A Laugh for Today

Female Comebacks

Man “Haven’t we met before?”
Woman “Yes, I’m the receptionist at the VD Clinic.”

Man “Haven’t I seen you someplace before?”
Woman “Yeah, that’s why I don’t go there anymore.”

Man “Is this seat empty?”
Woman “Yes, and this one will be too if you sit down.”

Man “So, wanna go back to my place ?”
Woman “Well, I don’t know. Will two people fit under a rock?”

Man “Your place or mine?”
Woman “Both. You go to yours and I’ll go to mine.”

Man “I’d like to call you. What’s your number?”
Woman “It’s in the phone book.”

Man “But I don’t know your name.”
Woman “That’s in the phone book too.”

Man “So what do you do for a living?”
Woman “I’m a female impersonator.”

Man “What sign were you born under?”
Woman “No Parking.”

Man “Hey, baby, what’s your sign?”
Woman “Do not Enter”

Man “How do you like your eggs in the morning?”
Woman “Unfertilized”

Man “Hey, come on, we’re both here at this bar for the same reason”
Woman “Yeah! Let’s pick up some chicks!”

Man “I know how to please a woman.”
Woman “Then please leave me alone.”

Man “I want to give myself to you.”
Woman “Sorry, I don’t accept cheap gifts.”

Man “I can tell that you want me.”
Woman “Ohhhh. You’re so right. I want you to leave.”

Man “If I could see you naked, I’d die happy
Woman “Yeah, but if I saw you naked, I’d probably die laughing.”

Man “Hey cutie, how ’bout you and I hitting the hot spots?”
Woman “Sorry, I don’t date outside my species..”

Man “Your body is like a temple.”
Woman “Sorry, there are no services today.”

Man “I’d go through anything for you.”
Woman “Good! Let’s start with your bank account.”

Man “I would go to the end of the world for you.”
Woman “Yes, but would you stay there?”

Source:

JokeWarehouse.com

Spell for Today – Sleep Spell – Printable

September 16, 2023 Current Moon Phase and Northern Hemisphere’s Planetary Positions

Current Moon 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

Today and tonight the Moon will be in a Waxing Crescent Phase. Best seen in the west after the sun dips below the horizon at sunset. This is the first Phase after the New Moon and is a great time to see the features of the moon’s surface. 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 September 2023 Moon Phases Calendar to see all the daily moon phase for this month.

Today’s Waxing Crescent Phase

The Waxing Crescent on September 16 has an illumination of 2%. 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 September 16 the Moon is 1.29 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 Crescent
Illumination: 2%
Moon Age: 1.29 days
Moon Angle: 0.50
Moon Distance: 399,829.76 km
Sun Angle: 0.53
Sun Distance: 150,384,607.90 km

Useful Moon Resources

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.

Northern Hemisphere’s Planetary Positions

If you need to calculate the planetary positions in either hemisphere you can use this for a specific use and time in your local time zone, 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

September 16, 2023
11:00 pm GMT 4:00 PM PDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:23 Virgo 49
Moon:14 Libra 43
Mercury:08 Virgo 06
Venus:15 Leo 11
Mars:13 Libra 13
Jupiter:15 Taurus 20 Rx
Saturn:02 Pisces 20 Rx
Uranus:22 Taurus 56 Rx
Neptune:26 Pisces 20 Rx
Pluto:28 Capricorn 02 Rx

True Lunar Node:25 Aries 03 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:26 Aries 29 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):28 Leo 09

Chiron:18 Aries 44 Rx
Ceres:00 Scorpio 35
Pallas:01 Libra 30
Juno:16 Leo 12
Vesta:00 Cancer 47

Eris:25 Aries 00 Rx

Fire:7
Earth:5
Air:3
Water:4
Cardinal:9
Fixed:6
Mutable:4

Northern Hemisphere

This local time is in Chicago, Illinois, USA

September 16, 2023
09:00 pm GMT 4:00 PM CDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:23 Virgo 44
Moon:13 Libra 42
Mercury:08 Virgo 05
Venus:15 Leo 09
Mars:13 Libra 10
Jupiter:15 Taurus 20 Rx
Saturn:02 Pisces 20 Rx
Uranus:22 Taurus 56 Rx
Neptune:26 Pisces 21 Rx
Pluto:28 Capricorn 02 Rx

True Lunar Node:25 Aries 03 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:26 Aries 30 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):28 Leo 08

