Category: Astronomy

May 23, 2023 Moon’s Current Phase and Northern Hemisphere’s Planetary Positions


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 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 May 2023 Moon Phases Calendar to see all the daily moon phase for this month.
Today’s Waxing Crescent Phase
The Waxing Crescent on May 23 has an illumination of 14%. 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 23 the Moon is 3.67 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: 14%
Moon Age: 3.67 days
Moon Angle: 0.49
Moon Distance: 402,578.69 km
Sun Angle: 0.53
Sun Distance: 151,482,705.20 km
The 8 Lunar Phases
There are 8 lunar phases the Moon goes through in its 29.53 days lunar cycle. The 4 major Moon phases are Full Moon, New Moon, First Quarter and Last Quarter. Between these major phases, there are 4 minor ones: the Waxing Crescent, Waxing Gibbous, Waning Gibbous and Waning Crescent. For more info on the Moon Cycle and on each phase check out Wikipedia Lunar Phase page.
Useful Moon Resources
Check the weather before a night of Moon gazing at weather.com
For a list of all the current meteor showers visit American Meteor Society

If you need to calculate the planetary positions for a specific use and time, click on this link
Currentplanetarypositions.com
To figure out GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) to your local time use this link
For Your Local Time and Date

Northwestern Hemisphere
This local time is in Los Angeles, California, USA
May 23, 2023
11:00 pm GMT 4:00 PM PDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)
Sun:02 Gemini 34
Moon:22 Cancer 12
Mercury:08 Taurus 45
Venus:17 Cancer 28
Mars:01 Leo 54
Jupiter:01 Taurus 38
Saturn:06 Pisces 43
Uranus:19 Taurus 45
Neptune:27 Pisces 18
Pluto:00 Aquarius 15 Rx

True Lunar Node:03 Taurus 41 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:02 Taurus 38 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):15 Leo 10

Chiron:18 Aries 29
Ceres:24 Virgo 47
Pallas:08 Leo 54
Juno:12 Gemini 49
Vesta:17 Taurus 08

Eris:24 Aries 58

Fire:5
Earth:7
Air:3
Water:4

Cardinal:4
Fixed:10
Mutable:5

Northern Hemisphere
This local time is in Chicago, Illinois, USA
May 23, 2023
09:00 pm GMT 4:00 PM CDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)
Sun:02 Gemini 29
Moon:21 Cancer 11
Mercury:08 Taurus 42
Venus:17 Cancer 23
Mars:01 Leo 51
Jupiter:01 Taurus 37
Saturn:06 Pisces 42
Uranus:19 Taurus 45
Neptune:27 Pisces 18
Pluto:00 Aquarius 15 Rx

True Lunar Node:03 Taurus 41 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:02 Taurus 38 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):15 Leo 10

Chiron:18 Aries 28
Ceres:24 Virgo 46
Pallas:08 Leo 52
Juno:12 Gemini 47
Vesta:17 Taurus 06

Eris:24 Aries 58

Fire:5
Earth:7
Air:3
Water:4

Cardinal:4
Fixed:10
Mutable:5

Northeastern Hemisphere
This local time is in Frankfurt, Germany, Europe
23 May 2023
02:00 pm GMT 4:00 PM CEST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)
Sun:02 Gemini 12
Moon:17 Cancer 39
Mercury:08 Taurus 31
Venus:17 Cancer 05
Mars:01 Leo 41
Jupiter:01 Taurus 33
Saturn:06 Pisces 42
Uranus:19 Taurus 44
Neptune:27 Pisces 18
Pluto:00 Aquarius 15 Rx

True Lunar Node:03 Taurus 43 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:02 Taurus 39 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):15 Leo 08

Chiron:18 Aries 28
Ceres:24 Virgo 44
Pallas:08 Leo 44
Juno:12 Gemini 36
Vesta:16 Taurus 59

Eris:24 Aries 58

Fire:5
Earth:7
Air:3
Water:4

Cardinal:4
Fixed:10
Mutable:5

May 22, 2023 Moon’s Current Phase and Northern Hemisphere’s Planetary Positions

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

Today’s Waxing Crescent Phase

The Waxing Crescent on May 22 has an illumination of 8%. 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 22 the Moon is 2.74 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: 8%
Moon Age: 2.74 days
Moon Angle: 0.50
Moon Distance: 399,806.85 km
Sun Angle: 0.53
Sun Distance: 151,454,492.19 km

The 8 Lunar Phases

There are 8 lunar phases the Moon goes through in its 29.53 days lunar cycle. The 4 major Moon phases are Full Moon, New Moon, First Quarter and Last Quarter. Between these major phases, there are 4 minor ones: the Waxing Crescent, Waxing Gibbous, Waning Gibbous and Waning Crescent. For more info on the Moon Cycle and on each phase check out Wikipedia Lunar Phase page.

Useful Moon Resources

Check the weather before a night of Moon gazing at weather.com

For a list of all the current meteor showers visit American Meteor Society

If you need to calculate the planetary positions for a specific use and time, click on this link

Currentplanetarypositions.com

To figure out GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) to your local time use this link  

For Your Local Time and Date

Northwestern Hemisphere

This local time is in Los Angeles, California, USA

May 22, 2023
11:00 pm GMT 4:00 PM PDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:01 Gemini 36
Moon:10 Cancer 02
Mercury:08 Taurus 09
Venus:16 Cancer 26
Mars:01 Leo 19
Jupiter:01 Taurus 25
Saturn:06 Pisces 40
Uranus:19 Taurus 42
Neptune:27 Pisces 17
Pluto:00 Aquarius 16 Rx

True Lunar Node:03 Taurus 46 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:02 Taurus 41 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):15 Leo 03

Chiron:18 Aries 26
Ceres:24 Virgo 41
Pallas:08 Leo 28
Juno:12 Gemini 14
Vesta:16 Taurus 42

