THE NUMBER OF PLANETS RETROGRADE IN AUGUST MIGHT PUT YOU ON EDGE

The term retrograde gets a bad rap. (Mercury rx, I blame you.) But surprisingly, retrogrades aren’t always earth-shattering events. How life-changing a retrograde tends to be is based on the planet itself and its proximity to the sun, which vary widely. For example, Mercury and Venus retrogrades are often more noticeable, since those planets (aka inner planets) are closer to the sun (and Earth), while the retrogrades of outer planets like Uranus and Neptune aren’t always as apparent. So when I tell you that there are five retrograde planets in August 2022, don’t panic — all of them are outer planets, making the changes they bring up far more gradual.

What Is A Retrograde?

The definition of “retrograde” means to reverse or go backward — but when it comes to the planets, they are actually always moving forward. During this cycle from Earth, however, it appears as if they’re going backward, when in reality they’re just changing speeds.

Every astrological planet retrogrades periodically, except for the sun and moon (since they’re luminaries). The outer planets (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto), in particular, spend about four to five months every year retrograde. These retrogrades always occur around the time that they form a trine to the sun, which activates the retrograde of the planet. Near the end of the retrograde, the retrograde planet will form another trine to the sun, bringing endings to that period, and usually a revelation.

What Planets Will Be Retrograde During August 2022?

With all five outer planets — Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto — retrograde in August 2022, there will definitely be some reviewing and revising that takes place, but don’t worry, you’ve experienced the retrogrades of each of these planets every single year, so you’re a pro.

What To Expect From August 2022’s Retrograde Planets…

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August 2022 Printable Moon Phase Calendar

Full Moon and New Moon for August 2022

First Quarter
August 5
11:06 UTC

Full Moon
August 12
01:35 UTC

Last Quarter
August 19
04:36 UTC

New Moon
August 27
08:17 UTC

The Full Moon for this month will occur in the second week on Friday, August 12th. The New Moon will happen later in August on Saturday, August 27th.

What is the August Full Sturgeon Moon?

August’s full moon is called the Full Sturgeon Moon, after the primitive fish that used to be abundant in North America’s lakes and rivers during the summer months. Having remained mostly unchanged since the earliest fossil records, sturgeons are ancient living fossils that can grow up until 3.5 meters long, or as long as two adult humans stacked on top of each other. Nowadays, however, it’s almost impossible to see a sturgeon during the Full Sturgeon Moon. While they used to thrive, sturgeons are now considered the single most critically endangered group of species on earth – and you might be part of the reason why.

Have you ever eaten caviar? Some species of sturgeons are harvested for their roe, which is then processed into caviar. Because of this, wild sturgeons have been exploited to the brink of extinction due to overfishing and illegal poaching. In addition, they are also vulnerable to water pollution, and their breeding grounds are often damaged due to agriculture and lumbering. Though sturgeons are extremely long-lived – the females can live up to be 150 years old – sturgeons might not be around for much longer. They might have survived the dinosaurs, but they might not be able to survive human beings and our hunger for luxurious delicacies like caviar. But there is something even more terrifying than hungry human beings: hungry ghosts.

In China, the Full Sturgeon Moon is known as the Hungry Ghosts Moon. August’s full moon coincides with the Hungry Ghosts Festival, which is when the gates of hell open up and the hungry dead once again walk amongst the living. The Chinese prepare offerings of food and money to satisfy the ghosts’ hunger, make them happy, and prevent them from causing havoc amongst humankind. In Malaysia and Singapore, Chinese communities set up musical stages and host performances, making sure to always leave the front row empty for the honored guests – the hungry ghosts. Under the full moon, people light lotus-shaped water lanterns and float them on lakes, rivers, and pools, in order to provide light for lost souls to find their way safely back into the afterlife.

Despite the macabre atmosphere of the event, the Hungry Ghosts Festival actually originated as a harvest festival during the Han Dynasty, during which farmers would pray to their ancestors and report their autumn harvest to them. Due to Taoist and Buddhist influences, folk beliefs combined with religious ceremonies to form the Hungry Ghost Festival. In Japan, which also had Buddhist influences, this festival is celebrated as the Obon festival. Japanese communities wear yukata, eat and make merry at carnivals, and perform the Obon dance.

In North America, Native American tribes also saw the Full Sturgeon Moon as signifying a time of bountiful harvest. The Cherokee tribes called it the Full Fruit Moon, and many other First Nation tribes referred to it as the Black Berries Moon. The Sioux called it the Moon When All Things Ripen. The Paint Clans, which were known for their medicinal prowess, would harvest herbs and medicines, while the Wild Potato tribes would forage for food. Naturally, they would also catch a lot of sturgeon. You, on the other hand, may want to celebrate the Full Sturgeon Moon by telling your friends about the importance of saving its critically endangered namesake.

Local Date and Time for August 2022 Full Moon in major cities around the world:

Los Angeles,
San Francisco,
Vancouver
August 11, 2022
6:35pm PDT

Denver,
Salt Lake City,
Calgary
August 11, 2022
7:35pm MDT

Chicago,
Houston,
San Antonio
August 11, 2022
8:35pm CDT

New York,
Toronto,
Atlanta
August 11, 2022
9:35pm EDT

London,
Manchester,
Dublin
August 12, 2022
2:35am BST

Paris,
Rome,
Berlin
August 12, 2022
3:35am CEST

Athens,
Istanbul,
Helsinki
August 12, 2022
4:35am EEST

Dubai,
Abu Dhabi,
Muscat
August 12, 2022
5:35am +04

Bangalore,
Mumbai,
New Delhi
August 12, 2022
7:05am IST

Singapore,
Kuala Lumpur
August 12, 2022
9:35am +08

Perth,
Hong Kong,
Beijing
August 12, 2022
9:35am AWST

Sydney,
Brisbane,
Melbourne
August 12, 2022
11:35am AEST

From MoonGiant.com

August 2022 Full and New Moon Esbats

From modernwellnesswitch.com

AUGUST 12TH

CORN MOON IN AQUARIUS

Magical Influence: A time of harvest, vitality and appreciation. Focus on health and friendships.

Moon Correspondences:

Plants: Bay, fennel, hazel, sunflower, St Johns wort, rue, cedar, hazel, orange, marigold, chamomile, & alder

Colors: Gold & yellow

Stones: Carnelian, fire agate, cat’s eye, & jasper

Animals: Dragon, crane, lion, phoenix, falcon, & eagle

AUGUST 27TH

NEW MOON IN VIRGO

Magical Influence: This New Moon in Virgo is the time to reset and start fresh. It’s also a good time to reassess your current path and try to avoid making the same mistakes over and over again.

Gardening Moon Calendar – August 2022

From mooncalendar.astro-seek.com

August 2022 – Gardening by the Moon, Biodynamic Planting Guide

Please read this first:

1) Moon Phase x Moon Zodiac Sign:

Please keep in mind, that Gardening by Moon Phase and Gardening by Moon Zodiac Sign are two different/independent biodynamic systems and they might give you different or contradictiory gardening recommendations.

a) Each Moon Phase (except Full Moon and New Moon) lasts about 1 week
b) Each Moon Zodiac Sign lasts about 2.5 days

Try to experiment with these two systems to find which recommendations suits you the most.

2) Tropical (Astrological) x Sidereal (Astronomical) Zodiac:
(1-2 days difference in Leaf, Fruit, Root and Flower days)

There are two different zodiacs for determining the Moon Sign:

a) Tropical zodiac (Astrological) is based on the seasons – Vernal Equinox is fixed as 0° Aries (The 1st Fruit day)
b) Sidereal zodiac (Astronomical) takes into account Precession of Equinoxes and shifts 0° Aries back by cca 1-2 days. Maria Thun who was an authority on biodynamics was using this Sidereal zodiac

Try to experiment also with these two zodiac systems to find which system suits you better.

Date
2022

Moon Phase

Gardening by the
Moon Phase

Gardening by the
Moon Zodiac Sign

Tropical Zodiac (by Seasons)
Sidereal Zodiac (Maria Thun)

Aug 1
Mon

Waxing Crescent

Sow/Plant:
Above ground annuals, especially Leaf plants
also Cereals, Herbs, Cucumbers

– Mow lawns (to increase growth)
– Graft & Prune (to increase growth)

	Leo until 16:59
	from 16:59 Virgo

Aug 2
Tue

Waxing Crescent

Sow/Plant:
Above ground annuals, especially Leaf plants
also Cereals, Herbs, Cucumbers

– Mow lawns (to increase growth)
– Graft & Prune (to increase growth)

Virgo

Aug 3
Wed

Waxing Crescent

Sow/Plant:
Above ground annuals, especially Leaf plants
also Cereals, Herbs, Cucumbers

– Mow lawns (to increase growth)
– Graft & Prune (to increase growth)

Virgo

Aug 4
Thu

Waxing Crescent

Sow/Plant:
Above ground annuals, especially Leaf plants
also Cereals, Herbs, Cucumbers

– Mow lawns (to increase growth)
– Graft & Prune (to increase growth)

	Virgo until 01:09
	from 01:09 Libra

Aug 5
Fri

First Quarter

Sow/Plant:
Above ground annuals, especially Leaf plants
also Cereals, Herbs, Cucumbers

– Mow lawns (to increase growth)
– Graft & Prune (to increase growth)

Libra

Aug 6
Sat

Waxing Gibbous

Sow/Plant:
Above ground annuals, especially Fruit plants
also Cereals and Flowers

– Mow lawns (to increase growth)
– Graft & Prune (to increase growth)

	Libra until 06:36
	from 06:36 Scorpio

Aug 7
Sun

Waxing Gibbous

Sow/Plant:
Above ground annuals, especially Fruit plants
also Cereals and Flowers

– Mow lawns (to increase growth)
– Graft & Prune (to increase growth)

Scorpio

Aug 8
Mon

Waxing Gibbous

Sow/Plant:
Above ground annuals, especially Fruit plants
also Cereals and Flowers

– Mow lawns (to increase growth)
– Graft & Prune (to increase growth)

