Month: May 2022

2 June 2022 Southern Hemisphere’s Planetary Positions Digest

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

2 June 2022
03:00 pm GMT 12:00 PM BRT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:12 Gemini 04
Moon:16 Cancer 21
Mercury:26 Taurus 06 Rx
Venus:05 Taurus 53
Mars:06 Aries 26
Jupiter:04 Aries 00
Saturn:25 Aquarius 15
Uranus:16 Taurus 23
Neptune:25 Pisces 16
Pluto:28 Capricorn 20 Rx

True Lunar Node:22 Taurus 25 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:21 Taurus 27 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):05 Cancer 25

Chiron:15 Aries 31
Ceres:07 Cancer 38
Pallas:14 Taurus 51
Juno:13 Pisces 36
Vesta:02 Pisces 25

Eris:24 Aries 49

Fire:4
Earth:7
Air:2
Water:6
Cardinal:8
Fixed:7
Mutable:4

Southern Hemisphere

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

2 June 2022
10:00 am GMT 12:00 PM SAST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:11 Gemini 52
Moon:13 Cancer 53
Mercury:26 Taurus 07 Rx
Venus:05 Taurus 38
Mars:06 Aries 16
Jupiter:03 Aries 58
Saturn:25 Aquarius 15
Uranus:16 Taurus 23
Neptune:25 Pisces 16
Pluto:28 Capricorn 21 Rx

True Lunar Node:22 Taurus 26 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:21 Taurus 28 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):05 Cancer 24

Chiron:15 Aries 30
Ceres:07 Cancer 33
Pallas:14 Taurus 46
Juno:13 Pisces 33
Vesta:02 Pisces 22

Eris:24 Aries 49

Fire:4
Earth:7
Air:2
Water:6
Cardinal:8
Fixed:7
Mutable:4

Southwestern Hemisphere

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

2 June 2022
02:00 am GMT 12:00 PM AEST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:11 Gemini 33
Moon:09 Cancer 57
Mercury:26 Taurus 09 Rx
Venus:05 Taurus 14
Mars:06 Aries 02
Jupiter:03 Aries 55
Saturn:25 Aquarius 15
Uranus:16 Taurus 22
Neptune:25 Pisces 15
Pluto:28 Capricorn 21 Rx

True Lunar Node:22 Taurus 27 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:21 Taurus 29 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):05 Cancer 22

Chiron:15 Aries 30
Ceres:07 Cancer 25
Pallas:14 Taurus 37
Juno:13 Pisces 28
Vesta:02 Pisces 17

Eris:24 Aries 49

Fire:4
Earth:7
Air:2
Water:6
Cardinal:8
Fixed:7
Mutable:4

A Thought for Today

Until we meet again dear sisters, brothers, and honored guests may you blessed be.

May 31, 2022 Daily Horoscopes Digest

Click here for Georgia Nicols daily horoscopes

Moon Alert

Avoid shopping and important decisions after 4 PM EDT today (1 PM to 11 PM PDT). After that, the Moon moves from Gemini into Cancer.

Aries (March 21-April 19)

This is the kind of day where it will be wise to make serious plans and think about your long-term future. This is why discussions with others will be practical and down to earth. Listen to the advice of someone older or more experienced because it might be helpful to you.

Taurus (April 20-May 20)

When it comes to money, shopping or dealing with your wealth today, you will be sensible on all counts. This is why, if you’re shopping, you will want to buy long-lasting, practical items. You’re in the mood to set a budget because you don’t want to be frivolous with your hard-earned cash.

Gemini (May 21-June 20)

Today the Moon is in your sign dancing with Saturn, which will give you a more sober, realistic view of life. No question. Because of this, you will put up with difficulties and strain without complaint because you have patience and perseverance.

Cancer (June 21-July 22)

The past will have a strong attraction for you today. You might want to research legal papers, obituaries, historical facts and archived newspapers to find information that interests you. To stay focused, you might prefer to work alone or behind the scenes.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)

Welcome the advice of someone older or more experienced than you today because this might help you in some way. Obviously, someone who knows more than you, might help you, and make things easier. This is a good day to think of future goals as well.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)

You will impress bosses, parents, teachers and VIPs today because they see you as sensible, responsible and trustworthy. (You make an excellent impression on everyone.) In turn, you are happy to give or seek practical advice, especially about cost-cutting measures.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)

