Month: May 2022

May 5, 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 5 has an illumination of 19%. 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 5 the Moon is 4.23 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: 19%
Moon Age: 4.23 days
Moon Angle: 0.49
Moon Distance: 405,468.44 km
Sun Angle: 0.53
Sun Distance: 150,907,782.21 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 5, 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 05, 2022
07:00 pm GMT 12:00 PM PDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:15 Taurus 16
Moon:09 Cancer 49
Mercury:03 Gemini 54
Venus:03 Aries 34
Mars:15 Pisces 37
Jupiter:28 Pisces 58
Saturn:24 Aquarius 31
Uranus:14 Taurus 49
Neptune:24 Pisces 42
Pluto:28 Capricorn 35 Rx

True Lunar Node:22 Taurus 31
Mean Lunar Node:22 Taurus 55 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):02 Cancer 19

Chiron:14 Aries 15
Ceres:26 Gemini 10
Pallas:02 Taurus 22
Juno:05 Pisces 13
Vesta:24 Aquarius 01

Eris:24 Aries 34

Fire:3
Earth:6
Air:4
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

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

Sun:15 Taurus 11
Moon:08 Cancer 50
Mercury:03 Gemini 52
Venus:03 Aries 28
Mars:15 Pisces 33
Jupiter:28 Pisces 57
Saturn:24 Aquarius 31
Uranus:14 Taurus 49
Neptune:24 Pisces 41
Pluto:28 Capricorn 35 Rx

True Lunar Node:22 Taurus 30
Mean Lunar Node:22 Taurus 56 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):02 Cancer 19

Chiron:14 Aries 15
Ceres:26 Gemini 08
Pallas:02 Taurus 20
Juno:05 Pisces 11
Vesta:23 Aquarius 59

Eris:24 Aries 34

Fire:3
Earth:6
Air:4
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

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

Sun:14 Taurus 54
Moon:05 Cancer 23
Mercury:03 Gemini 45
Venus:03 Aries 08
Mars:15 Pisces 20
Jupiter:28 Pisces 54
Saturn:24 Aquarius 30
Uranus:14 Taurus 48
Neptune:24 Pisces 41
Pluto:28 Capricorn 35 Rx

True Lunar Node:22 Taurus 30
Mean Lunar Node:22 Taurus 57 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):02 Cancer 17

Chiron:14 Aries 14
Ceres:26 Gemini 01
Pallas:02 Taurus 12
Juno:05 Pisces 05
Vesta:23 Aquarius 52

Eris:24 Aries 34

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

Witchcraft/Magickal Correspondence Digest for Thursday

 

Thursday (Thor’s day)

Planet: Jupiter

Colors: Purple, Deep Blue

Crystals: Amethyst, Lepidolite, Sugilite, Tin

Aroma: Melissa, Clove, Oakmoss, Jupiter Oil, Cinnamon, Musk, Nutmeg, and Sage

Herb: Cinquefoil Ruled by the planet Jupiter and dedicated to Thor, god of thunder and agricultural work. His parallels in various European Traditions include Zeus, Taranis, Perun, and Perkunas.

Magical aspects: controlled optimism, energetic growth, physical well-being, material success, expansion, money/wealth, prosperity, leadership, and generosity.

Thursday is the day of Jupiter, the largest of the planets and said to be the most powerful. Spellcasters would be wise to use this day for attempting wealth, success and prosperity spells.

Thursday is also associated (in Greek mythology) to Thor – Thor’s day – and some even say that Jupiter and Thor are one in the same. Both are strong and powerful, yet wise and just. Try a small prayer to Jupiter before commencing any ritual on Thursday as a sign of respect. This is the proper day of the week to perform spells and rituals involving luck, happiness, health, legal matters, male fertility, treasure, wealth, honour, riches, clothing, money, desires, business, group pursuits, joy, laughter, and expansion.

 

Spell for Today – Calm Yourself and Remove Anger

 

Calm Yourself and Remove Anger Spell

This very quick spell is best performed outdoors in an area with a body of water such as the sea, river or lake; this is a great practice which you can perform by yourself with only one item which you will find near your body of water.

Things you will need:

– A body of water
– A small stone, pebble or rock usually found at the water’s edge

Step 1: Begin by taking deep breathes and put yourself in a light meditative state

Step 2: Pick up your stone and clutch it tightly in your hands, begin to visualisethe anger within your body flowing through your veins, down your arms and into the stone in your hands.

Step 3: Continue doing this until you have found yourself growing calm and the anger leave your body and transfer into the stone, at this point throw the stone into the water for it to be cleansed of the hate.

