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December 19 Daily Correspondence Digest for the Northern Hemisphere’s Moon Phase and 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, you know was on the date the person was born.

From Moongiant.com

The Moon’s current phase for today and tonight is a Full Moon phase. During a Full Moon the moon is 100% illuminated as seen from Earth and is on the opposite side of the Earth from the Sun. The Moon will be visible throughout the night sky rising at sunset in the east and setting with the sunrise the next morning. The point at which a Full Moon occurs can be measured down to a fraction of a second. The time it takes between full moons is known as a Synodic month and is 29.530587981 days long. Keep track of all the Full Moons throughout the year on the Full Moon Calendar >

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

Today’s Full Moon Phase

The Full Moon on December 19 has an illumination of 100%. This is the percentage of the Moon illuminated by the Sun. The illumination is constantly changing and can vary up to 10% a day. On December 19 the Moon is 15.04 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: Full Moon
Illumination: 100%
Moon Age: 15.04 days
Moon Angle: 0.49
Moon Distance: 404,809.44 km
Sun Angle: 0.54
Sun Distance: 147,177,418.30 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

 

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

Northeastern Hemisphere

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

19 December 2021
04:00 pm GMT 5:00 PM CEST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:27 Sagittarius 58
Moon:03 Cancer 07
Mercury:09 Capricorn 19
Venus:26 Capricorn 29 Rx
Mars:04 Sagittarius 23
Jupiter:28 Aquarius 16
Saturn:10 Aquarius 38
Uranus:11 Taurus 12 Rx
Neptune:20 Pisces 30
Pluto:25 Capricorn 33
True Lunar Node:01 Gemini 38 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:00 Gemini 11 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):17 Gemini 06
Chiron:08 Aries 26 Rx

Ceres:00 Gemini 18 Rx
Pallas:13 Pisces 39
Juno:12 Capricorn 39
Vesta:17 Sagittarius 53
Eris:23 Aries 44 Rx

Fire:5
Earth:5
Air:6
Water:3
Cardinal:7
Fixed:3
Mutable:9

Northwestern Hemisphere

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

December 19, 2021
11:00 pm GMT 5:00 PM CST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:28 Sagittarius 16
Moon:06 Cancer 35
Mercury:09 Capricorn 46
Venus:26 Capricorn 29 Rx
Mars:04 Sagittarius 35
Jupiter:28 Aquarius 19
Saturn:10 Aquarius 39
Uranus:11 Taurus 11 Rx
Neptune:20 Pisces 30
Pluto:25 Capricorn 34
True Lunar Node:01 Gemini 37 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:00 Gemini 10 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):17 Gemini 08
Chiron:08 Aries 26
Ceres:00 Gemini 15 Rx
Pallas:13 Pisces 42
Juno:12 Capricorn 45
Vesta:18 Sagittarius 02
Eris:23 Aries 44 Rx
Fire:5
Earth:5
Air:6
Water:3
Cardinal:7
Fixed:3
Mutable:9

Simple Full Moon Ritual for Release, Energy, and Cleansing

In this post I’m going to reveal my full moon ritual for manifestation that’s designed to release negative energy and cleanse your soul.

Over the years I have experimented with many different rituals and am excited to share what I’ve learned with you.

A few benefits of performing a full moon ceremony include:

  • Release negativity
  • Increase energy
  • Spiritual cleansing
  • Set intentions that materialize
  • Manifest abundance, love, or money
  • Make your wishes come true

Ready to learn more?

Let’s get started!

What is a Full Moon Ritual?

A full moon ritual is a spiritual ceremony performed on the night of a full moon to release negativity and practice gratitude. The ritual does not need to be completed at the exact moment of a full moon, but should be performed within 48 hours before or after for best results.

When the Moon is completely illuminated by the Sun this is called a full moon. This happens about once per

For more information about full Moon rituals by Ryan Hart

December 2021 Full Moon Spells and Other Things

From Spells8.com Witchy Things for December’s Full Moon

A Gorgeous Ritual for Tonight’s Magic

  1. Light Sandalwood, Eucalyptus, or Lemon incense in honor of today’s moon transit: Cancer.
  2. Invoke the protective powers of this Moon sign with the following chant:

    “Just like the crab, my faith is my shell, it defends me against all harm.
    It protects what’s mine and drives away what’s unkind”    .

  3. Light a white candle and pour some wine into your chalice. If you don’t drink wine, use herbal tea or plain water instead.
  4. Find the Full Moon in the sky. Raise your chalice as you look up and say:

    “Full Moon over me, fill me with wonder.
    You light my path and shine like a thunder.
    I thank you for your smile, the one that makes me younger.
    May I never thirst, and may I never hunger”.

    Drink the contents of your chalice.

  5. Place on your altar any crystals that you would like to charge with the energies of tonight. Especially sensitive gemstones for a Sunday are: Amber, Carnelian, Diamond, Tiger’s Eye.

