Category: Daily Astronomy

Astronomy Picture of the Day

Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer.

2021 October 3

The Holographic Principle and a Teapot

Image Credit: CaltechExplanation: Sure, you can see the 2D rectangle of colors, but can you see deeper? Counting color patches in the featured image, you might estimate that the most information that this 2D digital image can hold is about 60 (horizontal) x 50(vertical) x 256 (possible colors) = 768,000 bits. However, the yet-unproven Holographic Principle states that, counter-intuitively, the information in a 2D panel can include all of the information in a 3D room that can be enclosed by the panel. The principle derives from the idea that the Planck length, the length scale where quantum mechanics begins to dominate classical gravity, is one side of an area that can hold only about one bit of information. The limit was first postulated by physicist Gerard ‘t Hooft in 1993. It can arise from generalizations from seemingly distant speculation that the information held by a black hole is determined not by its enclosed volume but by the surface area of its event horizon. The term “holographic” arises from a hologram analogy where three-dimension images are created by projecting light through a flat screen. Beware, some people staring at the featured image may not think it encodes just 768,000 bits — nor even 2563,000 bit permutations — rather they might claim it encodes a three-dimensional teapot.

Astronomy Picture of the Day

Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer.

2021 October 2

A Light and Dusty Night

Image Credit & Copyright: Rodrigo GuerraExplanation: Posing as a brilliant evening star, Venus lies near the western horizon in this southern hemisphere, early spring, night skyscape. To create the composite view exposures tracking the sky and fixed for the foreground were taken on September 25 from Cascavel in southern Brazil. In view after sunset, Venus appears immersed in a cone of zodiacal light, sunlight scattered from dust along the Solar System’s ecliptic plane. In fact from either hemisphere of planet Earth, zodiacal light is most visible after sunset near a spring equinox, (or before sunrise near an autumn equinox) when its luminous arc lies at steep angles to the horizon. Extending above the sunset on this night, the zodiacal light reaches toward rich starfields and immense interstellar dust clouds in the bulge of the central Milky Way. Follow along the Milky Way from the central bulge back toward the horizon and you’ll spot the closest star system to the Sun, Alpha Centauri, a mere 4.37 light-years away.

Astronomy Picture of the Day

The Central Milky Way from Lagoon to Pipe

Image Credit & Copyright: Gabriel Rodrigues Santos

Explanation: Dark markings and colorful clouds inhabit this stellar landscape. The deep and expansive view spans more than 30 full moons across crowded star fields toward the center of our Milky Way Galaxy. Cataloged in the early 20th century by astronomer E. E. Barnard, the obscuring interstellar dust clouds seen toward the right include B59, B72, B77 and B78, part of the Ophiuchus molecular cloud complex a mere 450 light-years away. To the eye their combined shape suggests a pipe stem and bowl, and so the dark nebula’s popular name is the Pipe Nebula. Three bright nebulae gathered on the left are stellar nurseries some 5,000 light-years distant toward the constellation Sagittarius. In the 18th century astronomer Charles Messier included two of them in his catalog of bright clusters and nebulae; M8, the largest of the triplet, and colorful M20 just above. The third prominent emission region includes NGC 6559 at the far left. Itself divided by obscuring dust lanes, M20 is also known as the Trifid. M8’s popular moniker is the Lagoon Nebula.

Astronomy Picture of the Day

From NASA.gov

Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer.

The Hydrogen Clouds of M33

Image Credit & Copyright: Luca Fornaciari

Explanation: Gorgeous spiral galaxy M33 seems to have more than its fair share of glowing hydrogen gas. A prominent member of the local group of galaxies, M33 is also known as the Triangulum Galaxy and lies a mere 3 million light-years away. Sprawling along loose spiral arms that wind toward the core, M33’s giant HII regions are some of the largest known stellar nurseries, sites of the formation of short-lived but very massive stars. Intense ultraviolet radiation from the luminous massive stars ionizes the surrounding hydrogen gas and ultimately produces the characteristic red glow. To highlight the HII regions in this telescopic image, broadband data used to produce a color view of the galaxy were combined with narrowband data recorded through a hydrogen-alpha filter, transmitting the light of the strongest hydrogen emission line. Close-ups of cataloged HII regions appear in the sidebar insets. Use the individual reference number to find their location within the Triangulum Galaxy. For example, giant HII region NGC604 is identified in an inset on the right and appears at position number 15. That’s about 4 o’clock from galaxy center in this portrait of M33.

September 29th Astronomy Picture of the Day

Gigantic Jet Lightning from Puerto Rico

Gigantic Jet Lightning from Puerto Rico
Video Credit & Copyright: Frankie LucenaExplanation: Have you ever seen a gigantic jet? They are extremely rare but tremendously powerful. Gigantic jets are a type of lightning discharge documented only this century that occur between some thunderstorms and the Earth’s ionosphere high above them. Pictured above is the middle and top of one such jet caught last week by a lightning and meteor camera from Puerto Rico, USA. The jet traversed perhaps 70 kilometers in just under one second. Gigantic jets are much different from regular cloud-to-cloud and cloud-to-ground lightning. The bottoms of gigantic jets appear similar in appearance to another type cloud-to-above strike called blue jets, while the tops appear similar to upper-atmosphere red sprites. Although the mechanism and trigger that causes gigantic jets is a topic of research, it is clear that the jets reduce charge imbalance between different parts of Earth’s atmosphere. A good way to look for gigantic jets is to watch a powerful but distant thunderstorm from a clear location.

