Lunar Cycle in Vedic Astrology

New Moon in Ardra Nakshatra

25 June 2025

The upcoming New Moon in Ardra Nashatra will be quite a unique stellar event, with not only Moon and Sun tightly conjuct in the star of cosmic Rudra, but also Jupiter joining them in the same degree. Thus on that day Sun will be combusting, or symbolically refining within its fiery rays two planets, Jupiter and Moon. This intimate conjunction will additionally happen in the amsha of Goddess Sati in the D20 chart (Vimshamsha chart of spiritual progress), the Goddess who self-immolated herself, which will remind...

Rahu & Ketu transit through Aquarius and Leo

29 May 2025 - 25 October 2026

Just a few days back Rahu & Ketu changed their signs, moving into sidereal Aquarius (Rahu) and sidereal Leo (Ketu), which symbolically represent zodiacal root chakra (Aquarius) and zodiacal third eye chakra (Leo). This 18-months transit will be calling all of us to align our vision with reality, and follow our dreams with courage. Rahu in sidereal Aquarius will be inspiring us to push beyond the boundaries of what’s conventional and expected and embrace the innovation while staying aligned with our purpose.

Full Moon in Jyeshta Nakshatra

10-11 June 2025

Every year when Moon is about to get full in its debilitation place, sidereal Scorpio, emotions are stirred and churned from deep within us, so that we may face our shadows and grow beyond them. This year, in particular, Full Moon in Jyeshta Nakshatra will be additionally aspected by Mars (losely conjuct with Ketu, who will be already in Leo), which may add to the intensity. It’s a fortnight during which we all may feel a bit more easy to trigger than usual and mo...

New Moon in Rohini Nakshatra

26-27 May 2025

The next conjunction between Sun and Moon will occur in the heart of sidereal Taurus, where Moon becomes exalted while Sun starves (kshudhita avastha). During this entire dark fortnight (Krishna paksha) Venus, another planet of water element, will remain exalted, while Mars, another planet of fire element, will remain debilitated. With both fiery planets starving during this dark fortnight and both watery grahas in exaltation during the New Moon day, we may feel generally more tired and less energised - but at the same time...

Full Moon in Vishakha Nakshatra

12 May 2025

The upcoming Full Moon in Vishakha Nakshatra will be the first one since many months that won’t bring so intense energies with itself. However, as Moon will be experiencing isolated state (kemadruma yoga), preceded only by Ketu in 12th house from it and aspected by debilitated Mars, we all may have increased tendency in this period to isolate and withdraw. The energy of debilitated Mars, however, may still make us quite hyper vigilant and overuse our “what’s wrong” attention.

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New Moon in Bharani Nakshatra

27-28 April

The upcoming New Moon in Bharani Nakshatra will continue with the theme of letting go and learning how to go more with the flow of life, skilfully riding its waves, rather than fighting against it and end up struggling. This entire dark fortnight will give us all greater insight (exalted Sun) into all the things that we need to unburden ourselves from in order to experience greater freedom and greater aliveness. It’s a great time for sincere introspection and conscious observation of our minds vr...

Full Moon in Citra Nakshatra

12-13 April 2025

Although eclipse season is over, the intense energies of 5 grahas accumulated in sidereal Pisces (Sun, Saturn, Rahu, Mercury and retrograde Venus) can be still felt in the air and continue throughout this fortnight. Additionally, Sun and Moon will be again experiencing Sankranti Dosha, the maximum separation occurring right on the borders of two rashis: Moon in the heart of Citra nakshatra between Virgo and Libra, while Sun in the middle of gandanta between Pisces and Aries. This makes this whole fortnight leading towards upcoming Full...

Partial Solar Eclipse in Uttara Bhadrapada Nakshatra

29 March 2025

Partial Solar Eclipse in Uttara Bhadrapada Nakshatra, in the very heart of sidereal Pisces, will mark the culmination of this eclipse season, with impressive 6 planets aligned together in Pisces. Saturn will move into Pisces just hours after the eclipse. With 6 of the Navagrahas accumulated in Bhadrapada nakshatras, stars of Rudras, fierce aspects of Lord Shiva who represent forces of time, transformation and symbolic death, we all will be powerfully called towards inner transformation. With Sun and Moon perfectly aligned with Earth, and other planets...