Step 4: Finally end your spell by chanting the following to take away any residual anger:

“Great guardians of the west that watch
over sea and ocean,
let my anger be dispersed in space and time,
let it disappear forever”

 

Wicca Witch of the West: A Beginner’s Guide to Wicca, Spells, Herbs, Runes, and Rituals
Pamela Taylor,

May 5 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 5

NGC 3521: Galaxy in a Bubble

Image Credit & Copyright: Mark Hanson and Mike Selby

Explanation: Gorgeous spiral galaxy NGC 3521 is a mere 35 million light-years away, toward the northern springtime constellation Leo. Relatively bright in planet Earth’s sky, NGC 3521 is easily visible in small telescopes but often overlooked by amateur imagers in favor of other Leo spiral galaxies, like M66 and M65. It’s hard to overlook in this colorful cosmic portrait though. Spanning some 50,000 light-years the galaxy sports characteristic patchy, irregular spiral arms laced with dust, pink star forming regions, and clusters of young, blue stars. This deep image also finds NGC 3521 embedded in fainter, gigantic, bubble-like shells. The shells are likely tidal debris, streams of stars torn from satellite galaxies that have undergone mergers with NGC 3521 in the distant past.

May 5 Today in History

Today’s Important Historical Events

1260 Kublai Khan, grandson of Genghis Khan, becomes ruler of the Mongol Empire

1941 Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie returns to Addis Ababa

1955 West Germany is granted full sovereignty by its three occupying powers

1965 First large-scale US Army ground units arrive in South Vietnam

1980 Siege at Iranian Embassy in London ends as the SAS and police storm the building

1981 After 66 days on hunger strike, 26 year old Provisional IRA member and British MP Bobby Sands dies in the Maze Prision. Nine more hunger strikers die in the next 3 months.

Today’s Historical Events

553 Second Council of Constantinople (5th ecumenical council) opens

1260 Kublai Khan, grandson of Genghis Khan, becomes ruler of the Mongol Empire

1430 Jews are expelled from Speyer, Germany

1494 On 2nd voyage to New World Christopher Columbus sights Jamaica, landing at Discovery Bay

1640 English Short Parliament rises

1646 King Charles I surrenders in Scotland

1665 Nicolaas Witsen visits patriarch Nikon in Moscow

1762 Russia & Prussia sign Treaty of Saint Petersburg ending the Seven Years’ War

Today’s Historical Events in Film and TV

1949 KGO TV channel 7 in San Francisco, California (ABC) begins broadcasting

1952 “Lucy Does a TV Commercial” (also known as “Vitameatavegamin”) episode of “I Love Lucy” premieres, garnering 68% of US television viewers

1958 KNME TV channel 5 in Albuquerque, NM (PBS) begins broadcasting

1962 “West Side Story” soundtrack album goes #1 & stays #1 for 54 weeks which is more than 20 weeks longer than any other album

1996 Renette Cruz, Vancouver, wins Miss Canadian Universe

1997 “Married With Children” final episode on Fox TV

1999 34th Academy of Country Music Awards: Garth Brooks, Faith Hill & Tim McGraw win

2018 Childish Gambino [Donald Glover] releases the music video to new single “This is America” to wide acclaim

Today’s Historical Events in Music

1726 Marie de Camargo (16) premieres at Opera of Paris

1891 Music Hall (Carnegie Hall) opens in New York, Tchaikovsky is guest conductor

1900 “The Billboard” began weekly publication

1927 Dmitri Shostakovich‘s 1st Symphony premieres in Berlin

1951 “Out of This World” closes at New Century Theater NYC after 157 performances

1955 “Damn Yankees” opens at 46th St Theater NYC for 1022 performances

1967 The Kinks release “Waterloo Sunset” as a single; peaks at #2 on the British charts

1971 Courtney, Courtney, and Link’s musical “Earl of Ruston” opens at Billy Rose Theater, NYC, runs for 5 performances

Today’s Historical Events in Sports

1863 Irish boxer Joe Coburn KOs American Mike McCoole in the 67th round in his first defence of Heavyweight C’ship of America in Charlestown, Maryland

1904 Cy Young pitches the first perfect game in “modern” baseball as the Boston Americans beat Philadelphia Athletics, 3-0

1908 34th Kentucky Derby: Arthur Pickens aboard 66-1 chance Stone Street wins in muddy track conditions; 2:15.20 slowest Derby in history

1917 St Louis Browns pitcher Ernie Koob no-hits Chicago White Sox, 1-0 at Sportsman’s Park III

1922 After sharing the Polo Grounds with the New York Giants for 10 years construction begins on Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, NYC

1925 Detroit center fielder Ty Cobb goes 6 for 6 with 4 runs, 5 RBI and 16 TBs in Tigers’ 14-8 win over the Browns at Sportsman’s Park III, St. Louis

