Month: November 2021

Astronomy Picture of the Day

Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer.

2021 November 22

Lunar Eclipse over a Skyscraper

Image Credit & Copyright: Yuri Beletsky (Carnegie Las Campanas Observatory, TWAN)

Explanation: Why is the Moon on top of this building? Planning. It took the astrophotographer careful planning — including figuring out exactly where to place the camera and exactly when to take the shot — to create this striking superposition. The single image featured was taken in the early morning hours of November 19, near the peak of the partial lunar eclipse that was occurring as the Moon passed through the Earth’s shadow. At this time, almost the entire Moon — 99.1 percent of its area — was in the darkest part of the Earth’s shadow. The building is the Gran Torre Santiago building in Chile, the tallest building in South America. Although the entire eclipse lasted an impressive six hours, this image had to be taken within just a few seconds to get the alignment right — the Earth’s rotation soon moved the building out of alignment. The next Earth-Moon eclipse will be a total eclipse of the Sun that will occur on December 4 — but only be visible from the bottom of our world.

 

APOD Editor (RJN) Online Monday: NASA’s Best Space Images (& Videos)
Notable APOD Submissions: Lunar Eclipse of 2021 November 19

Planetary Day and Hour Correspondences

The way of the planets

To maximize the effect of witchcraft spells and natural magick, one should look to the natural correspondences between planets and other elements of the magick. In the two sections below, the planets are listed first with the aspects of life they rule, then in a chart showing how the planets correspond to other components you may use in designing in your spell. However, remember that the best magick is always composed of what works best for you!

Aspects and Correspondence

Aspects Ruled…

From Ancient Pathway

Daily Correspondence

One Day is Not as Another

Daily correspondence is the way that the days of the week will relate to your magickal workings and the world around you.

We have broken this section into two parts.  The first table is a quick overview of the days of the week and how they correspond to different magickal workings.  The second section is an in depth study into different aspects of daily correspondence.

This is done for those who practice “high magick”. Though there is very little to do with Advanced Magick on Ancient Pathway due to the nature of that practice, we were unable to locate a comprehensive table for this subject, so we have provided it here.

Daily Correspondence Quick View…

22 November Daily Correspondence Digest for the Southern Hemisphere’s Moon Phase and Planetary Positions

You can use this link to go forward or backward in time for Moon phase information. If you are curious you can even find out what phase the Moon was in when you or anyone else, you know was on the date the person was born.

From Moongiant.com

The Moon’s current phase for today and tonight is a Waning Gibbous Phase. This is the first phase after the Full Moon occurs. It lasts roughly 7 days with the Moon’s illumination growing smaller each day until the Moon becomes a Last Quarter Moon with an illumination of 50%. The average Moon rise for this phase is between 9pm and Midnight depending on the age of the phase. The moon rises later and later each night setting after sunrise in the morning. During this phase the Moon can also be seen in the early morning daylight hours on the western horizon.

Visit the November 2021 Moon Phases Calendar to see all the daily moon phase for this month.

Today’s Waning Gibbous Phase

The Waning Gibbous on November 22 has an illumination of 92%. This is the percentage of the Moon illuminated by the Sun. The illumination is constantly changing and can vary up to 10% a day. On November 22 the Moon is 17.55 days old. This refers to how many days it has been since the last New Moon. It takes 29.53 days for the Moon to orbit the Earth and go through the lunar cycle of all 8 Moon phases.

The 8 Lunar Phases

There are 8 lunar phases the Moon goes through in its 29.53 days lunar cycle. The 4 major Moon phases are Full Moon, New Moon, First Quarter and Last Quarter. Between these major phases, there are 4 minor ones: the Waxing Crescent, Waxing Gibbous, Waning Gibbous and Waning Crescent. For more info on the Moon Cycle and on each phase check out Wikipedia Lunar Phase page.

Phase Details

Phase: Waning Gibbous
Illumination: 92%
Moon Age: 17.55 days
Moon Angle: 0.49
Moon Distance: 404,134.92 km
Sun Angle: 0.54
Sun Distance: 147,726,228.46 km

Useful Moon Resources

Check the weather before a night of Moon gazing at weather.com

For a list of all the current meteor showers visit American Meteor Society

If you need to calculate the planetary positions for a specific use and time, click on this link

Currentplanetarypositions.com

To figure out GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) to your local time use this link

For Your Local Time and Date

Southeastern Hemisphere

The time for the Custom Planetary Positions is from the local time in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

22 November 2021
06:00 am GMT 5:00 PM AEDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:00 Sagittarius 09
Moon:01 Cancer 13
Mercury:26 Scorpio 12
Venus:14 Capricorn 32
Mars:15 Scorpio 21
Jupiter:24 Aquarius 19
Saturn:08 Aquarius 20
Uranus:12 Taurus 05 Rx
Neptune:20 Pisces 26 Rx
Pluto:24 Capricorn 50
True Lunar Node:01 Gemini 42
Mean Lunar Node:01 Gemini 38 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):14 Gemini 03
Chiron:08 Aries 46 Rx
Ceres:06 Gemini 15 Rx
Pallas:09 Pisces 37
Juno:02 Capricorn 34
Vesta:03 Sagittarius 03
Eris:23 Aries 54 Rx

Fire:4
Earth:4
Air:6
Water:5
Cardinal:6
Fixed:5
Mutable:8

Southwestern Hemisphere

The time for the Custom Planetary Positions is from the local time in Sao Paulo, Brazil, South America

22 November 2021
08:00 pm GMT 5:00 PM BRT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:00 Sagittarius 44
Moon:08 Cancer 07
Mercury:27 Scorpio 07
Venus:14 Capricorn 59
Mars:15 Scorpio 45
Jupiter:24 Aquarius 23
Saturn:08 Aquarius 22
Uranus:12 Taurus 04 Rx
Neptune:20 Pisces 25 Rx
Pluto:24 Capricorn 51
True Lunar Node:01 Gemini 42
Mean Lunar Node:01 Gemini 36 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):14 Gemini 07
Chiron:08 Aries 46 Rx
Ceres:06 Gemini 07 Rx
Pallas:09 Pisces 40
Juno:02 Capricorn 47
Vesta:03 Sagittarius 22
Eris:23 Aries 54 Rx
Fire:4
Earth:4
Air:6
Water:5
Cardinal:6
Fixed:5
Mutable:8

