Month: December 2021

December 2021 Full Moon Spells and Other Things

From Spells8.com Witchy Things for December’s Full Moon

A Gorgeous Ritual for Tonight’s Magic

  1. Light Sandalwood, Eucalyptus, or Lemon incense in honor of today’s moon transit: Cancer.
  2. Invoke the protective powers of this Moon sign with the following chant:

    “Just like the crab, my faith is my shell, it defends me against all harm.
    It protects what’s mine and drives away what’s unkind”    .

  3. Light a white candle and pour some wine into your chalice. If you don’t drink wine, use herbal tea or plain water instead.
  4. Find the Full Moon in the sky. Raise your chalice as you look up and say:

    “Full Moon over me, fill me with wonder.
    You light my path and shine like a thunder.
    I thank you for your smile, the one that makes me younger.
    May I never thirst, and may I never hunger”.

    Drink the contents of your chalice.

  5. Place on your altar any crystals that you would like to charge with the energies of tonight. Especially sensitive gemstones for a Sunday are: Amber, Carnelian, Diamond, Tiger’s Eye.

More Spells for Tonight’s Full Moon…

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 December 19

Planetary Alignment over Italy

Image Credit & Copyright: Antonio Finazzi

Explanation: It is not a coincidence that planets line up. That’s because all of the planets orbit the Sun in (nearly) a single sheet called the plane of the ecliptic. When viewed from inside that plane — as Earth dwellers are likely to do — the planets all appear confined to a single band. It is a coincidence, though, when three of the brightest planets all appear in nearly the same direction. Such a coincidence was captured earlier this month. Featured above (right to left), Venus, Saturn, and Jupiter were all imaged together in a line just after sunset, from the San Fermo Hills, Bergamo, Italy. Joining the alignment are Earth’s Moon, and the position of the more distant Uranus. Bands of clouds streak across the sky toward the setting Sun. As Comet Leonard fades, this planetary alignment — absent the Moon — should persist for the rest of the month.

 

Discovery + Outreach: Graduate student research position open for APOD

19 December 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

Today and tonight the Moon will be in 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 December 2021 Moon Phases Calendar to see all the daily moon phase for this month.

Today’s Full Moon Phase

The Full Moon on December 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 December 19 the Moon is 15.04 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 For – December 19

Phase: Full Moon
Illumination: 100%
Moon Age: 15.04 days
Moon Angle: 0.49
Moon Distance: 404,809.44 km
Sun Angle: 0.54
Sun Distance: 147,177,418.30 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

19 December 2021
06:00 am GMT 5:00 PM AEDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:27 Sagittarius 32
Moon:28 Gemini 11
Mercury:08 Capricorn 40
Venus:26 Capricorn 29
Mars:04 Sagittarius 05
Jupiter:28 Aquarius 12
Saturn:10 Aquarius 35
Uranus:11 Taurus 12 Rx
Neptune:20 Pisces 30
Pluto:25 Capricorn 32
True Lunar Node:01 Gemini 39 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:00 Gemini 12 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):17 Gemini 03
Chiron:08 Aries 26 Rx
Ceres:00 Gemini 22 Rx
Pallas:13 Pisces 34
Juno:12 Capricorn 29
Vesta:17 Sagittarius 39
Eris:23 Aries 44 Rx
Fire:5
Earth:5
Air:7
Water:2
Cardinal:6
Fixed:3
Mutable:10

Southwestern Hemisphere

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

19 December 2021
08:00 pm GMT 5:00 PM BRT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:28 Sagittarius 08
Moon:05 Cancer 06
Mercury:09 Capricorn 35
Venus:26 Capricorn 29 Rx
Mars:04 Sagittarius 30
Jupiter:28 Aquarius 18
Saturn:10 Aquarius 39
Uranus:11 Taurus 12 Rx
Neptune:20 Pisces 30
Pluto:25 Capricorn 33
True Lunar Node:01 Gemini 37 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:00 Gemini 10 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):17 Gemini 07
Chiron:08 Aries 26
Ceres:00 Gemini 16 Rx
Pallas:13 Pisces 41
Juno:12 Capricorn 42
Vesta:17 Sagittarius 58
Eris:23 Aries 44 Rx
Fire:5
Earth:5
Air:6
Water:3
Cardinal:7
Fixed:3
Mutable:9

Good Day or Evening

I hope this finds everyone healthy and happy. I want to apologize for all the missing posts from yesterday, and today. I catch a cold from my fiancee and it kicked my body into sleepy, healing mode. I do not feel up to sitting at my computer so I am using my Kindle Fire Tablet to do posts which is a real challenge as I can only see about 1/3 on the screen as I usually do.

For those of you in the Southern Hemisphere I will get your Moon phase and current planetary positions for tomorrow posted today.