Total Lunar Eclipse in Uttara Phalguni Nakshatra

13-14 March 2025

Upcoming Total Lunar Eclipse in Uttara Phalguni Nakshatra will be one of the biggest planetary shifts of this year. Both luminaries (Sun and Moon) will be dwelling right on the border of their respective rashis: Sun in between Aquarius and Pisces, while Moon in between Leo and Virgo, continuing the recent trend of Full Moons coinciding with Sankrantis (solar ingresses). While Moon will stationed alone in the last degrees of Leo (Kemadruma Yoga), Sun will be simultaneously surrounded by his enemies (Papa Kartari...

New Moon in Shatabhisha Nakshatra

27-28 February

The next conjuction of Sun and Moon will take place at the heart of sidereal Aquarius in Shatabhisha Nakshatra, in proximity of Saturn in Purva Bhadrapada Nakshatra. The day before this particular New Moon is known as Mahashivaratri, the Great Night of Lord Shiva, and usually marks a time of great purification and inner transformation - the theme which continues for quite some time already, and is just about to get intensified.

During this particular New Moon many planets will...

Full Moon in Ashlesha Nakshatra

12 February 2025

Full Moon completing the auspicious time of Kumbha Mela will occur this year in the very last minutes of Ashlesha nakshatra within sidereal Cancer - right on the border between Ashlesha and Magha, in the heart of the gandanta, which represents our third eye chakra and the last energy knot in our energy body (rudra granthi) to be transcended on the path to spiritual awakening. When Sun aligns itself at the very center of zodiacal muladhara chakra, between Capricorn and Aquarius, and Moon shines in its...

New Moon in Shravana Nakshatra

29 January 2025

The upcoming New Moon in Shravana Nakshatra holds special experience in Vedic calendar. It is called a Mauni Amavasya or “Silent New Moon” - the New Moon of going within, back to the source of our being. This particular New Moon is also among the most important days within the entire sacred period of Kumbha Mela to take a holy dip in the sacred rivers. It is believed that waters of Mother Ganga turn into amrita or nectar on that special day.

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The first Full Moon of this year will be a truly unique one, as it will coincide with Makar Sankranti - solar ingress into sidereal Capricorn. While Sun will be dwelling in its own Uttarashadha Nakshatra of realigning with our true purpose and right direction in life, Moon will be simultaneously shining in its fullness in Punarvasu, the star of hope and symbolic return of light, signifying new beginnings. Moon will be also conjuct with retrograde Mars in Punarvasu Nakshatra, which may both amplify the intensity of current transit of Mars (often resulting with more sensitivity experienced), as well...

The last New Moon of this year will occur in Purvashadha Nakshatra, at the heart of sidereal Sagittarius, which is the constellation often associated with Goddess Saraswati - Goddess of inner flow of inspiration and wisdom, who calls us to realign with our higher purpose. With Jupiter and Mars simultaneously retrograde, this New Moon will be calling us to question are we truly aligned with what is important to us and are we heading towards the right direction in life. In today’s podcast, as a little New Year’s gift, you will also find a short re-aligining practice, whic...

The meeting of Sun and Moon in sidereal Scorpio is often one of the toughest New Moons in a year - for not only Moon becomes debilitated in Scorpio and therefore starving (Kshudhita Avastha), but in conjuction with Sun also becomes combust and agitated (Kshobhita Avastha). 

Additionally, this year debilitated Moon will be in parivartan yoga with Mars debilitated in Cancer. Both Sun and Moon will be also conjuct with retrograde Mercury, aspected by retrograde Jupiter and Saturn agitated by the aspect of debilitated Mars. Needless to say, such an intrinsic connection between almost a...

Full Moon in Krittika Nakshatra, the star of Agni, opposed by debilitated Sun, is always calling upon us to align with our truth and make a deeper inquiry into what is really true to us. So many parts of ourselves which contain immense creativity, wisdom and lifeforce, often remain suppressed, due to our fears, insecurities, feelings of shame and social expectations. Full Moon shining in sidereal Aries in the star of Krittika, opposed by the Sun in sidereal Libra, always calls us to reintegrate those exiled parts of ourselves and embrace them without fear. This message is particularly prominent...

