Day: March 24, 2022

March 24, 2022 Daily Correspondence Digest for the Northern Hemisphere’s Moon Phase and Custom 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 March 2022 Moon Phases Calendar to see all the daily moon phase for this month.

Today’s Waning Gibbous Phase

The Waning Gibbous on March 24 has an illumination of 58%. 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 24 the Moon is 21.36 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: 58%
Moon Age: 21.36 days
Moon Angle: 0.55
Moon Distance: 363,344.19 km
Sun Angle: 0.53
Sun Distance: 149,177,049.19 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

March 24, 2022
11:00 pm GMT 5:00 PM PDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:04 Aries 17
Moon:00 Capricorn 39
Mercury:25 Pisces 31
Venus:17 Aquarius 47
Mars:14 Aquarius 01
Jupiter:19 Pisces 38
Saturn:21 Aquarius 22
Uranus:12 Taurus 32
Neptune:23 Pisces 18
Pluto:28 Capricorn 18
True Lunar Node:23 Taurus 41
Mean Lunar Node:25 Taurus 08 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):27 Gemini 40
Chiron:11 Aries 53
Ceres:10 Gemini 55
Pallas:14 Aries 42
Juno:20 Aquarius 06
Vesta:06 Aquarius 41
Eris:24 Aries 07
Fire:4
Earth:5
Air:7
Water:3
Cardinal:6
Fixed:8
Mutable:5

 

Northern Hemisphere

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

March 24, 2022
09:00 pm GMT 5:00 PM CDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:04 Aries 12
Moon:29 Sagittarius 28
Mercury:25 Pisces 22
Venus:17 Aquarius 42
Mars:13 Aquarius 57
Jupiter:19 Pisces 37
Saturn:21 Aquarius 22
Uranus:12 Taurus 32
Neptune:23 Pisces 18
Pluto:28 Capricorn 17
True Lunar Node:23 Taurus 41
Mean Lunar Node:25 Taurus 09 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):27 Gemini 40
Chiron:11 Aries 52
Ceres:10 Gemini 53
Pallas:14 Aries 40
Juno:20 Aquarius 04
Vesta:06 Aquarius 39
Eris:24 Aries 07
Fire:5
Earth:4
Air:7
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

24 March 2022
04:00 pm GMT 5:00 PM CEST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:03 Aries 59
Moon:26 Sagittarius 32
Mercury:24 Pisces 59
Venus:17 Aquarius 29
Mars:13 Aquarius 48
Jupiter:19 Pisces 34
Saturn:21 Aquarius 20
Uranus:12 Taurus 32
Neptune:23 Pisces 18
Pluto:28 Capricorn 17
True Lunar Node:23 Taurus 41
Mean Lunar Node:25 Taurus 09 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):27 Gemini 38
Chiron:11 Aries 52
Ceres:10 Gemini 49
Pallas:14 Aries 35
Juno:19 Aquarius 59
Vesta:06 Aquarius 33
Eris:24 Aries 07
Fire:5
Earth:4
Air:7
Water:3
Cardinal:5
Fixed:8
Mutable:6

March 24 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 24

The overdeveloped spiral arm of the galaxy NGC 772, which was created by tidal interactions with an unruly neighbor, dominates this observation made by astronomers using the Gemini North telescope located near the summit of Maunakea in Hawai‘i.

Arp 78: Peculiar Galaxy in Aries

Image Credit & License: International Gemini Observatory / NOIRLab / NSF / AURA
Processing: T.A. Rector (Univ. Alaska Anchorage), J. Miller (Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab), M. Zamani & D. de Martin

Explanation: Peculiar spiral galaxy Arp 78 is found within the boundaries of the head strong constellation Aries. Some 100 million light-years beyond the stars and nebulae of our Milky Way galaxy, the island universe is over 100,000 light-years across. Also known as NGC 772, it sports a prominent, outer spiral arm in this detailed cosmic portrait from the large Gemini North telescope near the summit of Maunakea, Hawaii, planet Earth. Tracking along sweeping dust lanes and lined with young blue star clusters, Arp 78’s spiral arm is likely pumped-up by galactic-scale gravitational tidal interactions The close companion galaxy responsible is NGC 770, located off the upper right of this frame. But more distant background galaxies are clearly visible in the cosmic field of view.

