Day: March 8, 2022

March 8 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 March 8

Moon in Inverted Colors

Image Credit & Copyright: Dawid Glawdzin

Explanation: Which moon is this? It’s Earth’s moon — but in inverted colors. Here, the pixel values corresponding to light and dark areas have been translated in reverse, or inverted, producing a false-color representation reminiscent of a black and white photographic negative. However, this is an inverted color image — where the muted colors of the moon are real but digitally exaggerated before inversion. Normally bright rays from the large crater Tycho dominate the southern (bottom) features as easily followed dark green lines emanating from the 85-kilometer diameter impact site. Normally dark lunar mare appear light and silvery. The image was acquired in Southend-on-Sea, England, UK. Historically, astronomical images recorded on photographic plates were directly examined on inverted-color negatives because it helped the eye pick out faint details.

A Thought for Today

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March 8, 2022 Daily Correspondence Digest for the Daily Horoscopes

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Moon Alert

Avoid shopping or making important decisions from 9:30 AM to 2 PM EST today (6:30 AM to 11 AM PST). After that, the Moon moves from Taurus into Gemini.

Aries (March 21-April 19)

You will be pleased to learn something new today. It’s also great day to contact neighbours, siblings and relatives because you’re happy to talk to others. In particular, you will love a short trip that is stimulating and interesting!

Taurus (April 20-May 20)

Financial negotiations and dealings related to business and commerce will go well today. (Nevertheless, be aware the restrictions of the Moon Alert.) Having said that, you will find it easy to deal with bosses and authority figures because they will be receptive and helpful.

Gemini (May 21-June 20)

This is a strong day for you, especially after 2 PM EST (11 AM PST). You have a lot of mental energy and emotional drive to go after what you want. It’s a great day to make travel plans or talk to people from other cultures or countries. Pursue your ideas in higher education, medicine and the law.

Cancer (June 21-July 22)

On the whole, this is a feel-good day for you. Expect success when dealing with partners and close friends about shared property or anything that is jointly held. This is also solid day to pursue details about taxes, debt and insurance matters. You can get stuff done!

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)

This is a particularly good day to negotiate with partners and close friends. It’s also a good day to network online or reach out to members of the general public to get your message across about something. A conversation with a female friend will be meaningful.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)

You are high viz. today, which means people notice you more than usual, especially bosses, parents and people in authority, which includes the police. Fortunately, everything looks very favourable for you. This probably means you will get good press. (Good press never hurts.)

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)

It will please you to study and learn something new today. You might also want to make travel plans. (Avoid booking a flight or making reservations during the Moon Alert.) Whatever you do today will make you feel excited about life and happier. Happy is good.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)

This is an excellent day to deal with red-tape issues about insurance, taxes, debt and shared property. You might want to ask to borrow something. Or you might approach a bank or lending institution. Ideally, wait until the Moon Alert is over to make the deal.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)

Even though today you have to go along to get along, and be willing to compromise with others, it’s still a solid day for you. You will enjoy interacting online or in person with the general public. Because your energy level is high, you might start something exciting.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)

This is a good day to start projects. You might take a leadership role at work or in your interaction with others because you are courageous and confident today. You will inspire others because you radiate your own enthusiasm about something. (Enthusiasm is contagious.)

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)

Make plans to do something that pleases you today. Meet family or friends in your “bubble”. Do something so that you are pleased with an entertaining diversion because this is the kind of day where you want to enjoy sports, or have a fun outing, or flirt with someone.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)

Your relations with family members will be positive today. You won’t hesitate to share your ideas because you are enthusiastic about something. Nevertheless, some of you might instead prefer to cocoon at home today. Get comfy.

If Your Birthday Is Today

Actress Lilly Collins (1989) shares your birthday today. You are a driven perfectionist who is independent and ambitious. However, sometimes you are an emotional sponge for others. You soak up their feelings. This means you have to be careful and discriminating about the company you keep. This is a fabulous year for you because you will get recognition, promotions, awards and acknowledgement.

March 8, 2022 Daily Correspondence Digest for the Northern Hemisphere’s Planetary Positions

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

March 08, 2022
12:00 am GMT 4:00 PM PST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:17 Pisces 23
Moon:20 Taurus 38
Mercury:26 Aquarius 49
Venus:01 Aquarius 31
Mars:01 Aquarius 18
Jupiter:15 Pisces 33
Saturn:19 Aquarius 35
Uranus:11 Taurus 48
Neptune:22 Pisces 40
Pluto:27 Capricorn 57
True Lunar Node:24 Taurus 50 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:26 Taurus 02 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):25 Gemini 47
Chiron:10 Aries 55
Ceres:05 Gemini 51
Pallas:08 Aries 01
Juno:13 Aquarius 31
Vesta:28 Capricorn 40
Eris:23 Aries 57
Fire:3
Earth:6
Air:7
Water:3
Cardinal:5
Fixed:9
Mutable:5

 

Northern Hemisphere

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

March 08, 2022
10:00 pm GMT 4:00 PM CST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:18 Pisces 18
Moon:01 Gemini 40
Mercury:28 Aquarius 13
Venus:02 Aquarius 20
Mars:01 Aquarius 59
Jupiter:15 Pisces 47
Saturn:19 Aquarius 41
Uranus:11 Taurus 50
Neptune:22 Pisces 42
Pluto:27 Capricorn 58
True Lunar Node:24 Taurus 50
Mean Lunar Node:25 Taurus 59 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):25 Gemini 53
Chiron:10 Aries 58
Ceres:06 Gemini 06
Pallas:08 Aries 23
Juno:13 Aquarius 53
Vesta:29 Capricorn 06
Eris:23 Aries 58
Fire:3
Earth:5
Air:8
Water:3
Cardinal:5
Fixed:8
Mutable:6