Eris:24 Aries 58

Fire:5
Earth:7
Air:3
Water:4
Cardinal:4
Fixed:10
Mutable:5

Northern Hemisphere

This local time is in Chicago, Illinois, USA

May 22, 2023
09:00 pm GMT 4:00 PM CDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:01 Gemini 31
Moon:09 Cancer 01
Mercury:08 Taurus 06
Venus:16 Cancer 21
Mars:01 Leo 16
Jupiter:01 Taurus 24
Saturn:06 Pisces 40
Uranus:19 Taurus 41
Neptune:27 Pisces 17
Pluto:00 Aquarius 16 Rx

True Lunar Node:03 Taurus 46 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:02 Taurus 41 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):15 Leo 03

Chiron:18 Aries 26
Ceres:24 Virgo 40
Pallas:08 Leo 26
Juno:12 Gemini 11
Vesta:16 Taurus 40

Eris:24 Aries 58

Fire:5
Earth:7
Air:3
Water:4
Cardinal:4
Fixed:10
Mutable:5

Northeastern Hemisphere

This local time is in Frankfurt, Germany, Europe

22 May 2023
02:00 pm GMT 4:00 PM CEST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:01 Gemini 14
Moon:05 Cancer 26
Mercury:07 Taurus 56
Venus:16 Cancer 03
Mars:01 Leo 06
Jupiter:01 Taurus 20
Saturn:06 Pisces 39
Uranus:19 Taurus 40
Neptune:27 Pisces 16
Pluto:00 Aquarius 16 Rx

True Lunar Node:03 Taurus 47 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:02 Taurus 42 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):15 Leo 01

Chiron:18 Aries 25
Ceres:24 Virgo 38
Pallas:08 Leo 18
Juno:12 Gemini 01
Vesta:16 Taurus 32

Eris:24 Aries 58

Fire:5
Earth:7
Air:3
Water:4
Cardinal:4
Fixed:10
Mutable:5

May 15th through the 21st Astronomy Picture of the Day

These are the Astronomy Picture of the Day for the proceeding week starting on the past Monday through this Sunday. Just click on the hyperlink next to the date for the pictures you want to see. Starting on Monday, May 29th this will change to starting with the proceeding Sunday through the current Monday.

2023 May 21: Tardigrade in Moss
2023 May 20: Galileo s Europa
2023 May 19: Curly Spiral Galaxy M63
2023 May 18: WR 134 Ring Nebula
2023 May 17: Sunspot with Light Bridge
2023 May 16: Total Eclipse: The Big Corona
2023 May 15: M16: Eagle Nebula Deep Field

May 21, 2023 Moon’s Current Phase and Northern Hemisphere’s Planetary Positions

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

Today’s Waxing Crescent Phase

The Waxing Crescent on May 21 has an illumination of 4%. 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 21 the Moon is 1.8 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: 4%
Moon Age: 1.80 days
Moon Angle: 0.50
Moon Distance: 396,265.51 km
Sun Angle: 0.53
Sun Distance: 151,425,737.95 km

The 8 Lunar Phases

There are 8 lunar phases the Moon goes through in its 29.53 days lunar cycle. The 4 major Moon phases are Full Moon, New Moon, First Quarter and Last Quarter. Between these major phases, there are 4 minor ones: the Waxing Crescent, Waxing Gibbous, Waning Gibbous and Waning Crescent. For more info on the Moon Cycle and on each phase check out Wikipedia Lunar Phase page.

Useful Moon Resources

Check the weather before a night of Moon gazing at weather.com

For a list of all the current meteor showers visit American Meteor Society

If you need to calculate the planetary positions for a specific use and time, click on this link

Currentplanetarypositions.com

To figure out GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) to your local time use this link  

For Your Local Time and Date 

Northwestern Hemisphere

This local time is in Los Angeles, California, USA

May 21, 2023
11:00 pm GMT 4:00 PM PDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:00 Gemini 38
Moon:27 Gemini 41
Mercury:07 Taurus 36
Venus:15 Cancer 24
Mars:00 Leo 45
Jupiter:01 Taurus 11
Saturn:06 Pisces 38
Uranus:19 Taurus 38
Neptune:27 Pisces 16
Pluto:00 Aquarius 16 Rx

True Lunar Node:03 Taurus 50 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:02 Taurus 44 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):14 Leo 57

Chiron:18 Aries 23
Ceres:24 Virgo 34
Pallas:08 Leo 02
Juno:11 Gemini 39
Vesta:16 Taurus 16

Eris:24 Aries 57

Fire:5
Earth:7
Air:4
Water:3
Cardinal:3
Fixed:10
Mutable:6

Northern Hemisphere

This local time is in Chicago, Illinois, USA

May 21, 2023
09:00 pm GMT 4:00 PM CDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:00 Gemini 33
Moon:26 Gemini 39
Mercury:07 Taurus 34
Venus:15 Cancer 18
Mars:00 Leo 42
Jupiter:01 Taurus 10
Saturn:06 Pisces 37
Uranus:19 Taurus 38
Neptune:27 Pisces 16
Pluto:00 Aquarius 16 Rx

True Lunar Node:03 Taurus 50 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:02 Taurus 45 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):14 Leo 56

Chiron:18 Aries 23
Ceres:24 Virgo 34
Pallas:08 Leo 00
Juno:11 Gemini 36
Vesta:16 Taurus 13

Eris:24 Aries 57

Fire:5
Earth:7
Air:4
Water:3
Cardinal:3
Fixed:10
Mutable:6

Northeastern Hemisphere

This local time is in Frankfurt, Germany, Europe

21 May 2023
02:00 pm GMT 4:00 PM CEST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:00 Gemini 16
Moon:22 Gemini 59
Mercury:07 Taurus 25
Venus:15 Cancer 00
Mars:00 Leo 32
Jupiter:01 Taurus 06
Saturn:06 Pisces 37
Uranus:19 Taurus 37
Neptune:27 Pisces 15
Pluto:00 Aquarius 16 Rx

