Category: Current Moon Phase

May 5, 2022 Northern Hemisphere’s Planetary Positions Digest

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

Currentplanetarypositions.com

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

For Your Local Time and Date

Northwestern Hemisphere

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

May 05, 2022
07:00 pm GMT 12:00 PM PDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:15 Taurus 16
Moon:09 Cancer 49
Mercury:03 Gemini 54
Venus:03 Aries 34
Mars:15 Pisces 37
Jupiter:28 Pisces 58
Saturn:24 Aquarius 31
Uranus:14 Taurus 49
Neptune:24 Pisces 42
Pluto:28 Capricorn 35 Rx

True Lunar Node:22 Taurus 31
Mean Lunar Node:22 Taurus 55 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):02 Cancer 19

Chiron:14 Aries 15
Ceres:26 Gemini 10
Pallas:02 Taurus 22
Juno:05 Pisces 13
Vesta:24 Aquarius 01

Eris:24 Aries 34

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

 

Northern Hemisphere

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

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

Sun:15 Taurus 11
Moon:08 Cancer 50
Mercury:03 Gemini 52
Venus:03 Aries 28
Mars:15 Pisces 33
Jupiter:28 Pisces 57
Saturn:24 Aquarius 31
Uranus:14 Taurus 49
Neptune:24 Pisces 41
Pluto:28 Capricorn 35 Rx

True Lunar Node:22 Taurus 30
Mean Lunar Node:22 Taurus 56 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):02 Cancer 19

Chiron:14 Aries 15
Ceres:26 Gemini 08
Pallas:02 Taurus 20
Juno:05 Pisces 11
Vesta:23 Aquarius 59

Eris:24 Aries 34

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

Northeastern Hemisphere

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

5 May 2022
10:00 am GMT 12:00 PM CEST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:14 Taurus 54
Moon:05 Cancer 23
Mercury:03 Gemini 45
Venus:03 Aries 08
Mars:15 Pisces 20
Jupiter:28 Pisces 54
Saturn:24 Aquarius 30
Uranus:14 Taurus 48
Neptune:24 Pisces 41
Pluto:28 Capricorn 35 Rx

True Lunar Node:22 Taurus 30
Mean Lunar Node:22 Taurus 57 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):02 Cancer 17

Chiron:14 Aries 14
Ceres:26 Gemini 01
Pallas:02 Taurus 12
Juno:05 Pisces 05
Vesta:23 Aquarius 52

Eris:24 Aries 34

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

6 May 2022 Southern Hemisphere’s Planetary Positions Digest

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

Currentplanetarypositions.com

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

 For Your Local Time and Date

Southeastern Hemisphere

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

6 May 2022
03:00 pm GMT 12:00 PM BRT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:16 Taurus 04
Moon:19 Cancer 41
Mercury:04 Gemini 13
Venus:04 Aries 31
Mars:16 Pisces 14
Jupiter:29 Pisces 08
Saturn:24 Aquarius 33
Uranus:14 Taurus 52
Neptune:24 Pisces 43
Pluto:28 Capricorn 35 Rx

True Lunar Node:22 Taurus 31
Mean Lunar Node:22 Taurus 53 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):02 Cancer 25

Chiron:14 Aries 18
Ceres:26 Gemini 30
Pallas:02 Taurus 44
Juno:05 Pisces 29
Vesta:24 Aquarius 18

Eris:24 Aries 35

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

 

Southern Hemisphere

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

6 May 2022
10:00 am GMTM 12;00 PM SAST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:15 Taurus 52
Moon:17 Cancer 12
Mercury:04 Gemini 09
Venus:04 Aries 17
Mars:16 Pisces 05
Jupiter:29 Pisces 06
Saturn:24 Aquarius 33
Uranus:14 Taurus 52
Neptune:24 Pisces 43
Pluto:28 Capricorn 35 Rx

True Lunar Node:22 Taurus 31
Mean Lunar Node:22 Taurus 53 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):02 Cancer 23

Chiron:14 Aries 17
Ceres:26 Gemini 25
Pallas:02 Taurus 39
Juno:05 Pisces 25
Vesta:24 Aquarius 14

Eris:24 Aries 34

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

Southwestern Hemisphere

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

6 May 2022
02:00 am GMT 12:00 PM AEST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:15 Taurus 33
Moon:13 Cancer 16
Mercury:04 Gemini 01
Venus:03 Aries 54
Mars:15 Pisces 50
Jupiter:29 Pisces 02
Saturn:24 Aquarius 32
Uranus:14 Taurus 50
Neptune:24 Pisces 42
Pluto:28 Capricorn 35 Rx

True Lunar Node:22 Taurus 31
Mean Lunar Node:22 Taurus 54 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):02 Cancer 21

Chiron:14 Aries 16
Ceres:26 Gemini 17
Pallas:02 Taurus 30
Juno:05 Pisces 19
Vesta:24 Aquarius 07

Eris:24 Aries 34

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

May 4, 2022 Current Moon Phase Digest

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

From Moongiant.com

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

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

Today’s Waxing Crescent Phase

The Waxing Crescent on May 4 has an illumination of 12%. This is the percentage of the Moon illuminated by the Sun. The illumination is constantly changing and can vary up to 10% a day. On May 4 the Moon is 3.34 days old. This refers to how many days it has been since the last New Moon. It takes 29.53 days for the Moon to orbit the Earth and go through the lunar cycle of all 8 Moon phases.

