Month: April 2022

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April 29, 2022 Daily Horoscopes Digest

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Moon Alert

Avoid shopping or making important decisions from 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM EDT today (2:30 PM to 5:30 PM PDT). After that, the Moon moves from Aries into Taurus.

Aries (March 21-April 19)

This morning you’re in practical frame of mind and full of common sense. You might talk to someone older or more experienced who has good advice for you. (Possibly, you are the wise person advising someone else.) This can be a productive day for you.

Taurus (April 20-May 20)

This is an excellent day to do research because you have the patience and perseverance to dig for what you’re looking for. You will pay attention to detail and you will leave no stone unturned. With this attitude, you’ll get great satisfaction from your accomplishments.

Gemini (May 21-June 20)

A discussion with a female friend or a member of a group might yield some practical advice or some important knowledge today. After all, you don’t have to reinvent the wheel. Listen to what someone has to say because it will benefit you. It might affect your future goals.

Cancer (June 21-July 22)

It’s curious but details about your private life might be public, or at least available to some people today. This might relate to your dealings with a parent or your relationship to a boss or someone in a position of authority. If you speak up, you will be heard.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)

Today you have a strong desire to “get away from all this.” You need time off for good behaviour. If you can’t travel somewhere, then at least, go somewhere you’ve never been before. You will enjoy discussing philosophy, religion and politics in a serious way today.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)

You’ll make great headway today if you tackle some paperwork or red-tape details related to taxes, debt, insurance matters, inheritances or shared property. The reason you will get a lot done is you are focused and in a practical frame of mind.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)

It will be in your best interests to cooperate and get along with others today because for most of this day, the Moon is opposite your sign. This means you have to go more than halfway when dealing with others. Meanwhile, someone might have advice for you about children, pets, sports or vacation plans.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)

Today your approach to your job (or your health) will be straightforward and practical. In fact, you will prefer the company of serious people because you have a sincere concern for your duties and obligations to others. Oh yes; you will deliver.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)

Children might be an increased responsibility today, if so, you will take this seriously and do whatever is necessary. Meanwhile, this can be a productive day for artists and those of you interested in creative projects because you’re willing to do the grunt work that is always part of the job.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)

Today you will be somewhat reserved, especially talking to female relatives. You’re not in the mood for frivolity. Instead, you will welcome being alone with your thoughts and feelings today. Nevertheless, be open to the advice of someone more experienced.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)

This is a good day for serious discussions with others because you want to tackle down to earth, common-sense problems. Someone older might help you. Or they might steer you in the right direction? You’ll be thorough in whatever you do.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)

When it comes to financial matters today or shopping, you will be thrifty. “A penny saved is a penny earned.” (If you save a little every day, at the end of a year, you’ll be surprised at how little you have.) Nevertheless, respect your money today.

If Your Birthday Is Today

Actor, comedian Jerry Seinfeld (1954) shares your birthday today. You are imaginative and inventive. Even though you are conventional in many ways, you are also unconventional in a slightly rebellious way. You have a witty take on life. This will be a social, fun-loving year for you. Your creativity and zest for life will be strong! Enjoy your increased popularity!

April 29, 2022 Current 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 Waning Crescent phase. In this phase the Moon’s illumination is growing smaller each day until the New Moon. During this part of the Moon cycle, the Moon is getting closer to the Sun as viewed from Earth and the night side of the Moon is facing the Earth with only a small edge of the Moon being illuminated. This phase is best viewed an hour or 2 before the sunrise and can be quite beautiful if you’re willing to get up early. It can also be a great time to see the features of the Moon’s surface. Along the edge where the illuminated portion meets the dark side, the craters and mountains cast long shadows making them easier to observe with a telescope or binoculars.

