Pagan Holidays Lughnasadh Lammas | Everything You Need To Know

The Lughnasadh and Lammas Pagan holidays celebrates the Wheel of the Year and the arrival of the late summer season!

The days are sticky hot and you spend your time finding ways to cool down. Gardens and farmlands are ripe with veggies in shades of dark green and yellow. This is the beginning of the first harvest and primarily involves grain and corn. Although the sun is strong and hot, you’ll notice the days are beginning to shorten.

This season is lush and abundant, but Nature is already beginning to sense the coming of colder Winter days. So begins the days of preparation: gathering seeds to plant next Spring, harvesting herbs, canning jams and jellies, and baking bread to store for those cold days ahead.

It’s important to also understand that there is so much more to Lughnasadh and not just the literal interpretation of harvesting because you may not be farming your own fields.

This is a time for gratitude, personal growth, and renewal. The energy and intentions of Lughnasadh are still prevalent in the day to day lives of those who live a nature spirituality based life.

Many Pagans, Witches, and those interested in Nature Spirituality celebrate the seasonal cycles. Sometimes referred to as the Wheel of the Year, and consisting of eight celebrations. Four of these festivals (Imbolc, Beltane, Lughnasadh, and Samhain) are rooted in Celtic history and origins. The other four (Spring Equinox, Summer Solstice, Autumn Equinox, and Winter Solstice) represent the sun’s location. I created a complete guide to each season, including history, traditions, symbols, correspondences, ritual ideas, and how you can celebrate.

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January 15, 2022 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 January 2022 Moon Phases Calendar to see all the daily moon phase for this month.

Today’s Waxing Gibbous Phase

The Waxing Gibbous on January 15 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 January 15 the Moon is 12.52 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: 12.52 days
Moon Angle: 0.49
Moon Distance: 405,266.43 km
Sun Angle: 0.54
Sun Distance: 147,157,158.44 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

Northwestern Hemisphere

The time for this Custom Planetary Positions is from the local time in Los Angeles, California, USA

January 15, 2022
12:00 am GMT 4:00 PM PST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:24 Capricorn 48
Moon:22 Gemini 01
Mercury:10 Aquarius 19 Rx
Venus:15 Capricorn 13 Rx
Mars:23 Sagittarius 07
Jupiter:03 Pisces 25
Saturn:13 Aquarius 28
Uranus:10 Taurus 49 Rx
Neptune:20 Pisces 58
Pluto:26 Capricorn 24
True Lunar Node:00 Gemini 32 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:28 Taurus 47 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):20 Gemini 01
Chiron:08 Aries 45
Ceres:27 Taurus 58
Pallas:20 Pisces 14
Juno:22 Capricorn 52
Vesta:02 Capricorn 01
Eris:23 Aries 41

Fire:3
Earth:8
Air:5
Water:3

Cardinal:7
Fixed:5
Mutable:7

Northern Hemisphere

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

January 15, 2022
11:00 pm GMT 5:00 PM CST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:25 Capricorn 46
Moon:03 Cancer 23
Mercury:10 Aquarius 08 Rx
Venus:14 Capricorn 43 Rx
Mars:23 Sagittarius 48
Jupiter:03 Pisces 38
Saturn:13 Aquarius 35
Uranus:10 Taurus 49 Rx
Neptune:20 Pisces 59
Pluto:26 Capricorn 25
True Lunar Node:00 Gemini 27 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:28 Taurus 44 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):20 Gemini 07
Chiron:08 Aries 46
Ceres:27 Taurus 58
Pallas:20 Pisces 31
Juno:23 Capricorn 15
Vesta:02 Capricorn 31
Eris:23 Aries 41