Hopefully, I will get all regular daily, weekly, and full Moon posts up tomorrow. I will try to get the full Moon posts up in time for them to be useful everywhere on Gaia.

Thank you all for your “prayers” and candles for my youngest son! While he is not out of the dark places in his mind completely he is doing much better. I am very great ful to all of you who helped him during his darkest days.

Now to do daily and birthday horoscopes along with Moon phase and planetary positions posts than it is back to sleep for me to let my body heal.

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

Today’s Waxing Gibbous Phase

The Waxing Gibbous on December 18 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 December 18 the Moon is 14.15 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 For – December 18

Phase: Waxing Gibbous
Illumination: 100%
Moon Age: 14.15 days
Moon Angle: 0.49
Moon Distance: 405,481.47 km
Sun Angle: 0.54
Sun Distance: 147,188,753.42 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

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

Sun:26 Sagittarius 57
Moon:21 Gemini 17
Mercury:07 Capricorn 45
Venus:26 Capricorn 29
Mars:03 Sagittarius 41
Jupiter:28 Aquarius 05
Saturn:10 Aquarius 32
Uranus:11 Taurus 13 Rx
Neptune:20 Pisces 29
Pluto:25 Capricorn 31
True Lunar Node:01 Gemini 41 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:00 Gemini 14 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):16 Gemini 59
Chiron:08 Aries 26 Rx
Ceres:00 Gemini 28 Rx
Pallas:13 Pisces 27
Juno:12 Capricorn 16
Vesta:17 Sagittarius 21
Eris:23 Aries 44 Rx
Fire:5
Earth:5
Air:7
Water:2
Cardinal:6
Fixed:3
Mutable:10

Northwestern Hemisphere

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

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

Sun:27 Sagittarius 15
Moon:24 Gemini 44
Mercury:08 Capricorn 12
Venus:26 Capricorn 29
Mars:03 Sagittarius 53
Jupiter:28 Aquarius 08
Saturn:10 Aquarius 33
Uranus:11 Taurus 13 Rx
Neptune:20 Pisces 29
Pluto:25 Capricorn 32
True Lunar Node:01 Gemini 40 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:00 Gemini 13 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):17 Gemini 01
Chiron:08 Aries 26 Rx
Ceres:00 Gemini 25 Rx
Pallas:13 Pisces 30
Juno:12 Capricorn 22
Vesta:17 Sagittarius 30
Eris:23 Aries 44 Rx
Fire:5
Earth:5
Air:7
Water:2
Cardinal:6
Fixed:3
Mutable:10

December 17 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 December 2021 Moon Phases Calendar to see all the daily moon phase for this month.

Today’s Waxing Gibbous Phase

The Waxing Gibbous on December 17 has an illumination of 97%. 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 December 17 the Moon is 13.26 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: 97%
Moon Age: 13.26 days
Moon Angle: 0.49
Moon Distance: 405,222.27 km
Sun Angle: 0.54
Sun Distance: 147,200,824.26 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

Northern Hempishere

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

17 December 2021
04:00 pm GMT 5:00 PM CEST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:25 Sagittarius 56
Moon:09 Gemini 29
Mercury:06 Capricorn 10
Venus:26 Capricorn 26
Mars:02 Sagittarius 59
Jupiter:27 Aquarius 55
Saturn:10 Aquarius 26
Uranus:11 Taurus 15 Rx
Neptune:20 Pisces 29
Pluto:25 Capricorn 29
True Lunar Node:01 Gemini 42 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:00 Gemini 17 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):16 Gemini 52
Chiron:08 Aries 26 Rx
Ceres:00 Gemini 39 Rx
Pallas:13 Pisces 15
Juno:11 Capricorn 53
Vesta:16 Sagittarius 48
Eris:23 Aries 44 Rx
Fire:5
Earth:5
Air:7
Water:2
Cardinal:6
Fixed:3
Mutable:10

Northwestern Hemisphere

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

December 17, 2021
11:00 pm GMT 5:00 PM CST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:26 Sagittarius 14
Moon:12 Gemini 55
Mercury:06 Capricorn 38
Venus:26 Capricorn 27
Mars:03 Sagittarius 11
Jupiter:27 Aquarius 58
Saturn:10 Aquarius 28
Uranus:11 Taurus 14 Rx
Neptune:20 Pisces 29
Pluto:25 Capricorn 30
True Lunar Node:01 Gemini 42 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:00 Gemini 16 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):16 Gemini 54
Chiron:08 Aries 26 Rx
Ceres:00 Gemini 36 Rx
Pallas:13 Pisces 18
Juno:12 Capricorn 00
Vesta:16 Sagittarius 58
Eris:23 Aries 44 Rx
Fire:5
Earth:5
Air:7
Water:2
Cardinal:6
Fixed:3
Mutable:10

17 December 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 December 2021 Moon Phases Calendar to see all the daily moon phase for this month.