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

Today’s Waning Crescent Phase

The Waning Crescent on April 29 has an illumination of 2%. 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 29 the Moon is 28.24 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 Crescent
Illumination: 2%
Moon Age: 28.24 days
Moon Angle: 0.51
Moon Distance: 391,211.87 km
Sun Angle: 0.53
Sun Distance: 150,683,108.47 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

April 29, 2022 Northern Hemisphere’s Planetary Positions Digest

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

April 29, 2022
07:00 pm GMT 12:00 PM PDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:09 Taurus 27
Moon:27 Aries 13
Mercury:29 Taurus 52
Venus:26 Pisces 43
Mars:11 Pisces 05
Jupiter:27 Pisces 44
Saturn:24 Aquarius 12
Uranus:14 Taurus 29
Neptune:24 Pisces 32
Pluto:28 Capricorn 36 Rx

True Lunar Node:22 Taurus 29 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:23 Taurus 14 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):01 Cancer 39

Chiron:13 Aries 56
Ceres:23 Gemini 48
Pallas:29 Aries 45
Juno:03 Pisces 11
Vesta:21 Aquarius 49

Eris:24 Aries 30

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

 

Northern Hemisphere

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

April 29, 2022
05:00 pm GMT 12:00 PM CDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:09 Taurus 22
Moon:26 Aries 10
Mercury:29 Taurus 47
Venus:26 Pisces 38
Mars:11 Pisces 01
Jupiter:27 Pisces 43
Saturn:24 Aquarius 12
Uranus:14 Taurus 28
Neptune:24 Pisces 31
Pluto:28 Capricorn 36

True Lunar Node:22 Taurus 29 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:23 Taurus 15 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):01 Cancer 39

Chiron:13 Aries 56
Ceres:23 Gemini 46
Pallas:29 Aries 43
Juno:03 Pisces 10
Vesta:21 Aquarius 47

Eris:24 Aries 30

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

Northeastern Hemisphere

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

29 April 2022
10:00 am GMT 12:00 PM CEST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:09 Taurus 05
Moon:22 Aries 28
Mercury:29 Taurus 31
Venus:26 Pisces 18
Mars:10 Pisces 48
Jupiter:27 Pisces 39
Saturn:24 Aquarius 11
Uranus:14 Taurus 27
Neptune:24 Pisces 31
Pluto:28 Capricorn 36

True Lunar Node:22 Taurus 30 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:23 Taurus 16 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):01 Cancer 37

Chiron:13 Aries 55
Ceres:23 Gemini 39
Pallas:29 Aries 35
Juno:03 Pisces 04
Vesta:21 Aquarius 40

Eris:24 Aries 30

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

Printable Spell for Today

April 29 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 29

Portrait of NGC 3628

Image Credit & Copyright: Wilhelm Michael Kasakow, Olaf Guillaume

Explanation: Sharp telescopic views of NGC 3628 show a puffy galactic disk divided by dark dust lanes. Of course, this portrait of the magnificent, edge-on spiral galaxy puts some astronomers in mind of its popular moniker, the Hamburger Galaxy. It also reveals a small galaxy nearby (below), likely a satellite of NGC 3628, and a very faint but extensive tidal tail. The drawn out tail stretches for about 300,000 light-years, even beyond the upper left edge of the frame. NGC 3628 shares its neighborhood in the local universe with two other large spirals M65 and M66 in a grouping otherwise known as the Leo Triplet. Gravitational interactions with its cosmic neighbors are likely responsible for creating the tidal tail, as well as the extended flare and warp of this spiral’s disk. The tantalizing island universe itself is about 100,000 light-years across and 35 million light-years away in the northern springtime constellation Leo.