From NASA.gov

 

Almost Hyperspace: Random APOD Generator
Tomorrow’s picture: open space

Astronomy Picture of the Day

Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer.

Night of the Perseids – September 28, 2021

Video Credit & Copyright: Vikas Chander & Dorje Angchuk; Music: Tea Time via PremiumBeatExplanation: Have you ever experienced a meteor shower? To help capture the wonder, a video was taken during the peak of the recent Perseid meteor shower above the Indian Astronomical Observatory in Hanle, India, high up in the Himalayan mountains. Night descends as the video begins, with the central plane of our Milky Way Galaxy approaching from the left and Earth-orbiting satellites zipping by overhead. During the night, the flash of meteors that usually takes less than a second is artificially extended. The green glow of most meteors is typically caused by vaporizing nickel. As the video continues, Orion rises and meteors flare above the 2-meter Himalayan Chandra Telescope and the seven barrels of the High Energy Gamma Ray Telescope (Hagar). The 2 minute 30 second movie ends with the Sun rising, preceded by a false dawn of zodiacal light.

September 27th Astronomy Picture of the Day

Discover the cosmos!

Unwrapped: Five Decade Old Lunar Selfie

Image Credit: NASA, Apollo 11, Neil Armstrong; Processing: Michael Ranger

Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer.

Explanation: 

Here is one of the most famous pictures from the Moon — but digitally reversed. Apollo 11 landed on the moon in 1969 and soon thereafter many pictures were taken, including an iconic picture of Buzz Aldrin taken by Neil Armstrong. The original image captured not only the magnificent desolation of an unfamiliar world, but Armstrong himself reflected in Aldrin’s curved visor. Enter modern digital technology. In the featured image, the spherical distortion from Aldrin’s helmet has been reversed. The result is the famous picture — but now featuring Armstrong himself from Aldrin’s perspective. Even so, since Armstrong took the picture, the image is effectively a five-decade old lunar selfie. The original visor reflection is shown on the left, while Earth hangs in the lunar sky on the upper right. A foil-wrapped leg of the Eagle lander is prominently visible. Preparations to return humans to the Moon in the next few years include the Artemis program, an international collaboration led by NASA.

Astronomy Picture of the Day

The Red Square Nebula

Image Credit & Copyright: Peter Tuthill (Sydney U.) & James Lloyd (Cornell U.)

Explanation: How did a round star create this square nebula? No one is quite sure. The round star, known as MWC 922 and possibly part of a multiple star system, appears at the center of the Red Square Nebula. The featured image combines infrared exposures from the Hale Telescope on Mt. Palomar in California, and the Keck-2 Telescope on Mauna Kea in Hawaii. A leading progenitor hypothesis for the square nebula is that the central star or stars somehow expelled cones of gas during a late developmental stage. For MWC 922, these cones happen to incorporate nearly right angles and be visible from the sides. Supporting evidence for the cone hypothesis includes radial spokes in the image that might run along the cone walls. Researchers speculate that the cones viewed from another angle would appear similar to the gigantic rings of supernova 1987A, possibly indicating that a star in MWC 922 might one day itself explode in a similar supernova.

From NASA.gov

September 25th Current Moon Phase and Planetary Positions

Moon Goddess’ Current Phase

Click here to find out the Moon phase for anyone’s birth date.

From Moongiant.com

The Moon’s current phase for today and tonight is a Waning Gibbous Phase. 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. During this phase the Moon can also be seen in the early morning daylight hours on the western horizon.

Visit the September 2021 Moon Phases Calendar to see all the daily moon phase for this month.

Today’s Waning Gibbous Phase

The Waning Gibbous on September 25 has an illumination of 81%. This is the percentage of the Moon illuminated by the Sun. The illumination is constantly changing and can vary up to 10% a day. On September 25 the Moon is 18.96 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.

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.

Custom 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

Northern Hemisphere

The time for the Custom Planetary Positions is from the local time in Chicago, Illinois, USA

September 25, 2021
08:00 pm GMT 3:00 PM CDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:02 Libra 58
Moon:27 Taurus 44
Mercury:25 Libra 22
Venus:17 Scorpio 04
Mars:07 Libra 01
Jupiter:23 Aquarius 09 Rx
Saturn:07 Aquarius 04 Rx
Uranus:14 Taurus 15 Rx
Neptune:21 Pisces 28 Rx
Pluto:24 Capricorn 21 Rx
True Lunar Node:03 Gemini 25 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:04 Gemini 41 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):07 Gemini 42

Chiron:11 Aries 00 Rx
Ceres:11 Gemini 35
Pallas:14 Pisces 47 Rx
Juno:15 Sagittarius 16
Vesta:02 Scorpio 38
Eris:24 Aries 27 Rx