Today’s Waxing Gibbous Phase

The Waxing Gibbous on December 17 has an illumination of 97%. 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 December 17 the Moon is 13.26 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: 97%
Moon Age: 13.26 days
Moon Angle: 0.49
Moon Distance: 405,222.27 km
Sun Angle: 0.54
Sun Distance: 147,200,824.26 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

17 December 2021
06:00 am GMT 5:00 PM AEDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:25 Sagittarius 30
Moon:04 Gemini 34
Mercury:05 Capricorn 31
Venus:26 Capricorn 24
Mars:02 Sagittarius 41
Jupiter:27 Aquarius 51
Saturn:10 Aquarius 24
Uranus:11 Taurus 16 Rx
Neptune:20 Pisces 28
Pluto:25 Capricorn 29
True Lunar Node:01 Gemini 43 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:00 Gemini 19 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):16 Gemini 50
Chiron:08 Aries 26 Rx
Ceres:00 Gemini 44 Rx
Pallas:13 Pisces 10
Juno:11 Capricorn 44
Vesta:16 Sagittarius 35
Eris:23 Aries 44 Rx
Fire:5
Earth:5
Air:7
Water:2
Cardinal:6
Fixed:3
Mutable:10

 

Southwestern Hemisphere

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

17 December 2021
08:00 pm GMT 5:00 PM BRT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:26 Sagittarius 06
Moon:11 Gemini 27
Mercury:06 Capricorn 26
Venus:26 Capricorn 26
Mars:03 Sagittarius 06
Jupiter:27 Aquarius 57
Saturn:10 Aquarius 27
Uranus:11 Taurus 15 Rx
Neptune:20 Pisces 29
Pluto:25 Capricorn 30
True Lunar Node:01 Gemini 42 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:00 Gemini 17 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):16 Gemini 53

Chiron:08 Aries 26 Rx

Ceres:00 Gemini 37 Rx
Pallas:13 Pisces 17
Juno:11 Capricorn 57
Vesta:16 Sagittarius 54
Eris:23 Aries 44 Rx

Fire:5
Earth:5
Air:7
Water:2
Cardinal:6
Fixed:3
Mutable:10

December 16 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 December 2021 Moon Phases Calendar to see all the daily moon phase for this month.

Today’s Waxing Gibbous Phase

The Waxing Gibbous on December 16 has an illumination of 94%. 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 December 16 the Moon is 12.37 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: 94%
Moon Age: 12.37 days
Moon Angle: 0.49
Moon Distance: 404,035.16 km
Sun Angle: 0.54
Sun Distance: 147,213,626.90 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

16 December 2021
04:00 pm GMT 5:00 PM CEST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:24 Sagittarius 55
Moon:27 Taurus 41
Mercury:04 Capricorn 36
Venus:26 Capricorn 20
Mars:02 Sagittarius 17
Jupiter:27 Aquarius 45
Saturn:10 Aquarius 20
Uranus:11 Taurus 16 Rx
Neptune:20 Pisces 28
Pluto:25 Capricorn 28
True Lunar Node:01 Gemini 43
Mean Lunar Node:00 Gemini 21 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):16 Gemini 46
Chiron:08 Aries 26 Rx
Ceres:00 Gemini 50 Rx
Pallas:13 Pisces 03
Juno:11 Capricorn 30
Vesta:16 Sagittarius 16
Eris:23 Aries 45 Rx
Fire:5
Earth:6
Air:6
Water:2
Cardinal:6
Fixed:4
Mutable:9

Northwestern Hemisphere

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

December 16, 2021
11:00 pm GMT 5:00 PM CST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:25 Sagittarius 13
Moon:01 Gemini 08
Mercury:05 Capricorn 03
Venus:26 Capricorn 22
Mars:02 Sagittarius 29
Jupiter:27 Aquarius 48
Saturn:10 Aquarius 22
Uranus:11 Taurus 16 Rx
Neptune:20 Pisces 28
Pluto:25 Capricorn 28
True Lunar Node:01 Gemini 43
Mean Lunar Node:00 Gemini 20 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):16 Gemini 48

Chiron:08 Aries 26 Rx
Ceres:00 Gemini 47 Rx
Pallas:13 Pisces 06
Juno:11 Capricorn 37
Vesta:16 Sagittarius 25
Eris:23 Aries 45 Rx

Fire:5
Earth:5
Air:7
Water:2
Cardinal:6
Fixed:3
Mutable:10

16 December 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 December 2021 Moon Phases Calendar to see all the daily moon phase for this month.