Northeastern Hemisphere

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

8 March 2022
03:00 pm GMT 4:00 PM CEST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:18 Pisces 01
Moon:28 Taurus 10
Mercury:27 Aquarius 46
Venus:02 Aquarius 04
Mars:01 Aquarius 46
Jupiter:15 Pisces 43
Saturn:19 Aquarius 39
Uranus:11 Taurus 49
Neptune:22 Pisces 41
Pluto:27 Capricorn 58
True Lunar Node:24 Taurus 50
Mean Lunar Node:26 Taurus 00 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):25 Gemini 51
Chiron:10 Aries 57
Ceres:06 Gemini 02
Pallas:08 Aries 16
Juno:13 Aquarius 46
Vesta:28 Capricorn 58
Eris:23 Aries 58
Fire:3
Earth:6
Air:7
Water:3
Cardinal:5
Fixed:9
Mutable:5

March 8, 2022 Daily Correspondence Digest for the Northern Hemisphere’s Moon Phase

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 Crescent Phase. A Waxing Crescent is the first Phase after the New Moon and is a great time to see the features of the moon’s surface. During this phase the Moon can be seen in the wester sky after the sun dips below the horizon at sunset. The moon is close to the sun in the sky and mostly dark except for the right edge of the moon which becomes brighter as the days get closer to the next phase which is a First Quarter with a 50% illumination.

Visit the March 2022 Moon Phases Calendar to see all the daily moon phase for this month.

Today’s Waxing Crescent Phase

The Waxing Crescent on March 8 has an illumination of 32%. 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 March 8 the Moon is 5.64 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 Crescent
Illumination: 32%
Moon Age: 5.64 days
Moon Angle: 0.49
Moon Distance: 402,398.87 km
Sun Angle: 0.54
Sun Distance: 148,519,758.25 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

8 March 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 Crescent Phase. A Waxing Crescent is the first Phase after the New Moon and is a great time to see the features of the moon’s surface. During this phase the Moon can be seen in the wester sky after the sun dips below the horizon at sunset. The moon is close to the sun in the sky and mostly dark except for the right edge of the moon which becomes brighter as the days get closer to the next phase which is a First Quarter with a 50% illumination.

Visit the March 2022 Moon Phases Calendar to see all the daily moon phase for this month.

Today’s Waxing Crescent Phase

The Waxing Crescent on March 8 has an illumination of 32%. 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 March 8 the Moon is 5.64 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 Crescent
Illumination: 32%
Moon Age: 5.64 days
Moon Angle: 0.49
Moon Distance: 402,398.87 km
Sun Angle: 0.54
Sun Distance: 148,519,758.25 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

8 March 2022
08:00 pm GMT 5:00 PM BRT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:18 Pisces 13
Moon:00 Gemini 40
Mercury:28 Aquarius 05
Venus:02 Aquarius 16
Mars:01 Aquarius 55
Jupiter:15 Pisces 46
Saturn:19 Aquarius 41
Uranus:11 Taurus 50
Neptune:22 Pisces 42
Pluto:27 Capricorn 58

True Lunar Node:24 Taurus 50
Mean Lunar Node:26 Taurus 00 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):25 Gemini 53

Chiron:10 Aries 57
Ceres:06 Gemini 05
Pallas:08 Aries 21
Juno:13 Aquarius 51
Vesta:29 Capricorn 04

Eris:23 Aries 58

Fire:3
Earth:5
Air:8
Water:3
Cardinal:5
Fixed:8
Mutable:6

 

Southern Hemisphere

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

8 March 2022
03:00 pm GMT 5:00 PM SAST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:18 Pisces 01
Moon:28 Taurus 10
Mercury:27 Aquarius 46
Venus:02 Aquarius 04
Mars:01 Aquarius 46
Jupiter:15 Pisces 43
Saturn:19 Aquarius 39
Uranus:11 Taurus 49
Neptune:22 Pisces 41
Pluto:27 Capricorn 58

True Lunar Node:24 Taurus 50
Mean Lunar Node:26 Taurus 00 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):25 Gemini 51

Chiron:10 Aries 57
Ceres:06 Gemini 02
Pallas:08 Aries 16
Juno:13 Aquarius 46
Vesta:28 Capricorn 58

Eris:23 Aries 58

Fire:3
Earth:6
Air:7
Water:3
Cardinal:5
Fixed:9
Mutable:5

Southwestern Hemisphere

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

8 March 2022
06:00 am GMT 5:00 PM AEDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:17 Pisces 38
Moon:23 Taurus 39
Mercury:27 Aquarius 12
Venus:01 Aquarius 44
Mars:01 Aquarius 29
Jupiter:15 Pisces 37
Saturn:19 Aquarius 37
Uranus:11 Taurus 49
Neptune:22 Pisces 40
Pluto:27 Capricorn 57

True Lunar Node:24 Taurus 50 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:26 Taurus 01 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):25 Gemini 49

Chiron:10 Aries 56
Ceres:05 Gemini 55
Pallas:08 Aries 07
Juno:13 Aquarius 37
Vesta:28 Capricorn 47

Eris:23 Aries 57

Fire:3
Earth:6
Air:7
Water:3
Cardinal:5
Fixed:9
Mutable:5