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

Southern Hemisphere

The time for the Custom Planetary Positions is from the local time in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

26 September 2021
05:00 am GMT 3:00 PM AEST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:03 Libra 20
Moon:02 Gemini 10
Mercury:25 Libra 25
Venus:17 Scorpio 29
Mars:07 Libra 16
Jupiter:23 Aquarius 08 Rx
Saturn:07 Aquarius 04 Rx
Uranus:14 Taurus 15 Rx
Neptune:21 Pisces 28 Rx
Pluto:24 Capricorn 20 Rx
True Lunar Node:03 Gemini 25 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:04 Gemini 39 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):07 Gemini 44
Chiron:10 Aries 59 Rx
Ceres:11 Gemini 37
Pallas:14 Pisces 41 Rx
Juno:15 Sagittarius 21
Vesta:02 Scorpio 49
Eris:24 Aries 26 Rx
Fire:3
Earth:2
Air:10
Water:4
Cardinal:6
Fixed:5
Mutable:8

September 23rd Current Moon Goddess’ Phase and Planetary Positions

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, you know was on the date the person was born. 

From Moongiant.com

The Moon’s current phase for today and tonight is a Waning Gibbous Phase. 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. During this phase the Moon can also be seen in the early morning daylight hours on the western horizon.

Visit the September 2021 Moon Phases Calendar to see all the daily moon phase for this month.

Today’s Waning Gibbous Phase

The Waning Gibbous on September 23 has an illumination of 94%. This is the percentage of the Moon illuminated by the Sun. The illumination is constantly changing and can vary up to 10% a day. On September 23 the Moon is 17.14 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.

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.

Custom 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

Northern Hemisphere

The time for the Custom Planetary Positions is from the local time in Chicago, Illinois, United States of America

September 23, 2021
08:00 pm GMT 3:00 PM CDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:01 Libra 00
Moon:03 Taurus 45
Mercury:24 Libra 52
Venus:14 Scorpio 49
Mars:05 Libra 43
Jupiter:23 Aquarius 18 Rx
Saturn:07 Aquarius 08 Rx
Uranus:14 Taurus 19 Rx
Neptune:21 Pisces 32 Rx
Pluto:24 Capricorn 21 Rx
True Lunar Node:03 Gemini 31 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:04 Gemini 47 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):07 Gemini 28
Chiron:11 Aries 06 Rx
Ceres:11 Gemini 25
Pallas:15 Pisces 16 Rx
Juno:14 Sagittarius 49
Vesta:01 Scorpio 36
Eris:24 Aries 28 Rx
Fire:3
Earth:3
Air:9
Water:4
Cardinal:6
Fixed:6
Mutable:7

Southern Hemisphere 

The time for the Custom Planetary Positions is from the local time in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 

24 September 2021
05:00 am GMT 3:00 PM AEST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:01 Libra 22
Moon:08 Taurus 18
Mercury:25 Libra 00
Venus:15 Scorpio 14
Mars:05 Libra 58
Jupiter:23 Aquarius 17 Rx
Saturn:07 Aquarius 07 Rx
Uranus:14 Taurus 18 Rx
Neptune:21 Pisces 31 Rx
Pluto:24 Capricorn 21 Rx
True Lunar Node:03 Gemini 29 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:04 Gemini 46 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):07 Gemini 31
Chiron:11 Aries 05 Rx
Ceres:11 Gemini 27
Pallas:15 Pisces 10 Rx
Juno:14 Sagittarius 54
Vesta:01 Scorpio 47
Eris:24 Aries 28 Rx
Fire:3
Earth:3
Air:9
Water:4
Cardinal:6
Fixed:6
Mutable:7

September 11th Correspondence Digest

Daily Horoscope

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Moon Alert

After 10:15 PM Pacific time, avoid shopping or making important decisions. The Moon is in Scorpio.

Aries (March 21-April 19)

This is a lovely day for you! The celestial gods will bless you in financial matters as well as affectionate romance. Keep your pockets open because gifts, goodies and favours from others can come your way. Enjoy fun times with your main squeeze.

Taurus (April 20-May 20)

This is a wonderful day to relate to everyone, including members of the general public. Conversations with close friends and partners will be warm and congenial. Basically, people are in a good mood today. However, they’re also prepared to work hard to get things done. Ditto for you.

Gemini (May 21-June 20)

This is a productive day for you because you’re in a positive frame of mind, in addition to which, you’re motivated to get things done. Group efforts will be beneficial. Some of you will be involved with work-related travel. You’ve got big ideas!

Cancer (June 21-July 22)

Today is an excellent day because people can work hard or they can party hard – or both. However, for your sign, the greater likelihood is that you will choose to party hard! Great day for a vacation. Enjoy sports events, playful activities with kids, the entertainment world and social outings!

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)

This the perfect time to entertain at home or enjoy family get-togethers. Recently, you worked to make your home look more attractive. Perhaps now is the time to show off your efforts? Mark Twain said, “I can live for two months on a good compliment.”