April 29 Today in History

Today’s Important Historical Events

1862 New Orleans falls to Union forces during US Civil War

1864 Battle of Gate Pa (Pukehinahina): 1,700 British troops suffer their worst defeat of the New Zealand Wars at the hands of 230 entrenched Maori warriors in Tauranga

1916 Irish republicans abandon the post office in Dublin and surrender unconditionally, marking the end of the Easter Rising

1945 US Army liberates 31,601 people from the Dachau Nazi concentration camp in Germany

1975 Vietnam War: US begins to evacuate its citizens from Saigon in Operation Frequent Wind in response to advancing North Vietnamese forces, bringing an end to US involvement in the war

1990 Wrecking cranes began tearing down the Berlin Wall at the Brandenburg Gate

1991 Cyclone strikes the Chittagong district in Bangladesh, killing 139,000 people and leaving 10 million homeless

1997 Chemical Weapons Convention of 1993 comes into force, outlaws production, stockpiling and use of chemical weapons among its signatories

Today’s Historical Events

1091 Battle at Monte Levunium: Byzantium Emperor Alexius I beats Petshegene force invading from the north

1429 Joan of Arc arrives at the siege of Orleans

1522 Emperor Charles V names Frans van Holly inquisitor-general of Netherlands

1540 Emperor Charles declares all privileges of Ghent ended

1550 Emperor Charles V gives inquisiters additional authority

1553 Flemish woman introduces practice of starching linen into England

1587 English naval officer Francis Drake sails into Cadiz, Spain and sinks the Spanish fleet, thereby “Singeing the King of Spain’s Beard” and delaying the Spanish invasion by a year

1623 11 Dutch ships depart for the conquest of Peru

Today’s Historical Events in Film and TV

1912 Frank Wedekind‘s play “Tod und Teufel” premieres in Berlin

1932 1st broadcast of “One Man’s Family” on NBC radio, longest-running dramatic serial on US radio (ends 1959)

1940 1st radio broadcast of “Young Dr Malone” on CBS

1943 Noël Coward‘s comic play “Present Laughter” premieres in London

1945 Conscientious objector Desmond Doss saves approximately 75 wounded soldiers in the Battle of Okinawa at Hacksaw Ridge. Later depicted in the Oscar-winning film “Hacksaw Ridge”.

1953 The first U.S. experimental 3D-TV broadcast showed an episode of Space Patrol on Los Angeles ABC affiliate KECA-TV

1953 6th Cannes Film Festival: “The Wages of Fear” directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot wins the Grand Prix du Festival International du Film

1956 WLUC TV channel 6 in Marquette, MI (CBS/NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting

Today’s Historical Events in Music

1784 Premiere of Mozart‘s Violin Sonata in B flat, K.454 at Kärntnerthor Theater in Vienna; violinist Regina Strinasacchi, and Wolfgang Mozart on piano

1967 Aretha Franklin releases her single “Respect” (written by Otis Redding); Billboard Song of the Year, 1967

1968 “Hair” opens at Biltmore Theater NYC for 1750 performances

1969 “Trumpets of the Lord” opens at Brooks Atkinson NYC for 7 performances

1984 “Oliver!” opens at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC for 17 performances

1990 “Change in the Heir” opens at Edison Theater NYC for 16 performances

1991 “Our Country’s Good” opens at Nederlander Theater NYC for 48 performances

1991 “Don’t Rock the Jukebox” single released by Alan Jackson (ASCAP Award Country Song of the Year, 1992; Billboard Song of the Year, 1991)

Today’s Historical Events in Sports

1751 The New York Gazette and Post Boy carries first public report of a cricket match played in America; New York XI v London XI on the site of what is today the Fulton Fish Market in Manhattan, NYC

1892 Charlie Reilly is baseball’s 1st pinch hitter

1901 27th Kentucky Derby: Jimmy Winkfield on His Eminence wins in 2:07.75

1918 Tris Speaker ties career outfield record of 4 unassisted double plays

1922 1st official International Weightlifting Federation Champ in Tallinn, Estonia

1930 123 runs are scored in 7 major league games

1931 Cleveland Indians pitcher Wes Ferrell no-hits St Louis Browns, 9-0

1934 Pittsburgh is last major league city to play a home game on a Sunday

A Laugh for Today

Have a fast workday I hope!

