If you think it’s weird to loosely plan your life moon phasesthink again. In astrology, your moon sign is known to affect your emotions quite strongly – and some people even say yours moon phase can predict compatibility. That’s why a general awareness of the 2025 lunar calendar can help you navigate your life with a little more ease.
Lunar events such as new moons, full moons and eclipses are believed to have deeper emotional meanings that can help you decode and navigate life events such as new beginnings, closing chapters and tricky periods of self-reflection. Read on to learn what each major moon type means, plus a new moon and full moon calendar for 2025.
Your 2025 lunar calendar and dates for new moons, full moons and solar eclipses
Depending on which time zone you are in, the new or full moon may hit a different date. That said, be aware that the dates listed in this 2025 Moon Phase Calendar all reflect the Eastern Time Zone.
Lunar calendar for January 2025
February lunar calendar 2025
Lunar calendar for March 2025
Lunar calendar for April 2025
Lunar calendar for May 2025
Lunar calendar for June 2025
Lunar calendar for July 2025
The lunar calendar for August 2025
- August 9: full moon in Aquarius (also called sturgeon moon)
- August 23: new moon in Virgo
Lunar calendar for September 2025
- September 7: total lunar eclipse in Pisces (also called harvest moon)
- September 21: partial solar eclipse for the new moon in Virgo
Lunar calendar for October 2025
- October 6: full moon in Aries (also called blood moon)
- October 21: new moon in Libra
Lunar calendar for November 2025
- November 5: full moon in Taurus (also called frost moon)
- November 20: new moon in Scorpio
December lunar calendar 2025
- December 4: full moon in Gemini (also called cold moon)
- Dec 19: new moon in Sagittarius
What do new moons mean in astrology?
Just as a new moon signals the beginning of a new moon phase, new moons are often associated with new beginnings in astrology. According to astrologers, these periods of lunar eclipses are a surprise good time to manifest and set new intentions for themes you want to see materialize in the following weeks. Depending on which zodiac sign the new moon falls in, you may feel that the qualities and energies associated with that zodiac sign also influence your emotions and intentions.
What do full moons mean in astrology?
If new moons are the beginning of new chapters, full moons are their end in astrology. Thinking in terms of the light of the moon, a full moon illuminates the entire picture, giving you the clarity – and sometimes the closure – you need as a cycle either materializes or ends. Because full moons are generally intense, they offer a good opportunity to pause at significant new beginnings and instead sit back, reflect on what you’ve learned and accomplished since the new moon, and reap what has come to you as a result.
What do eclipses mean in astrology?
Beautiful events to marvel at in the sky, eclipses can be a bit tricky to navigate in astrology. Each solar and lunar eclipse usually occurs a couple of times a year and can be a bit chaotic, heightening the energies of new moons and full moons respectively, and introducing some major shake-ups you may not have seen coming. Solar eclipses fall on new moons, and while you may be flirting with a new beginning during a new moon, it “tends to spur amazing shifts and major course changes that can promote growth,” astrologer Maressa Brown writes in a previous PS article.
On the other hand, lunar eclipses occur during full moons, potentially bringing an abrupt end to chapters that didn’t favor you, and such chaos can easily bring up difficult feelings or complicated feelings to deal with. Instead of charging forward with reckless abandon during eclipses, it may be best to step back and let the universe guide you where you need to go. Afterwards, when the Moon returns to its normal cycles, you will have a clearer picture of what to do with the events, themes, and feelings that an eclipse revealed.
Theresa Massoni is the former senior editor at PS, overseeing home, food, love, sex, tech, astrology and more content.