	Scorpio until 09:07
	from 09:07 Sagittarius

Aug 9
Tue

Waxing Gibbous

Sow/Plant:
Above ground annuals, especially Fruit plants
also Cereals and Flowers

– Mow lawns (to increase growth)
– Graft & Prune (to increase growth)

Sagittarius

Aug 10
Wed

Waxing Gibbous

Sow/Plant:
Above ground annuals, especially Fruit plants
also Cereals and Flowers
Optimum planting day (2 days before the Full Moon)

– Mow lawns (to increase growth)
– Graft & Prune (to increase growth)

	Sagittarius until 09:28
	from 09:28 Capricorn

Aug 11
Thu

Waxing Gibbous

Sow/Plant:
Above ground annuals, especially Fruit plants
also Cereals and Flowers
Optimum planting day (2 days before the Full Moon)

– Mow lawns (to increase growth)
– Graft & Prune (to increase growth)

Capricorn

Aug 12
Fri

FULL MOON
at 01:35

Time to rest, celebrate and meditate

Pick medicinal herbs and plants

	Capricorn until 09:19
	from 09:19 Aquarius

Aug 13
Sat

Waning Gibbous

Sow/Plant:
Below ground plants, especially Root plants
Plant trees, shrubs and perennials

– Harvest all crops
– Fertilize, Transplant
– Mow lawns & Prune (to reduce growth)

Aquarius

Aug 14
Sun

Waning Gibbous

Sow/Plant:
Below ground plants, especially Root plants
Plant trees, shrubs and perennials

– Harvest all crops
– Fertilize, Transplant
– Mow lawns & Prune (to reduce growth)

	Aquarius until 10:44
	from 10:44 Pisces

Aug 15
Mon

Waning Gibbous

Sow/Plant:
Below ground plants, especially Root plants
Plant trees, shrubs and perennials

– Harvest all crops
– Fertilize, Transplant
– Mow lawns & Prune (to reduce growth)

Pisces

Aug 16
Tue

Waning Gibbous

Sow/Plant:
Below ground plants, especially Root plants
Plant trees, shrubs and perennials

– Harvest all crops
– Fertilize, Transplant
– Mow lawns & Prune (to reduce growth)

	Pisces until 15:36
	from 15:36 Aries

Aug 17
Wed

Waning Gibbous

Sow/Plant:
Below ground plants, especially Root plants
Plant trees, shrubs and perennials

– Harvest all crops
– Fertilize, Transplant
– Mow lawns & Prune (to reduce growth)

Aries

Aug 18
Thu

Waning Gibbous

Sow/Plant:
Below ground plants, especially Root plants
Plant trees, shrubs and perennials

– Harvest all crops
– Fertilize, Transplant
– Mow lawns & Prune (to reduce growth)

Aries

Aug 19
Fri

Last Quarter

Sow/Plant:
Below ground plants, especially Root plants
Plant trees, shrubs and perennials

– Harvest all crops
– Fertilize, Transplant
– Mow lawns & Prune (to reduce growth)

	Aries until 00:36
	from 00:36 Taurus

Aug 20
Sat

Waning Crescent

Barren phase:
Time to rest. Avoid seed sowing

– Harvest and store crops
– Fertilize, Transplant
– Destroy weed
– Mow lawns & Prune (to reduce growth)

Taurus

Aug 21
Sun

Waning Crescent

Barren phase:
Time to rest. Avoid seed sowing

– Harvest and store crops
– Fertilize, Transplant
– Destroy weed
– Mow lawns & Prune (to reduce growth)

	Taurus until 12:39
	from 12:39 Gemini

Aug 22
Mon

Waning Crescent

Barren phase:
Time to rest. Avoid seed sowing

– Harvest and store crops
– Fertilize, Transplant
– Destroy weed
– Mow lawns & Prune (to reduce growth)

Gemini

Aug 23
Tue

Waning Crescent

Barren phase:
Time to rest. Avoid seed sowing

– Harvest and store crops
– Fertilize, Transplant
– Destroy weed
– Mow lawns & Prune (to reduce growth)

Gemini

Aug 24
Wed

Waning Crescent

Barren phase:
Time to rest. Avoid seed sowing

– Harvest and store crops
– Fertilize, Transplant
– Destroy weed
– Mow lawns & Prune (to reduce growth)

	Gemini until 01:26
	from 01:26 Cancer

Aug 25
Thu

Waning Crescent

Barren phase:
Time to rest. Avoid seed sowing

– Harvest and store crops
– Fertilize, Transplant
– Destroy weed
– Mow lawns & Prune (to reduce growth)

Cancer

Aug 26
Fri

Moon Opposition Saturn

Waning Crescent

Barren phase:
Time to rest. Avoid seed sowing

– Harvest and store crops
– Fertilize, Transplant
– Destroy weed
– Mow lawns & Prune (to reduce growth)

Spraying days: Moon Opposition Saturn

	Cancer until 13:02
	from 13:02 Leo

Aug 27
Sat

NEW MOON
at 08:16

Time to rest, celebrate and meditate

Leo

Aug 28
Sun

Waxing Crescent

Sow/Plant:
Above ground annuals, especially Leaf plants
also Cereals, Herbs, Cucumbers

– Mow lawns (to increase growth)
– Graft & Prune (to increase growth)

	Leo until 22:45
	from 22:45 Virgo

Aug 29
Mon

Waxing Crescent

Sow/Plant:
Above ground annuals, especially Leaf plants
also Cereals, Herbs, Cucumbers

– Mow lawns (to increase growth)
– Graft & Prune (to increase growth)

Virgo

Aug 30
Tue

Waxing Crescent

Sow/Plant:
Above ground annuals, especially Leaf plants
also Cereals, Herbs, Cucumbers

– Mow lawns (to increase growth)
– Graft & Prune (to increase growth)

Virgo

Aug 31
Wed

Waxing Crescent

Sow/Plant:
Above ground annuals, especially Leaf plants
also Cereals, Herbs, Cucumbers

– Mow lawns (to increase growth)
– Graft & Prune (to increase growth)

	Virgo until 06:33
	from 06:33 Libra

Gardening by the Moon Zodiac Sign (Element) – Legend

Biodynamic Calendar – Icon Legend
	Leaf days (Water Element) It is the appropriate time to sow, transplant and cultivate plants from which the intention is to use Leaves and Stems. Ex: Cabbage, Salads, Lettuce, Spinach, Green onions, Broccoli, Cauliflower and Celeriac. Leaf plants should be harvested in Flower days (or Fruit days). Harvesting in Leaf days is not recommended (products start decomposing in a shorter time). Beekeeping: Working with the hive is not recommended in Leaf days.
	Fruit days (Fire Element) It is the appropriate time to sow, transplant and cultivate plants that produce Fruits and Seeds. Ex: Cherry, Strawberry, Tomato, Pea, Bean, Corn, Pumpkin, Nut, Cereal, Courgette. Harvesting in Fruit days allows fruits and seeds to have a better storage quality. Leaf plants should be harvested in Flower days (or Fruit days). Beekeeping: Fruit days stimulate the collection of nectar. Bees are also supposed to be more gentle these days.
	Root days (Earth Element) It is the appropriate time to sow, transplant and cultivate Root plants and Root vegetables. Ex: Carrot, Turnip, but also Potato, Beet-root, Garlic, Onion, Leek. Crop should be stored in Root days. Beekeeping: Bees should be encouraged to build more comb.
	Flower days (Air Element) It is the appropriate time to sow, transplant, cultivate and harvest Flower plants or herbs used for medicinal purposes. Flowers, if cut in these days, have a more intense scent and endure longer. Leaf plants should be harvested in these Flower days. Beekeeping: Flower days stimulate brood activity and colony development. Bees are also supposed to be more gentle these days.

Gardening by the Moon Phase – Legend
	NEW MOON Time to rest, celebrate and meditate.
	NEW MOON PHASE New Moon -» First Quarter (Waxing Crescent) – Moonlight is increasing – Strongest gravitational pull – Soil releases / Earth exhales / Energy draws UP into upper planets Sow/Plant: Above ground Leaf plants, Cereals, Grains, Lawns, Herbs, Cucumbers. Jobs: Graft, Mow lawns & Prune foliage (to increase growth).
	FIRST QUARTER PHASE First Quarter -» Full Moon (Waxing Gibbous) – Moonlight becomes stronger – Gravitational pull is a little less now – Soil releases / Earth exhales / Energy draws UP into upper planets Sow/Plant: Above ground Fruit plants (with “inside seeds” such as Tomatoes, Peppers, Peas and Bean), Cereals, Grains, Lawns and Flowers. Jobs: Graft, Mow lawns & Prune foliage (to increase growth). Planting and Grafting take best if done two days just before the Full Moon.
	FULL MOON Time to rest, celebrate and meditate. Pick medicinal herbs and plants.
	FULL MOON PHASE Full Moon -» Last Quarter (Waning Gibbous) – Moonlight is decreasing – Gravitational pull is decreasing – Soil absorbs / Earth inhales / Energy draws DOWN into the Roots Sow/Plant: Below ground Root plants such as Potatoes, Carrots & Onions. Plant trees, shrubs, biennials & perennials. Jobs: Harvest all crops, Fertilize, Transplant, Mow lawns & Prune foliage (to reduce growth).
	LAST QUARTER PHASE Last Quarter -» New Moon (Waning Crescent) – Moonlight has decreased – Gravitational pull has decreased – Soil absorbs / Earth inhales / Energy draws DOWN into the Roots Barren phase: Time to rest and prepare for the next New Moon. Jobs: Avoid seed sowing. Jobs: Harvest and store crops, Fertilize, Transplant, Destroy weed, Mow lawns & Prune foliage (to reduce growth).

Moon Opposition Saturn

SPRAYING DAYS

Spraying Biodynamic preparations out during Moon opposition Saturn increases soil activity.
The Moon represents fertility and germination, while Saturn represents form and strong structure.
It is also a perfect time to plant seeds out.

