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Some Witchcraft/Magickal Correspondence Digest for Friday

 

Venus/Water/East/West/South/Dawn/Female/Libra/Taurus

 

Magickal Intentions: Love, Romance, Marriage, Sexual Matters, Physical Beauty, Friendship and Partnerships, Strangers, Heart

Color: aqua, blue, light blue, brown, green, pale green, magenta, peach, pink, rose, white, all pastels

Number: 5, 6

Metal: copper

Charm: green or white garments, scepter

Stone: alexandrite, amethyst, coral, diamond, emerald, jade, jet, black moonstone, peridot, smoky quartz, tiger’s-eye, pink tourmaline

Animal: camel, dove, elephant, goat, horse, pigeon, sparrow

Plant: apple, birch, cherry, clematis, clove, coriander, heather, hemlock, hibiscus, ivy, lotus, moss, myrtle, oats, pepperwort, peppermint, pinecone, quince, raspberry, rose, pink rose, red rose, rose hips, saffron, sage, savin, stephanotis, strawberry, thyme, vanilla, verbena, violet, water lily, yarrow, and all flowers

Incense: ambergris, camphor, mace, musk, myrrh, rose, saffron, sage, sandalwood, sweetgrass, vanilla, violet, all floral scents

Goddess: Aphrodite, Asherah, Baalith, Brigid, Erzulie, Freya (Passionate Queen), Frigg, Gefion, Harbor (Beautiful One), Hestia, Inanna, Ishtar (Lady of Passion and Desire), Lakshmi, Lilith, Mokosh, Nehalennia, Nerthus, Ostara, Pombagira, Sarasvati, Shakti, Shekinah, Sirtur, Al Uzza, Venus (Queen of Pleasure), Vesta

God: Allah, Bacchus, Bes, Cupid, the Dagda, Dionysus, El, Eros (God of Love), Freyr, Frit Ailek, Shukra

Evocation: Agrat Bat Mahalat, Anael, Hagiel, Mokosba, Rasbid, Sachiel, Uriel, Velas

Courtesy of Moonlight Musings

 

Spell for Today

Powerful Spells for Friday [Daily Spellwork]

Click on the hyperlink for spells to do on Friday from magickalspot.com

About Tina Caro

Tina Caro is a passionate solitary witch, an astrologer, a yogi, and she’s a passionate supporter of all things holistic! Her favorites are green magick, moon rituals, and shadow work.

Friday is one of those days when the weekend is getting started and you have more time for yourself.

Is it a coincidence that this is the perfect energetic day to cast love and beauty spells?

I don’t think so! If there is someone you like, someone you want to send loving energy your way, and you desperately want love in your life, Friday is the perfect day to do it!

April 22 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.

2022 April 22

Planet Earth at Twilight

Image Credit: ISS Expedition 2 Crew, Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth, NASA

Explanation: No sudden, sharp boundary marks the passage of day into night in this gorgeous view of ocean and clouds over our fair planet Earth. Instead, the shadow line or terminator is diffuse and shows the gradual transition to darkness we experience as twilight. With the Sun illuminating the scene from the right, the cloud tops reflect gently reddened sunlight filtered through the dusty troposphere, the lowest layer of the planet’s nurturing atmosphere. A clear high altitude layer, visible along the dayside’s upper edge, scatters blue sunlight and fades into the blackness of space. This picture was taken in June of 2001 from the International Space Station orbiting at an altitude of 211 nautical miles. Of course from home, you can check out the Earth Now.

 

Celebrate: Today is Earth Day

Earth Day 2022: Theme, Facts, Latest Events, and Celebrations

Each year on April 22, billions of people across the globe join together to raise awareness about environmental protection. This global event is known as Earth day. Earth Day was first celebrated in the United States on April 22, 1970. Today around 1 billion people in 193 countries take part in Earth Day and resolve to protect the environment and biodiversity. Now, time has come for Earth Day 2022.

