What do the Phases of the Moon Mean in Astrology?

Knowing what Moon phase you were born under can give rich and deeply personal interpretive detail to help you better understand yourself and your birth chart. Knowing what the Moon's doing in the sky can help us better attune to nature's cycles, paying attention to when is a good time to grow and when we need to focus on releasing. In this episode, Astrologers Alicia Cielle Heiser and Lori Kaufman talk about the 8 phases of the Moon, what they mean and how to interpret them in a birth chart. Link to our episode about temperament and elements.MOON PHASE DEGREES:Note: these phases fade in and out, so if you are born near the cusp between two phases you may relate to both or one more than the other (a Moon 179 degrees away from the Sun is definitely full, even if it's technically still in the waxing gibbous phase)New Moon: 0-44 degrees ahead of the SunWaxing Crescent: 45-89 degrees ahead of the SunFirst Quarter: 90-134 degrees ahead of the SunWaxing Gibbous: 135-179 degrees ahead of the SunFull Moon: 180-224 degrees ahead of the SunDisseminating: 225-269 degrees ahead of the SunLast Quarter: 270-314 degrees ahead of the SunBalsamic: 315-359 degrees ahead of the SunResources to learn more about Moon phases:Kelly Surtees blog about Moon phasesDemetra George blog about the lunation cycleFinding Our Way Through the Dark book by Demetra GeorgeAstrology Podcast episode about the MoonWHERE TO FIND US: Conversations with the Planets Instagram ⁠⁠@conversationswplanets⁠⁠Alicia Cielle's Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠@aliciacielle⁠⁠⁠⁠Alicia Cielle's website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.aliciacielle.com/⁠⁠Lori's Instagram ⁠⁠⁠@lorik_127⁠⁠⁠  Lori's website ⁠⁠⁠https://lorikaufman27.comPlease make sure to subscribe to our channel, leave us a review and like this video!