Moon Phase · Day 7–8

First Quarter

Action · decision · challenge

Exactly half the Moon is lit. The first test of the cycle: obstacles show up and decisions need making.

In the sky

The Moon is a quarter of the way around its orbit and appears half-lit, on the right side from the Northern Hemisphere. It is high in the sky at sunset.

The energy of this phase

Traditionally a phase of tension and decision. Whatever you started meets its first real challenge. It asks for commitment rather than more planning.

Working with it

  • Make the decision you have been putting off.
  • Adjust the plan, not the intention.
  • Move your body: walk, stretch, clear stuck energy.