A Laugh for Today
I hope the rest of your day and evening is relaxing, filled with fun and love. Blessed be.
May 2 and 3, 2024 Current Moon Phase for the Northern and Southern Hemispheres
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.
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
Source: MoonGiant.com
Northern Hemisphere
May 2, 2024
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 May 2024 Moon Phases Calendar to see all the daily moon phase for this month.
Today’s Waning Crescent Phase
The Waning Crescent on May 2 has an illumination of 39%. 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 May 2 the Moon is 23.23 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: 39%
Moon Age: 23.23 days
Moon Angle: 0.54
Moon Distance: 365,464.25 km
Sun Angle: 0.53
Sun Distance: 150,816,324.94 km
Illumination: 39%
Moon Age: 23.23 days
Moon Angle: 0.54
Moon Distance: 365,464.25 km
Sun Angle: 0.53
Sun Distance: 150,816,324.94 km
Southern Hemisphere
3 May 2024
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 May 2024 Moon Phases Calendar to see all the daily moon phase for this month.
Today’s Waning Crescent Phase
The Waning Crescent on May 3 has an illumination of 28%. 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 May 3 the Moon is 24.32 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: 28%
Moon Age: 24.32 days
Moon Angle: 0.55
Moon Distance: 363,805.97 km
Sun Angle: 0.53
Sun Distance: 150,853,416.56 km
Illumination: 28%
Moon Age: 24.32 days
Moon Angle: 0.55
Moon Distance: 363,805.97 km
Sun Angle: 0.53
Sun Distance: 150,853,416.56 km
Divination Journal
Today’s Divination Journal takes parts from divination posts done by Lady of the Abyss spanning a few different years. The year they were first posted and any notes by Lady Beltane will be in { } next to the type of reading it is. With doing this tribute to Lady Abyss some of the regular divination topics will be missing because Lady A did not post all the topics I do daily and she posted some that I do not but might consider adding. This post is copied and pasted as it was when she posted it.
Today’s post was orginally posted c. 2019
Your Personal Daily Tarot Card
The Hermit
The Hermit denotes a need to have some space between you and the everyday hustle and bustle of our busy world. The Hermit needs to retreat. Indeed, happiness for The Hermit requires seclusion, freedom from material wants, and time for intense introspection. The answers The Hermit needs cannot be found in our physical world. The truths he seeks are internal, spiritual, and the distraction of a well developed social life can only impede his quest for his personal truths. Still, although not anything remotely resembling extroversion, The Hermit does sometimes need to share time with others; so he can both learn and teach, guide and be guided. The Hermit’s time spent amongst people depletes his energy rapidly. To avoid mental and physical overload he has to retreat from social settings quickly.
Your Personal Daily Love Tarot Card
The Fool
You deserve a partnership that deepens as you get to know each other. Wait for the person who has risen above commitment immaturity if commitment is your desire. The Fool reminds us that dating someone is not a mistake. It is falling in love and marrying them if it is not right. If your long-term relationship is encountering a difficult patch, now is the time to work together to rebuild.
Your Personal Daily Erotic Tarot Card
The Judgement
The Judgement card indicates that you’ve had some sexual hang-ups in the past, but you’re working toward getting over them. This is a period of transition, and although you’re doing the work, you may not be getting the exact results you desire. Forgive yourself for past missteps in order to take a sexual step forward today. Being afraid to express your true erotic self can even effect other areas of your life, so getting beyond your sexual inhibitions translates into a happier overall existence.
Your Daily Rune
Laguz
“Log-uhz” – Literally: “Water” or Ocean – Esoteric: Unconscious, Collective Memory
Rune of the unconscious context of becoming or the evolutionary process. Rune of Life’s longing for itself.
Psi: emotion, psychic powers, unconscious mental processes, love, dreaming
Energy: life energy, ocean spirit, origins of life, collective unconscious, the astral plane, love as unity, evolution
Mundane: water, imagination, occultism, dreams
Divinations: Life, passing a test, sea of vitality and of the unconscious growth, memory, dreams; or fear, circular motion, avoidance, withering, depression, manipulations, emotional blackmail, lack of moral fiber, fantasy, poison, toxicity
Governs:
Transpersonal powers
Mastery of emotion in order to shape wyrd
Guidance through difficult initiatory tests, ie. initiation into life
Increase in vitality and life force
Communication between your conscious mind to another’s unconscious mind
Development of ‘second sight’ or prophetic wisdom
All powers of dreaming (lucid dreams, astral projection)
Your Daily Influences
Tarot Influence
Eight of Coins
A time to learn the ways of an occupation. A viable venture may be beginning. Handling worldly affairs skillfully.
Astrological Influence
Cancer Reversed
Cancer reversed denotes a lack of creative energy and disregard for home-life
Element Influence
Water Reversed
Water reversed denotes secrets to which you are not privy. Approach all ventures with caution.
Your Animal Spirit for Today
Porcupine
Porcupine has appeared in your reading today to bring a message of innocence and trust. Although Porcupine can throw quills when cornered, he is gentle, loving, and non-aggressive. Is there an area of your life that need Porcupine energy? Have you lost the ability to trust??
Merry meet dear Sisters, Brothers, and Honored Guests, Welcome to WOTC! A Thought for Today
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May your and your family’s lives be filled with all things positive!
Merry part until we merry meet again!
May 2024 Moon Details
May 2024 Moon Details
 Last Quarter May 1 11:27 UTC |
 New Moon May 8 03:22 UTC |
 First Quarter May 15 11:48 UTC |
 Full Moon May 23 13:53 UTC |
Last Quarter May 30 17:12 UTC |
The Full Moon for this month will occur later in the month on Thursday, May 23rd. The New Moon is earlier in the month on Wednesday, May 8th.
May’s Full Flower Moon
May is most notable for being the turning point in the year where temperatures rise and a vast variety of flowers come into full bloom, letting the world break out into a riot of color. As such, May’s full moon has come to be known as the Full Flower Moon. The Anishnaabe tribe also called it the Blossom Moon. In Northern America, you can expect to see flowers such as bluebells, sundrops, violets, and so on, as well as lush greenery to go with the blossoms. The Apache and Lakota peoples named May’s full moon the Green Leaves Moon, while the Mohawk tribe called it the Big Leaf Moon. But there is one specific plant that’s very important during the May season – and it is, in fact, not a flower.
This plant is corn, an important staple food for Northern American peoples. According to the Algonquin tribes, May’s full moon is the Corn Planting Moon. For Native American tribes, this is the perfect time for them to start preparing the fields for farming and sowing the seeds saved up from last year. Appropriately, the Abenaki culture refers to May’s full moon as the Field Maker Moon, while the Haida tribe calls it the Food Gathering Moon. Apart from corn, other foods such as beans, squash, and potatoes are planted during this time. The Cherokee tribe called May’s full moon the Anisguti Moon, or the Planting Moon, and would traditionally perform a Corn Dance during this period to encourage a fruitful corn harvest.
