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Void of course Moon

The Moon goes void of course after its last major aspect in a sign, until it enters the next one. Here is whether it is void right now, and every void period of the next 30 days in your time zone.

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What void of course means

The Moon moves through a sign in about two and a quarter days, and on the way it makes aspects to the other planets: conjunctions, sextiles, squares, trines and oppositions. After the last of those, it has nothing more to connect to in that sign until it crosses into the next one. That stretch is the void of course. The idea is old: William Lilly described a planet void of course in 1647, and today it is one of the most widely used timing rules in electional astrology, the art of choosing a good moment.

How long void periods last

In 2026 the Moon goes void about 160 times, once per change of sign. Most void periods are short: half last less than 7 hours, and 17 last less than an hour. A few run long when the Moon's last aspect comes early in a sign: 20 last more than a day, and the longest almost two days. Over the year the Moon is void about 19% of the time.

Working with a void Moon

Astrologers advise against beginnings during a void Moon: new projects, contracts, launches, big purchases, first meetings. The traditional saying is that nothing will come of it, or that it will turn out differently than planned. The same hours are read as good for rest, routine work, research, reflection and finishing things already begun. The void ends the moment the Moon enters its next sign, which today's Moon sign shows with the time, and the planetary hours are the other classic tool for choosing a time of day.

How it is worked out

The Moon's position and the planets' come from the site's own ephemeris, the same one behind every chart here. Every exact aspect between the Moon and a planet is found to the minute, and the void period runs from the last one before a sign change to the change itself. Everything is calculated in your browser from your device's clock.

Questions

What does void of course mean?

The Moon is void of course from its last major aspect to a planet in one sign until it enters the next sign. In that stretch it makes no more exact contacts, and astrologers read it as a lull: things started then are said to drift or come to nothing.

How often is the Moon void of course?

Every time it changes sign, about 160 times a year. In 2026 it is void 19% of the time. A void period lasts about 10 and a half hours on average, half of them less than 7 hours, and a few almost two days.

What should you avoid during a void Moon?

Traditionally, starting anything you want to grow: launching a project, signing a contract, making a big purchase or a first date. It is read as a good time for rest, routine, reflection and finishing what is already under way.

Which aspects and planets count?

The five major aspects, the conjunction, sextile, square, trine and opposition, exact, to any planet from the Sun to Pluto. Some astrologers use only the planets out to Saturn, which makes void periods longer; this page follows the modern practice of using all of them.

Is the void Moon the same everywhere?

Yes. The Moon goes void at the same instant all over the world; only the clock time differs, which is why the times here are shown in your own time zone.