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)

This is a winning day! The Sun and Mars in your sign will invigorate you and give you energy and enthusiasm! Meanwhile Venus, the Moon and Jupiter will make your words so diplomatic and charming, everyone will want to hear what you have to say.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)

Because you are in an enthusiastic and energetic frame of mind today, you can work hard, you can party hard, or you can do both. (Preferably one before the other.) This is a particularly good day for business and commercial transactions.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)

Today fair Venus is in your sign promoting your people skills. Meanwhile, the Moon is in your sign increasing your enthusiasm for anything that you do. Expect to be successful dealing with friends and groups as well as family members. It’s a winning day!

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)

You continue to impress bosses, parents, teachers and VIPs, which is why this is an excellent time for you to do anything to advance your agenda. Today, you might work behind the scenes in such a way as to promote your good name. (Promoting is your forte. You could sell the Brooklyn Bridge!)

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)

This is a lovely, popular day, which is why you’ll enjoy interactions with others. You will especially enjoy time spent with a friend or perhaps a group. In fact, groups could be anything from a few friends to a large convention. It’s a good money day, as well.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)

Today you make a fabulous impression on bosses, parents and important people. Since this is a case, choose this day to make your pitch. Do whatever you need to do to advance your agenda because doors will open for you.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)

You’re very keen to travel and today is no exception. You might see ways to do something that expands your horizons –very likely with a friend or with a group. Use your energy to make this happen because it is possible. Accept someone’s offer of help if it comes your way.

If Your Birthday Is Today

Musician Moby (1965) shares your birthday today. Because you are curious and forward thinking, you investigate new ideas and concepts. You are precise, and a stickler for details. You are sensitive, careful and a shrewd negotiator. You will enjoy this year because it is a time of learning as well as teaching. Reach out and grab new knowledge – anything that will enrich your life. Solitude also will benefit you.

Birthday Horoscope 

Zodiac Sign Is Virgo

To read anyone’s birthday horoscope

SEPTEMBER 11 birthday horoscope predicts that you are a person who knows what you want. You are focused and usually full of willpower and discipline. Also, you can be described as confident and unmoving. You are clear in your mind about what you want out of your life.

As the zodiac sign for a September 11 birthday is Virgo, you are pretty sure of your position in life. You love a good debate, as you are knowledgeable about most things. This will likely test your skills as a talented troubleshooter.

As a September 11 birthday personality, you are not afraid of a little hard work or to put in long hours. If it is a task that is rewarding to the Virgo, you will put your all into completing it.

Also, as a person with a September 11 birthday, you know how to delegate work assignments with the right people. Your friends and co-workers say that you are particular about how you do things and they are more than willing to put forth their best efforts. In light of your expectations, you have people that you can count on.

The September 11 astrology predicts that Virgos born on this day typically will go the extra mile for their friends and family. Your loved ones are generally loyal, and your friends may consider you part of the family.

The September 11th horoscope also shows that you are very much sympathetic toward the needs of those you love. As someone who wants a large family, you will probably take measures to ensure their happiness even if it means changing your values to accommodate a trending society. You want to make your mark on the world and have people look back and share positive qualities that you may have.

Let’s talk about a Virgo in love. The September 11th birthday loves compatibility predictions show that you like meeting new people and because of your charming personalities, the feeling is mutual. However, when it comes to what truly matters to this Virgo, these things are discussed with your mate. The trust bestowed upon the Virgin’s lover should be returned with an emotional bond. The Virgo’s lover should understand that family is important and that their opinion means a great deal.

The September 11th horoscope profile shows that you are likely a peaceful but detached virgin. Nonetheless, you can be smart as a whip. You somehow find peace in the library instead of at your noisy office. This is not to say that you don’t enjoy your co-workers but you feel better within your confines.

Typically, you do not want for much but will make a compromise for the sake of achieving a goal or dream. Although you are not concerned about image, you could take a relaxed attitude about some things that are extremely important like your health.

Making a decision about your career can be tough for this zodiac birthday person as you have so many talents, skills, and gifts. The September 11 horoscope also show that you have a natural ability to organize massive events or small ones. As an alternative, you could ease into a position of investigations or finances.

Some of you born today on this Virgo birthday could be musically inclined. You are among some great people who have made it big in the entertainment industry. Whichever road you choose, you will likely be incredibly successful.

This Virgo’s health is in excellent condition. You do everything to ensure you are getting your proper rest, vitamins and exercise. Because of this, you will likely live a long time and retain your youthful appearance.

You, more often than not, spend your time off playing a game of tennis or in the pool. There is one thing though, Virgo, you are accident prone. Typically, you need to protect your heads or upper body at all times.

The September 11 birthday personality tend to never back down from a challenge. You get joy from seeing your friends and family happy. Security is important to you especially when it comes to your soul mates or life partner. You love your family more than anything else.

You go to the library as if it is a job. You are a grade A candidate for leadership or management positions. However, you tend to have accidents. Protect your head as you could suffer serious injury.