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 Crescent
Illumination: 12%
Moon Age: 3.34 days
Moon Angle: 0.49
Moon Distance: 405,247.14 km
Sun Angle: 0.53
Sun Distance: 150,871,249.83 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

May 4, 2022 Northern Hemisphere’s Planetary Positions

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

Currentplanetarypositions.com

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

For Your Local Time and Date

Northwestern Hemisphere

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

May 04, 2022
07:00 pm GMT 12:00 PM PDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:14 Taurus 18
Moon:27 Gemini 59
Mercury:03 Gemini 27
Venus:02 Aries 25
Mars:14 Pisces 52
Jupiter:28 Pisces 46
Saturn:24 Aquarius 28
Uranus:14 Taurus 46
Neptune:24 Pisces 40
Pluto:28 Capricorn 36 Rx

True Lunar Node:22 Taurus 30
Mean Lunar Node:22 Taurus 59 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):02 Cancer 13

Chiron:14 Aries 12
Ceres:25 Gemini 46
Pallas:01 Taurus 56
Juno:04 Pisces 53
Vesta:23 Aquarius 39

Eris:24 Aries 33

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

 

Northern Hemisphere

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

May 04, 2022
05:00 pm GMT 12:00 PM CDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:14 Taurus 13
Moon:27 Gemini 00
Mercury:03 Gemini 25
Venus:02 Aries 19
Mars:14 Pisces 48
Jupiter:28 Pisces 45
Saturn:24 Aquarius 28
Uranus:14 Taurus 46
Neptune:24 Pisces 40
Pluto:28 Capricorn 36 Rx

True Lunar Node:22 Taurus 30
Mean Lunar Node:22 Taurus 59 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):02 Cancer 12

Chiron:14 Aries 12
Ceres:25 Gemini 44
Pallas:01 Taurus 54
Juno:04 Pisces 51
Vesta:23 Aquarius 37

Eris:24 Aries 33

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

Northeastern Hemisphere

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

4 May 2022
10:00 am GMT 12:00 PM CEST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:13 Taurus 56
Moon:23 Gemini 33
Mercury:03 Gemini 16
Venus:01 Aries 59
Mars:14 Pisces 35
Jupiter:28 Pisces 42
Saturn:24 Aquarius 27
Uranus:14 Taurus 45
Neptune:24 Pisces 39
Pluto:28 Capricorn 36 Rx

True Lunar Node:22 Taurus 29
Mean Lunar Node:23 Taurus 00 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):02 Cancer 10

Chiron:14 Aries 11
Ceres:25 Gemini 37
Pallas:01 Taurus 46
Juno:04 Pisces 45
Vesta:23 Aquarius 31

Eris:24 Aries 33

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

5 May 2022 Southern Hemisphere’s Planetary Positions

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

Currentplanetarypositions.com

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

 For Your Local Time and Date

Southeastern Hemisphere

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

5 May 2022
03:00 pm GMT 12:00 PM BRT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:15 Taurus 06
Moon:07 Cancer 51
Mercury:03 Gemini 50
Venus:03 Aries 22
Mars:15 Pisces 29
Jupiter:28 Pisces 56
Saturn:24 Aquarius 31
Uranus:14 Taurus 49
Neptune:24 Pisces 41
Pluto:28 Capricorn 35 Rx

True Lunar Node:22 Taurus 30
Mean Lunar Node:22 Taurus 56 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):02 Cancer 18

Chiron:14 Aries 15
Ceres:26 Gemini 06
Pallas:02 Taurus 18
Juno:05 Pisces 09
Vesta:23 Aquarius 57

Eris:24 Aries 34

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

 

Southern Hemisphere

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

5 May 2022
10:00 am GMT 12:00 PM SAST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:14 Taurus 54
Moon:05 Cancer 23
Mercury:03 Gemini 45
Venus:03 Aries 08
Mars:15 Pisces 20
Jupiter:28 Pisces 54
Saturn:24 Aquarius 30
Uranus:14 Taurus 48
Neptune:24 Pisces 41
Pluto:28 Capricorn 35 Rx

True Lunar Node:22 Taurus 30
Mean Lunar Node:22 Taurus 57 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):02 Cancer 17

Chiron:14 Aries 14
Ceres:26 Gemini 01
Pallas:02 Taurus 12
Juno:05 Pisces 05
Vesta:23 Aquarius 52