Today’s Waxing Gibbous Phase

The Waxing Gibbous on December 16 has an illumination of 94%. 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 December 16 the Moon is 12.37 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: 94%
Moon Age: 12.37 days
Moon Angle: 0.49
Moon Distance: 404,035.16 km
Sun Angle: 0.54
Sun Distance: 147,213,626.90 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 

16 December 2021
06:00 am GMT 5:00 PM AEDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:24 Sagittarius 29
Moon:22 Taurus 46
Mercury:03 Capricorn 56
Venus:26 Capricorn 17
Mars:01 Sagittarius 59
Jupiter:27 Aquarius 41
Saturn:10 Aquarius 18
Uranus:11 Taurus 17 Rx
Neptune:20 Pisces 28
Pluto:25 Capricorn 27
True Lunar Node:01 Gemini 42
Mean Lunar Node:00 Gemini 22 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):16 Gemini 43
Chiron:08 Aries 27 Rx
Ceres:00 Gemini 55 Rx
Pallas:12 Pisces 58
Juno:11 Capricorn 21
Vesta:16 Sagittarius 02
Eris:23 Aries 45 Rx
Fire:5
Earth:6
Air:6
Water:2
Cardinal:6
Fixed:4
Mutable:9

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

16 December 2021
08:00 pm GMT 5:00 PM BRT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:25 Sagittarius 05
Moon:29 Taurus 39
Mercury:04 Capricorn 51
Venus:26 Capricorn 21
Mars:02 Sagittarius 24
Jupiter:27 Aquarius 47
Saturn:10 Aquarius 21
Uranus:11 Taurus 16 Rx
Neptune:20 Pisces 28
Pluto:25 Capricorn 28
True Lunar Node:01 Gemini 43
Mean Lunar Node:00 Gemini 20 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):16 Gemini 47

Chiron:08 Aries 26 Rx

Ceres:00 Gemini 48 Rx
Pallas:13 Pisces 05
Juno:11 Capricorn 34
Vesta:16 Sagittarius 21
Eris:23 Aries 45 Rx

Fire:5
Earth:6
Air:6
Water:2
Cardinal:6
Fixed:4
Mutable:9

December 15 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 December 2021 Moon Phases Calendar to see all the daily moon phase for this month.

Today’s Waxing Gibbous Phase

The Waxing Gibbous on December 15 has an illumination of 88%. 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 December 15 the Moon is 11.48 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: 88%
Moon Age: 11.48 days
Moon Angle: 0.50
Moon Distance: 401,949.84 km
Sun Angle: 0.54
Sun Distance: 147,227,157.16 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

15 December 2021
04:00 pm GMT 5:00 PM CEST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:23 Sagittarius 54
Moon:15 Taurus 51
Mercury:03 Capricorn 01
Venus:26 Capricorn 12
Mars:01 Sagittarius 35
Jupiter:27 Aquarius 35
Saturn:10 Aquarius 14
Uranus:11 Taurus 18 Rx
Neptune:20 Pisces 28
Pluto:25 Capricorn 26
True Lunar Node:01 Gemini 42
Mean Lunar Node:00 Gemini 24 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):16 Gemini 39
Chiron:08 Aries 27 Rx
Ceres:01 Gemini 01 Rx
Pallas:12 Pisces 51
Juno:11 Capricorn 08
Vesta:15 Sagittarius 43
Eris:23 Aries 45 Rx
Fire:5
Earth:6
Air:6
Water:2
Cardinal:6
Fixed:4
Mutable:9

Northwestern Hemisphere

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

December 15, 2021
11:00 pm GMT 5:00 PM CST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:24 Sagittarius 12
Moon:19 Taurus 18
Mercury:03 Capricorn 29
Venus:26 Capricorn 15
Mars:01 Sagittarius 47
Jupiter:27 Aquarius 38
Saturn:10 Aquarius 16
Uranus:11 Taurus 18 Rx
Neptune:20 Pisces 28
Pluto:25 Capricorn 26
True Lunar Node:01 Gemini 42
Mean Lunar Node:00 Gemini 23 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):16 Gemini 41
Chiron:08 Aries 27 Rx
Ceres:00 Gemini 58 Rx
Pallas:12 Pisces 55
Juno:11 Capricorn 14
Vesta:15 Sagittarius 53
Eris:23 Aries 45 Rx
Fire:5
Earth:6
Air:6
Water:2
Cardinal:6
Fixed:4
Mutable:9

December 15 Today In History

Today’s Important Historical Events

533 Byzantine General Belisarius defeats the Vandals, under King Gelimer, at the Battle of Ticameron

1256 Hulagu Khan captures and destroys Hashshashin stronghold at Alamut, in present-day Iran, part of the Mongol offensive on Islamic southwest Asia

