on November 27 at 9.16 a.m. UTC

The eve of the old festival of Samhain or Summer’s end, in the modern world celebrated with pointy hats, spooky skeleton costumes and trick or treating. Time however, too on All Hallows Eve, to honour the night of the ancestors, preceding wherever we live in the world, on November 1 and 2 the days of recalling departed loved ones.

Welcome to the full moon in Taurus on October 28 at 20.24 UTC. It is the Hunter’s Moon that rises around the same time for a few nights around full moon; look for it on 27th. If you live in another time zone your full moon may fall on 27th (see www.timeandate.com for the precise full moon time in your region)

on Friday September 29 at 9.57 UTC.

Or Spring Equinox in southern realms, equal day and night; the time of balance.

Welcome to the second moon of the month of August, on August 31 at 01.35 UTC and so appearing on August 30 in some time zones (see www.timeanddate.com for the date and time in your location).

Happy Full Sturgeon moon in Aquarius on August 1 at 18.32 pm UTC ( Moon Phases 2023 – Lunar Calendar for UTC, Time Zone (timeanddate.com). Following on its heels is a second moon on August 30. Both are supermoons so prepare for a powerful lunar period ahead when emotions and intuitions may be the wisest guide.

or Lammas, between July 31 and August 2, the festival of the first grain harvest. This is a time for reaping the results of what you have worked so hard to achieve and discarding or leaving for a while longer what has not yet come to fruition.

Imbolc means ‘In the belly of the Mother ‘and refers to the potential for growth in whatever way is most relevant in your life.

Happy full moon on July 3 at 11.39 UTC in Capricorn with a favourable alignment to Jupiter and happy approaching Independence Day to my American friends.

June 21

Happy Summer Solstice in the Northern hemisphere, 21 June, 04.24 UTC (see www.timeanddate.com for the precise time in your location)

Welcome to the Full Strawberry or Rose in Sagittarius on June 4 at 3,41, UTC. In some time zones full moon will be seen on June 3 (www.timeanddate.com)

Welcome to the Full Flower Moon in Scorpio on May 5 at 17.34 ,as it was named by the Ojibwe people of the Great Lakes and the Algonquin nations. To the Cree people it signifies the Leaf Budding Moon and Planting Moon among the Lakota. It is the time in the Northern hemisphere when the flowers and trees are blossoming. (see www.moongiant.com/moonphases/may/2023 for precise full moon times in your location).

In many magical and seasonal calendars, the twin festivals are celebrated from April 30 sunset till May 2 sunset, as mirror images and two halves of the same whole.

on April 6 at 4.34 am UTC (see https://www.timeanddate.com/moon/phases/ for the full moon rise in your location) as the sun passes through Aries.

Welcome to the Spring Equinox in the Northern hemisphere, March 20 beginning at 21.24 UTC, whose energies can be experienced also in the days following. It is at the precise same moment the Autumn or Fall Equinox in the Southern hemisphere. For both the point of equal day and night, the time of balance, the moment radiating calm, acceptance and waiting, pausing while the world its draws cosmic breath and maybe for the first time in ages looking around and realising what we most want we already have.

Welcome to the Full moon in Virgo on March 7 at 12.40 UTC (see Moon Phases 2023 – Lunar Calendar for UTC, Time Zone (timeanddate.com)

Welcome to the Full Snow Moon in Leo on February 5 at 18,28 UTC (see Moon Phases 2023 – Lunar Calendar for UTC, Time Zone (timeanddate.com for the times in your region).

Welcome to Imbolc, the festival of the first awakening of the earth and signs of new life after the winter. According to old traditions the Celtic goddess Brigid melted the winter snows with her willow wand. Also called Oimelc because the first ewe’s milk was available to the community, the festival is still in some communities and families celebrated from the Eve of January 31 through St Brigid’s day on February 1 to sunset on February 2, now recalled in the Christianised festival of the returning light.