Chiron:18 Aries 45 Rx
Ceres:00 Scorpio 33
Pallas:01 Libra 28
Juno:16 Leo 09
Vesta:00 Cancer 46

Eris:25 Aries 00 Rx

Fire:7
Earth:5
Air:3
Water:4
Cardinal:9
Fixed:6
Mutable:4

Northeastern Hemisphere

This local time is in Frankfurt, Germany, Europe

September 16, 2023
02:00 pm GMT 4:00 PM CEST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:23 Virgo 27
Moon:10 Libra 10
Mercury:08 Virgo 03
Venus:15 Leo 01
Mars:12 Libra 59
Jupiter:15 Taurus 20 Rx
Saturn:02 Pisces 21 Rx
Uranus:22 Taurus 56 Rx
Neptune:26 Pisces 21 Rx
Pluto:28 Capricorn 02 Rx

True Lunar Node:25 Aries 03 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:26 Aries 31 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):28 Leo 06

Chiron:18 Aries 45 Rx
Ceres:00 Scorpio 26
Pallas:01 Libra 20
Juno:16 Leo 01
Vesta:00 Cancer 41

Eris:25 Aries 00 Rx

Fire:7
Earth:5
Air:3
Water:4
Cardinal:9
Fixed:6
Mutable:4

Spell For Friday – Endless Desire

(YOU CAN COPY AND PASTE ANY COROSPONDENCES AND SPELLS POSTED TO A DOCUMENT TO PRINT AND/OR SAVE ON YOUR COMPUTER)

LOVE SPELL WARNING: Love spells such as this one takes the person who you want to love you free will/spirit away. What happens with a spell like this is the person will become obsessed with you to the point of possibly losing their job, which in turn can make them lose their home, automobile, friends, their family, etc. I have heard of people under love spells dying from not eating or drinking when they are not in the presence of the spellcaster 24/7/365. So, unless you want some who only loves you because of a spell you put on them than go for it. But if you want someone to love you because they feel that emotion towards you than please do not do this spell. The same warning goes for animals or birds or reptiles or anything else that has a heart and can create a bond with someone.

September 15, 2023 Current Moon Phase and Northern Hemisphere’s Planetary Positions

Current Moon 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

Today and tonight the Moon will be in a New Moon phase. During this phase the Moon is too close to the sun in the sky to be visible. The moon rises and sets with the sun and is not present in the night sky. Because of this the night sky is darker and an excellent time to view other celestial objects. Like the Full Moon, a New Moon happens at a very specific time when the sun and moon have the same ecliptic longitude and it can be measured down to the second it occurs.

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

Today’s New Moon Phase

The New Moon on September 15 has an illumination of 0%. 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 September 15 the Moon is 0.38 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: New Moon
Illumination: 0%
Moon Age: 0.38 days
Moon Angle: 0.49
Moon Distance: 402,535.82 km
Sun Angle: 0.53
Sun Distance: 150,425,115.27 km

Useful Moon Resources

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.

Northern Hemisphere’s Planetary Positions

If you need to calculate the planetary positions in either hemisphere you can use this for a specific use and time in your local time zone, 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

September 15, 2023
11:00 pm GMT 4:00 PM PDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:22 Virgo 51
Moon:02 Libra 38
Mercury:08 Virgo 00
Venus:14 Leo 46
Mars:12 Libra 34
Jupiter:15 Taurus 22 Rx
Saturn:02 Pisces 24 Rx
Uranus:22 Taurus 57 Rx
Neptune:26 Pisces 22 Rx
Pluto:28 Capricorn 02 Rx

True Lunar Node:25 Aries 05 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:26 Aries 33 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):28 Leo 02

Chiron:18 Aries 47 Rx
Ceres:00 Scorpio 10
Pallas:01 Libra 02
Juno:15 Leo 43
Vesta:00 Cancer 31

Eris:25 Aries 00 Rx

Fire:7
Earth:5
Air:3
Water:4
Cardinal:9
Fixed:6
Mutable:4

Northern Hemisphere

This local time is in Chicago, Illinois, USA

September 15, 2023
09:00 pm GMT 4:00 PM CDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:22 Virgo 46
Moon:01 Libra 38
Mercury:08 Virgo 00
Venus:14 Leo 44
Mars:12 Libra 31
Jupiter:15 Taurus 22 Rx
Saturn:02 Pisces 24 Rx
Uranus:22 Taurus 57 Rx
Neptune:26 Pisces 22 Rx
Pluto:28 Capricorn 02 Rx