This is the perfect day to knuckle down to study or learn something new because you have the patience and perseverance necessary to get the job done. Your views on politics and religion might be more conservative today. You prefer to be careful and cautious.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)

You won’t move forward with plans about inheritances, shared property or anything to do with insurance settlements until you are confident that you have all the facts, and that your facts are correct. Whatever you do today, you will do with great care and attention to detail.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)

A discussion with someone older, or perhaps someone who has more experience in a particular area than you, will benefit you today. You can learn from this person. Possibly, you are the older, wiser, experienced person who can benefit someone else? Could go either way.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)

You’ll be pleased at how much work you can get done today simply because you are motivated and ready to work hard. Someone older or more experienced might have advice for you. Either way, you’ll be happy to work alone or be by yourself.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)

Today has some serious overtones to it. For example, you might have increased responsibilities with children. Or something to do with a social outing, the arts, or sports might have a new spin on it that requires more attention and care. Tread carefully. Be cautious and play by the rules.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)

An older relative or parent might have advice for you today. (It never hurts to listen.) You might also focus on doing something to secure where you live either by making legal arrangements on paper or physically doing home repairs. You want things to be reliable and trustworthy.

If Your Birthday Is Today

Actress Archie Panjabi (1972) shares your birthday today. You are intelligent and imaginative. Sometimes you have a saucy, even rebellious mask, but essentially, you are conservative. You enjoy a playful repartee with others. This year service to others and a strong focus on relationships is your theme. It’s time to rejuvenate yourself and perhaps, do a makeover.

May 31, 2022 Current Moon Phase Digest

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

Today’s Waxing Crescent Phase

The Waxing Crescent on May 31 has an illumination of 1%. 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 May 31 the Moon is 0.93 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: 1%
Moon Age: 0.93 days
Moon Angle: 0.49
Moon Distance: 404,774.01 km
Sun Angle: 0.53
Sun Distance: 151,693,660.07 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

May 31, 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

May 31, 2022
07:00 pm GMT 12:00 PM PDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:10 Gemini 19
Moon:24 Gemini 40
Mercury:26 Taurus 19 Rx
Venus:03 Taurus 43
Mars:05 Aries 04
Jupiter:03 Aries 42
Saturn:25 Aquarius 14
Uranus:16 Taurus 18
Neptune:25 Pisces 14
Pluto:28 Capricorn 22 Rx

True Lunar Node:22 Taurus 30 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:21 Taurus 33 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):05 Cancer 13

Chiron:15 Aries 27
Ceres:06 Cancer 52
Pallas:14 Taurus 01
Juno:13 Pisces 07
Vesta:01 Pisces 58

Eris:24 Aries 49

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

Northern Hemisphere

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

May 31, 2022
05:00 pm GMT 12:00 PM CDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:10 Gemini 14
Moon:23 Gemini 41
Mercury:26 Taurus 20 Rx
Venus:03 Taurus 38
Mars:05 Aries 01
Jupiter:03 Aries 42
Saturn:25 Aquarius 14
Uranus:16 Taurus 17
Neptune:25 Pisces 14
Pluto:28 Capricorn 22 Rx

True Lunar Node:22 Taurus 30 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:21 Taurus 33 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):05 Cancer 12

Chiron:15 Aries 27
Ceres:06 Cancer 50
Pallas:13 Taurus 59
Juno:13 Pisces 05
Vesta:01 Pisces 57

Eris:24 Aries 49

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

Northeastern Hemisphere

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

31 May 2022
10:00 am GMT 12:00 CEST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:09 Gemini 57
Moon:20 Gemini 13
Mercury:26 Taurus 24 Rx
Venus:03 Taurus 17
Mars:04 Aries 48
Jupiter:03 Aries 39
Saturn:25 Aquarius 14
Uranus:16 Taurus 16
Neptune:25 Pisces 14
Pluto:28 Capricorn 22 Rx

True Lunar Node:22 Taurus 31 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:21 Taurus 34 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):05 Cancer 10

Chiron:15 Aries 26
Ceres:06 Cancer 42
Pallas:13 Taurus 51
Juno:13 Pisces 01
Vesta:01 Pisces 52

Eris:24 Aries 48

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

Spell for Today – The Penny Spell

You can tweak this spell to use it for many different things.

The Penny Spell

Items needed for this spell:

2 pennies

Your hands

Take two pennies in your hands and shake them, fairly hard. While doing this, say this chant three times:

“Penny, Penny, Penny.

 I’m shaking these pennies.

