On Friday, October 23, 2026, the Moon is in its Waxing Gibbous phase at 88% illumination in the zodiac sign Scorpio (water). Refine, don't reinvent. You're close. This is the phase for editing, polishing, and trusting the process. The temptation to start over is a trap — kee
Waxing Gibbous
Friday, October 23, 2026
Almost full, almost there
Hunter's Moon Month
Sky Data
Lunar Guidance
Refine, don't reinvent. You're close. This is the phase for editing, polishing, and trusting the process. The temptation to start over is a trap — keep going.
Ritual: Refinement
Review your work so far. What needs adjusting? What can you let go of? Polish what exists rather than adding more. Trust that you've done enough.
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: Feed and nurture
Apply fertilizer and compost tea. Water deeply. The moon's increasing light supports photosynthesis and leaf growth. Excellent for foliar feeding.
Avoid: Avoid harvesting herbs for drying — moisture content is too high.
Zodiac Season: ♏ Scorpio
The transformer — descent into depth as darkness deepens
Darkness deepens. Scorpio season is the descent — leaves fall, the natural world composts, and what's hidden comes to the surface. In tradition, this is the season of transformation, intensity, and confronting what lies beneath.
Deepening autumn — the biological world enters decomposition and dormancy. Melatonin production rises as nights lengthen, shifting the body toward introspection.
The Hunter's Moon
With fields cleared after harvest, hunters could easily spot deer and foxes fattening for winter. The Cree watched leaves fall and began storing food. Ashwin Purnima marks Sharad Purnima, celebrating the moon's cooling autumn light.