Day: May 16, 2022

18 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

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

Sun:27 Taurus 40
Moon:01 Capricorn 51
Mercury:02 Gemini 29 Rx
Venus:18 Aries 21
Mars:25 Pisces 15
Jupiter:01 Aries 27
Saturn:25 Aquarius 00
Uranus:15 Taurus 34
Neptune:25 Pisces 00
Pluto:28 Capricorn 31 Rx

True Lunar Node:22 Taurus 31 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:22 Taurus 15 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):03 Cancer 45

Chiron:14 Aries 53
Ceres:01 Cancer 22
Pallas:08 Taurus 04
Juno:09 Pisces 19
Vesta:28 Aquarius 17

Eris:24 Aries 42

Fire:4
Earth:7
Air:3
Water:5
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

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

Sun:27 Taurus 28
Moon:28 Sagittarius 44
Mercury:02 Gemini 35 Rx
Venus:18 Aries 07
Mars:25 Pisces 06
Jupiter:01 Aries 24
Saturn:25 Aquarius 00
Uranus:15 Taurus 33
Neptune:25 Pisces 00
Pluto:28 Capricorn 31 Rx

True Lunar Node:22 Taurus 31 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:22 Taurus 15 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):03 Cancer 44

Chiron:14 Aries 53
Ceres:01 Cancer 17
Pallas:07 Taurus 58
Juno:09 Pisces 15
Vesta:28 Aquarius 13

Eris:24 Aries 42

Fire:5
Earth:6
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 

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

Sun:27 Taurus 08
Moon:23 Sagittarius 45
Mercury:02 Gemini 45 Rx
Venus:17 Aries 43
Mars:24 Pisces 51
Jupiter:01 Aries 21
Saturn:25 Aquarius 00
Uranus:15 Taurus 32
Neptune:24 Pisces 59
Pluto:28 Capricorn 31 Rx

True Lunar Node:22 Taurus 31 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:22 Taurus 16 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):03 Cancer 41

Chiron:14 Aries 52
Ceres:01 Cancer 08
Pallas:07 Taurus 49
Juno:09 Pisces 09
Vesta:28 Aquarius 07

Eris:24 Aries 41

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

A Thought for Today

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

May 16, 2022 Daily Horoscopes Digest

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Moon Alert

Avoid shopping and important decisions from 5 AM to 8 AM EDT today (2 AM to 5 AM PDT). After that, the Moon moves from Scorpio into Sagittarius.

Aries (March 21-April 19)

So relieved that light at the end of the tunnel wasn’t a train! Now that the Full Moon has peaked, you see solutions to financial matters, debt, taxes and perhaps something to do with your possessions. Definitely, things are looking better. Whew!

Taurus (April 20-May 20)

Last night the only Full Moon opposite your sign all year came to a peak. This means that today, you feel more encouraged, more relaxed and more hopeful about things. In fact, money from the government or the wealth of a partner might look sweet!

Gemini (May 21-June 20)

Things have been restless with this particular Full Moon. However, as of last night, the Full Moon has peaked, which means everything is starting to settle down. Nevertheless, Mercury is retrograde in your sign, and this triggers goofy mistakes and attracts people from your past back into your world.

Cancer (June 21-July 22)

Tension with friends and groups will relax now because the Full Moon peaked last night. Be open to solutions and any offer of an olive branch. Meanwhile, work-related travel might be likely today. Your job and your health feel positive and full of promise!

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)

Issues with parents and authority within the family might have been a bit crunchy during this Full Moon. Fortunately, the Full Moon peaked last night, which means relations with kids will improve. In fact, your social calendar looks exciting!

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)

Accidents and missteps have been par for the course for the last 48 hours. Now you can relax a bit because all that Full Moon energy peaked last night. This is a great time to invite family and friends over for good food and drink. Live it up a little!

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)

Financial issues, including taxes and debt, have been troublesome. Fortunately, after the Full Moon peaked last night, these problems will diminish and possibly even disappear. (Strange as that may sound.) Today relations with others are warm and cozy.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)

The Full Moon that has been in your sign for the last two days, but it peaked last night. This will be a relief! (Every Full Moon creates tension because it is in opposition of the Sun and the Moon.) Relax. Today financial matters look better. This is a strong day for business and commerce!