Due to the rising temperatures, the Full Flower Moon is also a time of heightened fertility. This is a good time for women to bear children in a warm, safe environment that would increase the chance of their survival. That’s why May’s full moon is also named Mother’s Moon, or Milk Moon, which could refer to breastfeeding or to the milking of cows. The latter interpretation is based off the Old English name Rimilcemona, or the Month of Three Milkings, referring to how this was a period where cows could be milked up to three times daily.
In other parts of the world, the Full Flower Moon is better known as Vesak or Buddha Day, the most significant celebration for Buddhists all around the world. On the first full moon of May, Buddhists commemorate the birth, enlightenment, and passing of the Buddha. Devout practitioners are encouraged to renew their intention to adhere to sacred Buddhist principles, as well as refrain from all forms of killing and violence, including eating meat. Celebrations include giving charity to the poor, disabled, and otherwise marginalized groups in society. Depending on your location, you may witness the spectacular practice of releasing thousands of caged birds into the air as a symbolic gesture of liberation, though this tradition is illegal in countries such as Singapore because it may cause harm to local ecosystems.
Pagans, on the other hand, associate the Full Flower Moon with the element of fire, and thus often celebrate it by lighting bonfires and engaging in other magical fire rituals to bring prosperity. Powerful colors for the Full Flower Moon include fiery colors like red, yellow, and orange. This is a good time to tend your garden and let the seeds you’ve planted blossom – both literally and metaphorically. Cultivate your passions and desires, encourage them to burst forth into bloom, and you will be rewarded with abundance in various forms in your life.
Local Date and Time for May 2024 Full Moon in major cities around the world:
Los Angeles,
San Francisco,
Vancouver
May 23, 2024
6:53am PDT
Denver,
Salt Lake City,
Calgary
May 23, 2024
7:53am MDT
Chicago,
Houston,
San Antonio
May 23, 2024
8:53am CDT
New York,
Toronto,
Atlanta
May 23, 2024
9:53am EDT
London,
Manchester,
Dublin
May 23, 2024
2:53pm BST
Paris,
Rome,
Berlin
May 23, 2024
3:53pm CEST
Athens,
Istanbul,
Helsinki
May 23, 2024
4:53pm EEST
Dubai,
Abu Dhabi,
Muscat
May 23, 2024
5:53pm +04
Bangalore,
Mumbai,
New Delhi
May 23, 2024
7:23pm IST
Singapore,
Kuala Lumpur
May 23, 2024
9:53pm +08
Perth,
Hong Kong,
Beijing
May 23, 2024
9:53pm AWST
Sydney,
Brisbane,
Melbourne
May 23, 2024
11:53pm AEST
Gardening Moon Calendar – May 2024
Source: mooncalendar.astro-seek.com
Please read this first:
1) Moon Phase x Moon Zodiac Sign:
Please keep in mind, that Gardening by Moon Phase and Gardening by Moon Zodiac Sign are two different/independent biodynamic systems and they might give you different or contradictiory gardening recommendations.
- a) Each Moon Phase (except Full Moon and New Moon) lasts about 1 week
- b) Each Moon Zodiac Sign lasts about 2.5 days
Try to experiment with these two systems to find which recommendations suits you the most.
2) Tropical (Astrological) x Sidereal (Astronomical) Zodiac:
(1-2 days difference in Leaf, Fruit, Root and Flower days)
There are two different zodiacs for determining the Moon Sign:
- a) Tropical zodiac (Astrological) is based on the seasons – Vernal Equinox is fixed as 0° Aries (The 1st Fruit day)
- b) Sidereal zodiac (Astronomical) takes into account Precession of Equinoxes and shifts 0° Aries back by cca 1-2 days. Maria Thun who was an authority on biodynamics was using this Sidereal zodiac
Try to experiment also with these two zodiac systems to find which system suits you better.
Sidereal Zodiac (Maria Thun)
| Date 2024 |
Moon Phase | Gardening by the Moon Phase |
Gardening by the Moon Zodiac Sign Tropical Zodiac (by Seasons) |
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| May 1 Wed |
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Last Quarter | Sow/Plant: Below ground plants, especially Root plants Plant trees, shrubs and perennials – Harvest all crops |
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| May 2 Thu |
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Waning Crescent | Barren phase: Time to rest. Avoid seed sowing – Harvest and store crops |
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| May 3 Fri |
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Waning Crescent | Barren phase: Time to rest. Avoid seed sowing – Harvest and store crops |
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| May 4 Sat |
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Waning Crescent | Barren phase: Time to rest. Avoid seed sowing – Harvest and store crops |
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| May 5 Sun |
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Waning Crescent | Barren phase: Time to rest. Avoid seed sowing – Harvest and store crops |
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| May 6 Mon |
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Waning Crescent | Barren phase: Time to rest. Avoid seed sowing – Harvest and store crops |
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| May 7 Tue |
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Waning Crescent | Barren phase: Time to rest. Avoid seed sowing – Harvest and store crops |
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| May 8 Wed |
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NEW MOON at 03:21 |
Time to rest, celebrate and meditate |
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| May 9 Thu |
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Waxing Crescent | Sow/Plant: Above ground annuals, especially Leaf plants also Cereals, Herbs, Cucumbers – Mow lawns (to increase growth) |
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| May 10 Fri |
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Waxing Crescent | Sow/Plant: Above ground annuals, especially Leaf plants also Cereals, Herbs, Cucumbers – Mow lawns (to increase growth) |
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| May 11 Sat |
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Waxing Crescent | Sow/Plant: Above ground annuals, especially Leaf plants also Cereals, Herbs, Cucumbers – Mow lawns (to increase growth) |
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| May 12 Sun |
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Waxing Crescent | Sow/Plant: Above ground annuals, especially Leaf plants also Cereals, Herbs, Cucumbers – Mow lawns (to increase growth) |
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| May 13 Mon |
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Waxing Crescent | Sow/Plant: Above ground annuals, especially Leaf plants also Cereals, Herbs, Cucumbers – Mow lawns (to increase growth) |
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| May 14 Tue |
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Waxing Crescent | Sow/Plant: Above ground annuals, especially Leaf plants also Cereals, Herbs, Cucumbers – Mow lawns (to increase growth) |
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| May 15 Wed |
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First Quarter | Sow/Plant: Above ground annuals, especially Leaf plants also Cereals, Herbs, Cucumbers – Mow lawns (to increase growth) |
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| May 16 Thu |
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Waxing Gibbous | Sow/Plant: Above ground annuals, especially Fruit plants also Cereals and Flowers – Mow lawns (to increase growth) |
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| May 17 Fri
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Waxing Gibbous | Sow/Plant: Above ground annuals, especially Fruit plants also Cereals and Flowers – Mow lawns (to increase growth) Spraying days: Moon Opposition Saturn |
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| May 18 Sat |
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Waxing Gibbous | Sow/Plant: Above ground annuals, especially Fruit plants also Cereals and Flowers – Mow lawns (to increase growth) |
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| May 19 Sun |
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Waxing Gibbous | Sow/Plant: Above ground annuals, especially Fruit plants also Cereals and Flowers – Mow lawns (to increase growth) |
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| May 20 Mon |
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Waxing Gibbous | Sow/Plant: Above ground annuals, especially Fruit plants also Cereals and Flowers – Mow lawns (to increase growth) |
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| May 21 Tue |