Weekly Horoscope Sunday, November 21 to Saturday, November 27, 2021

Click here for Georgia Nicols’ Daily Horoscopes

All Signs

This week the Sun and Mercury move into Sagittarius, which will create strong, positive vibes for everyone. People will be optimistic, chatty and family oriented. However, by Thursday, some tough energy in Fixed signs will be sobering. Ah yes, what the big print giveth, the small print taketh away. Nevertheless, for the most part, this positive influence will set the tone for the next four weeks. We will all be more adventurous! We will expand our world through travel and learning. “I want life to sizzle!” One sure tip about how to feel better is this: “A random act of kindness, no matter how small, can make a tremendous impact on someone else’s life.”

Aries (March 21-April 19)

This week heralds a four-week shift of energy for you and it’s a good thing because the Sun will be in your Fellow fire sign for the next four weeks supporting you in a positive way. Yay! This happens twice a year about four months before and after your birthday. It means your energy level will be higher than usual and you will be able to do whatever you want — working and playing. Survey your recent achievements. How are you doing at the art of living? Examine what has worked out and what has not worked out. Don’t waste time on regrets. Pull your energy together and move forward! Expect opportunities to travel and learn. (Keep a bag packed by the door.)

Taurus (April 20-May 20)

This is a positive week but things will be crunchy around Thursday. Patience will be your best ally then. In the bigger picture, you will be more intense about everything in the next four weeks. In particular, issues related to shared property, debt, inheritances and insurance matters will be important. Travel opportunities exist, especially travel for pleasure. With Jupiter at the top of your chart, you look successful! However, Mars is now opposite your sign, and this makes you easily impatient with others. Oops. (You rarely lose your temper because it’s not pretty.) Practice patience. Enjoy the beauty and artifacts of other cultures.

Gemini (May 21-June 20)

This is a lovely week! Be patient with others on Thursday when people might rub each other the wrong way. (A temporary glitch.) Meanwhile, for the next four weeks, the Sun is opposite your sign. This happens only once a year and when it does, it signifies that things in your life are reaching a culmination. You’re bringing something to a climax; but you might encounter conflict with others who stand in your way. If you have prepared properly, you will succeed. If things don’t work out, use this as an opportunity for reevaluation. All your personal interactions are extremely important. Meanwhile, keep your pockets open because gifts and goodies will come your way. (“We like!”)

Cancer (June 21-July 22)

Recently, you have enjoyed playful, lighthearted times with others, perhaps a vacation? Now it’s time to get back to work, which is why the next four weeks offer you opportunities to pull your act together. Focus on efficiency and effectiveness. Make your actions count so that you get results for your efforts. This will extend to your health, which is why you will do what you can to improve your body and your overall sense of well-being. You might have to fulfil obligations to someone else or perform a service. This means you will work to get better organized, plus work to benefit others as well. (Makes sense.)

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)

The next four weeks are a lighthearted, playful time! You will be happier! Life will be good. Having said that, this week around Thursday, there will be challenges with someone at home. You are a royal. Take the high road. Demonstrate grace under pressure. Your involvement with young people will increase in the next four weeks. Grab a vacation if you can. (Romance is blessed!) Relations with coworkers are cozy; in fact a work-related romance will begin for many. Do note that the same influence that brings a more sociable, lighthearted mood to your world will also promote your creative juices! If you’re involved in a creative process – get busy! You will shine!

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)

Home and family are your focus for the next four weeks. You might be more involved than usual with a parent. Family discussions and opportunities to tackle home repairs now exist. At a more personal level, you will enjoy a chance to cocoon and focus on the intimate aspects of your life. You’ll welcome a chance to relax among familiar surroundings because you need time off to contemplate and enjoy your own company. Avoid conflict this Thursday when things are crunchy. Fortunately, Venus is in a fun part of your chart encouraging playful times with kids, romance and fun, social outings. Visit restaurants, theatres and galleries. Enjoy your life while you have it.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)

Many small changes are taking place, which is why the next four weeks are busy! Short trips, activity with relatives, neighbours and siblings, appointments, plus increased reading and writing will create a jampacked schedule. Just accept this and attack what you do with enthusiasm and confidence. Fortunately, things at home are pleasant, harmonious and supportive. Don’t get your belly in a rash this Thursday when interactions with others are difficult. Meanwhile, you’ll be energetic approaching things in a hands-on way, plus you’re full of clever new ideas. This is your chance to accomplish a lot in just a few short weeks. “I’m done!”

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)

For the next four weeks, you will be more focused on money, cash flow, your belongings and your assets. Study how what you own can give you more control in your life. And look to see what you own that is no longer useful. Why own stuff you don’t need? It’s an albatross around your neck! Fortunately, more than any other sign, you can purge what you don’t need from your life. At a more subtle level, you will reflect upon your values. In other words, what really matters? It’s time to cull things from your life that are extraneous – items, possessions and people. Life is too short for boxed wine; and too short for those who don’t have your back.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)

Ta da! The Sun is in your sign for the next four weeks, which occurs only once a year. This is a marvellous opportunity because it will boost your energy and recharge your batteries for the rest of year. It’s okay to be more self-centred. After all, the next four weeks are all about you. With the Sun in your sign, you make a fabulous impression on others. (Beware of jealousy.) You have a great need to express yourself and be who you are. Relax because this is one of the few times when your first duty is to yourself; and if you don’t fulfil that duty – you’ll be of little use to anyone else. (In the same way that on an airplane, a parent must put their oxygen mask on themselves first before their child.)

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)

It’s curious, your personal year is coming to an end but your new year won’t begin until your birthday arrives. Therefore, this is a time of limbo. However, you can use the next four weeks to get more in touch with your subconscious, and learn more about how your subconscious directs your life in ways you’re not aware of. For example, childhood behaviour patterns that have outlived their usefulness. (“When the boss comes, Kurt always hides under his desk.”) This is also an opportunity to look back over the year and see how well you have managed. Are you pleased with what you’re doing and what you have achieved? Where do you want to make changes for your new year ahead? Ideas?

