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Dark Moon/Waxing Moon
Moon in Pisces
Wednesday 22nd @ 4.32 am to Friday 24th @ 1.48 pm
Dark Moon: Wednesday 22nd @ 9.36 am (all times EDST)
Pisces is the sign of the dreamer so this time is good for work to do with personal development and expanding your boundaries.
For the magicos: The Pisces Moon is perfect for divination and psychic work, past life regressions, and communication with spirits as well as healing, dreams, clairvoyance and telepathy.
Health and grooming: On the 22nd and 23rd which are the nights of the Dark Moon rest and relax. The Dark Moon is a good time to go within and meditate, to take some “me” time and refresh. When the moon is waxing in Pisces is a good time to buy shoes, because you will know immediately if the shoes are comfortable.
For the lunar gardeners: Pisces is a fully-fertile moon and this is the first week of the lunar month so plant leafy annuals, or those plants where you want to harvest the leaves such as basil, cabbage, celery, lettuce, silverbeet or spinach. Some crops do equally well planted in either the first or second quarter of the lunar month such as annual flowers, melons, cereal grains or shallots. If you need to graft, irrigate or use soluble fertilizers, the fertile times of the first and second week of the lunar month are your best choice. This will lessen the shock and give your plants the best chance for quick acceptance and healing. This is also a good time to prune to stimulate quick and healthy regrowth.
For the fisherman: Should be good fishing on the three nights of the Dark Moon, up to the New Moon, i.e. 21st, 22nd, 23rd, 24th, 25th. Don’t forget "Moon by day, fish by day; moon by night, fish by night." If you want to further refine your fishing times, there are four times a day when you are likely to be more successful and that is during the magic 45 minutes before and after sunrise and sunset, and moonrise and moonset.
Void-of-course moons: Overnight on the 23rd/24th. During a void moon be gentle with yourself. Take things slowly. Recharge your energies and clean up. Avoid scheduling important meetings or decision-making activities because you may feel spacey and find it hard to concentrate or to pay close attention to details that may affect the outcome
Waning Moon/Dark Moon
Moon in Aquarius
Sunday 19th @ 9.30 pm to Wednesday 22nd @ 4.32 am
Dark Moon: Wednesday 22nd @ 9.36 am (all times EDST)
Aquarius is the sign of the reformer so this time is good for work to do with freedom, creative expression or problem-solving.
For the magicos: An Aquarius moon gives good energy to do dream work, attract friends or new members to a group, strengthen friendships and group ties, reveal or uncover mysteries or secrets or work to ensure that they stay hidden. Instead of doing magic only for yourself, the collective energy of Aquarius is good to focus on any groups or organizations you belong to or wish to influence or support. The dark of the moon is a powerful time to go inside, to examine our unconscious and to look at our shadow selves. This time of endings also offers a new beginning; a beneficial time to cleanse your home & your environment, to release spent energy and welcome the new.
Health and grooming: Rest and relax. Good time to go within and meditate, to take some “me” time and refresh ourselves.
For the lunar gardeners: Aquarius is a non-fertile moon and this is the Dark Moon so have a rest, and give your garden a rest too.
For the fisherman: Should be good fishing on the three nights of the Dark Moon, up to the New Moon, i.e. 21st, 22nd, 23rd, 24th, 25th. Don’t forget "Moon by day, fish by day; moon by night, fish by night." If you want to further refine your fishing times, there are four times a day when you are likely to be more successful and that is during the magic 45 minutes before and after sunrise and sunset, and moonrise and moonset.
Void-of-course moons: none
Waning Moon
Moon in Capricorn
Friday 17th @ 4.05 pm to Sunday 19th @ 9.30 pm
Sun moves into Pisces: Sunday 19th @ 5.19 pm
(all times EDST)
Capricorn is the sign of the achiever so this time is good for work to do with careers, politics and recognition in general. Get organized during this time to find success.
For the magicos: Capricorn is good for any spells related to male fertility, fatherhood or your relationship with your father as well as offering support for all business and career ventures, especially moving up the ladder.
Health and grooming: During a waning moon our body cells release moisture and toxins. The good news is that you won’t put on weight as easily because your efforts to release and let go are more successful now. Cleansing, detoxification, facials, lymphatic drainage will turn out well. This is a good time to remove any growths such as tumours, warts or sun spots as there will be fewer complications and less scarring. If you want to remove unwanted hair and discourage quick regrowth pluck your eyebrows now, get a haircut or use depilatories if you want slow regrowth. The waning moon is a good time to begin new health regimes, especially if they involve detaching such as losing weight, getting rid of physical or emotional confusion or giving up addictions like smoking, sex or chocolate.