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Waxing Gibbous | Sow/Plant: Above ground annuals, especially Fruit plants also Cereals and Flowers Optimum planting day (2 days before the Full Moon) – Mow lawns (to increase growth) |
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| May 22 Wed |
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Waxing Gibbous | Sow/Plant: Above ground annuals, especially Fruit plants also Cereals and Flowers Optimum planting day (2 days before the Full Moon) – Mow lawns (to increase growth) |
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| May 23 Thu |
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FULL MOON at 13:52 |
Time to rest, celebrate and meditate
Pick medicinal herbs and plants |
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| May 24 Fri |
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Waning Gibbous | Sow/Plant: Below ground plants, especially Root plants Plant trees, shrubs and perennials – Harvest all crops |
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| May 25 Sat |
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Waning Gibbous | Sow/Plant: Below ground plants, especially Root plants Plant trees, shrubs and perennials – Harvest all crops |
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| May 26 Sun |
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Waning Gibbous | Sow/Plant: Below ground plants, especially Root plants Plant trees, shrubs and perennials – Harvest all crops |
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| May 27 Mon |
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Waning Gibbous | Sow/Plant: Below ground plants, especially Root plants Plant trees, shrubs and perennials – Harvest all crops |
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| May 28 Tue |
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Waning Gibbous | Sow/Plant: Below ground plants, especially Root plants Plant trees, shrubs and perennials – Harvest all crops |
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| May 29 Wed |
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Waning Gibbous | Sow/Plant: Below ground plants, especially Root plants Plant trees, shrubs and perennials – Harvest all crops |
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| May 30 Thu |
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Last Quarter | Sow/Plant: Below ground plants, especially Root plants Plant trees, shrubs and perennials – Harvest all crops |
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| May 31 Fri |
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Waning Crescent | Barren phase: Time to rest. Avoid seed sowing – Harvest and store crops |
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Gardening by the Moon Zodiac Sign (Element) – Legend
| Biodynamic Calendar – Icon Legend | |
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Leaf days (Water Element)
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Fruit days (Fire Element)
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Root days (Earth Element)
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Flower days (Air Element)
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| Gardening by the Moon Phase – Legend | |
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NEW MOON
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NEW MOON PHASE
New Moon -» First Quarter (Waxing Crescent) – Moonlight is increasing – Strongest gravitational pull – Soil releases / Earth exhales / Energy draws UP into upper planets
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FIRST QUARTER PHASE
First Quarter -» Full Moon (Waxing Gibbous) – Moonlight becomes stronger – Gravitational pull is a little less now – Soil releases / Earth exhales / Energy draws UP into upper planets
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FULL MOON
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FULL MOON PHASE
Full Moon -» Last Quarter (Waning Gibbous) – Moonlight is decreasing – Gravitational pull is decreasing – Soil absorbs / Earth inhales / Energy draws DOWN into the Roots
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LAST QUARTER PHASE
Last Quarter -» New Moon (Waning Crescent) – Moonlight has decreased – Gravitational pull has decreased – Soil absorbs / Earth inhales / Energy draws DOWN into the Roots
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SPRAYING DAYS
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Tropical Zodiac (by Season)
| Date 2024 |
Moon Phase | Gardening by the Moon Phase |
Gardening by the Moon Zodiac Sign Tropical Zodiac (by Seasons) |
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| May 1 Wed |
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Last Quarter | Sow/Plant: Below ground plants, especially Root plants Plant trees, shrubs and perennials – Harvest all crops |
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| May 2 Thu |
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Waning Crescent | Barren phase: Time to rest. Avoid seed sowing – Harvest and store crops |
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| May 3 Fri |
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Waning Crescent | Barren phase: Time to rest. Avoid seed sowing – Harvest and store crops |
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| May 4 Sat |
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Waning Crescent | Barren phase: Time to rest. Avoid seed sowing – Harvest and store crops |
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| May 5 Sun |
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Waning Crescent | Barren phase: Time to rest. Avoid seed sowing – Harvest and store crops |
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| May 6 Mon |
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Waning Crescent | Barren phase: Time to rest. Avoid seed sowing – Harvest and store crops |
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| May 7 Tue |
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Waning Crescent | Barren phase: Time to rest. Avoid seed sowing – Harvest and store crops |
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| May 8 Wed |
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NEW MOON at 03:21 |
Time to rest, celebrate and meditate |
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| May 9 Thu |
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Waxing Crescent | Sow/Plant: Above ground annuals, especially Leaf plants also Cereals, Herbs, Cucumbers – Mow lawns (to increase growth) |
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| May 10 Fri |
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Waxing Crescent | Sow/Plant: Above ground annuals, especially Leaf plants also Cereals, Herbs, Cucumbers – Mow lawns (to increase growth) |
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| May 11 Sat |
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Waxing Crescent | Sow/Plant: Above ground annuals, especially Leaf plants also Cereals, Herbs, Cucumbers – Mow lawns (to increase growth) |
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| May 12 Sun |
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Waxing Crescent | Sow/Plant: Above ground annuals, especially Leaf plants also Cereals, Herbs, Cucumbers – Mow lawns (to increase growth) |
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| May 13 Mon |
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Waxing Crescent | Sow/Plant: Above ground annuals, especially Leaf plants also Cereals, Herbs, Cucumbers – Mow lawns (to increase growth) |
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| May 14 Tue |
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Waxing Crescent | Sow/Plant: Above ground annuals, especially Leaf plants also Cereals, Herbs, Cucumbers – Mow lawns (to increase growth) |
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| May 15 Wed |
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First Quarter | Sow/Plant: Above ground annuals, especially Leaf plants also Cereals, Herbs, Cucumbers – Mow lawns (to increase growth) |
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| May 16 Thu |
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Waxing Gibbous | Sow/Plant: Above ground annuals, especially Fruit plants also Cereals and Flowers – Mow lawns (to increase growth) |
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| May 17 Fri
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Waxing Gibbous | Sow/Plant: Above ground annuals, especially Fruit plants also Cereals and Flowers – Mow lawns (to increase growth) Spraying days: Moon Opposition Saturn |
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| May 18 Sat |