True Lunar Node:25 Aries 05 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:26 Aries 33 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):28 Leo 02

Chiron:18 Aries 47 Rx
Ceres:00 Scorpio 08
Pallas:01 Libra 00
Juno:15 Leo 41
Vesta:00 Cancer 30

Eris:25 Aries 00 Rx

Fire:7
Earth:5
Air:3
Water:4
Cardinal:9
Fixed:6
Mutable:4

Northeastern Hemisphere

This local time is in Frankfurt, Germany, Europe

15 September 2023
02:00 pm GMT 4:00 PM CEST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:22 Virgo 29
Moon:28 Virgo 08
Mercury:08 Virgo 01 Rx
Venus:14 Leo 37
Mars:12 Libra 19
Jupiter:15 Taurus 23 Rx
Saturn:02 Pisces 25 Rx
Uranus:22 Taurus 57 Rx
Neptune:26 Pisces 23 Rx
Pluto:28 Capricorn 03 Rx

True Lunar Node:25 Aries 06 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:26 Aries 34 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):28 Leo 00

Chiron:18 Aries 48 Rx
Ceres:00 Scorpio 01
Pallas:00 Libra 52
Juno:15 Leo 32
Vesta:00 Cancer 26

Eris:25 Aries 01 Rx

Fire:7
Earth:6
Air:2
Water:4
Cardinal:8
Fixed:6
Mutable:5

Illinois’ Wasps Are Everywhere-Here’s Why You Shouldn’t Kill Them

(SIDE NOTE: This is for anywhere on Mother Earth/Gaia where Wasps can be found.)

I have very little trouble admitting that I’ve killed more than a few wasps in my time. I’ve always had a live and let live relationship with bees, but wasps have always been on my kill-on-sight list.

I even went so far as to order the most souped-up electric bug-zapping racket I could find on Amazon. This thing is a one touch-one corpse gadget, and it has left a pile of wasp bodies in its wake, let me tell you. I also added the salt shooting “Bug-A-Salt” gun to my backyard arsenal. Think of it as a shotgun that fires table salt that obliterates insect pests.

It Turns Out That Wasps Do A Lot Of Good. Really.

So what good are these things that offer up painful stings, build nests under our eaves and decks, and seemingly do little else besides buzz around you and your family while you’re trying to enjoy a night on the patio?

A piece up at ThoughtCo.com says that wasps of all sorts offer some great ecological benefits like “pollination, predation, and parasitism.” I know what the first two are, but the last one sounds like a word that describes many politicians.

Wasps are apparently interested in more things than just stinging us:

“For instance, paper wasps carry caterpillars and leaf beetle larvae back to their nests to feed their growing young. Hornets provision their nests with all manner of live insects to sate the appetites of their developing larvae. It takes a lot of bugs to feed a hungry brood, and it’s through these needs that both hornets and paper wasps provide vital pest control services.”

So, wasps handle some of the much-needed pollination jobs, and they kill and eat all sorts of pests like caterpillars, spiders, and aphids. However, they are temperamental and territorial, and will happily sting you.

I’m not going to apologize for the ones I’ve “removed from the game,” but maybe I might not be so quick to grab my zapping racket and Bug-A-Salt gun in the future.