Visit: Moon Opposition Saturn Times 2022 »

August 2022 – Gardening by the Moon, Biodynamic Planting Guide

Please read this first:

1) Moon Phase x Moon Zodiac Sign:

a) Each Moon Phase (except Full Moon and New Moon) lasts about 1 week
b) Each Moon Zodiac Sign lasts about 2.5 days

Try to experiment with these two systems to find which recommendations suits you the most.

2) Tropical (Astrological) x Sidereal (Astronomical) Zodiac:
(1-2 days difference in Leaf, Fruit, Root and Flower days)

There are two different zodiacs for determining the Moon Sign:

a) Tropical zodiac (Astrological) is based on the seasons – Vernal Equinox is fixed as 0° Aries (The 1st Fruit day)
b) Sidereal zodiac (Astronomical) takes into account Precession of Equinoxes and shifts 0° Aries back by cca 1-2 days. Maria Thun who was an authority on biodynamics was using this Sidereal zodiac

Try to experiment also with these two zodiac systems to find which system suits you better.

Date
2022

Moon Phase

Gardening by the
Moon Phase

Gardening by the
Moon Zodiac Sign

Tropical Zodiac (by Seasons)
Sidereal Zodiac (Maria Thun)

Aug 1
Mon

Waxing Crescent

Sow/Plant:
Above ground annuals, especially Leaf plants
also Cereals, Herbs, Cucumbers

– Mow lawns (to increase growth)
– Graft & Prune (to increase growth)

Virgo

Aug 2
Tue

Waxing Crescent

Sow/Plant:
Above ground annuals, especially Leaf plants
also Cereals, Herbs, Cucumbers

– Mow lawns (to increase growth)
– Graft & Prune (to increase growth)

	Virgo until 04:06
	from 04:06 Libra

Aug 3
Wed

Waxing Crescent

Sow/Plant:
Above ground annuals, especially Leaf plants
also Cereals, Herbs, Cucumbers

– Mow lawns (to increase growth)
– Graft & Prune (to increase growth)

Libra

Aug 4
Thu

Waxing Crescent

Sow/Plant:
Above ground annuals, especially Leaf plants
also Cereals, Herbs, Cucumbers

– Mow lawns (to increase growth)
– Graft & Prune (to increase growth)

	Libra until 11:47
	from 11:47 Scorpio

Aug 5
Fri

First Quarter

Sow/Plant:
Above ground annuals, especially Leaf plants
also Cereals, Herbs, Cucumbers

– Mow lawns (to increase growth)
– Graft & Prune (to increase growth)

Scorpio

Aug 6
Sat

Waxing Gibbous

Sow/Plant:
Above ground annuals, especially Fruit plants
also Cereals and Flowers

– Mow lawns (to increase growth)
– Graft & Prune (to increase growth)

	Scorpio until 16:39
	from 16:39 Sagittarius

Aug 7
Sun

Waxing Gibbous

Sow/Plant:
Above ground annuals, especially Fruit plants
also Cereals and Flowers

– Mow lawns (to increase growth)
– Graft & Prune (to increase growth)

Sagittarius

Aug 8
Mon

Waxing Gibbous

Sow/Plant:
Above ground annuals, especially Fruit plants
also Cereals and Flowers

– Mow lawns (to increase growth)
– Graft & Prune (to increase growth)

	Sagittarius until 18:39
	from 18:39 Capricorn

Aug 9
Tue

Waxing Gibbous

Sow/Plant:
Above ground annuals, especially Fruit plants
also Cereals and Flowers

– Mow lawns (to increase growth)
– Graft & Prune (to increase growth)

Capricorn

Aug 10
Wed

Waxing Gibbous

Sow/Plant:
Above ground annuals, especially Fruit plants
also Cereals and Flowers
Optimum planting day (2 days before the Full Moon)

– Mow lawns (to increase growth)
– Graft & Prune (to increase growth)

	Capricorn until 18:45
	from 18:45 Aquarius

Aug 11
Thu

Waxing Gibbous

Sow/Plant:
Above ground annuals, especially Fruit plants
also Cereals and Flowers
Optimum planting day (2 days before the Full Moon)

– Mow lawns (to increase growth)
– Graft & Prune (to increase growth)

Aquarius

Aug 12
Fri

FULL MOON
at 01:35

Time to rest, celebrate and meditate

Pick medicinal herbs and plants

	Aquarius until 18:45
	from 18:45 Pisces

Aug 13
Sat

Waning Gibbous

Sow/Plant:
Below ground plants, especially Root plants
Plant trees, shrubs and perennials

– Harvest all crops
– Fertilize, Transplant
– Mow lawns & Prune (to reduce growth)

Pisces

Aug 14
Sun

Waning Gibbous

Sow/Plant:
Below ground plants, especially Root plants
Plant trees, shrubs and perennials

– Harvest all crops
– Fertilize, Transplant
– Mow lawns & Prune (to reduce growth)

	Pisces until 20:43
	from 20:43 Aries

Aug 15
Mon

Waning Gibbous

Sow/Plant:
Below ground plants, especially Root plants
Plant trees, shrubs and perennials

– Harvest all crops
– Fertilize, Transplant
– Mow lawns & Prune (to reduce growth)

Aries

Aug 16
Tue

Waning Gibbous

Sow/Plant:
Below ground plants, especially Root plants
Plant trees, shrubs and perennials

– Harvest all crops
– Fertilize, Transplant
– Mow lawns & Prune (to reduce growth)

Aries

Aug 17
Wed

Waning Gibbous

Sow/Plant:
Below ground plants, especially Root plants
Plant trees, shrubs and perennials

– Harvest all crops
– Fertilize, Transplant
– Mow lawns & Prune (to reduce growth)

	Aries until 02:23
	from 02:23 Taurus

Aug 18
Thu

Waning Gibbous

Sow/Plant:
Below ground plants, especially Root plants
Plant trees, shrubs and perennials

– Harvest all crops
– Fertilize, Transplant
– Mow lawns & Prune (to reduce growth)

Taurus

Aug 19
Fri

Last Quarter

Sow/Plant:
Below ground plants, especially Root plants
Plant trees, shrubs and perennials

– Harvest all crops
– Fertilize, Transplant
– Mow lawns & Prune (to reduce growth)

	Taurus until 12:07
	from 12:07 Gemini

Aug 20
Sat

Waning Crescent

Barren phase:
Time to rest. Avoid seed sowing

– Harvest and store crops
– Fertilize, Transplant
– Destroy weed
– Mow lawns & Prune (to reduce growth)

Gemini

Aug 21
Sun

Waning Crescent

Barren phase:
Time to rest. Avoid seed sowing

– Harvest and store crops
– Fertilize, Transplant
– Destroy weed
– Mow lawns & Prune (to reduce growth)

Gemini

Aug 22
Mon

Waning Crescent

Barren phase:
Time to rest. Avoid seed sowing

– Harvest and store crops
– Fertilize, Transplant
– Destroy weed
– Mow lawns & Prune (to reduce growth)

	Gemini until 00:29
	from 00:29 Cancer

Aug 23
Tue

Waning Crescent

Barren phase:
Time to rest. Avoid seed sowing

– Harvest and store crops
– Fertilize, Transplant
– Destroy weed
– Mow lawns & Prune (to reduce growth)

Cancer

Aug 24
Wed

Waning Crescent

Barren phase:
Time to rest. Avoid seed sowing

– Harvest and store crops
– Fertilize, Transplant
– Destroy weed
– Mow lawns & Prune (to reduce growth)

	Cancer until 13:09
	from 13:09 Leo

Aug 25
Thu

Waning Crescent

Barren phase:
Time to rest. Avoid seed sowing

– Harvest and store crops
– Fertilize, Transplant
– Destroy weed
– Mow lawns & Prune (to reduce growth)

Leo

Aug 26
Fri

Moon Opposition Saturn

Waning Crescent

Barren phase:
Time to rest. Avoid seed sowing

– Harvest and store crops
– Fertilize, Transplant
– Destroy weed
– Mow lawns & Prune (to reduce growth)

Spraying days: Moon Opposition Saturn

Leo

Aug 27
Sat

NEW MOON
at 08:16

Time to rest, celebrate and meditate

	Leo until 00:25
	from 00:25 Virgo

Aug 28
Sun

Waxing Crescent

Sow/Plant:
Above ground annuals, especially Leaf plants
also Cereals, Herbs, Cucumbers

– Mow lawns (to increase growth)
– Graft & Prune (to increase growth)

Virgo

Aug 29
Mon

Waxing Crescent

Sow/Plant:
Above ground annuals, especially Leaf plants
also Cereals, Herbs, Cucumbers

– Mow lawns (to increase growth)
– Graft & Prune (to increase growth)

	Virgo until 09:45
	from 09:45 Libra

Aug 30
Tue

Waxing Crescent

Sow/Plant:
Above ground annuals, especially Leaf plants
also Cereals, Herbs, Cucumbers

– Mow lawns (to increase growth)
– Graft & Prune (to increase growth)

Libra

Aug 31
Wed

Waxing Crescent

Sow/Plant:
Above ground annuals, especially Leaf plants
also Cereals, Herbs, Cucumbers

– Mow lawns (to increase growth)
– Graft & Prune (to increase growth)

	Libra until 17:11
	from 17:11 Scorpio

Gardening by the Moon Zodiac Sign (Element) – Legend

Biodynamic Calendar – Icon Legend
	Leaf days (Water Element) It is the appropriate time to sow, transplant and cultivate plants from which the intention is to use Leaves and Stems. Ex: Cabbage, Salads, Lettuce, Spinach, Green onions, Broccoli, Cauliflower and Celeriac. Leaf plants should be harvested in Flower days (or Fruit days). Harvesting in Leaf days is not recommended (products start decomposing in a shorter time). Beekeeping: Working with the hive is not recommended in Leaf days.
	Fruit days (Fire Element) It is the appropriate time to sow, transplant and cultivate plants that produce Fruits and Seeds. Ex: Cherry, Strawberry, Tomato, Pea, Bean, Corn, Pumpkin, Nut, Cereal, Courgette. Harvesting in Fruit days allows fruits and seeds to have a better storage quality. Leaf plants should be harvested in Flower days (or Fruit days). Beekeeping: Fruit days stimulate the collection of nectar. Bees are also supposed to be more gentle these days.
	Root days (Earth Element) It is the appropriate time to sow, transplant and cultivate Root plants and Root vegetables. Ex: Carrot, Turnip, but also Potato, Beet-root, Garlic, Onion, Leek. Crop should be stored in Root days. Beekeeping: Bees should be encouraged to build more comb.
	Flower days (Air Element) It is the appropriate time to sow, transplant, cultivate and harvest Flower plants or herbs used for medicinal purposes. Flowers, if cut in these days, have a more intense scent and endure longer. Leaf plants should be harvested in these Flower days. Beekeeping: Flower days stimulate brood activity and colony development. Bees are also supposed to be more gentle these days.

