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2025 Wheel of the Year Astrological Calendar for Witches

2025 Wheel of the Year Astrological Calendar for Witches

Last updated on: January 27, 2025 at 4:55 pm by Heron Michelle

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2025 Wheel of the Year Astrological Calendar for Witches 2025-01-27T16:55:20-04:00 Heron Michelle

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Once again, I’m happy to provide my 2025 Wheel of the Year Astrological Calendar for Witches and magickal folks of all stripes. I’ve been hand-drawing these posters for about 9 year now, showing how the seasonal tides integrate with the elemental, lunar, solar and stellar tides. You’ll find the dates of the Sabbats, Full and Dark Moon esbats, lunar and solar eclipses, and lunar pairings and leadership changes all on that poster.

The following information is presented within the framework of the Pentacle Path of Elemental Witchcraft as outlined in my book. As you celebrate the Wheel of the Year, these are the auspicious times and dates I recommend for powerful rites in the Northern Hemisphere; times given are for Eastern Time Zone.

In 2025 we have an auspicious Black Moon in Virgo on September 21, which is ALSO the Solar Eclipse! You can purchase the printed poster here. All of this information is now available for purchase as a digital download for $5.00! Purchase download here!

2025 Astrological Calendar

The Wheel of the Year is what modern witches like myself call the yearly ritual cycle. This time period spans between winter solstices. So, the 2025 Wheel actually kicks off anew at Yule, Dec.21, 2024, and concludes Dec. 21, 2025. Between those milestones we have 8 solar sabbats which mark the seasons, and 13 lunations with full and dark moons to celebrate.

Black Moon Cycle, Solar and Lunar Eclipses

There are two eclipse cycles every calendar year – in spring and autumn. Solar eclipses always occur at dark moons, when the sun and moon are conjunct in the same sign. The first solar eclipse occurs at the Dark Moon in Aries ♈︎ on March 29, 2025. In 2025, we also have an auspicious BLACK MOON CYCLE, meaning we have two opportunities to work magick with the Sun and Dark Moon conjunct in Virgo ♍︎. But for a double-whammy of power it is also the second solar eclipse on September 21, 2025.

Lunar eclipses always occur at Full Moons when the sun and moon are in opposite signs across the zodiac. The first lunar eclipse happens at the Storm Full Moon with Pisces ♓︎ sun/Virgo ♍︎ moon March 14, 2025. The second lunar eclipse happens at Harvest Full Moon on the flip side of the wheel with Virgo ♍︎ Sun/Pisces ♓︎ Moon on September 7, 2025.

2025 Black Moon in Virgo, Solar Eclipse detail – Hand-drawn by Heron Michelle

Calendar vs. Astrological Methods

Along The Pentacle Path of Modern Witchcraft that I practice, astrology determines the auspicious times for everything. The Astrology method aligns with the Hermetic paradigm upon which all the rest of the Great Work of Magick is based. Check out this article for more about my rationale between the calendar and astrological methods of magickal timing.

Precision vs. Ease in Ritual Planning

So, when do witches hold our rituals? Astrological precision is a nice ideal, but not always practical for a modern life. Our seasons are great tides which flow in for 6.5 weeks to peak. Then they turn to ebb back out again for 6.5 weeks. A sabbat is not ONE day; it is celebration of either a shift into the new seasonal cycle (Lesser Sabbats) or the peak of that seasonal cycle (Grand Sabbats).

Ideally, we’d celebrate a lesser Sabbat anytime the week after the tide shifts into the new season. The important part is which zodiac sign the sun is in. This is because we are there to honor the cardinal new thing, not what we’ve just left behind.

By contrast, we’d celebrate the Grand Sabbats anytime during the week before the peak, because we are using this swelling energy to grow our Great Work intention with the fixed energies of the seasonal high tides.

The big pitfall to avoid in lunar timing is checking the time of it’s peak during that day. In which sign does the moon shine? If full moon peaks in the morning, but you want to work at night, plan your rite for the night before. However, it is also important that the moon be in the sign which is opposite the sun, and that can be a 2.5 day period to work with. There are frequently very narrow windows of time to enact our spells if the precise elemental signs are necessary for the working.

2025 Earth Detail – Hand-drawn by Heron Michelle

Elemental Tides of Earth: To be Silent – To Resonate

If you’re working along with The Pentacle Path of Elemental Witchcraft from my book, the Wheel of the Year begins anew with the celebration of Yule. However, from Samhain until Yule, this is our time of rest and reflection when we tap elemental earth’s powers of silence, to integrate what we learned and reaped during the previous year’s Great Work. After Yule, we turn our gaze into the future and begin setting goals for the next Great Work, tapping elemental earth’s powers of resonance.