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Waxing Gibbous | Sow/Plant: Above ground annuals, especially Fruit plants also Cereals and Flowers – Mow lawns (to increase growth) |
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| May 19 Sun |
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Waxing Gibbous | Sow/Plant: Above ground annuals, especially Fruit plants also Cereals and Flowers – Mow lawns (to increase growth) |
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| May 20 Mon |
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Waxing Gibbous | Sow/Plant: Above ground annuals, especially Fruit plants also Cereals and Flowers – Mow lawns (to increase growth) |
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| May 21 Tue |
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Waxing Gibbous | Sow/Plant: Above ground annuals, especially Fruit plants also Cereals and Flowers Optimum planting day (2 days before the Full Moon) – Mow lawns (to increase growth) |
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| May 22 Wed |
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Waxing Gibbous | Sow/Plant: Above ground annuals, especially Fruit plants also Cereals and Flowers Optimum planting day (2 days before the Full Moon) – Mow lawns (to increase growth) |
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| May 23 Thu |
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FULL MOON at 13:52 |
Time to rest, celebrate and meditate
Pick medicinal herbs and plants |
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| May 24 Fri |
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Waning Gibbous | Sow/Plant: Below ground plants, especially Root plants Plant trees, shrubs and perennials – Harvest all crops |
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| May 25 Sat |
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Waning Gibbous | Sow/Plant: Below ground plants, especially Root plants Plant trees, shrubs and perennials – Harvest all crops |
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| May 26 Sun |
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Waning Gibbous | Sow/Plant: Below ground plants, especially Root plants Plant trees, shrubs and perennials – Harvest all crops |
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| May 27 Mon |
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Waning Gibbous | Sow/Plant: Below ground plants, especially Root plants Plant trees, shrubs and perennials – Harvest all crops |
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| May 28 Tue |
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Waning Gibbous | Sow/Plant: Below ground plants, especially Root plants Plant trees, shrubs and perennials – Harvest all crops |
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| May 29 Wed |
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Waning Gibbous | Sow/Plant: Below ground plants, especially Root plants Plant trees, shrubs and perennials – Harvest all crops |
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| May 30 Thu |
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Last Quarter | Sow/Plant: Below ground plants, especially Root plants Plant trees, shrubs and perennials – Harvest all crops |
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| May 31 Fri |
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Waning Crescent | Barren phase: Time to rest. Avoid seed sowing – Harvest and store crops |
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Gardening by the Moon Zodiac Sign (Element) – Legend
| Biodynamic Calendar – Icon Legend | |
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Leaf days (Water Element)
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Fruit days (Fire Element)
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Root days (Earth Element)
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Flower days (Air Element)
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| Gardening by the Moon Phase – Legend | |
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NEW MOON
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NEW MOON PHASE
New Moon -» First Quarter (Waxing Crescent) – Moonlight is increasing – Strongest gravitational pull – Soil releases / Earth exhales / Energy draws UP into upper planets
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FIRST QUARTER PHASE
First Quarter -» Full Moon (Waxing Gibbous) – Moonlight becomes stronger – Gravitational pull is a little less now – Soil releases / Earth exhales / Energy draws UP into upper planets
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FULL MOON
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FULL MOON PHASE
Full Moon -» Last Quarter (Waning Gibbous) – Moonlight is decreasing – Gravitational pull is decreasing – Soil absorbs / Earth inhales / Energy draws DOWN into the Roots
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LAST QUARTER PHASE
Last Quarter -» New Moon (Waning Crescent) – Moonlight has decreased – Gravitational pull has decreased – Soil absorbs / Earth inhales / Energy draws DOWN into the Roots
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SPRAYING DAYS
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May 2024 Moon Phase Calendar
Source: mooncalendar.astro-seek.com
| Date | Moon Phase (Lunar Phase) |
Moon Sign |
Organs influenced by the Moon Sign
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Surgery |
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| Wed | May 1 | |
Last Quarter |  Aquarius |
Calf, ankle, shin, Achilles | Yes |
| Thu | May 2 | |
Waning Crescent | Aquarius
from 18:52
(6:52 pm)
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Calf, ankle, shin, Achilles | Yes |
| Fri | May 3 | |
Waning Crescent |  Pisces |
Feet, toes, pineal gland | Yes |
| Sat | May 4 | |
Waning Crescent | Pisces
from 20:41
(8:41 pm)
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Feet, toes, pineal gland | Yes |
| Sun | May 5 | |
Waning Crescent |  Aries |
Head, teeth, tongue, arteries | Yes |
| Mon | May 6 | |
Waning Crescent | Aries
from 21:42
(9:42 pm)
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Head, teeth, tongue, arteries | Yes |
| Tue | May 7 | |
Waning Crescent |  Taurus |
Neck, vocal cords, throat, thyroid gland | Yes |
| Wed | May 8 | |
NEW MOON at 03:21 |
Taurus
from 23:21
(11:21 pm)
|
Neck, vocal cords, throat, thyroid gland | No |
| Thu | May 9 | |
Waxing Crescent |  Gemini |
Shoulders, arms, hands, bronchial tubes, lungs | – |
| Fri | May 10 | |
Waxing Crescent | Gemini |
Shoulders, arms, hands, bronchial tubes, lungs | – |
| Sat | May 11 | |
Waxing Crescent |
from 03:13 am
|
Stomach, mucosa, breast, womb, ovary | – |
| Sun | May 12 | |
Waxing Crescent |  Cancer |
Stomach, mucosa, breast, womb, ovary | – |
| Mon | May 13 | |
Waxing Crescent |
from 10:36 am
|
Heart, aorta, blood pressure, blood circulation | – |
| Tue | May 14 | |
Waxing Crescent |  Leo |
Heart, aorta, blood pressure, blood circulation | – |
| Wed | May 15 | |
First Quarter | Leo
from 21:33
(9:33 pm)
|
Heart, aorta, blood pressure, blood circulation | – |
| Thu | May 16 | |
Waxing Gibbous |  Virgo |
Pancreas, small intestine, digestive tract | – |
| Fri | May 17 | |
Waxing Gibbous | Virgo |
Pancreas, small intestine, digestive tract | – |
| Sat | May 18 | |
Waxing Gibbous |
from 10:23 am
|
Kidney, ureter, urinary bladder, veins, skin | – |
| Sun | May 19 | |
Waxing Gibbous |  Libra |
Kidney, ureter, urinary bladder, veins, skin | – |
| Mon | May 20 | |
Waxing Gibbous | Libra
from 22:34
(10:34 pm)
|
Kidney, ureter, urinary bladder, veins, skin | – |
| Tue | May 21 | |
Waxing Gibbous |  Scorpio |
Genitals, anus, urethra, prostate | – |
| Wed | May 22 | |
Waxing Gibbous | Scorpio |
Genitals, anus, urethra, prostate | – |
| Thu | May 23 | |
FULL MOON at 13:52 |
from 08:24 am
|
Liver, hips, thighs, sacrum | NO! |
| Fri | May 24 | |
Waning Gibbous |  Sagittarius |
Liver, hips, thighs, sacrum | Yes |
| Sat | May 25 | |
Waning Gibbous | Sagittarius
from 15:36
(3:36 pm)
|
Liver, hips, thighs, sacrum | Yes |
| Sun | May 26 | |
Waning Gibbous |  Capricorn |
Backbone, joints, knees, skin, hair | Yes |
| Mon | May 27 | |
Waning Gibbous | Capricorn
from 20:45
(8:45 pm)
|
Backbone, joints, knees, skin, hair | Yes |
| Tue | May 28 | |
Waning Gibbous | Aquarius |
Calf, ankle, shin, Achilles | Yes |
| Wed | May 29 | |
Waning Gibbous | Aquarius |
Calf, ankle, shin, Achilles | Yes |
| Thu | May 30 | |
Last Quarter |
from 00:33 am
|
Feet, toes, pineal gland | Yes |
| Fri | May 31 | |
Waning Crescent | Pisces |
Feet, toes, pineal gland | Yes |
Pisces
Aries
Taurus
Gemini
Virgo
Scorpio
Capricorn
AquariusAttention:
Surgical operations are generally recommended during the Waning Moon, because human body is healing better after surgery.