1925 Yankee Everett Scott is benched, ending his 1,307-game playing streak

1930 Australian cricket batting prodigy Don Bradman scores an unbeaten 185 in a tour match for Australia v Leicestershire at Aylestone Road, Leicester

Let’s Have Some Fun – Printable Coloring Page – The Oak King

The Legend of the Holly King and the Oak King

In many Celtic-based traditions of neopaganism, there is the enduring legend of the battle between the Oak King and the Holly King. These two mighty rulers fight for supremacy as the Wheel of the Year turns each season. At the Winter Solstice, or Yule, the Oak King conquers the Holly King, and then reigns until Midsummer, or Litha. Once the Summer Solstice arrives, the Holly King returns to do battle with the old king, and defeats him. In the legends of some belief systems, the dates of these events are shifted; the battle takes place at the Equinoxes, so that the Oak King is at his strongest during Midsummer, or Litha, and the Holly King is dominant during Yule. From a folkloric and agricultural standpoint, this interpretation seems to make more sense.

“the rebirth of the Sun or the Oak King. On this day the light is reborn and we celebrate the renewal of the light of the year. Oops! Are we not forgetting someone? Why do we deck the halls with boughs of Holly? This day is the Holly King’s day — the Dark Lord reigns. He is the god of transformation and one who brings us to birth new ways. Why do you think we make “New Year’s Resolutions”? We want to shed our old ways and give way to the new!”

Often, these two entities are portrayed in familiar ways— the Holly King frequently appears as a woodsy version of Santa Claus. He dresses in red, wears a sprig of holly in his tangled hair, and is sometimes depicted driving a team of eight stags. The Oak King is portrayed as a fertility god, and occasionally appears as the Green Man or other lord of the forest.

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Let’s Have Some Fun – Printable Coloring Page – The Holly King

Never-Ending Battle Of The Oak King and Holly King – Confrontation Of The Light And The Darkness

A. Sutherland  – AncientPages.com – Holly King is a character in Pagan folklore. Celtic myths describe his fight against his brother, Oak King. He presides over the six months of the year following the summer solstice.

The fight between King Holly and King Oak symbolizes the clash between the cold season (the winter period) and the hot season (the summer period). The kings remain in never-ending “battle,” reflecting the seasonal cycles of the year. It is about solar light and darkness, crop renewal, and successful growth.

The Oak King is ruling the waxing year, and the Holly King is leading the waning year, having attributes in the form of holly and other evergreens. During warm days of Midsummer, the Oak King is mighty and at the height of his strength.

These two mythical pagan figures – symbolizing the changing seasons – personify the winter and summer in numerous folklore and mythological traditions.

The Holly King must accept it and wait patiently to regain power at the Autumn equinox. Then, he has his strength peak during mid-winter.

The Oak King is reborn during this time, with a new power to meet Spring equinox and preserve the legacy. Many consider that the Holly King and Oak King story has its origin in Celtic mythology.

The Celts divided the year into two periods and made Holly King and Oak King the representatives of these two seasons. Let us also remember a clear and dark season among the Celts, thus marking the wheel of time.

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6 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

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

Sun:16 Taurus 04
Moon:19 Cancer 41
Mercury:04 Gemini 13
Venus:04 Aries 31
Mars:16 Pisces 14
Jupiter:29 Pisces 08
Saturn:24 Aquarius 33
Uranus:14 Taurus 52
Neptune:24 Pisces 43
Pluto:28 Capricorn 35 Rx

True Lunar Node:22 Taurus 31
Mean Lunar Node:22 Taurus 53 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):02 Cancer 25

Chiron:14 Aries 18
Ceres:26 Gemini 30
Pallas:02 Taurus 44
Juno:05 Pisces 29
Vesta:24 Aquarius 18

Eris:24 Aries 35

Fire:3
Earth:6
Air:4
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

6 May 2022
10:00 am GMTM 12;00 PM SAST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:15 Taurus 52
Moon:17 Cancer 12
Mercury:04 Gemini 09
Venus:04 Aries 17
Mars:16 Pisces 05
Jupiter:29 Pisces 06
Saturn:24 Aquarius 33
Uranus:14 Taurus 52
Neptune:24 Pisces 43
Pluto:28 Capricorn 35 Rx

True Lunar Node:22 Taurus 31
Mean Lunar Node:22 Taurus 53 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):02 Cancer 23

Chiron:14 Aries 17
Ceres:26 Gemini 25
Pallas:02 Taurus 39
Juno:05 Pisces 25
Vesta:24 Aquarius 14

Eris:24 Aries 34

Fire:3
Earth:6
Air:4
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 

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

Sun:15 Taurus 33
Moon:13 Cancer 16
Mercury:04 Gemini 01
Venus:03 Aries 54
Mars:15 Pisces 50
Jupiter:29 Pisces 02
Saturn:24 Aquarius 32
Uranus:14 Taurus 50
Neptune:24 Pisces 42
Pluto:28 Capricorn 35 Rx

True Lunar Node:22 Taurus 31
Mean Lunar Node:22 Taurus 54 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):02 Cancer 21

Chiron:14 Aries 16
Ceres:26 Gemini 17
Pallas:02 Taurus 30
Juno:05 Pisces 19
Vesta:24 Aquarius 07

Eris:24 Aries 34

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

A Laugh for Today

Happy hump day!