Eris:24 Aries 34

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

Southwestern Hemisphere

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

5 May 2022
02:00 am GMT 12:00 PM AEST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:14 Taurus 35
Moon:01 Cancer 26
Mercury:03 Gemini 36
Venus:02 Aries 45
Mars:15 Pisces 05
Jupiter:28 Pisces 50
Saturn:24 Aquarius 29
Uranus:14 Taurus 47
Neptune:24 Pisces 40
Pluto:28 Capricorn 36 Rx

True Lunar Node:22 Taurus 30
Mean Lunar Node:22 Taurus 58 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):02 Cancer 14

Chiron:14 Aries 13
Ceres:25 Gemini 53
Pallas:02 Taurus 04
Juno:04 Pisces 59
Vesta:23 Aquarius 45

Eris:24 Aries 34

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

May 3, 2022 Current Moon Phase Digest

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

From Moongiant.com

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

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

Today’s Waxing Crescent Phase

The Waxing Crescent on May 3 has an illumination of 7%. This is the percentage of the Moon illuminated by the Sun. The illumination is constantly changing and can vary up to 10% a day. On May 3 the Moon is 2.44 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 Crescent
Illumination: 7%
Moon Age: 2.44 days
Moon Angle: 0.49
Moon Distance: 404,068.13 km
Sun Angle: 0.53
Sun Distance: 150,834,338.20 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

May 3, 2022 Northern Hemisphere’s Planetary Positions Digest

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

Currentplanetarypositions.com

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

For Your Local Time and Date

Northwestern Hemisphere

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

May 03, 2022
07:00 pm GMT 12:00 PM PDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:13 Taurus 20
Moon:16 Gemini 07
Mercury:02 Gemini 55
Venus:01 Aries 16
Mars:14 Pisces 06
Jupiter:28 Pisces 34
Saturn:24 Aquarius 25
Uranus:14 Taurus 42
Neptune:24 Pisces 38
Pluto:28 Capricorn 36 Rx

True Lunar Node:22 Taurus 29
Mean Lunar Node:23 Taurus 02 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):02 Cancer 06

Chiron:14 Aries 09
Ceres:25 Gemini 22
Pallas:01 Taurus 30
Juno:04 Pisces 33
Vesta:23 Aquarius 17

Eris:24 Aries 33

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

Northern Hemisphere

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

May 03, 2022
05:00 pm GMT 12:00 PM CDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:13 Taurus 15
Moon:15 Gemini 07
Mercury:02 Gemini 52
Venus:01 Aries 11
Mars:14 Pisces 03
Jupiter:28 Pisces 33
Saturn:24 Aquarius 25
Uranus:14 Taurus 42
Neptune:24 Pisces 38
Pluto:28 Capricorn 36 Rx

True Lunar Node:22 Taurus 29
Mean Lunar Node:23 Taurus 02 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):02 Cancer 05

Chiron:14 Aries 09
Ceres:25 Gemini 20
Pallas:01 Taurus 28
Juno:04 Pisces 31
Vesta:23 Aquarius 15

Eris:24 Aries 33

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

Northeastern Hemisphere

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

3 May 2022
10:00 am GMT 12:00 PM CEST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:12 Taurus 58
Moon:11 Gemini 38
Mercury:02 Gemini 41
Venus:00 Aries 51
Mars:13 Pisces 49
Jupiter:28 Pisces 29
Saturn:24 Aquarius 24
Uranus:14 Taurus 41
Neptune:24 Pisces 38
Pluto:28 Capricorn 36 Rx

True Lunar Node:22 Taurus 29
Mean Lunar Node:23 Taurus 03 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):02 Cancer 03

Chiron:14 Aries 08
Ceres:25 Gemini 14
Pallas:01 Taurus 20
Juno:04 Pisces 25
Vesta:23 Aquarius 09

Eris:24 Aries 33

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

May 2022 Moon Details

The Full Moon for this month will occur in the second week on Monday, May 16th. The New Moon will happen later in May on Monday, May 30th.

May’s Full Flower Moon

May is most notable for being the turning point in the year where temperatures rise and a vast variety of flowers come into full bloom, letting the world break out into a riot of color. As such, May’s full moon has come to be known as the Full Flower Moon. The Anishnaabe tribe also called it the Blossom Moon. In Northern America, you can expect to see flowers such as bluebells, sundrops, violets, and so on, as well as lush greenery to go with the blossoms. The Apache and Lakota peoples named May’s full moon the Green Leaves Moon, while the Mohawk tribe called it the Big Leaf Moon. But there is one specific plant that’s very important during the May season – and it is, in fact, not a flower.

This plant is corn, an important staple food for Northern American peoples. According to the Algonquin tribes, May’s full moon is the Corn Planting Moon. For Native American tribes, this is the perfect time for them to start preparing the fields for farming and sowing the seeds saved up from last year. Appropriately, the Abenaki culture refers to May’s full moon as the Field Maker Moon, while the Haida tribe calls it the Food Gathering Moon. Apart from corn, other foods such as beans, squash, and potatoes are planted during this time. The Cherokee tribe called May’s full moon the Anisguti Moon, or the Planting Moon, and would traditionally perform a Corn Dance during this period to encourage a fruitful corn harvest.