29 April 2022 Southern Hemisphere’s Planetary

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

29 April 2022
03:00 pm GMT 12:00 PM BRT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:09 Taurus 17
Moon:25 Aries 07
Mercury:29 Taurus 43
Venus:26 Pisces 32
Mars:10 Pisces 58
Jupiter:27 Pisces 42
Saturn:24 Aquarius 12
Uranus:14 Taurus 28
Neptune:24 Pisces 31
Pluto:28 Capricorn 36

True Lunar Node:22 Taurus 30 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:23 Taurus 15 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):01 Cancer 38

Chiron:13 Aries 56
Ceres:23 Gemini 44
Pallas:29 Aries 41
Juno:03 Pisces 08
Vesta:21 Aquarius 45

Eris:24 Aries 30

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

Southern Hemisphere

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

29 April 2022
10:00 am GMT 12:00 PM SAST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:09 Taurus 05
Moon:22 Aries 28
Mercury:29 Taurus 31
Venus:26 Pisces 18
Mars:10 Pisces 48
Jupiter:27 Pisces 39
Saturn:24 Aquarius 11
Uranus:14 Taurus 27
Neptune:24 Pisces 31
Pluto:28 Capricorn 36

True Lunar Node:22 Taurus 30 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:23 Taurus 16 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):01 Cancer 37

Chiron:13 Aries 55
Ceres:23 Gemini 39
Pallas:29 Aries 35
Juno:03 Pisces 04
Vesta:21 Aquarius 40

Eris:24 Aries 30

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

Southwestern Hemisphere

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

29 April 2022
02:00 am GMT 12:00 PM AEST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:08 Taurus 45
Moon:18 Aries 14
Mercury:29 Taurus 11
Venus:25 Pisces 55
Mars:10 Pisces 33
Jupiter:27 Pisces 35
Saturn:24 Aquarius 10
Uranus:14 Taurus 26
Neptune:24 Pisces 30
Pluto:28 Capricorn 36

True Lunar Node:22 Taurus 30 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:23 Taurus 17 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):01 Cancer 34

Chiron:13 Aries 54
Ceres:23 Gemini 32
Pallas:29 Aries 27
Juno:02 Pisces 57
Vesta:21 Aquarius 33

Eris:24 Aries 30

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

Quick Update

I am home and awaiting a pathology test on a couple of biopsies. I am not concerned about the results even through cancer gallops in my mom’s family. I have told my body for a few decades it’s not allowed to get cancer.

Lord Beltane had delicious homemade soup made for when I got home. So I ate and now going to sleep off the knock out drugs.

I will be back to doing morning and afternoon posts tomorrow.

Until than blessed be.

April 28, 2022 Daily Horoscopes Digest

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Moon Alert

There are no restrictions to shopping or important decisions today. The Moon is in Aries.

Aries (March 21-April 19)

Today you want to know what’s going on financially, especially behind the scenes. You want information about cash flow – where it’s coming from and where it goes. You also want to know how to use your wealth and assets to make your life easier.

Taurus (April 20-May 20)

You’re powerful today because Mercury in your sign is lined up with Pluto. This gives you almost X-ray vision. (Oh yeah, you will easily see the subtext of things.) You will know if someone is lying to you or misrepresenting the truth.

Gemini (May 21-June 20)

Today your ruler Mercury is dancing with Pluto, which gives you a powerful mind that can turn inward. That’s why this is a good time to look inside yourself at a deep level to try to understand yourself better. You are intrigued with mysteries and hidden knowledge. (“I see dead people.”)

Cancer (June 21-July 22)

You might attract someone powerful to you today. However, more likely, you are the powerful person dealing with others whether on a one-to-one basis with a friend, or dealing with a group or an organization. Today you will rally your forces and set them marching!