1488 Bartolomeu Dias returns to Portugal after becoming 1st known European to sail round the Cape of Good Hope

1612 German Astronomer Simon Marius is 1st to observe Andromeda galaxy through a telescope

1791 US Bill of Rights ratified when Virginia gives its approval, becomes amendments 1-10 of the US constitution

1840 Napoleon Bonaparte receives a French state funeral in Paris 19 years after his death

1973 American Psychiatric Association declares homosexuality is not a mental illness

Today’s Historical Events

533 Byzantine General Belisarius defeats the Vandals, under King Gelimer, at the Battle of Ticameron

687 St Sergius I begins his reign as Catholic Pope succeeding Conon

1124 Chancellor Haimeric selects pope (Lamberto becomes Honorius II)

1167 Sicilian chancellor Stephen du Perche moves the royal court to Messina to prevent a rebellion.

1256 Hulagu Khan captures and destroys Hashshashin stronghold at Alamut, in present-day Iran, part of the Mongol offensive on Islamic southwest Asia

1467 Stephen III of Moldavia defeats Matthias Corvinus of Hungary, with the latter being injured thrice, at the Battle of Baia

Today’s Historical Events in Film and TV

1952 KHON TV channel 2 in Honolulu, HI (NBC) begins broadcasting

1953 WJHG TV channel 7 in Panama City, FL (NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting

1956 KGW TV channel 8 in Portland, OR (NBC) begins broadcasting

1956 WRAL TV channel 5 in Raleigh-Durham, NC (CBS) begins broadcasting

1961 Equal access rule, political parties get TV broadcasting time

Today’s Historical Music Events

1965 D Heneker & J Taylor’s musical “Charlie Girl” premieres in London

1966 “Joyful Noise” opens at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC for 12 performances

1967 The Beatles release “Christmas Time is Here Again”

1969 Plastic Ono Band, play their only concert at London’s Lyceum Ballroom

1987 First National US Tour of “Les Miserables” opens at Shubert Theatre, Boston

1991 “Nick & Nora” closes at Marquis Theater NYC after 9 performances

1993 John Williams final appearance as conductor of Boston Pops

1994 “A Tuna Christmas” opens at Booth Theater NYC for 20 performances

Today’s Historical Events in Sport

1894 Day 2 of first cricket test between Australia and England, Australia 586 runs (Gregory 201) England 3-130

1909 Thomas J. Lynch becomes president of baseball’s National League

1925 1st hockey game at Madison Square Garden, Montreal Canadiens 3, NY Americans 1

1929 National Football League Championship: Green Bay Packers (12-0-1) win first past the post title

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15 December 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 December 2021 Moon Phases Calendar to see all the daily moon phase for this month.

Today’s Waxing Gibbous Phase

The Waxing Gibbous on December 15 has an illumination of 88%. 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 December 15 the Moon is 11.48 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: 88%
Moon Age: 11.48 days
Moon Angle: 0.50
Moon Distance: 401,949.84 km
Sun Angle: 0.54
Sun Distance: 147,227,157.16 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

15 December 2021
06:00 am GMT 5:00 PM AEDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:23 Sagittarius 28
Moon:10 Taurus 54
Mercury:02 Capricorn 22
Venus:26 Capricorn 08
Mars:01 Sagittarius 17
Jupiter:27 Aquarius 31
Saturn:10 Aquarius 12
Uranus:11 Taurus 19 Rx
Neptune:20 Pisces 27
Pluto:25 Capricorn 25

True Lunar Node:01 Gemini 41

Mean Lunar Node:00 Gemini 25 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):16 Gemini 36
Chiron:08 Aries 27 Rx
Ceres:01 Gemini 06 Rx
Pallas:12 Pisces 47
Juno:10 Capricorn 58
Vesta:15 Sagittarius 30
Eris:23 Aries 45 Rx

Fire:5
Earth:6
Air:6
Water:2
Cardinal:6
Fixed:4
Mutable:9
Obliquity of the Nine Planets

 

Southwestern Hemisphere

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

15 December 2021
08:00 pm GMT 5:00 PM BRT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:24 Sagittarius 04
Moon:17 Taurus 50
Mercury:03 Capricorn 17
Venus:26 Capricorn 14
Mars:01 Sagittarius 42
Jupiter:27 Aquarius 37
Saturn:10 Aquarius 15
Uranus:11 Taurus 18 Rx
Neptune:20 Pisces 28
Pluto:25 Capricorn 26
True Lunar Node:01 Gemini 42
Mean Lunar Node:00 Gemini 23 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):16 Gemini 40
Chiron:08 Aries 27 Rx
Ceres:00 Gemini 59 Rx
Pallas:12 Pisces 53
Juno:11 Capricorn 11
Vesta:15 Sagittarius 49
Eris:23 Aries 45 Rx
Fire:5
Earth:6
Air:6
Water:2
Cardinal:6
Fixed:4
Mutable:9

December 14 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 December 2021 Moon Phases Calendar to see all the daily moon phase for this month.