And all is fun. In a snap,

I need this done.

Sending this out in a run.

I will slap

These, two pennies, down, into one.”

After this chant, throw the pennies on-top of each other, on the ground. The hardness of the throw and the clanking of the pennies will send out the serious urgency of your spell.

 

A Witch’s Week of Spells and Activities

Helga C. Loueen

 

May 31 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 May 31

Rocket Transits Rippling Sun

Image Credit & Copyright: Michael Cain

Explanation: The launch of a rocket at sunrise can result in unusual but intriguing images that feature both the rocket and the Sun. Such was the case last month when a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket blasted off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center carrying 53 more Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit. In the featured launch picture, the rocket’s exhaust plume glows beyond its projection onto the distant Sun, the rocket itself appears oddly jagged, and the Sun’s lower edge shows peculiar drip-like ripples. The physical cause of all of these effects is pockets of relatively hot or rarefied air deflecting sunlight less strongly than pockets relatively cool or compressed air: refraction. Unaware of the Earthly show, active sunspot region 3014 — on the upper left — slowly crosses the Sun.

May 31 Today in History

Today’s Important Historical Events

1279 BC Ramesses II, also known as Ramesses the Great becomes Pharaoh of Ancient Egypt (19th Dynasty)

1578 Martin Frobisher sails from Harwich, England, to Frobisher Bay, Canada. Eventually mines fools gold, famously used to pave the streets of London.

1902 Boer War Ends; Treaty of Unity signed, Britain annexes Transvaal

1910 Union of South Africa declares its independence from the United Kingdom

1916 Battle of Jutland: Largest naval battle of World War I between the British Grand Fleet and the German High Seas Fleet which killed 8,645 in an inconclusive battle but strategic British victory. German fleet never puts to sea again in WWI.

1935 7.7 magnitude earthquake destroys Quetta in Balochistan, British India (now Pakistan) killing an estimated 40,000 people

1947 Communists seize power in Hungary

1970 7.75 Ancash earthquake off coast of Peru kills 66-70,000 and sets off world’s deadliest avalanche

Today’s Historical Events

1279 BC Ramesses II, also known as Ramesses the Great becomes Pharaoh of Ancient Egypt (19th Dynasty)

70 Rome captures 1st wall of the city of Jerusalem

1223 Battle of the Kalka River: Mongol force led by Jebei and Subedei defeat a Russian alliance, after feigning their retreat, leading to the death of 20,000 Russians

1417 Jacoba of Bavaria becomes countess of Holland/Zealand/Henegouwen

1495 Emperor Maximilian, Pope Alexander VI, Milan, King Ferdinand, Isabella & Venice sign anti-French Saint League

1531 “Women’s Revolt” in Amsterdam: wool house in churchyard aborted

1578 Martin Frobisher sails from Harwich, England, to Frobisher Bay, Canada. Eventually mines fools gold, famously used to pave the streets of London.

1621 Sir Francis Bacon imprisoned in the Tower of London for 1 night

Today’s Historical Events

1953 WSUN TV channel 38 in St Petersburg-Tampa, FL (IND) 1st broadcast

1962 “Tell It To Groucho” last airs on CBS-TV

1965 12th National Film Awards (India): “Charulata” wins the Golden Lotus

1968 Movie star James Stewart retires from the US Air Force after 27 years of service

1970 KDUB TV channel 40 in Dubuque, IA (ABC) begins broadcasting

1971 WDXR (now WKPD) TV channel 29 in Paducah, KY (PBS) begins broadcasting

1992 “The 1992 Boat Show” – the 193rd and final episode of US comedy series “Night Court” – airs on NBC-TV, completing a 9 season run

2004 “Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban”, the 3rd film based on the books by J. K. Rowling is released in UK cinemas

Today’s Historical Events in Music

1958 Dick Dale invents “surf music” with “Let’s Go Trippin”

1961 Chuck Berry‘s amusement park, Berryland in St Louis, Missouri opens

1969 “Dear World” closes at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC after 132 performances

1969 “Gitarzan” by Ray Stevens peaks at #8

1969 John Lennon and Yoko Ono record “Give Peace a Chance” in a Montreal hotel, during their second ‘bed-in’ for peace

1969 Stevie Wonder releases the single “My Cherie Amour” which goes on to become a soul classic

1975 “Goodtime Charley” closes at Palace Theater NYC after 104 performances

1975 “Fight the Power” single released by The Isley Brothers (Billboard Song of the Year, 1975)