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)

Discussions with bosses, parents and people in authority will be powerful today. You might influence others or in turn, someone might influence you. If you have an idea that you want to share, you might be a bit obsessive about it. People will listen because you’re a natural leader.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)

This is a wonderful day to study or learn something because you want to know what goes on beneath the surface of things. You’re attracted to mysteries and problems and hidden dimensions. It’s an excellent day to learn something new and have profound discussions with others.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)

You might give serious thought to your finances, especially your shared wealth with others, which includes your debt. You might also give more thought to wills, inheritances and estates because you want to get to the bottom of things so that you have a true grasp of a situation.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)

You might be obsessed trying to convince someone about something today. Or vice versa, you might attract someone to you who is pushy in their views? One thing is certain, you have the ability to have a strong effect on others today. Use this wisely.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)

Today you have the ability to see how to introduce reforms at work and how to do your job better. You might also see how others can do their job better. In the same vein (the other arm), you might see ways to improve your health. This is a good day to get rid of what you don’t need.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)

You’ll be convincing when talking to children or young people today. They will hang on your every word. Likewise, romantic discussions will be powerful, especially because you are quick to see what’s going on beneath the surface of things. You can’t be fooled today.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)

Family discussions will be powerful and very much to the point today. In fact, certain secrets might be revealed. This is also a good day to tackle repairs and improvements to bathrooms, plumbing areas and anything to do with garbage and recycling.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)

You might be obsessed with a certain idea today, which crowds every other thought out of your mind. However, you also have a strong focus, which will help you to concentrate on whatever you need to think about. If talking to others, you’ll be convincing!

If Your Birthday Is Today

Actress Jessica Alba (1981) shares your birthday today. You appear to be poised and calm. You have a refined quality about you. You are charming, observant and an excellent listener. This year will be slower paced and have a stronger focus on partnerships. You will definitely make friends more easily this year. Strive to maintain a peaceful environment for yourself.

April 28, 2022 Current 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 Waning Crescent phase. In this phase the Moon’s illumination is growing smaller each day until the New Moon. During this part of the Moon cycle, the Moon is getting closer to the Sun as viewed from Earth and the night side of the Moon is facing the Earth with only a small edge of the Moon being illuminated. This phase is best viewed an hour or 2 before the sunrise and can be quite beautiful if you’re willing to get up early. It can also be a great time to see the features of the Moon’s surface. Along the edge where the illuminated portion meets the dark side, the craters and mountains cast long shadows making them easier to observe with a telescope or binoculars.

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

Today’s Waning Crescent Phase

The Waning Crescent on April 28 has an illumination of 6%. 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 28 the Moon is 27.27 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 Crescent
Illumination: 6%
Moon Age: 27.27 days
Moon Angle: 0.52
Moon Distance: 386,623.22 km
Sun Angle: 0.53
Sun Distance: 150,644,458.59 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

April 28, 2022 Northern Hemisphere’s Planetary Positions Digest

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

 April 28, 2022
07:00 pm GMT 12:00 PM PDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:08 Taurus 28
Moon:14 Aries 30
Mercury:28 Taurus 54
Venus:25 Pisces 35
Mars:10 Pisces 20
Jupiter:27 Pisces 32
Saturn:24 Aquarius 09
Uranus:14 Taurus 25
Neptune:24 Pisces 30
Pluto:28 Capricorn 36

True Lunar Node:22 Taurus 31 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:23 Taurus 18 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):01 Cancer 32

Chiron:13 Aries 53
Ceres:23 Gemini 25
Pallas:29 Aries 19
Juno:02 Pisces 51
Vesta:21 Aquarius 26

Eris:24 Aries 30

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

Northern Hemisphere

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

April 28, 2022
05:00 pm GMT 12:00 PM CDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:08 Taurus 23
Moon:13 Aries 25
Mercury:28 Taurus 49
Venus:25 Pisces 30
Mars:10 Pisces 16
Jupiter:27 Pisces 30
Saturn:24 Aquarius 09
Uranus:14 Taurus 25
Neptune:24 Pisces 30
Pluto:28 Capricorn 36

True Lunar Node:22 Taurus 31 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:23 Taurus 18 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):01 Cancer 32

Chiron:13 Aries 53
Ceres:23 Gemini 23
Pallas:29 Aries 17
Juno:02 Pisces 49
Vesta:21 Aquarius 24