Gardening by the Moon Phase – Legend
	NEW MOON Time to rest, celebrate and meditate.
	NEW MOON PHASE New Moon -» First Quarter (Waxing Crescent) – Moonlight is increasing – Strongest gravitational pull – Soil releases / Earth exhales / Energy draws UP into upper planets Sow/Plant: Above ground Leaf plants, Cereals, Grains, Lawns, Herbs, Cucumbers. Jobs: Graft, Mow lawns & Prune foliage (to increase growth).
	FIRST QUARTER PHASE First Quarter -» Full Moon (Waxing Gibbous) – Moonlight becomes stronger – Gravitational pull is a little less now – Soil releases / Earth exhales / Energy draws UP into upper planets Sow/Plant: Above ground Fruit plants (with “inside seeds” such as Tomatoes, Peppers, Peas and Bean), Cereals, Grains, Lawns and Flowers. Jobs: Graft, Mow lawns & Prune foliage (to increase growth). Planting and Grafting take best if done two days just before the Full Moon.
	FULL MOON Time to rest, celebrate and meditate. Pick medicinal herbs and plants.
	FULL MOON PHASE Full Moon -» Last Quarter (Waning Gibbous) – Moonlight is decreasing – Gravitational pull is decreasing – Soil absorbs / Earth inhales / Energy draws DOWN into the Roots Sow/Plant: Below ground Root plants such as Potatoes, Carrots & Onions. Plant trees, shrubs, biennials & perennials. Jobs: Harvest all crops, Fertilize, Transplant, Mow lawns & Prune foliage (to reduce growth).
	LAST QUARTER PHASE Last Quarter -» New Moon (Waning Crescent) – Moonlight has decreased – Gravitational pull has decreased – Soil absorbs / Earth inhales / Energy draws DOWN into the Roots Barren phase: Time to rest and prepare for the next New Moon. Jobs: Avoid seed sowing. Jobs: Harvest and store crops, Fertilize, Transplant, Destroy weed, Mow lawns & Prune foliage (to reduce growth).

Moon Opposition Saturn

SPRAYING DAYS

Spraying Biodynamic preparations out during Moon opposition Saturn increases soil activity.
The Moon represents fertility and germination, while Saturn represents form and strong structure.
It is also a perfect time to plant seeds out.

Visit: Moon Opposition Saturn Times 2022 »

Religious Holidays August 2022

Monday	Lammas	Christian Holidays	Aug 1, 2022	Yesterday
Tuesday	Naga Panchami	Hindu Holidays	Aug 2, 2022	Today
Saturday	Tisha B’Av	Jewish Holidays	Aug 6, 2022	in 4 days
Monday	Ashura	Muslim Holidays	Aug 8, 2022	in 6 days
Monday	Ashura Eve	Muslim Holidays	Aug 8, 2022	in 6 days
Thursday	Raksha Bandhan	Hindu Holidays	Aug 11, 2022	in 9 days
Friday	Varalakshmi Vrata	Hindu Holidays	Aug 12, 2022	in 10 days
Saturday	Bon Festival	Buddhist Holidays	Aug 13, 2022	in 11 days
Monday	The Assumption of Mary	Christian Holidays	Aug 15, 2022	in 13 days
Thursday	Krishna Janmashtami	Hindu Holidays	Aug 18, 2022	in 16 days
Wednesday	Ganesh Chaturthi	Hindu Holidays	Aug 31, 2022	in 29 days

