Set your alarm – 7.12pm on Sunday UK time – look up to see the Corn Moon. Usually September heralds the Harvest Moon but the equinox falls late this year, so the Harvest Moon will appear on the 7th October in 2025. What is really exciting, is the Corn Moon coincides with a full Lunar Eclipse. As the moon rises in the UK skies (around 7:30pm), it will already be in eclipse and we will get to see the Moon gradually moving out of the earth’s shadow. Ok, maybe we aren’t getting the full experience like those in Eastern Africa, Central Asia or Western Australia, but it’s still very special and I’ll take that.
A couple of days away still so need to keep checking the weather forecast but at the moment, the East and Southwest areas look set for clear skies. Find a hill and a pair of binoculars and hope the UK weather will let you see this sight.
Even if you aren’t lucky enough to see it, the influence and importance of this event will be with you. This full moon is an opportunity to reflect on personal goals and what you want in your future but the eclipse asks us to allow revelations too. Don’t get in your own way, be free to feel the emotions that are in you with no thought of apology.
Spend sometime journaling your thoughts and focus yourself on this new moon, especially if you are a Piscean like me!