More Spells for Tonight’s Full Moon…

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 December 19

Planetary Alignment over Italy

Image Credit & Copyright: Antonio Finazzi

Explanation: It is not a coincidence that planets line up. That’s because all of the planets orbit the Sun in (nearly) a single sheet called the plane of the ecliptic. When viewed from inside that plane — as Earth dwellers are likely to do — the planets all appear confined to a single band. It is a coincidence, though, when three of the brightest planets all appear in nearly the same direction. Such a coincidence was captured earlier this month. Featured above (right to left), Venus, Saturn, and Jupiter were all imaged together in a line just after sunset, from the San Fermo Hills, Bergamo, Italy. Joining the alignment are Earth’s Moon, and the position of the more distant Uranus. Bands of clouds streak across the sky toward the setting Sun. As Comet Leonard fades, this planetary alignment — absent the Moon — should persist for the rest of the month.

 

Discovery + Outreach: Graduate student research position open for APOD

19 December Daily Correspondence Digest for the Southern Hemisphere’s Moon Phase and 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, you know was on the date the person was born.

From Moongiant.com

Today and tonight the Moon will be in a Full Moon phase. During a Full Moon the moon is 100% illuminated as seen from Earth and is on the opposite side of the Earth from the Sun. The Moon will be visible throughout the night sky rising at sunset in the east and setting with the sunrise the next morning. The point at which a Full Moon occurs can be measured down to a fraction of a second. The time it takes between full moons is known as a Synodic month and is 29.530587981 days long. Keep track of all the Full Moons throughout the year on the Full Moon Calendar >

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

Today’s Full Moon Phase

The Full Moon on December 19 has an illumination of 100%. This is the percentage of the Moon illuminated by the Sun. The illumination is constantly changing and can vary up to 10% a day. On December 19 the Moon is 15.04 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 For – December 19

Phase: Full Moon
Illumination: 100%
Moon Age: 15.04 days
Moon Angle: 0.49
Moon Distance: 404,809.44 km
Sun Angle: 0.54
Sun Distance: 147,177,418.30 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

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

19 December 2021
06:00 am GMT 5:00 PM AEDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:27 Sagittarius 32
Moon:28 Gemini 11
Mercury:08 Capricorn 40
Venus:26 Capricorn 29
Mars:04 Sagittarius 05
Jupiter:28 Aquarius 12
Saturn:10 Aquarius 35
Uranus:11 Taurus 12 Rx
Neptune:20 Pisces 30
Pluto:25 Capricorn 32
True Lunar Node:01 Gemini 39 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:00 Gemini 12 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):17 Gemini 03
Chiron:08 Aries 26 Rx
Ceres:00 Gemini 22 Rx
Pallas:13 Pisces 34
Juno:12 Capricorn 29
Vesta:17 Sagittarius 39
Eris:23 Aries 44 Rx
Fire:5
Earth:5
Air:7
Water:2
Cardinal:6
Fixed:3
Mutable:10

Southwestern Hemisphere

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

19 December 2021
08:00 pm GMT 5:00 PM BRT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:28 Sagittarius 08
Moon:05 Cancer 06
Mercury:09 Capricorn 35
Venus:26 Capricorn 29 Rx
Mars:04 Sagittarius 30
Jupiter:28 Aquarius 18
Saturn:10 Aquarius 39
Uranus:11 Taurus 12 Rx
Neptune:20 Pisces 30
Pluto:25 Capricorn 33
True Lunar Node:01 Gemini 37 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:00 Gemini 10 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):17 Gemini 07
Chiron:08 Aries 26
Ceres:00 Gemini 16 Rx
Pallas:13 Pisces 41
Juno:12 Capricorn 42
Vesta:17 Sagittarius 58
Eris:23 Aries 44 Rx
Fire:5
Earth:5
Air:6
Water:3
Cardinal:7
Fixed:3
Mutable:9

Good Day or Evening

I hope this finds everyone healthy and happy. I want to apologize for all the missing posts from yesterday, and today. I catch a cold from my fiancee and it kicked my body into sleepy, healing mode. I do not feel up to sitting at my computer so I am using my Kindle Fire Tablet to do posts which is a real challenge as I can only see about 1/3 on the screen as I usually do.

For those of you in the Southern Hemisphere I will get your Moon phase and current planetary positions for tomorrow posted today.

Hopefully, I will get all regular daily, weekly, and full Moon posts up tomorrow. I will try to get the full Moon posts up in time for them to be useful everywhere on Gaia.

Thank you all for your “prayers” and candles for my youngest son! While he is not out of the dark places in his mind completely he is doing much better. I am very great ful to all of you who helped him during his darkest days.

Now to do daily and birthday horoscopes along with Moon phase and planetary positions posts than it is back to sleep for me to let my body heal.

December 18 Daily Correspondence Digest for the Northern Hemisphere’s Moon Phase and 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, you know was on the date the person was born.

From Moongiant.com

The Moon’s current phase for today and tonight is a Waxing Gibbous phase. This phase is when the moon is more than 50% illuminated but not yet a Full Moon. The phase lasts about 7 days with the moon becoming more illuminated each day until the Full Moon. During a Waxing Gibbous the moon rises in the east in mid-afternoon and is high in the eastern sky at sunset. The moon is then visible through most of the night sky setting a few hours before sunrise. The word Gibbous first appeared in the 14th century and has its roots in the Latin word “gibbosus” meaning humpbacked.