Every year, when New Moon occurs in Libra, Sun’s debilitation place and zodiacal heart chakra, we celebrate Diwali, a festival of light, to bring illumination into our homes and into our hearts; to remind ourselves of our inner light, when the external light of the Sun is temporarily dormant.

This year Moon and Sun will conjoin in Swati nakshatra on 1 November (New Moon tithi will already begin on 31 October). Both luminaries will be aspected by the debilitated Mars. With two fiery planets occupying their place of debilitation, we may experience big fluctuations in ou...

The upcoming Full Moon in Ashwini Nakshatra, a culmination of Devi Paksha (fortnight of the Goddess) brings with itself powerfully transformative energies this year. During the culmination Sun will be just entering the sidereal Libra (below one degree, which is also known as Sankranti dosha), sign of its debilitation, while Moon will be dwelling in deep gandanta in the beginning of sidereal Aries. Both luminaries will be also conjoined with lunar nodes in the Navamsha (D9) chart and occupying the amsha of Goddess Kali in the Vimshamsha (D20) chart of spiritual progress. This is both a very volatile time...

This year, the New Moon that will complete Pitri Paksha (fortnight of the ancestors) and precede Devi Paksha (also known as Navaratri or 9 nights of the Goddess), will be also a Solar Eclipse that will take place in Hasta Nakshatra, in tight conjuction with Ketu and exalted Mercury. This New Moon is also sometimes known as Sarvapitri Amavasya (New Moon of All Ancestors) or Mahalaya Amavasya (New Moon of Dissolution). It is not only the time to symbolically honour our ancestors and deceased family members, but also the time to reflect upon our past in order to heal our...

Lunar Eclipse in Purva Bhadrapada Nakshatra

17/18 September 2024

In this part of the year we are going to experience two eclipses - one on 17/18 September, another on 2 October, with the great fortnight of ancestors (Pitri Paksha) in between them. This entire period, which will be initiated by Lunar Eclipse in Purva Bhadrapada Nakshatra, will be a very potent time for inner transformation and especially healing of the past - including past traumas, past lifes, fear that hold us back and old habits that don’t serve us anymore. Similarly to the tree shedding th...

New Moon in Purva Phalguni Nakshatra

2-3 September

The next meeting of Sun and Moon will occur at the heart of sidereal Leo, near the brightest star (yogatara) of Purva Phalguni nakshatra. Purva Phalguni, although ruled by Venus and friendly god of alliances, Aryama, is fierce (ugra) and fiery in nature. Combined with the intensity of the New Moon which will be directly aspected by Saturn retrograde, it may bring some storms into our relations - both those close and those more distant. It is in times like that that we are...

On 19th August Moon will reach its fullness in the Aquarius portion of Dhanishta Nakshatra - the star of finding your true rhythm and following your heart. Dhanishta Nakshatra, bridging sidereal Capricorn and Aquarius, the very center of zodiacal root chakra, is all about our embodied wisdom and embodied intuition - about finding wisdom in our bodies, our reactions, our biological impulses and instincts. 

This Full Moon will inspire us to pause for a moment, reach beyond the chatter of the mind and listent to the implicit wisdom of the body, the nature around u...

New Moon in Ashlesha Nakshatra

4 August 2024

This week Sun and Moon will meet on 18 degree in sidereal Cancer, in the early portion of Ashlesha Nakshatra, where its brightest star (yogatara) is located. Ashlesha Nakshatra is not only about deep transformations, alchemy of change, profound insights and healing our outdated patterns in the same way how the serpents (presiding deities of this lunar mansion) shed their skin. It is also about vishashleshana shakti or our capacity to drink or embrace the poison - to stay with those uncomfortable feelings inside of us and...

Upcoming Full Moon is also known as Guru Purnima - the day when the blessings of all the Gurus flow to us and we become more open to receive divine guidance. This year this auspicious Full Moon will culminate with Sun at maximum exaltation degree of Jupiter, while Moon will shine at Jupiter’s maximum debilitation place at the other side of the zodiac. This will inspire us to search balance between positive attitude & philosophical approach and more pragmatic, down to earth attitude. The balance between being fully connected to the Divine while at the same time staying fully gr...

