lunar clockwork
This mini moon lesson is designed to help you learn about the lunar clockwork so you can locate the moon at any point in the cycle, day or night.
The moon is often associated with the night, however that’s only half the story. Our lunar companion travels in the daytime sky as much as she does in the night.
For example:
At the new moon phase, the moon travels 100% in the daytime.
At the full moon phase, the moon travels 100% in the night.
This is an example of the inherent balance within the polarities that exist within the lunar cycle.
Such beautiful symmetry.
Book ends of the cycle waxing and waning crescent moons
I recorded a special audio to follow along with the rising and setting of the lunar phases throughout the cycle. This is especially helpful if you are an auditory learner. I’ve seen many people have “lightbulb” moments after they listen to this transmission.
You are invited to listen here:
Starting at sunrise on the new moon, the moon rises about 50 minutes later each day. This occurs because the moon takes slightly longer than 24 hours to line up with the same point on the earth.
Pause … breath and get ready to enter into left brain logical analytical mode ... the simple math goes like this:
50 minutes rising later each day x 29.5 days in a lunar cycle = 24 hours
Magic! So after a full cycle of 29.5 days, the moon resets and rises again at sunrise.
A clockwork unto itself.
Connecting with the moon is a relationship that takes time. It takes living on the moons terms and learning from each phase of the cycle. This helps us live in receptivity and more harmony with the cyclical nature of life.
INQUIRY: When do you usually see the moon in the sky?
How do you relate to the fluctuations of the changing phases of the moon cycle?
Which phases is most speaking to you in this season in your life?
What is a barrier that keeps you from being able to embody the rhythm of the moon?
lunar phase photographs over many moons by april
tools for transformation
Attuning to lunar time is a way to be more present with all the seasons and stages of our lives. Practicing lunar tracking brings attention to all the phases of a lunation, not just the new and full moons, but the continuity of everything in between. The Lunation journal is like the moon, a mirror to see yourself more clearly in relationship with inner and outer cycles, affirming your cyclical nature.
A beautiful gift for yourself or a friend.
This listing includes a bundle of one Lunation Journal and one Lunar Wall Calendar. Your order makes printing this independent publication and labor of love possible!!
NOTE: Calendars begin shipping in early November
PRE-SALE BONUSES
Free enrollment in Foundations of Lunar Tracking self-guided course (emailed after purchase)
Printed Moon Signs and Times bookmark mailed with your order
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The Lunation Journal is a transformative tool for aligning with inner and outer cycles, tracking daily practices, and bringing your intentions to life.
This simple and beautiful circular calendar establishes the new moon as the starting point for each monthly cycle. Each lunar cycle has six pages with dedicated space to prepare for the cycle to come, clarify your intention, and record daily observations.
The calendar pages are simple and uncluttered, with room to record words, colors and personal symbols for your daily observations. The moon has always marked the passage of time. Cultivating a daily practice with a circular calendar affirms your existence as a cyclical being, inseparable from nature.
The Lunar Wall Calendar offers a beautiful and easy visual way to attune with the moon cycles and lunar time. The 12x12 inch circular calendar begins on the Jan 18th new moon in 2026 and contains twelve full cycles.
Solstices, equinoxes, lunar and solar eclipses are marked for your reference. In addition, the astrological symbols are shown in a zodiac wheel to as a way to see what sign each phase is in.
Printed in the USA at a carbon neutral press on Forest Stewardship Council certified paper.
CREDITS
Calendar concept and design by April McMurtry with support from Sita Davis, Karla Pámanes, and Divya Kotwani
We support rematriation and give Shuumi Land Tax to the Sogorea te Land Trust in Northern California, an urban Indigenous women-led land trust that facilitates the return of Indigenous land to Indigenous stewardship.
Independent publication and labor of love supporting self-study in relationship with cycles since 2014.
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