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

Today’s Waxing Gibbous Phase

The Waxing Gibbous on December 18 has an illumination of 100%. This is the percentage of the Moon illuminated by the Sun. The illumination is constantly changing and can vary up to 10% a day. On December 18 the Moon is 14.15 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 For – December 18

Phase: Waxing Gibbous
Illumination: 100%
Moon Age: 14.15 days
Moon Angle: 0.49
Moon Distance: 405,481.47 km
Sun Angle: 0.54
Sun Distance: 147,188,753.42 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

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

Northeastern Hemisphere

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

18 December 2021
04:00 pm GMT 5:00 PM CEST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:26 Sagittarius 57
Moon:21 Gemini 17
Mercury:07 Capricorn 45
Venus:26 Capricorn 29
Mars:03 Sagittarius 41
Jupiter:28 Aquarius 05
Saturn:10 Aquarius 32
Uranus:11 Taurus 13 Rx
Neptune:20 Pisces 29
Pluto:25 Capricorn 31
True Lunar Node:01 Gemini 41 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:00 Gemini 14 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):16 Gemini 59
Chiron:08 Aries 26 Rx
Ceres:00 Gemini 28 Rx
Pallas:13 Pisces 27
Juno:12 Capricorn 16
Vesta:17 Sagittarius 21
Eris:23 Aries 44 Rx
Fire:5
Earth:5
Air:7
Water:2
Cardinal:6
Fixed:3
Mutable:10

Northwestern Hemisphere

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

18 December 2021
11:00 pm GMT 5:00 PM CST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:27 Sagittarius 15
Moon:24 Gemini 44
Mercury:08 Capricorn 12
Venus:26 Capricorn 29
Mars:03 Sagittarius 53
Jupiter:28 Aquarius 08
Saturn:10 Aquarius 33
Uranus:11 Taurus 13 Rx
Neptune:20 Pisces 29
Pluto:25 Capricorn 32
True Lunar Node:01 Gemini 40 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:00 Gemini 13 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):17 Gemini 01
Chiron:08 Aries 26 Rx
Ceres:00 Gemini 25 Rx
Pallas:13 Pisces 30
Juno:12 Capricorn 22
Vesta:17 Sagittarius 30
Eris:23 Aries 44 Rx
Fire:5
Earth:5
Air:7
Water:2
Cardinal:6
Fixed:3
Mutable:10

December 17 Daily Correspondence Digest for the Northern Hemisphere’s Moon Phase and 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, you know was on the date the person was born.

From Moongiant.com

The Moon’s current phase for today and tonight is a Waxing Gibbous phase. This phase is when the moon is more than 50% illuminated but not yet a Full Moon. The phase lasts about 7 days with the moon becoming more illuminated each day until the Full Moon. During a Waxing Gibbous the moon rises in the east in mid-afternoon and is high in the eastern sky at sunset. The moon is then visible through most of the night sky setting a few hours before sunrise. The word Gibbous first appeared in the 14th century and has its roots in the Latin word “gibbosus” meaning humpbacked.

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

Today’s Waxing Gibbous Phase

The Waxing Gibbous on December 17 has an illumination of 97%. This is the percentage of the Moon illuminated by the Sun. The illumination is constantly changing and can vary up to 10% a day. On December 17 the Moon is 13.26 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: Waxing Gibbous
Illumination: 97%
Moon Age: 13.26 days
Moon Angle: 0.49
Moon Distance: 405,222.27 km
Sun Angle: 0.54
Sun Distance: 147,200,824.26 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

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 Hempishere

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

17 December 2021
04:00 pm GMT 5:00 PM CEST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:25 Sagittarius 56
Moon:09 Gemini 29
Mercury:06 Capricorn 10
Venus:26 Capricorn 26
Mars:02 Sagittarius 59
Jupiter:27 Aquarius 55
Saturn:10 Aquarius 26
Uranus:11 Taurus 15 Rx
Neptune:20 Pisces 29
Pluto:25 Capricorn 29
True Lunar Node:01 Gemini 42 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:00 Gemini 17 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):16 Gemini 52
Chiron:08 Aries 26 Rx
Ceres:00 Gemini 39 Rx
Pallas:13 Pisces 15
Juno:11 Capricorn 53
Vesta:16 Sagittarius 48
Eris:23 Aries 44 Rx
Fire:5
Earth:5
Air:7
Water:2
Cardinal:6
Fixed:3
Mutable:10

Northwestern Hemisphere

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

December 17, 2021
11:00 pm GMT 5:00 PM CST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:26 Sagittarius 14
Moon:12 Gemini 55
Mercury:06 Capricorn 38
Venus:26 Capricorn 27
Mars:03 Sagittarius 11
Jupiter:27 Aquarius 58
Saturn:10 Aquarius 28
Uranus:11 Taurus 14 Rx
Neptune:20 Pisces 29
Pluto:25 Capricorn 30
True Lunar Node:01 Gemini 42 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:00 Gemini 16 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):16 Gemini 54
Chiron:08 Aries 26 Rx
Ceres:00 Gemini 36 Rx
Pallas:13 Pisces 18
Juno:12 Capricorn 00
Vesta:16 Sagittarius 58
Eris:23 Aries 44 Rx
Fire:5
Earth:5
Air:7
Water:2
Cardinal:6
Fixed:3
Mutable:10

17 December Daily Correspondence Digest for the Southern Hemisphere’s Moon Phase and 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, you know was on the date the person was born.

