Many people believe that the moon can be a powerful ruler of emotions and writing a journal throughout the lunar cycle is a way to understand your body's connection to this celestial event. The complete lunar cycle (New Moon to New Moon) is called a "lunation". During this time the moon will completely circle the earth. Every part of the moon cycle has a name: 1.New Moon (also called the Dark Moon) - not visible 2.Waxing Crescent 3.First Quarter - commonly called a "half-moon" Waxing Gibbous 4.Full Moon - we can see the entire illuminated portion of the moon 5.Waning Gibbous 6.Third Quarter - another "half-moon", but the illuminated part is opposite of the First Quarter 7.Waning Crescent 8.New Moon - back to the beginning Premium Design, 6 x 9, 110 Pages, Made in the USA!