May 4, 2022 Daily Horoscopes Digest

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Moon Alert

Avoid shopping or making important decisions from 4:15 PM to 7:30 PM EDT today (1:15 PM to 4:30 PM PDT). After that, the Moon moves from Gemini into Cancer.

Aries (March 21-April 19)

Something going on behind the scenes might somehow impact your earnings or your wealth or even something that you own. Be aware of this. In particular, be aware that someone, who might be working against your best interests, might try to take something from you. Not good!

Taurus (April 20-May 20)

A competition with a friend or a member of a group might have an unexpected consequence today. Or perhaps, you will encounter someone who is unusual or different in some way? Take note that whatever happens might make you suddenly change your goals.

Gemini (May 21-June 20)

Something unexpected might spur you in a new direction today. This is why you might feel a sudden burst of confidence or ambition to get something down or achieve a particular goal. “I’m on it!” On the other hand, plans might suddenly change.

Cancer (June 21-July 22)

This is a tricky day because in one way, you are keen to travel or do something to expand your world and experience new ideas, learn new things, and meet new people. Yes! Nevertheless, these plans might suddenly change. Travel could be cancelled or delayed. (Whaaat?)

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)

Stay up-to-date with information related to taxes, debt, insurance matters and anything to do with the resources or wealth of your partner because something unexpected will impact these areas today. You might be caught off guard. Not good when it comes to your wealth! (You snooze, you lose.)

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)

Tread carefully today because a friend or someone close to you might suddenly do something you least expect. They might make a surprising demand? Or they might have an exciting suggestion? Alternatively, you might meet someone today who is “different.” (It’s not a boring day.)

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)

Strong feelings of independence will affect your work today. However, you might also encounter interruptions and sudden changes that affect your job today, especially related to technology and computers. Meanwhile, pet owners should be vigilant today. Check your pet.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)

Parents take note because this is an accident-prone day for your kids. Know where they are and what they’re doing. Meanwhile, social plans might suddenly change today. You might receive a surprise invitation; or fun plans might be cancelled. (Groan.) Guard against sports accidents.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)

You have a lot of energy to make some changes at home now, probably big improvements. Nevertheless, today is an accident-prone day for you at home (or with your family). Please be aware of this. On the upside, you might suddenly decide to do something unusual to make improvements.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)

You are a tad aggressive in your communications with others right now because you’re excited about something and you want to share your ideas. However, today is full of unpredictable influences. Pay attention to everything you say and do to avoid accidents.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)

Keep an eye on your money scene today because things are unpredictable. For example, you might find money; you might lose money. Be smart and protect what you own from loss, theft or damage. Keep your eyes open! On the upside, moneymaking ideas might be bold and unusual!

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)

Today you are full of electric energy! This is why you feel impulsive and restless. Nevertheless, do not go off halfcocked, which is possible. Think before you act or say something so that you won’t have regrets later. Use this wild energy in a positive way.

If Your Birthday Is Today

Actress Audrey Hepburn (1929-1993) shares your birthday today. You like routine and security. You think things through carefully then you stick with your decision. You are caring and kind to others. You particular love beautiful things. This year will be lighthearted and more social and fun-loving! Take care of your health and focus on service to others, especially family members. Rejuvenate yourself and consider a makeover.

May 4, 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 4 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 May 4 the Moon is 3.34 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: 12%
Moon Age: 3.34 days
Moon Angle: 0.49
Moon Distance: 405,247.14 km
Sun Angle: 0.53
Sun Distance: 150,871,249.83 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 4, 2022 Northern Hemisphere’s Planetary Positions

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 04, 2022
07:00 pm GMT 12:00 PM PDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:14 Taurus 18
Moon:27 Gemini 59
Mercury:03 Gemini 27
Venus:02 Aries 25
Mars:14 Pisces 52
Jupiter:28 Pisces 46
Saturn:24 Aquarius 28
Uranus:14 Taurus 46
Neptune:24 Pisces 40
Pluto:28 Capricorn 36 Rx

True Lunar Node:22 Taurus 30
Mean Lunar Node:22 Taurus 59 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):02 Cancer 13