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)

Friendships are important to you. (More than any other sign.) In the next four weeks, you will give more thought to your friends and the groups to which you belong. In fact, this is the best time all year to examine the role that they play in your life. Do you hang out with quality people? Do your friends have your back? What about groups and clubs? What is true of your friends is generally true of you. Furthermore, your friends and colleagues can influence your mind, and your mind makes your decisions for your future. Strive to establish who you are without being overly influenced by others. Having said that, the next four weeks are the best time for a team effort. “Go team, go!

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)

The Sun will be at the top of your chart for the next four weeks – something that can take place only once a year. This is a blessing for you because it symbolizes that the Sun is shining down on you. Furthermore, this light is flattering! This is why without doing anything special on your part, you will impress others. Therefore, examine your role in society, and your standing in your community. What is that role? Are you an influencer? Don’t pretend to be something you are not because the truth will come out. Begin to prepare for next year because it will be one of the best years that you have had in over a decade. Oh yea, you’re going places!

November 21 Daily Correspondence Digest for the Northern Hemisphere’s Moon Phase and Planetary Positions

You can use this link to go forward or backward in time for Moon phase information. If you are curious you can even find out what phase the Moon was in when you or anyone else, you know was on the date the person was born.

From Moongiant.com

The Moon’s current phase for today and tonight is a Waning Gibbous Phase. This is the first phase after the Full Moon occurs. It lasts roughly 7 days with the Moon’s illumination growing smaller each day until the Moon becomes a Last Quarter Moon with an illumination of 50%. The average Moon rise for this phase is between 9pm and Midnight depending on the age of the phase. The moon rises later and later each night setting after sunrise in the morning. During this phase the Moon can also be seen in the early morning daylight hours on the western horizon.

Visit the November 2021 Moon Phases Calendar to see all the daily moon phase for this month.

Today’s Waning Gibbous Phase

The Waning Gibbous on November 21 has an illumination of 96%. This is the percentage of the Moon illuminated by the Sun. The illumination is constantly changing and can vary up to 10% a day. On November 21 the Moon is 16.66 days old. This refers to how many days it has been since the last New Moon. It takes 29.53 days for the Moon to orbit the Earth and go through the lunar cycle of all 8 Moon phases.

The 8 Lunar Phases

There are 8 lunar phases the Moon goes through in its 29.53 days lunar cycle. The 4 major Moon phases are Full Moon, New Moon, First Quarter and Last Quarter. Between these major phases, there are 4 minor ones: the Waxing Crescent, Waxing Gibbous, Waning Gibbous and Waning Crescent. For more info on the Moon Cycle and on each phase check out Wikipedia Lunar Phase page.

Phase Details

Phase: Waning Gibbous
Illumination: 96%
Moon Age: 16.66 days
Moon Angle: 0.49
Moon Distance: 405,266.97 km
Sun Angle: 0.54
Sun Distance: 147,755,394.93 km

Useful Moon Resources

Check the weather before a night of Moon gazing at weather.com

For a list of all the current meteor showers visit American Meteor Society

If you need to calculate the planetary positions for a specific use and time, click on this link

Currentplanetarypositions.com

To figure out GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) to your local time use this link

For Your Local Time and Date

Northeastern Hemisphere

The time for the Custom Planetary Positions is from the local time in Frankfurt, Germany, Europe

21 November 2021
04:00 pm GMT 5:00 PM CEST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:29 Scorpio 33
Moon:24 Gemini 19
Mercury:25 Scorpio 16
Venus:14 Capricorn 06
Mars:14 Scorpio 57
Jupiter:24 Aquarius 15
Saturn:08 Aquarius 18
Uranus:12 Taurus 07 Rx
Neptune:20 Pisces 26 Rx
Pluto:24 Capricorn 49
True Lunar Node:01 Gemini 42
Mean Lunar Node:01 Gemini 40 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):13 Gemini 59
Chiron:08 Aries 47 Rx
Ceres:06 Gemini 23 Rx
Pallas:09 Pisces 35
Juno:02 Capricorn 22
Vesta:02 Sagittarius 44
Eris:23 Aries 54 Rx
Fire:3
Earth:4
Air:7
Water:5
Cardinal:5
Fixed:6
Mutable:8

Northwestern Hemisphere

The time for the Custom Planetary Positions is from the local time in Chicago, Illinois, USA

November 21, 2021
11:00 pm GMT 5:00 PM CST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:29 Scorpio 51
Moon:27 Gemini 46
Mercury:25 Scorpio 44
Venus:14 Capricorn 19
Mars:15 Scorpio 09
Jupiter:24 Aquarius 17
Saturn:08 Aquarius 19
Uranus:12 Taurus 06 Rx
Neptune:20 Pisces 26 Rx
Pluto:24 Capricorn 50
True Lunar Node:01 Gemini 42
Mean Lunar Node:01 Gemini 39 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):14 Gemini 01
Chiron:08 Aries 47 Rx
Ceres:06 Gemini 19 Rx
Pallas:09 Pisces 36
Juno:02 Capricorn 28
Vesta:02 Sagittarius 54
Eris:23 Aries 54 Rx

Fire:3
Earth:4
Air:7
Water:5
Cardinal:5
Fixed:6
Mutable:8

4 Common Kinds Of Tarot Spread

From Tarotx.com Click here to read more about Tarot Spreads

To Protect a Sleeping Mind

You will need the following items for this spell:

Voice

Sleep is the time of dreams and visits. The following incantation repeated aloud at one’s bedtime will aid in the discouraging of unwanted visitors in the dreaming mind.

Before retiring for the night, repeat the following incantation aloud:

”Spirits of the night, I beseech thee,

Find favor with mine call and plea,

Draw close and circle round

Mine mind I clear and lend to sleep.

