The Sky This Week for April 10 to 16

~ Anytime, Anywhere ~The Sky This Week for April 10 to 16

Jupiter at peak visibility, Sirius at magnitude -1.5, and other cool things to look for in the sky this week.

By Nicole Kiefert

 

Monday, April 10

Full Moon arrives at 2:08 a.m. EDT tomorrow morning (11:08 p.m. PDT this evening), but our satellite looks completely illuminated all night. It rises in the east shortly before the Sun sets and reaches its peak in the south around 1 a.m. local daylight time. The Full Moon lies in central Virgo, some 3° from brilliant Jupiter and 7° from that constellation’s brightest star, 1st-magnitude Spica.

Tuesday, April 11

After passing between the Sun and Earth only two weeks ago, Venus already appears conspicuous in the predawn sky. It rises more than an hour before the Sun and climbs nearly 10° above the eastern horizon some 30 minutes before sunrise. The planet shines so brightly, at magnitude –4.6, that it shows up easily in the brightening twilight. A telescope will deliver spectacular views of the inner world’s 52″-diameter disk, which appears just 10 percent lit.

Wednesday, April 12

Mars continues to put on a nice show these April evenings. It appears nearly 20° high in the west an hour after sunset and doesn’t dip below the horizon until after 10 p.m. local daylight time. The magnitude 1.5 Red Planet crosses from Aries the Ram into Taurus the Bull today. Unfortunately, Mars’ 4″-diameter disk shows no detail when viewed through a telescope.

Thursday, April 13

For those who like to observe during the quiet predawn hours, Saturn offers a visual treat. The ringed planet rises shortly before 1 a.m. local daylight time and climbs about 30° high in the south by the time morning twilight begins. It shines at magnitude 0.3 against the backdrop of northwestern Sagittarius, where it appears nearly stationary relative to the background stars. Take a look at Saturn through binoculars and you’ll also see the open star clusters M21 and M23 as well as the spectacular Lagoon (M8) and Trifid (M20 ) nebulae less than 4° to its east. When viewed through a telescope, the planet shows a 17″-diameter disk surrounded by a stunning ring system that spans 39″ and tilts 26° to our line of sight.

Friday, April 14

Orion the Hunter stands out in the western sky as darkness falls this week. The conspicuous constellation appears slightly askew compared with its appearance in winter’s evening sky. Now, the three-star belt is aligned parallel to the horizon while blue-white Rigel hangs directly below the belt and ruddy Betelgeuse stands directly above.

Uranus is in conjunction with the Sun at 2 a.m. EDT. From our earthly perspective, this means the distant planet lies behind the Sun and so is out of sight. Uranus will return to view in the morning sky in late May.

Saturday, April 15

The Moon reaches apogee, the farthest point in its orbit around Earth, at 6:05 a.m. EDT. It then lies 251,950 miles (405,475 kilometers) from Earth’s center.

Sunday, April 16

The annual Lyrid meteor shower begins today. Although the shower won’t peak until the morning of April 22, you may see a few meteors in the predawn hours before then. To tell a Lyrid from a sporadic meteor, trace the streak of light back to its origin. Lyrids appear to come from the constellation Lyra the Harp, while sporadics appear at random and can come from any direction.

The waning gibbous Moon appears just above Saturn before dawn. The two approach each other as the morning progresses, and the Moon will pass 3° north of the planet at 2 p.m. EDT.

Source

Astronomy Magazine

 

Your Sun & Moon Data for Monday, April 10th

Beauty on the moonYour Sun & Moon Data for Monday, April 10th

The Sun
Sun Direction: ↑ 86.72° E
Sun Altitude: 9.28°
Sun Distance: 93.134 million mi
Next Solstice: Jun 20, 2017 11:24 pm (Summer)
Sunrise Today: 6:26 am↑ 79° East
Sunset Today: 7:25 pm↑ 281° West
Length of Daylight: 12 hours, 58 minutes

 

The Moon
Moon Direction: ↑ 276.23° W
Moon Altitude: -12.13°
Moon Distance: 246417 mi
Next Full Moon: Apr 11, 20171:08 am
Next New Moon: Apr 26, 20177:16 am
Next Moonrise: Today7:02 pm
Current Moon Phase: Waxing Gibbous
Illumination: 99.4%

Source

timeanddate.com

 

Good Morning WOTC! Wishing All Our Precious Family A Very Beautiful & Blessed Monday!

Sparkling moon

The divine is everywhere
Flowing through the universe
Light and water and air
Loving and healing
Every place is divine
And every home touched by deity.

The divine is everyone
Walking a thousand paths
Stranger, friend and family
Different yet the same
And every person touched by deity.

The divine is inside us
In every breath we take
Action, thought and essence
Accepted and accepting
We are divine
We touch and are touched by deity.

—Everyday Witch A to Z Spellbook: Wonderfully Witchy Blessings, Charms & Spells
Deborah Blake

 

Your Sunday Divination for April 9th

Grab your cup of coffee, sit back relax and see what the day holds for you. Let our expert astrologers, Tarot readers and Rune readers give you a glimpse into your day.