True Lunar Node:03 Taurus 52 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:02 Taurus 46 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):14 Leo 54

Chiron:18 Aries 22
Ceres:24 Virgo 32
Pallas:07 Leo 53
Juno:11 Gemini 26
Vesta:16 Taurus 06

Eris:24 Aries 57

Fire:5
Earth:7
Air:4
Water:3
Cardinal:3
Fixed:10
Mutable:6

May 20, 2023 Moon Goddess Current Phase and Northern Hemisphere’s Planetary Positions

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

Today’s Waxing Crescent Phase

The Waxing Crescent on May 20 has an illumination of 1%. 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 20 the Moon is 0.84 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: 1%
Moon Age: 0.84 days
Moon Angle: 0.51
Moon Distance: 392,106.29 km
Sun Angle: 0.53
Sun Distance: 151,396,450.39 km

The 8 Lunar Phases

There are 8 lunar phases the Moon goes through in its 29.53 days lunar cycle. The 4 major Moon phases are Full Moon, New Moon, First Quarter and Last Quarter. Between these major phases, there are 4 minor ones: the Waxing Crescent, Waxing Gibbous, Waning Gibbous and Waning Crescent. For more info on the Moon Cycle and on each phase check out Wikipedia Lunar Phase page.

Useful Moon Resources

Check the weather before a night of Moon gazing at weather.com

For a list of all the current meteor showers visit American Meteor Society

If you need to calculate the planetary positions for a specific use and time, click on this link

Currentplanetarypositions.com

To figure out GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) to your local time use this link  

For Your Local Time and Date 

Northwestern Hemisphere

This local time is in Los Angeles, California, USA

May 20, 2023
11:00 pm GMT 4:00 PM PDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:29 Taurus 40
Moon:15 Gemini 06
Mercury:07 Taurus 08
Venus:14 Cancer 21
Mars:00 Leo 11
Jupiter:00 Taurus 58
Saturn:06 Pisces 35
Uranus:19 Taurus 35
Neptune:27 Pisces 14
Pluto:00 Aquarius 17 Rx

True Lunar Node:03 Taurus 54 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:02 Taurus 48 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):14 Leo 50

Chiron:18 Aries 20
Ceres:24 Virgo 29
Pallas:07 Leo 36
Juno:11 Gemini 04
Vesta:15 Taurus 49

Eris:24 Aries 57

Fire:5
Earth:8
Air:3
Water:3
Cardinal:3
Fixed:11
Mutable:5

Northern Hemisphere

This local time is in Chicago, Illinois, USA

May 20, 2023
09:00 pm GMT 4:00 PM CDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:29 Taurus 36
Moon:14 Gemini 02
Mercury:07 Taurus 06
Venus:14 Cancer 16
Mars:00 Leo 08
Jupiter:00 Taurus 57
Saturn:06 Pisces 35
Uranus:19 Taurus 34
Neptune:27 Pisces 14
Pluto:00 Aquarius 17 Rx

True Lunar Node:03 Taurus 54 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:02 Taurus 48 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):14 Leo 49

Chiron:18 Aries 20
Ceres:24 Virgo 28
Pallas:07 Leo 34
Juno:11 Gemini 01
Vesta:15 Taurus 47

Eris:24 Aries 57

Fire:5
Earth:8
Air:3
Water:3
Cardinal:3
Fixed:11
Mutable:5

Northeastern Hemisphere

This local time is in Frankfurt, Germany, Europe

20 May 2023
02:00 pm GMT 4:00 PM CEST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:29 Taurus 19
Moon:10 Gemini 19
Mercury:06 Taurus 59
Venus:13 Cancer 57
Mars:29 Cancer 58
Jupiter:00 Taurus 53
Saturn:06 Pisces 34
Uranus:19 Taurus 33
Neptune:27 Pisces 14
Pluto:00 Aquarius 17 Rx

True Lunar Node:03 Taurus 55 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:02 Taurus 49 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):14 Leo 48

Chiron:18 Aries 19
Ceres:24 Virgo 27
Pallas:07 Leo 27
Juno:10 Gemini 50
Vesta:15 Taurus 39

Eris:24 Aries 57

Fire:4
Earth:8
Air:3
Water:4
Cardinal:4
Fixed:10
Mutable:5

(1 Opinion) The New Moon in Taurus of May 2023 Will Bring You Luck in Love & Money—Here’s How

Although full moons tend to get all the credit, new moons are what sets everything in motion. When the new moon in Taurus of May 2023 takes place, it will give you an opportunity to create distance from the past and begin something different.

A new moon always takes place when the moon—ruler of your inner world—joins forces with the sun—ruler of your external world—aligning the energy and forging the foundation needed to embark on your next journey. Whatever you start on the new moon reaches culmination by the full moon, showing you the consequences of your decisions and the results of your hard work. Although your energy may feel a bit lower during the new moon, it’s only encouraging you to look inward and reflect on what’s come and gone. And though your reflection, you are guided to set an intention that will guide you through whatever comes next.

However, not all new moons are created equally, and the upcoming new moon on May 19 at exactly 11:53 a.m. ET packs a real punch. If you’re willing to lay down the groundwork for something that has the potential for longterm gain, now is the time to do it. Eclipse season and Mercury retrograde are officially behind us, making this a beautiful time to begin manifesting the future you’ve always desired. Tell the Universe what you want to achieve, show up to do your part and allow the moon to take care of the rest. Here’s why this upcoming new moon is more special than most: please click here to finishing read this article

(1 Opinion) Here’s How To Harness The May Full Moon’s Divine Feminine Energy

Mercury Retrograde finally ended on May 14, which means you’ve made it through the chaotic period (relatively) unscathed. The May new moon arrives on May 19 at 11:53 a.m. ET with tons of opportunities in tow, so you can officially leave all the negativity behind for good. This lunar event is all about fresh starts, after all — but to effectively harness its energy, you’ll need to be tuned into the spiritual meaning of the May 2023 new moon so you can kick off your next chapter the right way.