August 2022 Holidays & Observances Worldwide

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Date	Holiday	Location
Monday, August 1, 2022	Carnival Holiday	Antigua and Barbuda
Monday, August 1, 2022	August Monday	Anguilla
Monday, August 1, 2022	New South Wales Bank Holiday	Australia
Monday, August 1, 2022	Northern Territory Picnic Day	Australia
Monday, August 1, 2022	Emancipation Day	Barbados
Monday, August 1, 2022	Kadooment Day	Barbados
Monday, August 1, 2022	Independence Day	Benin
Monday, August 1, 2022	Emancipation Day	The Bahamas
Monday, August 1, 2022	Buddha’s First Sermon	Bhutan
Monday, August 1, 2022	Emancipation Day	Belize
Monday, August 1, 2022	Civic/Provincial Day	Canada
Monday, August 1, 2022	Saskatchewan Day	Canada
Monday, August 1, 2022	Terry Fox Day	Canada
Monday, August 1, 2022	New Brunswick Day	Canada
Monday, August 1, 2022	British Columbia Day	Canada
Monday, August 1, 2022	Natal Day	Canada
Monday, August 1, 2022	Heritage Day	Canada
Monday, August 1, 2022	Parents’ Day	Congo Democratic Republic
Monday, August 1, 2022	Swiss National Day	Switzerland
Monday, August 1, 2022	Army Day	China
Monday, August 1, 2022	Emancipation Day	Dominica
Monday, August 1, 2022	Summer Bank Holiday (only Alderney)	Guernsey
Monday, August 1, 2022	Emancipation Day	Guyana
Monday, August 1, 2022	August Bank Holiday	Ireland
Monday, August 1, 2022	Commerce Day	Iceland
Monday, August 1, 2022	Emancipation Day	Jamaica
Monday, August 1, 2022	Santo Domingo Celebrations Start	Nicaragua
Monday, August 1, 2022	Gualdalcanal Province Day	Solomon Islands
Monday, August 1, 2022	Armed Forces Day	Syria
Monday, August 1, 2022	Emancipation Day	Turks and Caicos Islands
Monday, August 1, 2022	National Children’s Day	Tuvalu
Monday, August 1, 2022	Summer Bank Holiday	United Kingdom
Monday, August 1, 2022	Colorado Day	United States
Monday, August 1, 2022	Emancipation Day	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Monday, August 1, 2022	Emancipation Monday	British Virgin Islands
Monday, August 1, 2022	Farmers’ Day	Zambia
Tuesday, August 2, 2022	Carnival Holiday	Antigua and Barbuda
Tuesday, August 2, 2022	Day off for Emancipation Day	Barbados
Tuesday, August 2, 2022	Our Lady of Los Ángeles	Costa Rica
Tuesday, August 2, 2022	Culturama Day	Saint Kitts and Nevis
Tuesday, August 2, 2022	Republic Day	North Macedonia
Tuesday, August 2, 2022	Emancipation Tuesday	British Virgin Islands
Wednesday, August 3, 2022	The Royal St John’s Regatta (Regatta Day)	Canada
Wednesday, August 3, 2022	Freedom Day	Equatorial Guinea
Wednesday, August 3, 2022	Martyrs’ Day	Guinea-Bissau
Wednesday, August 3, 2022	Nigerien Independence Day	Niger
Wednesday, August 3, 2022	Makira-Ulawa Province Day	Solomon Islands
Wednesday, August 3, 2022	San Salvador Day 1 (S. Salvador only)	El Salvador
Wednesday, August 3, 2022	Flag’s Day	Venezuela
Wednesday, August 3, 2022	Emancipation Wednesday	British Virgin Islands
Thursday, August 4, 2022	August Thursday	Anguilla
Thursday, August 4, 2022	Constitution Day	Cook Islands
Thursday, August 4, 2022	Chinese Valentine’s Day	China
Thursday, August 4, 2022	Founders’ Day	Ghana
Thursday, August 4, 2022	Matice Slovenska Day	Slovakia
Thursday, August 4, 2022	Chinese Valentine’s Day	Taiwan
Thursday, August 4, 2022	Coast Guard Birthday	United States
Thursday, August 4, 2022	Barack Obama Day	United States
Thursday, August 4, 2022	National Guard’s Day	Venezuela
Friday, August 5, 2022	Constitution Day	Anguilla
Friday, August 5, 2022	National Day	Burkina Faso
Friday, August 5, 2022	Feast of the White Virgin	Spain
Friday, August 5, 2022	The Day of Our Lady of Africa	Spain
Friday, August 5, 2022	Victory Day	Croatia
Friday, August 5, 2022	Youth Day	Kiribati
Friday, August 5, 2022	Umuganura Day	Rwanda
Friday, August 5, 2022	San Salvador Day 2 (S. Salvador only)	El Salvador
Saturday, August 6, 2022	Independence Day	Bolivia
Saturday, August 6, 2022	Tisha B’Av Eve	Israel
Saturday, August 6, 2022	Independence Day	Jamaica
Saturday, August 6, 2022	Hiroshima Memorial Day	Japan
Saturday, August 6, 2022	Celebrations of San Salvador	El Salvador
Sunday, August 7, 2022	Tisha B’Av	Australia
Sunday, August 7, 2022	Ashoora	Bahrain
Sunday, August 7, 2022	Tisha B’Av	Canada
Sunday, August 7, 2022	Independence Day	Cote d’Ivoire
Sunday, August 7, 2022	Battle of Boyacá Day	Colombia
Sunday, August 7, 2022	Tisha B’Av	Israel
Sunday, August 7, 2022	Friendship Day	India
Sunday, August 7, 2022	Tassoua	Iran
Sunday, August 7, 2022	Ashura	Pakistan
Sunday, August 7, 2022	Tisha B’Av	United Kingdom
Sunday, August 7, 2022	American Family Day	United States
Sunday, August 7, 2022	Purple Heart Day	United States
Monday, August 8, 2022	Ashura	Afghanistan
Monday, August 8, 2022	Muharram/Islamic New Year	Australia
Monday, August 8, 2022	Ashura	Australia
Monday, August 8, 2022	Ashoora (second day)	Bahrain
Monday, August 8, 2022	Ashura	Canada
Monday, August 8, 2022	Day off for Independence Day	Cote d’Ivoire
Monday, August 8, 2022	Peace Festival in Augsburg	Germany
Monday, August 8, 2022	Ashura	Germany
Monday, August 8, 2022	Day of Achura	Algeria
Monday, August 8, 2022	Ashura	Egypt
Monday, August 8, 2022	Carnival (First Day)	Grenada
Monday, August 8, 2022	Ashura	Gambia
Monday, August 8, 2022	Ashoura	Lebanon
Monday, August 8, 2022	Feast of Saint Roman Eve	Monaco
Monday, August 8, 2022	Ashura Holiday	Pakistan
Monday, August 8, 2022	Tamkharit	Senegal
Monday, August 8, 2022	Ashura	Somalia
Monday, August 8, 2022	Father’s Day	Taiwan
Monday, August 8, 2022	Farmers’ Day	Tanzania
Monday, August 8, 2022	Ashura	United Kingdom
Monday, August 8, 2022	Victory Day	United States
Monday, August 8, 2022	Heroes’ Day	Zimbabwe
Tuesday, August 9, 2022	Ashura	Bangladesh
Tuesday, August 9, 2022	Carnival (Second Day)	Grenada
Tuesday, August 9, 2022	Muharram/Ashura	India
Tuesday, August 9, 2022	Nagasaki Memorial Day	Japan
Tuesday, August 9, 2022	Feast of Saint Roman	Monaco
Tuesday, August 9, 2022	National Day	Singapore
Tuesday, August 9, 2022	Indigenous Peoples Day	Suriname
Tuesday, August 9, 2022	International Day of the World’s Indigenous People	United States
Tuesday, August 9, 2022	National Women’s Day	South Africa
Tuesday, August 9, 2022	Defence Forces Day	Zimbabwe
Wednesday, August 10, 2022	Royal National Agricultural Show Day Queensland	Australia
Wednesday, August 10, 2022	Independence Day	Ecuador
Wednesday, August 10, 2022	Last Day of Santo Domingo Celebrations	Nicaragua
Wednesday, August 10, 2022	Day of the Victims of Mining Disasters	Slovakia
Thursday, August 11, 2022	Raksha Bandhan	Bangladesh
Thursday, August 11, 2022	Raksha Bandhan (Rakhi)	India
Thursday, August 11, 2022	Mountain Day	Japan
Thursday, August 11, 2022	Raksha Bandhan	Sri Lanka
Thursday, August 11, 2022	Nikini Full Moon Poya Day	Sri Lanka
Thursday, August 11, 2022	Raksha Bandhan	Myanmar
Thursday, August 11, 2022	Independence Day	Chad
Thursday, August 11, 2022	Day of Frontiersmen	Turkmenistan
Thursday, August 11, 2022	Raksha Bandhan	United Kingdom
Friday, August 12, 2022	Spirit Festival	China
Friday, August 12, 2022	Day off for Independence Day	Ecuador
Friday, August 12, 2022	Hungry Ghost Festival	Hong Kong
Friday, August 12, 2022	Raksha Bandhan	Indonesia
Friday, August 12, 2022	Janai Purnima	Nepal
Friday, August 12, 2022	Gai Jatra	Nepal
Friday, August 12, 2022	The Queen’s Birthday	Thailand
Friday, August 12, 2022	Hungry Ghost Festival	Taiwan
Friday, August 12, 2022	International Youth Day	United States
Saturday, August 13, 2022	Independence Day	Central African Republic
Saturday, August 13, 2022	Women’s and Family Day	Tunisia
Sunday, August 14, 2022	Father’s Day	Brazil
Sunday, August 14, 2022	The Day of Cantabria	Spain
Sunday, August 14, 2022	Falkland Day	Falkland Islands
Sunday, August 14, 2022	Anniversary of the Recovery Oued Ed-Dahab	Morocco
Sunday, August 14, 2022	Independence Day	Pakistan
Sunday, August 14, 2022	National Navajo Code Talkers Day	United States
Monday, August 15, 2022	Assumption of Mary	Andorra
Monday, August 15, 2022	San Martín Day	Argentina
Monday, August 15, 2022	Assumption of Mary	Austria
Monday, August 15, 2022	National Mourning Day	Bangladesh
Monday, August 15, 2022	Assumption of Mary	Belgium
Monday, August 15, 2022	Discovery Day	Canada
Monday, August 15, 2022	Assumption of Mary	Central African Republic
Monday, August 15, 2022	Independence Day	Congo
Monday, August 15, 2022	Assumption of Mary	Switzerland
Monday, August 15, 2022	Mother’s Day	Costa Rica
Monday, August 15, 2022	Assumption of Mary	Cabo Verde
Monday, August 15, 2022	Assumption of the Virgin Mary	Cyprus
Monday, August 15, 2022	Assumption of Mary	Germany
Monday, August 15, 2022	Flooding of the Nile	Egypt
Monday, August 15, 2022	Assumption of Mary	Spain
Monday, August 15, 2022	Constitution Day	Equatorial Guinea
Monday, August 15, 2022	Dormition of the Holy Virgin	Greece
Monday, August 15, 2022	Assumption of Mary (Guatemala City only)	Guatemala
Monday, August 15, 2022	Assumption of Mary	Croatia
Monday, August 15, 2022	Independence Day	India
Monday, August 15, 2022	Assumption of Mary	Italy
Monday, August 15, 2022	Ferragosto	Italy
Monday, August 15, 2022	Liberation Day	North Korea
Monday, August 15, 2022	Assumption of Mary	Lebanon
Monday, August 15, 2022	Liechtenstein National Day	Liechtenstein
Monday, August 15, 2022	Feast of the Assumption of Mary	Lithuania
Monday, August 15, 2022	Assumption of Mary	Luxembourg
Monday, August 15, 2022	The Feast of Mary’s Assumption	Malta
Monday, August 15, 2022	Assumption of Mary	Mauritius
Monday, August 15, 2022	Foundation of Old Panama City	Panama
Monday, August 15, 2022	Assumption of Mary	French Polynesia
Monday, August 15, 2022	Founding of Asuncion	Paraguay
Monday, August 15, 2022	Assumption of Mary	Reunion
Monday, August 15, 2022	St Mary’s Day	Romania
Monday, August 15, 2022	Assumption of Mary	Rwanda
Monday, August 15, 2022	Malaita Province Day	Solomon Islands
Monday, August 15, 2022	Assumption of Mary	Seychelles
Monday, August 15, 2022	Day of the Assumption of Mary	Vatican City (Holy See)
Monday, August 15, 2022	Assumption of Mary	Venezuela
Monday, August 15, 2022	Father’s Day	Samoa
Monday, August 15, 2022	Assumption of Mary	Mayotte
Tuesday, August 16, 2022	Restoration Day	Dominican Republic
Tuesday, August 16, 2022	Independence Day	Gabon
Tuesday, August 16, 2022	Parsi New Year	India
Tuesday, August 16, 2022	Bennington Battle Day	United States
Tuesday, August 16, 2022	Assumption Day Holiday	Vatican City (Holy See)
Wednesday, August 17, 2022	Flag Day	Bolivia
Wednesday, August 17, 2022	Independence Day	Gabon
Wednesday, August 17, 2022	Indonesian Independence Day	Indonesia
Wednesday, August 17, 2022	Slovenians in Prekmurje Incorporated into the Mother Nation Day	Slovenia
Thursday, August 18, 2022	Janmashtami	Bangladesh
Thursday, August 18, 2022	Janmashtami (Smarta)	India
Thursday, August 18, 2022	Janmashtami	Myanmar
Thursday, August 18, 2022	Janmashtami (Smarta)	United Kingdom
Friday, August 19, 2022	Independence Day (National Day)	Afghanistan
Friday, August 19, 2022	Gold Cup Parade	Canada
Friday, August 19, 2022	Feast of Saint Maginus	Spain
Friday, August 19, 2022	Janmashtami	Indonesia
Friday, August 19, 2022	Crown Princess Mette-Marit’s day	Norway
Friday, August 19, 2022	Shree Krishna Janamashtami	Nepal
Friday, August 19, 2022	Day of the Tribes	Nauru
Friday, August 19, 2022	Janmashtami	Pakistan
Friday, August 19, 2022	World Humanitarian Day	United States
Friday, August 19, 2022	Hawaii Statehood Day	United States
Friday, August 19, 2022	National Aviation Day	United States
Friday, August 19, 2022	Janmashtami	South Africa
Saturday, August 20, 2022	Independence Restoration Day	Estonia
Saturday, August 20, 2022	Hungary National Day	Hungary
Saturday, August 20, 2022	Anniversary of the Revolution of the King and the People	Morocco
Saturday, August 20, 2022	Isese Day	Nigeria
Saturday, August 20, 2022	Our Lady of Sorrows	Portugal
Sunday, August 21, 2022	Gospel Day (Kosrae)	Micronesia
Sunday, August 21, 2022	Youth Day	Morocco
Sunday, August 21, 2022	Ninoy Aquino Day	Philippines
Sunday, August 21, 2022	Birthday of Lord Zoroaster (Khordad Sal)	Pakistan
Sunday, August 21, 2022	Day of the Victims of the Occupation of Czechoslovakia	Slovakia
Sunday, August 21, 2022	International Day of Remembrance of and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism	United States
Sunday, August 21, 2022	National Senior Citizens Day	United States
Monday, August 22, 2022	Gospel Day (Kosrae) observed	Micronesia
Monday, August 22, 2022	Our Lady of Graces	Portugal
Monday, August 22, 2022	International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief	United States
Tuesday, August 23, 2022	Day of Remembrance for Victims of Communism and Nazism	Estonia
Tuesday, August 23, 2022	European Day of Remembrance of Victims of Totalitarian and Authoritarian Regimes	Croatia
Tuesday, August 23, 2022	International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition	United States
Wednesday, August 24, 2022	National Parks Day	Costa Rica
Wednesday, August 24, 2022	Flag Day	Liberia
Wednesday, August 24, 2022	Birthday of the Governor of Malacca	Malaysia
Wednesday, August 24, 2022	Independence Day (Suspended)	Ukraine
Thursday, August 25, 2022	Day of Songun	North Korea
Thursday, August 25, 2022	Youth’s Day	Mongolia
Thursday, August 25, 2022	Independence Day	Uruguay
Friday, August 26, 2022	Heroes’ Day	Namibia
Friday, August 26, 2022	National Day of Repentance	Papua New Guinea
Friday, August 26, 2022	Susan B. Anthony Day	United States
Friday, August 26, 2022	Women’s Equality Day	United States
Saturday, August 27, 2022	Special Working Day	Kazakhstan
Saturday, August 27, 2022	Independence Day	Moldova
Saturday, August 27, 2022	Lyndon Baines Johnson Day	United States
Sunday, August 28, 2022	Day of the Assumption of Mary	Georgia
Sunday, August 28, 2022	Feast of the Assumption of Mary (Orthodox)	North Macedonia
Monday, August 29, 2022	Summer Bank Holiday (except Alderney)	Guernsey
Monday, August 29, 2022	Late Summer Bank Holiday	Gibraltar
Monday, August 29, 2022	Summer Bank Holiday	Isle of Man
Monday, August 29, 2022	Constitution Day (extra holiday)	Kazakhstan
Monday, August 29, 2022	Public Sector Holiday	Peru
Monday, August 29, 2022	National Heroes Day	Philippines
Monday, August 29, 2022	August Bank Holiday	Saint Helena
Monday, August 29, 2022	National Uprising Day	Slovakia
Monday, August 29, 2022	Summer Bank Holiday	United Kingdom
Monday, August 29, 2022	International Day against Nuclear Tests	United States
Tuesday, August 30, 2022	Day of Remembrance of Missing Persons in the Homeland War	Croatia
Tuesday, August 30, 2022	Constitution Day	Kazakhstan
Tuesday, August 30, 2022	Hartalika Teej	Nepal
Tuesday, August 30, 2022	Santa Rosa De Lima	Peru
Tuesday, August 30, 2022	Popular Consultation Day	East Timor
Tuesday, August 30, 2022	Victory Day	Turkey
Tuesday, August 30, 2022	Ganesh Chaturthi	United Kingdom
Tuesday, August 30, 2022	International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances	United States
Wednesday, August 31, 2022	Ganesh Chaturthi	Bangladesh
Wednesday, August 31, 2022	Ganesh Chaturthi/Vinayaka Chaturthi	India
Wednesday, August 31, 2022	Independence Day of the Kyrgyz Republic	Kyrgyzstan
Wednesday, August 31, 2022	Ganesh Chaturthi	Sri Lanka
Wednesday, August 31, 2022	Language Day	Moldova
Wednesday, August 31, 2022	Ganesh Chaturthi	Myanmar
Wednesday, August 31, 2022	Malaysia’s National Day	Malaysia
Wednesday, August 31, 2022	Ganesh Chaturthi	Pakistan
Wednesday, August 31, 2022	Independence Day	Trinidad and Tobago
Wednesday, August 31, 2022	International Day for People of African Descent	United States
Wednesday, August 31, 2022	International Overdose Awareness Day	United States
Wednesday, August 31, 2022	Ganesh Chaturthi	South Africa

