A Wiccan Bible - Exploring the Mysteries of the Craft from Birth to Summerland

Liber ab Luna (The Book of the Moon)^167

Month Name Begins Ends Planet(s) Element

Capricorn December 22 January 19 Saturn Earth

Aquarius January 20 February 18 Saturn/Uranus Air

Pisces February 19 March 20 Jupiter/Neptune Water

Aries March 21 April 19 Mars Fire

Taurus April 20 May 20 Venus Earth

Gemini May 21 June 20 Mercury Air

Cancer June 21 July 22 Moon Water

Leo July 23 August 22 Sun Fire

Virgo August 23 September 22 Mercury Air

Libra September 23 October 22 Venus Air

Scorpio October 23 November 21 Mars Water

Sagittarius November 22 December 21 Jupiter Fire

Why so many Twelves?

I believe the number 12 became sacred because it is the number of full lunar

cycles in the solar year—not the number of Full Moons (single days), but of the full

cycles. Thus, a further example that the relationship, not the thing, is important. You

see, that’s how Wicca sees the world in which we live—not in a collection of things

Winter Solstice

Capricorn

Aquarius

Sagitarius

Pisces

Aries

Taurus

Gemini

Cancer

Leo

Virgo

Libra

Scorpio

The Astrological Wheel of the Year

q WB Chap 09.p65 167 7/11/2003, 5:53 PM