You can’t miss it—this moon is bright, almost full. The Gibbous moon rises in the east mid to late afternoon. You can see it clearly, even before the sun goes down. It will set around three in the morning.

The energy is rising at this phase. It’s like that moment in birthing called "transition." When the pregnant mother is nearly fully dilated, exhausted, in pain, ready to kill her husband for what he started. If she could just get up and forget the whole thing, she would. If your labors this moon cycle have been pushing to a conclusion, you might find yourself in a similar moment now. Everything might fall apart right at the end. This is the Gibbous transition. To put it in moon terms: "Hold on, don’t give up, your baby will come when the moon is full. "Gibbous" means almost full. It says "not just yet." You may need to wait. Or recognize that whatever is difficult now is also rich and appropriate feedback. There’s an opportunity to fine-tune and make whatever you’re working on better, stronger. If you can, peel the emotion away from the matter and give it over to your analytical mind. Ingenuity is favored. Remain calm. Let your Will collect in your belly. Be ready when the illumination comes.