This Week's Guidance
Feb 16 — 22, 2026
A complete lunar reset unfolds this week as the Moon descends through Amavasya and climbs back to Ashwini. Your guide to moving with this powerful cycle.
This week carries one of the year's most powerful patterns: a complete lunar reset that mirrors the zodiac itself. Monday opens in Shravana, the star of deep listening, as the Moon makes its final descent toward darkness. By Tuesday, Amavasya arrives in Dhanishta — the star of abundance — and everything goes quiet. This is the seed moment. Whatever intention you hold in that silence will shape the lunar month ahead.
The stillness doesn't last long. Wednesday's Shukla Pratipada marks the first breath of the new cycle, and from there the Moon begins a remarkable journey through the final nakshatras of the zodiac: Shatabhisha (the hundred healers), Purva and Uttara Bhadrapada (the burning and the blessing), and Revati (the nourisher, the last star before the wheel turns). By Sunday, the Moon reaches Ashwini — the very first nakshatra — completing a symbolic death and rebirth in seven days.
You'll feel this as a week of two halves. The first half asks you to be still, to listen, to let things complete. The second half brings momentum, fresh energy, and the sense that something new is possible. Don't rush the transition. The power of this week is in honoring both the ending and the beginning — the exhale and the inhale are one breath.
Late winter Kapha holds everything in a kind of gentle slowness that actually supports this process. Let the heaviness ground you rather than fighting it. Warm foods, warming herbs, and movement that builds heat without scattering energy will carry you through.
I honor what is ending and welcome what is beginning — they are one movement.
New Moon Intention Setting
On Tuesday evening (Amavasya), sit quietly with a single candle. Gaze softly at the flame for 2-3 minutes, then close your eyes and hold the afterimage at your third eye.
In this darkness, let a single word or phrase arise — not forced, just received. This is your seed intention for the lunar month. Write it down.
Return to it each morning this week as the Moon begins to grow.
Day by Day
Mon Feb 16 New Moon · 2%
Final exhale before Amavasya — the old cycle completes
Tue Feb 17 New Moon (Amavasya) · 0%
Amavasya in Dhanishta — the seed moment. What you plant in darkness will echo through the month
Wed Feb 18 New Moon · 1%
Shukla Pratipada — first tithi of the new cycle begins
Thu Feb 19 Waxing Crescent · 4%
Fri Feb 20 Waxing Crescent · 10%
Sat Feb 21 Waxing Crescent · 18%
Sun Feb 22 Waxing Crescent · 27%
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Your Week, Day by Day
Final exhale before Amavasya — the old cycle completes
Full daily guidance →Amavasya in Dhanishta — the seed moment. What you plant in darkness will echo through the month
Full daily guidance →Shukla Pratipada — first tithi of the new cycle begins
This Week's Seasonal Theme
Late winter asks for warm, grounding nourishment. Favor cooked foods, warming spices, and gentle movement that kindles agni without depleting reserves. The body is naturally building strength — support it.
Where This Comes From
This week's guidance draws from the lunar journey across seven nakshatras, the seasonal transition, and cross-tradition patterns that align with the week's themes.
Season: Shishira (Late Winter). The body is in transition — late winter asks for warm, grounding nourishment.