Planning by the moon is an important part in the journey of many witches, however, it can be hard to keep up with or really feel in-tune at times. Not to mention finding a planner you really vibe with to help you track the moon. I've felt these struggles firsthand, especially when I was new to my practice and new to using the moon for time-keeping.

To remedy this problem I've had, I've decided to create a lunar calendar of my own, based primarily on the moon, in order to help me navigate time in my spiritual life.

The calendar isn’t a traditional monthly calendar with the phases of the moon noted in there, but rather uses the moon as the main focus of the calendar. I wanted something that truly made me feel as though I was following the moon, rather than just observing it in a modern time-keeping setting.

Each “moonth” starts with the New Moon and ends on the Dark Moon, just before the next New Moon. The “moonth” is named after each Full Moon according to the general Neo-Pagan calendar. I’ve noted the month and days as well, because we can’t really eschew our common time-keeping standards, but have chosen to leave off the days of the week (maybe I’ll add them in on a later version?) because of the way I’ve chosen to highlight the moon phases.

Each of the four rows stars with one of the 4 major moon phases and the number of days in that row is determined by the length of that particular stage of the moon, not a grid system. This is another way I’ve chosen to put more emphasis on moon-time. Following the phases by row gives you time to flow through that particular phase of waxing or waning, rather than counting the days until the next phase.

I’m planning to carry on making calendars for each “moonth” throughout the year, although probably not in this particular style - although it was a blast to create. The free download link to the printable calendar is below!





I hope you enjoy and please let me know if you have any suggestions for what to include in the next calendars, or if there are any specific naming conventions you’d like me to follow for other versions of the “moonthly” calendar! I’m not too familiar with many of the other names, and the cultures they’re originated from, so if you have any info or suggestions, I’d love to see.

Let me know how you use the planner! 

Leave a comment down below telling me your favorite way to use your lunar calendar. I want to know!