Famous People And Celebrities Born On September 11

Anjali, Paul “Bear” Bryant, Jc Caylen, Harry Connick, Jr., Lola Falana, Taraji P Henson, Somo

See: Famous Celebrities Born On September 11

This Day That Year – September11 In History

1875 – First time comics appeared in the newspaper
1910 – First time the electric bus is used in Hollywood
1927 – The Brown’s finally win against NY after a losing streak of 21 losses
1946 – The first time a long distance conversation is held in a car on the telephone

September 11 Kanya Rashi (Vedic Moon Sign)
September 11 Chinese Zodiac ROOSTER

September 11 Birthday Planet

Your ruling planet isMercurythat symbolizes your mind, intelligence, sense of humor and agility.

September 11 Birthday Symbols

The Virgin Is The Symbol For The Virgo Star Sign

September 11 Birthday Tarot Card

Your Birthday Tarot Card is Justice. This card symbolizes positive resolution in your favor, balance, and fairness. The Minor Arcana cards are Nine of Disks and King of Pentacles

September 11 Birthday Zodiac Compatibility

You are most compatible with people born under Zodiac Sign Taurus: This match will have lots in common.
You are not compatible with people born under Zodiac Sign Libra: This love relationship will be discordant.

See Also:

September 11 Lucky Number

Number 2 – This number signifies harmony, equilibrium, caution, emotions, sensitivity, and mediation.

Read about: Birthday Numerology

Lucky Colors For September 11 Birthday

Indigo: This color stands for perception, tradition, obedience, and practicality.
Green: This is a balancing color that stands for stability, growth, restoration, and generosity.

Lucky Days For September 11 Birthday

Monday – This is the day of Moon that helps you work on your public face and have better relations with friends and family.
Wednesday – This is the day of planet Mercury that stands for communication and expression of ideas.

September 11Birthstone Sapphire

Your lucky gemstone is Sapphire which is a symbol of protection, sincerity, trust, and spirituality.

Ideal Zodiac Birthday Gifts For People Born On September 11th

New software for the man and a navy blazer for the woman. The September 11 birthday horoscope predicts that you love gifts that give you a new challenge.

Moon Goddess’ Current Phase

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

The Moon’s current phase for today and tonight is a Waxing Crescent Phase. A Waxing Crescent is the first Phase after the New Moon and is a great time to see the features of the moon’s surface. During this phase the Moon can be seen in the wester sky after the sun dips below the horizon at sunset. The moon is close to the sun in the sky and mostly dark except for the right edge of the moon which becomes brighter as the days get closer to the next phase which is a First Quarter with a 50% illumination.

Visit the September 2021 Moon Phases Calendar to see all the daily moon phase for this month.

Today’s Waxing Crescent Phase

The Waxing Crescent on September 11 has an illumination of 24%. This is the percentage of the Moon illuminated by the Sun. The illumination is constantly changing and can vary up to 10% a day. On September 11 the Moon is 4.83 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.

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.

Custom 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

Northern Hemisphere

 The time for the Custom Planetary Positions is from the local time in Chicago, Illinois, United States of America

September 11, 2021
08:00 pm GMT 3:00 PM CDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:19 Virgo 18
Moon:22 Scorpio 33
Mercury:15 Libra 51
Venus:01 Scorpio 07
Mars:27 Virgo 57
Jupiter:24 Aquarius 25 Rx
Saturn:07 Aquarius 34 Rx
Uranus:14 Taurus 35 Rx
Neptune:21 Pisces 51 Rx
Pluto:24 Capricorn 28 Rx
True Lunar Node:04 Gemini 45 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:05 Gemini 25 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):06 Gemini 09
Chiron:11 Aries 36 Rx
Ceres:09 Gemini 56
Pallas:18 Pisces 22 Rx
Juno:12 Sagittarius 19
Vesta:25 Libra 31
Eris:24 Aries 34 Rx
Fire:3
Earth:4
Air:8
Water:4
Cardinal:5
Fixed:5
Mutable:9

Southern Hemisphere

The time for the Custom Planetary Positions is from the local time in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia  

12 September 2021
05:00 am GMT 3:00 PM AEST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:19 Virgo 40
Moon:27 Scorpio 53
Mercury:16 Libra 15
Venus:01 Scorpio 33
Mars:28 Virgo 12
Jupiter:24 Aquarius 23 Rx
Saturn:07 Aquarius 33 Rx
Uranus:14 Taurus 34 Rx
Neptune:21 Pisces 51 Rx
Pluto:24 Capricorn 27 Rx
True Lunar Node:04 Gemini 44 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:05 Gemini 24 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):06 Gemini 11
Chiron:11 Aries 35 Rx
Ceres:10 Gemini 00
Pallas:18 Pisces 16 Rx
Juno:12 Sagittarius 23
Vesta:25 Libra 42
Eris:24 Aries 34 Rx
Fire:3
Earth:4
Air:8
Water:4
Cardinal:5
Fixed:5
Mutable:9

Witchcraft/Magickal

From Spell 8 – Saturday

Saturday

Candle

black candleLight a black candle to symbolize the heat of the hearth. Meditating with a black candle brings spiritual protection as it absorbs hostility, unfriendliness, curses and more. Black candles aren’t evil, they help us stay protected from harm.

Ruling Deities

Wiccan Goddess Bast Wiccan Goddess Hecate Wiccan Goddess Hestia Wiccan God SaturnBast, Hecate, Hestia and Saturn are rulers of Saturdays.