From calendarific.com

AUGUST PAGAN CALENDAR OF OBSERVANCES

AUG. 1: LUGHNASSADH / LAMMAS SABBAT: First Harvest—Bread Harvest. First Harvest Festival of the Celtic Sun God Lugh.

AUG. 2: Feast of the Black Madonna – Gnostic celebration of the Dark Goddess

AUG. 3: Day of the Dryads – Greek celebration of the Macedonian maiden spirits of woods and water.

AUG. 3-4: Feast of Old Greek Goddess Artemis (Roman Diana) – Defender of rights and liberties, and punisher of rapists and oppressors.

AUG. 5: Celtic Tree Month of Hazel begins.

AUG. 6: Celtic Fire Festival of Tan Hill.

AUG. 9: Druid Feast of the Fire Spirits
– Roman Vinalia Rustica: wine festival of Venus and Pan

AUG. 11-13: Feast of Father Sky – Honoring God as Obatala (Yoruba/Santeria), Ouranos (Greek), Svarog (Slavic), Thor (Norse), Taranis (Celtic), Dyaus (Hindu).
– Celtic Puck Fair – Fertility Festival.

AUG. 12: The Lights of Isis, Festival of the Egyptian Goddess Isis.

AUG. 19: Roman Vinalia: Marriage of Bacchus

AUG. 20: Marriage of the God and Goddess—Sun God enters Earth Goddess and rules Underworld as Lord of the Shadows.

AUG. 21: Festival of Hecate—Invoking her to protect the harvests now that the God resides within her aspect as the Earth Goddess.

AUG. 21: Greek Festival of Hecate – To protect the harvest.

AUG. 24: Feast of Egyptian God Osiris – Partner and true love of Isis, and father of Horus; guide of all husbands, fathers, and judges.

AUG. 25: Norse God Odin receives knowledge.
– Roman Festival of Goddess Ops – Lady of the Cornucopia, Bounty of the Harvest and Sustainer of Life.

AUG.27: Feast of Egyptian Goddess Isis – Partner and true love of Osiris, and mother of Horus; guide of all wives, mothers, healers, advocates, and teachers.

AUG. 28: Norse Harvest Festival.

AUG. 29 -Sep 11: Return of Isis – Egyptian festival marking the return to Egypt of Goddess Isis (as the star of Sept/Sirius) and God Osiris (as the rising Nile River).

From WiccanFamilyTemple.org

Pagan and Magickal Terms and Definitions

July 31 Today in History

Today’s Important Historical Events

30 BC Battle of Alexandria: Mark Antony achieves minor victory over Octavian, but most of his army subsequently deserts, leading to Octavian’s invasion of Egypt

1620 Pilgrim Fathers depart Leiden, Netherlands for England on their way to America

1917 World War I: Battle of Passchendaele (Third Battle of Ypres) begins, goes on to cause approximately 500,000 casualties

1961 Israel welcomes its one millionth immigrant

2007 Operation Banner, the presence of the British Army in Northern Ireland, and longest-running British Army operation ever, comes to an end

Today’s Historical Events

30 BC Battle of Alexandria: Mark Antony achieves minor victory over Octavian, but most of his army subsequently deserts, leading to Octavian’s invasion of Egypt

432 St Sixtus III begins his reign as Catholic Pope

768 [Philip] begins and ends his reign as Catholic Pope

781 The oldest recorded eruption of Mt. Fuji (Traditional Japanese date: July 6, 781)

1291 Egyptian Mamelukken occupies Akko, crusaders driven out of Palestine

1415 The Southampton plot to assassinate English king Henry V and put Edmund Mortimer on the throne is uncovered

1423 Hundred Years’ War: Battle of Cravant – the French army is defeated by the English on the banks of the river Yonne in Burgundy

Today’s Historical Events in Film and TV

1912 US government prohibits movies and photos of prize fights (censorship)

1955 KRNT (now KCCI) TV channel 8 in Des Moines, Iowa (CBS) 1st broadcast

1955 WHIS (now WVVA) TV channel 6 in Bluefield, West Virginia (NBC) 1st broadcast

1960 KSOO (now KSFY) TV channel 13 in Sioux Falls, SD (NBC) 1st broadcast

1969 KWIH TV channel 44 in Winona, MN (IND) begins broadcasting

1970 Chet Huntley retires from NBC, ends “Huntley-Brinkley Report”

1974 6th San Diego Comic-Con International opens at El Cortez Hotel

1984 Leeza Gibbon’s 1st appearance on Entertainment Tonight

Today’s Historical Events in Music

1786 “Poems, Chiefly in the Scottish dialect” by Robert Burns is published by John Wilson in Kilmarnock, Scotland

1948 “Brigadoon” closes at Ziegfeld Theater NYC after 581 performances

1959 Cliff Richard and the Shadows have their 1st British No. 1 single with “Living’ Doll” (biggest British single of 1959)

1966 Alabamans burn Beatle products due to John Lennon‘s anti-Jesus remark

1967 Rolling Stone Mick Jagger and Keith Richards end 1 month jail sentence

1968 The Beatles close Apple Boutique in London, giving clothes away for free

1979 “But Never Jam Today” opens at Longacre Theater NYC for 7 performances

1980 John Phillips of Mamas and Papas is arrested on drug charges

Today’s Historical Events in Sports

1910 Tour de France: Octave Lapize of France wins by just 4 points from Team Alcyon teammate François Faber of Luxembourg

1928 Halina Konopacka of Poland hurls discus world record 39.62m to win first gold medal in women’s Olympic athletics at the Amsterdam Games; American Lillian Copeland and Ruth Sveberg of Sweden take minor medals

1928 In the first women’s Olympic track event, American sprinter Elizabeth Robinson equals her own world record 12.2s to win 100m gold medal in Amsterdam; Canadians Fanny Rosenfeld & Ethel Smith dead-heat (12.3s)

1930 NY Yankees first baseman Lou Gehrig drives in 8 runs with a grand slam and 2 doubles in a 14-13 win over the rival Boston Red Sox

1932 International Lawn Tennis Challenge, Paris, France: Home team wins 6th straight title as Jean Borotra beats American Wilmer Allison 1-6, 3-6, 6-4, 6-2, 7-5 for unassailable 3-1 lead; ends 3-2

1932 Cleveland Indians christen their new home, Municipal Stadium before more than 76,000 fans; lose opener, 1-0 to the Philadelphia A’s

1932 26th Tour de France: French cyclist André Leducq wins after tallying 6 stage victories; his second Tour triumph (1930)

1934 International Lawn Tennis Challenge, Wimbledon: Fred Perry beats American Frank Shields 6-4, 4-6, 6-2, 15-13 to give Great Britain unassailable 3-1 lead to retain title; ends 4-1

1.2 billion-year-old groundwater is some of the oldest on Earth

Groundwater that was recently discovered deep underground in a mine in South Africa is estimated to be 1.2 billion years old. Researchers suspect that the groundwater is some of the oldest on the planet, and its chemical interactions with the surrounding rock could offer new insights about energy production and storage in Earth’s crust.