Due to the rising temperatures, the Full Flower Moon is also a time of heightened fertility. This is a good time for women to bear children in a warm, safe environment that would increase the chance of their survival. That’s why May’s full moon is also named Mother’s Moon, or Milk Moon, which could refer to breastfeeding or to the milking of cows. The latter interpretation is based off the Old English name Rimilcemona, or the Month of Three Milkings, referring to how this was a period where cows could be milked up to three times daily.

In other parts of the world, the Full Flower Moon is better known as Vesak or Buddha Day, the most significant celebration for Buddhists all around the world. On the first full moon of May, Buddhists commemorate the birth, enlightenment, and passing of the Buddha. Devout practitioners are encouraged to renew their intention to adhere to sacred Buddhist principles, as well as refrain from all forms of killing and violence, including eating meat. Celebrations include giving charity to the poor, disabled, and otherwise marginalized groups in society. Depending on your location, you may witness the spectacular practice of releasing thousands of caged birds into the air as a symbolic gesture of liberation, though this tradition is illegal in countries such as Singapore because it may cause harm to local ecosystems.

Pagans, on the other hand, associate the Full Flower Moon with the element of fire, and thus often celebrate it by lighting bonfires and engaging in other magical fire rituals to bring prosperity. Powerful colors for the Full Flower Moon include fiery colors like red, yellow, and orange. This is a good time to tend your garden and let the seeds you’ve planted blossom – both literally and metaphorically. Cultivate your passions and desires, encourage them to burst forth into bloom, and you will be rewarded with abundance in various forms in your life.

 

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

Los Angeles,
San Francisco,
Vancouver
May 15, 2022
9:14pm PDT

Denver,
Salt Lake City,
Calgary
May 15, 2022
10:14pm MDT

Chicago,
Houston,
San Antonio
May 15, 2022
11:14pm CDT

New York,
Toronto,
Atlanta
May 16, 2022
12:14am EDT

London,
Manchester,
Dublin
May 16, 2022
5:14am BST

Paris,
Rome,
Berlin
May 16, 2022
6:14am CEST

Athens,
Istanbul,
Helsinki
May 16, 2022
7:14am EEST

Dubai,
Abu Dhabi,
Muscat
May 16, 2022
8:14am +04

Bangalore,
Mumbai,
New Delhi
May 16, 2022
9:44am IST

Singapore,
Kuala Lumpur
May 16, 2022
12:14pm +08

Perth,
Hong Kong,
Beijing
May 16, 2022
12:14pm AWST

Sydney,
Brisbane,
Melbourne
May 16, 2022
2:14pm AEST

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

From Moongiant.com

May 2, 2022 Current Moon Phase Digest

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

From Moongiant.com

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

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

Waxing Crescent Phase

The Waxing Crescent on May 2 has an illumination of 3%. This is the percentage of the Moon illuminated by the Sun. The illumination is constantly changing and can vary up to 10% a day. On May 2 the Moon is 1.53 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 Crescent
Illumination: 3%
Moon Age: 1.53 days
Moon Angle: 0.50
Moon Distance: 401,978.85 km
Sun Angle: 0.53
Sun Distance: 150,797,057.69 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

2 May 2022 Southern Hemisphere’s Planetary Positions Digest

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

Currentplanetarypositions.com

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

 For Your Local Time and Date

Southeastern Hemisphere

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

2 May 2022
03:00 pm GMT 12:00 PM BRT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:12 Taurus 12
Moon:02 Gemini 08
Mercury:02 Gemini 10
Venus:29 Pisces 57
Mars:13 Pisces 13
Jupiter:28 Pisces 19
Saturn:24 Aquarius 22
Uranus:14 Taurus 38
Neptune:24 Pisces 36
Pluto:28 Capricorn 36 Rx

True Lunar Node:22 Taurus 28
Mean Lunar Node:23 Taurus 05 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):01 Cancer 58

Chiron:14 Aries 05
Ceres:24 Gemini 55
Pallas:00 Taurus 59
Juno:04 Pisces 09
Vesta:22 Aquarius 52

Eris:24 Aries 32

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

 

Southern Hemisphere

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

2 May 2022
10:00 am GMT 12:00 PM SAST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:12 Taurus 00
Moon:29 Taurus 37
Mercury:02 Gemini 01
Venus:29 Pisces 42
Mars:13 Pisces 04
Jupiter:28 Pisces 17
Saturn:24 Aquarius 21
Uranus:14 Taurus 38
Neptune:24 Pisces 36
Pluto:28 Capricorn 36 Rx

True Lunar Node:22 Taurus 28
Mean Lunar Node:23 Taurus 06 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):01 Cancer 57

Chiron:14 Aries 05
Ceres:24 Gemini 50
Pallas:00 Taurus 54
Juno:04 Pisces 05
Vesta:22 Aquarius 47

