Day: December 9, 2022

A Chuckle for Today

December 9, 2022 Daily Horoscopes

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Moon Alert

Avoid shopping or making important decisions from 1 AM to 3 AM EST today. After that, the Moon moves from Gemini into Cancer.

Aries (March 21-April 19)

Be careful because this is a tricky day. You feel confident and upbeat. However, this confidence might get you in trouble with a boss or someone in authority. Do not overestimate something. Keep your eyes open and remain realistic.

Taurus (April 20-May 20)

It’s easy to find yourself at odds with others today; even though initially, things begin in a positive, enthusiastic way before they end up like a runaway train. Probably, it’s best to stick to your convictions. Don’t be talked out of anything.

Gemini (May 21-June 20)

Be careful with money and finances today because you might initially overestimate something; or conversely, underestimate a problem. Either way, this could lead to you finding yourself in hot water. Best to tread carefully right from the get-go. Check your facts.

Cancer (June 21-July 22)

Today the Moon is in your sign; however, it is at odds with both Mercury and Jupiter. In one way, this makes you happy and confident! Yet in another way, you will be confrontational with someone, or someone might challenge you. Pull in your reins a little.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)

Even though you might choose to be low key today, and work alone or behind the scenes, nevertheless, you might find yourself embroiled with others in situations that are work-related, or related to shared property or shared responsibilities. Get your facts before you do anything.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)

This is a friendly, popular day for you! Nevertheless, as this day wears on, you might find yourself at odds with someone, perhaps a friend, a member of a group, or even a partner or close friend. A dispute with one of your kids is also possible. Assume nothing! Check facts.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)

Initially, you might be excited to talk to bosses, parents or partners about something because you’re enthusiastic and you want to enlighten others with your discoveries and opinions. (Moreover, people notice you today.) However, others might disagree! Double check that your facts are right.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)

Be careful with financial discussions today, whether it concerns the wealth of others, shared property, or your own earnings and personal wealth. Either way, something might look better than it is. You might also overlook an important detail. Therefore, tread carefully and double check your facts.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)

You are ever the optimist, which is why you look on the bright side of things. However, this is why you have to be careful today because something might initially look promising; however, upon closer inspection you find that it is not. Furthermore, others might challenge your assumptions. Do your homework.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)

Do what you can to keep the peace with others today because you might find yourself gridlocked with people who don’t agree with you, versus people who are cheering you on. Unfortunately, it could be a lose-lose situation. Therefore, don’t get involved.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)

You might be excited about a project today that relates to the arts or creative people working in a group. Possibly it relates to your job. Whatever the case, make sure you know what’s going on because things might not be as they appear. Take off those rose-coloured glasses.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)

Today, people are misjudging things, to their chagrin. Don’t overestimate something, especially if you are giving facts and figures to bosses, parents and VIPs today. (It will be easy to make this mistake.) Instead, double check your facts first so that you don’t end up with egg on your face. (Ketchup helps.)

If Your Birthday Is Today

Actress Dame Judi Dench (1934) shares your birthday today. You are confident. You address life with energy and vigour. You work hard for what you want. Nevertheless, privately, you are sensitive and softer than you appear. This year is the end of a nine-year cycle, which means it’s time to let go of anyone and anything holding you back. Clear the decks!

December 9, 2022 Moon Goddess Current Phase

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 Gibbous. During this phase the Moon can be seen in the early morning daylight hours on the western horizon. This is the first phase after the Full Moon occurs. It lasts roughly 7 days with the Moon’s illumination growing smaller each day until the Moon becomes a Last Quarter Moon with an illumination of 50%. The average Moon rise for this phase is between 9pm and Midnight depending on the age of the phase. The moon rises later and later each night setting after sunrise in the morning.

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

Today’s Waning Gibbous Phase

The Waning Gibbous on December 9 has an illumination of 98%. 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 December 9 the Moon is 15.98 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.