Surgical operations are generally recommended during the Waning Moon, because human body is healing better after surgery.
However, try to avoid surgeries of the organs under the influence of the zodiac sign the Moon is in on the day of the surgery. These organs are more sensitive when the Moon is passing the sign they are affiliated with and their surgery is not recommended.
May 1 and 2, 2024 Current Moon Phase for the Northern and Southern Hemispheres
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.
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
Source: MoonGiant.com
Northern Hemisphere
May 1, 2024
The Moon’s current phase for today and tonight is a Last Quarter phase. This phase occurs roughly 3 weeks after the New Moon when the Moon is three quarter of the way through it’s orbit around the earth. If you live in the northern hemisphere the Moons left side will be illuminated and the right side will be dark. For those of you in the southern hemisphere it will be the opposite with the right side illuminated. Also called a Third Quarter phase, it will rise around midnight on the eastern horizon and set in the west around noon the next day. In the days following the Third Quarter Phase the Moon’s illumination will decrees each day until the New Moon.
Visit the May 2024 Moon Phases Calendar to see all the daily moon phase for this month.
Today’s Last Quarter Phase
The Last Quarter on May 1 has an illumination of 50%. 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 May 1 the Moon is 22.16 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: Last Quarter
Illumination: 50%
Moon Age: 22.16 days
Moon Angle: 0.54
Moon Distance: 368,160.89 km
Sun Angle: 0.53
Sun Distance: 150,778,869.51 km
Illumination: 50%
Moon Age: 22.16 days
Moon Angle: 0.54
Moon Distance: 368,160.89 km
Sun Angle: 0.53
Sun Distance: 150,778,869.51 km
Southern Hemisphere
2 May 2024
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 May 2024 Moon Phases Calendar to see all the daily moon phase for this month.
Today’s Waning Crescent Phase
The Waning Crescent on May 2 has an illumination of 39%. 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 May 2 the Moon is 23.23 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: 39%
Moon Age: 23.23 days
Moon Angle: 0.54
Moon Distance: 365,464.25 km
Sun Angle: 0.53
Sun Distance: 150,816,324.94 km
Illumination: 39%
Moon Age: 23.23 days
Moon Angle: 0.54
Moon Distance: 365,464.25 km
Sun Angle: 0.53
Sun Distance: 150,816,324.94 km
Happy Beltane to Our Northern Hemisphere WOTC Family! A Thought for Today
Beltane – Spring is Here! Time to Get Your Gardens Ready
Welcome to springtime in the southern hemisphere. As the warmer weather comes a witches thoughts turns to sowing a garden. A garden can mean a different thing to each of us. For me it is getting my physical seeds ready for my veggie garden, to check to see if my herbs survived the winter or if I need to start new ones. Spiritually it means starting new seeds/paths for me to be able to grow to be closer to Mother Earth, the Universal energies, my students, and my teachers. To be able in the fall to reap full benefits of all that I have learned and put them into practice whether it is in my own personal life or helping my students with something. This year I need to plant new seeds and seedlings for all my flower gardens because early heavy rains in this part of the country washed away two inches of top soil in all my flower beds.
What does planting a garden mean to you? Do you plant flowers, vegetables, herbs, goals or a little of all of these or any combination? Remember whatever you plant will come to fruition with the right amount of love, watering (spiritually this can be communicating with each other in the pagan community or even be emailing me to say hi), sunshine (remember to thank the Sun God) and nurturing from within yourself (positive thoughts and affirmations) and from others in our community.
I would really LOVE to SEE COMMENTS on this post, please. Share with us your seeds and lets us help you grow them to their fullest potential!
Copyright 2017 Lady Beltane
To Our Southern Hemisphere WOTC Family and Friends – Blessed Samhain A Thought for Today
As our ancestors and others who have crossed the veil may visit us this Samhain to help us welcome the beginning of the Wheel of the Year as it begins anew may you and yours have all you need this year to meet your needs, more positive energy come to you and positive events outweigh the negative ones!
May 2024 Holidays and Observances Daily, Weekly, Month
As the old adage goes, April showers bring May flowers.
If you weren’t already eager to get outside and soak up everything Mother Nature has to offer, May has a multitude of holidays that will encourage you to appreciate the beauty of late spring.
May is National Wildflower Month, so it’s the perfect time to go on a nature walk in your area. Browse local greenery on Public Gardens Day, or relax at home with National Garden Meditation Day.
Of course, we have to take care of nature to enjoy its bounty. National Water a Flower Day reminds us to care for our beautiful blooms, and Plant Something Day encourages us to get involved and contribute to the good of our planet.
As much fun as you’ll have outside, take some time to reflect on how you feel on the inside, too.
May is Mental Health Awareness month, and it’s a great opportunity to tune into your emotions and ask your loved ones how they’re doing.
Additionally, May has several holidays that focus on mental health, including National Anxiety Disorders Screening Day, National Mental Health Provider Appreciation Day, and National Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day.
Take a step back from the rat race and enjoy World Meditation Day, or release some energy while running around on National Play Outside Day.
Finally, don’t forget about this month’s headliners: Cinco de Mayo, Mother’s Day and Memorial Day.
These fun, creative, and meaningful holidays will help you make the most of the spring season.