 

Today we feature:

Astronomy of the Day

In the Sky Tonight

Current Moon Phase

Your Daily Horoscopes

Daily Tarot Card

Daily Witches Rune

Daily Ancient Symbol Card

Wisdom of the Buddha

and Our Thought of the Day

 

After this podcast, we are going to feature one of our more popular sessions on the WOTC, “Get a jump on Tomorrow.” For those of you who are not familiar with that, we have very good friend who is an excellent astrologer and he give us a look at what tomorrow will like. So we hope you enjoy this new feature and it never hurts to prepare for things to come.

 

The WOTC PODCAST

Wicked Wisdom #2

Good Morning and Welcome to Wicked Wisdom

Wicked wisdom? Yes, you heard right. It is the hopes of the producers that individuals that do not know what Witches and Witchcraft are truly about, will be curious about this title. Curious enough to come and give it a listen. Then after listening to a few broadcast, these individuals will come to learn that we are not wicked, nor do we worship Satan or sacrifice babies. It is our sincere hope that this little series reaches those who still have a closed mind toward witches and Witchcraft. All we ask is that you keep an open mind when listening to these podcast, then you will truly come to know what we are really about.

 

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WOTC Spell of the Day for April 8th – Healing Tea, Healing Infusion, Healing Spell

WOTC Spell of the Day for April 8th

Healing Tea

Healing Infusion

 Healing Spell

 

We decide to group them all together for your convenience. Everything in one spot and you won’t have to be hopping from one broadcast to the next. We hope you can find these helpful and beneficial especially if you are sick. Get well soon!

 

*Disclaimer*

These should by no ways take the place of going to a doctor if you have been sick for a few weeks or have a serious illness.

 

The WOTC Podcast

Your Weekend Divination for Saturday, April 8th

Giving you exactly what you want in your Weekend Divination broadast. Yes, you have spoken and we have listened, our main broadcast will consist only of the divination for that day. The next two or three that might follow will have information that may interest you and may not. Why bore you with stuff you are not interested in, when all you really want is your horoscopes!

 

Today’s Episode Includes

Daily Astronomy

Current Moon Phase

Horoscopes for April 1

Tarot Card of the Day

Witches Rune of the Day

Lucky Tarot Card of the Day

Daily Influences

Ancient Symbol Card

Animal Spirit of the Day

Wisdom of the Buddha

 

Enjoy!

 

The WOTC PODCAST

Wicked Wisdom

Wicked Wisdom, hum, well the title might be a little controversial but it is meant to be. Why you might ask? We are hoping that it will grabs some of those individual’s attention that still believe in the old myths and stereotypes associated with Witches and Witchcraft. Wicked Wisdom will be a daily broadcast featuring prayers, chants, blessings and perhaps an affirmation or two. We believe after an individual who listens to a few of these broadcast and hear that we are not wicked at all, will change their mind. Finally realizing we are just like everyone else, we want to live in peace, be able to practice our beliefs openly and freely and most of all spread the message of our Religion.

 

We hope you enjoy these daily sessions and they help get your day off to a wonderful start.

 

THE WOTC PODCAST

Welcome to Our Special Series on Dragon Magick – Part 2 Includes Dragon Power in Magick

Welcome to Part 2 of our Special Series on Dragon Magick. In this session, we will cover the proper way to work with a dragon. Working with dragons in magick is different in many ways from other magickal procedures and practices, but not so different that you can disregard certain rules. You need to know to practice visualization and self-discipline, ethics, absolute truthfulness with yourself and much more to be covered in this session.

 

We hope you enjoy this series on Dragon Magick, Part 3 will include Dragon’s Breath in the Earth.

 

THE WOTC PODCAST

 

 

Excerpt from

Dancing with Dragons, Invoke their Ageless Wisdom and power

D. J. Conway, Author

Ms. Conway’s books on Dragon Magick are currently on sale on Amazon.com and also at fine bookstores everywhere.

Busy Little Witches, Your Daily Divination Is Up Along With Two Spells for the Day

Please don’t get use to this, we had some business we had to take care of this morning. But first, we wanted to take care of you, Enjoy!

 

Your Daily Divination for Thursday, April 6th

 

WOTC Spell of the Day for April 6th – Child Protection Spell

 

WOTC Spell of the Day for April 6th – An Opaque Crystal Pyramid Spell to absorb pain or relieve backaches, rheumatism or arthritis

 

THE WOTC PODCAST

Shuffling the Cards One More Time, Your Daily Influences for April 5th

Your Daily Influences for Today

 

Tarot Influence

The Six of Wands

Good news will come to you. Success will be realized through labor and industry.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Astrological Influence

Capricorn Reversed

Capricorn reversed signifies impracticality and a lack of ambition.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Element Influence

Fire

Fire denotes the unleashing of raw energy and change. The status quo may be about to crumble, but will be replaced something better. Fire also provides light to those in the dark and warmth for a cold body and spirit.

Shuffling the Cards, Your Secret Desire Card for April 5 is The Fool

Your Desire Cards

This reading focuses on your inner secret ambitions and dreams

This card represents the dreamer in you, the idealist, the mystic. The Fool desires to do great things, but is often unaware of just how difficult great things are to do. He must always be very careful of the choices he makes, and remember knowledge is his ally. The Fool often symbolizes a new beginning, unrestrained optimism, and curiosity that hasn’t been dulled by time. While The Fool may well indicate a lack of experience or grasp of the pitfalls along the path he is taking, it is equally true that his lack of experience leads him to believe all things are possible, which brings even impossible goals within his grasp.