Crystals

Sapphire, Black Tourmaline, or Amethyst.

Carrying these gemstones today can bring success and fulfillment of your goals. Wear them as a talisman or simply keep them close to you to harness their energy.

A Potion

Drink a cup of Black Tea to connect with Saturday’s infallible inspiration. Black tea has a higher rate of theine than other teas, so it is a powerful stimulant. Its rich aroma promotes an awakening of the senses and its fluorine contents can help prevent cavities! ¹.

 

THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER 2021: HOLIDAYS, FUN FACTS, FOLKLORE EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT SEPTEMBER

From The Old Farmers Almanac

What happens in the month of September? It’s a little for everyone: the last days of summer and the first days of fall. See September holidays, advice, recipes, fun facts, and trivia below.

September, in Old England, was called Haervest-monath (Harvest Month). This is the time to gather up the rest of the harvest and prepare for the winter months.

There are flowers enough in the summertime,
More flowers than I can remember—
But none with the purple, gold, and red
That dye the flowers of September!
—Mary Howitt (1799-1888)

THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER

September’s name comes from the Latin word septem, meaning “seven.” This month had originally been the seventh month of the early Roman calendar.

SEPTEMBER CALENDAR

  • September 6—the first Monday in September—is Labor Day. Canadians also observe Labour Day.
  • September 6 is also Rosh Hashanah, a Jewish holiday that marks the beginning of the new year.
  • September 11 is Patriot Day, held in honor and remembrance of those who died in the September 11 attacks of 2001. This year marks the 20th anniversary of September 11.
  • September 12 is Grandparents Day. Honor your grandparents today—and every day!
  • September 15 is Yom Kippur, the holiest holiday in the Jewish calendar.
  • September 17 is Constitution Day. This day celebrates the adoption of the U.S. Constitution, which occurred on September 17, 1787 (just five years prior to the founding of The Old Farmer’s Almanac, believe it or not!).
  • September 21 is recognized as the annual International Day of Peace. Observances range from a moment of silence at noon to events such as peace walks, concerts, and volunteering in the community.
  • September 22 marks the start of fall! This year’s Autumnal Equinox occurs at 3:20 P.M. EDT on Wednesday, September 22. At this time, there are approximately equal hours of daylight and darkness.
  • September 29 is Michaelmas. Michaelmas is an ancient Celtic “Quarter Day” which marked the end of the harvesting season and was steeped in folklore.

“Just for Fun” Days

Have fun with these strange celebrations in September!

  • September is National Happy Cat Month
  • September 8: National Hug Your Hound Day
  • September 13: Kids Take Over the Kitchen Day
  • September 19: International Talk Like a Pirate Day
  • September 24: National Punctuation Day

HOLIDAY TRADITIONS AROUND THE WORLD

Mid-Autumn Festival: September 20–21, 2021

Also known as the Moon Festival, this holiday has been celebrated for at least 3,000 years and is said to be the second largest festival in China after the Chinese New Year. Observed on the 15th day of the eighth month of the traditional Chinese lunar calendar, it can occur in either September or early October in the Gregorian calendar.

This autumn festival occurs during the full Moon nearest the fall equinox, which is traditionally said to be the brightest and roundest. Local festivities might involve brightly colored lanterns, dances, games, and other entertainments. Families and friends celebrate into the evening to give thanks for the harvest and for being together, offering each other wishes for happiness and long life and remembering loved ones who live far away.

Celebrants may make offerings to the Moon goddess Chang’e or share traditional mooncakes by moonlight. These round pastries, which symbolize the full Moon and reunion, are often filled with red bean or lotus seed paste surrounding a salted egg yolk in the center.

September Zodiac

September’s zodiac signs are Virgo (Aug. 23–Sept. 22) and Libra (Sept. 23–Oct. 22). Find out your zodiac profile!

See the Best Days to do things this month.

SEPTEMBER ASTRONOMY

Full Harvest Moon

September’s full moon, the Harvest Moon, reaches peak illumination on Monday, September 20, at 7:54 P.M. EDT. Read more about September’s Full Moon!

Moon Phases for September

New Moon: September 6, 8:52 P.M. EDT
First Quarter: September 13, 4:41 P.M. EDT
Full Moon: September 20, 7:54 P.M. EDT
Last Quarter: September 28, 9:58 P.M. EDT
See more about Moon Phases.

Check out our Sky Watch for the month’s best night sky events.

RECIPES FOR THE SEASON

We like to think of September as the month of apples, as apple-picking becomes a common weekend pastime. Here are a few recipes for this fruit of the season:

Wondering which kind of apples to use in your dish? See the Best Apples for Baking: Apple Pie, Applesauce, Cider & More to find out!

For more fall recipes, use our Recipe Search.

SEPTEMBER GARDENING

The garden may be winding down, but there’s still plenty left to do!

See more gardening jobs for September.

EVERYDAY ADVICE

If you’re planning on baking some apple pies, try consulting our Best Apples for Baking article.

Do you still have herbs left over? If so, use them to make your own herbal remedies.

Try this fun fall craft using apples: Apple Heads.