Latest updates of Earth Day are given below:

22 April 2022 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

The time for these Custom Planetary Positions is from the local time in Sao Paulo, Brazil, South America

 22 April 2022
03:00 pm GMT 12:00 PM BRT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:02 Taurus 28
Moon:20 Capricorn 59
Mercury:21 Taurus 06
Venus:18 Pisces 39
Mars:05 Pisces 40
Jupiter:26 Pisces 12
Saturn:23 Aquarius 46
Uranus:14 Taurus 04
Neptune:24 Pisces 19
Pluto:28 Capricorn 35

True Lunar Node:22 Taurus 39
Mean Lunar Node:23 Taurus 37 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):00 Cancer 51

Chiron:13 Aries 32
Ceres:21 Gemini 03
Pallas:26 Aries 39
Juno:00 Pisces 42
Vesta:19 Aquarius 02

Eris:24 Aries 26

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

Southern Hemisphere

The time for these Custom Planetary Positions is from the local time in Cape Town, South Africa

22 April 2022
10:00 am GMT 12:00 PM SAST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:02 Taurus 16
Moon:18 Capricorn 01
Mercury:20 Taurus 47
Venus:18 Pisces 25
Mars:05 Pisces 31
Jupiter:26 Pisces 10
Saturn:23 Aquarius 45
Uranus:14 Taurus 03
Neptune:24 Pisces 18
Pluto:28 Capricorn 35

True Lunar Node:22 Taurus 39
Mean Lunar Node:23 Taurus 38 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):00 Cancer 50

Chiron:13 Aries 32
Ceres:20 Gemini 58
Pallas:26 Aries 34
Juno:00 Pisces 37
Vesta:18 Aquarius 57

Eris:24 Aries 26

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

Southwestern Hemisphere

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

22 April 2022
02:00 am GMT 12:00 PM AEST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:01 Taurus 56
Moon:13 Capricorn 16
Mercury:20 Taurus 17
Venus:18 Pisces 02
Mars:05 Pisces 16
Jupiter:26 Pisces 05
Saturn:23 Aquarius 44
Uranus:14 Taurus 02
Neptune:24 Pisces 17
Pluto:28 Capricorn 35

True Lunar Node:22 Taurus 38
Mean Lunar Node:23 Taurus 39 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):00 Cancer 48

Chiron:13 Aries 31
Ceres:20 Gemini 50
Pallas:26 Aries 25
Juno:00 Pisces 30
Vesta:18 Aquarius 49

Eris:24 Aries 25

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

A Thought for Today

This is wishing all witches everywhere could come out of the broom closet without fear of being persecuted in anyway even if it is a family member who would shun them.

Until we meet again blessed be dear sisters, brothers, and honored guests.

April 21, 2022 Daily Horoscopes Digest

Click here for Georgia Nicols’ Daily Horoscopes 

Moon Alert

There are no restrictions to shopping or important decisions today. The Moon is in Capricorn.

Aries (March 21-April 19)

Today professional and business concerns are your focus. In addition, for some reason, your most intimate and personal life might be on public display. Like what’s with that? Perhaps it’s a public argument? (It’s hard to keep your shirt on when you need to get something off your chest.)

Taurus (April 20-May 20)

Today you need to get outta Dodge. You want to be free of your daily routine and do something different for some thrills and fun stimulation. Travel would be an obvious choice. Enjoy meeting new friends, especially people who are different.

Gemini (May 21-June 20)

Today your emotional experiences will be more intense than usual. Or possibly, you will attract someone to you who is very intense. (“Hi Darth.”) You might be envious of something that someone else owns because you’re focused on the wealth of others. It happens to us all.

Cancer (June 21-July 22)

Today the Moon is opposite your sign, which will draw your attention to your most personal relationships. Because of the placement of the Moon, conflicts will be more emotional. Guard against knee-jerk reactions when talking to others. Stay chill.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)

Today you might have to put your own considerations second to the wants and needs of someone else. Don’t worry; you’re not being a martyr, it’s just what’s happening. Nevertheless, you will be productive, and this will give you a sense of reward and satisfaction.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)

Today the Moon is in your fellow Earth sign, which balances your energy and gives you a warm feeling in your tummy. This is why you will project yourself more than usual when dealing with others. You might also feel more protective and nurturing to children.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)

