Electional astrology

Best Days — January 2031

The Moon sets the daily rhythm. Waxing days (after the New Moon) favour starting and building; waning days favour finishing and releasing; and when the Moon is void-of-course, tradition says hold off on launching anything new.

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★ Best days this month: Jan 7 · Cancer Jan 8 · Cancer · Full Moon Jan 10 · Leo Jan 23 · Aquarius · New Moon Jan 24 · Aquarius
Jan 01 Good 🌙 Aries · First Quarter

Good for pushing through a decision or obstacle.

Jan 02 Good 🌙 Taurus · First Quarter

Good for pushing through a decision or obstacle.

Jan 03 Neutral 🌙 Taurus · Waxing Gibbous · void

Good for refining and improving toward a goal. The Moon is void-of-course — hold off on launching anything new.

Jan 04 Neutral 🌙 Taurus · Waxing Gibbous · void

Good for refining and improving toward a goal. The Moon is void-of-course — hold off on launching anything new.

Jan 05 Good 🌙 Gemini · Waxing Gibbous

Good for refining and improving toward a goal.

Jan 06 Good 🌙 Gemini · Waxing Gibbous

Good for refining and improving toward a goal.

Jan 07 Best 🌙 Cancer · Full Moon

Good for launches, visibility, culmination and celebration.

Jan 08 Best 🌙 Cancer · Full Moon · Full Moon

Good for launches, visibility, culmination and celebration.

Jan 09 Good 🌙 Cancer · Full Moon · void

Good for launches, visibility, culmination and celebration. The Moon is void-of-course — hold off on launching anything new.

Jan 10 Best 🌙 Leo · Full Moon

Good for launches, visibility, culmination and celebration.

Jan 11 Good 🌙 Leo · Waning Gibbous

Good for sharing, teaching, gratitude and giving back.

Jan 12 Good 🌙 Virgo · Waning Gibbous

Good for sharing, teaching, gratitude and giving back.

Jan 13 Good 🌙 Virgo · Waning Gibbous

Good for sharing, teaching, gratitude and giving back.

Jan 14 Neutral 🌙 Virgo · Waning Gibbous · void

Good for sharing, teaching, gratitude and giving back. The Moon is void-of-course — hold off on launching anything new.

Jan 15 Neutral 🌙 Libra · Last Quarter

Good for releasing, clearing out and re-evaluating.

Jan 16 Neutral 🌙 Libra · Last Quarter · Last Quarter

Good for releasing, clearing out and re-evaluating.

Jan 17 Neutral 🌙 Scorpio · Last Quarter

Good for releasing, clearing out and re-evaluating.

Jan 18 Low 🌙 Scorpio · Waning Crescent

Good for rest, retreat and winding down before the new cycle.

Jan 19 Low 🌙 Sagittarius · Waning Crescent

Good for rest, retreat and winding down before the new cycle.

Jan 20 Low 🌙 Sagittarius · Waning Crescent · void

Good for rest, retreat and winding down before the new cycle. The Moon is void-of-course — hold off on launching anything new.

Jan 21 Low 🌙 Capricorn · Waning Crescent

Good for rest, retreat and winding down before the new cycle.

Jan 22 Good 🌙 Capricorn · New Moon · void

Good for fresh starts, setting intentions and new ventures. The Moon is void-of-course — hold off on launching anything new.

Jan 23 Best 🌙 Aquarius · New Moon · New Moon

Good for fresh starts, setting intentions and new ventures.

Jan 24 Best 🌙 Aquarius · New Moon

Good for fresh starts, setting intentions and new ventures.

Jan 25 Good 🌙 Pisces · Waxing Crescent

Good for building momentum on something you've begun.

Jan 26 Neutral 🌙 Pisces · Waxing Crescent · void

Good for building momentum on something you've begun. The Moon is void-of-course — hold off on launching anything new.

Jan 27 Good 🌙 Aries · Waxing Crescent

Good for building momentum on something you've begun.

Jan 28 Good 🌙 Aries · First Quarter

Good for pushing through a decision or obstacle.

Jan 29 Good 🌙 Taurus · First Quarter

Good for pushing through a decision or obstacle.

Jan 30 Good 🌙 Taurus · First Quarter · First Quarter

Good for pushing through a decision or obstacle.

Jan 31 Good 🌙 Taurus · First Quarter

Good for pushing through a decision or obstacle.

Astro Planner — January 2031 PDF

These best days plus the month's full sky — phases, eclipses, ingresses, void windows and a day-by-day Moon guide — as one keep-and-print planner:

How to use this

For a fresh start — a launch, a first date, a new project — pick a waxing 'Best' or 'Good' day, ideally just after the New Moon, when the Moon is not void. To finish, release or let go of something, the waning days after the Full Moon are ideal. Avoid starting anything important while the Moon is void-of-course. For day-level timing within a chosen day, see planetary hours; for the month's lunations, see the astro calendar.

This calendar rates days by the Moon alone. The fuller classical method — the Ascendant, retrogrades, combustion and the hour — is set out in Electional Astrology, and the old rule on beginning with a growing Moon in Waxing vs Waning Moon.

Frequently asked questions

How are the best days chosen?

Each day is scored from the Moon's phase, sign and void-of-course status — the classic factors of electional astrology — to flag the month's most favourable days.

What is a void-of-course Moon?

It's the stretch after the Moon's last major aspect in a sign until it changes sign. Plans begun then often 'come to nothing', so those hours are usually avoided.

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