From Moongiant.com

The Moon’s current phase for today and tonight is a Waxing Gibbous phase. This phase is when the moon is more than 50% illuminated but not yet a Full Moon. The phase lasts about 7 days with the moon becoming more illuminated each day until the Full Moon. During a Waxing Gibbous the moon rises in the east in mid-afternoon and is high in the eastern sky at sunset. The moon is then visible through most of the night sky setting a few hours before sunrise. The word Gibbous first appeared in the 14th century and has its roots in the Latin word “gibbosus” meaning humpbacked.

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

Today’s Waxing Gibbous Phase

The Waxing Gibbous on December 17 has an illumination of 97%. This is the percentage of the Moon illuminated by the Sun. The illumination is constantly changing and can vary up to 10% a day. On December 17 the Moon is 13.26 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: Waxing Gibbous
Illumination: 97%
Moon Age: 13.26 days
Moon Angle: 0.49
Moon Distance: 405,222.27 km
Sun Angle: 0.54
Sun Distance: 147,200,824.26 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

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

17 December 2021
06:00 am GMT 5:00 PM AEDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:25 Sagittarius 30
Moon:04 Gemini 34
Mercury:05 Capricorn 31
Venus:26 Capricorn 24
Mars:02 Sagittarius 41
Jupiter:27 Aquarius 51
Saturn:10 Aquarius 24
Uranus:11 Taurus 16 Rx
Neptune:20 Pisces 28
Pluto:25 Capricorn 29
True Lunar Node:01 Gemini 43 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:00 Gemini 19 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):16 Gemini 50
Chiron:08 Aries 26 Rx
Ceres:00 Gemini 44 Rx
Pallas:13 Pisces 10
Juno:11 Capricorn 44
Vesta:16 Sagittarius 35
Eris:23 Aries 44 Rx
Fire:5
Earth:5
Air:7
Water:2
Cardinal:6
Fixed:3
Mutable:10

 

Southwestern Hemisphere

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

17 December 2021
08:00 pm GMT 5:00 PM BRT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:26 Sagittarius 06
Moon:11 Gemini 27
Mercury:06 Capricorn 26
Venus:26 Capricorn 26
Mars:03 Sagittarius 06
Jupiter:27 Aquarius 57
Saturn:10 Aquarius 27
Uranus:11 Taurus 15 Rx
Neptune:20 Pisces 29
Pluto:25 Capricorn 30
True Lunar Node:01 Gemini 42 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:00 Gemini 17 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):16 Gemini 53

Chiron:08 Aries 26 Rx

Ceres:00 Gemini 37 Rx
Pallas:13 Pisces 17
Juno:11 Capricorn 57
Vesta:16 Sagittarius 54
Eris:23 Aries 44 Rx

Fire:5
Earth:5
Air:7
Water:2
Cardinal:6
Fixed:3
Mutable:10

December 16 Daily Correspondence Digest for the Northern Hemisphere’s Moon Phase and 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, you know was on the date the person was born.

From Moongiant.com

The Moon’s current phase for today and tonight is a Waxing Gibbous phase. This phase is when the moon is more than 50% illuminated but not yet a Full Moon. The phase lasts about 7 days with the moon becoming more illuminated each day until the Full Moon. During a Waxing Gibbous the moon rises in the east in mid-afternoon and is high in the eastern sky at sunset. The moon is then visible through most of the night sky setting a few hours before sunrise. The word Gibbous first appeared in the 14th century and has its roots in the Latin word “gibbosus” meaning humpbacked.

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

Today’s Waxing Gibbous Phase

The Waxing Gibbous on December 16 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 December 16 the Moon is 12.37 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.

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: Waxing Gibbous
Illumination: 94%
Moon Age: 12.37 days
Moon Angle: 0.49
Moon Distance: 404,035.16 km
Sun Angle: 0.54
Sun Distance: 147,213,626.90 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

 

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

Northeastern Hemisphere

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

16 December 2021
04:00 pm GMT 5:00 PM CEST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:24 Sagittarius 55
Moon:27 Taurus 41
Mercury:04 Capricorn 36
Venus:26 Capricorn 20
Mars:02 Sagittarius 17
Jupiter:27 Aquarius 45
Saturn:10 Aquarius 20
Uranus:11 Taurus 16 Rx
Neptune:20 Pisces 28
Pluto:25 Capricorn 28
True Lunar Node:01 Gemini 43
Mean Lunar Node:00 Gemini 21 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):16 Gemini 46
Chiron:08 Aries 26 Rx
Ceres:00 Gemini 50 Rx
Pallas:13 Pisces 03
Juno:11 Capricorn 30
Vesta:16 Sagittarius 16
Eris:23 Aries 45 Rx
Fire:5
Earth:6
Air:6
Water:2
Cardinal:6
Fixed:4
Mutable:9

