On Thursday, February 26, 2026, the Moon is in its First Quarter phase at 67% illumination in the zodiac sign Pisces (water). Tension is creative. You'll feel resistance now — that's the work pushing back. Don't retreat. Adjust, refine, and push through the discomfort. This i
First Quarter
Thursday, February 26, 2026
Half-lit, half-shadow
Snow Moon Month
Sky Data
Lunar Guidance
Tension is creative. You'll feel resistance now — that's the work pushing back. Don't retreat. Adjust, refine, and push through the discomfort. This is where discipline meets desire.
Ritual: Obstacle Clearing
Identify what's blocking your progress. Write it down. Then write what you'd do if the obstacle didn't exist. Often the obstacle is smaller than it seems.
Garden Almanac
Water, transplant, and tend leafy greens
Water sign moons are the most fertile planting days. Excellent for watering, irrigating, and transplanting seedlings. Moisture is absorbed more readily.
Phase Action: Plant and transplant
Strong growth energy. Plant fruiting annuals (tomatoes, peppers, squash). Transplant seedlings. Increased gravitational pull supports root establishment.
Avoid: Avoid harvesting herbs for drying — moisture content is too high.
Zodiac Season: ♓ Pisces
The dreamer — dissolution and imagination before spring's rebirth
The last sign — the dream before the new beginning. Pisces season is dissolution: ice melts, boundaries blur, and the psyche opens to intuition and imagination. In tradition, this is the season of surrender, compassion, and spiritual depth.
Late winter into the spring equinox approach. As photoperiod increases, serotonin levels begin rising and melatonin recedes — the biological precursor to spring's awakening.
The Snow Moon
The heaviest snowfalls of the year give this moon its name. Bears stir in their dens, dreaming of spring. The Algonquin called it a time when hunting was most difficult, urging careful rationing of stores.