Help out the birds this coming winter by preparing some bird food for them.

FOLKLORE FOR THE SEASON

  • Heavy September rains bring drought.
  • September dries up ditches or breaks down bridges.
  • September blow soft, till the fruit’s in the loft.
  • Married in September’s golden glow, smooth and serene your life will go.
  • If the storms of September clear off warm, the storms of the following winter will be warm.
  • Fair on September 1st, fair for the month.

SEPTEMBER BIRTH FLOWERS

September’s birth flowers are the aster and the morning glory. The aster signifies powerful love, and the China aster expresses variety or afterthought in the language of flowers. The morning glory symbolizes affection. It can also mean coquetry, affectation, or bonds in the language of flowers. Find out more about September’s birth flowers and the language of flowers.

SEPTEMBER BIRTHSTONE

The September birthstone is the sapphire, which was once thought to guard against evil and poisoning.

  • Sapphire is a form of corundum that is typically blue, a color caused by tiny bits of iron and titanium; the vivid, medium blues are more valuable than lighter or darker forms. Due to various trace elements, sapphires also appear in other colors. Those with red colors are called rubies.
  • Sapphires were thought to encourage divine wisdom and protection. They symbolized purity, truth, trust, and loyalty. Some believed that if they were placed in a jar with a snake, the snake would die.
  • The sapphire, along with the related ruby, are the second-hardest natural gemstones, with only the diamond being harder.

Find out more about September’s birthstone.

THIS MONTH IN HISTORY

September 12: Choices

On this day in 1962, President John F. Kennedy went to Rice University in Houston, Texas, to make a speech justifying his proposed $5.4 billion space program. He had called on Congress in the previous year to fund a massive project to put a man on the Moon and bring him home safely before the end of the decade. Toward that end, he asked his vice president, Lyndon Johnson, to make it happen. Johnson, a Texan, was happy to oblige.

The plan was to establish a Manned Spacecraft Center in Houston, upon land that had been made available by Rice University (which had received it from Humble Oil and Refining Company). If that happened, federal money would flow to that city and to Rice, a university distinguished for its scholarship, if not for its football. In football, the University of Texas was king, although Rice gamely played Texas every year.

Kennedy challenged 35,000 listeners, sweltering in the Rice football stadium, to think big: “But why, some say, the Moon? Why choose this as our goal? And they may well ask, Why climb the highest mountain? Why, 35 years ago, fly the Atlantic?” he asked. Then he added another impossible goal, one he had jotted in the margin only minutes earlier: “Why does Rice play Texas?”

The line drew a huge laugh and added a touch of humor and humility to the soaring rhetoric. His speech continued, soon issuing the now famous lines, “We choose to go to the Moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard … .”

Kennedy eventually got his moonshot, although he did not live to see Neil Armstrong’s 1969 moonwalk. And, three years after the speech, in 1965, Rice beat Texas. It would be 28 years before that happened again.

 

Solar flares and the Consciousness Connection

Are you experiencing sleep disturbances, feeling irritable for no reason, anxious, jittery, having visual distortions or feel immensely drained? If so you may be experiencing the effect of Solar Flares.

What are Solar Flares and Why are They So Important Towards Awakening?

The Earth is composed of a Magnetic field, also known as the geomagnetic field that encompasses the planet. The magnetic field extends from the Earth’s interior region to where it meets solar wind or a stream of charged particles emanating from the Sun.  “The magnetosphere is the region above the ionosphere and extends several tens of thousands of kilometers into space, protecting the Earth from the charged particles of the solar wind and cosmic rays that would otherwise strip away the upper atmosphere, including the ozone layer that protects the Earth from harmful ultraviolet radiation.”

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September 2021 Planets Going Into Retrograde

 

In astrology, retrogrades are a necessary part of life. Even though the mere mention of the word “retrograde” could leave you with a whole bunch of anxiety, there’s no escaping the fact that sometimes, the planets love to move backward. At best, planetary retrogrades are an opportunity to lay low, embrace introspection, and tie off some loose ends. At worst, a retrograde can pave the way for the most awkward and frustrating situation imaginable. Either way, you’ll survive it. If you’re wondering what planets are retrograde during September 2021, take a deep breath, because the answer is a whopping seven.

Yes, you read that right. There will be seven retrogrades this month, and although that number sounds ridiculously high, there’s no reason to freak out. After all, the vast majority of these retrogrades involve outer planets, and in astrology, outer planets are already retrograde nearly half of the year, which makes the impact of their retrogrades less noticeable (at least at first). However, there is one retrograde that might give you a hard time, and that one happens to be the most famous (or infamous) of them all: Mercury retrograde.

Regardless, the cosmos have got a lot planned this September — especially when it comes to retrogrades. Here’s what you should know about all seven of them:

Pluto (April 27 to Oct. 6)

Saturn (May 23 to Oct. 10)

Jupiter (June 20 to Oct. 18)

Neptune (June 25 to Dec. 1)

Chiron (July 15 to Dec. 19

Uranus (Aug. 19 to Jan. 18, 2022)

Mercury (Sept. 27 to Oct. 18)

Click here to read more about the retrograde planets

August new moon 2021: Dark skies set the stage for bright Perseid meteors

The new moon arrives on Sunday (Aug. 8), and three days later a thin crescent moon will pass Venus in the evening sky. It also comes just as the Perseid meteor shower gets more intense.

