Day: June 23, 2022

24 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

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

Sun:03 Cancer 06
Moon:13 Taurus 50
Mercury:11 Gemini 57
Venus:01 Gemini 54
Mars:22 Aries 28
Jupiter:06 Aries 52
Saturn:24 Aquarius 56 Rx
Uranus:17 Taurus 28
Neptune:25 Pisces 26
Pluto:27 Capricorn 56 Rx

True Lunar Node:21 Taurus 58
Mean Lunar Node:20 Taurus 17 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):07 Cancer 52

Chiron:16 Aries 10
Ceres:17 Cancer 08
Pallas:25 Taurus 03
Juno:18 Pisces 34
Vesta:06 Pisces 13

Eris:24 Aries 58

Fire:4
Earth:6
Air:3
Water:6
Cardinal:8
Fixed:6
Mutable:5

Southern Hemisphere

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

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

Sun:02 Cancer 54
Moon:11 Taurus 18
Mercury:11 Gemini 39
Venus:01 Gemini 40
Mars:22 Aries 19
Jupiter:06 Aries 51
Saturn:24 Aquarius 57 Rx
Uranus:17 Taurus 28
Neptune:25 Pisces 26
Pluto:27 Capricorn 57 Rx

True Lunar Node:21 Taurus 58
Mean Lunar Node:20 Taurus 18 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):07 Cancer 51

Chiron:16 Aries 10
Ceres:17 Cancer 02
Pallas:24 Taurus 57
Juno:18 Pisces 32
Vesta:06 Pisces 12

Eris:24 Aries 58

Fire:4
Earth:6
Air:3
Water:6
Cardinal:8
Fixed:6
Mutable:5

Southwestern Hemisphere Same day at posting for 1200 PM AEST GMT 0200

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

24 June 2022
02:00 am GMT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:02 Cancer 35
Moon:07 Taurus 13
Mercury:11 Gemini 11
Venus:01 Gemini 16
Mars:22 Aries 05
Jupiter:06 Aries 49
Saturn:24 Aquarius 57 Rx
Uranus:17 Taurus 27
Neptune:25 Pisces 26
Pluto:27 Capricorn 57 Rx

True Lunar Node:21 Taurus 58
Mean Lunar Node:20 Taurus 19 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):07 Cancer 49

Chiron:16 Aries 09
Ceres:16 Cancer 53
Pallas:24 Taurus 48
Juno:18 Pisces 28
Vesta:06 Pisces 10

Eris:24 Aries 58

Fire:4
Earth:6
Air:3
Water:6
Cardinal:8
Fixed:6
Mutable:5

June 23 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 June 23

Spiral Galaxy NGC 6744

Image Credit & Copyright: Basudeb Chakrabarti, Telescope Live

Explanation: Beautiful spiral galaxy NGC 6744 is nearly 175,000 light-years across, larger than our own Milky Way. It lies some 30 million light-years distant in the southern constellation Pavo but appears as only a faint, extended object in small telescopes. We see the disk of the nearby island universe tilted towards our line of sight in this remarkably detailed galaxy portrait, a telescopic view that spans an area about the angular size of a full moon. In it, the giant galaxy’s elongated yellowish core is dominated by the light from old, cool stars. Beyond the core, grand spiral arms are filled with young blue star clusters and speckled with pinkish star forming regions. An extended arm sweeps past smaller satellite galaxy NGC 6744A at the lower right. NGC 6744’s galactic companion is reminiscent of the Milky Way’s satellite galaxy the Large Magellanic Cloud.

June 24 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 June 24

Filaprom on the Western Limb

Image Credit & Copyright: Martin Wise

Explanation: A solar filament is an enormous stream of incandescent plasma suspended above the active surface of the Sun by looping magnetic fields. Seen against the solar disk it looks dark only because it’s a little cooler, and so slightly dimmer, than the solar photosphere. Suspended above the solar limb the same structure looks bright when viewed against the blackness of space and is called a solar prominence. A filaprom would be both of course, a stream of magnetized plasma that crosses in front of the solar disk and extends beyond the Sun’s edge. In this hydrogen-alpha close-up of the Sun captured on June 22, active region AR3038 is near the center of the frame. Active region AR3032 is seen at the far right, close to the Sun’s western limb. As AR3032 is carried by rotation toward the Sun’s visible edge, what was once a giant filament above it is now partly seen as a prominence, How big is AR3032’s filaprom? For scale planet Earth is shown near the top right corner.

Pagan and Magickal Terms and Definitions

Today’s Word is

Blot

From moonlitpriestess.com

In Heathenry, a formal ritual slaughter of livestock usually performed outdoors in honor of the Gods during very special occasions. The blood spilled may then be used in anointing and blessing of spaces and objects.

From Spells8.com

A communal event where animal sacrifice is used as an offering to a deity or god. Members of the ritual feast on the sacrifice in celebration. In today’s age, sacrificing a live animal is less common, there will be lots of good food and wine in its place.