In fact, Oliver Warr, a research associate in the department of Earth sciences at the University of Toronto in Canada and lead author of a new study about the groundwater discovery, described the location in a statement as a “Pandora’s box of helium-and-hydrogen-producing power.”

The South African groundwater was also enriched in the highest concentration of radiogenic products — elements produced by radioactivity — yet discovered in fluids, according to the study, demonstrating that ancient groundwater sites may one day potentially serve as energy sources.

The gold and uranium mine, known as Moab Khotsong, sits about 100 miles (161 kilometers) southwest of Johannesburg and is home to one of the world’s deepest mine shafts, plunging to depths of 1.86 miles (3 km) below the surface at its deepest, according to the mine (opens in new tab).

The new find follows the prior discovery of approximately 1.8 billion-year-old groundwater made during a 2013 research expedition (also led by Warr). That finding occurred at Kidd Creek Mine in Ontario, which lies beneath the Canadian Shield, a geologic structure comprised of igneous

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July 30 Today in History

Today’s Important Historical Events

1178 Frederick I (Barbarossa), Holy Roman Emperor, crowned King of Burgundy

1419 First defenestration of Prague: anti-Catholic Hussites, followers of executed reformer Jan Hus, storm Prague town hall and throw the judge, mayor and several city council members out the windows. They die in the fall or killed by crowd outside.

1619 House of Burgesses Virginia forms, 1st elective American governing body

1863 Indian Wars: Chief Pocatello of the Shoshone tribe signs the Treaty of Box Elder, promising to stop harassing the emigrant trails in southern Idaho and northern Utah

1869 The Charles, considered the world’s first “oil tanker”, departs from the United States headed for Europe with a bulk capacity of 7,000 barrels of oil

1935 1st Penguin book is published, starting the paperback revolution

1937 Russian Politburo issues NKVD Order no. 00447, to repress former kulak and anti-soviets, 269,100 to be arrested, 76,000 to be shot. Part of the Great Purge.

Today’s Historical Events

101 BC Battle of Vercellae: Roman army under Gaius Marius defeats the Cimbri in Cisalpine Gaul, ending the Celto-Germanic threat on Italy’s border with over 100,000 Cimbri killed

579 Benedict I ends his reign as Catholic Pope

657 St Vitalian begins his reign as Catholic Pope succeeding Eugene I

762 City of Baghdad founded by abbasid caliph Al-Mansur, just north of ancient Baghdad

1178 Frederick I (Barbarossa), Holy Roman Emperor, crowned King of Burgundy

1537 Resistant of Bomy: French Dutch cease fire

1601 Spanish garrison of Rhine birch surrenders to Earl Mauritius

Today’s Historical Events in Film and TV

1930 1st broadcast of “Death Valley Days” on NBC-radio

1948 Professional wrestling premieres on prime-time network TV (DuMont)

1953 Rikidōzan holds a ceremony announcing the establishment of the Japan Pro Wrestling Alliance

1969 Barbra Streisand opens for Liberace at International Hotel, Las Vegas

1969 KAEC TV channel 19 in Lufkin, Texas (ABC) begins broadcasting

1975 7th San Diego Comic-Con International opens at El Cortez Hotel

1976 Future TV personality (‘Keeping Up with the Kardashians’) and transgender figure, Bruce Jenner (now Caitlin Jenner) sets WR 8,618 points to win decathlon gold at Montreal Olympics

1977 “I Just Want to Be Your Everything” by Andy Gibb reaches number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100

Today’s Historical Events in Music

1792 500 Marseillaisian men sing France’s national anthem for 1st time

1824 Gioachino Rossini becomes manager of Theatre Italian, Paris

1954 Elvis Presley joins the Memphis Federation of Musicians, Local 71

1965 Charles Ives‘ “From the Steeples & the Mountains” premieres

1965 Duke Ellington‘s “Golden Brown & the Green Apple” premieres

1966 Beatles’ “Yesterday… & Today” album goes #1 & stays #1 for 5 weeks

1971 George Harrison releases single “Bangladesh”

1972 “Ain’t Supposed to Die Death” closes at Barrymore NYC after 325 performances

Today’s Historical Events in Sports

1844 1st US yacht club – NY Yacht Club organized by John Cox Stevens and 8 friends aboard the Gimcrack

1874 1st baseball teams to play outside US, Boston-Philadelphia in British Isles

1884 Nonpareil Dempsey [John Edward Kelly] fights George Fulljames, possibly the 1st middleweight fight with boxing gloves

1905 3rd Tour de France won by Louis Trousselier of France

1908 Around the World Automobile Race ends in Paris

1909 John Heyder becomes president of baseball’s National League

1911 9th Tour de France won by Gustave Garrigou of France

1930 1st FIFA World Cup Final, Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay: Uruguay beats Argentina, 4-2 in the inaugural event

The Earth is Rotating Faster

On June 29, 2022, something extraordinary happened to the rate of spin of planet Earth. However, it probably had such a minuscule impact on your life that you can be forgiven for not even noticing.

Believe it or not, but you actually gained an extra 1.59 milliseconds to your day. We hope you spent it wisely!

According to TimeAndDate.com, on that day, our planet, as far as scientists can tell, set a new record for the quickest time to complete one rotation.

But what? Isn’t the Earth’s day exactly 24 hours? Actually, no, well, not quite.

The first thing to note is that there are actually “kinds” of days, depending on your definition.

The first, a solar day, is a period of 24 hours during which the Earth rotates so that the Sun appears at the same location in the sky. However, a sidereal day, which is defined as 23 hours, 56 minutes, and …

Earth is suddenly rotating faster and the shortest day just recorded

Pagan and Magickal Terms and Definitions

Today’s Word is

Ankh

From moonlitpriestess.com

An ancient Egyptian symbol resembling a cross with a loop at the top. It symbolizes life and cosmic knowledge. Most Egyptian Gods and Goddess are shown carrying one. Also known as the crux ansata, the Ankh is used in modern craft for fertility and health.

Pagan and Magickal Terms and Definitions

Today’s Word is

Solitaire or Solitary

From moonlitpriestess.com

A witch who practices alone and is not or no longer associated with a specific Tradition, coven, or group.

July 29 Today in History

Today’s Important Historical Events

1588 The Battle of Gravelines – Spanish Armada damaged and scattered by the English fleet

1609 Samuel de Champlain shoots and kills two Iroquois chiefs at Ticonderoga, New York setting the stage for French-Iroquois conflicts for the next 150 years

1848 Irish Potato Famine: Tipperary Revolt – an unsuccessful nationalist revolt against British rule put down by police

1905 US Secretary of War William Howard Taft makes secret agreement with Japanese Prime Minister Katsura agreeing to Japanese free rein in Korea in return for non-interference with the US in the Philippines

1921 Adolf Hitler becomes leader of the National Socialist German Workers Party

1949 Moscow ends the blockade of West Berlin

Today’s Historical Events

362 Emperor Julianus of Constantinople’s “School Edict” prohibited Christian teachers from using pagan literature which were standard texts for classical education at the time

626 Avars under khagan Bajan begin siege of Constantinople (fails, preserving the eastern Roman empire)

904 Thessalonica is sacked by Saracen pirates led by renegade Leo of Tripoli

1014 Battle of Strumitsa-valley: Byzantine destroys Bulgarian armies

1030 Battle of Stiklestad – Norwegian King Olaf II killed trying to reclaim the throne. One of the most famous Norwegian battles

1179 Lando Sittino proclaimed (anti-)pope Innocent III

1221 Emperor Go-Horikawa aged only 10 years old ascends to the Chrysanthemum Throne of Japan

1279 Five emissaries dispatched by Kublai Khan from the Mongol Yuan dynasty are beheaded by Japan

Today’s Historical Events in Film and TV

1928 Test footage first created for Walt Disney‘s “Steamboat Willie” with Mickey Mouse

1954 Publication of “Fellowship of the Ring” 1st volume of “Lord of the Rings” by J. R. R. Tolkien by George Allen and Unwin in London

1956 WCKT (now WSVN) TV channel 7 in Miami, Florida (IND) begins broadcasting

1957 Jack Paar‘s “The Tonight show” premieres on NBC

1965 Beatles movie “Help” premieres, Queen Elizabeth attends

1983 “Friday Night Videos” premieres on NBC TV

1988 South African government bans anti-apartheid film “Cry Freedom”

1992 Ray Sharkey, actor (Wiseguys), arrested for narcotic possession

Today’s Historical Events in Music

1961 Bob Dylan is injured in car accident

1966 Bob Dylan hurt in motorcycle accident near Woodstock, New York

1973 Led Zeppelin has more than $200,000 in cash stolen from a safety-deposit box at the New York Hilton

1980 David Bowie stars in dramatic stage play “The Elephant Man” at the Auditorium Theater in Denver, Colorado

1987 Ben & Jerry’s and Jerry Garcia agree on new flavor: Cherry Garcia

1992 “Chinese Coffee” closes at Circle in the Square Theater, NYC, after 18 performances

1994 American minister and anti-abortionist Paul Jennings Hill murders Dr. John Britton and Britton’s bodyguard, retired Air Force Lieutenant Colonel James Barrett, outside of an abortion clinic in Pensacola, Florida

2019 Record for longest run at the top of US singles chart made by country rap single “Old Town Road” by Lil Nas X remixed with Billy Ray Cyrus, No. 1 for 17 weeks

Today’s Historical Events in Sports

1751 1st international world title prize fight: Jack Stack of England, beats challenger M. Petit of France in 29 mins in England

1874 Major Walter Copton Wingfield patents a portable tennis court

1899 Southern California Golf Association forms

1906 4th Tour de France won by René Pottier of France

1908 St Louis Browns’ future Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Rube Waddell strikes out 16 Philadelphia A’s in 5-4 win against his previous team at Sportsman’s Park II, St. Louis

1911 Boston Red Sox Joe Wood no-hits St Louis Browns, 5-0

1915 Pirate Honus Wagner at 41, hits a grand slam HR

1921 Cleveland’s 125th anniversary celebration: Cy Young, 54, pitches 2 inn

Living Liminally: Discerning Good Source Material

One thing that’s important for anyone who relies, to any degree, on sources outside themselves for spirituality – or anything else – is being able to judge a good source from a bad one. So today I want to just run down a quick list of ways to vett sources of any type to decide how much weight you should give to something. Even if a source isn’t perfect it may have value – or it may be immediately tossed out. It depends on how it measures up.

