New Moon Journal Prompts: 20 Questions to Ask
Twenty new moon journal prompts to help you find what you're really calling in this month, with a simple ten-minute way to use them.
New moon journal prompts are questions you answer on paper at the new moon, to find out what you're really calling in before you name it. Below are twenty of them, in four groups: looking back, what you want, what's in the way, and the first small step. You don't need all twenty. Three or four honest answers are plenty.
Most of us reach the new moon knowing we want something, and not quite what. We write down the first thing that comes to mind, and it's often last month's wish, or someone else's. A few good questions slow that down. They let the real one come up.
What the prompts are for
At the new moon the night is at its darkest. The Moon sits between the Earth and the Sun, and its lit side faces away from us. In Auriana's reading, that dark is seed time: a quiet moment to name what you'd like to grow.
The prompts are the step before the naming. An intention is one plain sentence. The prompts are how you find out which sentence is yours. If you already have it, here's how to set a new moon intention in five minutes. If you don't, start here.
How to use them
- Pick the day. The day of the new moon and the two days after are all good. Every date is in the moon calendar.
- Give it ten minutes. A notebook, the notes on your phone, the back of an envelope. Anything you can find again.
- Choose one question from each group. Four questions, a few lines each. Write fast and don't tidy it.
- Read it back and underline. Look for the sentence that surprised you, or the one you nearly didn't write. That's usually the seed.
- Turn it into one line. Present tense, one part of your life. That line is your intention for the month.
Looking back at the last month
Start with what has already happened. It tells you more than a wish list does.
- What arrived this past month that I didn't expect?
- What did I ask for last time, and what became of it?
- Where did things feel easy?
- What did I keep putting off, and why?
- What am I glad I said yes to?
Finding what you're calling in
Now look ahead. Write the true answer first, even if it seems too big or too small.
- If one part of my life could feel different by the next new moon, which would it be?
- What do I want more of that I haven't said out loud?
- What would I ask for if I weren't worried about seeming greedy?
- What would "enough" look like in that part of my life?
- When did I last feel abundant, and what was I doing?
Noticing what's in the way
These aren't here to make you feel bad. They're here so you can see the thing clearly, the way you'd clear a patch of ground before planting.
- What am I holding on to that takes up room?
- Whose idea of a good life am I still trying to live?
- What do I say I want but keep avoiding?
- Where do I give easily and find it hard to receive?
- What would I have to believe about myself to let this in?
Choosing the first small step
A seed needs one small act to go with it. Keep this part practical.
- What is one small thing I could do within three days?
- Who could I ask for help, or simply tell?
- What could I clear, finish or put down to make room?
- How will I know when something has started to arrive?
- Where will I write down what turns up?
Prompts for the new moon in Libra
Each new moon falls in a different sign, and the sign adds its own colour. The next one is the new moon in Libra on Saturday 10 October 2026, at 3:50 pm UTC. In Sydney and Melbourne that's 2:50 am on Sunday 11 October. Times for other cities are on the October 2026 new moon page.
In Libra, abundance arrives through partnership and beauty, always with someone, never alone. So this month, two extra questions are worth a line each:
Where have I been doing everything on my own?
What would it look like to be met halfway?
There's more about this moon in New Moon in Libra, October 2026.
Questions people ask
Do I have to answer all twenty?
No. One from each group is plenty, and one question answered honestly is worth more than twenty you skim. Keep the rest for next month.
When should I write?
On the day of the new moon or in the two days after. If you miss it, write anyway. A late page is far better than none.
What if I don't know what I want?
Then that's your page. Stay with the first group and write what arrived and what felt easy. What you want often shows up in what you already enjoyed.
Is this the same as setting an intention?
Not quite. The prompts are the thinking, and the intention is the one line you take away. Two weeks later, at the full moon, you look back and count what turned up.
The sky is real; the meaning is a reflection, never a prediction. If you'd like to see where abundance is most alive for you, start with your free Abundance Chart. It takes two minutes.