Day: February 15, 2022

Printable Healing Spell

The Mirror and Moon Spell

February 15 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 February 15

Terminator Moon

Image Credit: NASA, Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, SVS; Processing & Copyright: Jai & Neil Shet

Explanation: What’s different about this Moon? It’s the terminators. In the featured image, you can’t directly see any terminator — the line that divides the light of day from the dark of night. That’s because the image is a digital composite of 29 near-terminator lunar strips. Terminator regions show the longest and most prominent shadows — shadows which, by their contrast and length, allow a flat photograph to appear three-dimensional. The original images and data were taken near the Moon by NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter. Many of the Moon’s craters stand out because of the shadows they all cast to the right. The image shows in graphic detail that the darker regions known as maria are not just darker than the rest of the Moon — they are flatter.

 

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February 16, 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 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 February 2022 Moon Phases Calendar to see all the daily moon phase for this month.

Today’s Waxing Gibbous Phase

The Waxing Gibbous on February 15 has an illumination of 98%. 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 February 15 the Moon is 13.61 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: 98%
Moon Age: 13.61 days
Moon Angle: 0.50
Moon Distance: 397,586.10 km
Sun Angle: 0.54
Sun Distance: 147,785,711.24 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 want to calculate the planetary positions for a specific use and time, click on this link

Currentplanetarypositions.com

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

For Your Local Time and Date

Northwestern Hemisphere

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

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

Sun:26 Aquarius 16
Moon:06 Leo 32
Mercury:00 Aquarius 05
Venus:15 Capricorn 59
Mars:15 Capricorn 42
Jupiter:10 Pisces 30
Saturn:17 Aquarius 10
Uranus:11 Taurus 09
Neptune:21 Pisces 54
Pluto:27 Capricorn 23
True Lunar Node:27 Taurus 21 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:27 Taurus 09 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):23 Gemini 27
Chiron:09 Aries 51
Ceres:01 Gemini 01
Pallas:00 Aries 16
Juno:05 Aquarius 12
Vesta:18 Capricorn 12
Eris:23 Aries 48
Fire:4
Earth:7
Air:6
Water:2
Cardinal:7
Fixed:8
Mutable:4

 

Northern Hemisphere

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

February 15, 2022
10:00 pm GMT 4:00 PM CST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:27 Aquarius 12
Moon:17 Leo 59
Mercury:00 Aquarius 57
Venus:16 Capricorn 29
Mars:16 Capricorn 23
Jupiter:10 Pisces 43
Saturn:17 Aquarius 16
Uranus:11 Taurus 10
Neptune:21 Pisces 56
Pluto:27 Capricorn 25
True Lunar Node:27 Taurus 09 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:27 Taurus 06 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):23 Gemini 33
Chiron:09 Aries 53
Ceres:01 Gemini 11
Pallas:00 Aries 35
Juno:05 Aquarius 34
Vesta:18 Capricorn 40
Eris:23 Aries 48
Fire:4
Earth:7
Air:6
Water:2
Cardinal:7
Fixed:8
Mutable:4

Northeastern Hemisphere

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

February 15, 2022
05:00 pm GMT 6:00 PM CEST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:26 Aquarius 59
Moon:15 Leo 22
Mercury:00 Aquarius 45
Venus:16 Capricorn 22
Mars:16 Capricorn 13
Jupiter:10 Pisces 40
Saturn:17 Aquarius 15
Uranus:11 Taurus 10
Neptune:21 Pisces 55
Pluto:27 Capricorn 24
True Lunar Node:27 Taurus 12 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:27 Taurus 07 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):23 Gemini 32
Chiron:09 Aries 53
Ceres:01 Gemini 08
Pallas:00 Aries 31
Juno:05 Aquarius 29
Vesta:18 Capricorn 33
Eris:23 Aries 48
Fire:4
Earth:7
Air:6
Water:2
Cardinal:7
Fixed:8
Mutable:4

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

Today’s Waxing Gibbous Phase

The Waxing Gibbous on February 15 has an illumination of 98%. 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 February 15 the Moon is 13.61 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: 98%
Moon Age: 13.61 days
Moon Angle: 0.50
Moon Distance: 397,586.10 km
Sun Angle: 0.54
Sun Distance: 147,785,711.24 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 these Custom Planetary Positions is from the local time in Sao Paulo, Brazil, South America

15 February 2022
08:00 pm GMT 5:00 PM BRT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:27 Aquarius 07
Moon:16 Leo 56
Mercury:00 Aquarius 52
Venus:16 Capricorn 27
Mars:16 Capricorn 19
Jupiter:10 Pisces 42
Saturn:17 Aquarius 16
Uranus:11 Taurus 10
Neptune:21 Pisces 55
Pluto:27 Capricorn 25
True Lunar Node:27 Taurus 10 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:27 Taurus 06 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):23 Gemini 33
Chiron:09 Aries 53
Ceres:01 Gemini 10
Pallas:00 Aries 34
Juno:05 Aquarius 32
Vesta:18 Capricorn 37
Eris:23 Aries 48
Fire:4
Earth:7
Air:6
Water:2
Cardinal:7
Fixed:8
Mutable:4

 

Southern Hemisphere

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

15 February 2022
03:00 pm GMT 5:00 PM SAST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:26 Aquarius 54
Moon:14 Leo 19
Mercury:00 Aquarius 40
Venus:16 Capricorn 20
Mars:16 Capricorn 10
Jupiter:10 Pisces 39
Saturn:17 Aquarius 14
Uranus:11 Taurus 09
Neptune:21 Pisces 55
Pluto:27 Capricorn 24

True Lunar Node:27 Taurus 13 Rx

Mean Lunar Node:27 Taurus 07 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):23 Gemini 31
Chiron:09 Aries 53
Ceres:01 Gemini 08
Pallas:00 Aries 29
Juno:05 Aquarius 27
Vesta:18 Capricorn 31
Eris:23 Aries 48

Fire:4
Earth:7
Air:6
Water:2
Cardinal:7
Fixed:8
Mutable:4

Southwestern Hemisphere

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

15 February 2022
06:00 am GMT 5:00 PM AEDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:26 Aquarius 31
Moon:09 Leo 38
Mercury:00 Aquarius 19
Venus:16 Capricorn 07
Mars:15 Capricorn 53
Jupiter:10 Pisces 33
Saturn:17 Aquarius 11
Uranus:11 Taurus 09
Neptune:21 Pisces 54
Pluto:27 Capricorn 23

True Lunar Node:27 Taurus 18 Rx

Mean Lunar Node:27 Taurus 08 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):23 Gemini 29
Chiron:09 Aries 52
Ceres:01 Gemini 03
Pallas:00 Aries 21
Juno:05 Aquarius 18
Vesta:18 Capricorn 19
Eris:23 Aries 48

Fire:4
Earth:7
Air:6
Water:2
Cardinal:7
Fixed:8
Mutable:4