Source: myq1075.com

A Thought for Today

BUILDING A MYSTERY by thegypsy

It begins with the little things

Shadows in the corner

A quick glimpse and then nothing

Observed, perhaps

Too much uncertainty

And certainly not put to memory

Like a whisper in a crowd

There and then quickly dissipates

Maybe you question for a moment

Then rationalize and continue

And it continues

With objects slightly out of place

A crooked painting

Chairs that seem abandoned

Lights flash in a darkened room

Or a sudden chill in the air

Intuition is speaking

A feeling that keeps coming

Something is stirring

Something that isn’t right

Triggering defenses

Your mind now constantly moving

That newfound feeling

Gnawing ravenously

Building a mystery

No longer just on the inside

Visible now, like an open wound

Irritating confusion

The need is growing

And you begin to question

Your senses first, your sanity second

Tiny lapses in the time stream

What should have been,

Replicated with another version

Short on the how and why

But again, it’s been rationalized

Different thoughts for now

New explanations

But then you begin to realize

The other thoughts remain

One’s onerous and dark

It’s you they are coming for

Edges starting to fray

Pulling away

The hunger growing

Paranoia and accusatory

But of what accord is the wonder

Suspects in every direction

But no case in point to reference

Careful questioning

As the days continue

Evenings fading into night

More oddities in the shadows

Growth of unclaimed activities

Actionable encounters

Footfalls deep into the darkness

Too loud to pin to a dream

Scratching window on a cloudless day

The feeling of something stirring

But when and where and why

There’s a thinning happening

Blurring the distant vision

Double takes and reexamination

And the missing things

Now more important things

Searching becomes maddening

Suspicions manifesting

Eyes shifting and observing

Borderline panicking

Brow sweating, heart pounding

Vision darting, silence deafening

Madness overtaking

Ears ringing, haunted singing

Laughing becomes screaming

Fitful dreaming, broken thinking

Tearing, swearing, earth shearing

Ground shaking, everything breaking

Things corrupting, flames erupting

Evil rising, synchronizing

Head pounding, body shaking

Smoke coiling, blood boiling

Sharp stinging, barely clinging

Alarm clock ringing…

September 14, 2023 Current Moon Phase and Northern Hemisphere’s Planetary Positions

Current Moon 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 New Moon.

Today’s New Moon Phase

The on September 14 has an illumination of 0%. 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 September 14 the Moon is 29.01 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:
Illumination: 0%
Moon Age: 29.01 days
Moon Angle: 0.49
Moon Distance: 404,403.48 km
Sun Angle: 0.53
Sun Distance: 150,465,369.86 km

Useful Moon Resources

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.

Northern Hemisphere’s Planetary Positions

If you need to calculate the planetary positions in either hemisphere you can use this for a specific use and time in your local time zone, 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

September 14, 2023
11:00 pm GMT 4:00 PM PDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:21 Virgo 52
Moon:20 Virgo 39
Mercury:08 Virgo 04 Rx
Venus:14 Leo 22
Mars:11 Libra 55
Jupiter:15 Taurus 24 Rx
Saturn:02 Pisces 28 Rx
Uranus:22 Taurus 57 Rx
Neptune:26 Pisces 24 Rx
Pluto:28 Capricorn 03 Rx

True Lunar Node:25 Aries 09 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:26 Aries 36 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):27 Leo 55

Chiron:18 Aries 49 Rx
Ceres:29 Libra 46
Pallas:00 Libra 35
Juno:15 Leo 14
Vesta:00 Cancer 16

Eris:25 Aries 01 Rx

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

Northern Hemisphere

This local time is in Chicago, Illinois, USA

September 14, 2023
09:00 pm GMT 4:00 PM CDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:21 Virgo 47
Moon:19 Virgo 40
Mercury:08 Virgo 05 Rx
Venus:14 Leo 20
Mars:11 Libra 51
Jupiter:15 Taurus 24 Rx
Saturn:02 Pisces 28 Rx
Uranus:22 Taurus 58 Rx
Neptune:26 Pisces 24 Rx
Pluto:28 Capricorn 03 Rx

True Lunar Node:25 Aries 09 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:26 Aries 36 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):27 Leo 55

Chiron:18 Aries 49 Rx
Ceres:29 Libra 44
Pallas:00 Libra 33
Juno:15 Leo 12
Vesta:00 Cancer 14

Eris:25 Aries 01 Rx

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

Northeastern Hemisphere

This local time is in Frankfurt, Germany, Europe

14 September 2023
02:00 pm GMT 4:00 PM CEST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:21 Virgo 30
Moon:16 Virgo 11
Mercury:08 Virgo 08 Rx
Venus:14 Leo 14
Mars:11 Libra 40
Jupiter:15 Taurus 25 Rx
Saturn:02 Pisces 30 Rx
Uranus:22 Taurus 58 Rx
Neptune:26 Pisces 24 Rx
Pluto:28 Capricorn 03 Rx

True Lunar Node:25 Aries 10 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:26 Aries 37 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):27 Leo 53

Chiron:18 Aries 50 Rx
Ceres:29 Libra 37
Pallas:00 Libra 25
Juno:15 Leo 03
Vesta:00 Cancer 10

Eris:25 Aries 01 Rx

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

‘Extremely rare’ Roman temple discovered on supermarket building site

Source: cnn.com

Sarsina is a sleepy, rural town of barely 3,000 residents straddling the pristine Apennine mountains in Italy’s Emilia Romagna region, surrounded by stunning views and grazing sheep.