That sleep will use to rest the weary world

Let not the world and those unfavorable things within it

Visit upon mine mind unheralded

Uninvited visitors be sent away

Turned back

Turned back to the dark depths

Turned back to the sender whose name is never spoken

That thus he may gain strength

Gain strength and threaten those unable

Unable or unknowing

Unknowing or innocent

Innocents in the world

Sleeping as I sleep

Spirits of the night, I beseech thee,

Find favor with mine call and plea

Find favor and protect mine mind

Find favor and protect the innocents”.

This is best repeated nightly so as to protect ones mind and allow peaceful sleep and promote quiet dreams.

Ancient Civilizations Timeline: 16 Oldest Known Cultures From Around The World

Jana Louise Smit | Ancient Civilizations | December 15, 2019

I used to believe my great-grandmother was the first person on earth. She was so old, she HAD to be. Those deep lines carved around her eyes and mouth were a dead giveaway.

Turns out I was wrong. Unbelievably wrong. People have graced the vast grassy plains of this planet since long before even Nana’s great grandparents were alive (and there’s even a tortoise that’s older than her!).

Who knew? Well, I do now, and you can as well.

Here’s a complete ancient civilizations timeline — their names, dates, locations, and some bizarre bits of trivia about them — starting with one that was still flourishing only 600 years ago, and concluding with one still powering forward today.

Table of Contents

Astronomy Picture of the Day

Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer.

2021 November 21

Introducing Comet Leonard
Image Credit & Copyright: Dan BartlettExplanation: Here comes Comet Leonard. Comet C/2021 A1 (Leonard) was discovered as a faint smudge in January 2021 when it was out past Mars — but its orbit will take the giant shedding ice-ball into the inner Solar System, passing near both Earth and Venus in December before it swoops around the Sun in early January 2022. Although comets are notoriously hard to predict, some estimations have Comet Leonard brightening to become visible to the unaided eye in December. Comet Leonard was captured just over a week ago already sporting a green-tinged coma and an extended dust tail. The featured picture was composed from 62 images taken through a moderate-sized telescope — one set of exposures tracking the comet, while another set tracking the background stars. The exposures were taken from the dark skies above the Eastern Sierra Mountains, near June Lake in California, USA. Soon after passing near the Earth in mid-December, the comet will shift from northern to southern skies.

 

APOD Editor (RJN) Online Monday: NASA’s Best Space Images (& Videos)

21 November Daily Correspondence Digest for the Southern Hemisphere’s Moon Phase and Planetary Positions

You can use this link to go forward or backward in time for Moon phase information. If you are curious you can even find out what phase the Moon was in when you or anyone else, you know was on the date the person was born.

From Moongiant.com

The Moon’s current phase for today and tonight is a Waning Gibbous Phase. This is the first phase after the Full Moon occurs. It lasts roughly 7 days with the Moon’s illumination growing smaller each day until the Moon becomes a Last Quarter Moon with an illumination of 50%. The average Moon rise for this phase is between 9pm and Midnight depending on the age of the phase. The moon rises later and later each night setting after sunrise in the morning. During this phase the Moon can also be seen in the early morning daylight hours on the western horizon.

Visit the November 2021 Moon Phases Calendar to see all the daily moon phase for this month.

Today’s Waning Gibbous Phase

The Waning Gibbous on November 21 has an illumination of 96%. This is the percentage of the Moon illuminated by the Sun. The illumination is constantly changing and can vary up to 10% a day. On November 21 the Moon is 16.66 days old. This refers to how many days it has been since the last New Moon. It takes 29.53 days for the Moon to orbit the Earth and go through the lunar cycle of all 8 Moon phases.

The 8 Lunar Phases

There are 8 lunar phases the Moon goes through in its 29.53 days lunar cycle. The 4 major Moon phases are Full Moon, New Moon, First Quarter and Last Quarter. Between these major phases, there are 4 minor ones: the Waxing Crescent, Waxing Gibbous, Waning Gibbous and Waning Crescent. For more info on the Moon Cycle and on each phase check out Wikipedia Lunar Phase page.

Phase Details

Phase: Waning Gibbous
Illumination: 96%
Moon Age: 16.66 days
Moon Angle: 0.49
Moon Distance: 405,266.97 km
Sun Angle: 0.54
Sun Distance: 147,755,394.93 km

Useful Moon Resources

Check the weather before a night of Moon gazing at weather.com

For a list of all the current meteor showers visit American Meteor Society

If you need to calculate the planetary positions for a specific use and time, click on this link

Currentplanetarypositions.com

To figure out GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) to your local time use this link

For Your Local Time and Date

Southeastern Hemisphere All Tomorrow FOR 1700 PM AEDT GMT 0600 Post 0000 CT

The time for the Custom Planetary Positions is from the local time in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 

21 November 2021
06:00 am GMT 5:00 PM AEDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:29 Scorpio 08
Moon:19 Gemini 25
Mercury:24 Scorpio 36
Venus:13 Capricorn 46
Mars:14 Scorpio 40
Jupiter:24 Aquarius 13
Saturn:08 Aquarius 16
Uranus:12 Taurus 08 Rx
Neptune:20 Pisces 26 Rx
Pluto:24 Capricorn 49
True Lunar Node:01 Gemini 42
Mean Lunar Node:01 Gemini 41 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):13 Gemini 57
Chiron:08 Aries 48 Rx
Ceres:06 Gemini 29 Rx
Pallas:09 Pisces 33
Juno:02 Capricorn 13
Vesta:02 Sagittarius 31
Eris:23 Aries 54 Rx
Fire:3
Earth:4
Air:7
Water:5
Cardinal:5
Fixed:6
Mutable:8
Obliquity of the Nine Planets

Southwestern Hemisphere All Tomorrow FOR 1700 BRT GMT 2000 Post 1400 CT

The time for the Custom Planetary Positions is from the local time in Sao Paulo, Brazil, South America

21 November 2021
08:00 pm GMT 5:00 PM BRT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:29 Scorpio 43
Moon:26 Gemini 17
Mercury:25 Scorpio 32
Venus:14 Capricorn 13
Mars:15 Scorpio 04
Jupiter:24 Aquarius 16
Saturn:08 Aquarius 18
Uranus:12 Taurus 06 Rx
Neptune:20 Pisces 26 Rx
Pluto:24 Capricorn 49
True Lunar Node:01 Gemini 42
Mean Lunar Node:01 Gemini 39 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):14 Gemini 00
Chiron:08 Aries 47 Rx
Ceres:06 Gemini 21 Rx
Pallas:09 Pisces 35
Juno:02 Capricorn 25
Vesta:02 Sagittarius 50
Eris:23 Aries 54 Rx
Fire:3
Earth:4
Air:7
Water:5
Cardinal:5
Fixed:6
Mutable:8

Astronomy Picture of the Day

Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer.