Eris:24 Aries 30

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

Northeastern Hemisphere

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

28 April 2022
10:00 am GMT 12:00 PM CEST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:08 Taurus 06
Moon:09 Aries 40
Mercury:28 Taurus 31
Venus:25 Pisces 10
Mars:10 Pisces 03
Jupiter:27 Pisces 27
Saturn:24 Aquarius 08
Uranus:14 Taurus 24
Neptune:24 Pisces 29
Pluto:28 Capricorn 36

True Lunar Node:22 Taurus 32 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:23 Taurus 19 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):01 Cancer 30

Chiron:13 Aries 52
Ceres:23 Gemini 16
Pallas:29 Aries 09
Juno:02 Pisces 43
Vesta:21 Aquarius 17

Eris:24 Aries 29

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

April 28 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 28

Lyrid of the Lake

Image Credit & Copyright: Jeff Dai (TWAN)

Explanation: In the early hours of April 24 this bright Lyrid meteor flashed along the central Milky Way. For a moment, it cast a bright reflection across Lake Nian, Yunnan province, China. The annual Lyrid meteor shower, one of the oldest known, is active in late April, as our fair planet plows through dust left along the orbit of long-period comet Thatcher. The trail of the bright fireball points back toward the shower’s radiant in the constellation Lyra high in the northern springtime sky and off the top of the frame. Just rising in that starry sky, light from a third quarter moon also cast a glow on the peaceful waters of the lake.

April 28, 2022 Southern Hemisphere’s Planetary Positions

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

 28 April 2022
03:00 pm GMT 12:00 PM BRT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:08 Taurus 18
Moon:12 Aries 21
Mercury:28 Taurus 43
Venus:25 Pisces 24
Mars:10 Pisces 12
Jupiter:27 Pisces 29
Saturn:24 Aquarius 08
Uranus:14 Taurus 25
Neptune:24 Pisces 29
Pluto:28 Capricorn 36

True Lunar Node:22 Taurus 31 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:23 Taurus 18 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):01 Cancer 31

Chiron:13 Aries 52
Ceres:23 Gemini 21
Pallas:29 Aries 15
Juno:02 Pisces 47
Vesta:21 Aquarius 22

Eris:24 Aries 30

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

Southern Hemisphere

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

28 April 2022
10:00 am GMT 12:00 PM SAST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:08 Taurus 06
Moon:09 Aries 40
Mercury:28 Taurus 31
Venus:25 Pisces 10
Mars:10 Pisces 03
Jupiter:27 Pisces 27
Saturn:24 Aquarius 08
Uranus:14 Taurus 24
Neptune:24 Pisces 29
Pluto:28 Capricorn 36

True Lunar Node:22 Taurus 32 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:23 Taurus 19 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):01 Cancer 30

Chiron:13 Aries 52
Ceres:23 Gemini 16
Pallas:29 Aries 09
Juno:02 Pisces 43
Vesta:21 Aquarius 17

Eris:24 Aries 29

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

Southwestern Hemisphere

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

28 April 2022
02:00 am GMT 12:00 PM AEST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:07 Taurus 47
Moon:05 Aries 21
Mercury:28 Taurus 09
Venus:24 Pisces 47
Mars:09 Pisces 48
Jupiter:27 Pisces 23
Saturn:24 Aquarius 06
Uranus:14 Taurus 23
Neptune:24 Pisces 29
Pluto:28 Capricorn 36

True Lunar Node:22 Taurus 32 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:23 Taurus 20 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):01 Cancer 28

Chiron:13 Aries 51
Ceres:23 Gemini 08
Pallas:29 Aries 00
Juno:02 Pisces 36
Vesta:21 Aquarius 10

Eris:24 Aries 29

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

April 27, 2022 Daily Horoscopes Digest

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Moon Alert

Avoid shopping or important decisions from 9 AM to 12:30 PM EDT today (6 AM to 9:30 AM PDT). After that, the Moon moves from Pisces into Aries.

Aries (March 21-April 19)

Today you will put your interests and needs second to the needs of someone else because you feel genuinely concerned for their welfare. You’re not being a martyr. This is probably the appropriate thing to do. (True generosity is giving what is needed.)

