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The hour and day of the Moon
Child of Thea and Hyperion. Mistress of the tides, dreams, and the hidden mysteries of the subconscious.
The Moon rules Monday and the first hour after its sunrise, then returns every seventh hour through the day and night. The Moon is seventh in the Chaldean order, the sequence of the hours: intuition, emotions, cycles, dreams.
The day of the Moon: Monday
Monday belongs to the Moon. Its first planetary hour, beginning at sunrise, is Moon’s, and Moon returns for day hours 1 and 8 and night hours 3 and 10. Lady of Monday: intuition, emotions, dreams, the unconscious.
Best for: meditation, divination, home matters, travel, fertility. See when Moon’s hours fall today →
The hour of the Moon
The Moon's hours are suffused with receptivity, emotion, and the tidal pull of the unconscious. Favored activities include divination, dream incubation, domestic rituals, and nurturing.
The Moon governs silver, the color white, the tides, and the cycles of growth and decay. Her hours are ideal for works of reflection — but ill-suited to binding decisions.
Moon’s hours through the week
Every planet rules three or four of the twenty-four hours each day. These are Moon’s, counted from sunrise (day) and from sunset (night); ★ marks Moon’s own day.
| Day | Hours |
|---|---|
| Saturday | Day 7 · night 2, 9 |
| Sunday | Day 4, 11 · night 6 |
| Monday ★ | Day 1, 8 · night 3, 10 |
| Tuesday | Day 5, 12 · night 7 |
| Wednesday | Day 2, 9 · night 4, 11 |
| Thursday | Day 6 · night 1, 8 |
| Friday | Day 3, 10 · night 5, 12 |
Suitable work
Favourable
Domestic affairs, nurturing and self-care, intuitive endeavors, dream work, emotional healing.
Best avoided
Binding contracts, high-stakes rational decisions, confrontations, speculative ventures.
Keywords
- Cycles
- Divination
- Dreams
- Emotions
- Fertility
- Illusion
- Intuition
- Mystery
- Psychic Power
- The Subconscious
Correspondences
| Day | Monday |
|---|---|
| Element | Water |
| Direction | North-West |
| Metal | Silver |
| Colours | Silver, White |
| Numbers | 9, 81, 369, 3321 |
| Zodiac | Cancer |
| Kamea | 9 × 9 |
| Sephira | Yesod |
| Olympic spirit | Phul |
| Archangel | Gabriel |
| Intelligence | Malcha betharsithim hed beruah schehakim |
| Spirit | Chasmodai |
| Divine name | Shaddai El Chai |
| Angelic order | Kerubim (Order of Angels) |
| Chakra | Crown (Sahasrara) |
| Scents | Camphor, Jasmine, Myrrh |
| Crystals | Aquamarine, Beryl, Crystal Quartz, Moonstone, Mother of Pearl, Opal, Pearl, Sapphire, Selenite, Silver |
| Plants | Aloe, Calamus, Camphor, Coconut, Cotton, Cucumber, Gardenia, Grape, Jasmine, Lettuce, Lily, Lotus, Moonwort, Mugwort, Myrrh, Poppy, Sandalwood, Water Lily, Willow, Wintergreen |
| Animals | Cat, Crab, Dog, Elephant, Fish, Hare, Horse, Owl, Panther, Stag |
| Body | Brain, Left Eye, Left Hand Side, Stomach, Womb |
| Qualities | Compassion, Creativity, Fertility, Intuition, Nurturing, Psychic Awareness, Receptivity, Sensitivity |
| Shadow | Deception, Delusion, Fickleness, Illusion, Instability, Moodiness |
From the planet profiles in Planetary Dial.
The kamea of the Moon
The 9×9 magic square — the largest of the classical planetary kameas. Every row, column, and diagonal sums to 369, and the total sum of all cells is 3321. The sigils of the Moon's entities are traced across this vast tidal grid.
How it is pictured
A beautiful woman in a silver chariot drawn by two white horses, or sometimes by a stag. She wears a crescent diadem upon her brow and carries a bow or torch. May be depicted with a billowing veil, her robes flowing like water, surrounded by the soft glow of moonlight.
- Artemis: Greek goddess of the hunt, wilderness, the moon, and childbirth. Twin of Apollo.
- Diana: Roman goddess of the hunt, the moon, and nature. Protector of women.
- Hecate: Greek goddess of magic, crossroads, the moon, ghosts, and necromancy.
- Luna: Roman divine embodiment of the moon. Drives her chariot across the night sky.
- Selene: Greek Titan goddess of the moon. Rides a silver chariot drawn by white horses.