Today’s Waxing Gibbous Phase

The Waxing Gibbous on December 14 has an illumination of 81%. 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 December 14 the Moon is 10.58 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: 81%
Moon Age: 10.58 days
Moon Angle: 0.50
Moon Distance: 399,026.84 km
Sun Angle: 0.54
Sun Distance: 147,241,410.64 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

14 December 2021
04:00 pm GMT 5:00 PM CEST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:22 Sagittarius 53
Moon:03 Taurus 55
Mercury:01 Capricorn 27
Venus:26 Capricorn 02
Mars:00 Sagittarius 53
Jupiter:27 Aquarius 25
Saturn:10 Aquarius 09
Uranus:11 Taurus 20 Rx
Neptune:20 Pisces 27
Pluto:25 Capricorn 24
True Lunar Node:01 Gemini 40
Mean Lunar Node:00 Gemini 27 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):16 Gemini 32
Chiron:08 Aries 27 Rx
Ceres:01 Gemini 13 Rx
Pallas:12 Pisces 40
Juno:10 Capricorn 45
Vesta:15 Sagittarius 11
Eris:23 Aries 45 Rx
Fire:5
Earth:6
Air:6
Water:2
Cardinal:6
Fixed:4
Mutable:9
Obliquity of the Nine Planets

Northwestern Hemisphere

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

December 14, 2021
11:00 pm GMT 5:00 PM CST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:23 Sagittarius 11
Moon:07 Taurus 25
Mercury:01 Capricorn 55
Venus:26 Capricorn 05
Mars:01 Sagittarius 05
Jupiter:27 Aquarius 28
Saturn:10 Aquarius 10
Uranus:11 Taurus 19 Rx
Neptune:20 Pisces 27
Pluto:25 Capricorn 25
True Lunar Node:01 Gemini 41
Mean Lunar Node:00 Gemini 26 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):16 Gemini 34
Chiron:08 Aries 27 Rx
Ceres:01 Gemini 10 Rx
Pallas:12 Pisces 43
Juno:10 Capricorn 52
Vesta:15 Sagittarius 20
Eris:23 Aries 45 Rx
Fire:5
Earth:6
Air:6
Water:2
Cardinal:6
Fixed:4
Mutable:9

December 14 Today In History

Today’s Important Historical Events

644 Uthman ibn Affan, companion of Muhammad, appointed 3rd Caliph of Islam

1287 During St. Lucia’s Flood in Northwest Netherlands the Zuiderzee seawall collapses with loss of over 50,000 lives. Fifth largest recorded flood in history

1542 Princess Mary Stuart succeeds her father James V and becomes Queen Mary I of Scotland at 6 days old

1774 First incident of American Revolution – 400 New Hampshire militiamen successfully attack Fort William and Mary

1911 Norwegian Roald Amundsen‘s expedition is the 1st to each the South Pole

1995 The Dayton Agreement is signed in Paris by leaders of various governments ending the conflict in the former Yugoslavia including Slobodan Milošević, Alija Izetbegović, Franjo Tuđman and Bill Clinton

Today’s Historical Events

557 Constantinople, the capital of the Byzantine Empire, is significantly damaged by a 6.4 magnitude earthquake

644 Uthman ibn Affan, companion of Muhammad, appointed 3rd Caliph of Islam

835 Chinese Emperor Wenzong conspires with chancellor Li Xun and general Zheng Zhu to kill all the eunuchs, but the plot is foiled. Also known as the Sweet Dew Incident

867 Adrian II begins his reign as Catholic Pope

872 John VIII elected as Catholic Pope

1124 Theobald Buccapecus elected Pope Coelestinus II (he refuses)

1287 During St. Lucia’s Flood in Northwest Netherlands the Zuiderzee seawall collapses with loss of over 50,000 lives. Fifth largest recorded flood in history

1542 Princess Mary Stuart succeeds her father James V and becomes Queen Mary I of Scotland at 6 days old

Today’s Historical Events in Film and TV

1952 KROD (now KDBC) TV channel 4 in El Paso, TX (CBS) begins broadcasting

1954 WOAY TV channel 4 in Oak Hill-Beckley, WV (ABC) begins broadcasting

1969 Jackson Five make their 1st appearance on “The Ed Sullivan Show”

1971 U.S. premiere of “Nicholas and Alexandra”, film adaptation of Robert K. Massie’s best selling novel

1974 Disaster film “The Towering Inferno” is released, starring Steve McQueen and Paul Newman

1988 CBS’ $1.1 B bid wins exclusive 1990-94 major-league baseball rights

1993 “Philadelphia” one of the first mainstream films about AIDS, directed by Jonathan Demme, starring Tom Hanks and Denzel Washington premieres in Century City, California