Chiron:14 Aries 12
Ceres:25 Gemini 46
Pallas:01 Taurus 56
Juno:04 Pisces 53
Vesta:23 Aquarius 39

Eris:24 Aries 33

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

 

Northern Hemisphere

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

May 04, 2022
05:00 pm GMT 12:00 PM CDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:14 Taurus 13
Moon:27 Gemini 00
Mercury:03 Gemini 25
Venus:02 Aries 19
Mars:14 Pisces 48
Jupiter:28 Pisces 45
Saturn:24 Aquarius 28
Uranus:14 Taurus 46
Neptune:24 Pisces 40
Pluto:28 Capricorn 36 Rx

True Lunar Node:22 Taurus 30
Mean Lunar Node:22 Taurus 59 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):02 Cancer 12

Chiron:14 Aries 12
Ceres:25 Gemini 44
Pallas:01 Taurus 54
Juno:04 Pisces 51
Vesta:23 Aquarius 37

Eris:24 Aries 33

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

Northeastern Hemisphere

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

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

Sun:13 Taurus 56
Moon:23 Gemini 33
Mercury:03 Gemini 16
Venus:01 Aries 59
Mars:14 Pisces 35
Jupiter:28 Pisces 42
Saturn:24 Aquarius 27
Uranus:14 Taurus 45
Neptune:24 Pisces 39
Pluto:28 Capricorn 36 Rx

True Lunar Node:22 Taurus 29
Mean Lunar Node:23 Taurus 00 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):02 Cancer 10

Chiron:14 Aries 11
Ceres:25 Gemini 37
Pallas:01 Taurus 46
Juno:04 Pisces 45
Vesta:23 Aquarius 31

Eris:24 Aries 33

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

May 4 Astronomy Picture of the Day

Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer.

2022 May 4

Planets Over Egyptian Pyramid

Image Credit & Copyright: Osama Fatehi

Explanation: The early morning planet parade continues. Visible the world over, the planets Jupiter, Venus, Mars and Saturn have been lining up in the pre-dawn sky since mid-April. In the featured image taken last month, these planets were captured over the Step Pyramid of Djoser, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Located in the Saqqara necropolis of Egypt, the pyramid was constructed in the 27th century BC and is one of the oldest pyramids known. The two-image composite includes a foreground image taken during evening blue hour, and a background image captured from the same location the following morning. The morning planet line-up is slowly changing. At the end of last month, planets Jupiter and Venus switched places, while at the end of this month, Jupiter and Mars will switch after passing within one-degree of each other. Of course, this picturesque planetary angular alignment is a coincidence, as all of these worlds continue to orbit the Sun as they have for billions of years, well before even the ancient Pyramid of Djoser was built.

 

Notable Submissions to APOD: Morning Planet Parade 2022

May 4 Today in History

Today’s Important Historical Events

1471 Battle of Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, final battle between the Houses of Lancaster and York: Prince of Wales, Edward of Westminster killed and King Edward IV restored to his throne. Re-restores political stability to England until his death in 1483.

1814 King Ferdinand VII of Spain signs the Decree of the 4th of May, returning Spain to absolutism

1904 Construction begins by the United States on the Panama Canal

1979 Margaret Thatcher becomes the first woman to be elected Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

Today’s Historical Events

1256 Augustinian monastic order constituted at the Lecceto Monastery when Pope Alexander IV issues papal bull Licet ecclesiae catholicae

1303 Flemings conquers Middelburg

1415 Religious reformers John Wycliffe and Jan Hus are condemned as heretics at the Council of Constance

1471 Battle of Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, final battle between the Houses of Lancaster and York: Prince of Wales, Edward of Westminster killed and King Edward IV restored to his throne. Re-restores political stability to England until his death in 1483.

1493 Spanish Pope Alexander VI divides America between Spain and Portugal

1535 Five Carthusian monks from London Charterhouse monastery hung, drawn and quartered at Tyburn, London, for refusing to acknowledge Henry VIII as head of the Church of England

1540 Venice and Turkey sign Treaty of Constantinople

1572 Veere sides with Geuzen

Today’s Historical Events in Film and TV

1944 “Gaslight”, starring an 18-year-old Angela Lansbury in her film debut, is released

1959 “The 400 Blows”, French film directed by François Truffaut, starring Jean-Pierre Léaud, is released

1964 KIII TV channel 3 in Corpus Christi, TX (ABC) begins broadcasting

1975 Italian film “Seven Beauties” directed by Lina Wertmüller, starring Giancarlo Giannini, and Shirley Stoler released – first film directed by a women to be nominated for an Academy Award

1991 ABC Masters Bowling Tournament won by Doug Kent

1999 “The Mummy” film directed by Stephen Sommers starring Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz and John Hannah premieres in the US

