Day: October 9, 2023

October 9, 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 October 2023 Moon Phases Calendar to see all the daily moon phase for this month.

Today’s Waning Crescent Phase

The Waning Crescent on October 9 has an illumination of 24%. 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 October 9 the Moon is 24.77 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: 24%
Moon Age: 24.77 days
Moon Angle: 0.49
Moon Distance: 405,025.71 km
Sun Angle: 0.53
Sun Distance: 149,410,790.34 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.

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

October 09, 2023
11:00 pm GMT 4:00 PM PDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:16 Libra 23
Moon:23 Leo 34
Mercury:08 Libra 46
Venus:00 Virgo 47
Mars:28 Libra 30
Jupiter:13 Taurus 34 Rx
Saturn:01 Pisces 03 Rx
Uranus:22 Taurus 23 Rx
Neptune:25 Pisces 43 Rx
Pluto:27 Capricorn 54 Rx

True Lunar Node:24 Aries 56 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:25 Aries 16 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):00 Virgo 43

Chiron:17 Aries 44 Rx
Ceres:10 Scorpio 12
Pallas:12 Libra 00
Juno:26 Leo 45
Vesta:05 Cancer 34

Eris:24 Aries 47 Rx

Fire:6
Earth:5
Air:4
Water:4
Cardinal:10
Fixed:5
Mutable:4

Northern Hemisphere

This local time is in Chicago, Illinois, USA

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

Sun:16 Libra 18
Moon:22 Leo 35
Mercury:08 Libra 37
Venus:00 Virgo 43
Mars:28 Libra 27
Jupiter:13 Taurus 35 Rx
Saturn:01 Pisces 03 Rx
Uranus:22 Taurus 23 Rx
Neptune:25 Pisces 43 Rx
Pluto:27 Capricorn 54 Rx

True Lunar Node:24 Aries 56 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:25 Aries 17 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):00 Virgo 42

Chiron:17 Aries 45 Rx
Ceres:10 Scorpio 10
Pallas:11 Libra 57
Juno:26 Leo 43
Vesta:05 Cancer 33

Eris:24 Aries 47 Rx

Fire:6
Earth:5
Air:4
Water:4
Cardinal:10
Fixed:5
Mutable:4

Northeastern Hemisphere

This local time is in Frankfurt, Germany, Europe

9 October 2023
02:00 pm GMT 4:00 PM CEST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:16 Libra 01
Moon:19 Leo 08
Mercury:08 Libra 06
Venus:00 Virgo 27
Mars:28 Libra 15
Jupiter:13 Taurus 37 Rx
Saturn:01 Pisces 04 Rx
Uranus:22 Taurus 24 Rx
Neptune:25 Pisces 44 Rx
Pluto:27 Capricorn 54 Rx

True Lunar Node:24 Aries 56 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:25 Aries 18 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):00 Virgo 40

Chiron:17 Aries 45 Rx
Ceres:10 Scorpio 03
Pallas:11 Libra 49
Juno:26 Leo 35
Vesta:05 Cancer 31

Eris:24 Aries 47 Rx

Fire:6
Earth:5
Air:4
Water:4
Cardinal:10
Fixed:5
Mutable:4

“Ring of Fire” Eclipse Solar Event Set to Dazzle Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin: Watch Safely

CHICAGO, IL — Residents across the contiguous 48 states are gearing up for a celestial spectacle on Saturday, October 14th, 2023: an annular solar eclipse. 

While residents of the Midwest won’t see the full “ring of fire” but can expect a notable partial eclipse, obscuring nearly 50% of the sun in areas of Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin.

The event kicks off at 10:33 AM, reaching its peak at 11:56 AM when 48.5% of the sun is veiled. By 1:24 PM, the display concludes.

Safety is paramount. 

Unlike total eclipses, annular events don’t entirely cloak the sun, making viewing without proper protection risky. Regular sunglasses won’t cut it. Instead, opt for solar glasses/viewers meeting the 12312-2 international standard. Alternatively, wield welding filters, but ensure they’re shade 12 or higher.

For those lacking the recommended eyewear, get crafty! Pinhole projectors or cardboard box setups can provide indirect, safe viewing methods.

For context, annular eclipses occur when the moon’s distance prevents it from fully obscuring the sun, leaving a fiery ring. Total eclipses, on the other hand, present a fully obscured sun when conditions align perfectly.

Keep those solar glasses handy! In April 2024, a total eclipse will streak across the nation. Central Illinoisans will witness over 90% coverage, reminiscent of the 2017 eclipse, while southern parts will bathe in totality.

Eclipse Kickoff: The Sun’s Duel with Georgia and Michigan in College Football’s Spotlight…

 

Source: countryherald.com

A Thought for Today

Feeling a lot less pain and stiffness this morning. Now if the fibromyalgia flare would calm down I would be in really good shape again. But life goes on no matter how we are feeling physically, mentally, spiritually, or any combination of these. So, on to doing today’s regular posts and hopefully a few of tomorrows as well. My brain fog is so bad right now I am forgetting what I am doing as I do sometimes.

May your week kick off with a big positive bang!