Phase Details

Phase: Waning Gibbous
Illumination: 98%
Moon Age: 15.98 days
Moon Angle: 0.49
Moon Distance: 403,407.77 km
Sun Angle: 0.54
Sun Distance: 147,327,770.59 km

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.

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

December 9, 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

December 09, 2022
08:00 pm GMT 12:00 PM PST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:17 Sagittarius 43
Moon:06 Cancer 06
Mercury:04 Capricorn 19
Venus:29 Sagittarius 35
Mars:15 Gemini 29 Rx
Jupiter:29 Pisces 14
Saturn:20 Aquarius 28
Uranus:15 Taurus 44 Rx
Neptune:22 Pisces 39
Pluto:27 Capricorn 00

True Lunar Node:13 Taurus 00 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:11 Taurus 23 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):26 Cancer 40

Chiron:12 Aries 01 Rx
Ceres:27 Virgo 22
Pallas:26 Cancer 01 Rx
Juno:16 Pisces 11
Vesta:05 Pisces 52

Eris:24 Aries 01 Rx

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

Northern Hemisphere

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

December 09, 2022
06:00 pm GMT 12:00 PM CST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:17 Sagittarius 38
Moon:05 Cancer 06
Mercury:04 Capricorn 11
Venus:29 Sagittarius 29
Mars:15 Gemini 31 Rx
Jupiter:29 Pisces 14
Saturn:20 Aquarius 27
Uranus:15 Taurus 44 Rx
Neptune:22 Pisces 39
Pluto:27 Capricorn 00

True Lunar Node:13 Taurus 01 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:11 Taurus 23 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):26 Cancer 40

Chiron:12 Aries 01 Rx
Ceres:27 Virgo 21
Pallas:26 Cancer 01 Rx
Juno:16 Pisces 09
Vesta:05 Pisces 51

Eris:24 Aries 01 Rx

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

Northeastern Hemisphere

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

9 December 2022
11:00 am GMT 12:00 PM CET
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:17 Sagittarius 20
Moon:01 Cancer 36
Mercury:03 Capricorn 46
Venus:29 Sagittarius 07
Mars:15 Gemini 38 Rx
Jupiter:29 Pisces 13
Saturn:20 Aquarius 26
Uranus:15 Taurus 45 Rx
Neptune:22 Pisces 39
Pluto:27 Capricorn 00

True Lunar Node:13 Taurus 02 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:11 Taurus 24 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):26 Cancer 38

Chiron:12 Aries 02 Rx
Ceres:27 Virgo 15
Pallas:26 Cancer 03 Rx
Juno:16 Pisces 03
Vesta:05 Pisces 45

Eris:24 Aries 01 Rx

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

Some of the Witchcraft/Magickal Correspondence for Friday – Printable

 

December 9 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 December 9

Mars Rises above the Lunar Limb

Image Credit & Copyright: Tom Glenn

Explanation: On the night of December 7 Mars wandered near the Full Moon. In fact the Red Planet was occulted, passing behind the Moon, when viewed from locations across Europe and North America. About an hour after disappearing behind the lunar disk Mars reappears in this stack of sharp video frames captured from San Diego, planet Earth. With the Moon in the foreground Mars was a mere 82 million kilometers distant, near its own opposition. Full Moon and full Mars were bright enough provide the spectacular image with no exposure adjustments necessary. In the image Mars appears to rise just over ancient, dark-floored, lunar crater Abel very close to the southeastern edge of the Moon’s near side. Humboldt is the large impact crater to its north (left).

A Thought for Today

Dear sisters, brothers, and honored guests may your life be blessed with all things positive!

I am running a bit late today with the regular posts, but they will be up just maybe not at their usual time. To avoid this in the future starting tomorrow all the regular daily posts will start coming to your inbox at 11:00 AM CST. The tomorrow regular daily posts for the northern hemisphere will start coming to your inbox at 5:00 PM CST.