Spell for Today – Spell to increase Spiritual Awareness

 

Spell to increase Spiritual Awareness

Tools needed:
Bowl of natural spring water
7 day Purple candle
Altar Fire (red) candle
Anointing Oil
Sandalwood Incense
Options: Rune symbols

On your altar, or your quiet and sacred place, take three deep breaths of air and begin to ground and center yourself. Light the altar candle and sandalwood incense. Ask the Lord and Lady to bless this spell with the highest good of all. Gently sprinkle the purple candle with some of the spring water, repeating:

“I cleanse thee oh ye magical tool in the name of the Lord and Lady, removing all negative and disharmonious energies casting them out into the ethers.”

Now, move the purple candle over the sandalwood incense repeating:

“I consecrate oh ye magickal tool in the name of the Lord and Lady, removing all negative and disharmonious energies casting them out into the ethers.”

Take the anointing oil in one hand and the purple candle in the other. Starting at the mid-point of the purple candle, moving UP in a docile [clockwise] and circular motion, anoint the candle and repeat three times:

“I anoint you in the name of the Lord and Lady as a magickal tool to be used in the aiding of my magick. I charge ye to increase my spiritual awareness that Love is the Key! Love is the Law!”

Now, starting at the mid-point again, moving DOWN in a docile and circular motion, anoint the candle and repeat three times again:

“I anoint you in the name of the Lord and Lady as a magickal tool to be used in the aiding of my magick. I charge ye to increase my spiritual awareness that Love is the Key! Love is the Law!”

Option: If you wish you may draw the appropriate rune symbols on the candle.

Lastly, repeat:

“As my will, so divine will be done. So mote it be! “

Spend of few moments quietly reflecting on the magick. Thank the Lord and Lady for their presence in your life. Use a candle snuffer to extinguish only the altar fire candle. Place the purple candle in a safe place as to not be disturbed. Allow it burn out completely. Every time you notice the purple candle burning, repeat quietly to yourself, LOVE is the Key! LOVE is the LAW!

Resource

Everything Under the Moon

Some of the Witchcraft/Magickal Correspondence Digest for Thursday

 

From Ancient Pathway

Magickal Intentions:
Luck, Happiness, Health, Legal Matters, Male Fertility, Treasure and Wealth, Honor, Riches, Clothing Desires, Leadership, Public Activity, Power, Success		 Incense:
Cinnamon
Musk
Nutmeg
Sage
Planet:
Jupiter		 Sign:
Sagittarius
Pisces		 Angel:
Sachiel
Colors:
Purple
Royal Blue
Indigo		 Herbs/Plants:
Cinnamon
Beech
Buttercup
Coltsfoot
Oak		 Stones:
Sugilite
Amethyst
Turquoise
Lapis Lazuli
Sapphire

June 23, 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

June 23, 2022
07:00 pm GMT 12:00 PM PDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:02 Cancer 18
Moon:03 Taurus 38
Mercury:10 Gemini 47
Venus:00 Gemini 55
Mars:21 Aries 52
Jupiter:06 Aries 47
Saturn:24 Aquarius 58 Rx
Uranus:17 Taurus 26
Neptune:25 Pisces 26
Pluto:27 Capricorn 57 Rx

True Lunar Node:21 Taurus 57
Mean Lunar Node:20 Taurus 20 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):07 Cancer 47

Chiron:16 Aries 09
Ceres:16 Cancer 46
Pallas:24 Taurus 39
Juno:18 Pisces 25
Vesta:06 Pisces 08

Eris:24 Aries 57

Fire:4
Earth:6
Air:3
Water:6
Cardinal:8
Fixed:6
Mutable:5

Northern Hemisphere

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

June 23, 2022
05:00 pm GMT 12:00 PM CDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:02 Cancer 13
Moon:02 Taurus 36
Mercury:10 Gemini 41
Venus:00 Gemini 49
Mars:21 Aries 48
Jupiter:06 Aries 47
Saturn:24 Aquarius 58 Rx
Uranus:17 Taurus 26
Neptune:25 Pisces 26
Pluto:27 Capricorn 58 Rx

True Lunar Node:21 Taurus 57
Mean Lunar Node:20 Taurus 20 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):07 Cancer 46

Chiron:16 Aries 09
Ceres:16 Cancer 43
Pallas:24 Taurus 37
Juno:18 Pisces 24
Vesta:06 Pisces 07

Eris:24 Aries 57

Fire:4
Earth:6
Air:3
Water:6
Cardinal:8
Fixed:6
Mutable:5

Northeastern Hemisphere

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

June 23, 2022
10:00 am GMT 12:00 PM CEST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:01 Cancer 56
Moon:28 Aries 59
Mercury:10 Gemini 17
Venus:00 Gemini 28
Mars:21 Aries 36
Jupiter:06 Aries 45
Saturn:24 Aquarius 59 Rx
Uranus:17 Taurus 25
Neptune:25 Pisces 26
Pluto:27 Capricorn 58 Rx

True Lunar Node:21 Taurus 57
Mean Lunar Node:20 Taurus 21 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):07 Cancer 44

