On Thursday, February 27, 2025, the Moon is in its New Moon phase at 2% illumination in the zodiac sign Pisces (water). This is the void before creation. Set intentions in the dark — they don't need light yet. Write down what you want to call in. Be still. Listen.
New Moon
Thursday, February 27, 2025
The seed beneath the soil
Snow Moon Month — New Moon (dark sky)
Sky Data
Lunar Guidance
This is the void before creation. Set intentions in the dark — they don't need light yet. Write down what you want to call in. Be still. Listen.
Ritual: Intention Setting
Light a single candle in a dark room. Write your intentions for this cycle on paper. Fold it and place it somewhere you'll see daily. The new moon asks: what are you ready to begin?
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: Plan and prepare
Rest the garden. Plan what to plant. Prepare beds, clean tools, and set intentions for the cycle. A quiet day for the soil.
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.