Taurus (April 20-May 20)

You might idealize a friend today. Certainly, you will feel protective and close to someone. You might also embrace a group, especially a charitable group with a mandate to help those in need. This is because your idealism is aroused today.

Gemini (May 21-June 20)

Because it’s easy to admire someone in a position of authority, you might develop a crush on a boss or someone “important”. You might also use your influence with someone in power (or your own influence) to help a third party. This is a perfect day for artistic, creative decisions. (Check Moon Alert.)

Cancer (June 21-July 22)

Travel for pleasure will appeal to you today because you have a strong need to escape somewhere for some peace and quiet. Not only peace and quiet, you need a chance to restore and replenish yourself! White sands and turquoise waters would be ideal.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)

Keep your pockets open today because gifts, goodies and favours from others will come to you. Meanwhile, you might use your own resources or the resources of someone else to benefit a third party, especially someone in need. Personally, romantic affection will be dreamy and memorable!

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)

Relations with close friends and partners will be warm and mutually sympathetic today. In fact, a friend could become a lover. Whatever the case, your approach to your closest relationships will be mature, warm and giving. You might see ways to turn your hopes into reality.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)

If you can do something to make your workspace more attractive today, you will enjoy doing this. Remember that more than any other sign, you are affected by your surroundings – colour, composition, space, smell and lighting. Meanwhile, relations with coworkers are warm and reassuring today.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)

Today romance is the stuff of movies. New love might come into your life. Existing romantic relationships will glow. Your love for someone will take on a spiritual aspect because you will want what is best for them. Relations with children will be tenderhearted. The arts will inspire!

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)

This is a lovely day to entertain at home, especially with family. It’s also great day to explore redecorating ideas or shop for beautiful things for your home. (If shopping – check Moon Alert above.) Family discussions will be warm and mutually sympathetic.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)

You might spend a lot of time daydreaming or being lost in thoughts of fantasy today. You have a refined appreciation of the beauty in your daily world and a desire to make your surroundings as lovely as possible. It’s easy to appreciate who you are and what you have.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)

If shopping today, you will be tempted to buy beautiful things for yourself and loved ones. Definitely, take note of the restrictions of the Moon Alert – see above. Nevertheless, this is also a good day for business and commerce because you will be inclined to attract favourable situations to you.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)

Today Venus is lined up with your ruler Neptune – both in your sign. This will help you to visualize your ideas and translate your hopes and dreams into a physical reality. The abstract to the concrete. Your relations with others will be warm and mutually sympathetic.

If Your Birthday Is Today

Actress Sally Hawkins (1976) shares your birthday today. You are poised, calm and collected. Sometimes you are mystery to others. People enjoy your charming, friendly personality. They respect you. This is an exciting year for you because it’s a beginning of a new nine-year cycle. Get ready to explore. Be courageous. Open any door!

April 27, 2022 Current 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 Waning Crescent phase. In this phase the Moon’s illumination is growing smaller each day until the New Moon. During this part of the Moon cycle, the Moon is getting closer to the Sun as viewed from Earth and the night side of the Moon is facing the Earth with only a small edge of the Moon being illuminated. This phase is best viewed an hour or 2 before the sunrise and can be quite beautiful if you’re willing to get up early. It can also be a great time to see the features of the Moon’s surface. Along the edge where the illuminated portion meets the dark side, the craters and mountains cast long shadows making them easier to observe with a telescope or binoculars.

