Today, find a place from where you can contemplate the sky and notice the lunar silhouette. The Moon today is in the second half of its waning phasemoving towards a very special new Moon phase that will bring us a partial solar eclipse, the last of the four eclipses of 2025. You will have to do it during the day, because this Thursday night the Moon It is located most of the time below the horizon. It will come out early on Friday, being seen in the darkness of the sky for only a couple of hours. before dawn.

During this part of the waning phase, In the northern hemisphere the Moon draws a «C»and in the southern hemisphere, a «D». Also keep in mind that, although you may not notice it with the naked eye, the sky also moves: at 12:06, Mercury enters Libraan air sign that opens new currents of dialogue and connection.

Moon today, Thursday, September 18, 2025

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• Today’s moon phase: waning moon
• What time does the Moon rise today? 4:12 (Madrid)
• What time does the Moon set? 19:03 (Madrid)
• Lightning: 15.4%-8.6%
• Orbit: Falling
• Constellation: Cancer
• Astrological sign: Leo

How today’s Moon influences Thursday

Today’s waning Moon is in the zodiac sign of Leo, with his fire energyand continues descending in its orbit.

It is a Moon that favors agreements and understandingsomething that you can take into account during the day to take advantage of it to your advantage. The same for other influences that affect the way your body responds to certain care, housework or plant care.

If you want an agreement, take advantage of today

Mercury begins its transit through Libra this Sunday the 21st, where it will remain until October 28, just a few days before the solar eclipse and as a prelude to the autumn equinox.

Today’s energy drives conversations based on diplomacy and harmony: it is a ideal time to exchange ideasseek understanding and reach agreements.

Listening becomes more attentive and conscious. Taking advantage of the introspective energy of the waning phase, you can also focus on practicing silence to further improve your listening. And, before Venus, ruler of Libra, leaves Leo to enter Virgo tomorrow, take advantage of the opportunity to be clear in your intentions.

Self-care routines that benefit you the most

• Take advantage of the influence of lunar energy, especially if you have oily skin, to apply a face mask with natural ingredients such as clay or activated charcoal and leave your skin without toxins, clean and fresh.
• Today is a good day for wash your hair if you want it to stay clean and shiny longer.
• Although it is not a particularly prominent day in the lunar calendar for haircuts and waxing, today’s lunar influence favors you when it comes to cutting your hair if you want your hair to grow slowly, maintaining the cut. In addition to stimulating its growth, you will notice that it looks healthier.
• It is not the best day to apply mud, vegetable dyes or hennas to cover gray hair or restore the color of your hair. Better opt for detox hair treatments that deeply cleanse the scalp.
• Today’s Moon invites you to enjoy self-care rituals that prioritize rest and simplicity.
• It’s still an excellent day for cleanse and purify your body. This lunar phase today favors purifying processes, making it an excellent day to consume foods that support detoxification.
• We are approaching a solar eclipse and you may notice the falling energy. It is not the best time for intense or high-impact workouts. Instead, Give yourself a day to slow down: Go for stretching, conscious breathing and gentle movements that help balance your body and harmonize your energy. It can be the first step in a good anti-stress plan to reduce cortisol in your daily life and start autumn in a more calm way.

What to do at home

• It’s a good day for open the windows and let the air travel through all the rooms and renew the energy.
• Today’s Moon also creates an excellent time to do repairs, paint or restore furniture.
• In the days before the partial eclipse of the Sun and under the waning Moon, lunar energy favors closures and resolution of earrings. It is an ideal time to organize your home, clean thoroughly, remove dust and make room for the new.
• Donate, recycle and dispose of anything that has lost its value or usefulness such as documents, clothing or electronic devices. Tidiness experts like Cristina Muñoz recommend focusing on the 20% that we do use and discarding the rest.

Most recommended garden and orchard tasks

According to the indications of the biodynamic agriculture calendar, it is better pause garden or garden work, including wateringuntil the eclipse passes.

In the meantime, you can dedicate yourself to organization tasks: organize the pantry, check the space where you keep your tools, check the condition of the pots, throw away what is no longer useful, organize seeds and bags of soil. Thus, when you resume the activity, you will do so with a more organized and prepared environment. It can be a great opportunity to prepare your garden for fall and ensure better harvests when the time comes.