2021 November 20

An Almost Total Lunar Eclipse

Image Credit & Copyright: Robert Fedez

Explanation: Predawn hours of November 19 found the Moon in partly cloudy skies over Cancun, Mexico. Captured in this telephoto snapshot, the lunar disk is not quite entirely immersed in Earth’s dark umbral shadow during a long partial lunar eclipse. The partial eclipse was deep though, deep enough to show the dimmed but reddened light in Earth’s shadow. That’s a sight often anticipated by fans of total lunar eclipses. Wandering through the constellation Taurus, the eclipsed Moon’s dimmer light also made it easier to spot the Pleiades star cluster. The stars of the Seven Sisters share this frame at the upper right, with the almost totally eclipsed Moon.

 

Notable APOD Submissions (so far): Lunar Eclipse of 2021 November 19

Witchcraft/Magickal Correspondence Digest for Saturday

From mycrystalaura.com.au

Saturn’s day
Planet: Saturn.
Colours: Maroon, Dark Shades and Black.
Metals: Lead and Pewter.
Crystals: Obsidian, Jet, Coral, Hematite, Serpentine, Salt.

From GypsyWolf

Saturday is the last day of the week, corresponding to the Roman Dies Saturni, or day of Saturn, the Roman god of death and agriculture, also known as Chronos or Cronus (Greek).   Saturday is the seventh day, therefore the true “sabbath day”, appropriate for the home and rest.   Saturday is also represented by Loki, the Norse god of tricks and chaos, brother of Odin and god of fire.
Latin: Dies Saturni, “Saturn’s Day”, in honor of the Roman God Saturn
French: samedi
Italian: sabato
Spanish: el sábádo
Anglo-Saxon: sater daeg
German: Samstag
Dutch: zaterdag
Sweden: Lördag
Denmark & Norway: Lørdag (“washing day”)Rules: Karma, property, inheritance, agriculture, protection, purification, longevity, exorcisms, vision, endings (especially with the home).
Colors: Maroon, Dark Shades, Black
Planet: Saturn
Metal: Lead, associated with the scythe of Saturn; Pewter
Stones: Alum, Apache Tear, Coal, Hematite, Jasper (brown), Jet, Obsidian, Onyx, Salt, Serpentine, Tourmaline (black)
Herbs: Amaranth, Bistort, Comfrey, Cypress, Mimosa, Pansy, Patchouli, Tamarask
Zodiac: Capricorn

From A Pagan Mess

Planet: Saturn
Element: Earth
Colors: Black, Purple
Keywords: Banishing, Protection, Control, Order, Boundaries, Self Discipline, Cleansing

Saturn brings a powerful, somewhat intimidating power to Saturdays. This is another great day for banishing and protection magic, as well as for setting strong boundaries. The energy of Saturn is very orderly and is great when structure is needed.

 

From Numerologist.com – Saturday’s Angel

Archangel Cassiel is the resonant Angel for Saturdays.

Known by many as the “angel of tears” he oversees the parts of life that we may perceive as limiting –  karma, trials, tests and lessons, old age and reincarnation. He is also the guardian of land, property, houses and farming.  It’s easy to see why he’s an archangel many would avoid, but if you lack stability in your life, and are willing to commit to long term goals by sacrificing immediate pleasures to get there, then he is your go-to angel.

He is serious and will help you deal with issues of a serious nature –  death, missing persons, psychic attack and the eradication of illness, pests and disease.  He is also here to assist us as we navigate boundaries and limitations, responsibility and authority, and our human mortality.  He is the archangel to invoke when dealing with injustices and enslavement and in moments of deep fear.

Archangel Cassiel is often depicted as an old man or holding an hourglass.

Invoke his presence and he will come to your aid to help carry your burdens and share your woe.  But he will also remind you of the necessity of hardship and the great learning that comes from the darkest hour.

Archangel Cassiel resonates with the colors of deep purple and black and with the planet Saturn.

November 20 Daily Correspondence Digest for the Northern Hemisphere’s Moon Phase and Planetary Positions

You can use this link to go forward or backward in time for Moon phase information. If you are curious you can even find out what phase the Moon was in when you or anyone else, you know was on the date the person was born.

From Moongiant.com

The Moon’s current phase for today and tonight is a Waning Gibbous Phase. This is the first phase after the Full Moon occurs. It lasts roughly 7 days with the Moon’s illumination growing smaller each day until the Moon becomes a Last Quarter Moon with an illumination of 50%. The average Moon rise for this phase is between 9pm and Midnight depending on the age of the phase. The moon rises later and later each night setting after sunrise in the morning. During this phase the Moon can also be seen in the early morning daylight hours on the western horizon.

Visit the November 2021 Moon Phases Calendar to see all the daily moon phase for this month.

Today’s Waning Gibbous Phase

The Waning Gibbous on November 20 has an illumination of 99%. This is the percentage of the Moon illuminated by the Sun. The illumination is constantly changing and can vary up to 10% a day. On November 20 the Moon is 15.77 days old. This refers to how many days it has been since the last New Moon. It takes 29.53 days for the Moon to orbit the Earth and go through the lunar cycle of all 8 Moon phases.

The 8 Lunar Phases

There are 8 lunar phases the Moon goes through in its 29.53 days lunar cycle. The 4 major Moon phases are Full Moon, New Moon, First Quarter and Last Quarter. Between these major phases, there are 4 minor ones: the Waxing Crescent, Waxing Gibbous, Waning Gibbous and Waning Crescent. For more info on the Moon Cycle and on each phase check out Wikipedia Lunar Phase page.