Grab every chance to slip away to your own private place today so that you can enjoy solitude in beautiful surroundings. Preferably with good food and drink. (One needs sustenance) It might occur to you today just how much your habits control your life.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)

You have a strong desire to talk to others today and tell them your ideas and share your opinions. You might even want to teach somebody something. Certainly, you want conversations to be real, which is why you will avoid superficial chitchat.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)

It’s easy to identify with your possessions today. You might feel a strong attachment to something that you own. Certainly, you don’t want to lend something to someone. You might also find yourself having to defend yourself about something, perhaps your values, to someone else.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)

Today the Moon is in your sign, which can bring you a tiny bit of extra good luck. It also increases your need to relate to friends and loved ones, which is why you will be warm and sympathetic to others. You will be there if someone needs you.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)

Today you will be happiest working alone or behind the scenes because you need some time by yourself. Nevertheless, don’t hesitate to communicate your deep feelings to someone is willing to listen. We all need to be heard. (Time to send out for dark chocolate?)

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)

Your emotional contact with a friend or a member of a group will be highlighted today. In part, this could be because you feel more protective and supportive about someone. Your strong connection with this person is important to you, which is why you might feel jealous if they pay attention to someone else. (Jealousy is all the fun you think they’re having.)

If Your Birthday Is Today

Queen Elizabeth II (1926) shares your birthday today. You push yourself hard and in doing so, you inspire others to achieve their goals. Despite your strong work ethic, you are playful and enjoy having a good time. This is a year of construction and building. This might apply in an external way or to internal structures you want to introduce into your life.

April 21, 2022 Current Moon Phase

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

From Moongiant.com

The Moon’s current phase for today and tonight is a Waning 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 April 2022 Moon Phases Calendar to see all the daily moon phase for this month.

Today’s Waning Gibbous Phase

The Waning Gibbous on April 21 has an illumination of 72%. This is the percentage of the Moon illuminated by the Sun. The illumination is constantly changing and can vary up to 10% a day. On April 21 the Moon is 19.99 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.

Phase Details

Phase: Waning Gibbous
Illumination: 72%
Moon Age: 19.99 days
Moon Angle: 0.55
Moon Distance: 363,328.14 km
Sun Angle: 0.53
Sun Distance: 150,365,708.95 km

Useful Moon Resources

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

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

April 21, 2022 Northern Hemisphere’s Planetary Positions Digest

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

Currentplanetarypositions.com

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

For Your Local Time and Date

Northwestern Hemisphere

The time for these Custom Planetary Positions is from the local time in Los Angeles, California, USA

April 21, 2022
07:00 pm GMT 12:00 PM PDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:01 Taurus 39
Moon:09 Capricorn 05
Mercury:19 Taurus 50
Venus:17 Pisces 43
Mars:05 Pisces 02
Jupiter:26 Pisces 01
Saturn:23 Aquarius 42
Uranus:14 Taurus 01
Neptune:24 Pisces 17
Pluto:28 Capricorn 35

True Lunar Node:22 Taurus 38
Mean Lunar Node:23 Taurus 40 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):00 Cancer 46

Chiron:13 Aries 30
Ceres:20 Gemini 44
Pallas:26 Aries 18
Juno:00 Pisces 24
Vesta:18 Aquarius 42

Eris:24 Aries 25

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

 

Northern Hemisphere

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

April 21, 2022
07:00 pm GMT 12:00 PM CDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:01 Taurus 39
Moon:09 Capricorn 05
Mercury:19 Taurus 50
Venus:17 Pisces 43
Mars:05 Pisces 02
Jupiter:26 Pisces 01
Saturn:23 Aquarius 42
Uranus:14 Taurus 01
Neptune:24 Pisces 17
Pluto:28 Capricorn 35

True Lunar Node:22 Taurus 38
Mean Lunar Node:23 Taurus 40 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):00 Cancer 46

Chiron:13 Aries 30
Ceres:20 Gemini 44
Pallas:26 Aries 18
Juno:00 Pisces 24
Vesta:18 Aquarius 42