For the lunar gardeners: Capricorn is a non-fertile moon and this is the fourth week of the lunar month so have a rest, and give your garden a rest too.
For the fisherman: No help from the Moon.
Void-of-course moons: None
Waning Moon
Moon in Sagittarius
Wednesday 15th @ 11.57 am to Friday 17th @ 4.05 pm
Quarter Moon: Wednesday 15th @ 4.05 am (all times EDST)
Sagittarius is the sign of the philosopher so this time is good for work to do with finding your truth, or doing some serious exploration.
For the magicos: A Sagittarius moon is a good time for dealing with legal matters or publishing or for long-distance travel. A good time to do work to support your studies, any sort of religious activity, connection to higher purpose, or divination. If you are involved in legal tangles or mediation and seek monetary recompense for damages, you could consider using a money-drawing spell to cause the judge or jury to be generous.
Health and grooming: During a waning moon our body cells release moisture and toxins. The good news is that you won’t put on weight as easily because your efforts to release and let go are more successful now. Cleansing, detoxification, facials, lymphatic drainage will turn out well. This is a good time to remove any growths such as tumours, warts or sun spots as there will be fewer complications and less scarring. If you want to remove unwanted hair and discourage quick regrowth pluck your eyebrows now, get a haircut or use depilatories if you want slow regrowth. The waning moon is a good time to begin new health regimes, especially if they involve detaching such as losing weight, getting rid of physical or emotional confusion or giving up addictions like smoking, sex or chocolate.
For the lunar gardeners: Sagittarius is a non-fertile moon and this is the fourth week of the lunar month so have a rest, and give your garden a rest too.
For the fisherman: No help from the Moon.
Void-of-course moons: None
Waning Moon
Moon in Scorpio
Monday 13th @ 9.02 am to Wednesday 15th @ 11.57 am
Quarter Moon: Wednesday 15th @ 4.05 am (all times EDST)
Scorpio is the sign of the passionate extremist so this time is good for work to do with transformation and desire. It’s a good time to work on making real changes in your life. Be aware that you could get quite emotional on Wednesday, with pressure building up to a possible explosion.
For the magicos: Use this energy for mysteries, the occult, divination, and sex magic. This is a good time to cast self-defence and protection spells and exorcisms on a waning moon, or to banish negativity.
Health and grooming: During a waning moon our body cells release moisture and toxins. The good news is that you won’t put on weight as easily because your efforts to release and let go are more successful now. Cleansing, detoxification, facials, lymphatic drainage will turn out well. This is a good time to remove any growths such as tumours, warts or sun spots as there will be fewer complications and less scarring. If you want to remove unwanted hair and discourage quick regrowth pluck your eyebrows now, get a haircut or use depilatories if you want slow regrowth. The waning moon is a good time to begin new health regimes, especially if they involve detaching such as losing weight, getting rid of physical or emotional confusion or giving up addictions like smoking, sex or chocolate.
For the lunar gardeners: Scorpio is a fully-fertile moon, and this is the third week of the lunar month so up to late afternoon on Tuesday 14th to avoid the effects of the Quarter Moon is a good time to plant root crops, or plants that grow beneath the ground such as beetroot, onions and potatoes, and perennials such as berries, shrubs, trees and vines that rely on their root system for survival because this is the time of the lunar month when the energy of the moon sinks beneath the earth to the root system of plants. You could plant your first crop of spring onions now, depending of course on your local climatic conditions. This week will also be good for using organic manures.
For the fisherman: No help from the Quarter Moon.
Void-of-course moons: Just before noon on Wednesday 15th for a short time. During a void moon be gentle with yourself. Take things slowly. Recharge your energies and clean up. Avoid scheduling important meetings or decision-making activities because you may feel spacey and find it hard to concentrate or to pay close attention to details that may affect the outcome
Waning Moon
Moon in Libra
Saturday 11th @ 6.55 am to Monday 13th @ 9.02 am (EDST)
Libra is the sign of the diplomat so this time is good for work to do with emotional balance or justice.