Winter Season – Preparation

Lunar Pairings led by the Dark Moons

We begin the Winter of 2025 with lunar cycles led by the Dark Moon in each elemental pairing, as illustrated in the “Linear by Season” graphic below. Full moons are always paired into earth/water signs and air/fire signs across the wheel from each other. When the sun is on one side, the moon will be full on the other side of the Zodiac. For more info read this.

2025 Linear By Season – Winter begins in Dark Moon Leadership – Hand Drawn by Heron Michelle

Winter’s Gate: Winter Solstice: Yule Sabbat

Ritual Function: Celebrate Winter and peak of darkness, welcome the returning light, Resonance
Sun: 0º Capricorn ♑︎ 4:21 am
Moon: Moon in Virgo ♍︎
Exact Calendar Date: Saturday, December 21, 2024
Suggested celebration timing: Celebrate that Saturday or Sunday.
Time of Day: Midnight corresponds to Winter Solstice, as the longest night of the year.

Dark Moon Capricorn

Ritual Function: Balance elemental earth energy, and shadow work for the virtues and vices of Capricorn.
Sun: Capricorn ♑︎
Moon: Capricorn ♑︎
Exact Calendar Date: Monday, December 30, 2025, 5:27 pm.
Suggested Celebration Timing: Anytime after moon enters Capricorn Sunday, December 29 at 11:37 pm, prior to exact conjunction the following day.

Cold Full Moon, Winter Cardinal

Ritual Function: Initiate winter preparation of Great Work.
Sun: Capricorn ♑︎
Moon: Cancer ♋︎
Exact Calendar Date: Monday, January 13, 2025, 5:27 pm.
Suggested Celebration Timing: Best celebrated at night Sunday, January 12, 2025.

Dark Moon Aquarius

Ritual Function: Balance elemental air energy, and shadow work for the virtues and vices of Aquarius.
Sun: Aquarius ♒︎
Moon: Aquarius ♒︎
Exact Calendar Date: Wednesday, January 29, 2025, 7:36 am.
Suggested Celebration Timing: Best celebrated at night Tuesday, January 28, 2025 after the Moon enters Aquarius at 2:31 pm.

High Winter, Imbolc Sabbat

Ritual Function: Welcome return of Maiden Goddess and Green Lord from Underworld, Knowing
Sun: 15º Aquarius ♒︎
Moon: Moon enters Taurus ♉︎ 10:33 pm
Exact Calendar Date: Monday, February 3, 2025.
Suggested Celebration Timing: Weekend celebrations January 30 through February 2, 2025.
Time of Day: Witching Hours of 3:00-dawn would be perfect.

2025 Air Detail – Hand-drawn by Heron Michelle

Elemental Tides of Air: To Know – To Wonder

Along with The Pentacle Path, the Ostaratide begins after our celebrations of Imbolc are concluded. We tap elemental air’s powers of knowing, to learn what is already understood about the subject of our great work intention. Then at Ostara we start asking new questions, releasing expectation, opening our minds to experimentation so that we gain first hand knowledge, tapping elemental air’s powers of wonderment.

Quickening Full Moon, Winter Fixed

Ritual Function: Maximize winter preparation of Great Work.
Sun: Aquarius ♒︎
Moon: Leo ♌︎
Exact Calendar Date: Wednesday, February 12, 2025, 8:53 am.
Suggested Celebration Timing: Best celebrated at night Tuesday, February 11, 2025.

Dark Moon Pisces

Ritual Function: Balance elemental water energy, and shadow work for the virtues and vices of Pisces.
Sun: Pisces ♓︎
Moon: Pisces ♓︎
Exact Calendar Date: Thursday, February 27, 2025, 7:45 pm.
Suggested Celebration Timing: Best celebrated that day after the Moon enters Pisces at 3:46 am, prior to exact conjunction 7:45 pm.

Storm Full Moon, Winter Mutable, Lunar Eclipse

Ritual Function: conclude winter preparation of Great Work.
Sun: Pisces ♓︎
Moon: Virgo ♍︎
Exact Calendar Date: LUNAR ECLIPSE! Friday, March 14, 2025, 2:55 am.
Suggested Celebration Time: Best celebrated at night Wednesday or Thursday, March 12-13 while moon waxes in Virgo.

