By Crystal Cassandra · Updated October 1, 2026
Crystal Healing Expert
How do you charge crystals with the moon?
To charge crystals with the moon, place them where they catch moonlight, most commonly under the full moon, overnight. In traditional practice the new moon suits intention-setting stones and the full moon suits cleansing and amplifying. Match water-safe stones to outdoor charging; keep selenite and other soft stones dry on a windowsill.
Waning Gibbous in Taurus
Gratitude, integration, gentle release · Sensory pleasure, stability, embodiment
Tonight's Waning Gibbous in Taurus combines gratitude, integration, gentle release with sensory pleasure, stability, embodiment. The waning gibbous is when gratitude crystallizes. Charge your heart stones during this phase for ongoing emotional integration. Moon in Taurus is the loveliest phase for charging heart and abundance stones. Slow, sensory, embodied.
Charge tonight
Tonight's practice
Moonlight for a few hours. The peak has passed; this phase is for integration. Good for emotional stones and gratitude rituals.
Tonight's Set
Tonight's Moon Charging Set
The five crystals best aligned with tonight's Waning Gibbous in Taurus.
Rose Quartz
Charging Tonight
Rhodonite
Charging Tonight
Morganite
Charging Tonight
Pink Tourmaline
Charging Tonight
Emerald
Charging Tonight
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October 2026
Oct 1·today
🌖Waning Gibbous
in Taurus
Rose Quartz
Oct 2
🌖Waning Gibbous
in Taurus
Rose Quartz
Oct 3
🌖Waning Gibbous
in Gemini
Rose Quartz
Oct 4
🌗Last Quarter
in Gemini
Smoky Quartz
Oct 5
🌘Waning Crescent
in Gemini
Amethyst
Oct 6
🌘Waning Crescent
in Cancer
Amethyst
Oct 7
🌘Waning Crescent
in Cancer
Amethyst
Oct 8
🌘Waning Crescent
in Leo
Amethyst
Oct 9
🌘Waning Crescent
in Leo
Amethyst
Oct 10
🌘Waning Crescent
in Virgo
Amethyst
Oct 11
🌑New
in Virgo
Clear Quartz
Oct 12
🌑New
in Libra
Clear Quartz
Oct 13
🌒Waxing Crescent
in Libra
Carnelian
Oct 14
🌒Waxing Crescent
in Libra
Carnelian
Oct 15
🌒Waxing Crescent
in Scorpio
Carnelian
Oct 16
🌒Waxing Crescent
in Scorpio
Carnelian
Oct 17
🌒Waxing Crescent
in Sagittarius
Carnelian
Oct 18
🌓First Quarter
in Sagittarius
Tiger's Eye
Oct 19
🌓First Quarter
in Capricorn
Tiger's Eye
Oct 20
🌔Waxing Gibbous
in Capricorn
Fluorite
Oct 21
🌔Waxing Gibbous
in Capricorn
Fluorite
Oct 22
🌔Waxing Gibbous
in Aquarius
Fluorite
Oct 23
🌔Waxing Gibbous
in Aquarius
Fluorite
Oct 24
🌔Waxing Gibbous
in Pisces
Fluorite
Oct 25
🌔Waxing Gibbous
in Pisces
Fluorite
Oct 26
🌕Full
in Aries
Selenite
Oct 27
🌕Full
in Aries
Selenite
Oct 28
🌖Waning Gibbous
in Taurus
Rose Quartz
Oct 29
🌖Waning Gibbous
in Taurus
Rose Quartz
Oct 30
🌖Waning Gibbous
in Taurus
Rose Quartz
Oct 31
🌖Waning Gibbous
in Gemini
Rose Quartz
All 8 Moon Phases and Their Crystals
New Moon
Setting intention, planting seeds, beginning anew
New moon charging is intention-charging, not energy-charging. You're not loading the stone with moon energy (there isn't visible moon light), you're consecrating it with the seed of what you're growing.
Waxing Crescent
Building, tending the seed, gentle growth
The waxing crescent is the gentle yes phase. Stones charged here carry a quality of patient becoming.
First Quarter
Decision, commitment, action
Marina Costelloe recommends the first quarter for charging decision-stones. The half-light/half-dark phase mirrors the choice you're being asked to make.
Waxing Gibbous
Refinement, fine-tuning, preparation for peak
Use this phase to fine-tune practices that began at the new moon. The energy is approaching peak but not yet there.
Full Moon
Peak, illumination, manifestation, release
Selenite at the full moon is the practitioner's classic. The full moon is when most of my collection comes out, even stones I don't usually charge benefit from one full moon a month. The exception is hematite (rusts in dew) and stones that need to be kept dry.
Waning Gibbous
Gratitude, integration, gentle release
The waning gibbous is when gratitude crystallizes. Charge your heart stones during this phase for ongoing emotional integration.
Last Quarter
Release, letting go, cleansing
Last quarter is for what needs to go. Cleanse heavy or overworked stones here, especially protection stones that have absorbed energy from your environment.
Waning Crescent
Rest, surrender, dissolution
The waning crescent is the threshold. Charge sleep and dream stones here, they receive the quality of dissolution that this phase carries.
In service, Crystal Cassandra
Living by the Moon
Selene Tides on the eight phases and what each has traditionally been for, the moon through the twelve signs, and a blank lunar month planner you can fill for any month.
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