New Moon in Punarvasu Nakshatra

5 July

New Moon culminating with complete conjunction of Sun and Moon in Punarvasu Nakshatra will inspire us to give ourselves a chance for new beginnings in various areas of life. Punarvasu, after all, means “the return of light”. With Moon and Mercury experiencing Parivartan Yoga on the day of New Moon itself we will be inspired to feel more rather than trying to intellectualise things - to bridge mind’s understanding with understanding through feeling and experience. This entire dark fortnight will keep inspiring us to look at var...

Full Moon in Mula Nakshatra

21/22 June 2024

This bright fortnight will culminate with Full Moon in Mula Nakshatra in sidereal Sagittarius, which will occur just one day after Summer Solstice on Northern Hemisphere and Winter Solstice on Southern Hemisphere. The fierce energies of Sun in Ardra, the star of Rudra, will combine with Full Moon in the star of Nirriti or Kali, which will result in result in a very transformative fortnight. 

Throughout the entire fortnight Venus will remain combust, which will make it a challenging time for o...

After recent transformative Full Moon in Anuradha Nakshatra, we are going to experience in a few days one of the most powerful New Moons in this year: New Moon in Rohini Nakshatra, at the heart of sidereal Taurus, culminating with 5 planetary conjuction - the New Moon, which is also known as Shani Amavasya.

With all 3 sattvic planets conjuct with 2 rajasic ones in Taurus, and preceded by a sequences of 3 tamasic grahas, we may expect that our tamasic & rajasic qualities may temporarily overshadow our sattvic qualities, such as peacefulness, compassion or rational thinking. We will...

One of the most complex Full Moons of the year is fast approaching. This fortnight, beginning with Jupiter’s transit into Taurus and auspicious day of Akshaya Tritiya, will culminate with Full Moon in Anuradha Nakshatra, at the heart of sidereal Scorpio, where Moon experiences its debilitation. 

In opposition to the Moon, Sun will be experiencing a complex conjunction with Venus and Jupiter, both of which will reach the state of planetary war during the Full Moon day itself. In times like that, when luminaries & sattvic grahas struggle, being overpowered by Venus, the planet of...

Upcoming New Moon in Bharani Nakshatra will be inspiring us to let go of some outdated parts of ourselves, release the grip from our desire to control the flow of life, and surrender a little more. With Sun exalted throughout this entire dark fortnight, it is a perfect time to look within and confront our shadows, as we will be seeing them more clearly right now, while simultaneously being inspired to transcend them. It might be a little tense time when it comes to our relations with other people, though, which happens often when our own shadows come on...

In a few days we are about to experience a particularly powerful Full Moon in sidereal Libra (symbolic of our heart chakra), aspected by Jupiter and exalted Sun, with Libra’s dispositor, Venus, shining in full exaltation. Both Venus and Sun will be at maximum exaltation during the Full Moon itself, which makes this fortnight a particularly powerful time for creative endeavours and opening our minds and hearts for new waves of energy.

Learn more about Swati Nakshatra: https://thenakshatras.com/swati-nakshatra

In two weeks (8 April) we are going to experience a powerful Total Solar Eclipse in Revati Nakshatra in sidereal Pisces, where Sun, Moon and Rahu, along with exalted Venus, will be conjuct together. It’s going to make this lunar fortnight particularly spiritually charged and make us all more inspired to dive within and connect with the Divine. 

Venus exalted around the luminaries with Rahu also indicates that it is a powerful time to work on opening our heart, cultivating compassion and consciously choose to let go and forgive, as universe is going to sup...

This bright fortnight will lead us up to the first eclipse of this year, which will coincide with a particularly auspicious Full Moon, known as appearance day of Goddess Lakshmi. This makes this entire fortnight particularly sacred for Mother Lakshmi and Goddess Kamalatmika. It is a powerful time to connect with our intuitive power and learn how to trust our instincts more than our mind.