Today’s Historical Events in Sports

1859 Philadelphia A’s organize to play “town ball” became baseball 20 years later

1868 Dr James Moore (UK) wins 1st recorded bicycle race, (2k) velocipede race at Parc fde St Cloud, Paris

1880 League of American Wheelmen (1st US bicycle association), forms in Newport, Rhode Island

1900 Tom Hayward scores 1,000th cricket run of season (sets record 1074)

1902 Australia Cricket all out 36 v England, Edgbaston, their lowest ever

1914 Chicago White Sox Joe Benz no-hits Cleveland Indians, 6-1

1915 Indianapolis 500: Italian-born American driver Ralph DePalma accompanied by riding mechanic Louis Fontaine wins from Englishman Dario Resta

1919 Indianapolis 500: Howdy Wilcox accompanied by riding mechanic Leo Banks win; driver Arthur Thurman dies in a crash on lap 45; lap 96, Louis LeCocq and riding mechanic Robert Bandini wrecked in turn 2, both burned to death

Pagan & Magickal Terms and Definitions

Today’s Word Is:

Sacred Space

From moonlitpriestess.com

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Sacred Space:

as the name suggests, any space which is considered sacred or religiously/spiritually special; typically set aside for specific religious, spiritual, or magickal workings. Can be used to refer to permanent structures, such as churches, or temporary such as a clearing in the woods used for a ritual. The rite of casting a magickal circle is often used to turn a space into sacred space.

A Laugh for Today

A Thought for Today

Until we meet again dear sisters, brothers, and honored guests may you blessed be.

May 30, 2022 Current Moon Phase Digest

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 New Moon phase. During this phase the Moon is too close to the sun in the sky to be visible. The moon rises and sets with the sun and is not present in the night sky. Because of this the night sky is darker and an excellent time to view other celestial objects. Like the Full Moon, a New Moon happens at a very specific time when the sun and moon have the same ecliptic longitude and it can be measured down to the second it occurs.

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

Today’s New Moon Phase

The New Moon on May 30 has an illumination of 0%. 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 May 30 the Moon is 0.02 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: New Moon
Illumination: 0%
Moon Age: 0.02 days
Moon Angle: 0.49
Moon Distance: 403,157.04 km
Sun Angle: 0.53
Sun Distance: 151,670,187.82 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

May 30, 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

May 30, 2022
07:00 pm GMT 12:00 PM PDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:09 Gemini 21
Moon:12 Gemini 47
Mercury:26 Taurus 32 Rx
Venus:02 Taurus 33
Mars:04 Aries 20
Jupiter:03 Aries 33
Saturn:25 Aquarius 14
Uranus:16 Taurus 14
Neptune:25 Pisces 13
Pluto:28 Capricorn 23 Rx

True Lunar Node:22 Taurus 32 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:21 Taurus 36 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):05 Cancer 06

Chiron:15 Aries 24
Ceres:06 Cancer 26
Pallas:13 Taurus 34
Juno:12 Pisces 50
Vesta:01 Pisces 43

Eris:24 Aries 48

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

Northern Hemisphere

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

May 30, 2022
05:00 pm GMT 12:00 PM CDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:09 Gemini 16
Moon:11 Gemini 47
Mercury:26 Taurus 34 Rx
Venus:02 Taurus 27
Mars:04 Aries 16
Jupiter:03 Aries 32
Saturn:25 Aquarius 14
Uranus:16 Taurus 14
Neptune:25 Pisces 13
Pluto:28 Capricorn 23 Rx

True Lunar Node:22 Taurus 32 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:21 Taurus 36 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):05 Cancer 06

Chiron:15 Aries 24
Ceres:06 Cancer 24
Pallas:13 Taurus 32
Juno:12 Pisces 49
Vesta:01 Pisces 42

Eris:24 Aries 48

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

Northeastern Hemisphere

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

30 May 2022
10:00 am GMT 12:00 PM CEST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:09 Gemini 00
Moon:08 Gemini 18
Mercury:26 Taurus 38 Rx
Venus:02 Taurus 07
Mars:04 Aries 03
Jupiter:03 Aries 29
Saturn:25 Aquarius 14
Uranus:16 Taurus 13
Neptune:25 Pisces 13
Pluto:28 Capricorn 23 Rx

True Lunar Node:22 Taurus 33 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:21 Taurus 37 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):05 Cancer 04

