Day: February 19, 2022

February 19 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 19

Peculiar Galaxies of Arp 273

Image Credit & Copyright: Jason Guenzel

Explanation: The spiky stars in the foreground of this backyard telescopic frame are well within our own Milky Way Galaxy. But the two eye-catching galaxies lie far beyond the Milky Way, at a distance of over 300 million light-years. Their distorted appearance is due to gravitational tides as the pair engage in close encounters. Cataloged as Arp 273 (also as UGC 1810), the galaxies do look peculiar, but interacting galaxies are now understood to be common in the universe. Nearby, the large spiral Andromeda Galaxy is known to be some 2 million light-years away and approaching the Milky Way. The peculiar galaxies of Arp 273 may offer an analog of their far future encounter. Repeated galaxy encounters on a cosmic timescale can ultimately result in a merger into a single galaxy of stars. From our perspective, the bright cores of the Arp 273 galaxies are separated by only a little over 100,000 light-years.

February 19, 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 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 February 2022 Moon Phases Calendar to see all the daily moon phase for this month.

Today’s Waning Gibbous Phase

The Waning Gibbous on February 19 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 February 19 the Moon is 17.52 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: Waning Gibbous
Illumination: 92%
Moon Age: 17.52 days
Moon Angle: 0.52
Moon Distance: 379,778.38 km
Sun Angle: 0.54
Sun Distance: 147,909,972.84 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 19, 2022
12:00 am GMT 4:00 PM PST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:00 Pisces 18
Moon:27 Virgo 52
Mercury:04 Aquarius 07
Venus:18 Capricorn 20
Mars:18 Capricorn 39
Jupiter:11 Pisces 27
Saturn:17 Aquarius 38
Uranus:11 Taurus 15
Neptune:22 Pisces 02
Pluto:27 Capricorn 30
True Lunar Node:26 Taurus 29 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:26 Taurus 56 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):23 Gemini 54
Chiron:10 Aries 02
Ceres:01 Gemini 47
Pallas:01 Aries 42
Juno:06 Aquarius 47
Vesta:20 Capricorn 13
Eris:23 Aries 49
Fire:3
Earth:8
Air:5
Water:3
Cardinal:7
Fixed:6
Mutable:6

Northern Hemisphere

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

February 19, 2022
10:00 pm GMT 4:00 PM CST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:01 Pisces 14
Moon:10 Libra 06
Mercury:05 Aquarius 09
Venus:18 Capricorn 56
Mars:19 Capricorn 20
Jupiter:11 Pisces 40
Saturn:17 Aquarius 45
Uranus:11 Taurus 16
Neptune:22 Pisces 04
Pluto:27 Capricorn 32
True Lunar Node:26 Taurus 21 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:26 Taurus 53 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):24 Gemini 00
Chiron:10 Aries 05
Ceres:01 Gemini 59
Pallas:02 Aries 01
Juno:07 Aquarius 09
Vesta:20 Capricorn 41
Eris:23 Aries 50
Fire:3
Earth:7
Air:6
Water:3
Cardinal:8
Fixed:6
Mutable:5

Northeastern Hemisphere

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

19 February 2022
03:00 pm GMT 4:00 PM CEST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:00 Pisces 56
Moon:06 Libra 12
Mercury:04 Aquarius 49
Venus:18 Capricorn 44
Mars:19 Capricorn 07
Jupiter:11 Pisces 36
Saturn:17 Aquarius 42
Uranus:11 Taurus 16
Neptune:22 Pisces 03
Pluto:27 Capricorn 31
True Lunar Node:26 Taurus 23 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:26 Taurus 54 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):23 Gemini 58
Chiron:10 Aries 04
Ceres:01 Gemini 55
Pallas:01 Aries 55
Juno:07 Aquarius 02
Vesta:20 Capricorn 32
Eris:23 Aries 49
Fire:3
Earth:7
Air:6
Water:3
Cardinal:8
Fixed:6
Mutable:5

PSYCHIC PROTECTION SPELL

 