What sources does this source use? – One of the first things I do with any new source, be it written, video, in person, or what-have-you, is to try to look at what sources that source is using. Are they talking purely from personal gnosis? Are they using academic texts? Are they using other authors based in personal gnosis? Are they using well known and respected sources? Are they referencing conspiracy theorists or known white supremacists? Do they have no sources at all that they admit to? All of these things need to be taken into account. Something that’s entirely personal gnoses isn’t necessarily bad but needs to be understood in that context, while something from a deeply flawed or problematic source will be eliminated.
Never once the Wikipedia – Okay this is bit ranty right here, but as soon as I see wikipedia listed as a source for anything I’m done with that source. There’s a very good reason that wikipedia can’t be used in college, university, or even high school classes: its notoriously unreliable and oddly biased. Anyone can and does edit wikipedia and while its true that wikipedia cites sources and includes references pretty much any print or online source can be used and there is no quality control. Let me repeat; there is no quality control. The entry on Baobhan Sithe was sourced mainly from modern vampire guides, themselves largely repeating modern urban legends, and from RPG guidebooks. No really. The entry on Finnbheara contained an assertion straight from a fiction novel (I removed it, because remember anyone can edit wikipedia). Please don’t trust anything on wikipedia or any article using wiki as a source. Just don’t.
What is the author’s bias? – Every author or teacher has biases, that’s just human nature. Figuring out what to think of a source means understanding what that source’s biases are and …

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July 28 Today in History

Today’s Important Historical Events

1794 French Revolutionary figure Maximilien robespierre and 22 other leaders of “the Terror” guillotined to thunderous cheers in Paris

1914 Austria-Hungary decides against mediation and declares war on Serbia – first declaration of war of WWI

1917 Silent Parade organised by James Weldon Johnson of 10,000 African-Americans who march on 5th Ave in NYC to protest against lynching

1943 Operation Gomorrah: RAF bombing over Hamburg causes a firestorm that kills 42,600 German civilians

1976 Tangshan Earthquake, 8.2 in magnitude kills over 240,000 Northern China in the largest loss of life from an earthquake in the 20th century

2005 The Provisional Irish Republican Army call an end to their thirty year long armed campaign in Northern Ireland

Today’s Historical Events

388 Battle at Aquileja: Emperor Theodosius beats emperor Magnus Maximis

754 Pope Stephen II, [III] makes Pippin de Korte, King of France

1148 Second Crusade: Crusaders abandon their siege of Damascus

1330 Battle of Velbuzd: Serbian forces defeats Bulgarian army

1434 Navigator Gil Eanes leaves Cape Bojador for Lisbon

1579 Cardinal Granvelle returns to Madrid

1586 Sir Thomas Harriot introduces potatoes to Europe on return to England

1609 Admiral George Somers settles in Bermuda

Today’s Historical Events in Film and TV

1932 “White Zombie” – 1st feature length zombie film directed by Victor Halperin and starring Bela Lugosi is released in the US

1951 Walt Disney‘s animated musical film “Alice In Wonderland” released

1954 “On the Waterfront”, directed by Elia Kazan starring Marlon Brando and Eva Marie Saint, is released (Academy Awards Best Picture 1955)

1957 Jerry Lee Lewis makes his 1st TV appearance (Steve Allen Show)

1971 Dutch ends censorship of “Blue Movie”

2014 Linda Ronstadt receives the National Medal of Arts from President Barack Obama in a White House ceremony. [1]

2019 Meghan Duchess of Sussex, revealed as the first guest editor for UK Vogue in 103 years for its September 2019 issue

Today’s Historical Events in Music

1914 Foxtrot 1st danced at New Amsterdam Roof Garden, in NYC, by Harry Fox

1933 1st singing telegram delivered (to Rudy Vallee), NYC

1951 Cole Porter‘s musical “Kiss Me, Kate”, an adaptation of Shakespeare’s ” The Taming of the Shrew”, closes at New Century Theater NYC after 1077 performances

1954 Ernest Bloch’s 4th string quartet premieres

1978 600,000 attend the “Summer Jam” rock festival at Watkins Glen, New York, at the time the largest ever audience at a pop festival

1989 Gloria Estefan releases her debut solo album “Cuts Both Ways”

1991 “Gypsy” closes at Marquis Theater NYC after 105 performances

1992 R&B singer Mary J. Blige releases her debut album “What’s the 411?”, with production by Puff Daddy

Today’s Historical Events in Sports

1906 Yankees turn triple-play, beat Cleveland 6-4

1912 10th Tour de France won by Odile Defraye of Belgium

1928 IX Summer Olympic Games open in Amsterdam, Netherlands

1929 Chicago Cardinals become 1st NFL team to train out of state (Michigan)

1929 24th Davis Cup: France beats USA in Paris (3-2)

1929 23rd Tour de France won by Maurice De Waele of Belgium

1929 International Lawn Tennis Challenge, Paris, France: Home team wins 3 straight titles as Henri Cochet beats American George Lott 6-1, 3-6, 6-0, 6-3 for a 3-2 victory

1931 White Sox score 11 in 8th to beat Yankees 14-12

Pagan and Magickal Terms and Definitions

Today’s Word is

Projective Hand

From moonlitpriestess.com

Dominant hand; generally used to send energy from the body in magick.

July 27 Today in History

Today’s Important Historical Events

1586 Walter Raleigh brings the 1st tobacco to England from Virginia

1689 Battle of Killicrankie: Jacobite Scottish Highlanders under Viscount Dundee defeat royalist force under General MacKay

1789 US Congress establishes Department of Foreign Affairs now referred to as the State Department

1866 transatlantic telegraph cable successfully in second attempt comes ashore at Heart’s Content, Newfoundland laid out by Isambard Kingdom Brunel‘s Great Eastern steamship (1,686 miles long)

1921 Frederick Banting and Charles Best isolate insulin at the University of Toronto

Today’s Historical Events

432 St Celestine I ends his reign as Catholic Pope

1214 1st battle of Bouvines – King Philip II of France vs Holy Roman Emperor Otto IV and King John of England; as a result John lost Normandy and his other possessions in France (hence his nickname John “Lackland”)

1230 Treaty of San Germano between Emperor Frederik II & Pope Gregory IX

1280 Sogen Mugaku, founder of Engakuji temple, arrives in Japan from China

1298 Albert (Albrecht) I, son of Rudolf of Habsburg, crowned King of the Germans

1360 Danish King Waldemar IV destroys Visby, Gotland

1377 First example of quarantine in Rugusa (now Dubroknik); city council passes law saying newcomers from plague areas must isolation for 30 days (later 40 days, quaranta in Italian)

1501 Nicolaus Copernicus formally installed as a canon of Frauenberg Cathedral

Today’s Historical Events in Film and TV

1940 Bugs Bunny, Warner Bros. cartoon character created by Tex Avery, Bob Givens (Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series), first debuts in “Wild Hare”

1990 Zsa Zsa Gabor begins a 3 day jail sentence for slapping a police officer in Beverly Hills

1993 NBC TV awarded 1996 Olympic coverage for $456 million

1995 28th San Diego Comic-Con International opens at San Diego Convention Center

2007 Two News helicopters from Phoenix, Arizona television stations KNXV and KTVK collide over Steele Indian School Park in central Phoenix while covering a police chase; there were no survivors. Worst civil aviation incident in Phoenix history.

2018 CBS Chairman Leslie Moonves is accused of sexual misconduct in the “New Yorker” by journalist Ronan Farrow

Today’s Historical Events in Music

1940 Billboard magazine starts publishing bestseller charts

1957 St James’ Theatre in London closes

1977 John Lennon is granted a green card for permanent residence in US

1979 “Broadway Opry ’79” opens at St James Theater NYC for 6 performances

1982 Alan Menken and Howard Ashman’s musical “Little Shop of Horrors” opens Off-Broadway at the Orpheum Theatre in NYC

1997 “Candide” closes at Gershwin Theater NYC after 103 performances

1997 “Victor/Victoria” closes at Marquis Theater NYC after 738 performances

2018 American singer-songwriter Neil Diamond gives a small thank-you concert to firefighters near his home in Colorado

Today’s Historical Events in Sports

1913 11th Tour de France won by Philippe Thys of Belgium

1913 International Lawn Tennis Challenge, Wimbledon, England: Maurice McLoughlin beats Charles Dixon 8-6, 6-3, 6-2 to give US an unassailable 3-1 lead over the British Isles; US wins, 3-2

1914 Roda JC soccer team forms in Kerkrade

1919 13th Tour de France won by Firmin Lambot of Belgium

1920 Resolute beats Shamrock IV (England) in 14th running of America’s Cup

1920 14th Tour de France: Belgian rider Philippe Thys becomes first to win the race 3 times

1924 VIII Summer Olympic Games close in Paris, France

1927 Mel Ott, 18, hits his 1st league home run (inside the park)

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