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)

Today the Moon moves into your sign to dance with lucky Jupiter! This is a pleasant influence that encourages you to be warm and friendly to everyone. It boosts your positive take on life and spurs you to be helpful to others. (With an attitude like this, you can’t lose.)

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)

Fortunately, tension with partners and groups that you might have experienced in the last 48 hours is now subsiding. It might even disappear. This is a good thing. This is also why today, you have a warm feeling in your tummy, especially dealing with home and family.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)

Difficulties with family issues, especially parents, will subside now that the Full Moon peaked last night. In fact, today a social outing with a friend or contact with a group or an organization will be something to look forward to. You feel popular!

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)

Tension in your daily communications, as well as the threat of accidents, is now greatly reduced because the Full Moon peaked last night. In fact, today you look great in the eyes of others, especially parents, bosses and VIPs. Use this to your advantage!

If Your Birthday Is Today

Actor Yannick Bisson (1969) shares your birthday today. You have a distinctive personality and a strong work ethic. You are friendly, warm hearted and people like you. You care about others. You also love your creature comforts. This year is the last year of a nine-year cycle, which means you will be getting rid of what you no longer need.

May 16, 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

Today and tonight the Moon will be in a Full Moon phase. During a Full Moon the moon is 100% illuminated as seen from Earth and is on the opposite side of the Earth from the Sun. The Moon will be visible throughout the night sky rising at sunset in the east and setting with the sunrise the next morning. The point at which a Full Moon occurs can be measured down to a fraction of a second. The time it takes between full moons is known as a Synodic month and is 29.530587981 days long. Keep track of all the Full Moons throughout the year on the Full Moon Calendar >

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

Today’s Full Moon Phase

The Full Moon on May 16 has an illumination of 100%. 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 16 the Moon is 15.14 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: Full Moon
Illumination: 100%
Moon Age: 15.14 days
Moon Angle: 0.54
Moon Distance: 366,501.06 km
Sun Angle: 0.53
Sun Distance: 151,281,765.97 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 16, 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 16, 2022
07:00 pm GMT 12:00 PM PDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:25 Taurus 54
Moon:04 Sagittarius 27
Mercury:03 Gemini 22 Rx
Venus:16 Aries 14
Mars:23 Pisces 53
Jupiter:01 Aries 06
Saturn:24 Aquarius 57
Uranus:15 Taurus 27
Neptune:24 Pisces 58
Pluto:28 Capricorn 32 Rx

True Lunar Node:22 Taurus 31 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:22 Taurus 20 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):03 Cancer 33

Chiron:14 Aries 48
Ceres:00 Cancer 37
Pallas:07 Taurus 15
Juno:08 Pisces 45
Vesta:27 Aquarius 43

Eris:24 Aries 41

Fire:5
Earth:6
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 16, 2022
05:00 pm GMT 12:00 PM CDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:25 Taurus 49
Moon:03 Sagittarius 12
Mercury:03 Gemini 24 Rx
Venus:16 Aries 08
Mars:23 Pisces 49
Jupiter:01 Aries 06
Saturn:24 Aquarius 57
Uranus:15 Taurus 27
Neptune:24 Pisces 58
Pluto:28 Capricorn 32 Rx

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

Lilith (Black Moon):03 Cancer 32

Chiron:14 Aries 48
Ceres:00 Cancer 35
Pallas:07 Taurus 13
Juno:08 Pisces 43
Vesta:27 Aquarius 41

Eris:24 Aries 41

Fire:5
Earth:6
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

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

Sun:25 Taurus 32
Moon:28 Scorpio 52
Mercury:03 Gemini 32 Rx
Venus:15 Aries 47
Mars:23 Pisces 36
Jupiter:01 Aries 02
Saturn:24 Aquarius 57
Uranus:15 Taurus 26
Neptune:24 Pisces 57
Pluto:28 Capricorn 32 Rx

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

Lilith (Black Moon):03 Cancer 30

Chiron:14 Aries 47
Ceres:00 Cancer 27
Pallas:07 Taurus 05
Juno:08 Pisces 38
Vesta:27 Aquarius 36

Eris:24 Aries 40

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

Spell for Today – Ringing in the Muses Spell

 