Northwestern Hemisphere

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

December 16, 2021
11:00 pm GMT 5:00 PM CST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:25 Sagittarius 13
Moon:01 Gemini 08
Mercury:05 Capricorn 03
Venus:26 Capricorn 22
Mars:02 Sagittarius 29
Jupiter:27 Aquarius 48
Saturn:10 Aquarius 22
Uranus:11 Taurus 16 Rx
Neptune:20 Pisces 28
Pluto:25 Capricorn 28
True Lunar Node:01 Gemini 43
Mean Lunar Node:00 Gemini 20 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):16 Gemini 48

Chiron:08 Aries 26 Rx
Ceres:00 Gemini 47 Rx
Pallas:13 Pisces 06
Juno:11 Capricorn 37
Vesta:16 Sagittarius 25
Eris:23 Aries 45 Rx

Fire:5
Earth:5
Air:7
Water:2
Cardinal:6
Fixed:3
Mutable:10

16 December Daily Correspondence Digest for the Southern Hemisphere’s Moon Phase and 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, you know was on the date the person was born.

From Moongiant.com

The Moon’s current phase for today and tonight is a Waxing Gibbous phase. This phase is when the moon is more than 50% illuminated but not yet a Full Moon. The phase lasts about 7 days with the moon becoming more illuminated each day until the Full Moon. During a Waxing Gibbous the moon rises in the east in mid-afternoon and is high in the eastern sky at sunset. The moon is then visible through most of the night sky setting a few hours before sunrise. The word Gibbous first appeared in the 14th century and has its roots in the Latin word “gibbosus” meaning humpbacked.

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

Today’s Waxing Gibbous Phase

The Waxing Gibbous on December 16 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 December 16 the Moon is 12.37 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.

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: Waxing Gibbous
Illumination: 94%
Moon Age: 12.37 days
Moon Angle: 0.49
Moon Distance: 404,035.16 km
Sun Angle: 0.54
Sun Distance: 147,213,626.90 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

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

16 December 2021
06:00 am GMT 5:00 PM AEDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:24 Sagittarius 29
Moon:22 Taurus 46
Mercury:03 Capricorn 56
Venus:26 Capricorn 17
Mars:01 Sagittarius 59
Jupiter:27 Aquarius 41
Saturn:10 Aquarius 18
Uranus:11 Taurus 17 Rx
Neptune:20 Pisces 28
Pluto:25 Capricorn 27
True Lunar Node:01 Gemini 42
Mean Lunar Node:00 Gemini 22 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):16 Gemini 43
Chiron:08 Aries 27 Rx
Ceres:00 Gemini 55 Rx
Pallas:12 Pisces 58
Juno:11 Capricorn 21
Vesta:16 Sagittarius 02
Eris:23 Aries 45 Rx
Fire:5
Earth:6
Air:6
Water:2
Cardinal:6
Fixed:4
Mutable:9

Southwestern Hemisphere All Tomorrow FOR 1700 BRT GMT 2000 Post 1400 CT

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

16 December 2021
08:00 pm GMT 5:00 PM BRT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:25 Sagittarius 05
Moon:29 Taurus 39
Mercury:04 Capricorn 51
Venus:26 Capricorn 21
Mars:02 Sagittarius 24
Jupiter:27 Aquarius 47
Saturn:10 Aquarius 21
Uranus:11 Taurus 16 Rx
Neptune:20 Pisces 28
Pluto:25 Capricorn 28
True Lunar Node:01 Gemini 43
Mean Lunar Node:00 Gemini 20 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):16 Gemini 47

Chiron:08 Aries 26 Rx

Ceres:00 Gemini 48 Rx
Pallas:13 Pisces 05
Juno:11 Capricorn 34
Vesta:16 Sagittarius 21
Eris:23 Aries 45 Rx

Fire:5
Earth:6
Air:6
Water:2
Cardinal:6
Fixed:4
Mutable:9

December 15 Daily Correspondence Digest for the Northern Hemisphere’s Moon Phase and 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, you know was on the date the person was born.

From Moongiant.com

The Moon’s current phase for today and tonight is a Waxing Gibbous phase. This phase is when the moon is more than 50% illuminated but not yet a Full Moon. The phase lasts about 7 days with the moon becoming more illuminated each day until the Full Moon. During a Waxing Gibbous the moon rises in the east in mid-afternoon and is high in the eastern sky at sunset. The moon is then visible through most of the night sky setting a few hours before sunrise. The word Gibbous first appeared in the 14th century and has its roots in the Latin word “gibbosus” meaning humpbacked.

