Day: January 18, 2022

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 18

From Orion to the Southern Cross

Image Credit & Copyright: Lucy Yunxi Hu

Explanation: This is a sky filled with glowing icons. On the far left is the familiar constellation of Orion, divided by its iconic three-aligned belt stars and featuring the famous Orion Nebula, both partly encircled by Barnard’s Loop. Just left of center in the featured image is the brightest star in the night: Sirius. Arching across the image center is the central band of our Milky Way Galaxy. On the far right, near the top, are the two brightest satellite galaxies of the Milky Way: the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), and the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC). Also on the far right — just above the cloudy horizon — is the constellation of Crux, complete with the four stars that make the iconic Southern Cross. The featured image is a composite of 18 consecutive exposures taken by the same camera and from the same location in eastern Australia during the last days of last year. In the foreground, picturesque basalt columns of the Bombo Quarry part to reveal the vast Pacific Ocean.

January 18, 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

Today and tonight the Moon will be in 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 January 2022 Moon Phases Calendar to see all the daily moon phase for this month.

Today’s Waning Gibbous Phase

The Waning Gibbous on January 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 January 18 the Moon is 15.23 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: 100%
Moon Age: 15.23 days
Moon Angle: 0.50
Moon Distance: 399,233.96 km
Sun Angle: 0.54
Sun Distance: 147,188,986.31 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 18, 2022
03:00 pm GMT 7:00 AM PST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:28 Capricorn 29
Moon:05 Leo 35
Mercury:08 Aquarius 41 Rx
Venus:13 Capricorn 27 Rx
Mars:25 Sagittarius 43
Jupiter:04 Pisces 12
Saturn:13 Aquarius 54
Uranus:10 Taurus 49 Rx
Neptune:21 Pisces 03
Pluto:26 Capricorn 31
True Lunar Node:00 Gemini 02 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:28 Taurus 36 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):20 Gemini 25
Chiron:08 Aries 51
Ceres:28 Taurus 01
Pallas:21 Pisces 18
Juno:24 Capricorn 18
Vesta:03 Capricorn 56
Eris:23 Aries 41
Fire:4
Earth:8
Air:4
Water:3
Cardinal:7
Fixed:6
Mutable:6

 

Northern Hemisphere

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

January 18, 2022
01:00 pm GMT 7:00 AM CST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:28 Capricorn 24
Moon:04 Leo 34
Mercury:08 Aquarius 45 Rx
Venus:13 Capricorn 29 Rx
Mars:25 Sagittarius 40
Jupiter:04 Pisces 11
Saturn:13 Aquarius 53
Uranus:10 Taurus 49 Rx
Neptune:21 Pisces 03
Pluto:26 Capricorn 31
True Lunar Node:00 Gemini 03 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:28 Taurus 36 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):20 Gemini 24
Chiron:08 Aries 50
Ceres:28 Taurus 01
Pallas:21 Pisces 16
Juno:24 Capricorn 16
Vesta:03 Capricorn 54
Eris:23 Aries 41
Fire:4
Earth:8
Air:4
Water:3
Cardinal:7
Fixed:6
Mutable:6

Northeastern Hemisphere For 0700 CEST GMT 0600 Post 0000CT

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

January 18, 2022
06:00 am GMT 7:00 AM CEST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:28 Capricorn 06
Moon:01 Leo 00
Mercury:08 Aquarius 58 Rx
Venus:13 Capricorn 37 Rx
Mars:25 Sagittarius 27
Jupiter:04 Pisces 07
Saturn:13 Aquarius 51
Uranus:10 Taurus 49 Rx
Neptune:21 Pisces 02
Pluto:26 Capricorn 30

True Lunar Node:00 Gemini 06 Rx

Mean Lunar Node:28 Taurus 37 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):20 Gemini 22
Chiron:08 Aries 50
Ceres:28 Taurus 00
Pallas:21 Pisces 11
Juno:24 Capricorn 09
Vesta:03 Capricorn 44
Eris:23 Aries 41

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

Printable Full Moon Affirmation

Thank you for everything.

All my needs are met in all areas of my life.

I have all that I need while walking towards what I desire to have in my life.

I release thoughts, worries, fears, attachments, relationships, situations, and all that doesn’t serve my Higher Purpose or Higher Self.

And so it is.

 

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

Today’s Full Moon Phase

The Full Moon on January 17 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 January 17 the Moon is 14.32 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.

Phase Details

Phase: Full Moon
Illumination: 100%
Moon Age: 14.32 days
Moon Angle: 0.50
Moon Distance: 402,093.86 km
Sun Angle: 0.54
Sun Distance: 147,177,636.53 km

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.

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

18 January 2022
08:00 pm GMT 5:00 PM BRT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:28 Capricorn 42
Moon:08 Leo 09
Mercury:08 Aquarius 31 Rx
Venus:13 Capricorn 21 Rx
Mars:25 Sagittarius 52
Jupiter:04 Pisces 15
Saturn:13 Aquarius 55
Uranus:10 Taurus 49
Neptune:21 Pisces 03
Pluto:26 Capricorn 31
True Lunar Node:29 Taurus 59 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:28 Taurus 35 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):20 Gemini 26
Chiron:08 Aries 51
Ceres:28 Taurus 01
Pallas:21 Pisces 22
Juno:24 Capricorn 23
Vesta:04 Capricorn 03
Eris:23 Aries 41
Fire:4
Earth:9
Air:3
Water:3
Cardinal:7
Fixed:7
Mutable:5

Southern Hemisphere

The time for this Custom Planetary Positions is from the local time in Cape Town, South Africa

18 January 2022
03:00 pm GMT 5:00 PM SAST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:28 Capricorn 29
Moon:05 Leo 35
Mercury:08 Aquarius 41 Rx
Venus:13 Capricorn 27 Rx
Mars:25 Sagittarius 43
Jupiter:04 Pisces 12
Saturn:13 Aquarius 54
Uranus:10 Taurus 49 Rx
Neptune:21 Pisces 03
Pluto:26 Capricorn 31
True Lunar Node:00 Gemini 02 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:28 Taurus 36 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):20 Gemini 25
Chiron:08 Aries 51
Ceres:28 Taurus 01
Pallas:21 Pisces 18
Juno:24 Capricorn 18
Vesta:03 Capricorn 56
Eris:23 Aries 41
Fire:4
Earth:8
Air:4
Water:3
Cardinal:7
Fixed:6
Mutable:6

Southwestern Hemisphere

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

18 January 2022
06:00 am GMT 5:00 PM AEDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:28 Capricorn 06
Moon:01 Leo 00
Mercury:08 Aquarius 58 Rx
Venus:13 Capricorn 37 Rx
Mars:25 Sagittarius 27
Jupiter:04 Pisces 07
Saturn:13 Aquarius 51
Uranus:10 Taurus 49 Rx
Neptune:21 Pisces 02
Pluto:26 Capricorn 30
True Lunar Node:00 Gemini 06 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:28 Taurus 37 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):20 Gemini 22
Chiron:08 Aries 50
Ceres:28 Taurus 00
Pallas:21 Pisces 11
Juno:24 Capricorn 09
Vesta:03 Capricorn 44
Eris:23 Aries 41
Fire:4
Earth:8
Air:4
Water:3
Cardinal:7
Fixed:6
Mutable:6