Eris:24 Aries 25

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

Northeastern Hemisphere For 1200 CEST GMT 1000

The time for these Custom Planetary Positions is from the local time in Frankfurt, Germany, Europe

21 April 2022
10:00 am GMT 12:00 PM CEST (Central European Summer Time)
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:01 Taurus 17
Moon:03 Capricorn 41
Mercury:19 Taurus 15
Venus:17 Pisces 17
Mars:04 Pisces 45
Jupiter:25 Pisces 56
Saturn:23 Aquarius 41
Uranus:14 Taurus 00
Neptune:24 Pisces 16
Pluto:28 Capricorn 35

True Lunar Node:22 Taurus 38
Mean Lunar Node:23 Taurus 41 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):00 Cancer 43

Chiron:13 Aries 28
Ceres:20 Gemini 35
Pallas:26 Aries 08
Juno:00 Pisces 16
Vesta:18 Aquarius 33

Eris:24 Aries 25

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

April 21 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.

2022 April 21

Apollo 16 Moon Panorama

Image Credit: Apollo 16, NASA; Panorama Assembly: Mike Constantine

Explanation: Fifty years ago, April 20, 1972, Apollo 16’s lunar module Orion touched down on the Moon’s near side in the south-central Descartes Highlands. While astronaut Ken Mattingly orbited overhead in Casper the friendly command and service module the Orion brought John Young and Charles Duke to the lunar surface. The pair would spend nearly three days on the Moon. Constructed from images (AS16-117-18814 to AS16-117-18820) taken near the end of their third and final surface excursion this panoramic view puts the lunar module in the distance toward the left. Their electric lunar roving vehicle in the foreground, Duke is operating the camera while Young aims the high gain communications antenna skyward, toward planet Earth.

 

Celebrate: Earth Day

A Laugh for Your Day

May your day find a bit of laughter in it.

Happy tantalizing Thursday!

21 April 2022 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

The time for these Custom Planetary Positions is from the local time in Sao Paulo, Brazil, South America

21 April 2022
03:00 pm GMT 12:00 PM BRT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:01 Taurus 29
Moon:06 Capricorn 41
Mercury:19 Taurus 34
Venus:17 Pisces 31
Mars:04 Pisces 55
Jupiter:25 Pisces 59
Saturn:23 Aquarius 42
Uranus:14 Taurus 01
Neptune:24 Pisces 17
Pluto:28 Capricorn 35

True Lunar Node:22 Taurus 38
Mean Lunar Node:23 Taurus 40 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):00 Cancer 45

Chiron:13 Aries 29
Ceres:20 Gemini 40
Pallas:26 Aries 13
Juno:00 Pisces 21
Vesta:18 Aquarius 38

Eris:24 Aries 25

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

Southern Hemisphere

The time for these Custom Planetary Positions is from the local time in Cape Town, South Africa

21 April 2022
10:00 am GMT 12:00 PM SAST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:01 Taurus 17
Moon:03 Capricorn 41
Mercury:19 Taurus 15
Venus:17 Pisces 17
Mars:04 Pisces 45
Jupiter:25 Pisces 56
Saturn:23 Aquarius 41
Uranus:14 Taurus 00
Neptune:24 Pisces 16
Pluto:28 Capricorn 35

True Lunar Node:22 Taurus 38
Mean Lunar Node:23 Taurus 41 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):00 Cancer 43

Chiron:13 Aries 28
Ceres:20 Gemini 35
Pallas:26 Aries 08
Juno:00 Pisces 16
Vesta:18 Aquarius 33

Eris:24 Aries 25

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

Southwestern Hemisphere

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

21 April 2022
02:00 am GMT 12:00 PM AEST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:00 Taurus 58
Moon:28 Sagittarius 53
Mercury:18 Taurus 43
Venus:16 Pisces 55
Mars:04 Pisces 30
Jupiter:25 Pisces 52
Saturn:23 Aquarius 39
Uranus:13 Taurus 59
Neptune:24 Pisces 16
Pluto:28 Capricorn 35

True Lunar Node:22 Taurus 37
Mean Lunar Node:23 Taurus 42 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):00 Cancer 41

Chiron:13 Aries 27
Ceres:20 Gemini 28
Pallas:26 Aries 00
Juno:00 Pisces 09
Vesta:18 Aquarius 25

Eris:24 Aries 25

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

A Thought for Today

I saw this quote and knew it would be in time with many of our personal drummers. Always be proud of who you are and hold your head high with your shoulders up and squared no matter what others might say or post on social media about you, or even the way someone looks at you. Remember you are who you are supposed to be and to Hades with what others think about you.