2008 Seth MacFarlane reaches an agreement worth $100 million with Fox to keep “Family Guy” and “American Dad” on television until 2012, making MacFarlane the world’s highest paid television writer

2010 Julia Louis-Dreyfus receives the 2,407th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, although on the original star her name is spelled incorrectly

Today’s Historical Events in Music

1728 George Frideric Handel‘s opera “Tolomeo, re di Egitto” premieres in London

1878 Thomas Edison‘s Phonograph shown for 1st time at Grand Opera House

1957 Alan Freed hosts “Rock n’ Roll Show” 1st prime-time network rock show

1959 First Grammy Awards: Perry Como & Ella Fitzgerald win

1973 Wings release “Red Rose Speedway” in UK

1976 Leonard Bernstein and Alan Jay Lerner’s musical “1600 Pennsylvania Avenue” opens at Mark Hellinger, NYC; runs for 7 performances

1985 30th Eurovision Song Contest: Bobbysocks! for Norway wins singing “La det swinge” in Gothenburg

1990 Angela Bowie reveals that ex-husband David slept with Mick Jagger

Today’s Historical Events in Sports

1869 Cincinnati Red Stockings play their 1st official baseball game, a win against the Great Western Base Ball Club, 45-9

1871 1st baseball league game (National Association of Baseball Players), (Ft Wayne 2, Cleveland 0) Deacon Jim White gets 1st hit, a double

1893 Cowboy Bill Pickett invents bulldogging, the skill of grabbing cattle by the horns and wrestling them to the ground

1897 23rd Kentucky Derby: Buttons Garner aboard Typhoon II wins in 2:12.5

1898 24th Kentucky Derby: Willie Simms aboard Plaudit wins in 2:09

1899 25th Kentucky Derby: Fred Taral aboard Manuel wins in 2:12

1919 1st legal Sunday baseball game in NYC, 35,000 watch the Phillies beat the NY Giants 4-3

1924 VIII Summer Olympic Games open at Olympic Stadium of Colombes, Paris, France

Anthropologist Believes Ancient Human Species Could Still Be Alive In The Forests Of Flores Island

In 2003, archaeologists looking for evidence of the migration of modern humans from Asia to Australia stumbled across a small, fairly complete skeleton of an extinct human species on the Indonesian island of Flores, which came to be known as Homo floresiensis. Or, as it became more commonly known, the Hobbit, after the small, breakfast-guzzling creatures from J.R.R. Tolkein’s The Hobbit.

The species was initially thought to have survived until relatively recently, around 12,000 years ago, before further analysis pushed that date back to around 50,000 years. But one retired professor of anthropology at the University of Alberta says that evidence that the species’ continued existence may have been overlooked, and the Hobbit may still be alive today, or at least within living memory.

In an opinion piece for The Scientist promoting his upcoming book Between Ape and Human, Gregory Forth argues that palaeontologists and other scientists have overlooked Indigenous knowledge and accounts of an “ape-man” living in the forests of Flores.

“My aim in writing the book was to find the best explanation — that is, the most rational and empirically best supported — of Lio accounts of the creatures,” Forth wrote in the piece. “These include reports of sightings by more than 30 eyewitnesses, all of whom I spoke with directly. And I conclude that …

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5 May 2022 Southern Hemisphere’s Planetary Positions

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Southeastern Hemisphere

The time for these Custom Planetary Positions is from the local time in Sao Paulo, Brazil, South America

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

Sun:15 Taurus 06
Moon:07 Cancer 51
Mercury:03 Gemini 50
Venus:03 Aries 22
Mars:15 Pisces 29
Jupiter:28 Pisces 56
Saturn:24 Aquarius 31
Uranus:14 Taurus 49
Neptune:24 Pisces 41
Pluto:28 Capricorn 35 Rx

True Lunar Node:22 Taurus 30
Mean Lunar Node:22 Taurus 56 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):02 Cancer 18

Chiron:14 Aries 15
Ceres:26 Gemini 06
Pallas:02 Taurus 18
Juno:05 Pisces 09
Vesta:23 Aquarius 57

Eris:24 Aries 34

Fire:3
Earth:6
Air:4
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

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

Sun:14 Taurus 54
Moon:05 Cancer 23
Mercury:03 Gemini 45
Venus:03 Aries 08
Mars:15 Pisces 20
Jupiter:28 Pisces 54
Saturn:24 Aquarius 30
Uranus:14 Taurus 48
Neptune:24 Pisces 41
Pluto:28 Capricorn 35 Rx

True Lunar Node:22 Taurus 30
Mean Lunar Node:22 Taurus 57 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):02 Cancer 17