For the magicos: A Libra moon is good for any spells related to marriage, contractual partnerships, any and all legal matters, including business contracts, leases, divorces and criminal court matters. An excellent time to work a spell with a partner, or to do magic concerning marriage, peace and fairness or to ensure someone gets what is coming to them. Onyx is a good stone to work with to develop emotional balance while fluorite helps balance and stabilize relationships. Patricia Telesco in Spinning Spells, Weaving Wonders offers a spell for equity and fairness if you are facing a judgment in court, but this spell could easily be adapted for other situations. Write down all possible verdicts on a piece of paper then cut out only the desired conclusion while focusing your mind on a positive outcome. Carefully burn the unwanted portion, until nothing but ash remains. Release or bury this ash so it is symbolically "lost" to you. Carry the other piece of paper into court, wrapped in gold cloth, as a protective amulet. Note: Spells for justice will not function to erase guilt nor should they be attempted for such ends. Instead these spells return things into balance so the results are fair to all concerned
Health and grooming: During a waning moon our body cells release moisture and toxins. The good news is that you won’t put on weight as easily because your efforts to release and let go are more successful now. Cleansing, detoxification, facials, lymphatic drainage will turn out well. This is a good time to remove any growths such as tumours, warts or sun spots as there will be fewer complications and less scarring. If you want to remove unwanted hair and discourage quick regrowth pluck your eyebrows now, get a haircut or use depilatories if you want slow regrowth. The waning moon is a good time to begin new health regimes, especially if they involve detaching such as losing weight, getting rid of physical or emotional confusion or giving up addictions like smoking, sex or chocolate.
For the lunar gardeners: Libra is a semi-fertile moon, and this is the third week of the lunar month so is a good time to plant root crops, or plants that grow beneath the ground such as beetroot, onions and potatoes, and perennials such as berries, shrubs, trees and vines that rely on their root system for survival because this is the time of the lunar month when the energy of the moon sinks beneath the earth to the root system of plants. You could plant your first crop of spring onions now, depending of course on your local climatic conditions. This week will also be good for using organic manures.
For the fisherman: Should still be good fishing on 11th from the full moon. If you can, choose that magic hour and a half that falls 45 minutes before and 45 minutes after moonrise and moonset, or sunrise and sunset. Another bit of fishing lore is "Moon by day, fish by day; moon by night, fish by night."
Void-of-course moons: None
Waning Moon
Moon in Virgo
Thursday 9th @ 4.33 am to Saturday 11th @ 6.55 am (EDST)
Virgo is the sign of the worker so this time is good to start that self-improvement project or for any work to do with the intellect, employment, education, healing, stability or anything that needs exact attention to detail.
For the magicos: This is a good time to purchase, make, cleanse, consecrate, dedicate any ritual tools and altars, also to purify and cleanse your home. As this is a good time to organize your home, it is an excellent time for any Feng Shui projects. Any work to do with your health or your home will be supported today. This is a good time for spells that require attention and meticulous detail.
Health and grooming: During a waning moon our body cells release moisture and toxins. The good news is that you won’t put on weight as easily because your efforts to release and let go are more successful now. Cleansing, detoxification, facials, lymphatic drainage will turn out well. This is a good time to remove any growths such as tumours, warts or sun spots as there will be fewer complications and less scarring. If you want to remove unwanted hair and discourage quick regrowth pluck your eyebrows now, get a haircut or use depilatories if you want slow regrowth. The waning moon is a good time to begin new health regimes, especially if they involve detaching such as losing weight, getting rid of physical or emotional confusion or giving up addictions like smoking, sex or chocolate.
For the lunar gardeners: Virgo is not a fertile moon.
For the fisherman: Should still be good fishing on the 9th, 10th, 11th from the full moon. If you can, choose that magic hour and a half that falls 45 minutes before and 45 minutes after moonrise and moonset, or sunrise and sunset. Another bit of fishing lore is "Moon by day, fish by day; moon by night, fish by night."
Void-of-course moons: Overnight on the 10th/11th. During a void moon be gentle with yourself. Take things slowly. Recharge your energies and clean up. Avoid scheduling important meetings or decision-making activities because you may feel spacey and find it hard to concentrate or to pay close attention to details that may affect the outcome.
Full Moon in Leo
Tuesday 7th @ 0.25 am to Thursday 9th @ 4.33 am (EDST)
Full Moon: Wednesday 8th @ 8.55 am
Leo is the sign of the leader so this time is good to focus on issues regarding prosperity, fame, career, courage, showmanship, physical talents such as acting and increasing your personal leadership qualities. Just take care that you don’t overwhelm your audience at this time of the full moon with your emotions and enthusiasm.