While it has a glorious past, as a strategic defensive outpost for the Roman Empire and the birthplace of the famed playwright Plautus, today there’s not much to do beyond hiking and birdwatching.

And though both locals and holidaymakers would agree that a rustic, slow-paced lifestyle is part of Sarsina’s charm, its residents were nonetheless excitedly awaiting the construction of a development including a new supermarket, fitness center and playground. But it was not meant to be — at least, not as originally planned.

That’s because workers at the site on the outskirts of town in December 2022 unearthed the ruins of an ancient Roman temple — or ‘capitolium’ — dating back to the first century BC.

In early July, a first look at the underground treasure came to light: a single imposing structure of horizontal sandstone blocks and marble slabs, 577 square meters wide, which researchers have identified as the podium above which the columns and walls of an ancient temple were built.

And what has come out of the ground so far could be just the tip of the iceberg.

“We have unearthed three separate rooms, likely dedicated to the triad of gods Jupiter, Juno and Minerva,” lead archaeologist at the excavation site Romina Pirraglia told CNN. “The excavations are still underway… and we have already identified an older, deeper layer of ruins dating back to the 4th century BC, when the Umbrian people (an ancient Italic tribe who predated the Romans) lived in the area. The entire temple could be even larger than what we now see.”

According to Pirraglia, the discovery of a capitolium — the main temple in an important Roman city, and a hub for trade as well as religious and social interactions — further confirms the strategic role Sarsina played during the Roman Empire. The town was built in a key mountainous area close to the Tuscan border and overlooking the Savio river, an important waterway connecting central and northern Roman cities.

The discovery of the temple has pushed local authorities to revise their building plans. Federica Gonzato, superintendent of archaeology, fine arts and landscape for the provinces of Ravenna, Rimini and Forlì-Cesena, which includes Sarsina, is adamant in wanting to preserve the ruins and further research its great past.

“We will not tear it down to make room for modern structures, this must be very clear. Previous urban plans will be changed, we will find new construction sites for recreation and sports,” Gonzato said. “The temple is an incredible finding that sheds light on how ancient Roman towns rose and fell across time.”

What makes the discovery exceptional is the temple’s unique state of preservation. “The marvelous quality of the stones have been spared from sacks, enemy invasions and plunders across millennia thanks to the remote location of Sarsina, a quiet spot distant from larger cities,” Gonzato added. “Temples such as this one (were) regularly plundered, exploited as quarries with stones and marble slabs taken away to be re-used to build new homes. But Sarsina’s capitolium podium structure is practically untouched, with its entrance staircase well-preserved, and this is extremely rare.”

Gonzato believes the discovery will further research on demography and urban transformations in ancient times. And there’s more to the site than just the temple’s podium. Pirraglia said there are signs that the building was reused in medieval times. An ancient water drainage system was found alongside medieval tombs and hearths indicating that locals likely inhabited it, or used the site for other social purposes.

“This is the beauty of Italy: wherever you dig, some hidden treasure comes out of the ground. Wonders never cease to amaze us,” said Gonzato.

A Laugh for Today

And part of me is thinking “How can I get a fun day off?” 😂

Have wicked, wonderful Wednesday!

September 13, 2023 Current Moon Phase and Northern Hemisphere’s Planetary Positions

Current Moon 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 September 2023 Moon Phases Calendar to see all the daily moon phase for this month.

Today’s Waning Crescent Phase

The Waning Crescent on September 13 has an illumination of 2%. 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 September 13 the Moon is 28.11 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: 2%
Moon Age: 28.11 days
Moon Angle: 0.49
Moon Distance: 405,370.30 km
Sun Angle: 0.53
Sun Distance: 150,505,360.18 km

Useful Moon Resources

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.

Northern Hemisphere’s Planetary Positions

If you need to calculate the planetary positions in either hemisphere you can use this for a specific use and time in your local time zone, 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

September 13, 2023
11:00 pm GMT 4:00 PM PDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:20 Virgo 54
Moon:08 Virgo 45
Mercury:08 Virgo 17 Rx
Venus:14 Leo 00
Mars:11 Libra 15
Jupiter:15 Taurus 26 Rx
Saturn:02 Pisces 32 Rx
Uranus:22 Taurus 58 Rx
Neptune:26 Pisces 25 Rx
Pluto:28 Capricorn 04 Rx

True Lunar Node:25 Aries 14 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:26 Aries 39 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):27 Leo 49