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

Today’s Waxing Gibbous Phase

The Waxing Gibbous on December 15 has an illumination of 88%. This is the percentage of the Moon illuminated by the Sun. The illumination is constantly changing and can vary up to 10% a day. On December 15 the Moon is 11.48 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: Waxing Gibbous
Illumination: 88%
Moon Age: 11.48 days
Moon Angle: 0.50
Moon Distance: 401,949.84 km
Sun Angle: 0.54
Sun Distance: 147,227,157.16 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

 

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

Northeastern Hemisphere

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

15 December 2021
04:00 pm GMT 5:00 PM CEST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:23 Sagittarius 54
Moon:15 Taurus 51
Mercury:03 Capricorn 01
Venus:26 Capricorn 12
Mars:01 Sagittarius 35
Jupiter:27 Aquarius 35
Saturn:10 Aquarius 14
Uranus:11 Taurus 18 Rx
Neptune:20 Pisces 28
Pluto:25 Capricorn 26
True Lunar Node:01 Gemini 42
Mean Lunar Node:00 Gemini 24 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):16 Gemini 39
Chiron:08 Aries 27 Rx
Ceres:01 Gemini 01 Rx
Pallas:12 Pisces 51
Juno:11 Capricorn 08
Vesta:15 Sagittarius 43
Eris:23 Aries 45 Rx
Fire:5
Earth:6
Air:6
Water:2
Cardinal:6
Fixed:4
Mutable:9

Northwestern Hemisphere

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

December 15, 2021
11:00 pm GMT 5:00 PM CST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:24 Sagittarius 12
Moon:19 Taurus 18
Mercury:03 Capricorn 29
Venus:26 Capricorn 15
Mars:01 Sagittarius 47
Jupiter:27 Aquarius 38
Saturn:10 Aquarius 16
Uranus:11 Taurus 18 Rx
Neptune:20 Pisces 28
Pluto:25 Capricorn 26
True Lunar Node:01 Gemini 42
Mean Lunar Node:00 Gemini 23 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):16 Gemini 41
Chiron:08 Aries 27 Rx
Ceres:00 Gemini 58 Rx
Pallas:12 Pisces 55
Juno:11 Capricorn 14
Vesta:15 Sagittarius 53
Eris:23 Aries 45 Rx
Fire:5
Earth:6
Air:6
Water:2
Cardinal:6
Fixed:4
Mutable:9

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15 December Daily Correspondence Digest for the Southern Hemisphere’s Moon Phase and 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, you know was on the date the person was born.

From Moongiant.com

The Moon’s current phase for today and tonight is a Waxing Gibbous phase. This phase is when the moon is more than 50% illuminated but not yet a Full Moon. The phase lasts about 7 days with the moon becoming more illuminated each day until the Full Moon. During a Waxing Gibbous the moon rises in the east in mid-afternoon and is high in the eastern sky at sunset. The moon is then visible through most of the night sky setting a few hours before sunrise. The word Gibbous first appeared in the 14th century and has its roots in the Latin word “gibbosus” meaning humpbacked.

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

Today’s Waxing Gibbous Phase

The Waxing Gibbous on December 15 has an illumination of 88%. This is the percentage of the Moon illuminated by the Sun. The illumination is constantly changing and can vary up to 10% a day. On December 15 the Moon is 11.48 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: Waxing Gibbous
Illumination: 88%
Moon Age: 11.48 days
Moon Angle: 0.50
Moon Distance: 401,949.84 km
Sun Angle: 0.54
Sun Distance: 147,227,157.16 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

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

15 December 2021
06:00 am GMT 5:00 PM AEDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:23 Sagittarius 28
Moon:10 Taurus 54
Mercury:02 Capricorn 22
Venus:26 Capricorn 08
Mars:01 Sagittarius 17
Jupiter:27 Aquarius 31
Saturn:10 Aquarius 12
Uranus:11 Taurus 19 Rx
Neptune:20 Pisces 27
Pluto:25 Capricorn 25

True Lunar Node:01 Gemini 41

Mean Lunar Node:00 Gemini 25 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):16 Gemini 36
Chiron:08 Aries 27 Rx
Ceres:01 Gemini 06 Rx
Pallas:12 Pisces 47
Juno:10 Capricorn 58
Vesta:15 Sagittarius 30
Eris:23 Aries 45 Rx

Fire:5
Earth:6
Air:6
Water:2
Cardinal:6
Fixed:4
Mutable:9
Obliquity of the Nine Planets

 

Southwestern Hemisphere

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

15 December 2021
08:00 pm GMT 5:00 PM BRT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:24 Sagittarius 04
Moon:17 Taurus 50
Mercury:03 Capricorn 17
Venus:26 Capricorn 14
Mars:01 Sagittarius 42
Jupiter:27 Aquarius 37
Saturn:10 Aquarius 15
Uranus:11 Taurus 18 Rx
Neptune:20 Pisces 28
Pluto:25 Capricorn 26
True Lunar Node:01 Gemini 42
Mean Lunar Node:00 Gemini 23 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):16 Gemini 40
Chiron:08 Aries 27 Rx
Ceres:00 Gemini 59 Rx
Pallas:12 Pisces 53
Juno:11 Capricorn 11
Vesta:15 Sagittarius 49
Eris:23 Aries 45 Rx
Fire:5
Earth:6
Air:6
Water:2
Cardinal:6
Fixed:4
Mutable:9

December 14 Daily Correspondence Digest for the Northern Hemisphere’s Moon Phase and 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, you know was on the date the person was born.