Until we meet again blessed be dear sisters, brothers, and honored guests!

April 20, 2022 Daily Horoscopes Digest

Click here for Georgia Nicols’ Daily Horoscopes 

Moon Alert

There are no restrictions to shopping or important decisions today. The Moon is in Sagittarius.

Aries (March 21-April 19)

For the next four weeks, you will be focused more on money, earnings and dealing with your possessions. In fact, at a subtle level you will give more thought to your values in life. In other words, what really matters? It’s important to know this.

Taurus (April 20-May 20)

Today the Sun enters your sign where will stay for the next four weeks. This happens only once a year and when it occurs it gives you a wonderful boost to your energy. It is your chance to recharge your batteries for the rest of year. It also attracts people and favourable circumstances to you. Yay!

Gemini (May 21-June 20)

As your birthday looms ahead, this means your personal year is coming to an end. Therefore, the next four weeks are an ideal time for you to do some reassessing about where you are and imagine what you want for your future. Start to strategize a new path.

Cancer (June 21-July 22)

For the next four weeks, you will be more involved with friends as well as participating in clubs, groups and organizations. This is the perfect window of time to examine the role that these friendships and relationships play in your life. Remember, your friends are a reflection of you.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)

The Sun will be at the top of your chart for the next four weeks. This can only occur once a year and when it does, it symbolizes that you are in the spotlight. Furthermore, this spotlight is flattering! People are impressed with you even if you don’t do anything special. Good time to make your pitch.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)

Do whatever you can to broaden your horizons in the next four weeks. Study, explore new experiences, meet new people, travel and learn new things. Do not hide at home. Au contraire! Get out and discover your world!

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)

You’re heading into a passionate four-week window! Physical, romantic passions will be high. You will also be passionate about other things including finances and jointly-held property. Get stuff done.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)

For the next four weeks, the Sun will be opposite your sign, something that can occur only once a year. Because the Sun symbolizes your energy, and now it is as far away from your sign as it can get all year, you will need more sleep. Look for ways to improve close relationships.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)

You can expect to get a lot done in the next four weeks because the Sun will be travelling through the part of your chart that will make you want to manage your life and examine your duties and your responsibilities to your own health. You will definitely want to “get it together.”

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)

Your focus on amusement, social occasions, sports related activities, children, fun outings and vacations will be strong in the next four weeks. “I’m outta here!” You want to have fun! This is why your relationships will be more lighthearted and playful.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)

Home, family and your private life will be your main focus in the next four weeks. Many of you will be more involved than usual with a parent. Memories of the past will be bubbling to the surface of your mind. Good time to see a counsellor.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)

The pace of your days will accelerate in the next four weeks because you’re busy! You’ve got places to go, things to do and people to see! This is also an excellent time to study and learn. Enjoy meeting new faces and seeing new places.

If Your Birthday Is Today

Actress Kate Hudson (1979) shares your birthday today. You are powerful person. You are creative and have a strong persona. You move fast when you decide that you know what you want. You are also a spiritual person. It’s okay to rest this year. It will be slower paced. Focus on close relationships to discover what really benefits you.

April 20, 2022 Current Moon Phase Digest

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 April 2022 Moon Phases Calendar to see all the daily moon phase for this month.

Today’s Waning Gibbous Phase

The Waning Gibbous on April 20 has an illumination of 82%. This is the percentage of the Moon illuminated by the Sun. The illumination is constantly changing and can vary up to 10% a day. On April 20 the Moon is 18.88 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.