1996 12th Soap Opera Digest Awards – Days of Our Lives wins

Today’s Historical Music Events

1849 1st chamber music group in US gives their 1st concert in Boston

1918 Giacomo Puccini‘s opera “Il Trittico” premieres in NYC

1924 Respighi’s symphony “Pini di Roma” premieres in Paris

1925 Alban Berg’s first opera, “Wozzeck” premieres at the Berlin State Opera.

1933 Josephine Baker performs in Amsterdam

1946 “Three to Make Ready” closes at Adelphi Theater NYC after 323 performances

1950 Musical “Bless You All” opens at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC for 84 performances

1957 “Most Happy Fella” closes at Imperial Theater NYC after 678 performances

Today’s Historical Events in Sports

1894 Day One 1st Test Cricket Aus v Eng Aust 5-346 (Giffen 161, Gregory 85)

1894 Test cricket debut of future Australian captain Joe Darling, great all-rounder Ernie Jones and outstanding England batsman Archie MacLaren; England wins 1st Test in Sydney by 10 runs

1901 1st table tennis tournament is held at the London Royal Aquarium

1920 Jack Dempsey KOs Bill Brennan in 12 for heavyweight boxing title in NYC

1930 NY Giants defeat Notre Dame 22-0 in a charity game

1930 National Football League Championship: Green Bay Packers (10-3-1) repeat with best record in first past the post title

1935 Test Cricket debut of “Chuck” Fleetwood-Smith v South Africa, Durban

1938 Major League Baseball agrees on use of a standard ball; disagrees on increasing rosters from 23 to 25 players, although Commissioner Judge Landis eventually decides on 25

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 December 14

HH 666: Carina Dust Pillar with Jet

Image Credit: NASA, ESA, Hubble; Processing & Copyright: Mehmet Hakan Özsaraç

Explanation: To some, it may look like a beehive. In reality, the featured image from the Hubble Space Telescope captures a cosmic pillar of dust, over two-light years long, inside of which is Herbig-Haro 666 — a young star emitting powerful jets. The structure lies within one of our galaxy’s largest star forming regions, the Carina Nebula, shining in southern skies at a distance of about 7,500 light-years. The pillar‘s layered outline are shaped by the winds and radiation of Carina’s young, hot, massive stars, some of which are still forming inside the nebula. A dust-penetrating view in infrared light better shows the two, narrow, energetic jets blasting outward from a still hidden infant star.

 

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14 December 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 December 2021 Moon Phases Calendar to see all the daily moon phase for this month.

Today’s Waxing Gibbous Phase

The Waxing Gibbous on December 14 has an illumination of 81%. 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 December 14 the Moon is 10.58 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: 81%
Moon Age: 10.58 days
Moon Angle: 0.50
Moon Distance: 399,026.84 km
Sun Angle: 0.54
Sun Distance: 147,241,410.64 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 

14 December 2021
06:00 am GMT 5:00 PM AEDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:22 Sagittarius 27
Moon:28 Aries 54
Mercury:00 Capricorn 48
Venus:25 Capricorn 57
Mars:00 Sagittarius 35
Jupiter:27 Aquarius 21
Saturn:10 Aquarius 06
Uranus:11 Taurus 20 Rx
Neptune:20 Pisces 27
Pluto:25 Capricorn 24
True Lunar Node:01 Gemini 40
Mean Lunar Node:00 Gemini 28 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):16 Gemini 30
Chiron:08 Aries 27 Rx
Ceres:01 Gemini 18 Rx
Pallas:12 Pisces 35
Juno:10 Capricorn 36
Vesta:14 Sagittarius 57
Eris:23 Aries 45 Rx
Fire:6
Earth:5
Air:6
Water:2
Cardinal:7
Fixed:3
Mutable:9

Southwestern Hemisphere

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

14 December 2021
08:00 pm GMT 5:00 PM BRT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:23 Sagittarius 03
Moon:05 Taurus 55
Mercury:01 Capricorn 43
Venus:26 Capricorn 04
Mars:01 Sagittarius 00
Jupiter:27 Aquarius 27
Saturn:10 Aquarius 10
Uranus:11 Taurus 19 Rx
Neptune:20 Pisces 27
Pluto:25 Capricorn 25
True Lunar Node:01 Gemini 41
Mean Lunar Node:00 Gemini 26 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):16 Gemini 33
Chiron:08 Aries 27 Rx
Ceres:01 Gemini 11 Rx
Pallas:12 Pisces 42
Juno:10 Capricorn 49
Vesta:15 Sagittarius 16
Eris:23 Aries 45 Rx
Fire:5
Earth:6
Air:6
Water:2
Cardinal:6
Fixed:4
Mutable:9

December 13 Today In History

Today’s Important Historical Events

1577 Francis Drake sets sail from England on a circumnavigation of the world

1636 The Massachusetts Bay Colony organizes three militia regiments to defend the colony against the Pequot Indians. Recognized today as the founding of the United States National Guard.

