17/08/2026
LUNAR FORECAST - MONDAY, AUGUST 17, 2026
Lunar Day Vɔ → Hwɛ - A day requiring vigilance
1. READING OF THE DAY
We are still in the Waxing Crescent phase (22% illumination), a period for Making Requests and Growth 🟢. Energy levels are still rising.
Today, two Lunar phases follow one another:
Vɔ 💚 from 00:00 to 17:36 GMT:
The final hours of the 5th day. Still favorable for purification rituals, offerings, and making requests.
Hwɛ ❤️ starting at 17:36 GMT:
The 6th lunar day. A day of judgment and conflict. According to Vodún tradition, Hwɛ is an unfavorable day. It carries energies of lawsuits, discord, defamation, disputes, and settling of scores.
Lending or borrowing money today can lead to threats and conflicts.
Current Element: Fire 🔥 → Strong but impulsive energy. Needs to be channeled.
Lunar Sign: Libra ♎ → A call for balance, justice, and calm.
2. ADVICE FOR THE DAY
Be careful; this is a day of shifting energies. Protect yourself.
Morning - Vɔ Phase 💚 until 17:36:
1. Seize the moment:
This is your window to make requests, offer sacrifices, and perform purifications. Bring matters that need closure to an end.
2. Resolve things:
If you need to offer forgiveness or express gratitude, do so before 17:36.
Afternoon/Evening - Hwɛ Phase ❤️ starting at 17:36:
1. Hold your tongue:
Avoid arguments, gossip, and criticism. Silence spares you.
2. Avoid signing things:
No contracts, loans, borrowing, or conflict resolutions today. Postpone until August 18.
3. Remain neutral:
Seek peace, in the spirit of Libra. Do not take sides in other people's conflicts.
4. Be cautious:
There is a risk of errors, mistakes, or misunderstandings. Double-check everything you sign or say.
Watchword:
Purify in the morning; stay silent in the evening.
3. RITUAL OF THE DAY - PROTECTION RITUAL AGAINST HWƐ 💚➡️❤️
Goal:
End Vɔ in peace and protect yourself from Hwɛ’s energy.
Materials:
1 white candle
1 green candle
1 black candle
salt
water
white ribbon.
Steps:
1. Before 5:36 PM - Closing Vɔ:
Light the white and green candles.
Give thanks for the protection received.
Drink a little salt water to purify yourself.
2. At 5:36 PM - Transition to Hwɛ:
Extinguish the green candles.
Light the black candle.
3. Protection:
Take the white ribbon.
Tie 3 knots while saying:
"First knot: I bind my tongue.
Second knot: I bind disputes. Third knot: I bind evil far away from me. Hwɛ, pass by without touching me."
Carry the ribbon with you or place it under your pillow.
4. Vow of silence:
After 5:36 PM, speak as little as possible. If you are attacked, do not respond.
4. DAILY PRAYER TO HWƐ AND THE ANCESTORS
To be recited at 5:35 PM, before the transition
"Oh Ancestors, Oh Guardian Spirits,
At the end of Vɔ, I give thanks for your protection.
Now comes Hwɛ, a day of judgment and turmoil.
I ask you to shield my home, my mouth, and my steps.
Keep lawsuits, disputes, slander, and false judgments far from me.
Guard my tongue; soothe the hearts around me.
May the Scales grant me justice without conflict,
And may the Fire within me transform into wisdom, not anger.
I neither lend, nor borrow, nor judge on this day.
Protect me until tomorrow.
So be it."🙏
Today, do not light a fire. Observe it instead. Caution and silence are your best weapons.