Chiron:18 Aries 52 Rx
Ceres:29 Libra 21
Pallas:00 Libra 07
Juno:14 Leo 45
Vesta:00 Cancer 00

Eris:25 Aries 01 Rx

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

Northern Hemisphere

This local time is in Chicago, Illinois, USA

September 13, 2023
09:00 pm GMT 4:00 PM CDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:20 Virgo 49
Moon:07 Virgo 46
Mercury:08 Virgo 18 Rx
Venus:13 Leo 59
Mars:11 Libra 12
Jupiter:15 Taurus 26 Rx
Saturn:02 Pisces 33 Rx
Uranus:22 Taurus 58 Rx
Neptune:26 Pisces 26 Rx
Pluto:28 Capricorn 04 Rx

True Lunar Node:25 Aries 14 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:26 Aries 39 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):27 Leo 48

Chiron:18 Aries 52 Rx
Ceres:29 Libra 19
Pallas:00 Libra 05
Juno:14 Leo 43
Vesta:29 Gemini 58

Eris:25 Aries 01 Rx

Fire:7
Earth:6
Air:4
Water:2
Cardinal:8
Fixed:5
Mutable:6

Northeastern Hemisphere

This local time is in Frankfurt, Germany, Europe

13 September 2023
02:00 pm GMT 4:00 PM CEST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:20 Virgo 32
Moon:04 Virgo 18
Mercury:08 Virgo 24 Rx
Venus:13 Leo 53
Mars:11 Libra 01
Jupiter:15 Taurus 27 Rx
Saturn:02 Pisces 34 Rx
Uranus:22 Taurus 59 Rx
Neptune:26 Pisces 26 Rx
Pluto:28 Capricorn 04 Rx

True Lunar Node:25 Aries 16 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:26 Aries 40 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):27 Leo 46

Chiron:18 Aries 52 Rx
Ceres:29 Libra 12
Pallas:29 Virgo 57
Juno:14 Leo 34
Vesta:29 Gemini 54

Eris:25 Aries 02 Rx

Fire:7
Earth:7
Air:3
Water:2
Cardinal:7
Fixed:5
Mutable:7

Long-Lost Ancient Temple of Apollo Uncovered

A long-lost ancient temple of Apollo has been excavated after archaeologists from the Universities of Frankfurt and Kiel in Germany successfully located its whereabouts in Frangissa, near Pera Orinis in Cyprus.

The temple had been known about since 1885 but had been considered lost, a press release from the deputy culture ministry reported.

“The current research project aims to explore these complex structures, which often evolved over several centuries, and gain important insights into the functioning of ancient sanctuaries,” the press release said.

Current estimates place the temple as dating back to the Hellenistic period—a period of Ancient Greece that started in 323 B.C. and ended in 32 B.C.

“After its construction, the district underwent successive remodeling and expansion. In a later phase, transverse walls were added, altering the interior of the courtyard. Additionally, parallel flat stone bases were erected alongside the outer walls, likely serving as supports for columns and carrying the roof of a hall that surrounded all sides,” the statement from the ministry said.

In Ancient Greece, temples provided a place for worship and ritual practices, as well as providing a place for social, political, and economic functions.

In Greek mythology, Apollo was the god of sun and light and was worshiped at temples and during festivals.

“Through the exemplary investigation of the sanctuary of Frangissa, the current research project aims to explore these complex structures, which often evolved over several centuries, and gain important insights into the functioning of ancient sanctuaries,” the statement said.

Of particular interest was the discovery of fragments of terracotta—a type of ancient pot constructed from brownish-red earthenware.

These fragments belonged to a huge male terracotta figure, the press release said.

“The robe of the figure was intricately decorated with incised ornaments. Similar fragments were previously found in 1885 and taken to the Cyprus Museum,” it said. “The newly found fragments perfectly match these ancient fragments, confirming the identification of the sanctuary with the site excavated in 1885, which was previously based on various circumstantial evidence.”

Archaeologists also found a head of an archaic warrior statuette.

Excavations began in 2021, when the remains of ancient masonry were discovered. The work continued in 2022, until the temple was finally uncovered this year,

Excavations will continue in the area, to allow archaeologists to discover more about the site and the role it played in Ancient Greece.

