Day: April 4, 2022

April 4, 2022 Daily Horoscopes Digest

Moon Alert

Avoid shopping or making important decisions from 9:45 PM to 11:15 PM EDT today (6:45 PM to 8:15 PM PDT). After that, the Moon moves from Taurus into Gemini.

Aries (March 21-April 19)

You might be challenged dealing with a friend or a group or an organization. In particular, you might have to confront someone in authority, or someone who is older or more experienced. This could trigger a clash of interests. Remember what your long-term objective is.

Taurus (April 20-May 20)

Today the Moon is in your sign, which improves your luck. However, it also makes you more emotional than usual. This is why you might be at odds with a boss, parent, teacher or someone in a position of authority because they might block your plans.

Gemini (May 21-June 20)

Your attempts to make travel plans or explore opportunities in publishing, the media, medicine and the law might be stymied today. Someone or something will stand in your way. Obviously, this is frustrating. Ironically, if you can deal with this challenge, you will get results later this week.

Cancer (June 21-July 22)

Financial negotiations might be difficult today. Certainly, this is a poor day to try to collect money or to collect something from someone because people will be tightfisted. Ditto for financial institutions. Do your homework and hope for success later in the week.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)

It might be challenging dealing with those who are close to you today, especially spouses, partners and dear friends. Perhaps they will go along with your ideas? No matter what you suggest, something or someone gets in the way. Be patient because things will improve this week.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)

You’re willing to work hard today, no question. Nevertheless, you might feel stymied by authority figures, bosses or circumstances. The harder you push, the harder they push back. Be patient because you will get positive results later in the week.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)

Children might be an increased responsibility today. Likewise, social occasions might be daunting or overwhelming for some reason. You might also feel challenged by practising a skill in the arts or sports. Don’t be discouraged because you will have a breakthrough later in the week.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)

Something related to home and family will be challenging for you today. It might involve a parent or an older relative. You might have to deal with a challenging situation at home – a mess created by others or being forced to deal with too many guests.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)

“It was Monday. It was Monday all day.” Life might be a bit of a slog today. No matter what you try, or how you want to convince someone, or what you want to achieve – you encounter obstacles. “Talk to the hand!”

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)

Very likely, you will find financial situations a struggle today. You might not pull off what you want to achieve. This is a poor day to ask for a raise. However, you will work hard to solidify your financial security. Accept some detours because later in the week, you can expect success.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)

Today you are focused on achieving something. You have goals. You have your eye on the ball and you don’t want to be blocked by anyone. Nevertheless, obstacles are unavoidable. Keep trying because success awaits you later this week.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)

Something going on behind the scenes might trip you up today. Do not be discouraged because ironically, the energy that you put out at the beginning of the week might meet with success by the end of the week. Keep the faith.

If Your Birthday Is Today

Poet, memoirist, activist Maya Angelou (1928-2014) shares your birthday today. You are confident, strong willed and proactive about what you care about. Many of you are multitalented and have extraordinary lives. You have to be flexible this year because this is a year of change. Stay light on your feet and be ready to explore new avenues. New directions and new growth will come to you easily.

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April 4, 2022 Current Moon Phase Digest

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

Today’s Waxing Crescent Phase

The Waxing Crescent on April 4 has an illumination of 10%. 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 April 4 the Moon is 3.1 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: 10%
Moon Age: 3.10 days
Moon Angle: 0.50
Moon Distance: 400,740.42 km
Sun Angle: 0.53
Sun Distance: 149,648,878.32 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

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

April 4, 2022 Northern Hemisphere’s Planetary Positions Digest

Northwestern Hemisphere

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

April 04, 2022
11:00 pm GMT 5:00 PM PDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:15 Aries 09
Moon:27 Taurus 57
Mercury:17 Aries 17
Venus:29 Aquarius 16
Mars:22 Aquarius 19
Jupiter:22 Pisces 13
Saturn:22 Aquarius 24
Uranus:13 Taurus 06
Neptune:23 Pisces 43
Pluto:28 Capricorn 27

True Lunar Node:22 Taurus 55
Mean Lunar Node:24 Taurus 33 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):28 Gemini 53

Chiron:12 Aries 31
Ceres:14 Gemini 36
Pallas:19 Aries 12
Juno:24 Aquarius 16
Vesta:11 Aquarius 38

Eris:24 Aries 14

Fire:5
Earth:5
Air:7
Water:2
Cardinal:6
Fixed:9
Mutable:4

 

Northern Hemisphere

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

April 04, 2022
09:00 pm GMT 5:00 PM CDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:15 Aries 04
Moon:26 Taurus 56
Mercury:17 Aries 07
Venus:29 Aquarius 11
Mars:22 Aquarius 15
Jupiter:22 Pisces 12
Saturn:22 Aquarius 23
Uranus:13 Taurus 05
Neptune:23 Pisces 42
Pluto:28 Capricorn 27

True Lunar Node:22 Taurus 55
Mean Lunar Node:24 Taurus 34 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):28 Gemini 53

Chiron:12 Aries 31
Ceres:14 Gemini 34
Pallas:19 Aries 10
Juno:24 Aquarius 14
Vesta:11 Aquarius 36

Eris:24 Aries 14

Fire:5
Earth:5
Air:7
Water:2
Cardinal:6
Fixed:9
Mutable:4

Northeastern Hemisphere

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

4 April 2022
03:00 pm GMT 5:00 PM CEDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:14 Aries 49
Moon:23 Taurus 54
Mercury:16 Aries 36
Venus:28 Aquarius 55
Mars:22 Aquarius 04
Jupiter:22 Pisces 09
Saturn:22 Aquarius 22
Uranus:13 Taurus 05
Neptune:23 Pisces 42
Pluto:28 Capricorn 27

True Lunar Node:22 Taurus 55
Mean Lunar Node:24 Taurus 34 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):28 Gemini 51

Chiron:12 Aries 30
Ceres:14 Gemini 29
Pallas:19 Aries 04
Juno:24 Aquarius 09
Vesta:11 Aquarius 30

Eris:24 Aries 14

Fire:5
Earth:5
Air:7
Water:2
Cardinal:6
Fixed:9
Mutable:4

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

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April 4 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 April 4

A Vortex Aurora over Iceland

Image Credit & Copyright: Christophe Suarez

Explanation: No, the car was not in danger of being vacuumed into space by the big sky vortex. For one reason, the vortex was really an aurora, and since auroras are created by particles striking the Earth from space, they do not create a vacuum. This rapidly developing auroral display was caused by a Coronal Mass Ejection from the Sun that passed by the Earth closely enough to cause a ripple in Earth’s magnetosphere. The upper red parts of the aurora occur over 250 kilometers high with its red glow created by atmospheric atomic oxygen directly energized by incoming particles. The lower green parts of the aurora occur over 100 kilometers high with its green glow created by atmospheric atomic oxygen energized indirectly by collisions with first-energized molecular nitrogen. Below 100 kilometers, there is little atomic oxygen, which is why auroras end abruptly. The concentric cylinders depict a dramatic auroral corona as seen from the side. The featured image was created from a single 3-second exposure taken in mid-March over Lake Myvatn in Iceland.

 

April is: Global Astronomy Month