Phase Details

Phase: Waning Gibbous
Illumination: 99%
Moon Age: 15.77 days
Moon Angle: 0.49
Moon Distance: 405,465.68 km
Sun Angle: 0.54
Sun Distance: 147,785,114.66 km

Useful Moon Resources

Check the weather before a night of Moon gazing at weather.com

For a list of all the current meteor showers visit American Meteor Society

If you need to calculate the planetary positions for a specific use and time, click on this link

Currentplanetarypositions.com

To figure out GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) to your local time use this link

For Your Local Time and Date

Northeastern Hemisphere

The time for the Custom Planetary Positions is from the local time in Frankfurt, Germany, Europe

20 November 2021
04:00 pm GMT 5:00 PM CEST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:28 Scorpio 33
Moon:12 Gemini 32
Mercury:23 Scorpio 40
Venus:13 Capricorn 19
Mars:14 Scorpio 16
Jupiter:24 Aquarius 09
Saturn:08 Aquarius 14
Uranus:12 Taurus 09 Rx
Neptune:20 Pisces 26 Rx
Pluto:24 Capricorn 48
True Lunar Node:01 Gemini 42
Mean Lunar Node:01 Gemini 43 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):13 Gemini 53
Chiron:08 Aries 49 Rx
Ceres:06 Gemini 37 Rx
Pallas:09 Pisces 30
Juno:02 Capricorn 01
Vesta:02 Sagittarius 12
Eris:23 Aries 55 Rx
Fire:3
Earth:4
Air:7
Water:5
Cardinal:5
Fixed:6
Mutable:8

Northwestern Hemisphere For 1700 CST GMT 2300 Post 1700 CT

The time for the Custom Planetary Positions is from the local time in Chicago, Illinois, USA

November 20, 2021
11:00 pm GMT 5:00 PM CST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:28 Scorpio 50
Moon:15 Gemini 58
Mercury:24 Scorpio 08
Venus:13 Capricorn 33
Mars:14 Scorpio 28
Jupiter:24 Aquarius 11
Saturn:08 Aquarius 15
Uranus:12 Taurus 08 Rx
Neptune:20 Pisces 26 Rx
Pluto:24 Capricorn 48
True Lunar Node:01 Gemini 42
Mean Lunar Node:01 Gemini 42 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):13 Gemini 55
Chiron:08 Aries 48 Rx
Ceres:06 Gemini 33 Rx
Pallas:09 Pisces 31
Juno:02 Capricorn 07
Vesta:02 Sagittarius 22
Eris:23 Aries 55 Rx
Fire:3
Earth:4
Air:7
Water:5
Cardinal:5
Fixed:6
Mutable:8

November 20 Today in History

Today’s Important Historical Events

284 Roman soldier Diocletian proclaimed Emperor by the army

762 Bögü, Khan of the Uyghurs, conquers Lo-Yang, capital of the Chinese Empire

1695 Zumbi, the last King of the Quilombo dos Palmares in early Brazil and ex-slave, is executed and decapitated, his head displayed on a pike to dispel any legends of his immortality

1815 Second Treaty of Paris: France and her allies agree France will pay indemnities after Battle of Waterloo, ending the Napoleonic Wars

1986 World Health Organization announces first global effort to combat AIDS

Today’s Historical Events

762 Bögü, Khan of the Uyghurs, conquers Lo-Yang, capital of the Chinese Empire

1168 Giovanni di Struma elected anti-Pope

1194 Palermo, Sicily, is conquered by Emperor Henry VI

Today’s Historical Events in Film and TV

1852 Charles Reade and Tom Taylor’s historical comedy play “Masks & Faces” premieres in London

1954 KTRK TV channel 13 in Houston, TX (ABC) begins broadcasting

1959 WABC fires Alan Freed over payola scandal

1961 WPLG TV channel 10 in Miami, FL (ABC) begins broadcasting

1965 WCNY TV channel 24 in Syracuse, NY (PBS) begins broadcasting

Today’s Historical Music Events

1889 Gustav Mahler’s 1st Symphony premieres in Budapest and is not well received

Today’s Historical Events in Sports

1866 French inventor Pierre Lallement patents rotary crank bicycle

These are signs and ways for you to know when and how to cleanse Tarot cards:

  • You buy a new deck;
  • You receive a used deck;
  • You have put a lot of effort into a particularly difficult spread;
  • Others have contacted your deck;
  • Your deck has not been used or stored for a long time;
  • You or your deck was covered in a bad or gloomy atmosphere;
  • Your reading gradually becomes blurred, difficult, disconnected or unclear;
  • Your Tarot cards are dropped or related to certain incidents;
  • You want to reconnect to a deck which is in a “hibernation” state.

Cleansing the deck is just as important as cleaning up the other items you use in life. If electrical equipment gets dirty through repeated use, they will be at risk of being damaged and will no longer work stably. Only when they are cleaned, they will be effective again. Other “tools” in our lives, including Tarot, are not out of the matter.

The purification of the Tarot deck is important for maintaining a clean source of energy flowing in your cards as well as in your interpretation. You want to make sure that the emotional source of you and your querents can flow seamlessly throughout each card to produce the best reading results and answers. On top of that, the cards cannot lead our lives if they get dirty.

You can choose one of the following methods to answer the question “how to cleanse Tarot cards”:

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From Tarotx.com Click here to read more about Seven ways to cleanse Tarot cards

Today We Explorer Tarot Card Number 3 in the Minor and Major Arcana

Today we are exploring the meaning of the number 3 card in the major arcana and each suit of the minor arcana in a tarot deck. If there is a “Menu of Contents” please scroll down to see if other tarot decks are listed besides the one pictured.