May 2024 Holidays and Observances
May 1
- Agriculture and Labor Day
- Law Day
- Learn to Ride a Bike Day
- Lei Day
- May Day
- National Anxiety Disorders Screening Day
- National Chocolate Parfait Day
- National Interpreter Appreciation Day
- National Loyalty Day
- National Mother Goose Day
- National Skilled Trades Day
- School Principals’ Day
- World Lyme Day
May 2
- Baby Day
- International Harry Potter Day
- National Brothers and Sisters Day
- National Life Insurance Day
- National Play Your Ukulele Day
- National Truffle Day
- World Password Day
- World Tuna Day
May 3
- International Wild Koala Day
- National Anxiety Disorders Screening Day
- National Chocolate Custard Day
- National Garden Meditation Day
- National Paranormal Day
- National Public Radio Day
- National Raspberry Popover Day
- National Space Day
- National Textiles Day
- National Two Different Colored Shoes Day
May 4
- Bird Day
- International Firefighters Day
- Kentucky Derby
- National Fitness Day
- National Orange Juice Day
- National Pilates Day
- National Play Outside Day
- National Renewal Day
- National Scrapbook Day
- National Weather Observers Day
- National Wildfire Community Preparedness Day
- Star Wars Day
May 5
- Cinco de Mayo
- International Midwives Day
- Museum Lover’s Day
- National Astronaut Day
- National Cartoonists Day
- National Concert Day
- National Hoagie Day
- National Lemonade Day
- Sleep Apnea Awareness Day
- World Laughter Day
May 6
- Melanoma Monday
- Great Lakes Awareness Day
- National Herb Day
- National Meeting Planners Appreciation Day
- National Nurses Day
- National Scrapbooking Day
May 7
- National Asthma Day
- National Barrier Awareness Day
- National Cosmopolitan Day
- National Foster Care Day
- National Teacher Appreciation Day
- National Tourism Day
- World Asthma Day
May 8
- National Coconut Cream Pie Day
- National Give Someone a Cupcake Day
- National Have a Coke Day
- National Receptionists Day
- National Student Nurse Day
- Truman Day
- World Ovarian Cancer Day
- World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day
May 9
- Ascension Day
- Make A Book Day
- National Alphabet Magnet Day
- National Butterscotch Brownie Day
- National Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day
- National Lost Sock Memorial Day
- National Sleepover Day
May 10
- Child Care Provider Day
- National Clean Your Room Day
- National Golf Day
- National School Nurse Day
- National Shrimp Day
- National Small Business Day
- Public Gardens Day
- World Lupus Day
May 11
- Brunch for Lunch Day
- National Archery Day
- National Babysitter’s Day
- National Dog Mom’s Day
- National Foam Rolling Day
- National Miniature Golf Day
- National Train Day
- National Twilight Zone Day
- World Fair Trade Day
- World Migratory Bird Day
May 12
- International Nurses Day
- Mother’s Day
- Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) International Awareness Day
- National Fibromyalgia Awareness Day
- National Hospital Day
- National Limerick Day
- National Mental Health Provider Appreciation Day
- National Nutty Fudge Day
- World Topiary Day
May 13
- International Hummus Day
- National Apple Pie Day
- National Frog Jumping Day
- National Fruit Cocktail Day
May 14
- Bond With Your Dog Day
- International Chihuahua Appreciation Day
- National Buttermilk Biscuit Day
- National Dance Like A Chicken Day
- National Decency Day
May 15
- Bring Flowers to Someone Day
- International Day of Families
- National Chocolate Chip Day
- National Nylon Stocking Day
- Peace Officers Memorial Day
- Straw Hat Day
May 16
- National Barbecue Day
- National Biographer’s Day
- National Classic Movie Day
- National Do Something Good for Your Neighbor Day
- National Drawing Day
- National Love a Tree Day
- National Mimosa Day
- National Notebook Day
- National Piercing Day
- National Sea Monkey Day
- Ride a Unicycle Day
May 17
- International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia
- Malcolm X Day
- NASCAR Day
- National Bike to School Day
- National Bike to Work Day
- National Cherry Cobbler Day
- National Endangered Species Day
- National Mushroom Hunting Day
- National Pizza Party Day
- National Walnut Day
- Virtual Assistants Day
- World Hypertension Day
May 18
- Armed Forces Day
- Global Accessibility Awareness Day
- International Museum Day
- National Cheese Soufflé Day
- National Learn to Swim Day
- National No Dirty Dishes Day
- National River Cleanup Day
- National Visit Your Relatives Day
- Plant a Lemon Tree Day
- Send an Electronic Greeting Card Day
May 19
- National Devil’s Food Cake Day
- Plant Something Day
- Stepmother’s Day
- World Baking Day
- World Family Doctor Day
- World Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) Day
May 20
- National Be A Millionaire Day
- National High Heel Day
- National Pick Strawberries Day
- National Rescue Dog Day
- National Streaming Day
- National Women in Aerospace Day
- World Bee Day
May 21
- Eat More Fruits and Vegetables Day
- National Memo Day
- National Strawberries and Cream Day
- National Talk Like Yoda Day
- National Waitstaff Day
- Pesach Sheni (evening of May 21 to nightfall on May 22)
- World Meditation Day
May 22
- Buy a Musical Instrument Day
- Emergency Medical Services for Children Day
- Harvey Milk Day
- National Craft Distillery Day
- National Maritime Day
- National Solitaire Day
- National Vanilla Pudding Day
- Sherlock Holmes Day
May 23
- International Chardonnay Day
- National Lucky Penny Day
- National Taffy Day
- World Turtle Day
May 24
- Brother’s Day
- National Asparagus Day
- National Cooler Day
- National Escargot Day
- National Road Trip Day
- National Scavenger Hunt Day
- World Schizophrenia Awareness Day
May 25
- Geek Pride Day
- National Missing Children’s Day
- National Italian Beef Day
- National Tap Dance Day
- National Wine Day
- Towel Day
- World Thyroid Day
May 26
- National Blueberry Cheesecake Day
- National Family Fun Day
- National Paper Airplane Day
May 27
- Memorial Day
- National Cellophane Tape Day
- National Grape
- National Grape Popsicle Day
- National Sunscreen Day
May 28
- Amnesty International Day
- National Brisket Day
- National Hamburger Day
- Whooping Crane Day
- World Blood Cancer Day
- World Hunger Day
May 29
- Mount Everest Day
- National Alligator Day
- National Flip Flop Day
- National Paperclip Day
- National Senior Health and Fitness Day
- National Snail Day
- World Otter Day
May 30
- International Hug Your Cat Day
- National Creativity Day
- National Mint Julep Day
- National Water a Flower Day
- World Multiple Sclerosis Day
May 31
- National Heat Awareness Day
- National Macaroon Day
- National Save Your Hearing Day
- National Smile Day
- World Parrot Day
Weekly Observances in May 2024
- April 28 to May 4: National Small Business Week
- May 5 to 11: Be Kind to Animals Week, Women in Construction Week, Hurricane Preparedness Week, National Pet Week, National Wildflower Week
- May 6 to May 10: Teacher Appreciation Week
- May 6 to 12: Children’s Book Week, National Nurses Week
- May 13 to 19: American Craft Beer Week, Bike to Work Week, National Stuttering Awareness Week
- May 15 to 21: National Vegetarian Week
- May 19 to 25: National EMS Week, National Public Works Week, National Travel and Tourism Week
Monthly Observances in May 2024
- ALS Awareness Month
- American Cheese Month
- American Wetlands Month
- Arthritis Awareness Month
- Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
- Better Sleep Month
- Bladder Cancer Awareness Month
- Borderline Personality Disorder Awareness Month
- Brain Cancer Awareness Month
- Building Safety Month
- Celiac Awareness Month
- Chip Your Pet Month
- Clean Air Month
- Family Wellness Month
- Fibromyalgia Education and Awareness Month
- Gardening for Wildlife Month
- Homeschool Awareness Month
- International Drum Month
- Jewish American Heritage Month
- Latino Books Month
- Lettuce Month
- Lupus Awareness Month
- Melanoma and Skin Cancer Awareness Month
- Mental Health Awareness Month
- Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month
- National Allergy and Asthma Awareness Month
- National Asparagus Month
- National Barbecue Month
- National Bicycle Safety Month
- National Blood Pressure Month
- National Cancer Research Month
- National Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month
- National Foster Care Month
- National Hamburger Month
- National Inventors Month
- National Lyme Disease Awareness Month
- National Meditation Month
- National Pet Month
- National Physical Fitness and Sports Month
- National Salad Month
- National Salsa Month
- National Strawberry Month
- National Tennis Month
- National Walking Month
- National Wildfire Awareness Month
- Pet Sitter Safety Month
- Skin Cancer Awareness Month
- Small Business Month
- Tourette Syndrome Awareness Month (May 15 – June 15)
By and
May – List of International Days and Weeks
This information is from the United Nations website. The holiday date is below the holiday.