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

Today’s Waning Crescent Phase

The Waning Crescent on April 27 has an illumination of 12%. 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 27 the Moon is 26.28 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 Crescent
Illumination: 12%
Moon Age: 26.28 days
Moon Angle: 0.52
Moon Distance: 381,872.34 km
Sun Angle: 0.53
Sun Distance: 150,605,493.48 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

April 27, 2022 Northern Hemisphere’s Planetary Positions Digest

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

April 27, 2022
07:00 pm GMT 12:00 PM PDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:07 Taurus 30
Moon:01 Aries 33
Mercury:27 Taurus 50
Venus:24 Pisces 27
Mars:09 Pisces 34
Jupiter:27 Pisces 19
Saturn:24 Aquarius 05
Uranus:14 Taurus 22
Neptune:24 Pisces 28
Pluto:28 Capricorn 36

True Lunar Node:22 Taurus 33 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:23 Taurus 21 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):01 Cancer 26

Chiron:13 Aries 50
Ceres:23 Gemini 02
Pallas:28 Aries 53
Juno:02 Pisces 30
Vesta:21 Aquarius 03

Eris:24 Aries 29

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

Northern Hemisphere

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

April 27, 2022
07:00 pm GMT 12:00 PM CDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:07 Taurus 30
Moon:01 Aries 33
Mercury:27 Taurus 50
Venus:24 Pisces 27
Mars:09 Pisces 34
Jupiter:27 Pisces 19
Saturn:24 Aquarius 05
Uranus:14 Taurus 22
Neptune:24 Pisces 28
Pluto:28 Capricorn 36

True Lunar Node:22 Taurus 33 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:23 Taurus 21 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):01 Cancer 26

Chiron:13 Aries 50
Ceres:23 Gemini 02
Pallas:28 Aries 53
Juno:02 Pisces 30
Vesta:21 Aquarius 03

Eris:24 Aries 29

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

Northeastern Hemisphere

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

27 April 2022
10:00 am GMT 12:00 PM CEST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:07 Taurus 08
Moon:26 Pisces 38
Mercury:27 Taurus 25
Venus:24 Pisces 02
Mars:09 Pisces 17
Jupiter:27 Pisces 14
Saturn:24 Aquarius 04
Uranus:14 Taurus 20
Neptune:24 Pisces 27
Pluto:28 Capricorn 36

True Lunar Node:22 Taurus 34 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:23 Taurus 22 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):01 Cancer 23

Chiron:13 Aries 48
Ceres:22 Gemini 53
Pallas:28 Aries 43
Juno:02 Pisces 22
Vesta:20 Aquarius 54

Eris:24 Aries 29

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

Some Witchcraft/Magickal Correspondence Digest for Wednesday

 

Mercury/Neptune/Air/North/West/Southwest/Female/Male/Gemini/Virgo

Magickal Intentions: Communication, Divination, Writing, Knowledge, Business Transactions, Debt, Fear, Loss, Travel, Money Matters

Color: black, light blue, brown, gray, green, magenta, orange, peach, purple, red, silver, turquoise, violet, white, yellow; orange is the primary color

Number: 3, 5

Metal: mercury

Charm: distaff, rod, runes, staff, iridescent garments

Stone: moss agate, amethyst, bloodstone, emerald, hematite, lapis lazuli, lodestone, pearl, ruby, sapphire, sodalite, all blue stones

Animal: bear, dog, fox, magpie, swan, weasel

Plant: almond, bayberry, chamomile, cherry, cinnamon, cinquefoil, clove, coltsfoot, ginger, hazel, hazelnut, jasmine, lavender, millet, oak, peppermint, periwinkle, rosemary, sage, St. John’s wort, sweet pea, tamarind, lemon verbena, violet

Incense: cassia, cedar, cinnamon, clove, frankincense, jasmine, lavender, mastic, mint, rosemary, sage, sandalwood, storax, dried and powdered citrus peel, and all incense made from aromatic bark, wood, and seeds

Goddess: Carmenta, Hecate (Queen of Crossroads), Hel, Ishtar, Ma’at, the Morrigan, Nike

God: Anubis, Bragi, Elath-Iahu. Enki, Garuda, Hermes, Maximon (Black Magician), Mercury, Nebo (Wise God of Wednesday), Odin, Shango, Ullr, Vishnu, Wayland, Woden

Evocation: Agrat Bat Mahalat, Michael, Miel, Raphael, Seraphiel, Tiriel

Courtesy of Moonlight Musings