Chiron:15 Aries 24
Ceres:06 Cancer 17
Pallas:13 Taurus 24
Juno:12 Pisces 44
Vesta:01 Pisces 37

Eris:24 Aries 48

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

Spell for Today – Printable

May 30 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 May 30

Red Crepuscular Rays from an Eclipse

Image Credit & Copyright: Fefo Bouvier

Explanation: What’s happening behind that island? Things both expected and unexpected. Expected, perhaps, the pictured rays of light — called crepuscular rays — originate from the Sun. Unexpected, though, the Sun was being partially eclipsed by the Moon at the time — late last month. Expected, perhaps, the Sun’s rays are quite bright as they shine through gaps in below-horizon clouds. Unexpected, though, the crepuscular rays are quite red, likely the result an abundance of aerosols in Earth’s atmosphere scattering away much of the blue light. Expected, with hope, a memorable scene featuring both the Moon and the Sun, superposed. Unfortunately, from this location — in Uruguay looking toward Argentina — clouds obscured the eclipse — which wasn’t completely unexpected. However, after packing up to go home, the beauty of bright red crepuscular rays emerged — quite unexpectedly. Oh — and that island on the horizon — it’s really two islands.

May 30 Today in History

Today’s Important Historical Events

1431 Hundred Years’ War: 19 year old Joan of Arc is burned at the stake by an English-dominated tribunal in Rouen, France

1539 Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto‘s expedition of 10 ships and 700 men lands in Florida

1848 Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo between US and Mexico comes into force, giving New Mexico, California and parts of Nevada, Utah, Arizona and Colorado to the US in return for $15 million

1868 “Decoration Day”, later called Memorial Day is first observed in Northern US states

1896 Khodynka Tragedy: Stampeding crowd on Khodynka Field, Moscow, during the festivities for coronation of Russian Tsar Nicholas II, results in the deaths of about 1,300 people

1913 Treaty of London signed by the Great Powers, the Ottoman Empire and the victorious Balkan League (Serbia, Greece, Kingdom of Bulgaria, and Montenegro) bringing an end to the First Balkan War

Today’s Historical Events

1035 Boudouin V van Rijsel becomes earl of Flanders

1087 German emperor Henry IV crowns his son Conrad

1100 Burchard becomes bishop of Utrecht

1381 English peasant uprising begins in Essex

1416 Jerome of Prague burned at the stake for heresy by church Council of Constance

1431 Hundred Years’ War: 19 year old Joan of Arc is burned at the stake by an English-dominated tribunal in Rouen, France

1434 The Battle of Lipany (also called the Battle of Česky Brod), ending Taborites influence

1445 Coronation as Margaret of Anjou as Queen Consort of England at Westminster Abbey

Today’s Historical Events in Film and TV

1949 WRTV TV channel 6 in Indianapolis, IN (ABC) begins broadcasting

1955 KMVT TV channel 11 in Twin Falls, ID (CBS/NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting

1978 31st Cannes Film Festival: “The Tree of Wooden Clogs” directed by Ermanno Olmi wins the Palme d’Or

1981 “Nightline” extends from 4 nights to 5 nights a week (Friday)

1987 North American Philips Company unveils compact disc video

1989 Margaret Ray pleads guilty to breaking into David Letterman‘s house

1996 John Tesh’s final day as host of “Entertainment Tonight”

2000 35th Academy of Country Music Awards: Shania Twain, Faith Hill & Tim McGraw win

Today’s Historical Events in Music

1866 Opera “Die Verkaufte Braut” premieres (Prague)

1917 Jazz standard “Dark Town Strutters Ball” by Shelton Brooks recorded by the Original Dixieland Jazz Band

1923 Howard Hanson‘s 1st Symphony “Nordic” premieres

1938 Walter Piston‘s dance work, The Incredible Flutist, written for the Boston Pops Orchestra, which premieres it, Arthur Fiedler conducting

1952 Darius Milhaud‘s “West Point Suite” premieres

1959 “First Impressions” closes at Alvin Theater NYC after 84 performances

1959 “Nervous Set” closes at Henry Miller‘s Theater NYC after 23 performances

1962 Benjamin Britten‘s “War Requiem” incorporating the poems of Wilfred Owen premieres, marking the consecration of the new Coventry Cathedral

Today’s Historical Events in Sports

1890 First baseman Dave Foutz hits Brooklyn Bridegrooms’ (later Dodgers) first ever home run during doubleheader defeats to Chicago Colts at Washington Park, Brooklyn