Because new moons mark the first phase of the monthly moon cycle, they’re known for bringing abundance in the form of new beginnings. Thanks to the conjunction that occurs between the moon and the sun during this time, you’re able to plant seeds for your future, set personal intentions, and connect with your intuition. Not only that, but the May new moon is also rising in the practical and grounded sign of Taurus, so don’t be surprised if you’re suddenly flooded with stability in your work, relationships, and more.

Ahead, astrologer Brilla Samay shares what you need to know about the significance of the May new moon so you can use its energy to your benefit.

What’s The Spiritual Meaning Of The May New Moon?

Samay describes the May 2023 new moon as embodying the “essence of the divine feminine energy.” If you didn’t know, the divine feminine is thought to be a part of our consciousness where we access qualities such as intuition and receptivity. New moons are typically tied to intuition to begin with, but what separates this lunar event from the rest is that it holds a “profound spiritual significance in terms of ancestral connection,” says Samay.

“[The May new moon] serves as a conduit between the past, present, and future, providing a sacred space to honor our ancestors and receive guidance from their wisdom,” the astrologer explains. “It also invites us to deepen our connection with the earth and assume the role of stewards of the planet.”

How To Work With The May New Moon’s Energy …

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May 18, 2023 Moon Goddess Current Phase and Northern Hemisphere’s Planetary Positions

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

Today’s Waning Crescent Phase

The Waning Crescent on May 18 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 May 18 the Moon is 28.37 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: 28.37 days
Moon Angle: 0.52
Moon Distance: 382,732.95 km
Sun Angle: 0.53
Sun Distance: 151,336,307.67 km

The 8 Lunar Phases

There are 8 lunar phases the Moon goes through in its 29.53 days lunar cycle. The 4 major Moon phases are Full Moon, New Moon, First Quarter and Last Quarter. Between these major phases, there are 4 minor ones: the Waxing Crescent, Waxing Gibbous, Waning Gibbous and Waning Crescent. For more info on the Moon Cycle and on each phase check out Wikipedia Lunar Phase page.

Useful Moon Resources

Check the weather before a night of Moon gazing at weather.com

For a list of all the current meteor showers visit American Meteor Society

If you need to calculate the planetary positions for a specific use and time, click on this link

Currentplanetarypositions.com

To figure out GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) to your local time use this link  

For Your Local Time and Date 

Northwestern Hemisphere

This local time is in Los Angeles, California, USA

May 18, 2023
11:00 pm GMT 4:00 PM PDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:27 Taurus 45
Moon:19 Taurus 12
Mercury:06 Taurus 25
Venus:12 Cancer 15
Mars:29 Cancer 02
Jupiter:00 Taurus 31
Saturn:06 Pisces 29
Uranus:19 Taurus 28
Neptune:27 Pisces 12
Pluto:00 Aquarius 18 Rx

True Lunar Node:03 Taurus 59 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:02 Taurus 54 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):14 Leo 37

Chiron:18 Aries 14
Ceres:24 Virgo 18
Pallas:06 Leo 45
Juno:09 Gemini 53
Vesta:14 Taurus 56

Eris:24 Aries 56

Fire:4
Earth:9
Air:2
Water:4
Cardinal:4
Fixed:11
Mutable:4

Northern Hemisphere

This local time is in Chicago, Illinois, USA

May 18, 2023
09:00 pm GMT 4:00 PM CDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:27 Taurus 40
Moon:18 Taurus 07
Mercury:06 Taurus 23
Venus:12 Cancer 10
Mars:28 Cancer 59
Jupiter:00 Taurus 29
Saturn:06 Pisces 29
Uranus:19 Taurus 28
Neptune:27 Pisces 12
Pluto:00 Aquarius 18 Rx

True Lunar Node:03 Taurus 59 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:02 Taurus 54 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):14 Leo 36

Chiron:18 Aries 14
Ceres:24 Virgo 18
Pallas:06 Leo 43
Juno:09 Gemini 50
Vesta:14 Taurus 54

Eris:24 Aries 56

Fire:4
Earth:9
Air:2
Water:4
Cardinal:4
Fixed:11
Mutable:4

Northeastern Hemisphere

This local time is in Frankfurt, Germany, Europe

18 May 2023
02:00 pm GMT 4:00 PM CEST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:27 Taurus 23
Moon:14 Taurus 15
Mercury:06 Taurus 18
Venus:11 Cancer 51
Mars:28 Cancer 50
Jupiter:00 Taurus 25
Saturn:06 Pisces 28
Uranus:19 Taurus 27
Neptune:27 Pisces 11
Pluto:00 Aquarius 18 Rx

True Lunar Node:04 Taurus 00 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:02 Taurus 55 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):14 Leo 34

Chiron:18 Aries 13
Ceres:24 Virgo 17
Pallas:06 Leo 36
Juno:09 Gemini 40
Vesta:14 Taurus 46

Eris:24 Aries 55

Fire:4
Earth:9
Air:2
Water:4
Cardinal:4
Fixed:11
Mutable:4

May 17, 2023 Northern Hemisphere’s Planetary Positions

If you need to calculate the planetary positions for a specific use and time, click on this link

Currentplanetarypositions.com

To figure out GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) to your local time use this link  

