Day: February 16, 2023

Some of the Witchcraft/Magickal Correspondence 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.

 

February 16, 2023 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 Crescent phase. This phase is best viewed just before the sunrise in the western sky. 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. 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 February 2023 Moon Phases Calendar to see all the daily moon phase for this month.

Today’s Waning Crescent Phase

The Waning Crescent on February 16 has an illumination of 20%. 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 February 16 the Moon is 25.17 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 Crescent
Illumination: 20%
Moon Age: 25.17 days
Moon Angle: 0.54
Moon Distance: 365,758.45 km
Sun Angle: 0.54
Sun Distance: 147,808,603.68 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

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.

February 16, 2023 Northern Hemisphere’s Planetary Positions

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 

Northwestern Hemisphere

The time for these Custom Planetary Positions is from the local time in Los Angeles, California, USA

February 16, 2023
11:00 pm GMT 3:00 PM PST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:28 Aquarius 00
Moon:10 Capricorn 57
Mercury:07 Aquarius 48
Venus:25 Pisces 51
Mars:14 Gemini 41
Jupiter:09 Aries 15
Saturn:27 Aquarius 46
Uranus:15 Taurus 13
Neptune:24 Pisces 07
Pluto:29 Capricorn 09

True Lunar Node:06 Taurus 45 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:07 Taurus 43 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):04 Leo 25

Chiron:13 Aries 16
Ceres:06 Libra 21 Rx
Pallas:10 Cancer 26
Juno:17 Aries 27
Vesta:03 Aries 52

Eris:24 Aries 02

Fire:6
Earth:5
Air:5
Water:3
Cardinal:9
Fixed:7
Mutable:3

Northern Hemisphere

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

February 16, 2023
09:00 pm GMT 3:00 PM CST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:27 Aquarius 55
Moon:09 Capricorn 44
Mercury:07 Aquarius 41
Venus:25 Pisces 45
Mars:14 Gemini 40
Jupiter:09 Aries 14
Saturn:27 Aquarius 46
Uranus:15 Taurus 13
Neptune:24 Pisces 07
Pluto:29 Capricorn 09

True Lunar Node:06 Taurus 46 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:07 Taurus 43 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):04 Leo 24

Chiron:13 Aries 16
Ceres:06 Libra 21 Rx
Pallas:10 Cancer 26
Juno:17 Aries 24
Vesta:03 Aries 50

Eris:24 Aries 02

Fire:6
Earth:5
Air:5
Water:3
Cardinal:9
Fixed:7
Mutable:3

Northeastern Hemisphere

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

16 February 2023
02:00 pm GMT 3:00 PM CET
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:27 Aquarius 37
Moon:05 Capricorn 27
Mercury:07 Aquarius 15
Venus:25 Pisces 23
Mars:14 Gemini 34
Jupiter:09 Aries 10
Saturn:27 Aquarius 43
Uranus:15 Taurus 12
Neptune:24 Pisces 06
Pluto:29 Capricorn 09

True Lunar Node:06 Taurus 48 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:07 Taurus 44 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):04 Leo 22

Chiron:13 Aries 15
Ceres:06 Libra 23 Rx
Pallas:10 Cancer 26 Rx
Juno:17 Aries 15
Vesta:03 Aries 42

Eris:24 Aries 02

Fire:6
Earth:5
Air:5
Water:3
Cardinal:9
Fixed:7
Mutable:3

February 16, 2023 Daily Horoscopes

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Moon Alert

After 12:15 AM EST today there are no restrictions to shopping or important decisions. The Moon is in Capricorn.

Aries (March 21-April 19)

This is a serious day, which is why you will take a serious approach to whatever you do. In fact, this is a smart thing for you to do because you are high viz. today. You are noticed. Discussions with older friends or members of groups will focus on your responsibilities to others.

Taurus (April 20-May 20)

You create the impression of being serious, responsible and conscientious today, which for the most part, you actually are. (Yes, you have your hedonistic side but let’s not go there.) Today you’re concerned with creating a conservative reliable impression on others, especially bosses and VIPs.