Eris:24 Aries 32

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

Southwestern Hemisphere Same day at posting for 1200 PM AEST GMT 0200

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

2 May 2022
02:00 am GMT 12:00 PM AEST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:11 Taurus 40
Moon:25 Taurus 34
Mercury:01 Gemini 47
Venus:29 Pisces 20
Mars:12 Pisces 49
Jupiter:28 Pisces 13
Saturn:24 Aquarius 20
Uranus:14 Taurus 37
Neptune:24 Pisces 35
Pluto:28 Capricorn 36 Rx

True Lunar Node:22 Taurus 28
Mean Lunar Node:23 Taurus 07 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):01 Cancer 54

Chiron:14 Aries 04
Ceres:24 Gemini 42
Pallas:00 Taurus 45
Juno:03 Pisces 58
Vesta:22 Aquarius 40

Eris:24 Aries 32

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

May 10, 2022 Northern Hemisphere’s Planetary Positions Digest

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

Currentplanetarypositions.com

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

For Your Local Time and Date

Northwestern Hemisphere

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

May 10, 2022
07:00 pm GMT 12:00 PM PDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:20 Taurus 06
Moon:10 Virgo 36
Mercury:04 Gemini 51 Rx
Venus:09 Aries 18
Mars:19 Pisces 23
Jupiter:29 Pisces 58
Saturn:24 Aquarius 44
Uranus:15 Taurus 07
Neptune:24 Pisces 49
Pluto:28 Capricorn 34 Rx

True Lunar Node:22 Taurus 32 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:22 Taurus 39 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):02 Cancer 53

Chiron:14 Aries 31
Ceres:28 Gemini 10
Pallas:04 Taurus 35
Juno:06 Pisces 51
Vesta:25 Aquarius 45

Eris:24 Aries 37

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

Northern Hemisphere

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

May 11, 2022
05:00 pm GMT 12:00 PM CDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:20 Taurus 59
Moon:22 Virgo 30
Mercury:04 Gemini 48 Rx
Venus:10 Aries 21
Mars:20 Pisces 04
Jupiter:00 Aries 09
Saturn:24 Aquarius 47
Uranus:15 Taurus 10
Neptune:24 Pisces 51
Pluto:28 Capricorn 34 Rx

True Lunar Node:22 Taurus 31 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:22 Taurus 37 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):02 Cancer 59

Chiron:14 Aries 33
Ceres:28 Gemini 32
Pallas:04 Taurus 59
Juno:07 Pisces 09
Vesta:26 Aquarius 03

Eris:24 Aries 38

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

Northeastern Hemisphere

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

10 May 2022
10:00 am GMT 12:00 PM CEST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:19 Taurus 44
Moon:05 Virgo 50
Mercury:04 Gemini 51
Venus:08 Aries 52
Mars:19 Pisces 06
Jupiter:29 Pisces 53
Saturn:24 Aquarius 43
Uranus:15 Taurus 05
Neptune:24 Pisces 49
Pluto:28 Capricorn 34 Rx

True Lunar Node:22 Taurus 32 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:22 Taurus 41 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):02 Cancer 50

Chiron:14 Aries 29
Ceres:28 Gemini 01
Pallas:04 Taurus 25
Juno:06 Pisces 44
Vesta:25 Aquarius 37

Eris:24 Aries 37

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

1 May 2022 Southern Hemisphere’s Planetary Positions Digest

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

Currentplanetarypositions.com

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

 For Your Local Time and Date

Southeastern Hemisphere

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

1 May 2022
03:00 pm GMT 12:00 PM BRT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:11 Taurus 13
Moon:19 Taurus 59
Mercury:01 Gemini 26
Venus:28 Pisces 48
Mars:12 Pisces 28
Jupiter:28 Pisces 07
Saturn:24 Aquarius 18
Uranus:14 Taurus 35
Neptune:24 Pisces 35
Pluto:28 Capricorn 36 Rx

True Lunar Node:22 Taurus 28 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:23 Taurus 09 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):01 Cancer 51

Chiron:14 Aries 02
Ceres:24 Gemini 31
Pallas:00 Taurus 33
Juno:03 Pisces 49
Vesta:22 Aquarius 30

Eris:24 Aries 31

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

 

Southern Hemisphere

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

1 May 2022
10:00 am GMT 12:00 PM SAST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:11 Taurus 01
Moon:17 Taurus 26
Mercury:01 Gemini 16
Venus:28 Pisces 34
Mars:12 Pisces 19
Jupiter:28 Pisces 04
Saturn:24 Aquarius 18
Uranus:14 Taurus 34
Neptune:24 Pisces 34
Pluto:28 Capricorn 36 Rx

True Lunar Node:22 Taurus 28 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:23 Taurus 09 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):01 Cancer 50

Chiron:14 Aries 01
Ceres:24 Gemini 26
Pallas:00 Taurus 27
Juno:03 Pisces 45
Vesta:22 Aquarius 25