Major Arcana

From Tarotx.net – Scroll down click to on hyperlink for more information about the High Priestess in other tarot decks

The High Priestess – From the Rider Waite Tarot Deck Major Arcana

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Minor Arcana

From Tarotx.net – Click here for more information about 3 of Wands from Shadowscape Tarot Card Deck

Three of Wands from the Shadowscapes Tarot Minor Arcana

I. The meaning of the Three of Wands Shadowscapes Tarot

This is the bridge that reaches the edge of the world. The lower steps below tempt those who are curious and brave to go there and embark on a dangerous journey. It bent across the sky but then did not go much further. She stood on the borderline and hesitated, and wondered where she was going. The dazzling sunlight overhead made her squint, radiating beneath the shimmering bands of light that stretched along the river, reflecting on the hill in the distance below. Like a crystal with endless energy, slowly rising, it brought with itself the eternal light like all the potential she had, waiting for her from deep within, with every breath, every moment that contains the ability that either discourages or encourages us. Be aware of the hidden potential in all things.

She looked at the wands of the travelers who had first arrived. It could also be that from this position they turn away and leave, just like a threat to what happens to the next ones. She hesitated for a moment, did not look down, and then stepped into the indeterminate place. She felt the strong rocks and clay beneath her feet, then realized the bridge was gradually perfected from the steps and dreams of others. She took a breath and then began to take the first step – just like that, step by step, the bridge accordingly grew below her feet.

Through this, the message that Three of Wands wants to send you is to explore, search for new things, discover and expand to new horizons. Let’s broadcast your vision in all situations and clearly show your leadership.

Keywords related to the Three of Wands Shadowscapes Tarot: first reward, employment, professional development, competitiveness, competence, high standards, expertise, skilled, satisfaction at work, hard work, advancement, recognition, certification, progress, confidence, good start.

II.The Three of Wands Shadowscapes Tarot in a spread

The Three of Wands Shadowscapes Tarot is a card of…

From Tarotx.net – Click on hyperlink for more information about 3 of Vessels from the Wildwood Tarot Deck

Three of Vessels – From the Wildwood Tarot Deck Minor Arcana

November 19 Current Moon Phase

You can use this link to go forward or backward in time for Moon phase information. If you are curious you can even find out what phase the Moon was in when you or anyone else, you know was on the date the person was born.

From Moongiant.com

The Moon’s current phase for today and tonight is a Full Moon phase. During a Full Moon the moon is 100% illuminated as seen from Earth and is on the opposite side of the Earth from the Sun. The Moon will be visible throughout the night sky rising at sunset in the east and setting with the sunrise the next morning. The point at which a Full Moon occurs can be measured down to a fraction of a second. The time it takes between full moons is known as a Synodic month and is 29.530587981 days long. Keep track of all the Full Moons throughout the year on the Full Moon Calendar >

Visit the November 2021 Moon Phases Calendar to see all the daily moon phase for this month.

Today’s Full Moon Phase

The Full Moon on November 19 has an illumination of 100%. This is the percentage of the Moon illuminated by the Sun. The illumination is constantly changing and can vary up to 10% a day. On November 19 the Moon is 14.87 days old. This refers to how many days it has been since the last New Moon. It takes 29.53 days for the Moon to orbit the Earth and go through the lunar cycle of all 8 Moon phases.

The 8 Lunar Phases

There are 8 lunar phases the Moon goes through in its 29.53 days lunar cycle. The 4 major Moon phases are Full Moon, New Moon, First Quarter and Last Quarter. Between these major phases, there are 4 minor ones: the Waxing Crescent, Waxing Gibbous, Waning Gibbous and Waning Crescent. For more info on the Moon Cycle and on each phase check out Wikipedia Lunar Phase page.

Phase Details

Phase: Full Moon
Illumination: 100%
Moon Age: 14.87 days
Moon Angle: 0.49
Moon Distance: 404,731.12 km
Sun Angle: 0.54
Sun Distance: 147,815,378.18 km

Useful Moon Resources

Check the weather before a night of Moon gazing at weather.com

For a list of all the current meteor showers visit American Meteor Society

November 18 Daily Correspondence Digest for the Northern Hemisphere’s Moon Phase and Planetary Positions

You can use this link to go forward or backward in time for Moon phase information. If you are curious you can even find out what phase the Moon was in when you or anyone else, you know was on the date the person was born.

From Moongiant.com

The Moon’s current phase for today and tonight is a Waxing Gibbous phase. This phase is when the moon is more than 50% illuminated but not yet a Full Moon. The phase lasts about 7 days with the moon becoming more illuminated each day until the Full Moon. During a Waxing Gibbous the moon rises in the east in mid-afternoon and is high in the eastern sky at sunset. The moon is then visible through most of the night sky setting a few hours before sunrise. The word Gibbous first appeared in the 14th century and has its roots in the Latin word “gibbosus” meaning humpbacked.

Visit the November 2021 Moon Phases Calendar to see all the daily moon phase for this month.

Today’s Waxing Gibbous Phase

The Waxing Gibbous on November 18 has an illumination of 99%. This is the percentage of the Moon illuminated by the Sun. The illumination is constantly changing and can vary up to 10% a day. On November 18 the Moon is 13.98 days old. This refers to how many days it has been since the last New Moon. It takes 29.53 days for the Moon to orbit the Earth and go through the lunar cycle of all 8 Moon phases.

The 8 Lunar Phases

There are 8 lunar phases the Moon goes through in its 29.53 days lunar cycle. The 4 major Moon phases are Full Moon, New Moon, First Quarter and Last Quarter. Between these major phases, there are 4 minor ones: the Waxing Crescent, Waxing Gibbous, Waning Gibbous and Waning Crescent. For more info on the Moon Cycle and on each phase check out Wikipedia Lunar Phase page.

