Rauhnacht 10: your wish for October
Rauhnacht 10 · 2026/27
Night of January 3 into 4, stands for October
Theme of the evening: Wishes
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Your Wish for October
Each of the twelve Rauhnächte is matched to a month of the new year. The tenth night, from January 3 to 4, belongs to October and invites you to clarify your wishes. Calculate it for free: theastroacademy.com
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A wish for a pay rise can really be a wish for calm. Often, a deeper need sits behind what we think we want. The night from January 3 to 4 is a good time to find that clarity. This night traditionally stands for the coming October, and its theme is wishes. Once you see the real need, you may find many different ways to meet it. Find your personal October theme in your chart for free at theastroacademy.com.
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Rauhnacht 10 is the night of January 3 into 4. In the old custom it stands for the coming October, and in our program it is the evening of wishes: finding out what you truly long for in the new year.
Rauhnacht 10 in brief
| What | This night |
|---|---|
| Date | Night of January 3 into 4 |
| Stands for | October |
| Theme | Wishes |
| Question for the evening | What do you really wish for, without thinking of anyone else? |
| Ritual | Write down your most important wish as concretely as you can. |
| In the custom | In the thirteen-wishes ritual one note is burned each night. |
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What your chart shows for October
The tenth night for the tenth month
Each of the twelve nights is matched to a month of the new year, and the tenth night, from January 3 into 4, belongs to October. The link is a custom for tuning in to the coming months, not a fixed prediction.
- Notice: Notice what comes to you tonight.
- Write down: Many people write down their dreams and their first mood the next morning in a Rauhnacht journal. Those notes become a symbolic picture of October that you can come back to later in the year.
What you really wish for
The theme tonight is wishes. The point is less to write a long list and more to find the one wish that matters most.
Ask yourself quietly: if I had only one wish free for the coming year, which would it be? Often a deeper need sits behind a wish.
A wish for a pay rise, for example, can really be a wish for financial security and calm. Once you see the need, you may find quite different ways to meet it.
Writing down your most important wish
Write your most important wish on a note, as concretely and positively as you can.
- Present tense: Put it in the present tense, as if it were already true: “I spend my evenings calm and relaxed” instead of “I want less stress”. What you do with the note is up to you.
- Keep the note: You can keep it and take it out again at the end of the year. The step that counts is putting the wish into clear words. This echoes the thirteen-wishes ritual, where one note is burned unread every night.
- Clear intention: Tonight you are simply giving yourself one clear intention.
How often does the full moon fall on Rauhnacht 10?
A full moon fell on Rauhnacht 10 in 4 of 100 years, so about once every 25 years. A lunar cycle lasts about 29.5 days, which is why the full moon rarely hits any single night.
In the Rauhnächte 2026/27 neither a full moon nor a new moon falls into the twelve nights: the full moon comes just before, the new moon just after.
| Season | Moon in the nights |
|---|---|
| 2026/27 | none |
| 2027/28 | New moon, December 27, 2027, night 3 |
| 2028/29 | Full moon, December 31, 2028, night 7 |
| 2029/30 | New moon, January 4, 2030, night 11 |
| 2030/31 | none |
| 2031/32 | Full moon, December 28, 2031, night 4 |
| 2032/33 | New moon, January 1, 2033, night 8 |
| 2033/34 | Full moon, January 4, 2034, night 11 |
Calculated with the Swiss Ephemeris for the seasons 1950/51 to 2049/50. The day of the exact full or new moon in German time counts; the nights are the evenings from December 25 to January 5.
Frequently asked questions
- When is Rauhnacht 10 in 2026/27?
- Rauhnacht 10 is always the night of January 3 into January 4, so in the 2026/27 season too. The date stays the same because the twelve nights always follow Christmas.
- Which month does the tenth Rauhnacht stand for?
- The tenth night stands for the tenth month of the coming year, October. Dreams, moods and observations from this night count in the custom as a small preview of October’s themes.
- What is the theme of Rauhnacht 10?
- In our program the tenth night is about wishes: finding out what you really long for in the new year and putting your most important wish into clear words.
- What does the thirteen-wishes custom mean for this night?
- The thirteen-wishes ritual runs through all twelve nights. You write thirteen wishes, burn one unread each night, and the last one left is the wish you take care of yourself. The tenth night is one of the twelve burning evenings.
- Do I have to burn incense in the tenth Rauhnacht?
- No. Smudging is an old custom for clearing house and home, and you only do what feels right to you. Quiet time with your thoughts is enough for this evening.