Gemini (May 21-June 20)

It will be easy for you to study today because you will take a serious approach to whatever you do. Likewise, discussions about higher education, medicine, publishing, the law and perhaps travel and foreign countries will be down to business.

Cancer (June 21-July 22)

Conversations about shared property, inheritances, insurance disputes and anything to do with taxes and debt will be productive today because you will take a no-nonsense, practical approach to everything. You want to cross your t’s and dot those i’s.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)

A conversation with a close friend, spouse or partner will focus on serious matters today. You might discuss the division of labour or how to share expenses. This is an excellent time to take a professional approach to organizing and planning things.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)

Responsibilities related to your job will be your top priority today. In fact, this is an excellent day for planning and organizing things because you are concerned with form and order because you want to make your life run more smoothly. This might extend to ideas about your health. And your pet.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)

Organizational work related to social events, sports and the education of children will flow well today because you want to take care of duties and responsibilities related to those areas. You’re ready to deny any immediate gratifications to finish the job.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)

Your responsibilities to a parent or an older family member will come first today. This is not a cozy day for family relationships. However, it’s a strong day to get practical things done, and to make serious decisions that require commitment and follow-through.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)

You can learn a lot today because you are willing to focus and study. This is not a frivolous day for you. Au contraire! Discussions with siblings, relatives and neighbours will deal with about serious, practical matters and who is responsible for what. Establish boundaries and expectations.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)

This is an excellent day to take a serious look at your possessions and finances. Figure out what you own and what you owe. This is also a good day to establish a budget or study your spending habits. If shopping, you will want to buy thing that are practical and long-lasting.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)

Today the Sun and Saturn are lined up in your sign, which makes you focus on the duties and responsibilities you have to others and those around you. You can accomplish a lot today; and much of what you do will have a long-lasting significance to yourself and others. Roll up your sleeves and get busy!

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)

You’re happy to work alone or behind the scenes today. Nevertheless, you will accomplish a lot because you are focused and serious. In particular, you will be successful at doing research or discovering solutions to old problems and answers to questions that you have. Someone older might help you.

If Your Birthday Is Today

Singer-songwriter The Weeknd (1990) shares your birthday today. You set high standards for yourself. You are intuitive and understand others, which is why you are a leader. It’s important to follow your dreams. Take some time this year to reflect and renew your spiritual or religious beliefs. Explore philosophies and belief systems because you will learn much.

Sorry for Chaotic Energy in Today’s Posts

I am sorry if today’s posts pick up my chaotic energy, but it is an extremely stress filled day. After being with a man for 4 years I married him a little over 25 years ago than I left him after 18 months and had no reason to seek a divorce until now. The man changed from sweet, sober, and caring to someone I barely recognized as he went back to using heroin. He became sulky, mean, and downright a toxic person. Today I may meet him in a courtroom after only seeing him twice via a zoom courtroom appearance since 2001 for our divorce needless to say I am over the top anxious about this possible meeting.  I thank the Goddess for answering my plea to not allow him to travel from Chicago to Ottawa today with harm to no one for this hearing because a yucky winter storm is to hit Chicago pretty hard today but not so bad in Ottawa where I live. As far as I know he never got his driver’s license back and I doubt anyone would take a chance driving in the weather that is coming or started already in Chicago just for him to upset me. It wouldn’t matter if he did show up because he has not filed the proper paperwork to be able to say anything in court. I don’t think he will even be allowed in the actual courtroom. I now think the only reason he showed up on the Zoom dates was to rattle me and he seceded doing that both times and now as I said I am a shaking, nervous wreck this morning which of course through me into a bad fibromyalgia flare. The mind can play cruel jokes when faced with seeing an abuser of any kind. I allowed myself to put up with mental and emotional abuse for those 18 months and a reconciliation attempt that lasted 6 months after he lied to me saying he was clean and sober again which I figured out he wasn’t.

So, if you have time and want to please say a prayer that I make it through this day without a major meltdown due to stress. Thanks for reading this explanation of the chaotic energy flowing from posts today.

I will not be doing the afternoon posts or answering emails today until I get home from court and have had a chance to calm down.