Spring Season – Germination

Spring’s Gate: Spring Equinox: Ostara Sabbat

Ritual Function: Celebrate Spring, awaken fertility of the land, wonderment
Sun: 0º Aries ♈︎
Moon: Sagittarius ♐︎
Exact Calendar Date: Thursday, March 20, 2025. Sun enters Aries at 5:01 am.
Suggested Celebration Planning: For weekend celebrations aim for March 21-23, 2025.
Time of Day: Dawn would be perfect.

Dark Moon Aries, Solar Eclipse

Ritual Function: Balance elemental fire energy, and shadow work for the virtues and vices of Aries.
Sun: Aries ♈︎
Moon: Aries ♈︎
Exact Calendar Date: SOLAR ECLIPSE! Saturday, March 29, 2025 6:58 am
Suggested Celebration Timing: Celebrate the night before on Friday, March 28, 2025, after the moon enters Aries at 4:36 pm.

Wind Full Moon, Spring Cardinal

Ritual Function: Initiate spring germination of Great Work.
Sun: Aries ♈︎
Moon: Libra ♎︎
Exact Calendar Date: Saturday, April 12, 2025, 8:22 pm.
Suggested Celebration Planning: Best celebrated at night Friday, April 11, 2025.

Dark Moon Taurus

Ritual Function: Balance elemental earth energy, and shadow work for the virtues and vices of Taurus.
Sun: Taurus ♉︎
Moon: Taurus ♉︎
Exact Calendar Date: Sunday, April 27, 2025, 3:31 pm.
Suggested Celebration Timing: Best celebrated that day between the Moon’s entry into Taurus at 3:17 am and exact conjunction at 3:31 pm.

High Spring: Beltane Sabbat

Ritual Function: Sacred Union, Divine Marriage, will
Sun: 15º Taurus ♉︎
Moon: Moon enters Virgo ♍︎ at 3:40 pm
Exact Calendar Date: Monday, May 5, 2025.
Suggested Celebration Planning: Weekend celebrations May 2-4, 2025.
Time of Day: Mid-morning is perfect.

2025 Fire Detail – Hand-drawn by Heron Michelle

Elemental Tides of Fire: To Will – To Surrender

The Lithatide begins after our celebrations of Beltane are concluded. We tap elemental fire’s powers of Will, to apply our energies and forge plans of action to attain our great work intention. Then at Litha we release to the fires what no longer aids our sacred mission, investing into the work through personal sacrifice and toil. We also shed old skins that no longer fit our evolving selves, tapping elemental fire’s powers of surrender.

Flower Full Moon, Spring Fixed

Ritual Function: Maximize spring germination of Great Work.
Sun: Taurus ♉︎
Moon: Scorpio ♏︎
Exact Calendar Date: Monday, May 12, 2025, 12:56 pm.
Suggested Celebration Planning: Best celebrated at night May 11, 2025.

Dark Moon Gemini

Ritual Function: Balance elemental air energy, and shadow work for the virtues and vices of Gemini.
Sun: Gemini ♊︎
Moon: Gemini ♊︎
Exact Calendar Date: Monday, May 26, 2025, 11:02 pm.
Suggested Celebration Timing: Celebrate that day after the Moon enters Gemini at 1:21 pm.

Strong Sun Full Moon, Spring Mutable

Ritual Function: Conclude spring germination of Great Work.
Sun: Gemini ♊︎
Moon: Sagittarius ♐︎
Exact Calendar Date: Wednesday, June 11, 2025, 3:44 am.
Suggested Celebration Planning: Best celebrated at night Tuesday, June 10, 2025.

Season of Summer: Cultivation

Summer’s Gate: Summer Solstice: Litha Sabbat

Ritual Function: Celebrate summer, peak of light, welcome coming darkness, surrender.
Sun: 0º Cancer ♋︎
Moon: Moon enters Taurus ♉︎ at 9:53 pm
Exact Calendar Date: Friday, June 20, 2025, the Sun enters Cancer at 10:42 pm.
Suggested Celebration Planning: Weekend celebrations Saturday or Sunday June 21-22, 2025.
Time of Day: High Noon is perfect.

Dark Moon Cancer

Ritual Function: Balance elemental water energy, and shadow work for the virtues and vices of Cancer.
Sun: Cancer ♋︎
Moon: Cancer ♋︎
Exact Calendar Date: Wednesday, June 25, 2025, 6:32 am.
Suggested Celebration Timing: Brief window of celebration between the Moon entering Cancer at 11:44 pm Tuesday, June 24, and exact conjunction the following morning at 6:32 am.

