Here are important dates for you for New and Full Moons, Eclipses, and Mercury Retrograde for 2023. Use these celestial movements to calculate the best times for candle rituals and other important decisions to be made in the coming year.
JANUARY 2023
Full Moon – Jan. 6th 6:09 pm eastern Full Wolf Moon in Cancer
New Moon – Jan. 21st 3:55 pm eastern in Capricorn
MERCURY RETROGRADE (started December 29, 2022) Ends on January 18, 2023
FEBRUARY 2023
Full Moon – Feb. 5th 1:30 pm eastern Full Snow Moon in Leo
New Moon – Feb. 20th 2:09 am eastern in Pisces
MARCH 2023
Full Moon – Mar. 7th 7:42 am eastern Full Worm Moon in Virgo
New Moon – Mar. 21 1:26 pm eastern in Pisces
APRIL 2023
Full Moon – Apr. 6th 12:37 am eastern Full Pink Moon in Libra
New Moon – Apr. 20th 12:15 am eastern in Taurus SOLAR ECLIPSE
MERCURY RETROGRADE – April 21, 2023 (lasts until May 14, 2023)
MAY 2023
Full Moon – May 5th 1:36 pm eastern Full Flower Moon in Scorpio LUNAR ECLIPSE
New Moon – May 19th 11:55 am eastern in Taurus
JUNE 2023
Full Moon – June 3rd 11:43 pm eastern Full Strawberry Moon in Sagittarius
New Moon – June 18th 12:39 am eastern in Cancer
JULY 2023
Full Moon – July 3rd 7:40 am eastern Full Buck Moon in Capricorn
New Moon – July 17th 2:33 pm eastern in Cancer
AUGUST 2023
Full Moon Aug. 1st 2:33 pm eastern Full Sturgeon Moon in Aquarius
New Moon – Aug. 16th 5:38 am eastern in Leo
MERCURY RETROGRADE – August 23, 2023 (lasts until September 15, 2023)
BLUE MOON Full Aug. 30th 9:37 pm eastern Full Blue Moon in Pisces
SEPTEMBER 2023
Full Moon – Sept. 14th 9:40 pm eastern Full Corn Moon in Virgo
New Moon – Sept. 29th 5:58 am eastern in Aries
OCTOBER 2023
Full Moon – Oct. 14th 1:55 pm eastern Full Hunter Moon in Libra SOLAR ECLIPSE
New Moon – Oct. 28th 4:24 pm eastern in Taurus LUNAR ECLIPSE
NOVEMBER 2023
Full Moon – Nov. 13th 4:27 am eastern Full Beaver Moon in Scorpio
New Moon – Nov. 27th 4:16 am eastern in Gemini
DECEMBER 2023
Full Moon – Dec. 12th 6:32 pm eastern Full Cold Moon in Sagittarius
MERCURY RETROGRADE – December 13, 2023 (lasts until January 1, 2024)
New Moon – Dec. 26th 7:33 pm eastern in Cancer