Phase Details

Phase: Waning Gibbous
Illumination: 82%
Moon Age: 18.88 days
Moon Angle: 0.55
Moon Distance: 363,651.87 km
Sun Angle: 0.53
Sun Distance: 150,324,852.33 km

Useful Moon Resources

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

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

April 20, 2022 Northern Hemisphere’s Planetary Positions Digest

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

Currentplanetarypositions.com

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

For Your Local Time and Date

Northwestern Hemisphere

The time for these Custom Planetary Positions is from the local time in Los Angeles, California, USA

April 20, 2022
07:00 pm GMT 12:00 PM PDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:00 Taurus 41
Moon:24 Sagittarius 39
Mercury:18 Taurus 14
Venus:16 Pisces 36
Mars:04 Pisces 17
Jupiter:25 Pisces 48
Saturn:23 Aquarius 38
Uranus:13 Taurus 58
Neptune:24 Pisces 15
Pluto:28 Capricorn 35

True Lunar Node:22 Taurus 37
Mean Lunar Node:23 Taurus 43 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):00 Cancer 39

Chiron:13 Aries 26
Ceres:20 Gemini 21
Pallas:25 Aries 52
Juno:00 Pisces 03
Vesta:18 Aquarius 18

Eris:24 Aries 24

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

Northern Hemisphere

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

April 20, 2022
05:00 pm GMT 12:00 PM CDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:00 Taurus 36
Moon:23 Sagittarius 27
Mercury:18 Taurus 06
Venus:16 Pisces 30
Mars:04 Pisces 13
Jupiter:25 Pisces 47
Saturn:23 Aquarius 38
Uranus:13 Taurus 57
Neptune:24 Pisces 15
Pluto:28 Capricorn 35

True Lunar Node:22 Taurus 37
Mean Lunar Node:23 Taurus 43 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):00 Cancer 39

Chiron:13 Aries 26
Ceres:20 Gemini 19
Pallas:25 Aries 50
Juno:00 Pisces 01
Vesta:18 Aquarius 16

Eris:24 Aries 24

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

Northeastern Hemisphere

The time for these Custom Planetary Positions is from the local time in Frankfurt, Germany, Europe

20 April 2022
10:00 am GMT 12:00 PM CEDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:00 Taurus 19
Moon:19 Sagittarius 13
Mercury:17 Taurus 37
Venus:16 Pisces 10
Mars:04 Pisces 00
Jupiter:25 Pisces 43
Saturn:23 Aquarius 37
Uranus:13 Taurus 56
Neptune:24 Pisces 14
Pluto:28 Capricorn 35

True Lunar Node:22 Taurus 36
Mean Lunar Node:23 Taurus 44 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):00 Cancer 37

Chiron:13 Aries 25
Ceres:20 Gemini 13
Pallas:25 Aries 42
Juno:29 Aquarius 55
Vesta:18 Aquarius 09

Eris:24 Aries 24

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

Spell for Today

Powerful Spells for Wednesday [Daily Spellwork]

Click on the hyperlinks for Wednesday Spells from magickalspot.com

By: Tina Caro

Tina Caro is a passionate solitary witch, an astrologer, a yogi, and she’s a passionate supporter of all things holistic! Her favorites are green magick, moon rituals, and shadow work.

It’s Wednesday, you would like to cast some spells, but you don’t know what the best kind of spell to cast on this specific day is?

Let’s learn all we need to know to make some powerful, effective magic on a Wednesday.

April 20 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.

2022 April 20

Planet Line over New York Bridge

Image Credit & Copyright: Stan Honda

Explanation: There’s an interesting sky to see if you wake up before the Sun. Lined up on toward the eastern horizon are four planets in a row. The planets are so bright they can even be seen from the bright sky inside a city. In fact, the featured image was taken from New York City, USA, with the foreground highlighted by the RFK (Triborough) Bridge. Pictured, the planets are, left to right, Jupiter, Venus, Mars, and Saturn. The planets all appear in a row because they all orbit the Sun in the same plane. This plane, called the ecliptic plane, was created in the early days of our Solar System and includes all planets, including Earth. The morning planet parade will continue throughout April and May, and will even be joined by Mercury in June.

 

APOD volunteer programming opportunity: Discord

The Lady Witch Said What?!

Remember to walk to the beat of your own drummer dear sisters.