Blessing Full Moon, Summer Cardinal

Ritual Function: Initiate Summer’s Cultivation of the Great Work
Sun: Cancer ♋︎
Moon: Capricorn ♑︎
Exact Calendar Date: Thursday, July 10, 2025 4:37 pm.
Suggested Celebration Planning: Best celebrated at night Wednesday, July 9, 2025.

Dark Moon Leo

Ritual Function: Balance elemental fire energy, and shadow work for the virtues and vices of Leo.
Sun: Leo ♌︎
Moon: Leo ♌︎
Exact Calendar Date: Thursday, July 24, 2025, 3:11 pm.
Suggested Celebration Timing: Narrow window of celebration between the Moon entering Leo at 11:28 am, and exact conjunction at 3:11 pm.

High Summer: First Harvest: Lammas or Lughnassadh Sabbat

Ritual Function: First Harvest of grain, daring.
Sun: 15º Leo ♌︎
Moon: Moon enters Aquarius ♒︎ at 9:18 pm.
Exact Calendar Date: Thursday, August 7, 2025.
Suggested Celebration Planning: Weekend celebrations August 1-3, 2025.
Time of Day: Mid-Afternoon is perfect.

2025 Water Detail – Hand-drawn by Heron Michelle

Elemental Tides of Water: To Dare – To Accept

The Mabontide begins after our celebrations of Lammas are concluded. We tap elemental water’s powers of daring, to overcome all obstacles to the fulfillment of our Great Work goals. This allows our emotional waters to carve out the new landscape for our evolving lives. Then, at Mabon, we settle into the molds that new landscape provides our emotional waters. This allows our hearts to be molded into the new form our work sculpted, tapping elemental water’s powers of acceptance.

Corn Full Moon, Summer Fixed

Ritual Function: Maximize summer’s cultivation of Great Work
Sun: Leo ♌︎
Moon: Aquarius ♒︎
Exact Calendar Date: Saturday, August 9, 2025, 3:55 am.
Suggested Celebration Planning: Best celebrated at night Friday, August 8, 2025.

Dark Moon Virgo

Ritual Function: Balance elemental earth energy, and shadow work for the virtues and vices of Virgo.
Sun: Virgo ♍︎
Moon: Virgo ♍︎
Exact Calendar Date: Saturday, August 23, 2025, 2:07 am.
Suggested Celebration Timing: Narrow window of celebration between the Moon entering Virgo at 1:24 am and exact conjunction at 2:07 am. 43 minutes for Dark Moon magick!

Harvest Moon, Summer Mutable, Lunar Eclipse

Ritual Function: Conclude summer’s cultivation of Great Work
Sun: Virgo ♍︎
Moon: Pisces ♓︎
Exact Calendar Date: LUNAR ECLIPSE! Sunday, September 7, 2025, 2:09 pm.
Suggested Celebration Planning: Best celebrated at night Saturday, September 6, 2025, after the Moon enters Pisces at 11:54 am.

2025 Black Moon/Solar Eclipse in Virgo shifts Lunar Leadership back to the Full Moons in each pairing

BLACK Moon Virgo, Solar Eclipse

Ritual Function: A second chance to balance elemental earth energy, and shadow work for the virtues and vices of Virgo.
Sun: Virgo ♍︎
Moon: Virgo ♍︎
Exact Calendar Date: SOLAR ECLIPSE! Sunday, September 21, 2025 3:54 pm. Black moon is the second dark moon to occur in the sign of Virgo.
Suggested Celebration Timing: Celebrate within 13 hours prior to exact conjunction.

Lunar pairings are now led by the Full Moons

For more info on Lunar Leadership, read this.

Season of Autumn: Integration

Autumn’s Gate: Autumnal Equinox: Second Harvest: Mabon Sabbat

Ritual Function: Second Harvest of Vegetables, balance sacrifice with gratitude, acceptance.
Sun: 0º Libra ♎︎
Moon: Libra ♎︎
Exact Calendar Date: Monday, September 22, 2025. Sun enters Libra at 2:19 pm.
Suggested Celebration Planning: Weekend celebrations September 26-28, 2025
Time of Day: Dusk is perfect.

Blood Full Moon, Autumn Cardinal

Ritual Function: Initiate Autumn’s integration of the Great Work
Sun: Libra ♎︎
Moon: Aries ♈︎
Exact Calendar Date: Monday, October 6, 2025 11:48 pm.
Suggested Celebration Planning: Narrow window of celebration between the Moon entering Aries at 12:48 am and exact opposition at 11:48 pm the same day.

