Day: December 19, 2025

Melbourne’s longest day of the year is happening this weekend – here’s your guide to the 2025 summer solstice

Written by Melissa Woodley

Contributor: Liv Condous

Want to make the most of the extra daylight? Sunday, December 21 is the best time to do so, If the three-day heatwave we’ve just experienced is any indication, Melbourne’s summer is officially in full swing – and we couldn’t be happier about the extra sunshine. So if you’re also a fan the long, warm days and balmy nights, you’ll want to mark your calendar for the summer solstice – aka the longest day of the year – which is happening on Sunday, December 21.

This year in Melbourne, the summer solstice is set to bless us with 14 hours and 47 minutes of sunshine. Here’s a rundown of how long the daylight will last and the exact timings of sunrise and sunset.

What is the summer solstice?

The summer solstice marks the longest day of the year, bringing the most daylight hours between sunrise and sunset. In the Southern Hemisphere, this happens when… Click here to read the rest of this article Source: timeout.com

Winter Solstice 2025

When is the Winter Solstice, and What Is it All About?

Written By:Catherine Boeckmann

When is the first day of winter? In 2025, the winter solstice date is Sunday, December 21. So, what is the winter solstice, and why does it happen? Learn all about the shortest day of the year—and tell us what winter means to you!

When Is the Winter Solstice?

The first day of winter in the Northern Hemisphere is marked by the winter solstice, which occurs on Sunday, December 21, 2025, at 10:03 A.M. (EST). Use our Time Zone Converter to calculate what time that is where you live.

For the Northern Hemisphere, the winter solstice occurs every year between December 20 through 23, most often on December 20 or 21. (The Southern Hemisphere’s winter solstice occurs in June.)

The winter solstice is the day with the fewest hours of sunlight throughout the year, making it the shortest day of the year. Thankfully, after we reach the winter solstice, the days begin to grow longer and longer again until we reach the summer solstice—the first day of summer and the longest day of the year.

Think of it this way: … Click here to read the rest of this article Source: almanac.com

Spell For Tomorrow – Simple Abundance and Prosperity Spell

(YOU CAN COPY AND PASTE ANY SPELLS POSTED TO A DOCUMENT TO PRINT AND/OR SAVE ON YOUR COMPUTER FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY. You can find the origin of the spell by clicking on the hyperlink.)

Simple Abundance and Prosperity Spell

(Side Note by LCB – You can use any type of bread, muffin, bagel, oatmeal, porridge, grits, etc. You can use whatever type of money sign is used for the country you live in. Remember intention is about 90% of any spell. Keep in mind while you toast or bake or prepare your oatmeal, etc. that it part of the spell to bring you abundance and prosperity. You can pour milk on the hot or cold cereal in the shape of whatever symbol is used in your country that represents money. Do the same when you put the money simple on it and the whole time you are biting, chewing and swallowing every bite)

Start your morning with a slice of whole wheat toast . Add butter or your choice of spread in the form of a dollar symbol ($)  and feel the abundance and prosperity entering your life.

Some of the Witchcraft/Magickal Correspondence for Saturday

 

(YOU CAN COPY AND PASTE ANY CORRESPONDENCES POSTED TO A DOCUMENT TO PRINT AND/OR SAVE ON YOUR COMPUTER FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY)

Saturday

 

Saturday (Saturn’s Day)

Planet: Saturn

Colors: Maroon, Dark Shades, Black

Crystals: Obsidian, Jet, Coral, Hematite, Salt, Lead, Serpentine, Pewter

Aroma: Cypress, Myrrh, Patchouli, Saturn Oil, Black Poppy seeds

Herb: Mullein

Dedicated to the shadowy Anglo-Saxon god Saetere, the equivalent to the Roman Saturn, and the Greek Cronos. It is also associated with the Norns, the Norse equivalent of the Three Fates, and the Trickster-god, Loki.

Magical aspects: longevity, exorcism, endings, apprehension, austerity, caution, and limitations.

Not surprisingly, Saturday is ruled by Saturn. The logic and almost sly nature of Saturn is most prominent on Saturday, which is why it is the perfect day for habit breaking and scientific experimentation.
If you have someone that just will not let go of a relationship that you thought was long since dead, give a restriction spell a go next Saturday.

Human manipulation is also a very powerful aspect of Saturn’s power over Saturday.

This is the proper day of the week to perform spells and rituals involving spirit, communication, meditation, psychic attack or defence, locating lost items or missing persons, self-discipline, life, building, doctrine, protection, freedom, elderly, destroying diseases and pests, crystallization, hidden or obscure matters, limitations, and boundaries

December 20, 2025 Current Southern Hemisphere/Tomorrow’s Northern Hemisphere Moon Phase

You can find more moon phase details on both of the websites used in this post by clicking on each hyperlink.

Source: nineplanets.org

…

The Moon phase for December 20th, 2025 is the New Moon phase. In this phase, the moon is positioned between the Sun and Earth and is 0% illuminated (i.e the moon is not visible to us in the sky).

Due to the alignment of the Sun, the Moon and Earth, the side of the moon that faces Earth is left in complete darkness. In technical terms this is referred to as a conjunction or Syzygy.

Also, during the New Moon phase, the moon rises and sets at around the same time as the Sun. This brings to the moon too close to the glare of the Sun for us to see the moon with the naked eye.

Fun fact:

Phase Details

Phase: New Moon

Moon age: -0.03 days

Moon illumination: 0.04%

Moon tilt: 192.763°

Moon angle: 0.49

Moon distance: 403,112.00 km

Moon sign: Capricorn

Source: MoonGiant.com

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.

…

Visit the December 2025 Moon Phases Calendar to see all the daily moon phase for this month.

Today’s New Moon Phase

The New Moon on December 20 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 December 20 the Moon is 0.57 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: 0.57 days
Moon Angle: 0.50
Moon Distance: 401,135.26 km
Sun Angle: 0.54
Sun Distance: 147,164,394.73 km