Month: April 2023

April 1, 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

Moon Phase for today: Apr 01, 2023

The Moon’s current phase for today and tonight is a Waxing Gibbous phase. Visible through most of the night sky setting a few hours before sunrise. This phase is when the moon is more than 50% illuminated but not yet a Full Moon. The phase lasts about 7 days with the moon becoming more illuminated each day until the Full Moon. During a Waxing Gibbous the moon rises in the east in mid-afternoon and is high in the eastern sky at sunset. The word Gibbous first appeared in the 14th century and has its roots in the Latin word “gibbosus” meaning humpbacked.

Visit the April 2023 Moon Phases Calendar to see all the daily moon phase for this month.

Today’s Waxing Gibbous Phase

The Waxing Gibbous on April 1 has an illumination of 80%. 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 April 1 the Moon is 10.41 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: Waxing Gibbous
Illumination: 80%
Moon Age: 10.41 days
Moon Angle: 0.49
Moon Distance: 405,196.72 km
Sun Angle: 0.53
Sun Distance: 149,509,390.21 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

April 1, 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

This local time is in Los Angeles, California, USA

April 01, 2023
10:00 pm GMT 3:00 PM PDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:11 Aries 55
Moon:23 Leo 32
Mercury:26 Aries 57
Venus:19 Taurus 06
Mars:03 Cancer 40
Jupiter:19 Aries 20
Saturn:02 Pisces 49
Uranus:16 Taurus 51
Neptune:25 Pisces 45
Pluto:00 Aquarius 09

True Lunar Node:04 Taurus 13 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:05 Taurus 23 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):09 Leo 20

Chiron:15 Aries 38
Ceres:27 Virgo 50 Rx
Pallas:18 Cancer 41
Juno:12 Taurus 13
Vesta:23 Aries 44

Eris:24 Aries 26

Fire:8
Earth:6
Air:1
Water:4
Cardinal:8
Fixed:8
Mutable:3

Northern Hemisphere

This local time is in Chicago, Illinois, USA

April 01, 2023
08:00 pm GMT 3:00 PM CDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:11 Aries 50
Moon:22 Leo 32
Mercury:26 Aries 48
Venus:19 Taurus 00
Mars:03 Cancer 37
Jupiter:19 Aries 19
Saturn:02 Pisces 49
Uranus:16 Taurus 50
Neptune:25 Pisces 45
Pluto:00 Aquarius 09

True Lunar Node:04 Taurus 14 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:05 Taurus 24 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):09 Leo 20

Chiron:15 Aries 37
Ceres:27 Virgo 51 Rx
Pallas:18 Cancer 39
Juno:12 Taurus 10
Vesta:23 Aries 42

Eris:24 Aries 26

Fire:8
Earth:6
Air:1
Water:4
Cardinal:8
Fixed:8
Mutable:3

Northeastern Hemisphere

This local time is in Frankfurt, Germany, Europe

1 April 2023
03:00 pm GMT 3:00 PM CEST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:11 Aries 37
Moon:20 Leo 03
Mercury:26 Aries 26
Venus:18 Taurus 45
Mars:03 Cancer 31
Jupiter:19 Aries 16
Saturn:02 Pisces 47
Uranus:16 Taurus 50
Neptune:25 Pisces 44
Pluto:00 Aquarius 09

True Lunar Node:04 Taurus 14 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:05 Taurus 24 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):09 Leo 18

Chiron:15 Aries 37
Ceres:27 Virgo 53 Rx
Pallas:18 Cancer 35
Juno:12 Taurus 02
Vesta:23 Aries 36

Eris:24 Aries 26

Fire:8
Earth:6
Air:1
Water:4
Cardinal:8
Fixed:8
Mutable:3

1 April 2023 Southern 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 

Southeastern Hemisphere

This local time is in Sao Paulo, Brazil, South America

1 April 2023
06:00 pm GMT 3:00 PM BRT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:11 Aries 45
Moon:21 Leo 32
Mercury:26 Aries 39
Venus:18 Taurus 54
Mars:03 Cancer 35
Jupiter:19 Aries 18
Saturn:02 Pisces 48
Uranus:16 Taurus 50
Neptune:25 Pisces 45
Pluto:00 Aquarius 09

True Lunar Node:04 Taurus 14 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:05 Taurus 24 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):09 Leo 19

Chiron:15 Aries 37
Ceres:27 Virgo 52 Rx
Pallas:18 Cancer 38
Juno:12 Taurus 07
Vesta:23 Aries 39

Eris:24 Aries 26

Fire:8
Earth:6
Air:1
Water:4
Cardinal:8
Fixed:8
Mutable:3

Southern Hemisphere

This local time is in Cape Town, South Africa

1 April 2023
03:00 pm GMT 5:00 PM SAST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:11 Aries 37
Moon:20 Leo 03
Mercury:26 Aries 26
Venus:18 Taurus 45
Mars:03 Cancer 31
Jupiter:19 Aries 16
Saturn:02 Pisces 47
Uranus:16 Taurus 50
Neptune:25 Pisces 44
Pluto:00 Aquarius 09

True Lunar Node:04 Taurus 14 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:05 Taurus 24 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):09 Leo 18

Chiron:15 Aries 37
Ceres:27 Virgo 53 Rx
Pallas:18 Cancer 35
Juno:12 Taurus 02
Vesta:23 Aries 36

Eris:24 Aries 26

Fire:8
Earth:6
Air:1
Water:4
Cardinal:8
Fixed:8
Mutable:3

Southwestern Hemisphere

This local time is in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

1 April 2023
04:00 am GMT 3:00 PM AEDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:11 Aries 10
Moon:14 Leo 35
Mercury:25 Aries 36
Venus:18 Taurus 12
Mars:03 Cancer 17
Jupiter:19 Aries 10
Saturn:02 Pisces 45
Uranus:16 Taurus 48
Neptune:25 Pisces 43
Pluto:00 Aquarius 08

True Lunar Node:04 Taurus 16 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:05 Taurus 26 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):09 Leo 15

Chiron:15 Aries 35
Ceres:27 Virgo 59 Rx
Pallas:18 Cancer 27
Juno:11 Taurus 46
Vesta:23 Aries 23

Eris:24 Aries 25

Fire:8
Earth:6
Air:1
Water:4
Cardinal:8
Fixed:8
Mutable:3

A Thought for Today – 15 Short Pagan Funeral or Memorial Service Poems

(Side Note from Lady Beltane: This might seem a bit morbid to some of you, but this is the 54th anniversary of my dad’s crossing the veil. This year it has been harder to deal with his birthday March 25th and crossing day April 1st. He was only 36 years and 7 days old and I was only 11 years and 11 months on the day he crossed.)

From joincake.com by Sam Tetrault

Choosing the perfect poem for a funeral or memorial service is no simple task. Poetry has the power to explore our most complex feelings and memories. Yet, it can be challenging to find the right match to suit your needs.

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Poems not only remind us of the ones we love and help us say goodbye, but they bring peace in a time of suffering. With so many funeral poems to choose from, which is right for you? If you’re planning a pagan funeral, pagan poetry connects tradition with the ritual of saying goodbye to those you love.

We put in the work to identify the best short pagan funeral or memorial service poems. These are powerful ways to say goodbye to someone you love while remembering that they live on through your memories. Whether you’re planning a memorial for a Pagan, a lover of nature, or you’re simply looking for inspiration for the spiritual person in your life, this list is for you.