For Your Local Time and Date 

Northwestern Hemisphere

This local time is in Los Angeles, California, USA

May 17, 2023
11:00 pm GMT 4:00 PM PDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:26 Taurus 47
Moon:05 Taurus 55
Mercury:06 Taurus 09
Venus:11 Cancer 11
Mars:28 Cancer 28
Jupiter:00 Taurus 17
Saturn:06 Pisces 27
Uranus:19 Taurus 24
Neptune:27 Pisces 10
Pluto:00 Aquarius 18 Rx

True Lunar Node:04 Taurus 00 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:02 Taurus 57 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):14 Leo 30

Chiron:18 Aries 12
Ceres:24 Virgo 14
Pallas:06 Leo 20
Juno:09 Gemini 18
Vesta:14 Taurus 29

Eris:24 Aries 55

Fire:4
Earth:9
Air:2
Water:4
Cardinal:4
Fixed:11
Mutable:4

Northern Hemisphere

This local time is in Chicago, Illinois, USA

May 17, 2023
09:00 pm GMT 4:00 PM CDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:26 Taurus 42
Moon:04 Taurus 48
Mercury:06 Taurus 08
Venus:11 Cancer 06
Mars:28 Cancer 25
Jupiter:00 Taurus 16
Saturn:06 Pisces 26
Uranus:19 Taurus 24
Neptune:27 Pisces 10
Pluto:00 Aquarius 18 Rx

True Lunar Node:04 Taurus 00 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:02 Taurus 57 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):14 Leo 29

Chiron:18 Aries 11
Ceres:24 Virgo 13
Pallas:06 Leo 18
Juno:09 Gemini 15
Vesta:14 Taurus 27

Eris:24 Aries 55

Fire:4
Earth:9
Air:2
Water:4
Cardinal:4
Fixed:11
Mutable:4

Northeastern Hemisphere

This local time is in Frankfurt, Germany, Europe

17 May 2023
02:00 pm GMT 4:00 PM CEST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:26 Taurus 25
Moon:00 Taurus 52
Mercury:06 Taurus 05
Venus:10 Cancer 47
Mars:28 Cancer 15
Jupiter:00 Taurus 12
Saturn:06 Pisces 25
Uranus:19 Taurus 23
Neptune:27 Pisces 10
Pluto:00 Aquarius 18 Rx

True Lunar Node:04 Taurus 00
Mean Lunar Node:02 Taurus 58 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):14 Leo 27

Chiron:18 Aries 10
Ceres:24 Virgo 12
Pallas:06 Leo 10
Juno:09 Gemini 04
Vesta:14 Taurus 19

Eris:24 Aries 55

Fire:4
Earth:9
Air:2
Water:4
Cardinal:4
Fixed:11
Mutable:4

May 17, 2023 Moon Goddess Current Phase

You can use this link to go forward or backward in time for Moon phase information. If you are curious, you can even find out what phase the Moon was in when you or anyone else was born.

From MoonGiant.com

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

Today’s Waning Crescent Phase

The Waning Crescent on May 17 has an illumination of 5%. 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 17 the Moon is 27.34 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: 5%
Moon Age: 27.34 days
Moon Angle: 0.53
Moon Distance: 377,993.27 km
Sun Angle: 0.53
Sun Distance: 151,305,469.07 km

The 8 Lunar Phases

There are 8 lunar phases the Moon goes through in its 29.53 days lunar cycle. The 4 major Moon phases are Full Moon, New Moon, First Quarter and Last Quarter. Between these major phases, there are 4 minor ones: the Waxing Crescent, Waxing Gibbous, Waning Gibbous and Waning Crescent. For more info on the Moon Cycle and on each phase check out Wikipedia Lunar Phase page.

Useful Moon Resources

Check the weather before a night of Moon gazing at weather.com

For a list of all the current meteor showers visit American Meteor Society

May 16, 2023 Moon Goddess Current Phase

You can use this link to go forward or backward in time for Moon phase information. If you are curious, you can even find out what phase the Moon was in when you or anyone else was born.

From MoonGiant.com

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

Today’s Waning Crescent Phase

The Waning Crescent on May 15 has an illumination of 19%. 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 15 the Moon is 25.24 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: 19%
Moon Age: 25.24 days
Moon Angle: 0.54
Moon Distance: 369,680.84 km
Sun Angle: 0.53
Sun Distance: 151,242,299.94 km

The 8 Lunar Phases

There are 8 lunar phases the Moon goes through in its 29.53 days lunar cycle. The 4 major Moon phases are Full Moon, New Moon, First Quarter and Last Quarter. Between these major phases, there are 4 minor ones: the Waxing Crescent, Waxing Gibbous, Waning Gibbous and Waning Crescent. For more info on the Moon Cycle and on each phase check out Wikipedia Lunar Phase page.

Useful Moon Resources

Check the weather before a night of Moon gazing at weather.com

For a list of all the current meteor showers visit American Meteor Society

16 May 2023 Southern Hemisphere’s Planetary Positions

If you need to calculate the planetary positions for a specific use and time, click on this link

Currentplanetarypositions.com

To figure out GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) to your local time use this link  

For Your Local Time and Date 

Southeastern Hemisphere

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

16 May 2023
07:00 pm GMT 4:00 PM BRT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:25 Taurus 39
Moon:20 Aries 08
Mercury:05 Taurus 57
Venus:09 Cancer 57
Mars:27 Cancer 49
Jupiter:00 Taurus 01
Saturn:06 Pisces 23
Uranus:19 Taurus 20
Neptune:27 Pisces 09
Pluto:00 Aquarius 19 Rx

True Lunar Node:04 Taurus 00
Mean Lunar Node:03 Taurus 01 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):14 Leo 22

Chiron:18 Aries 08
Ceres:24 Virgo 09
Pallas:05 Leo 50
Juno:08 Gemini 36
Vesta:13 Taurus 58

