Welcoming a new year can be challenging when you don’t know what exactly is in store for the next 12 months. Luckily for witches, we get a little forecast of what to expect for the next year. We can’t possibly predict every single thing that will happen, but we can prepare for the planetary alignments ahead to make the most out of 2023.
2023 Full Moons
Fellow moon lovers are in for a treat this year with 13 full moons, including four supermoons and a blue moon.
- January 6, wolf moon in Cancer
- February 5, snow moon in Leo
- March 7, worm moon in Virgo
- April 6, pink moon in Libra
- May 5, flower moon in Scorpio
- June 3, strawberry moon in Sagittarius
- July 3, buck moon/supermoon in Capricorn
- August 1, sturgeon moon/supermoon in Aquarius
- August 30, blue moon in Pisces
- September 29, harvest moon/supermoon in Aries
- October 28, hunter’s moon in Taurus
- November 27, beaver moon in Gemini
- December 26, cold moon in Cancer
2023 New Moons
These will be the perfect dates for fresh starts.
- January 21, snow moon in Aquarius
- February 20, worm moon in Pisces
- March 21, pink moon in Aries
- April 20, flower moon in Taurus
- May 19, strawberry moon in Gemini
- June 18, buck moon in Cancer
- July 17, sturgeon moon in Leo
- August 16, blue moon in Virgo
- September 14, harvest moon in Libra
- October 14, hunter’s moon in Scorpio
- November 13, beaver moon in Sagittarius
- December 12, cold moon in Capricorn
2023 First Quarter Moons
- January 28
- February 27
- March 29
- April 27
- May 27
- June 26
- July 25
- August 24
- September 22
- October 22
- November 22
- December 19
2023 Last Quarter Moons
- January 15
- February 13
- March 15
- April 13
- May 12
- June 10
- July 10
- August 8
- September 6
- October 8
- November 5
- December 5
2023 Retrogrades
Our least favorite time…
Mercury Retrograde
- December 29, 2022 – January 28, 2023
- April 21 – May 14
- August 23 – September 15
- December 13, 2023 – January 1, 2024
Venus Retrograde
- July 22 – September 3
Mars Retrograde
- October 30, 2022 – January 12, 2023
Jupiter Retrograde
- September 4 – December 30
Saturn Retrograde
- June 17 – November 4
Uranus Retrograde
- August 24, 2022 – January 22, 2023
- August 28, 2023 – January 27, 2024
Neptune Retrograde
- June 30 – December 6
Pluto Retrograde
- May 1 – October 10
Witch’s Holidays
We saved the best for last!
- Samhain (All Hallow’s Even, Autumn-Winter cross-quarter days): October 31 – November 1
- Yule (Winter Solstice): December 21, 2023 – January 1, 2024
- Imbolc (Ground Hog’s Day): February 1-2
- Ostara (Spring Equinox): March 20
- Beltane (Mayday): May 1
- Litha (Summer Solstice): June 20
- Lammas: August 1
- Mabon (Autumn Equinox): September 21 – 29