1894 Boston Beaneaters baseball second baseman Bobby Lowe first to hit 4 home runs in MLB game in 20-11 win against Cincinnati Reds

1895 English cricket icon W. G. Grace scores 169 for Gloucestershire against Middlesex at Lord’s for his 1,000th first-class run of the season in just 22 days

1896 First car accident occurs; Henry Wells hits a cyclist in NYC

1899 24th Preakness: R Clawson aboard Half Time wins in 1:47

1903 28th Preakness: W Gannon aboard Flocarline wins in 1:44.8

1906 40th Belmont: Lucien Lyne aboard Burgomaster wins in 2:20

1907 41st Belmont Stakes: George Mountain aboard 3 year old stallion Peter Pan wins

New Moon May 30, 2022 – Karmic Retribution

The Gemini new moon on May 30, 2022 aligns with the Mars-like star Aldebaran. It also coincides with the alignment of Mars and Jupiter. This creates an incredible amount of energy which can easily become aggressive. So the spiritual meaning of the new moon May 2022 astrology relates to constructively challenging any anger and rage.

The May 2022 new moon also coincides with Mercury retrograde square Saturn. Negative thinking and nasty words increase the risk of aggressive energy hurting others. So if you cannot channel this energy into hard work, at least direct it away from the ones you love.

New Moon May 2022 Astrology

The May 30 new moon at 09°03′ Gemini makes no planetary aspects. But it will still have a powerful influence because it aligns with one of the most important fixed stars used in astrology. The fixed star Aldebaran has a Mars nature and is associated with riches, honor, and success in war.

New Moon Meaning

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Pagan & Magickal Terms and Definitions

Today’s Word is

Altar

From moonlitpriestess.com

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Altar:

a surface, usually flat, that is set aside for magickal workings and/or communing with spirits; sometimes used as a focus for power. Some traditions use multiple altars devoted to specific purposes.

From Spells8.com

Altar –

A sacred space of devotional or ritual work. This space is usually a table, shelf, or corner where offerings are presented to spirits and where one may perform rituals or spell work.

A Laugh for Today

Wishing you a positively great week!

31 May 2022 Southern Hemisphere’s Planetary Positions Digest

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

31 May 2022
03:00 pm GMT 12:00 PM BRT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:10 Gemini 09
Moon:22 Gemini 41
Mercury:26 Taurus 21 Rx
Venus:03 Taurus 32
Mars:04 Aries 57
Jupiter:03 Aries 41
Saturn:25 Aquarius 14
Uranus:16 Taurus 17
Neptune:25 Pisces 14
Pluto:28 Capricorn 22 Rx

True Lunar Node:22 Taurus 31 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:21 Taurus 33 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):05 Cancer 12

Chiron:15 Aries 26
Ceres:06 Cancer 47
Pallas:13 Taurus 57
Juno:13 Pisces 04
Vesta:01 Pisces 55

Eris:24 Aries 49

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

Southern Hemisphere

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

31 May 2022
10:00 am GMT 12:00 PM SAST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:09 Gemini 57
Moon:20 Gemini 13
Mercury:26 Taurus 24 Rx
Venus:03 Taurus 17
Mars:04 Aries 48
Jupiter:03 Aries 39
Saturn:25 Aquarius 14
Uranus:16 Taurus 16
Neptune:25 Pisces 14
Pluto:28 Capricorn 22 Rx

True Lunar Node:22 Taurus 31 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:21 Taurus 34 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):05 Cancer 10

Chiron:15 Aries 26
Ceres:06 Cancer 42
Pallas:13 Taurus 51
Juno:13 Pisces 01
Vesta:01 Pisces 52

Eris:24 Aries 48

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

 

Southwestern Hemisphere

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

31 May 2022
02:00 am GMT 12:00 PM AEST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:09 Gemini 38
Moon:16 Gemini 15
Mercury:26 Taurus 28 Rx
Venus:02 Taurus 54
Mars:04 Aries 33
Jupiter:03 Aries 36
Saturn:25 Aquarius 14
Uranus:16 Taurus 15
Neptune:25 Pisces 14
Pluto:28 Capricorn 23 Rx

True Lunar Node:22 Taurus 32 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:21 Taurus 35 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):05 Cancer 08

Chiron:15 Aries 25
Ceres:06 Cancer 34
Pallas:13 Taurus 42
Juno:12 Pisces 55
Vesta:01 Pisces 47

Eris:24 Aries 48

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