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Lunar Placement

Last Quarter in Gemini

Classical astrology meaning for the last quarter when it occurs in Gemini - a Air Mutable sign ruled by Mercury.

At a glance

What last quarter in Gemini emphasizes

This page combines the lunar phase with a air, mutable sign ruled by Mercury, so the doctrine is more specific than a generic phase page.

Current sky

Last Quarter in Pisces

The Moon is not in Last Quarter in Gemini right now.

Next occurrence

September 4, 2026

Exact astronomical moment: Sep 4, 2026, 7:51 AM UTC

Moon in Gemini

Peregrine by dignity

The Moon has no major essential dignity or debility in Gemini, so the phase and sign ruler do more of the interpretive work.

Sign profile

Air / Mutable

The Twins. Gemini exchanges, translates, and distributes. It is dual, verbal, airy, and quick to connect one matter to another.

Visual geometry

Last Quarter in Gemini

The visual geometry stays fixed by phase, while the sign changes the atmosphere and expression.

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Sun in Virgo.

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Moon in Gemini during the last quarter.

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Next Last Quarter in Gemini

Sep 4, 2026, 7:51 AM UTC

Last Quarter in Gemini, with the Sun in Virgo.

Why Gemini changes this Last Quarter

Gemini is air and mutable, ruled by Mercury. That means the last quarter does not land in an abstract way: it is filtered through the twins. gemini exchanges, translates, and distributes. it is dual, verbal, airy, and quick to connect one matter to another.

Lunar condition in this sign

The Moon has no major essential dignity or debility in Gemini, so the element, modality, ruler, and the exact chart context carry more of the interpretive burden.

Sun-Moon geometry

A last quarter in Gemini means the Sun is in Virgo. The page therefore combines the Moon's phase doctrine with the zodiacal atmosphere of Gemini and the implied solar counter-sign that completes the lunation.

The Last Quarter - Classical Doctrine

The Last Quarter Moon occurs when the Moon reaches 270 deg of elongation from the Sun - the third square in the lunation cycle. The Moon is now waning, decreasing in light and moving back toward the Sun's conjunction. Classical doctrine marks this square as a moment of release, clearing, and preparation for the cycle's end.

The Waning Square

The Last Quarter is geometrically the same as the First Quarter (both are 90 deg from the Sun) but carries entirely different quality. The First Quarter is a waxing crisis demanding action; the Last Quarter is a waning crisis calling for release. Classical doctrine is attentive to the Moon's direction of travel - and at the Last Quarter, the Moon is clearly moving toward the Sun's consuming embrace.

Decreasing in Light

At the Last Quarter, the Moon is decreasing in illumination while locked in a waning square to the Sun. In classical doctrine, that combination weakens its power for fresh beginnings, even while it remains appropriate for completing existing ones and preparing for what comes next.

Moon in Gemini - Classical Doctrine

When Moon occupies Gemini, lunar instinct is filtered through mutable air: curious, verbal, changeable, and quick to distribute attention. In traditional delineation, this placement sharpens receptivity to conversation, exchange, movement, and mixed impressions.

Element

Air

Modality

Mutable

Ruler

Mercury

Classical Sources

Primary-source passages from the Hermetikon archive on the last quarter and Moon in Gemini.

Cover of A Manual of Astrology

A Manual of Astrology

Raphael (Robert Cross Smith)
1828
"After the full , she begins to decrease gradually, as she moves through the other half of her orbit; and when the eastern half of her only is enlightened, she is said to be in her third quarter"
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Cover of Tetrabiblos

Tetrabiblos

Claudius Ptolemy
150
"The third part of this consideration appertains to significations applying more minutely, and points out their force or weakness. In this case, the partile configurations of the Sun and Moon, at the intermediate quarters, as well as at the new or full Moon, are to be attentively regarded; since there is a certain variation in the constitution of the atmosphere, which usually commences about three days before, and sometimes, also, about three days after the Moon has equated her course to the Sun"
CHAPTER XIII MODE OF CONSIDERATION FOR PARTICULAR CONSTITUTIONS OF THE ATMOSPHEREOpen in Reader
Cover of Tetrabiblos

Tetrabiblos

Claudius Ptolemy
150
"from her full state to her third quarter she causes dryness; and from her third quarter to her occultation she causes cold"
CHAPTER VIII THE INFLUENCE OF POSITION WITH REGARD TO THE SUNOpen in Reader
Cover of Astrology for All

Astrology for All

Alan Leo (William Frederick Allan)
1899
"THE MOON IN GEMINI. ☽ in ♊. This lunar position strengthens the intellect, and makes the native a lover of study, of books, and of scientific and literary pursuits; it inclines him to some occupation of a mental nature. He is active in mind and body; likely to change his residence frequently, or to have more than one house; often goes on short journeys; travels, or is out and about a good deal; is often out of doors, walking or riding, etc., or calling on other people. He is skilful and dexterous with his hands and arms. Is able to live by his wits, and may gain a livelihood as messenger, traveller, salesman, speaker, clerk, writer, designer, journalist, engraver, artist, sculptor; or by study and literature. Is likely to have more than one occupation, or to change his occupation"
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Cover of Clavis Astrologiae Elimata

Clavis Astrologiae Elimata

Henry Coley
1669
"The Moon in Gemini , personates a well composed Body. and tall, a sad brown Hair, a moderate good Complexion, not sanguine, nor pale, but between both; the Members well proportioned, and the Body very upright and comly; but the qualities and disposition not commendable, but rather offensive; an ingenious subtile Person, notably crafty, yet generally unfortunate, unless other testimonies assist"
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Cover of Astrology for All

Astrology for All

Alan Leo (William Frederick Allan)
1899
"THE SUN IN GEMINI AND MOON IN GEMINI. ☉ in ♊. III.—iii. ☽ in ♊. This combination indicates a considerable amount of wilfulness, activity and restlessness, and a tendency to measure all things from an intellectual standpoint. There is a certain amount of self-esteem and independence, and the feelings are not so active in this polarity as in the other combinations. The motive temperament will dominate, and there is much dexterity in all matters where the hands are employed. With suitable planetary positions considerable popularity may be enjoyed, while there is ability amounting to genius in some intellectual direction. Docile in temperament and impartial in judgment. The Moon expresses the Sun very clearly in this combination, giving artistic tendencies, refinement, and literary ability"
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Sources on Last Quarter in Gemini

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Manual of Astrology

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Tetrabiblos

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Astrology for All

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Clavis Astrologiae Elimata

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Authors cited here

Claudius Ptolemy

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Alan Leo (William Frederick Allan)

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Henry Coley

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Last Quarter in Gemini - FAQ

What does Last Quarter in Gemini mean in astrology?

The Last Quarter in Gemini combines the last quarter's the moon stands in its third square to the sun, now waning and decreasing in light with the qualities of Gemini - a Air Mutable sign ruled by Mercury. When Moon occupies Gemini, lunar instinct is filtered through mutable air: curious, verbal, changeable, and quick to distribute attention. In traditional delineation, this placement sharpens receptivity to conversation, exchange, movement, and mixed impressions.

When is the next Last Quarter in Gemini?

The next Last Quarter in Gemini occurs on September 4, 2026.

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