we are in the use of acquired skills. Other revelations could be about how one makes due with what’s available or how respect is earned despite surrounding circumstances. Or how we offer out best in a variety of forms.

September 8 Friday
The Pisces Moon is void of course until this afternoon. Avoid situations that demand alertness and focus as the Moon tosses out the shape-shifting waters of our repressed or hidden feelings. At 12:23 pm, MDT, the Moon moves into Aries and faces a burst of energy for appreciating elegance in action, even in the most primitive or basic movements you make today. There’s even beauty in the dexterity exhibited in complex tasks, especially when on target. Listen to MoonWise tomorrow on the worldwide web at ksfr.org from 1:00 to 1:30 pm, MDT, for the weekend Moon Minute.

September 9 Saturday
As the waning Aries Moon finishes its full phase this weekend, we can push ourselves to take the feelings and activities of the past two days and open up to how those events may be foreshadows or harbingers of what wants our attention at the next new moon which is a solar eclipse. Subconscious inclinations want our attention. While the Moon is void of course most of Sunday morning, we can delve into the deep, perhaps subtle, forces in our subconscious that want to be uncovered. The Moon enters Taurus Sunday afternoon at 12:30, helping us to find what’s important to consider.

Crescent & First Quarter Moon

August 28 Monday
We start the week with a void of course Libra Moon, suggesting that we feel our way gently or softly into Monday. During the morning hours the air is ladened with Libra complacence or procrastination. Yet if we slip inside our hearts and minds, we may vividly see new insights about the spirit of our routine activities that either reinforce the passion that drives us to persist in such rituals or reinforce our determination to get out of a rut. At 1:56 pm, MDT, the Moon enters Scorpio, bringing a sense of orderly interactions conducive to business as usual.

August 29 Tuesday
As the Moon waxes in Scorpio we can gain more light on matters previously hidden from us. By experimenting with new possibilities, we may uncover an extraordinary way to break out of stuck patterns that distract us from pursuing mastery, whether it’s of skills or of self. There can be an immense freeing of our spirit and a sense of being connected to the cosmic switch board. Anyone and everything is accessible to us, but most keenly felt is an entry to deeper recesses of our souls. If we choose to go there, we may discover old issues that can finally be put to rest.

August 30 Wednesday
That Scorpio Moon is still with us, penetrating beneath the layers of our self-imposed identities and sniffing out what’s undesirable and relishing what ought to stay in service. To change anything within, calls for careful consideration, complete honesty and straightforwardness. The Moon goes void of course at 2:41 pm, MDT, for the rest of the day! While she is releasing the waters of Scorpio, which is much like opening the flood gates of a dam, it is best to abandon control of situations. The intensity of this force can be destructive or at least disruptive of your desires.

August 31 Thursday
The Moon is in Sagittarius freeing up information about our potential, showing us the way to attain an ideal. Yet attempts to express the upbeat feelings of Sagittarius may be thwarted by the bottom-line energy of Saturn as it either blocks any idealism, disclosing its impracticality or overwhelms us with the responsibilities of dreams unveiled. The Moon enters her first quarter phase at 4:56 pm, MDT. It’s time to toss off any inhibitions to exposing and developing one’s innate capabilities and advance in your own creative way. Learn about and do what is needed for success.

September 1 Friday
Friday’s Sagittarius Moon seeks to improve circumstances by revealing some hidden truths. This Moon is supportive of spreading enthusiasm in spite of rampant conflict. Seek to liberate yourself from problem areas that you can do nothing to alleviate. Make necessary changes that uphold your highest ideals. Your integrity is a stake. Act according to your highest standards, and keep the bigger picture in mind. Listen to MoonWise tomorrow on the worldwide web at ksfr.org from 1:00 to 1:30 pm, MDT, for the weekend Moon Minute.

September 2 Saturday
The Moon moved into Capricorn at 8:34 am, MDT, grounding a steady resolve to improve. Yet there’s some heavy energy afloat that can pull us down like quick sand. We may need to abandon some expectations and cultivate a basic vitality that keeps us moving forward. Sunday has opportunities to tune out negativity and surpass efforts at self-mastery. This implies that we face ourselves and bring into this world all of our inner treasures. Be prepared to tiptoe through Monday morning as the Moon will be void of course.