The second Full Moon of the month – Blue Moon – is tonight at 19.15. Make a wish for the New Year before it is full.

To end the year off we have a Partial Eclipse of the Moon. The entire eclipse, weather permitting, will be visible across the UK during the early evening.

The partial eclipse begins at 18:52 (just before 7pm). Over the next 30 minutes more of the Moon will be covered by the Earth’s shadow. Maximum eclipse occurs at 19:23 when 8% of the Moon will be immersed in the Earth’s shadow.

The eclipse ends at 19:54.

Well my decorations were down and packed away on the 27^th! I know some say you should leave them until twelfth night but once the big day is over I don’t see the point. It mystifies me that people put decorations up early November and do not take them down until sometime in January.

I felt so much better when everything was packed away, I crave order, and as we approach the New Year I like to de-clutter. I think it is essential at this time of year to cleanse the house, mind and body.

I take unwanted gifts, clothes that I have not worn for the year, and anything that is unused or unloved to a charity shop. I support CRY – Cardiac Risk in the Young – and they are always most appreciative when I arrive with my black bin bags bulging.

Although I celebrate on the 31^stDecember I always follow my Feng Shui principals and look forward February and the new Chinese calendar.  There are two Chinese calendars, a solar calendar and a lunar calendar, which can be quite confusing. 

In China, the New Solar Year starts on 4^th February 2010 at 06:42 China time. In the UK because of the time difference we celebrate early on 3^rd February 2010 at 22:42.   This to the Chinese is the first day of spring and it is time to cleanse,replace or re-position any cures or enhancements you may use.

The 14^th February 2010 the Chinese celebrate their Lunar New Year this is the first day of the new animal year – the year of the Yang White Metal Tiger (Geng Yin).  Traditionally this starts on the New Moon, last 15 days, and culminates on the Full Moon – the “Lantern Festival”. 

I wish you all for 2010 a happy, healthy and peaceful year.

December is a very exciting month astrologically.

There is a Full Moon today, Tuesday the 2^nd at 7.30GMT which falls in the sign of Gemini.  On the 31^st December a second Full Moon of the month will herald in the New Year.

We usually have only one Full Moon each month, a Blue Moon is the second Full Moon to occur in a single calendar month.

Once in a Blue Moon … is a common saying which means not very often, so how often?

There will be on average 41 months that have two Full Moons in every century, so approximately every 2.7 years we are treated to this spectacle.