Time of Remembrance and Reconciliation for Those Who Lost Their Lives During the Second World War (A/RES/59/26)
08 May
Week of Solidarity with the Peoples of Non-Self-Governing Territories, 25-31 May (A/RES/54/91)
25 May
MAY PAGAN CALENDAR OF OBSERVANCES
PAGAN CALENDAR OF OBSERVANCES
MAY 1: BELTANE SABBAT: Festival of Spring and Fertility. Sidhe Day. Beltaine – Celtic festival marking the arrival of summer in ancient times.
MAY 4: Celtic/British Festival of Cerridwen and Brigit: Corn Goddesses of Fertility
May 4 – Celtic Festival of Cerridwen and Brigit – Corn Goddesses of fertility, healing, and poets.
– St. Monica’s Day (Irish)
– Veneration of the Thorn (Irish)
– Festival of Sheila Na Gig (Irish)
MAY 6: – Shepherd’s Day – Day to meditate on Deity as Lord of Animals: Dumuzi (Old Sumerian), Osiris (Egyptian), Pan (Old Greek), Shiva Pasupati (Hindu).
– Eyvind Kelve (Norse)
MAY 9: – Greek Feast of Artemis
MAY 9-12: Lemuria – Roman festival when the spirits of the dead are thought to revisit their homes.
MAY 13: – Roman Garland Day, Offering garlands to Neptune.
– Month of Hawthorn, Celtic festival of the tree.
– Our Lady of Fatima Day (Portugal)
MAY 14: – Isis Day in ancient Egypt
MAY 14: -16 Feast of Divine Love and Compassion – Source of healing and beneficence, honoring the Goddess as Isis (Old Egyptian), Oshun (Yoruba/Santeria), Lakshmi (Hindu).
MAY 15: – Festival of Vesta (Roman)
– Maia and Mercury’s Day (Roman)
MAY 18: – Celtic Feast of Greek God Pan – Who represents the masculine in Nature and protects men throughout their lives. Men recognized the transitions in their lives and honored male fertility.
MAY 19: Celtic Feast of Brigid – In which sacred healing wells and springs were adorned with flowers in honor of Goddess Brigid, daughter of Mother Goddess Danu and Father God Dagda.
MAY 21: Dark/Bright Mother Goddess Day—honoring Hecate/Demeter; Uma; Kali/Parvati .
MAY 26: – Festival of Diana begins (ends 31st) (ancient Roman holiday)
MAY 28: FEAST OF BENDIDIA—family feast day honoring of the Goddess of the Moon, Dark Moon, Underworld, Secret Wisdom and Witches.
May 30 – Frigg’s Day, Northern Goddess, spouse of Odin (Teutonic “heathen” European pre-Christian holiday)
– Feast of the Queen of the Underworld Begins (Roman)
– Feast of the Queen of Heaven (European)
Some of the Witchcraft/Magickal Correspondences and More for Beltane
THREE RITUALS FOR BELTANE
Beltane is a cross-quarter holiday on the Wheel of the Year that honors the return of summer, the return of the fertility of the Earth, and the element of fire. It’s a nature-based holiday that many of our ancestors celebrated for a long time, and now we get to carry that tradition forward.
Like Samhain, Beltane is a time when the veil is thin. This holiday is a particularly beautiful time to connect with nature spirits, as well as any other beings you’re wanting to create a connection with.
At Beltane, we honor the goddess as part of us. We honor the body, pleasure, sensuality, and sexuality. We bask in the fiery energy of the sun and the fertile energy that’s present.
In this blog, I’m sharing three rituals and suggested tools for Beltane that you can work with to honor this sacred holiday. Keep scrolling to watch a video and read more!
OPTIONAL RITUAL TOOLS FOR BELTANE
Feel free to add any of the symbols and tools outlined below to your Beltane rituals or altar. They each correspond with the energy of Beltane. They are not necessary and should be viewed as optional layered energy in your rituals.
Crystals: Rose quartz, garnet, pink tourmaline, rhodochrosite, emerald, malachite, and moonstone
Scents and plants: Sandalwood, ylang-ylang, lilac, angelica, jasmine, and rose
Candle colors: Pink, orange, and red
Element: Fire
Tarot: Empress
Rune: Berakno
Goddess: Venus/Freya
Tools and Symbols: Cowry shell, flowers, and anything that represents pleasure and creativity to you
PLEASURE RITUAL FOR BELTANE…
Click here to read the rest of the rituals from cassieuhl.com
Beltane Correspondences
From paganpages.org
Also known as: Bealtaine, Beltane, Bhealtainn, Bealtinne, Festival of Tana (Strega), Giamonios, Rudemass, and Walburga (Teutonic), Cetsamhain (opposite Samhain),Fairy Day,Sacred Thorn Day, Rood Day, Roodmas (the Christian term for Rood Day, Old Beltane, Beltain, Baltane, Walpurgis Night, Floriala (Roman feast of flowers from April 29 to May 1), Walpurgisnacht (Germanic-feast of St. Walpurga), Thrimilce (Anglo-saxon), Bloumaand (Old Dutch)
Date: May 1
Animals: Swallow, dove, swan, Cats, lynx, leopard
Deities: Flower Goddesses, Divine Couples, Deities of the Hunt, Aphrodite, artemis, Bast, Diana, Faunus, Flora, Maia, Pan, the Horned God, Venus, and all Gods and Goddesses who preside over fertility.
Tools: broom, May Pole, cauldron
Stones/Gems: emerald, malachite, amber, orange carnelian, sapphire, rose quartz
Colors: green, soft pink, blue, yellow, red, brown
Flowers & herbs: almond tree/shrub, ash, broom, cinquefoil, clover, Dittany of Crete, elder, foxglove, frankincense, honeysuckle, rowan, sorrel, hawthorn, ivy, lily of the valley, marigold, meadowsweet, mint, mugwort, thyme, woodruff may be burned; angelica, bluebells, daisy, hawthorn, ivy, lilac, primrose, and rose may be decorations, st. john’s wort, yarrow, basically all flowers.
Incense: frankincense, lilac, rose
Symbols & decorations: maypole, strings of beads or flowers, ribbons, spring flowers, fires, fertility, growing things, ploughs, cauldrons of flowers, butterchurn, baskets, eggs
Food: dairy, bread, cereals, oatmeal cakes, cherries, strawberries, wine, green salads
Activities & rituals: fertilize, nurture and boost existing goals, games, activities of pleasure, leaping bonfires, making garlands, May Pole dance, planting seeds, walking one’s property, feasting
Wiccan mythology: sexual union and/or marriage of the Goddess and God
It’s association with fire also makes Beltaine a holiday of purification.
