A moon journal is simply a notebook that follows the moon instead of the calendar. Many people set an intention at the new moon, check in around the full moon and look back as the moon wanes. It’s a gentle rhythm for reflection, and you don’t need any particular belief to enjoy it.
Here are seven spreads and prompt pages that planners and journalers have shared. I’ve linked each one so you can see their pages properly, and added what I’d borrow if you’re starting out.
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1. A layout for every phase of the moon
By Bonnie Kuhl, Archer and Olive
Written for a journal brand’s blog, this post walks through eight layouts, one for each moon phase, starting with a new moon wish list in three columns: things to have, things to do and things to be. It’s a lovely overview if you like structure.
What I’d borrow: The three-column wish list for the new moon.
2. A lunar calendar layout, step by step
By Christina Foley, Bullet Journal Junkie
Christina explains how she draws a lunar calendar on one page, adds the months, dates and a key, and then decorates it. She also covers variations and how often to use the layout, which helps if you’re not sure where it fits in your journal.
What I’d borrow: Adding a simple key so you can track a mood or habit against the moon.
3. A full-moon check-in for your goals
By Owls&Indigo, owlsandindigo.com
This spread shows a whole lunar cycle in practice. The writer sets one goal at the new moon, writes a feeling-based intention at each phase and does a mid-cycle check-in at the full moon to see what’s working and what to release.
What I’d borrow: The mid-cycle check-in. It turns intentions into something you actually look at again.
4. A moon phases theme with a watercolour moon
By Laura, Keeping it creative
Laura built a monthly theme around the lunar cycle after reading about it in a magazine. She painted a full moon in watercolour, photocopied it and glued it into a moon cycle diagram, then added her monthly pages around it.
What I’d borrow: Photocopying artwork instead of gluing in thick watercolour paper.
5. A sparkly lunar calendar with stickers and stamps
By aerialovely, aerialovely.com
This is the most decorative spread here. The blogger used celestial stickers and die cuts, an acrylic stamp set for the moon phases and gold star sequins, and finished with a favourite quote. There’s a video of the whole process too.
What I’d borrow: Stamping the phases, which is much quicker than drawing them.
6. Moon phase prompts and intention printables
By Tracey Collins, space and quiet
Tracey explains what each phase is traditionally linked with and offers printable templates for setting new moon intentions and doing a monthly reflection. It suits anyone who prefers writing to drawing.
What I’d borrow: Pairing each phase with one short question rather than a long ritual.
7. One page per moon cycle
By Aurora Moone, Plentiful Earth
This guide keeps things wonderfully simple: one page for each cycle of about 29 and a half days, with something to write at each phase and a free fillable page. It also says, kindly, that plenty of moon journals are just a date, a phase and one honest line about the day.
What I’d borrow: The permission to keep it to one honest line.
Starting your own
If you’re new to this, try one cycle with just two entries: an intention at the new moon and a short check-in at the full moon. If you enjoy it, add a line at each quarter. My guide to starting a noticing journal pairs well with a moon journal, and the simple gratitude practice makes a nice full moon prompt.
Sources
| Creator | Post | Checked |
|---|---|---|
| Bonnie Kuhl (Archer and Olive) | A layout for every phase of the moon | 11 November 2026 |
| Christina Foley (Bullet Journal Junkie) | A lunar calendar layout, step by step | 11 November 2026 |
| Owls&Indigo (owlsandindigo.com) | A full-moon check-in for your goals | 11 November 2026 |
| Laura (Keeping it creative) | A moon phases theme with a watercolour moon | 11 November 2026 |
| aerialovely (aerialovely.com) | A sparkly lunar calendar with stickers and stamps | 11 November 2026 |
| Tracey Collins (space and quiet) | Moon phase prompts and intention printables | 11 November 2026 |
| Aurora Moone (Plentiful Earth) | One page per moon cycle | 11 November 2026 |
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