Fire:3
Earth:8
Air:4
Water:4

Cardinal:8
Fixed:5
Mutable:6

Northeastern Hemisphere

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

15 January 2022
04:00 pm GMT 5:00 PM CEST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:25 Capricorn 29
Moon:29 Gemini 55
Mercury:10 Aquarius 12 Rx
Venus:14 Capricorn 52 Rx
Mars:23 Sagittarius 35
Jupiter:03 Pisces 34
Saturn:13 Aquarius 33
Uranus:10 Taurus 49 Rx
Neptune:20 Pisces 59
Pluto:26 Capricorn 25
True Lunar Node:00 Gemini 28 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:28 Taurus 45 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):20 Gemini 05
Chiron:08 Aries 46
Ceres:27 Taurus 58
Pallas:20 Pisces 26
Juno:23 Capricorn 08
Vesta:02 Capricorn 22
Eris:23 Aries 41

Fire:3

Earth:8
Air:5
Water:3

Cardinal:7
Fixed:5
Mutable:7

Witchcraft/Magickal Correspondence Digest for Saturday

From moonlitpriestess.com

Celestial influence – Saturn

Color correspondences – black, dark grey, indigo

Herb correspondences – black poppy seeds, mullein, myrrh

Misc. influences – discipline, life, building, doctrine, protection, freedom, elderly, destroying diseases and pests

From amagickalpath.co.uk

Planet – Saturn

Spells/Magic – binding, debts, discovery, justice, karma, protection, longevity, endings, home

Magical aspects: longevity, exorcism, endings, apprehension, austerity, caution, and limitations.

Oils – Black Orchid, Hyacinth, Iris, Juniper,

Plants and trees – black helleborn,garden nightshade,blackthorn tree,cypress tree,hedge bindweed,hemlock.ivy,morning glory,mullein,snowdrop,marigold,Rosemarry,Rue,Rowan tree, yew tree, holly tree.

Stones – Obsidian, onyx,black pearl

Colours – black, grey, red, white, brown, blue

Metal -Lead

Energy Type – Female

Dieties – dedicated to the shadowy Anglo-Saxon god Saetere, the equivalent to the Roman Saturn, and the Greek Cronos. It is also associated with the Norns, the Norse equivalent of the Three Fates, and the Trickster-god, Loki.

Saturday is the best time to deal with such matters as: Binding, Patience, Stability, Neutralization, Material Gain, Protection, Karma, Death, Manifestation, Structure’s, Reality, Laws of society, Limits, Obstacles, Tests, Handwork, Real Estate, Dentists, Bones, Teeth, Farm Workers, Sacrifice, Separation, Stalkers, Murderers, Criminals, Civil Servants, Justice, Math’s, Plumbing, Joint Money Matters, Wills, Debts, Financing, Real Estate, Discoveries, Transformation and Relations with Older People.

From AncientPathway.com

Magickal Intentions: Spirit Communications, Meditation, Psychic Attack or Defense, Locating Lost Things and Missing Persons, Building, Life, Doctrine, Protection, Knowledge, Authority, Limitations, Boundries, Time and Death		Incense: Black Poppy Seed Myrrh
Planet: Saturn	Sign: Capricorn Aquarius	Angel: Cassiel
Colors: Black Grey Indigo	Herbs/Plants: Myrrh Moss Hemlock Wolfsbane Coltsfoot Nightshade Fir	Stones: Jet Smokey Quartz Amethyst Black Onyx Snowflake Obsidian Lava Pumice

From GypsyWolf.weebly.com

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

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.

2022 January 15

Galileo’s Europa

Image Credit: NASA, JPL-Caltech, SETI Institute, Cynthia Phillips, Marty Valenti

Explanation: Looping through the Jovian system in the late 1990s, the Galileo spacecraft recorded stunning views of Europa and uncovered evidence that the moon’s icy surface likely hides a deep, global ocean. Galileo’s Europa image data has been remastered here, with improved calibrations to produce a color image approximating what the human eye might see. Europa’s long curving fractures hint at the subsurface liquid water. The tidal flexing the large moon experiences in its elliptical orbit around Jupiter supplies the energy to keep the ocean liquid. But more tantalizing is the possibility that even in the absence of sunlight that process could also supply the energy to support life, making Europa one of the best places to look for life beyond Earth. What kind of life could thrive in a deep, dark, subsurface ocean? Consider planet Earth’s own extreme shrimp.