Chiron:16 Aries 08
Ceres:16 Cancer 36
Pallas:24 Taurus 29
Juno:18 Pisces 21
Vesta:06 Pisces 05

Eris:24 Aries 57

Fire:5
Earth:5
Air:3
Water:6
Cardinal:9
Fixed:5
Mutable:5

June 23, 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 Waning Crescent phase. In this phase the Moon’s illumination is growing smaller each day until the New Moon. During this part of the Moon cycle, the Moon is getting closer to the Sun as viewed from Earth and the night side of the Moon is facing the Earth with only a small edge of the Moon being illuminated. This phase is best viewed an hour or 2 before the sunrise and can be quite beautiful if you’re willing to get up early. It can also be a great time to see the features of the Moon’s surface. Along the edge where the illuminated portion meets the dark side, the craters and mountains cast long shadows making them easier to observe with a telescope or binoculars.

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

Today’s Waning Crescent Phase

The Waning Crescent on June 23 has an illumination of 27%. 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 June 23 the Moon is 24.43 days old. This refers to how many days it has been since the last New Moon. It takes 29.53 days for the Moon to orbit the Earth and go through the lunar cycle of all 8 Moon phases.

The 8 Lunar Phases

There are 8 lunar phases the Moon goes through in its 29.53 days lunar cycle. The 4 major Moon phases are Full Moon, New Moon, First Quarter and Last Quarter. Between these major phases, there are 4 minor ones: the Waxing Crescent, Waxing Gibbous, Waning Gibbous and Waning Crescent. For more info on the Moon Cycle and on each phase check out Wikipedia Lunar Phase page.

Phase Details

Phase: Waning Crescent
Illumination: 27%
Moon Age: 24.43 days
Moon Angle: 0.51
Moon Distance: 391,481.02 km
Sun Angle: 0.52
Sun Distance: 152,055,411.83 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

June 23, 2022 Daily Horoscopes Digest

Click here for Georgia Nicols daily horoscopes

Moon Alert

Avoid shopping or important decisions from 4 AM to 8 AM EDT today (1 AM to 5 AM PDT). After that, the Moon moves from Aries into Taurus.

Aries (March 21-April 19)

This continues to be a positive, upbeat week! Today’s Moon puts your focus on financial matters, which have been uncertain recently. (They might continue this way because Uranus is in your House of Earnings.) Cope as best you can.

Taurus (April 20-May 20)

This is a winning day because the Moon has moved into your sign, which admittedly, will make you more emotional. However, it also boosts your good luck! Why not test this by asking the universe for a favour? Ask for what you want.

Gemini (May 21-June 20)

Expect mixed messages today. With your ruler Mercury and fair Venus in your sign, you want to schmooze! Furthermore, Mars is boosting your desire to participate with groups. Nevertheless, today the Moon is hiding in your chart. And so will you.

Cancer (June 21-July 22)

This is a solid day for you. The Sun is in your sign and the placement of the Moon is favourable to you. Therefore, things will unfold much as you would like them to. Your big advantage right now is that you look like a winner to others. Hey, nothing succeeds like the appearance of success.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)

You are noticed today! More than usual. In fact, some people will be discussing personal details about your private life. (Whaaat?) Be aware of this in case you have to do some damage control. We all have skeletons in our closets – just make sure you close those doors.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)

Things will run smoothly today; nevertheless, you have an urge to shake things up a little. This is because you want a change of scenery and a chance to learn something new. A little adventure would be the perfect touch! Travel if possible – do anything to get out of your rut.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)

Be patient with partners and close friends because Mars is opposite your sign now. Nevertheless, the Sun is at the top of your chart casting you in a flattering spotlight, which means people in authority admire you even if you don’t do anything special. Keep this in mind. You have a winning ticket!

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)

Because the Moon is opposite your sign today, you have to go more than halfway when dealing with others. Hey, no biggie. This simply means you have to be accommodating, friendly and easy going. You can do this. (Remember when you did this one day last summer?)

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)

This is a strong day for important discussions about finances, shared property and who is responsible for what. Put your cards on the table. With Mercury and Venus opposite your sign, people will cooperate with you – perhaps, more than you think.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)

Increased chaos and activity on the home front continues! Fortunately, today is the ideal day to get away from all this and do something playful. Have a long lunch. Catch a matinee. Meet a friend for coffee. Enjoy playful times with kids. Explore your creative talents. Socialize!

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)

This is a productive day for you. For starters, you are motivated to work and work efficiently. On top of this, your energy is strong, even driven. Your communications are likewise very direct and to the point. This is the day to work hard, party hard!

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)

You’re in a playful mood. Many of you will enjoy entertaining at home or inviting friends over. Act on your redecorating ideas or your desire to tackle some home repairs because you’ll be glad you did.

If Your Birthday Is Today

Actress Melissa Rauch (1980) shares your birthday today. You can have mood swings because you have strong feelings and emotions. You are compassionate and caring. You are also an independent, freethinker. This is a marvelous year for you because you will receive recognition and acknowledgement for your efforts, almost certainly. You might win an award or get a promotion.