From Moongiant.com

The Moon’s current phase for today and tonight is a Waxing Gibbous phase. This phase is when the moon is more than 50% illuminated but not yet a Full Moon. The phase lasts about 7 days with the moon becoming more illuminated each day until the Full Moon. During a Waxing Gibbous the moon rises in the east in mid-afternoon and is high in the eastern sky at sunset. The moon is then visible through most of the night sky setting a few hours before sunrise. The word Gibbous first appeared in the 14th century and has its roots in the Latin word “gibbosus” meaning humpbacked.

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

Today’s Waxing Gibbous Phase

The Waxing Gibbous on December 14 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 December 14 the Moon is 10.58 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: Waxing Gibbous
Illumination: 81%
Moon Age: 10.58 days
Moon Angle: 0.50
Moon Distance: 399,026.84 km
Sun Angle: 0.54
Sun Distance: 147,241,410.64 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

 

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

Northeastern Hemisphere

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

14 December 2021
04:00 pm GMT 5:00 PM CEST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:22 Sagittarius 53
Moon:03 Taurus 55
Mercury:01 Capricorn 27
Venus:26 Capricorn 02
Mars:00 Sagittarius 53
Jupiter:27 Aquarius 25
Saturn:10 Aquarius 09
Uranus:11 Taurus 20 Rx
Neptune:20 Pisces 27
Pluto:25 Capricorn 24
True Lunar Node:01 Gemini 40
Mean Lunar Node:00 Gemini 27 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):16 Gemini 32
Chiron:08 Aries 27 Rx
Ceres:01 Gemini 13 Rx
Pallas:12 Pisces 40
Juno:10 Capricorn 45
Vesta:15 Sagittarius 11
Eris:23 Aries 45 Rx
Fire:5
Earth:6
Air:6
Water:2
Cardinal:6
Fixed:4
Mutable:9
Obliquity of the Nine Planets

Northwestern Hemisphere

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

December 14, 2021
11:00 pm GMT 5:00 PM CST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:23 Sagittarius 11
Moon:07 Taurus 25
Mercury:01 Capricorn 55
Venus:26 Capricorn 05
Mars:01 Sagittarius 05
Jupiter:27 Aquarius 28
Saturn:10 Aquarius 10
Uranus:11 Taurus 19 Rx
Neptune:20 Pisces 27
Pluto:25 Capricorn 25
True Lunar Node:01 Gemini 41
Mean Lunar Node:00 Gemini 26 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):16 Gemini 34
Chiron:08 Aries 27 Rx
Ceres:01 Gemini 10 Rx
Pallas:12 Pisces 43
Juno:10 Capricorn 52
Vesta:15 Sagittarius 20
Eris:23 Aries 45 Rx
Fire:5
Earth:6
Air:6
Water:2
Cardinal:6
Fixed:4
Mutable:9

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 December 14

HH 666: Carina Dust Pillar with Jet

Image Credit: NASA, ESA, Hubble; Processing & Copyright: Mehmet Hakan Özsaraç

Explanation: To some, it may look like a beehive. In reality, the featured image from the Hubble Space Telescope captures a cosmic pillar of dust, over two-light years long, inside of which is Herbig-Haro 666 — a young star emitting powerful jets. The structure lies within one of our galaxy’s largest star forming regions, the Carina Nebula, shining in southern skies at a distance of about 7,500 light-years. The pillar‘s layered outline are shaped by the winds and radiation of Carina’s young, hot, massive stars, some of which are still forming inside the nebula. A dust-penetrating view in infrared light better shows the two, narrow, energetic jets blasting outward from a still hidden infant star.

 

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14 December Daily Correspondence Digest for the Southern Hemisphere’s Moon Phase and 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, you know was on the date the person was born.

From Moongiant.com 

The Moon’s current phase for today and tonight is a Waxing Gibbous phase.  This phase is when the moon is more than 50% illuminated but not yet a Full Moon. The phase lasts about 7 days with the moon becoming more illuminated each day until the Full Moon. During a Waxing Gibbous the moon rises in the east in mid-afternoon and is high in the eastern sky at sunset. The moon is then visible through most of the night sky setting a few hours before sunrise. The word Gibbous first appeared in the 14th century and has its roots in the Latin word “gibbosus” meaning humpbacked.

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

Today’s Waxing Gibbous Phase

The Waxing Gibbous on December 14 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 December 14 the Moon is 10.58 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: Waxing Gibbous
Illumination: 81%
Moon Age: 10.58 days
Moon Angle: 0.50
Moon Distance: 399,026.84 km
Sun Angle: 0.54
Sun Distance: 147,241,410.64 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

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

14 December 2021
06:00 am GMT 5:00 PM AEDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:22 Sagittarius 27
Moon:28 Aries 54
Mercury:00 Capricorn 48
Venus:25 Capricorn 57
Mars:00 Sagittarius 35
Jupiter:27 Aquarius 21
Saturn:10 Aquarius 06
Uranus:11 Taurus 20 Rx
Neptune:20 Pisces 27
Pluto:25 Capricorn 24
True Lunar Node:01 Gemini 40
Mean Lunar Node:00 Gemini 28 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):16 Gemini 30
Chiron:08 Aries 27 Rx
Ceres:01 Gemini 18 Rx
Pallas:12 Pisces 35
Juno:10 Capricorn 36
Vesta:14 Sagittarius 57
Eris:23 Aries 45 Rx
Fire:6
Earth:5
Air:6
Water:2
Cardinal:7
Fixed:3
Mutable:9