It is best to find a work area that you can leave untouched for 3 days.
If you must put away your tools, try to leave the spell candle out in the open.
Prepare your work area by setting up any tools you may be using in addition to your spells candle.
(Black) Love or protection incense is recommended.
While setting up your area, concentrate on the purpose of the work.
Bathe or cleanse your self. Do not let negative thought enter your mind.
Go your work area. Cast the Circle, light incense.
Envision a large, white ball of light surrounding you, your work area, and your home.
Hold the candle between the palms of your hand and direct all positive energy into it.
Place the candle and prior to lighting say,
“This candle represents protection over me in all things.”
Light the candle and say,
“As the light of this flame grows, I feel the light and positive energy around me.
As this candle burns, everything around me is blessed with light and love.
I am blessed with light and love. Negative energy is banished.”
Sit back and watch the candle burn.
Keep visualizing the white ball of light and protection around you..
Evision your higher self blessing you and protecting you from harm.
When the candle has burned 1/3 of the way down say,
“As the flame of the candle is extinguished…
Evil, negativity, and harm towards me is banished!
Any entity, ghost or spirit her by mistake go into the light and pass on to the world of spirit,
be not afraid as many wait for you there who you have loved and who love you.
Extinguish the candle. But don’t blow it out!
Repeat this for 2 more nights. Bury or throw away the left over wax.

Printable House Blessing to Hang Up

Spring House Blessing


Spring House Blessing

To encourage the return of Spring, tie a bunch of snowdrops with green ribbon and hang over the main entrance of your home as you repeat:

Candlemas Bells, snowdrops so white,
Cast away shadows, bring forth the light.

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

Today’s Waning Gibbous Phase

The Waning Gibbous on February 19 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 February 19 the Moon is 17.52 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: Waning Gibbous
Illumination: 92%
Moon Age: 17.52 days
Moon Angle: 0.52
Moon Distance: 379,778.38 km
Sun Angle: 0.54
Sun Distance: 147,909,972.84 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

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

Sun:01 Pisces 09
Moon:08 Libra 59
Mercury:05 Aquarius 03
Venus:18 Capricorn 53
Mars:19 Capricorn 16
Jupiter:11 Pisces 39
Saturn:17 Aquarius 44
Uranus:11 Taurus 16
Neptune:22 Pisces 04
Pluto:27 Capricorn 31
True Lunar Node:26 Taurus 21 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:26 Taurus 54 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):23 Gemini 59
Chiron:10 Aries 04
Ceres:01 Gemini 58
Pallas:02 Aries 00
Juno:07 Aquarius 07
Vesta:20 Capricorn 39
Eris:23 Aries 50
Fire:3
Earth:7
Air:6
Water:3
Cardinal:8
Fixed:6
Mutable:5

 

Obliquity of the Nine Planets

Southern Hemisphere

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

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

Sun:00 Pisces 56
Moon:06 Libra 12
Mercury:04 Aquarius 49
Venus:18 Capricorn 44
Mars:19 Capricorn 07
Jupiter:11 Pisces 36
Saturn:17 Aquarius 42
Uranus:11 Taurus 16
Neptune:22 Pisces 03
Pluto:27 Capricorn 31
True Lunar Node:26 Taurus 23 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:26 Taurus 54 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):23 Gemini 58
Chiron:10 Aries 04
Ceres:01 Gemini 55
Pallas:01 Aries 55
Juno:07 Aquarius 02
Vesta:20 Capricorn 32
Eris:23 Aries 49
Fire:3
Earth:7
Air:6
Water:3
Cardinal:8
Fixed:6
Mutable:5
Obliquity of the Nine Planets

Southwestern Hemisphere

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

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

Sun:00 Pisces 33
Moon:01 Libra 12
Mercury:04 Aquarius 24
Venus:18 Capricorn 30
Mars:18 Capricorn 50
Jupiter:11 Pisces 31
Saturn:17 Aquarius 40
Uranus:11 Taurus 15
Neptune:22 Pisces 03
Pluto:27 Capricorn 30
True Lunar Node:26 Taurus 26 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:26 Taurus 55 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):23 Gemini 56
Chiron:10 Aries 03
Ceres:01 Gemini 50
Pallas:01 Aries 47
Juno:06 Aquarius 53
Vesta:20 Capricorn 21
Eris:23 Aries 49
Fire:3
Earth:7
Air:6
Water:3
Cardinal:8
Fixed:6
Mutable:5