1642 Dutch explorer Abel Tasman sights the South Island of present day New Zealand; initially he calls it Staten Landt and changes it a year later to Nieuw Zeeland [1]

1920 League of Nations establishes the International Court of Justice in The Hague

2002 The European Union announces that Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia will become members from May 1, 2004

2003 Former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein is captured near his home town of Tikrit, during Operation Red Dawn by US forces

Today’s Historical Events

1294 Saint Celestine V abdicates the papacy after only five months; Celestine hoped to return to his previous life as an ascetic hermit.

1545 Council of Trent (19th ecumenical council) opened by Pope Paul III

1570 Sweden and Denmark signs Peace of Stettin

1572 Spanish army beats Geuzen fleet (confederacy of Calvinist Dutch nobles) under admiral Lumey

1577 Francis Drake sets sail from England on a circumnavigation of the world

1621 Emperor Ferdinand II delegates 1st anti-Reformation decree

1636 The Massachusetts Bay Colony organizes three militia regiments to defend the colony against the Pequot Indians. Recognized today as the founding of the United States National Guard.

1642 Dutch explorer Abel Tasman sights the South Island of present day New Zealand; initially he calls it Staten Landt and changes it a year later to Nieuw Zeeland [1]

1 From nzhistory.govt.nz

Today’s Historical Events in Film and TV

1950 James Dean begins his career with an appearance in a Pepsi commercial

1953 KOAM TV channel 7 in Pittsburg-Joplin, KS (CBS) begins broadcasting

1956 “Anastasia” comeback film for Ingrid Bergman is released in the US, role wins Bergman Academy Award for Best Actress.

1957 “Peyton Place” film based on the novel by Grace Metalious, directed by Mark Robson and starring Lana Turner and Hope Lange is released

1961 “The Young Ones” directed by Sidney J. Furie, starring Cliff Richard, Robert Morley and Carole Gray premieres in London

1970 Neil Simon‘s “Gingerbread Lady” premieres in NYC

1975 1st time “Saturday Night Live” uses a time delay, Richard Pryor hosts

1978 CBS’ premiere of “Lovey: A Circle of Children Part II”, sequel to “A Circle of Children”, which is also based on Mary Mac Cracken

Today’s Historical Music Events

1759 First music store in America opens (Philadelphia)

1823 Gioachino Rossini arrives in London

1895 First complete performance of Gustav Mahler’s 2nd Symphony

1928 George Gershwin‘s “An American In Paris” premieres at Carnegie Hall, NYC, performed by the New York Philharmonic conducted by Walter Damrosch

1947 “Caribbean Carnival” closes at International Theatre, NYC, after 11 performances

1950 “Let’s Make an Opera” opens at John Golden Theater, NYC; runs for 5 performances

1961 The Beatles sign a formal agreement to be managed by Brian Epstein

1963 Capital records signs right of first refusal agreement with The Beatles

Today’s Historical Events in Sports

1901 Test debut of English cricketer Sydney Barnes vs Australia at the SCG, took 5-65 in 1st innings

1930 George Sisler’s career ends when Boston Braves release him

1931 National Football League Championship: Green Bay Packers (12-2-0) win 3rd straight first past the post title

1936 National Football League Championship, Polo Grounds, NYC: Green Bay Packers beat Boston Redskins, 21-6; Packers 4th title; Redskins move to Washington, D.C. for 1937 season

1942 National Football League Championship, Griffith Stadium, Washington, D.C.: Washington Redskins upset Chicago Bears, 14-6

1952 NFL Dallas Texans (former Boston Yanks) play last game, losing to the Lions in Detroit, finish with record of 1-11

1956 Dodgers trade Jackie Robinson to Giants for pitcher Dick Littlefield & $35,000. Robinson will retire rather than be traded.

1960 Italy beats US in Davis cup (1st time in 24 years US not in finals)

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 December 13

Meteors and Auroras over Iceland

Image Credit & Copyright: James Boardman-Woodend; Annotation: Judy Schmidt

Explanation: What’s going on behind that mountain? Quite a bit. First of all, the mountain itself, named Kirkjufell, is quite old and located in western Iceland near the town of Grundarfjörður. In front of the steeply-sloped structure lies a fjord that had just begun to freeze when the above image was taken — in mid-December of 2012. Although quite faint to the unaided eye, the beautiful colors of background aurorae became quite apparent on the 25-second exposure. What makes this image of particular note, though, is that it also captures streaks from the Geminids meteor shower — meteors that might not have been evident were the aurora much brighter. Far in the distance, on the left, is the band of our Milky Way Galaxy, while stars from our local part of the Milky Way appear spread across the background. Tonight the Geminids meteor shower peaks again and may well provide sky enthusiasts with their own memorable visual experiences.