Because the four-day-old moon will not be very bright, skywatchers don’t need to worry about it washing out the fainter meteors when the shower peaks on Thursday (Aug. 12). It also sets that night by about 10:30 p.m. local time in mid-northern latitudes, leaving the meteors to shine most of the night.

The moon is officially new at 9:50 a.m. EDT (1350 GMT) on Sunday. A new moon means the moon is directly between the sun and Earth. Technically, both objects are in conjunction, or on the same north-south line that passes through the celestial pole, near the star Polaris. (The term is also applied to other celestial bodies, such as planets).

Related:  Best night sky events of August 2021 (stargazing maps)

The timing of the lunar phases depends on where the moon is relative to the Earth, so it occurs at the same time all over the world — the only differences being due to what time zone you are in. In Melbourne, Australia, for example, the new moon occurs at 11:50 p.m. on Aug. 8, and in London it is at 1:50 p.m.

Since the new moon is between Earth and the sun, it is invisible unless there is a solar eclipse. Eclipses don’t happen every new moon because the moon’s orbit is tilted by about 5 degrees relative to the plane of the Earth’s orbit. Most of the time the new moon is offset from the sun (from the point of view of Earthbound observers), rising and setting at around the same time. The next solar eclipse isn’t until Dec. 4, 2021.

Visible planets…

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NASA Hubble Space Telescope snaps ‘squabbling galactic siblings’

The clashing trio earned a spot in the Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies.

 

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The odd-looking object Arp 195 is actually three galaxies interacting.

ESA/Hubble & NASA, J. Dalcanton

Galaxies aren’t just static entities hanging out in space doing nothing. When they get close to each other, they can collide, push and pull at each other and even merge together. A newly released Hubble Space Telescope image shows what happens when three galaxies interact with each other and act like “squabbling galactic siblings.”

Hubble is a joint project of NASA and the European Space Agency. ESA said the image shows a “dramatic triplet of galaxies” engaged in a “three-way gravitational tug-of-war.” The system is known as Arp 195, getting its name from astronomer Halton Arp.

Watch “Best Night Sky Events in June”

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A Look at The Universe

Witch’s Broom in the Western Veil of the Veil Nebula

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The New General Catalogue, an astronomical compendium of deep space objects, names this nebula NGC 6960. Its unofficial name is a touch more poetic: Witch’s Broom. Located in the Veil Nebula, it’s part of the remnants of a star 20 times the size of our sun that went supernova, exploding roughly 8,000 years ago. The long, slender filaments of the Witch’s Broom are part of an expanding blast wave from the supernova that’s shocking, heating, and transforming interstellar gasses as it goes. The bright spot at the nebula’s upper edge is the giant star 52 Cygni in the constellation Cygnus.

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(May) Full Moon in Scorpio

The Full Moon in Scorpio resonates with the mysteries of sex, birth, death, and rebirth. On this Full Moon we shine light into hidden recesses of our psyche. It is a time to shed old skins and let go from whatever is keeping us from growing. Under Scorpio Full Moon, we have the opportunity for profound personal transformation. This is also a good time to reflect on how we can reclaim our sense of personal power. This Full Moon is an especially potent time to work with the goddess associated with the scared dark. It is also a time for working all kinds of banishing, releasing, and cord cutting rituals. Scorpio helps us surrender to the process of transformation. Scorpio has a fierce compassion that tempers us, deepen us and turns us into beings of wisdom.

Inanna, walk beside me in my time of descent, and help me see that they are the pathways to wholeness, healing, and hard-won wisdom.

Guiding Goddess: Inanna, the Morrigan, Kali, Cerridwen

Copyright Danielle Blackwood Llewellyn’s Witches’ Datebook 2020 Page 75

October 16th N. H. Current Moon Phase and Planetary Positions

Current Moon Phase

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2019

On this day the Moon will be in a Waning Gibbous Phase. 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 a illumination of 50%. The average Moon rise for this phase is between 9am and Midnight depending on the age of the phase. The moon rises later and later each night setting after sunrise in the morning. During this phase the Moon can also be seen in the early morning daylight hours on the western horizon.

Custom Planetary Positions

October 16, 2019
11:00 am GMT (6:00 AM CDT)
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:22 Libra 47
Moon:21 Taurus 55
Mercury:16 Scorpio 59
Venus:09 Scorpio 38
Mars:07 Libra 55
Jupiter:20 Sagittarius 33
Saturn:14 Capricorn 33
Uranus:05 Taurus 06 Rx
Neptune:16 Pisces 24 Rx
Pluto:20 Capricorn 41

True Lunar Node:11 Cancer 39 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:12 Cancer 18 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):18 Pisces 29

Chiron:02 Aries 48 Rx
Ceres:18 Sagittarius 59
Pallas:20 Scorpio 14
Juno:22 Virgo 50
Vesta:25 Taurus 49 Rx

Eris:23 Aries 47 Rx

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