Eris:24 Aries 31

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

Southwestern Hemisphere

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

1 May 2022
02:00 am GMT 12:00 PM AEST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:10 Taurus 42
Moon:13 Taurus 19
Mercury:01 Gemini 00
Venus:28 Pisces 11
Mars:12 Pisces 04
Jupiter:28 Pisces 00
Saturn:24 Aquarius 17
Uranus:14 Taurus 33
Neptune:24 Pisces 34
Pluto:28 Capricorn 36 Rx

True Lunar Node:22 Taurus 28 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:23 Taurus 10 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):01 Cancer 48

Chiron:14 Aries 00
Ceres:24 Gemini 18
Pallas:00 Taurus 19
Juno:03 Pisces 38
Vesta:22 Aquarius 18

Eris:24 Aries 31

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

May 1, 2022 Current Moon Phase Digest

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

From Moongiant.com

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

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

Today’s Waxing Crescent Phase

The Waxing Crescent on May 1 has an illumination of 0%. This is the percentage of the Moon illuminated by the Sun. The illumination is constantly changing and can vary up to 10% a day. On May 1 the Moon is 0.6 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 Crescent
Illumination: 0%
Moon Age: 0.60 days
Moon Angle: 0.50
Moon Distance: 399,058.09 km
Sun Angle: 0.53
Sun Distance: 150,759,418.80 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

May 1, 2022 Northern Hemisphere’s Planetary Positions Digest

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

Currentplanetarypositions.com

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

For Your Local Time and Date

Northwestern Hemisphere

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

May 01, 2022
07:00 pm GMT 12:00 PM PDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:11 Taurus 23
Moon:22 Taurus 01
Mercury:01 Gemini 34
Venus:29 Pisces 00
Mars:12 Pisces 36
Jupiter:28 Pisces 09
Saturn:24 Aquarius 19
Uranus:14 Taurus 36
Neptune:24 Pisces 35
Pluto:28 Capricorn 36 Rx

True Lunar Node:22 Taurus 28 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:23 Taurus 08 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):01 Cancer 53

Chiron:14 Aries 03
Ceres:24 Gemini 35
Pallas:00 Taurus 37
Juno:03 Pisces 52
Vesta:22 Aquarius 33

Eris:24 Aries 32

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

Northern Hemisphere

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

May 01, 2022
05:00 pm GMT 12:00 PM CDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:11 Taurus 18
Moon:21 Taurus 00
Mercury:01 Gemini 30
Venus:28 Pisces 54
Mars:12 Pisces 32
Jupiter:28 Pisces 08
Saturn:24 Aquarius 19
Uranus:14 Taurus 35
Neptune:24 Pisces 35
Pluto:28 Capricorn 36 Rx

True Lunar Node:22 Taurus 28 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:23 Taurus 08 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):01 Cancer 52

Chiron:14 Aries 02
Ceres:24 Gemini 33
Pallas:00 Taurus 35
Juno:03 Pisces 51
Vesta:22 Aquarius 31

Eris:24 Aries 32

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

Northeastern Hemisphere

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

1 May 2022
10:00 am GMT 12:00 PM CEST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:11 Taurus 01
Moon:17 Taurus 26
Mercury:01 Gemini 16
Venus:28 Pisces 34
Mars:12 Pisces 19
Jupiter:28 Pisces 04
Saturn:24 Aquarius 18
Uranus:14 Taurus 34
Neptune:24 Pisces 34
Pluto:28 Capricorn 36 Rx

True Lunar Node:22 Taurus 28 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:23 Taurus 09 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):01 Cancer 50

Chiron:14 Aries 01
Ceres:24 Gemini 26
Pallas:00 Taurus 27
Juno:03 Pisces 45
Vesta:22 Aquarius 25

Eris:24 Aries 31

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

April 30, 2022 Current Moon Phase Digest

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

From Moongiant.com

The on April 30 has an illumination of 0%. This is the percentage of the Moon illuminated by the Sun. The illumination is constantly changing and can vary up to 10% a day. On April 30 the Moon is 29.2 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. (a.k.a. New Moon. moongaint.com has changed the way they label this Moon phase; I have no idea why.)

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:
Illumination: 0%
Moon Age: 29.20 days
Moon Angle: 0.50
Moon Distance: 395,419.08 km
Sun Angle: 0.53
Sun Distance: 150,721,432.15 km

Useful Moon Resources

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

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

April 30, 2022 Northern Hemisphere’s Planetary Positions Digest

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

Currentplanetarypositions.com

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

For Your Local Time and Date

Northwestern Hemisphere

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

April 30, 2022
07:00 pm GMT 12:00 PM PDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:10 Taurus 25
Moon:09 Taurus 43
Mercury:00 Gemini 46
Venus:27 Pisces 52
Mars:11 Pisces 50
Jupiter:27 Pisces 57
Saturn:24 Aquarius 16
Uranus:14 Taurus 32
Neptune:24 Pisces 33
Pluto:28 Capricorn 36 Rx