Chiron:14 Aries 14
Ceres:26 Gemini 01
Pallas:02 Taurus 12
Juno:05 Pisces 05
Vesta:23 Aquarius 52

Eris:24 Aries 34

Fire:3
Earth:6
Air:4
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 

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

Sun:14 Taurus 35
Moon:01 Cancer 26
Mercury:03 Gemini 36
Venus:02 Aries 45
Mars:15 Pisces 05
Jupiter:28 Pisces 50
Saturn:24 Aquarius 29
Uranus:14 Taurus 47
Neptune:24 Pisces 40
Pluto:28 Capricorn 36 Rx

True Lunar Node:22 Taurus 30
Mean Lunar Node:22 Taurus 58 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):02 Cancer 14

Chiron:14 Aries 13
Ceres:25 Gemini 53
Pallas:02 Taurus 04
Juno:04 Pisces 59
Vesta:23 Aquarius 45

Eris:24 Aries 34

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

A Thought for Today

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

May 3, 2022 Daily Horoscopes Digest

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Moon Alert

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

Aries (March 21-April 19)

Something might be happening in your life that strengthens your spiritual beliefs or give you a stronger interest in spirituality. An offshoot of this is that it could increase your confidence in yourself. This is a good thing. Secrets and hidden information might be revealed now.

Taurus (April 20-May 20)

You will benefit strongly from your interactions with a group at this time. They might promote your best interests. Or perhaps, your involvement with a group will be meaningful to you, especially if you are able to effect change that benefits others.

Gemini (May 21-June 20)

Something is occurring that will boost your reputation in the eyes of your peers at this time. You are admired – no question. For some, this could mean a promotion, an award or some kind of accolades from others. Whatever the case, it’s time for you to take a bow.

Cancer (June 21-July 22)

Travel opportunities might present themselves to you now. Others will have opportunities to explore further education or avenues in publishing, medicine and the law. You might also be attracted to a particular philosophy or a belief system or something to do with politics. (This is not a casual interest.)

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)

You are in a wonderful position to benefit from the wealth and resources of others. For example, you might learn more information about what is possible or available to you. You might get money back from the government, or you might inherit. You might also be able to enjoy the opportunity to use something that someone else owns. It’s all good.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)

Your closest relationships are blooming now, and it’s a wonderful thing. This is a lovely influence that will promote your interactions with close friends, partners and spouses. Enjoy this blessing while it lasts. (Everything’s impermanent – even good stuff.)

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)

This is a good time to improve your health or introduce reforms where you work. Wonderful job opportunities might come your way to do this, or you might get a better job or improve the conditions or parameters of your existing job. (Seneca, said, “Luck is when preparation meets opportunity.)

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)

Relations with your kids are much improved! Likewise, opportunities in sports, the entertainment world and the hospitality industry are abundant. Meanwhile, you can enjoy social outings and fun times with others, as well as explore the arts.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)

This is a wonderful time for you to make home improvements or to entertain at home. Similarly, this same influence will also promote real-estate opportunities for you or chances to improve your home or your real-estate assets. Ka-ching! Family gatherings will be upbeat and full of fun!

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)

For various reasons, according to the personal details of your own life, you feel more optimistic and hopeful about your life, and especially how things will unfold in the future. The tempo of your days might be accelerating with visits, errands and short trips. This is a positive, upbeat time for you!

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)

Your ability to boost your earnings and become richer in some way is very strong right now. Look for ways to increase your income because this is possible. Some of you might explore work-related travel as well. You are definitely surrounded by opportunities!

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)

With Jupiter in your sign dancing with Pluto, you are empowered at this time. Whatever happens, you will see ways to improve your life and your immediate environment. This will come about in a natural, evolved way, with little effort on your part. Go figure. You might assume great power in some way.

If Your Birthday Is Today

Actress Pom Klementieff (1986) shares your birthday today. You have strong morals and principles and you believe in fair play and justice. You are compassionate and helpful to others. You have a witty sense of humour. This is a year of change, which means stay light on your feet. Trust your intuition and expect greater personal freedom.

May 3, 2022 Birthday Horoscope Digest

Birthday blessings! May the next year of your life be better than the past year! 

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MAY 3 birthday horoscope predicts that you are destined for financial bliss. Most of you with this birthday take a no-nonsense and positive approach to life. You know what you want out of life and always get it.

These Taurus birthday individuals are expressive, determined and resilient people. You are patient beyond reasonable expectations and straightforward.

The May 3 birthday personality learn from their mistakes or from observing others. You like to share your knowledge with others so that they do not make the same errors. In efforts to put forth this evolution, a club or non-profit organization would be instrumental in achieving your goals.

The May 3rd horoscope shows that you are typically friendly and intelligent people. You make motivated employees. You do well handling the budget and most careers that involve numbers.