Source: newsweek.com

A Laugh for Today

The last two days in our home have been way of normal. Sunday, I didn’t get the Monday posts up because I was in too much pain after we drove 220 miles to serve paperwork. Yesterday we had to go bring a new battery to my youngest son, so he was able to start his car again to go to work. As we left to come home a major belt on the Jeep broke 4 blocks from my son’s home. We were able to get it to a great auto repair shop but that’s where the real fun came in. We were there 5 hours waiting for the part to come, the auto parts store lost power we had to wait for the part until power was restored and be put on. Oh, I forgot to mention it rained everywhere we were all day yesterday which isn’t fun with artists and a bad fibromyalgia flare. We left home about 10:00 AM and didn’t get back until around 8:00 PM instead of about 2 PM. Needless to say, our fur children were not happy with us and had very empty tummies their normal dinner time is between 1 and 2 PM. So, I had plan to do today’s posts when we got home but both of us could barely move due to sitting in chairs that were uncomfortable for hours and just being in the Jeep for so long. Anywho onto tomorrow posts that go live today.

September 12, 2023 Current Moon Phase and Northern Hemisphere’s Planetary Positions

Current Moon 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 September 2023 Moon Phases Calendar to see all the daily moon phase for this month.

Today’s Waning Crescent Phase

The Waning Crescent on September 12 has an illumination of 6%. 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 September 12 the Moon is 27.22 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: 6%
Moon Age: 27.22 days
Moon Angle: 0.49
Moon Distance: 405,401.72 km
Sun Angle: 0.53
Sun Distance: 150,545,074.79 km

Useful Moon Resources

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.

Northern Hemisphere’s Planetary Positions

If you need to calculate the planetary positions in either hemisphere you can use this for a specific use and time in your local time zone, 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

September 12, 2023
11:00 pm GMT 4:00 PM PDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:19 Virgo 55
Moon:26 Leo 53
Mercury:08 Virgo 38 Rx
Venus:13 Leo 40
Mars:10 Libra 36
Jupiter:15 Taurus 28 Rx
Saturn:02 Pisces 36 Rx
Uranus:22 Taurus 59 Rx
Neptune:26 Pisces 27 Rx
Pluto:28 Capricorn 04 Rx

True Lunar Node:25 Aries 20 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:26 Aries 42 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):27 Leo 42

Chiron:18 Aries 54 Rx
Ceres:28 Libra 57
Pallas:29 Virgo 40
Juno:14 Leo 16
Vesta:29 Gemini 44

Eris:25 Aries 02 Rx

Fire:8
Earth:6
Air:3
Water:2
Cardinal:7
Fixed:6
Mutable:6

Northern Hemisphere

This local time is in Chicago, Illinois, USA

September 12, 2023
09:00 pm GMT 4:00 PM CDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:19 Virgo 50
Moon:25 Leo 54
Mercury:08 Virgo 41 Rx
Venus:13 Leo 39
Mars:10 Libra 33
Jupiter:15 Taurus 28 Rx
Saturn:02 Pisces 37 Rx
Uranus:22 Taurus 59 Rx
Neptune:26 Pisces 27 Rx
Pluto:28 Capricorn 04 Rx

True Lunar Node:25 Aries 21 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:26 Aries 42 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):27 Leo 42

Chiron:18 Aries 54 Rx
Ceres:28 Libra 55
Pallas:29 Virgo 38
Juno:14 Leo 13
Vesta:29 Gemini 42

Eris:25 Aries 02 Rx

Fire:8
Earth:6
Air:3
Water:2
Cardinal:7
Fixed:6
Mutable:6

Northeastern Hemisphere

This local time is in Frankfurt, Germany, Europe

12 September 2023
02:00 pm GMT 4:00 PM CEST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:19 Virgo 33
Moon:22 Leo 27
Mercury:08 Virgo 49 Rx
Venus:13 Leo 33
Mars:10 Libra 22
Jupiter:15 Taurus 28 Rx
Saturn:02 Pisces 38 Rx
Uranus:22 Taurus 59 Rx
Neptune:26 Pisces 28 Rx
Pluto:28 Capricorn 05 Rx

True Lunar Node:25 Aries 23 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:26 Aries 43 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):27 Leo 40

Chiron:18 Aries 55 Rx
Ceres:28 Libra 48
Pallas:29 Virgo 30
Juno:14 Leo 05
Vesta:29 Gemini 38

Eris:25 Aries 02 Rx

Fire:8
Earth:6
Air:3
Water:2
Cardinal:7
Fixed:6
Mutable:6