Eris:24 Aries 54

Fire:5
Earth:8
Air:2
Water:4
Cardinal:5
Fixed:10
Mutable:4

Southern Hemisphere

This local time is in Cape Town, South Africa

16 May 2023
02:00 pm GMT 4:00 PM SAST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:25 Taurus 27
Moon:17 Aries 17
Mercury:05 Taurus 56
Venus:09 Cancer 44
Mars:27 Cancer 41
Jupiter:29 Aries 58
Saturn:06 Pisces 22
Uranus:19 Taurus 20
Neptune:27 Pisces 09
Pluto:00 Aquarius 19 Rx

True Lunar Node:03 Taurus 59
Mean Lunar Node:03 Taurus 01 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):14 Leo 21

Chiron:18 Aries 08
Ceres:24 Virgo 08
Pallas:05 Leo 45
Juno:08 Gemini 29
Vesta:13 Taurus 53

Eris:24 Aries 54

Fire:6
Earth:7
Air:2
Water:4
Cardinal:6
Fixed:9
Mutable:4

Southwestern Hemisphere

This local time is in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

16 May 2023
06:00 am GMT 4:00 PM AEST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:25 Taurus 08
Moon:12 Aries 43
Mercury:05 Taurus 54
Venus:09 Cancer 22
Mars:27 Cancer 30
Jupiter:29 Aries 54
Saturn:06 Pisces 21
Uranus:19 Taurus 18
Neptune:27 Pisces 08
Pluto:00 Aquarius 19 Rx

True Lunar Node:03 Taurus 59
Mean Lunar Node:03 Taurus 02 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):14 Leo 18

Chiron:18 Aries 07
Ceres:24 Virgo 07
Pallas:05 Leo 36
Juno:08 Gemini 17
Vesta:13 Taurus 44

Eris:24 Aries 54

Fire:6
Earth:7
Air:2
Water:4
Cardinal:6
Fixed:9
Mutable:4

15 May 2023 Southern Hemisphere’s Planetary Positions

If you need to calculate the planetary positions for a specific use and time, click on this link

Currentplanetarypositions.com

To figure out GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) to your local time use this link  

For Your Local Time and Date 

Southeastern Hemisphere

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

15 May 2023
09:00 pm GMT 4:00 PM BRT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:24 Taurus 46
Moon:07 Aries 33
Mercury:05 Taurus 52
Venus:08 Cancer 58
Mars:27 Cancer 17
Jupiter:29 Aries 48
Saturn:06 Pisces 20
Uranus:19 Taurus 17
Neptune:27 Pisces 08
Pluto:00 Aquarius 19 Rx

True Lunar Node:03 Taurus 59
Mean Lunar Node:03 Taurus 04 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):14 Leo 16

Chiron:18 Aries 05
Ceres:24 Virgo 05
Pallas:05 Leo 27
Juno:08 Gemini 04
Vesta:13 Taurus 34

Eris:24 Aries 54

Fire:6
Earth:7
Air:2
Water:4
Cardinal:6
Fixed:9
Mutable:4

Southern Hemisphere

This local time is in Cape Town, South Africa

15 May 2023
02:00 pm GMT 4:00 PM SAST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:24 Taurus 30
Moon:03 Aries 31
Mercury:05 Taurus 51
Venus:08 Cancer 40
Mars:27 Cancer 08
Jupiter:29 Aries 44
Saturn:06 Pisces 19
Uranus:19 Taurus 16
Neptune:27 Pisces 07
Pluto:00 Aquarius 19 Rx

True Lunar Node:03 Taurus 58
Mean Lunar Node:03 Taurus 05 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):14 Leo 14

Chiron:18 Aries 05
Ceres:24 Virgo 04
Pallas:05 Leo 19
Juno:07 Gemini 54
Vesta:13 Taurus 26

Eris:24 Aries 54

Fire:6
Earth:7
Air:2
Water:4
Cardinal:6
Fixed:9
Mutable:4

Southwestern Hemisphere

This local time is in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

15 May 2023
06:00 am GMT 4:00 PM AEST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:24 Taurus 10
Moon:28 Pisces 53
Mercury:05 Taurus 51
Venus:08 Cancer 18
Mars:26 Cancer 56
Jupiter:29 Aries 40
Saturn:06 Pisces 18
Uranus:19 Taurus 15
Neptune:27 Pisces 07
Pluto:00 Aquarius 19 Rx

True Lunar Node:03 Taurus 58
Mean Lunar Node:03 Taurus 06 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):14 Leo 12

Chiron:18 Aries 04
Ceres:24 Virgo 03
Pallas:05 Leo 11
Juno:07 Gemini 42
Vesta:13 Taurus 17

Eris:24 Aries 54

Fire:5
Earth:7
Air:2
Water:5
Cardinal:5
Fixed:9
Mutable:5

May 15, 2023 Northern Hemisphere’s Planetary Positions

If you need to calculate the planetary positions for a specific use and time, click on this link

Currentplanetarypositions.com

To figure out GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) to your local time use this link  

For Your Local Time and Date 

Northwestern Hemisphere

This local time is in Los Angeles, California, USA

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

Sun:24 Taurus 51
Moon:08 Aries 42
Mercury:05 Taurus 53
Venus:09 Cancer 04
Mars:27 Cancer 20
Jupiter:29 Aries 50
Saturn:06 Pisces 20
Uranus:19 Taurus 17
Neptune:27 Pisces 08
Pluto:00 Aquarius 19 Rx

True Lunar Node:03 Taurus 59
Mean Lunar Node:03 Taurus 03 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):14 Leo 16

Chiron:18 Aries 06
Ceres:24 Virgo 06
Pallas:05 Leo 29
Juno:08 Gemini 07
Vesta:13 Taurus 36