For the magicos: The energy of any full moon offers a fullness of expression; everything will be revealed, if you ask. The Full Moon is a good time to show gratitude, to feast with friends, to clean your crystals, to renew yourself, to build your psychic sensitivity. This beautiful moon offers a good energy to transform your life. A Leo moon is good for spells involving leadership, prosperity, fame and career, but best to steer away from spells involving love or any other emotion, as Leo’s energy favours ego rather than emotional issues.
Health and grooming: If you want your hair to grow back full and thick, schedule a haircut for this time. The full moon can exaggerate reactions, so you may become intoxicated faster, or if you are feeling argumentative be aware your anger can escalate quickly at this time.
For the lunar gardeners: Leo is not a fertile moon.
For the fisherman: Should be good fishing on the 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th. If you can, choose that magic hour and a half that falls 45 minutes before and 45 minutes after moonrise and moonset, or sunrise and sunset. Another bit of fishing lore is "Moon by day, fish by day; moon by night, fish by night."
Void-of-course moons: None.
For the stargazers: Venus will be easy to see in the western sky after sunset and Jupiter is still in a good position for viewing. Saturn is worth viewing as the angle of the ring system has opened up noticeably since 2009.
Waxing Moon
Moon in Cancer
Saturday 4th @ 5.05 pm to Tuesday 7th @ 0.25 am (EDST)
Cancer is the sign of the homemaker so this time is good to focus on issues regarding your home, domestic life and emotional support networks to make use of Cancer’s nurturing energy.
For the magicos: A Cancer moon is an excellent time for kitchen and garden witchery, also for divination. Good time to purify and protect the home, to calm emotional turmoil, heal pain from past wrongs in family relations. If you want to protect your home and family from negative energy, make a decorative hanging for outside your front door, using three pine cones. As the pine cones blow in the wind, they will protect you from ill wishes.
Health and grooming: This is a good time to cultivate, consolidate and regenerate because everything we put in is digested more quickly at this time. Like plants, our bodies absorb and retain moisture, nutrients and information during a waxing moon. Unfortunately, this also means that if you struggle with weight gain, during this time you need to be careful about everything you eat and drink.
For the lunar gardeners: Cancer is a fully-fertile moon and this is the second week of the lunar month so ideal for planting fruiting annuals, or those plants where you want to harvest the seeds. Remember that some crops do equally well planted in either the first or second quarter of the lunar month such as annual flowers, melons, cereal grains or shallots. If you need to graft, irrigate or use soluble fertilizers, the fertile times of the first and second week of the lunar month are your best choice. This will lessen the shock and give your plants the best chance for quick acceptance and healing
For the fisherman: No extra help from the moon yet.
Void-of-course moons: None.
For the stargazers: Venus will be easy to see in the western sky after sunset and Jupiter is still in a good position for viewing. Saturn is worth viewing as the angle of the ring system has opened up noticeably since 2009.
Waxing Moon
Moon in Gemini
Thursday 2nd @ 6.15 am to Saturday 4th @ 5.05 pm
(EDST)
Gemini is the sign of the thinker so work on communication, writing and travel issues.
For the magicos: This is a good time for divination and prophecy, wishing spells, gambling luck, work for a good result from manuscripts or articles or to increase web traffic. Take especial care with concentration because a Gemini moon can be unpredictable and unstable. A simple travel spell uses a white feather, white floss and a silver charm shaped like a wheel: tie your charm to the feather, making a loop so you can hang the charm in your car or carry it with you. As you create your charm, say “Hermes, traveller and messenger of Olympus, see us safely to our destination”.
Health and grooming: This is a good time to cultivate, consolidate and regenerate because everything we put in is digested more quickly at this time. Like plants, our bodies absorb and retain moisture, nutrients and information during a waxing moon. Unfortunately, this also means that if you struggle with weight gain, during this time you need to be careful about everything you eat and drink.
For the lunar gardeners: Gemini is a non-fertile moon.
For the fisherman: No extra help from the moon now.
Void-of-course moons: None.
For the stargazers: Venus will be easy to see in the western sky after sunset and Jupiter is still in a good position for viewing. Saturn is worth viewing as the angle of the ring system has opened up noticeably since 2009.