Wiccan weddings are frequently held on or around Beltaine.
Beltane Foods to Bring to your Fire Festival
From PlentifulEarth.com
A beautiful, spring sun shines overhead on a beautiful Beltane morning, bringing blessings of warmth, love, and passion to every Witch present at the festival of Beltane. A bright fire burns in the distance, marking the celebration between Ostara and the Summer Solstice. The Green Man and Mother Earth each bless handfastings while dozens of Witches happily maypole dance to celebrate the fertility of this beautiful Sabbat.
45 minutes into the Beltane celebration, you think to yourself, “Is it time for the cakes and ale? I’m so ready for the feast! Oh! Hail and welcome!” We’ve literally all been there. Good news; food is a huge part of Wiccan and Pagan celebrations!
In this article, we’ll share the fruits, vegetables, meats, and foods that are best for a Beltane fire festival.
Beltane Recipes and Food Correspondences
Fruits
- Avocado
- Bananas
- Cacao (Chocolate)
- Cherries
- Figs
- Lemons
- Papayas
- Peaches
- Pineapples
- Strawberries
- Vanilla
Vegetables
- Asparagus
- Dandelion (any edible flowers)
- Garlic
- Ginger
- Jalapeno Peppers
- Lettuces
- Mint
- Radishes
- Rhubarb
- Serrano Peppers
- Truffles
Nuts
Herbs & Spices
- Honeysuckle
- Mint
- Nutmeg
- Smoked Paprika
- Thyme
Breads
- Banana Bread
- Bannock Bread
- Oatcakes
Cheeses
- Goat’s Cheese
Meats
- Beef
- Goat
- Rabbit
- Oysters
Drinks
- Ginger Ale
- Honeyed Wine
- Lemonaid
- Mead
- Milk
- Mugwort Tea
- Nettle Tea
- White Grape Juice
Toppings
- Chocolate Sauce
- Curry Sauces
- Honey
- Hot Sauce
- Olive Oil
April 30 and May 1, 2024 Current Moon Phase for the Northern and Southern Hemispheres
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.
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
Source: MoonGiant.com
Northern Hemisphere
April 30, 2024
The Moon’s current phase for today and tonight is a Waning Gibbous. During this phase the Moon can be seen in the early morning daylight hours on the western horizon. This is the first phase after the Full Moon occurs. It lasts roughly 7 days with the Moon’s illumination growing smaller each day until the Moon becomes a Last Quarter Moon with an illumination of 50%. The average Moon rise for this phase is between 9pm and Midnight depending on the age of the phase. The moon rises later and later each night setting after sunrise in the morning.
Visit the April 2024 Moon Phases Calendar to see all the daily moon phase for this month.
Today’s Waning Gibbous Phase
The Waning Gibbous on April 29 has an illumination of 71%. 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 29 the Moon is 20.09 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 Gibbous
Illumination: 71%
Moon Age: 20.09 days
Moon Angle: 0.53
Moon Distance: 375,928.63 km
Sun Angle: 0.53
Sun Distance: 150,702,909.58 km
Illumination: 71%
Moon Age: 20.09 days
Moon Angle: 0.53
Moon Distance: 375,928.63 km
Sun Angle: 0.53
Sun Distance: 150,702,909.58 km
Southern Hemisphere
1 May 2024
The Moon’s current phase for today and tonight is a Last Quarter phase. This phase occurs roughly 3 weeks after the New Moon when the Moon is three quarter of the way through it’s orbit around the earth. If you live in the northern hemisphere the Moons left side will be illuminated and the right side will be dark. For those of you in the southern hemisphere it will be the opposite with the right side illuminated. Also called a Third Quarter phase, it will rise around midnight on the eastern horizon and set in the west around noon the next day. In the days following the Third Quarter Phase the Moon’s illumination will decrees each day until the New Moon.
Visit the May 2024 Moon Phases Calendar to see all the daily moon phase for this month.
Today’s Last Quarter Phase
The Last Quarter on May 1 has an illumination of 50%. 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 May 1 the Moon is 22.16 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: Last Quarter
Illumination: 50%
Moon Age: 22.16 days
Moon Angle: 0.54
Moon Distance: 368,160.89 km
Sun Angle: 0.53
Sun Distance: 150,778,869.51 km
Illumination: 50%
Moon Age: 22.16 days
Moon Angle: 0.54
Moon Distance: 368,160.89 km
Sun Angle: 0.53
Sun Distance: 150,778,869.51 km
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April 29 and 30, 2024 Current Moon Phase for the Northern and Southern Hemispheres
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.
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
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For a list of all the current meteor showers visit American Meteor Society
Source: MoonGiant.com
Northern Hemisphere
April 29, 2024
The Moon’s current phase for today and tonight is a Waning Gibbous. During this phase the Moon can be seen in the early morning daylight hours on the western horizon. This is the first phase after the Full Moon occurs. It lasts roughly 7 days with the Moon’s illumination growing smaller each day until the Moon becomes a Last Quarter Moon with an illumination of 50%. The average Moon rise for this phase is between 9pm and Midnight depending on the age of the phase. The moon rises later and later each night setting after sunrise in the morning.
Visit the April 2024 Moon Phases Calendar to see all the daily moon phase for this month.
Today’s Waning Gibbous Phase
The Waning Gibbous on April 29 has an illumination of 71%. 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 29 the Moon is 20.09 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 Gibbous
Illumination: 71%
Moon Age: 20.09 days
Moon Angle: 0.53
Moon Distance: 375,928.63 km
Sun Angle: 0.53
Sun Distance: 150,702,909.58 km
Illumination: 71%
Moon Age: 20.09 days
Moon Angle: 0.53
Moon Distance: 375,928.63 km
Sun Angle: 0.53
Sun Distance: 150,702,909.58 km
Southern Hemisphere
30 April 2024
The Moon’s current phase for today and tonight is a Waning Gibbous. During this phase the Moon can be seen in the early morning daylight hours on the western horizon. This is the first phase after the Full Moon occurs. It lasts roughly 7 days with the Moon’s illumination growing smaller each day until the Moon becomes a Last Quarter Moon with an illumination of 50%. The average Moon rise for this phase is between 9pm and Midnight depending on the age of the phase. The moon rises later and later each night setting after sunrise in the morning.
Visit the April 2024 Moon Phases Calendar to see all the daily moon phase for this month.
Today’s Waning Gibbous Phase
The Waning Gibbous on April 29 has an illumination of 71%. 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 29 the Moon is 20.09 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 Gibbous
Illumination: 71%
Moon Age: 20.09 days
Moon Angle: 0.53
Moon Distance: 375,928.63 km
Sun Angle: 0.53
Sun Distance: 150,702,909.58 km
Illumination: 71%
Moon Age: 20.09 days
Moon Angle: 0.53
Moon Distance: 375,928.63 km
Sun Angle: 0.53
Sun Distance: 150,702,909.58 km
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