Smells like witch spirit: How the ancient world’s scented sorceresses influence ideas about magic today

Most perfume ads suggest that the right scent can make you sexy, alluring and successful. A blend by Black Phoenix Alchemy Labs, meanwhile, offers to make you smell like Hecate, the three-faced Greek goddess of witchcraft.

As a classics scholar who studies both magic and the senses in the ancient world, this idea of a witch-inspired perfume fascinates me – and “Hecate” is just one of many magic-inspired fragrances available today.

What does a witch smell like, and why would you deliberately perfume yourself like one?

Smells are impossible to see or touch, yet they affect us emotionally and even physically. That’s similar to how many people think of magic, and cultures around the world have connected the two. My current research is focused on how magic and scent were linked in ancient Rome and Greece, ideas that continue to shape views of witches in the West today.

Greeks and Romans of all walks of life believed in magic and used spells ranging from curses to healing magic and garden charms. Magical handbooks from the time show that Greco-Egyptian magicians used fragrance extensively in their rituals, even scented inks, and doctors believed strong-smelling plant species to be more medically effective than others. The gods themselves were thought to smell sweet, and places they touched retained a pleasant odor, making scent a sign of contact with the divine.

Witches wielding perfumes …

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24 March 2022 Daily Correspondence Digest Southern Hemisphere’s Moon Phase and Custom 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 March 2022 Moon Phases Calendar to see all the daily moon phase for this month.

Today’s Waning Gibbous Phase

The Waning Gibbous on March 24 has an illumination of 58%. 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 24 the Moon is 21.36 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: 58%
Moon Age: 21.36 days
Moon Angle: 0.55
Moon Distance: 363,344.19 km
Sun Angle: 0.53
Sun Distance: 149,177,049.19 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

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

Sun:04 Aries 09
Moon:28 Sagittarius 53
Mercury:25 Pisces 17
Venus:17 Aquarius 39
Mars:13 Aquarius 55
Jupiter:19 Pisces 36
Saturn:21 Aquarius 21
Uranus:12 Taurus 32
Neptune:23 Pisces 18
Pluto:28 Capricorn 17

True Lunar Node:23 Taurus 41
Mean Lunar Node:25 Taurus 09 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):27 Gemini 39

Chiron:11 Aries 52
Ceres:10 Gemini 52
Pallas:14 Aries 39
Juno:20 Aquarius 03
Vesta:06 Aquarius 38

Eris:24 Aries 07

Fire:5
Earth:4
Air:7
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

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

Sun:03 Aries 57
Moon:25 Sagittarius 56
Mercury:24 Pisces 54
Venus:17 Aquarius 26
Mars:13 Aquarius 46
Jupiter:19 Pisces 33
Saturn:21 Aquarius 20
Uranus:12 Taurus 31
Neptune:23 Pisces 18
Pluto:28 Capricorn 17

True Lunar Node:23 Taurus 41
Mean Lunar Node:25 Taurus 09 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):27 Gemini 38

Chiron:11 Aries 51
Ceres:10 Gemini 48
Pallas:14 Aries 34
Juno:19 Aquarius 58
Vesta:06 Aquarius 32

Eris:24 Aries 07

Fire:5
Earth:4
Air:7
Water:3
Cardinal:5
Fixed:8
Mutable:6

Southwestern Hemisphere

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

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

Sun:03 Aries 35
Moon:20 Sagittarius 38
Mercury:24 Pisces 12
Venus:17 Aquarius 04
Mars:13 Aquarius 29
Jupiter:19 Pisces 28
Saturn:21 Aquarius 18
Uranus:12 Taurus 30
Neptune:23 Pisces 17
Pluto:28 Capricorn 17

True Lunar Node:23 Taurus 41
Mean Lunar Node:25 Taurus 11 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):27 Gemini 35

Chiron:11 Aries 50
Ceres:10 Gemini 41
Pallas:14 Aries 25
Juno:19 Aquarius 50
Vesta:06 Aquarius 22

Eris:24 Aries 07

Fire:5
Earth:4
Air:7
Water:3
Cardinal:5
Fixed:8
Mutable:6