Waxing Moon
Moon in Taurus
Monday 30th @ 5.30 pm to Thursday 2nd @ 6.15 am
Quarter Moon: Tuesday 31st @ 3.10 pm (EDST)
Taurus is the sign of the builder so this is a good time to work for love or prosperity as this energy is about love, creativity and inner peace as well as money and material things. Excellent for creativity or anything concerning the arts, i.e. submitting ideas and manuscripts, attending auditions, calling for success for performances. This is a good time to work for peace, encourage prosperity and material comfort and also to protect your possessions from damage or theft, or to learn new habits for self-improvement.
For the magicos: Spells done on a Taurus moon may take a long time to manifest, but the results are long-lasting and stable. A simple spell for prosperity asks parsley for protection: just put a piece of parsley or dried lettuce in your wallet. As you do, recite this incantation nine times: Less goes out than goes in, (Her) magic here begins, Prosperity within remains and grows, To ease my cash flow woes. If possible, repeat the incantation each time you open your wallet.
Health and grooming: This is a good time to cultivate, consolidate and regenerate because everything we put in is digested more quickly at this time. Like plants, our bodies absorb and retain moisture, nutrients and information during a waxing moon. Unfortunately, this also means that if you struggle with weight gain, during this time you need to be careful about everything you eat and drink.
For the lunar gardeners: Taurus is a semi-fertile moon. Before the Quarter Moon plant leafy annuals, ie those plants where you want to harvest the leaves. After the Quarter Moon on Wednesday 1st plant fruiting annuals, or those plants where you want to harvest abundant seed. Remember that some crops do equally well planted in either the first or second quarter of the lunar month such as annual flowers, melons, cereal grains or shallots. If you need to graft, irrigate or use soluble fertilizers, the fertile times of the first and second week of the lunar month are your best choice. This will lessen the shock and give your plants the best chance for quick acceptance and healing
For the fisherman: No extra help from the moon now.
Void-of-course moons: None.
For the stargazers: Venus will be easy to see in the western sky after sunset and Jupiter is still in a good position for viewing. Saturn is worth viewing as the angle of the ring system has opened up noticeably since 2009.
Waxing Moon
Moon in Aries
Saturday 28th @ 5.30 am to Monday 30th @ 5.30 pm (EDST)
Aries is the sign of the pioneer so this is a good time to start new projects because an Aries moon helps energy and ideas to flow.
For the magicos: Good for leadership, willpower, spiritual conversations, development of strength and courage. Also good for work related to job ventures and all projects related to money. Not a good time to perform divination. Good time to buy, cleanse, or bless any magical tool with a blade. If you start a new project, you may like to empower your intent with a magic wishing pod: gather a seed pod, a piece of paper and pictures to represent your wish. Write down your wish and decorate it with the pictures you collected; think about your project as you work. Place the paper inside the pod and bury it in a young pot plant or beside a new tree.
Health and grooming: This is a good time to cultivate, consolidate and regenerate because everything we put in is digested more quickly at this time. Like plants, our bodies absorb and retain moisture, nutrients and information during a waxing moon. Unfortunately, this also means that if you struggle with weight gain, during this time you need to be careful about everything you eat and drink. Try to schedule medical treatments during this time, your body will recover more quickly.
For the lunar gardeners: Aries is a non-fertile moon. You won’t get any extra benefit from the moon, even if she is waxing.
For the fisherman: No extra help from the moon now.
Void-of-course moons: None during this Aries moon.
For the stargazers: Venus will be easy to see all January in the western sky after sunset and Jupiter is still in a good position for viewing all this month.
Waxing Moon
Moon in Pisces
Wednesday 25th @ 8.12 pm to Saturday 28th @ 5.30 am (EDST)
Pisces is the sign of the dreamer so this time is good for work to do with personal development and expanding your boundaries.
For the magicos: A Pisces Moon is perfect for divination and psychic work, past life regressions, and communication with spirits, and is also good for healing, dreams, clairvoyance and telepathy.
Health and grooming: This is a good time to cultivate, consolidate and regenerate because everything we put in is digested more quickly at this time. Like plants, our bodies absorb and retain moisture, nutrients and information during a waxing moon. Unfortunately, this also means that if you struggle with weight gain, during this time you need to be careful about everything you eat and drink. If you have sensitive feet, buy your shoes now when the moon is waxing in Pisces. Your feet will be extra sensitive now so you can be sure of buying shoes that fit properly and are comfortable. Try to schedule medical treatments during this time because your body will recover more quickly.
