Electional astrology

Best Days — January 2036

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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Jan 01 Good 🌙 Aquarius · Waxing Crescent

Good for building momentum on something you've begun.

Jan 02 Neutral 🌙 Aquarius · 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 03 Good 🌙 Pisces · Waxing Crescent

Good for building momentum on something you've begun.

Jan 04 Good 🌙 Pisces · Waxing Crescent

Good for building momentum on something you've begun.

Jan 05 Good 🌙 Aries · First Quarter

Good for pushing through a decision or obstacle.

Jan 06 Good 🌙 Aries · First Quarter · First Quarter

Good for pushing through a decision or obstacle.

Jan 07 Neutral 🌙 Aries · First Quarter · void

Good for pushing through a decision or obstacle. The Moon is void-of-course — hold off on launching anything new.

Jan 08 Good 🌙 Taurus · First Quarter

Good for pushing through a decision or obstacle.

Jan 09 Good 🌙 Taurus · Waxing Gibbous

Good for refining and improving toward a goal.

Jan 10 Good 🌙 Gemini · Waxing Gibbous

Good for refining and improving toward a goal.

Jan 11 Good 🌙 Gemini · Waxing Gibbous

Good for refining and improving toward a goal.

Jan 12 Best 🌙 Cancer · Full Moon

Good for launches, visibility, culmination and celebration.

Jan 13 Good 🌙 Cancer · Full Moon · Full Moon · void

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

Jan 14 Best 🌙 Leo · Full Moon

Good for launches, visibility, culmination and celebration.

Jan 15 Good 🌙 Leo · Waning Gibbous

Good for sharing, teaching, gratitude and giving back.

Jan 16 Good 🌙 Virgo · Waning Gibbous

Good for sharing, teaching, gratitude and giving back.

Jan 17 Good 🌙 Virgo · Waning Gibbous

Good for sharing, teaching, gratitude and giving back.

Jan 18 Neutral 🌙 Libra · Last Quarter

Good for releasing, clearing out and re-evaluating.

Jan 19 Neutral 🌙 Libra · Last Quarter

Good for releasing, clearing out and re-evaluating.

Jan 20 Neutral 🌙 Scorpio · Last Quarter · Last Quarter

Good for releasing, clearing out and re-evaluating.

Jan 21 Neutral 🌙 Scorpio · Last Quarter

Good for releasing, clearing out and re-evaluating.

Jan 22 Low 🌙 Scorpio · 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 23 Low 🌙 Sagittarius · Waning Crescent

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

Jan 24 Low 🌙 Sagittarius · Waning Crescent

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

Jan 25 Low 🌙 Capricorn · Waning Crescent

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

Jan 26 Best 🌙 Capricorn · New Moon

Good for fresh starts, setting intentions and new ventures.

Jan 27 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 28 Best 🌙 Aquarius · New Moon · New Moon

Good for fresh starts, setting intentions and new ventures.

Jan 29 Best 🌙 Aquarius · New Moon

Good for fresh starts, setting intentions and new ventures.

Jan 30 Good 🌙 Pisces · Waxing Crescent

Good for building momentum on something you've begun.

Jan 31 Good 🌙 Pisces · Waxing Crescent

Good for building momentum on something you've begun.

Astro Planner — January 2036 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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