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Day: May 30, 2022
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
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
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
Earth:7
Air:3
Water:5
Cardinal:7
Fixed:7
Mutable:5
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
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
Earth:7
Air:3
Water:5
Cardinal:7
Fixed:7
Mutable:5
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
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
Earth:7
Air:3
Water:5
Cardinal:7
Fixed:7
Mutable:5
Fixed:7
Mutable:5
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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
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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.
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