True Lunar Node:22 Taurus 28 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:23 Taurus 11 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):01 Cancer 46

Chiron:13 Aries 59
Ceres:24 Gemini 12
Pallas:00 Taurus 11
Juno:03 Pisces 32
Vesta:22 Aquarius 11

Eris:24 Aries 31

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

Northern Hemisphere

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

April 30, 2022
05:00 pm GMT 12:00 PM CDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:10 Taurus 20
Moon:08 Taurus 41
Mercury:00 Gemini 41
Venus:27 Pisces 46
Mars:11 Pisces 47
Jupiter:27 Pisces 56
Saturn:24 Aquarius 15
Uranus:14 Taurus 32
Neptune:24 Pisces 33
Pluto:28 Capricorn 36 Rx

True Lunar Node:22 Taurus 28 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:23 Taurus 11 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):01 Cancer 45

Chiron:13 Aries 59
Ceres:24 Gemini 10
Pallas:00 Taurus 09
Juno:03 Pisces 30
Vesta:22 Aquarius 09

Eris:24 Aries 31

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

Northeastern Hemisphere

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

30 April 2022
10:00 am GMT 12:00 PM CEST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:10 Taurus 03
Moon:05 Taurus 03
Mercury:00 Gemini 26
Venus:27 Pisces 26
Mars:11 Pisces 33
Jupiter:27 Pisces 52
Saturn:24 Aquarius 14
Uranus:14 Taurus 31
Neptune:24 Pisces 33
Pluto:28 Capricorn 36 Rx

True Lunar Node:22 Taurus 29 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:23 Taurus 12 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):01 Cancer 43

Chiron:13 Aries 58
Ceres:24 Gemini 03
Pallas:00 Taurus 01
Juno:03 Pisces 24
Vesta:22 Aquarius 03

Eris:24 Aries 31

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

30 April 2022 Southern Hemisphere’s Planetary Positions

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

Currentplanetarypositions.com

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

 For Your Local Time and Date

Southeastern Hemisphere

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

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

Sun:10 Taurus 15
Moon:07 Taurus 39
Mercury:00 Gemini 37
Venus:27 Pisces 40
Mars:11 Pisces 43
Jupiter:27 Pisces 55
Saturn:24 Aquarius 15
Uranus:14 Taurus 31
Neptune:24 Pisces 33
Pluto:28 Capricorn 36 Rx

True Lunar Node:22 Taurus 28 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:23 Taurus 12 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):01 Cancer 45

Chiron:13 Aries 59
Ceres:24 Gemini 08
Pallas:00 Taurus 07
Juno:03 Pisces 28
Vesta:22 Aquarius 07

Eris:24 Aries 31

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

 

Southern Hemisphere

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

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

Sun:10 Taurus 03
Moon:05 Taurus 03
Mercury:00 Gemini 26
Venus:27 Pisces 26
Mars:11 Pisces 33
Jupiter:27 Pisces 52
Saturn:24 Aquarius 14
Uranus:14 Taurus 31
Neptune:24 Pisces 33
Pluto:28 Capricorn 36 Rx

True Lunar Node:22 Taurus 29 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:23 Taurus 12 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):01 Cancer 43

Chiron:13 Aries 58
Ceres:24 Gemini 03
Pallas:00 Taurus 01
Juno:03 Pisces 24
Vesta:22 Aquarius 03

Eris:24 Aries 31

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

Southwestern Hemisphere

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

30 April 2022
02:00 am GMT 2:00 PM AEST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:09 Taurus 44
Moon:00 Taurus 53
Mercury:00 Gemini 08
Venus:27 Pisces 03
Mars:11 Pisces 18
Jupiter:27 Pisces 48
Saturn:24 Aquarius 13
Uranus:14 Taurus 30
Neptune:24 Pisces 32
Pluto:28 Capricorn 36 Rx

True Lunar Node:22 Taurus 29 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:23 Taurus 13 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):01 Cancer 41

Chiron:13 Aries 57
Ceres:23 Gemini 55
Pallas:29 Aries 53
Juno:03 Pisces 17
Vesta:21 Aquarius 55

Eris:24 Aries 30

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

April 29, 2022 Current Moon Phase

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

From Moongiant.com

The Moon’s current phase for today and tonight is a Waning Crescent phase. In this phase the Moon’s illumination is growing smaller each day until the New Moon. During this part of the Moon cycle, the Moon is getting closer to the Sun as viewed from Earth and the night side of the Moon is facing the Earth with only a small edge of the Moon being illuminated. This phase is best viewed an hour or 2 before the sunrise and can be quite beautiful if you’re willing to get up early. It can also be a great time to see the features of the Moon’s surface. Along the edge where the illuminated portion meets the dark side, the craters and mountains cast long shadows making them easier to observe with a telescope or binoculars.