Dark Moon Libra

Ritual Function: Balance elemental air energy, and shadow work for the virtues and vices of Libra.
Sun: Libra ♎︎
Moon: Libra ♎︎
Exact Calendar Date: Tuesday, October 21, 2025 exact conjunction 8:25 am.
Suggested Celebration Timing: Night time celebrations Monday, October 20, 2025.

Mourning Full Moon, Autumn Fixed

Ritual Function: Maximize Autumn’s Integration of Great Work
Sun: Scorpio ♏︎
Moon: Taurus ♉︎
Exact Calendar Date: Wednesday, November 5, 2025 8:19 am.
Suggested Celebration Planning: Night time celebrations on Tuesday, November 4 any time after the Moon enters Taurus at 11:16 am.

High Autumn: Third Harvest: Samhain Sabbat

Ritual Function: Third harvest of blood, Divine funeral, release to death, ancestor veneration, silence.
Sun: 15º Scorpio ♏︎
Moon: Moon enters Gemini ♊︎ at 10:20 am.
Exact Calendar Date: Thursday, November 6, 2025.
Suggested Celebration Planning: Weekend celebrations October 31-November 2, 2025.
Time of Day: Mid-evening is perfect.

Elemental Tides of Earth: To be Silent (again)

Which circles us back around to the elemental tides of earth once again, and another year’s period of silent reflection on all we’ve accomplished.

Dark Moon Scorpio

Ritual Function: Balance elemental water energy, and shadow work for the virtues and vices of Scorpio.
Sun: Scorpio ♏︎
Moon: Scorpio ♏︎
Exact Calendar Date: Thursday, November 20, 2025, 1:47 am.
Suggested Celebration Timing: Night time celebrations Wednesday, November 19, 2025, while the Moon remains in Scorpio.

Long Nights Moon, Autumn Mutable

Ritual Function: Conclude Autumn’s Integration of Great Work
Sun: Sagittarius ♐︎
Moon: Gemini ♊︎
Exact Calendar Date: Thursday, December 4, 2025 before exact opposition at 6:14 pm.
Suggested Celebration Planning: Night time celebrations Wednesday, December 3 after the Moon enters Gemini at 9:48 pm.

Dark Moon Sagittarius

Ritual Function: Balance elemental fire energy, and shadow work for the virtues and vices of Sagittarius.
Sun: Sagittarius ♐︎
Moon: Sagittarius ♐︎
Exact Calendar Date: Friday, December 19, 2025 8:43 pm.
Suggested Celebration Timing: On the exact night prior to 8:43 om, or the night before on Thursday, December 18, 2025.

Yule Sabbat Kicks Off a New Wheel

Ritual Function: Celebrate Winter and peak of darkness, welcome the returning light, resonance
Sun: 0º Capricorn ♑︎
Moon: Capricorn ♑︎
Exact Calendar Date: Sunday, December 21, 2025, 10:03 am.
Suggested celebration timing: That day after the Sun enters Capricorn at 10:03 am.
Time of Day: Midnight is perfect.

2025 Wheel of the Year Calendar Now Available for Digital Download

All this information is now available for purchase as a digital download for $5.00 on my new author website. Purchase here! The download includes a .pdf file with all my hand-drawn graphics of the Wheel and the Linear by Season views, and a spreadsheet with all of the dates listed above. I appreciate the financial support through your purchase.

Now registering new students for my online course!

I now teach an 18 month long detailed course on how to implement all this magick called The Pentacle Path of Elemental Witchcraft. My system utilizes auspicious timing by astrology for personal development – so we can live happy, healthy, effective lives. You’ll find loads more information, and a few free videos, on my new HeronMichelle.com author website! I’m currently registering new students for the 2024 – 2026 turning of the wheel. But you can start on the first module of information today!

For a detailed instruction manual to this magick, you’ll need my first book through Llewellyn: Elemental Witchcraft: A Guide to Living a Magickal Life Through the Elements.

Cover of Elemental Witchcraft by Heron Michelle

Bright blessings through the coming year!
~Heron

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About Heron Michelle

Heron Michelle (Greenville, NC) is a modern witch, priestess, artist, and owner of The Sojourner Whole Earth Provisions (thesojo.com). She is the author of "Elemental Witchcraft: A Guide to Living a Magickal Life Through the Elements" by Llewellyn Worldwide, and teaches courses online at HeronMichelle.com. You can read more about the author here.

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