Southwestern Hemisphere

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

14 December 2021
08:00 pm GMT 5:00 PM BRT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:23 Sagittarius 03
Moon:05 Taurus 55
Mercury:01 Capricorn 43
Venus:26 Capricorn 04
Mars:01 Sagittarius 00
Jupiter:27 Aquarius 27
Saturn:10 Aquarius 10
Uranus:11 Taurus 19 Rx
Neptune:20 Pisces 27
Pluto:25 Capricorn 25
True Lunar Node:01 Gemini 41
Mean Lunar Node:00 Gemini 26 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):16 Gemini 33
Chiron:08 Aries 27 Rx
Ceres:01 Gemini 11 Rx
Pallas:12 Pisces 42
Juno:10 Capricorn 49
Vesta:15 Sagittarius 16
Eris:23 Aries 45 Rx
Fire:5
Earth:6
Air:6
Water:2
Cardinal:6
Fixed:4
Mutable:9

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 December 13

Meteors and Auroras over Iceland

Image Credit & Copyright: James Boardman-Woodend; Annotation: Judy Schmidt

Explanation: What’s going on behind that mountain? Quite a bit. First of all, the mountain itself, named Kirkjufell, is quite old and located in western Iceland near the town of Grundarfjörður. In front of the steeply-sloped structure lies a fjord that had just begun to freeze when the above image was taken — in mid-December of 2012. Although quite faint to the unaided eye, the beautiful colors of background aurorae became quite apparent on the 25-second exposure. What makes this image of particular note, though, is that it also captures streaks from the Geminids meteor shower — meteors that might not have been evident were the aurora much brighter. Far in the distance, on the left, is the band of our Milky Way Galaxy, while stars from our local part of the Milky Way appear spread across the background. Tonight the Geminids meteor shower peaks again and may well provide sky enthusiasts with their own memorable visual experiences.

December 13 Daily Correspondence Digest for the Northern Hemisphere’s Moon Phase and 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, you know was on the date the person was born.

From Moongiant.com

The Moon’s current phase for today and tonight is a Waxing Gibbous phase. This phase is when the moon is more than 50% illuminated but not yet a Full Moon. The phase lasts about 7 days with the moon becoming more illuminated each day until the Full Moon. During a Waxing Gibbous the moon rises in the east in mid-afternoon and is high in the eastern sky at sunset. The moon is then visible through most of the night sky setting a few hours before sunrise. The word Gibbous first appeared in the 14th century and has its roots in the Latin word “gibbosus” meaning humpbacked.

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

Today’s Waxing Gibbous Phase

The Waxing Gibbous on December 13 has an illumination of 73%. This is the percentage of the Moon illuminated by the Sun. The illumination is constantly changing and can vary up to 10% a day. On December 13 the Moon is 9.67 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.

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: Waxing Gibbous
Illumination: 73%
Moon Age: 9.67 days
Moon Angle: 0.50
Moon Distance: 395,363.93 km
Sun Angle: 0.54
Sun Distance: 147,256,382.71 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

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

Northeastern Hemisphere

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

13 December 2021
04:00 pm GMT 5:00 PM CEST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:21 Sagittarius 52
Moon:21 Aries 50
Mercury:29 Sagittarius 53
Venus:25 Capricorn 50
Mars:00 Sagittarius 11
Jupiter:27 Aquarius 15
Saturn:10 Aquarius 03
Uranus:11 Taurus 21 Rx
Neptune:20 Pisces 27
Pluto:25 Capricorn 23
True Lunar Node:01 Gemini 39
Mean Lunar Node:00 Gemini 30 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):16 Gemini 26
Chiron:08 Aries 27 Rx
Ceres:01 Gemini 25 Rx
Pallas:12 Pisces 29
Juno:10 Capricorn 23
Vesta:14 Sagittarius 38
Eris:23 Aries 46 Rx
Fire:7
Earth:4
Air:6
Water:2
Cardinal:6
Fixed:3
Mutable:10

Northwestern Hemisphere

 

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

December 13, 2021
11:00 pm GMT 5:00 PM CST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:22 Sagittarius 09
Moon:25 Aries 23
Mercury:00 Capricorn 20
Venus:25 Capricorn 54
Mars:00 Sagittarius 23
Jupiter:27 Aquarius 18
Saturn:10 Aquarius 05
Uranus:11 Taurus 21 Rx
Neptune:20 Pisces 27
Pluto:25 Capricorn 23
True Lunar Node:01 Gemini 39
Mean Lunar Node:00 Gemini 29 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):16 Gemini 28
Chiron:08 Aries 27 Rx
Ceres:01 Gemini 21 Rx
Pallas:12 Pisces 32
Juno:10 Capricorn 29
Vesta:14 Sagittarius 48
Eris:23 Aries 45 Rx
Fire:6
Earth:5
Air:6
Water:2
Cardinal:7
Fixed:3
Mutable:9