Ringing in the Muses Spell

Materials
5 small bells
1 yard each yellow, red, blue, green, and purple ribbon

Thread a bell on each length of ribbon, then tie the first four ribbons to tree branches in the order listed above, saying with each:

To ring these bells,
all breezes blow
Carry their sounds
both high and low
To wake the Muses from
Their rest
Heed ye now this firm request

Then tie the purple ribbon to a branch, saying something like:

From East and South and
West and North
Muses hear me: now come forth
From South and West and
North and East
Inspiration now release
From West and North and
East and South
Creative powers bud and sprout
From North and East
and South and West
Heed my call and this request
As these bells ring in the breeze
Let ideas flow forth with ease
Bring inspiration with the wind—
In constant stream without an end—

Unleash Your creativity
Muses, bring it now to me

Creative blocks will begin to dissipate within twenty-four hours.

Everyday Moon Magic: Spells & Rituals for Abundant Living (Everyday Series)
Dorothy Morrison

 

May 16 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 16

Milky Way over French Alp Hoodoos

Image Credit & Copyright: Benjamin Barakat

Explanation: Real castles aren’t this old. And the background galaxy is even older. Looking a bit like an alien castle, the pictured rock spires are called hoodoos and are likely millions of years old. Rare, but found around the world, hoodoos form when dense rocks slow the erosion of softer rock underneath. The pictured hoodoos survive in the French Alps and are named Demoiselles Coiffées — which translates to English as “Ladies with Hairdos“. The background galaxy is part of the central disk of our own Milky Way galaxy and contains stars that are typically billions of years old. The photogenic Cygnus sky region — rich in dusty dark clouds and red glowing nebulas — appears just above and behind the hoodoos. The featured image was taken in two stages: the foreground was captured during the evening blue hour, while the background was acquired from the same location later that night.

In Case You Missed the Lunar Eclipse on May 15 Nothern Hemisphere/16 Southern Hemisphere

What You Need to Know about the Lunar Eclipse

The Moon moves right to left, passing through the penumbra and umbra, leaving in its wake an eclipse diagram with the times at various stages of the eclipse. Credit: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center/Scientific Visualization Studio

What is a lunar eclipse?

A lunar eclipse occurs when the Sun, Earth, and Moon align so that the Moon passes into Earth’s shadow. In a total lunar eclipse, the entire Moon falls within the darkest part of Earth’s shadow, called the umbra. When the Moon is within the umbra, it will turn a reddish hue. Lunar eclipses are sometimes called “Blood Moons” because of this phenomenon.

How can I observe the eclipse?

You don’t need any special equipment to observe a lunar eclipse, although binoculars or a telescope will enhance the view and the red color. A dark environment away from bright lights makes for the best viewing conditions.

The eastern half of the United States and all of South America will have the opportunity to see every stage of the lunar eclipse. Totality will be visible in much of Africa, western Europe, Central and South America, and most of North America.

Click here for more information about Lunar Eclipse from NASA – May 2022

Live Video of the Total Lunar Eclipse – May 15/16, 2022 (unhosted)

May’s flower full moon will blossom in the sky this weekend

May’s full moon, known as the flower moon, will blossom in the sky on Sunday night into Monday.

The moon will reach its peak at 12:15 a.m. ET on Monday, May 16, so it will appear at its roundest the evening of May 15, according to The Old Farmer’s Almanac.

The flower moon is named after the flowers that blossom this time of year in the Northern Hemisphere, The Old Farmer’s Almanac said.

The lunar event is also known as the full corn planting moon because May marks the end of winter’s frost, which allows farmers to plant their seeds.

The Abernaki people from Maine also reference the planting season by calling this full moon the field maker moon, according to Western Washington University. The Winnebago people in the Great Lakes region call it “hoeing-corn moon,” according to the university.

Vesak, a sacred day for Buddhists, corresponds with May’s full moon, according to the United Nations. The birth of Gautama Buddha, the moment he attained enlightenment and his death all took place on days of Vesak, according to the organization.

Stargazers will be in for a treat as the flower moon transforms into a scarlet color during the total lunar eclipse happening at the same time. A total lunar eclipse is when the sun and …

Click here to read the rest of this article from CNN

A Laugh for Today

Wishing you a mundane Monday!