The May 3 birthday characteristics show that because you are a responsible person, you will choose a position based on your happiness instead of making decisions based on pay. Normally this, along with the support of your family, will continue to motivate those born on May 3.

You have a multitude of talents, so you are likely to spread yourself thin. This could cause you to act in erratic or irrational ways making it impossible for anyone to depend on you. You want to help others, but you should deal with your skeletons first.

The May 3rd horoscope meanings say you could be confused about your upbringing. Your creative mind may have played some tricks on you. If you are not careful, you can give your children some ideas or values that suggest you are not their parents. You may gain a better understanding through communicating your thoughts with your family members.

The May 3rd birthday astrology analysis predicts that you need to take charge of matters. You are domineering yet desire a partner with the same qualities as you. Conflicts will result from this love union but will eventually balance itself out.

As the May 3 birthday zodiac sign is Taurus, you can be a beautiful and somewhat uninhibited bull. This is especially fun when there is both a mental connection and a physical one. Those born on this day are openly affectionate and fervent about love. According to your birthday love compatibility, a partnership with this Taurean is fun, emotionally balanced.

The artistic qualities possessed by those born on May 3 could very well be profitable. Careers are made of hobbies every day. You have the charm and ability to market yourself and your trade. The May 3 birthday personality analysis predicts you could be an excellent motivational speaker or a media icon. Your otherwise sense of duty could be used in law enforcement or social services. You love to help people out.

Typically, people born on this Taurus birthday are in good health. Nonetheless, you might start taking your “good health” for granted. You often make excuses for why you are tired or for why you cannot see as well as you used to. Although you are active, nothing replaces good cardio and muscular workout or a trip to the physician’s office.

Do something fun. Get your gang together for a field day of outdoor group activities. A nice walk after dinner with your “Hunny bunny” could prove to be very enjoyable. Whatever you decide, it could only make an improvement in your physical condition.

If today May 3 is your zodiac birthday, it could mean that you like to take charge of situations. You are very responsible, practical and direct. Your goal in life is to change the lives of those less fortunate. If someone could learn from your mistakes, then you have given back something that money cannot buy. This quality puts you in a good position to choose a profession that is right for you. In love, your ideal partner is physically and mentally connected and committed.

The May 3 birthday meanings suggest that you should be more health conscious. Good health is not accidental. You should set health goals to improve and maintain your good standing.

 

Famous People And Celebrities Born On May 3

James Brown, Bing Crosby, Christopher Cross, Dule Hill, Niccolo Machiavelli, Pete Seeger, Sugar Ray Robinson, Frankie Valli

See: Famous Celebrities Born On May 3

This Day That Year – May 3 In History

1494 – Columbus finds St Iago (Jamaica).
1765 – Philadelphia opens its first medical college.
1845 – Macon B Allen becomes the first black man to be admitted to Mass bar association.
1901 – In Jacksonville, FL 1700 buildings are destroyed in a fire.

May 3 Vrishabha Rashi (Vedic Moon Sign)

May 3 Chinese Zodiac SNAKE

May 3 Birthday Planet

Your ruling planet is Venus that symbolizes marriage, assets, charm, sensuality, and fashion.

May 3 Birthday Symbols

The Bull Is The Symbol For The Taurus Zodiac Sign

May 3 Birthday Tarot Card

Your Birthday Tarot Card is The Empress. This card symbolizes love, reassurance, authority and financial prosperity. The Minor Arcana cards are Six of Pentacles and Knight of Pentacles.

May 3 Birthday Zodiac Compatibility

You are most compatible with people born under Zodiac Sign Cancer: This can be a relationship that is caring and compassionate.
You are not compatible with people born under Zodiac Sign Sagittarius: This relationship will have nothing in common mentally or physically.

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May 3 Lucky Numbers

Number 8 – This number signifies your Karma, difficulties, power, ambition and financial security.
Number 3 – This number stands for good taste, expression, happiness, and idealism.

Lucky Colors For May 3rd Birthday

Lilac: This color stands for chakra balancing, inspiration, wealth and magic.
Green: This color symbolizes growth, fertility, nature, youth, harmony, and prosperity.

Read about: Birthday Numerology

Lucky Days For May 3 Birthday

Friday – The day of Venus that symbolizes joy, love, charm, and possessions.
Thursday – This is Jupiter‘s day that symbolizes good luck, happiness, good ethics, and optimism.

May 3 Birthstone Emerald

Emerald gemstone represents patience, inspiration, healing, and intuition.

Ideal Zodiac Birthday Gift For People Born On May 3

Stock bonds of a blue-chip company for the man and a pair of acupressure slippers for the Taurus woman. The May 3 birthday horoscope predicts that you love anything that has to do with new technology.