New Moon in Shatabhisha Nakshatra

27-28 February

The next conjuction of Sun and Moon will take place at the heart of sidereal Aquarius in Shatabhisha Nakshatra, in proximity of Saturn in Purva Bhadrapada Nakshatra. The day before this particular New Moon is known as Mahashivaratri, the Great Night of Lord Shiva, and usually marks a time of great purification and inner transformation - the theme which continues for quite some time already, and is just about to get intensified.

During this particular New Moon many planets will be already accumulating in Bhadrapada nakshatras (Purva and Uttara) known for their shared themes of death, transformation, letting go and unburdening, while refocusing on what is truly important. These two lunar mansions, ruled by 2 of the 11 Rudras, fierce forms of Lord Shiva, also represent the transformative power coiled at our root chakra and opportunity to rise above our own limitations.

Full Moon in Ashlesha Nakshatra

12 February 2025

Full Moon completing the auspicious time of Kumbha Mela will occur this year in the very last minutes of Ashlesha nakshatra within sidereal Cancer - right on the border between Ashlesha and Magha, in the heart of the gandanta, which represents our third eye chakra and the last energy knot in our energy body (rudra granthi) to be transcended on the path to spiritual awakening. When Sun aligns itself at the very center of zodiacal muladhara chakra, between Capricorn and Aquarius, and Moon shines in its fullness in the gandanta between Cancer and Leo, it’s a time pregnant with spiritual vibrations and opportunities to transcend our limitations.

New Moon in Shravana Nakshatra

29 January 2025

The upcoming New Moon in Shravana Nakshatra holds special experience in Vedic calendar. It is called a Mauni Amavasya or “Silent New Moon” - the New Moon of going within, back to the source of our being. This particular New Moon is also among the most important days within the entire sacred period of Kumbha Mela to take a holy dip in the sacred rivers. It is believed that waters of Mother Ganga turn into amrita or nectar on that special day.

And there are so many ways to honour that. As saint Kabir wrote, Ganga, Yamuna and Saraswati, also flow within us, in the form of our central energy channel (sushumna) and two polar channels accompanying it (ida and pingala). To go within and reconnect with our central channel, with the core of our soul, is to take a sacred dip into eternity.

Learn more about the astrological significance of this upcoming New Moon in today’s podcast.