📅⚡Witchy Weather Forecast | 18-24 August 2025 | Spell+Ritual Guide
Ever wished you had a witchy weather forecast so you’d always know what kind of magic works best each day?
This week’s got some juicy cosmic timing — we’re moving from the last sliver of the waning crescent all the way into a new moon and fresh waxing crescent energy. Pair that with each day’s planetary ruler and you’ve got a spell-casting dream team. ✨
This is the perfect reference to bookmark, print for your grimoire, or keep on your altar for quick magical inspo.
📅 Moon Phases This Week (UK, 18–24 August 2025)
- Mon 18 – Fri 22 Aug: Waning Crescent
- Sat 23 Aug: New Moon (07:06 BST)
- Sun 24 Aug: Waxing Crescent
🪐 Planetary Days + Moon Phases = Spell Timing Gold
Here’s your spell timing table for the week:
| Day | Planetary Ruler | Moon Phase | Spell Focus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monday 18 | 🌙 Moon – emotions, intuition | Waning Crescent | Emotional release, healing, dreamwork |
| Tuesday 19 | 🔥 Mars – courage, action | Waning Crescent | Releasing fear, healing anger, courage building |
| Wednesday 20 | ✉ Mercury – clarity, words | Waning Crescent | Mental cleansing, communication healing |
| Thursday 21 | 🌟 Jupiter – growth, abundance | Waning Crescent | Letting go of scarcity, gratitude rituals |
| Friday 22 | 💖 Venus – love, beauty | Waning Crescent | Relationship healing, self-love spells |
| Saturday 23 | ⏳ Saturn – structure, discipline | New Moon | Setting new intentions, disciplined fresh starts |
| Sunday 24 | ☀ Sun – vitality, creativity | Waxing Crescent | Energising intentions, manifestation, creativity |
🔮 Daily Spell, Ritual & Crystal Recommendations
Monday – Waning Crescent + Moon
Theme: Emotional release, healing, intuition
- Spell Idea: Write down emotions or memories you’re ready to let go of. Burn or bury them while whispering a release mantra.
- Ritual: Light a white candle, meditate with a cup of herbal tea (chamomile or lemon balm), and visualise emotional knots unravelling.
- Crystal: Moonstone for emotional balance, selenite for cleansing.
Tuesday – Waning Crescent + Mars
Theme: Release fear, build courage
- Spell Idea: Write your fears on bay leaves and burn them safely.
- Ritual: Stand barefoot on the earth, breathing deeply, imagining courage rising up through your body.
- Crystal: Red jasper for grounding courage, carnelian for motivation.
Wednesday – Waning Crescent + Mercury
Theme: Mental clarity, healing communication
- Spell Idea: Write down a miscommunication or mental block, then tear it into tiny pieces and scatter them in moving water.
- Ritual: Place a clear quartz on your journal, write affirmations for clarity, and speak them aloud three times.
- Crystal: Clear quartz for focus, fluorite for mental organisation.
Thursday – Waning Crescent + Jupiter
Theme: Release scarcity, invite gratitude
- Spell Idea: Write a list of what you’re grateful for and bury it with a coin as an offering to abundance.
- Ritual: Brew cinnamon tea, stir clockwise, and say aloud what blessings you’re inviting.
- Crystal: Citrine for abundance, green aventurine for prosperity.
Friday – Waning Crescent + Venus
Theme: Relationship healing, self-love
- Spell Idea: Take a rose petal bath, charging the water with affirmations of self-worth.
- Ritual: Write a love letter to yourself and place it under your pillow.
- Crystal: Rose quartz for love, rhodonite for heart healing.
Saturday – New Moon + Saturn
Theme: Intentions, structure, fresh starts
- Spell Idea: Write a clear, structured list of your intentions for the next month and seal it in an envelope.
- Ritual: Light a black or dark blue candle to absorb the old, then a white candle to welcome the new.
- Crystal: Black tourmaline for grounding, labradorite for new beginnings.
Sunday – Waxing Crescent + Sun
Theme: Growth, manifestation, creativity
- Spell Idea: Create a vision board or draw a sigil representing your main goal. Charge it in sunlight.
- Ritual: Dance, sing, or paint something that embodies your intention. Movement is manifestation!
- Crystal: Sunstone for vitality, citrine for success.
🌿 Final Thoughts
This week’s magic is all about closing old chapters in the waning crescent, planting new seeds with the new moon, and sparking fresh energy as the moon waxes. Use this guide to flow with the natural rhythm of the cosmos instead of pushing against it — your magic will feel smoother, deeper, and more aligned.
📌 Tip: If you want to keep this for quick reference, print the table and pop it in your grimoire. You’ll thank yourself later.