Eris:24 Aries 54

Fire:6
Earth:7
Air:2
Water:4
Cardinal:6
Fixed:9
Mutable:4

Northern Hemisphere

This local time is in Chicago, Illinois, USA

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

Sun:24 Taurus 46
Moon:07 Aries 33
Mercury:05 Taurus 52
Venus:08 Cancer 58
Mars:27 Cancer 17
Jupiter:29 Aries 48
Saturn:06 Pisces 20
Uranus:19 Taurus 17
Neptune:27 Pisces 08
Pluto:00 Aquarius 19 Rx

True Lunar Node:03 Taurus 59
Mean Lunar Node:03 Taurus 04 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):14 Leo 16

Chiron:18 Aries 05
Ceres:24 Virgo 05
Pallas:05 Leo 27
Juno:08 Gemini 04
Vesta:13 Taurus 34

Eris:24 Aries 54

Fire:6
Earth:7
Air:2
Water:4
Cardinal:6
Fixed:9
Mutable:4

Northeastern Hemisphere

This local time is in Frankfurt, Germany, Europe

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

Sun:24 Taurus 30
Moon:03 Aries 31
Mercury:05 Taurus 51
Venus:08 Cancer 40
Mars:27 Cancer 08
Jupiter:29 Aries 44
Saturn:06 Pisces 19
Uranus:19 Taurus 16
Neptune:27 Pisces 07
Pluto:00 Aquarius 19 Rx

True Lunar Node:03 Taurus 58
Mean Lunar Node:03 Taurus 05 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):14 Leo 14

Chiron:18 Aries 05
Ceres:24 Virgo 04
Pallas:05 Leo 19
Juno:07 Gemini 54
Vesta:13 Taurus 26

Eris:24 Aries 54

Fire:6
Earth:7
Air:2
Water:4
Cardinal:6
Fixed:9
Mutable:4

May 15, 2023 Moon Goddess Current Phase

You can use this link to go forward or backward in time for Moon phase information. If you are curious, you can even find out what phase the Moon was in when you or anyone else was born.

From MoonGiant.com

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

Today’s Waning Crescent Phase

The Waning Crescent on May 15 has an illumination of 19%. 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 15 the Moon is 25.24 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 For – May 15

Phase: Waning Crescent
Illumination: 19%
Moon Age: 25.24 days
Moon Angle: 0.54
Moon Distance: 369,680.84 km
Sun Angle: 0.53
Sun Distance: 151,242,299.94 km

The 8 Lunar Phases

There are 8 lunar phases the Moon goes through in its 29.53 days lunar cycle. The 4 major Moon phases are Full Moon, New Moon, First Quarter and Last Quarter. Between these major phases, there are 4 minor ones: the Waxing Crescent, Waxing Gibbous, Waning Gibbous and Waning Crescent. For more info on the Moon Cycle and on each phase check out Wikipedia Lunar Phase page.

Useful Moon Resources

Check the weather before a night of Moon gazing at weather.com

For a list of all the current meteor showers visit American Meteor Society

May 8th through May 14th Astronomy Picture of the Day

These are the Astronomy Picture of the Day for the proceeding week starting on the past Monday through this Sunday. Just click on the hyperlink next to the date for the pictures you want to see.

2023 May 14: To Fly Free in Space
2023 May 13: Apollo 17: The Crescent Earth
2023 May 12: Halley Dust, Mars Dust, and Milky Way
2023 May 11: Fomalhaut’s Dusty Debris Disk
2023 May 10: Milky Way over Egyptian Desert
2023 May 09: Shadows of Earth
2023 May 08: The Spanish Dancer Spiral Galaxy

May 14, 2023 Northern Hemisphere’s Planetary Positions

If you need to calculate the planetary positions for a specific use and time, click on this link

Currentplanetarypositions.com

To figure out GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) to your local time use this link  

For Your Local Time and Date 

Northwestern Hemisphere

This local time is in Los Angeles, California, USA

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

Sun:21 Taurus 00
Moon:12 Aquarius 26
Mercury:06 Taurus 14 Rx
Venus:04 Cancer 45
Mars:25 Cancer 05
Jupiter:28 Aries 54
Saturn:06 Pisces 07
Uranus:19 Taurus 04
Neptune:27 Pisces 02
Pluto:00 Aquarius 20 Rx

True Lunar Node:03 Taurus 56 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:03 Taurus 16 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):13 Leo 50

Chiron:17 Aries 54
Ceres:23 Virgo 54
Pallas:03 Leo 48
Juno:05 Gemini 45
Vesta:11 Taurus 49

Eris:24 Aries 52

Fire:5
Earth:7
Air:3
Water:4
Cardinal:5
Fixed:10
Mutable:4

Northern Hemisphere

This local time is in Chicago, Illinois, USA

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

Sun:23 Taurus 49
Moon:23 Pisces 40
Mercury:05 Taurus 51 Rx
Venus:07 Cancer 54
Mars:26 Cancer 44
Jupiter:29 Aries 35
Saturn:06 Pisces 17
Uranus:19 Taurus 14
Neptune:27 Pisces 06
Pluto:00 Aquarius 19 Rx

True Lunar Node:03 Taurus 57
Mean Lunar Node:03 Taurus 07 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):14 Leo 09

Chiron:18 Aries 02
Ceres:24 Virgo 02
Pallas:05 Leo 01
Juno:07 Gemini 29
Vesta:13 Taurus 07

Eris:24 Aries 53

Fire:5
Earth:7
Air:2
Water:5
Cardinal:5
Fixed:9
Mutable:5

Northeastern Hemisphere

This local time is in Frankfurt, Germany, Europe

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

Sun:23 Taurus 32
Moon:19 Pisces 35
Mercury:05 Taurus 52 Rx
Venus:07 Cancer 35
Mars:26 Cancer 34
Jupiter:29 Aries 31
Saturn:06 Pisces 16
Uranus:19 Taurus 13
Neptune:27 Pisces 06
Pluto:00 Aquarius 20 Rx

True Lunar Node:03 Taurus 57
Mean Lunar Node:03 Taurus 08 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):14 Leo 07

Chiron:18 Aries 02
Ceres:24 Virgo 01
Pallas:04 Leo 54
Juno:07 Gemini 18
Vesta:12 Taurus 59

Eris:24 Aries 53

Fire:5
Earth:7
Air:2
Water:5
Cardinal:5
Fixed:9
Mutable:5

May 14, 2023 Moon Goddess Current Phase

You can use this link to go forward or backward in time for Moon phase information. If you are curious, you can even find out what phase the Moon was in when you or anyone else was born.