For the lunar gardeners: Pisces is a fully fertile moon and this is the first week of the lunar month, so ideal for planting leafy annuals depending on your choice of plant and your local climate. If you need to graft, irrigate or use soluble fertilizers, the fertile times of the first and second week of the lunar month are your best choice. This will lessen the shock and give your plants the best chance for quick acceptance and healing. This is also a good time to prune to stimulate quick and healthy regrowth.
For the fisherman: You should still be feeling the effects of the Dark Moon up to the 26th. Remember the magic fishing times of 45 minutes before and after sunrise and sunset, and 45 minutes before and after moonrise and moonset. Another bit of fishing lore is "Moon by day, fish by day; moon by night, fish by night."
Void-of-course moons: Overnight on Friday 27th/Saturday 28th. Be gentle with yourself. Take things slowly. Recharge your energies and clean up. Avoid scheduling important meetings or decision-making activities because you may feel spacey and find it hard to concentrate or to pay close attention to details that may affect the outcome.
For the stargazers: Venus will be easy to see all January in the western sky after sunset and Jupiter is still in a good position for viewing all this month.
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Dark Moon/Waxing Moon
Moon in Aquarius
Monday 23rd @ 1.54 pm to Wednesday 25th @ 8.12 pm (EDST)
Dark Moon: Monday 23rd @ 6.40 pm
Chinese New Year
Aquarius is the sign of the reformer so this time is good for work to do with freedom, creative expression or problem-solving.
For the magicos: Instead of doing magic only for yourself, the collective energy of Aquarius is good to focus on any groups or organizations you belong to or wish to influence or support. It's also a good time to do dream work, attract friends or new members to a group, strengthen friendships and group ties, reveal or uncover mysteries or secrets or work to ensure that they stay hidden. Iris Detenhoff recommends Wednesday 25th as a good day for meeting friends, connecting with new people and networking.
Health and grooming: Rest and relax. A good time to go within and meditate, to take some “me” time and refresh ourselves.
For the lunar gardeners: Take a rest, and give your garden a rest too.
For the fisherman: The Dark Moon will increase your fishing success for the three nights of the Dark Moon, and two nights afterwards i.e. 22nd, 23rd, 24th, 25th, 26th. Remember the magic fishing times of 45 minutes before and after sunrise and sunset, and 45 minutes before and after moonrise and moonset. Another bit of fishing lore is "Moon by day, fish by day; moon by night, fish by night."
Void-of-course moons: None
For the stargazers: Venus will be easy to see all January in the western sky after sunset and Jupiter is still in a good position for viewing all this month.
Waning Moon
Moon in Capricorn
Saturday 21st @ 9.41 am to Monday 23rd @ 1.54 pm (EDST)
Sun moves into Aquarius: Saturday 21st @ 3.10 am
Dark Moon: Monday 23rd @ 6.40 pm
Chinese New Year
Capricorn is the sign of the achiever so this time is good for work to do with careers, politics and recognition in general. Get organized during this time to find success.
For the magicos: Capricorn is good for any spells related to male fertility, fatherhood or your relationship with your father as well as offering support for all business and career ventures, especially moving up the ladder.
Health and grooming: During a Waning Moon our body cells release moisture and toxins. The good news is that you won’t put on weight as easily because your efforts to release and let go are more successful now. Cleansing, detoxification, facials, lymphatic drainage will turn out well now and the waning moon is a good time to remove any growths such as tumours, warts or sun spots as there will be fewer complications and less scarring. If you want to remove unwanted hair and discourage quick regrowth pluck your eyebrows now, get a haircut or use depilatories if you want slow regrowth, schedule hair dyes or dental work for good results. The waning moon is a good time to begin new health regimes, especially if they involve detaching such as losing weight, getting rid of physical or emotional confusion or giving up addictions like smoking, sex or chocolate.
For the lunar gardeners: This is the fourth week of the lunar month, between the Quarter Moon and the Dark Moon, it is not a good time for gardening. Take a rest, and give your garden a rest too.
For the fisherman: The Dark Moon will increase your fishing success for the three nights of the Dark Moon, and two nights afterwards i.e. 22nd, 23rd, 24th, 25th, 26th. Remember the magic fishing times of 45 minutes before and after sunrise and sunset, and 45 minutes before and after moonrise and moonset. Another bit of fishing lore is "Moon by day, fish by day; moon by night, fish by night."
Void-of-course moons: None
For the stargazers: Venus will be easy to see all January in the western sky after sunset and Jupiter is still in a good position for viewing all this month.