Phase Details

Phase: Waxing Gibbous
Illumination: 99%
Moon Age: 13.98 days
Moon Angle: 0.49
Moon Distance: 403,088.49 km
Sun Angle: 0.54
Sun Distance: 147,846,175.88 km

Useful Moon Resources

Check the weather before a night of Moon gazing at weather.com

For a list of all the current meteor showers visit American Meteor Society

Obliquity of the Nine Planets

If you need to calculate the planetary positions for a specific use and time, click on this link

Currentplanetarypositions.com

To figure out GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) to your local time use this link

For Your Local Time and Date

Northeastern Hemisphere For 1700 CEST GMT 1600 Post 1000 CT

The time for the Custom Planetary Positions is from the local time in Frankfurt, Germany, Europe

18 November 2021
04:00 pm GMT 5:00 PM CEST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:26 Scorpio 32
Moon:18 Taurus 51
Mercury:20 Scorpio 28
Venus:11 Capricorn 44
Mars:12 Scorpio 54
Jupiter:23 Aquarius 57
Saturn:08 Aquarius 06
Uranus:12 Taurus 14 Rx
Neptune:20 Pisces 27 Rx
Pluto:24 Capricorn 46

True Lunar Node:01 Gemini 42 Rx

Mean Lunar Node:01 Gemini 49 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):13 Gemini 39
Chiron:08 Aries 52 Rx
Ceres:07 Gemini 04 Rx
Pallas:09 Pisces 22
Juno:01 Capricorn 19
Vesta:01 Sagittarius 07
Eris:23 Aries 56 Rx

Fire:3
Earth:5
Air:6
Water:5
Cardinal:5
Fixed:7
Mutable:7

Northwestern Hemisphere

The time for the Custom Planetary Positions is from the local time in Chicago, Illinois, USA

November 18, 2021
11:00 pm GMT 5:00 PM CST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:26 Scorpio 49
Moon:22 Taurus 19
Mercury:20 Scorpio 56
Venus:11 Capricorn 58
Mars:13 Scorpio 06
Jupiter:23 Aquarius 58
Saturn:08 Aquarius 07
Uranus:12 Taurus 13 Rx
Neptune:20 Pisces 27 Rx
Pluto:24 Capricorn 46
True Lunar Node:01 Gemini 42 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:01 Gemini 49 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):13 Gemini 41
Chiron:08 Aries 51 Rx
Ceres:07 Gemini 00 Rx
Pallas:09 Pisces 23
Juno:01 Capricorn 25
Vesta:01 Sagittarius 17
Eris:23 Aries 56 Rx
Fire:3
Earth:5
Air:6
Water:5
Cardinal:5
Fixed:7
Mutable:7

18 November Daily Correspondence Digest for the Southern Hemisphere’s Moon Phase and Planetary Positions

You can use this link to go forward or backward in time for Moon phase information. If you are curious you can even find out what phase the Moon was in when you or anyone else, you know was on the date the person was born.

From Moongiant.com 

The Moon’s current phase for today and tonight is a Waxing Gibbous phase. This phase is when the moon is more than 50% illuminated but not yet a Full Moon. The phase lasts about 7 days with the moon becoming more illuminated each day until the Full Moon. During a Waxing Gibbous the moon rises in the east in mid-afternoon and is high in the eastern sky at sunset. The moon is then visible through most of the night sky setting a few hours before sunrise. The word Gibbous first appeared in the 14th century and has its roots in the Latin word “gibbosus” meaning humpbacked.

Visit the November 2021 Moon Phases Calendar to see all the daily moon phase for this month.

Today’s Waxing Gibbous Phase

The Waxing Gibbous on November 18 has an illumination of 99%. This is the percentage of the Moon illuminated by the Sun. The illumination is constantly changing and can vary up to 10% a day. On November 18 the Moon is 13.98 days old. This refers to how many days it has been since the last New Moon. It takes 29.53 days for the Moon to orbit the Earth and go through the lunar cycle of all 8 Moon phases.

The 8 Lunar Phases

There are 8 lunar phases the Moon goes through in its 29.53 days lunar cycle. The 4 major Moon phases are Full Moon, New Moon, First Quarter and Last Quarter. Between these major phases, there are 4 minor ones: the Waxing Crescent, Waxing Gibbous, Waning Gibbous and Waning Crescent. For more info on the Moon Cycle and on each phase check out Wikipedia Lunar Phase page.

Phase Details

Phase: Waxing Gibbous
Illumination: 99%
Moon Age: 13.98 days
Moon Angle: 0.49
Moon Distance: 403,088.49 km
Sun Angle: 0.54
Sun Distance: 147,846,175.88 km

Useful Moon Resources

Check the weather before a night of Moon gazing at weather.com

For a list of all the current meteor showers visit American Meteor Society

If you need to calculate the planetary positions for a specific use and time, click on this link

Currentplanetarypositions.com

To figure out GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) to your local time use this link

For Your Local Time and Date

Southeastern Hemisphere

The time for the Custom Planetary Positions is from the local time in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 

18 November 2021
06:00 am GMT 5:00 PM AEST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:26 Scorpio 07
Moon:13 Taurus 53
Mercury:19 Scorpio 48
Venus:11 Capricorn 23
Mars:12 Scorpio 37
Jupiter:23 Aquarius 54
Saturn:08 Aquarius 05
Uranus:12 Taurus 15 Rx
Neptune:20 Pisces 27 Rx
Pluto:24 Capricorn 45
True Lunar Node:01 Gemini 42 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:01 Gemini 51 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):13 Gemini 37
Chiron:08 Aries 53 Rx

Ceres:07 Gemini 10 Rx
Pallas:09 Pisces 21
Juno:01 Capricorn 10
Vesta:00 Sagittarius 54
Eris:23 Aries 56 Rx

Fire:3
Earth:5
Air:6
Water:5
Cardinal:5
Fixed:7
Mutable:7

Southwestern Hemisphere

The time for the Custom Planetary Positions is from the local time in Sao Paulo, Brazil, South America

18 November 2021
08:00 pm GMT 5:00 PM BRT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:26 Scorpio 42
Moon:20 Taurus 50
Mercury:20 Scorpio 44
Venus:11 Capricorn 52
Mars:13 Scorpio 01
Jupiter:23 Aquarius 58
Saturn:08 Aquarius 07
Uranus:12 Taurus 13 Rx
Neptune:20 Pisces 27 Rx
Pluto:24 Capricorn 46
True Lunar Node:01 Gemini 42 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:01 Gemini 49 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):13 Gemini 41
Chiron:08 Aries 52 Rx
Ceres:07 Gemini 02 Rx
Pallas:09 Pisces 23
Juno:01 Capricorn 22
Vesta:01 Sagittarius 13
Eris:23 Aries 56 Rx
Fire:3
Earth:5
Air:6
Water:5
Cardinal:5
Fixed:7
Mutable:7