From MoonGiant.com

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

Today’s Waning Crescent Phase

The Waning Crescent on May 14 has an illumination of 29%. 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 14 the Moon is 24.18 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: 29%
Moon Age: 24.18 days
Moon Angle: 0.54
Moon Distance: 366,581.61 km
Sun Angle: 0.53
Sun Distance: 151,209,986.87 km

The 8 Lunar Phases

There are 8 lunar phases the Moon goes through in its 29.53 days lunar cycle. The 4 major Moon phases are Full Moon, New Moon, First Quarter and Last Quarter. Between these major phases, there are 4 minor ones: the Waxing Crescent, Waxing Gibbous, Waning Gibbous and Waning Crescent. For more info on the Moon Cycle and on each phase check out Wikipedia Lunar Phase page.

Useful Moon Resources

Check the weather before a night of Moon gazing at weather.com

For a list of all the current meteor showers visit American Meteor Society

May 13, 2023 Moon Goddess Current Phase

You can use this link to go forward or backward in time for Moon phase information. If you are curious, you can even find out what phase the Moon was in when you or anyone else was born.

From MoonGiant.com

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

Today’s Waning Crescent Phase

The Waning Crescent on May 13 has an illumination of 40%. 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 13 the Moon is 23.1 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: 40%
Moon Age: 23.10 days
Moon Angle: 0.55
Moon Distance: 364,443.75 km
Sun Angle: 0.53
Sun Distance: 151,177,200.03 km

The 8 Lunar Phases

There are 8 lunar phases the Moon goes through in its 29.53 days lunar cycle. The 4 major Moon phases are Full Moon, New Moon, First Quarter and Last Quarter. Between these major phases, there are 4 minor ones: the Waxing Crescent, Waxing Gibbous, Waning Gibbous and Waning Crescent. For more info on the Moon Cycle and on each phase check out Wikipedia Lunar Phase page.

Useful Moon Resources

Check the weather before a night of Moon gazing at weather.com

For a list of all the current meteor showers visit American Meteor Society

13 May 2023 Southern Hemisphere’s Planetary Positions

(My apologies to our southern hemisphere family and friends. When to time change came a few weeks ago I was putting Cape Town’s time for Sao Paulo. I have now corrected that mistake)

If you need to calculate the planetary positions for a specific use and time, click on this link

Currentplanetarypositions.com

To figure out GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) to your local time use this link  

For Your Local Time and Date 

Southeastern Hemisphere

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

13 May 2023
07:00 pm GMT 4:00 PM BRT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:22 Taurus 46
Moon:08 Pisces 27
Mercury:05 Taurus 55 Rx
Venus:06 Cancer 44
Mars:26 Cancer 07
Jupiter:29 Aries 20
Saturn:06 Pisces 13
Uranus:19 Taurus 10
Neptune:27 Pisces 05
Pluto:00 Aquarius 20 Rx

True Lunar Node:03 Taurus 56
Mean Lunar Node:03 Taurus 10 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):14 Leo 02

Chiron:17 Aries 59
Ceres:23 Virgo 59
Pallas:04 Leo 34
Juno:06 Gemini 50
Vesta:12 Taurus 38

Eris:24 Aries 53

Fire:5
Earth:7
Air:2
Water:5
Cardinal:5
Fixed:9
Mutable:5

Southern Hemisphere

This local time is in Cape Town, South Africa

13 May 2023
02:00 pm GMT 4:00 PM SAST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:22 Taurus 34
Moon:05 Pisces 31
Mercury:05 Taurus 57 Rx
Venus:06 Cancer 31
Mars:26 Cancer 00
Jupiter:29 Aries 17
Saturn:06 Pisces 13
Uranus:19 Taurus 09
Neptune:27 Pisces 04
Pluto:00 Aquarius 20 Rx

True Lunar Node:03 Taurus 56
Mean Lunar Node:03 Taurus 11 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):14 Leo 00

Chiron:17 Aries 59
Ceres:23 Virgo 58
Pallas:04 Leo 29
Juno:06 Gemini 43
Vesta:12 Taurus 33

Eris:24 Aries 53

Fire:5
Earth:7
Air:2
Water:5
Cardinal:5
Fixed:9
Mutable:5

Southwestern Hemisphere

This local time is in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

13 May 2023
06:00 am GMT 4:00 PM AEST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:22 Taurus 14
Moon:00 Pisces 48
Mercury:05 Taurus 59 Rx
Venus:06 Cancer 09
Mars:25 Cancer 49
Jupiter:29 Aries 12
Saturn:06 Pisces 12
Uranus:19 Taurus 08
Neptune:27 Pisces 04
Pluto:00 Aquarius 20 Rx

True Lunar Node:03 Taurus 56
Mean Lunar Node:03 Taurus 12 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):13 Leo 58

Chiron:17 Aries 58
Ceres:23 Virgo 57
Pallas:04 Leo 20
Juno:06 Gemini 31
Vesta:12 Taurus 24

Eris:24 Aries 52

Fire:5
Earth:7
Air:2
Water:5
Cardinal:5
Fixed:9
Mutable:5