During this auspicious fortnight you may like to connect with Goddess Lakshmi through those guided meditations: https://academy.discoveringyouniverse.com/courses/meditate-with-lakshmi/

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This dark fortnight is going to culminate with New Moon in transformative Purva Bhadrapada Nakshatra, preceded by the Great Night of Lord Shiva, known as Mahashivaratri. 

This fortnight was always seen by the ancient sages as the time for inner purification, introspection and intensifying our spiritual practice, as it often brings some of our inner demons to the surface of our awareness and thus gives us the opportunity to face our shadows and transform them. This year, in particular, the dark fortnight of Lord Shiva may stir from deep within us many conflicting emotions, a...

Get ready for one of the most powerful Full Moons of the year: Full Moon in Magha Nakshatra, occurring on 24 February 🌝

When Moon shines with its full rays in Magha Nakshatra, which represents the very point between our eyebrows, the third eye chakra of intuition, higher consciousness and our connection with the Divine, our whole consciousness becomes enlightened with its rays. This year it is going to be a particularly powerful one, as it will be receiving aspects from 5 different planets: benevolent Jupiter from Aries, Sun, Saturn & Mercury from Aquarius and exalted Mars from Cap...

The upcoming New Moon in Dhanishta Nakshatra, in the last degrees of sidereal Capricorn, which is zodiacal root chakra, will bring with itself new dynamic energy, inspiring us to to be bold and move forward in life. Simultaneously as the Moon will be approaching the Sun in Capricorn throughout this dark fortnight, Mars will be also moving there, towards his exaltation place. Entire universe will be pushing us forward and inspiring us to be courageous - especially when it comes to realising our ideas on material level. It is great time to make some real steps towards realising our...

After recent transformative New Moon, the upcoming Full Moon in Pushya Nakshatra will bring into our lives more nourishing and soft energies, inspiring us to focus our attention on protecting and nurturing that, which is most precious to us. Moon shining at the heart of its own sidereal sign, Cancer, will be inspiring us to get in touch with more gentle side of ourselves, address our feelings, and practice compassion and forgiveness - to ourselves and others. It is a powerful time to heal the wounds of the past and let go grudges. 

Additionally, a...

The upcoming New Moon in Purvashadha Nakshatra will be of intensely fierce nature. As Moon and Sun will meet in Purvashadha Nakshatra, the fierce star of purifying waters, in the fiery heart of Sagittarius, they will be very near the amsha of Goddess Bhairavi in Vimshamsha (D20) chart, where the lunar nodes currently reside, exactly 90 degrees away from Sun’s and Moon’s meeting point. Yet, the very same transformative energy, will also help us to move some things forward, push us out of our comfort zone and have courage to take on new challenges.

The upcoming Full Moon will stir many emotions within us and cause some inner churnings, as Moon will be shining in transformative Ardra nakshatra, while Sun will be aspecting it from equally intense lunar mansion, Mula. Additionally, the peak of the Full Moon will happen with both Sun and Moon occupying transformative ashtamamsha padas of their respective Nakshatras. Channeling the powerful energies of Shiva and Shakti, this Full Moon will present us with many opportunities for our spiritual growth and transformation, but at the same time will challenge our attachments to comfort zone and limited beliefs. Not without a...

New Moon in Jyeshta Nakshatra, in the heart of sidereal Scorpio, is usually one of the most transformative ones in a year. Moon, the significator of our mind, goes through inner churning while residing in Scorpio, which is additionally amplified by combustion experienced by it during the New Moon time. Pushed far away from its comfort zone, mind in such a state can be more prone to irritation, frustration, finding fault in things and negative attitude. With Mars being closely conjuct with the New Moon, we might be additionally prone to anger - while Saturn’s aspect upon it ca...

This Full Moon in Rohini Nakshatra, although spiritual charged, will simultaneously challenge us on many levels and inspire us to grow, as the very power (rohana Shakti) of this lunar mansion indicates. With Venus (disposition of the upcoming Full Moon) heading towards Ketu and her max debilitation place in Virgo, and Mars combust during the entire fortnight, we may experience that many of our desires, wishes, hopes and expectations in the external world might end up in disappointment - and the resulting dissatisfaction may influence many to become more prone to frustration and anger outbursts. But if we utilise...