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

Today’s Waning Crescent Phase

The Waning Crescent on April 29 has an illumination of 2%. This is the percentage of the Moon illuminated by the Sun. The illumination is constantly changing and can vary up to 10% a day. On April 29 the Moon is 28.24 days old. This refers to how many days it has been since the last New Moon. It takes 29.53 days for the Moon to orbit the Earth and go through the lunar cycle of all 8 Moon phases.

The 8 Lunar Phases

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

Phase Details

Phase: Waning Crescent
Illumination: 2%
Moon Age: 28.24 days
Moon Angle: 0.51
Moon Distance: 391,211.87 km
Sun Angle: 0.53
Sun Distance: 150,683,108.47 km

Useful Moon Resources

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

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

April 29, 2022 Northern Hemisphere’s Planetary Positions Digest

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

Currentplanetarypositions.com

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

For Your Local Time and Date

Northwestern Hemisphere

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

April 29, 2022
07:00 pm GMT 12:00 PM PDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:09 Taurus 27
Moon:27 Aries 13
Mercury:29 Taurus 52
Venus:26 Pisces 43
Mars:11 Pisces 05
Jupiter:27 Pisces 44
Saturn:24 Aquarius 12
Uranus:14 Taurus 29
Neptune:24 Pisces 32
Pluto:28 Capricorn 36 Rx

True Lunar Node:22 Taurus 29 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:23 Taurus 14 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):01 Cancer 39

Chiron:13 Aries 56
Ceres:23 Gemini 48
Pallas:29 Aries 45
Juno:03 Pisces 11
Vesta:21 Aquarius 49

Eris:24 Aries 30

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

 

Northern Hemisphere

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

April 29, 2022
05:00 pm GMT 12:00 PM CDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:09 Taurus 22
Moon:26 Aries 10
Mercury:29 Taurus 47
Venus:26 Pisces 38
Mars:11 Pisces 01
Jupiter:27 Pisces 43
Saturn:24 Aquarius 12
Uranus:14 Taurus 28
Neptune:24 Pisces 31
Pluto:28 Capricorn 36

True Lunar Node:22 Taurus 29 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:23 Taurus 15 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):01 Cancer 39

Chiron:13 Aries 56
Ceres:23 Gemini 46
Pallas:29 Aries 43
Juno:03 Pisces 10
Vesta:21 Aquarius 47

Eris:24 Aries 30

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

Northeastern Hemisphere

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

29 April 2022
10:00 am GMT 12:00 PM CEST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:09 Taurus 05
Moon:22 Aries 28
Mercury:29 Taurus 31
Venus:26 Pisces 18
Mars:10 Pisces 48
Jupiter:27 Pisces 39
Saturn:24 Aquarius 11
Uranus:14 Taurus 27
Neptune:24 Pisces 31
Pluto:28 Capricorn 36

True Lunar Node:22 Taurus 30 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:23 Taurus 16 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):01 Cancer 37

Chiron:13 Aries 55
Ceres:23 Gemini 39
Pallas:29 Aries 35
Juno:03 Pisces 04
Vesta:21 Aquarius 40

Eris:24 Aries 30

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

29 April 2022 Southern Hemisphere’s Planetary

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

Currentplanetarypositions.com

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

 For Your Local Time and Date

Southeastern Hemisphere

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

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

Sun:09 Taurus 17
Moon:25 Aries 07
Mercury:29 Taurus 43
Venus:26 Pisces 32
Mars:10 Pisces 58
Jupiter:27 Pisces 42
Saturn:24 Aquarius 12
Uranus:14 Taurus 28
Neptune:24 Pisces 31
Pluto:28 Capricorn 36

True Lunar Node:22 Taurus 30 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:23 Taurus 15 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):01 Cancer 38

Chiron:13 Aries 56
Ceres:23 Gemini 44
Pallas:29 Aries 41
Juno:03 Pisces 08
Vesta:21 Aquarius 45

Eris:24 Aries 30

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

Southern Hemisphere

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

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

Sun:09 Taurus 05
Moon:22 Aries 28
Mercury:29 Taurus 31
Venus:26 Pisces 18
Mars:10 Pisces 48
Jupiter:27 Pisces 39
Saturn:24 Aquarius 11
Uranus:14 Taurus 27
Neptune:24 Pisces 31
Pluto:28 Capricorn 36

True Lunar Node:22 Taurus 30 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:23 Taurus 16 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):01 Cancer 37

Chiron:13 Aries 55
Ceres:23 Gemini 39
Pallas:29 Aries 35
Juno:03 Pisces 04
Vesta:21 Aquarius 40

Eris:24 Aries 30

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

Southwestern Hemisphere

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

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

Sun:08 Taurus 45
Moon:18 Aries 14
Mercury:29 Taurus 11
Venus:25 Pisces 55
Mars:10 Pisces 33
Jupiter:27 Pisces 35
Saturn:24 Aquarius 10
Uranus:14 Taurus 26
Neptune:24 Pisces 30
Pluto:28 Capricorn 36

True Lunar Node:22 Taurus 30 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:23 Taurus 17 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):01 Cancer 34

Chiron:13 Aries 54
Ceres:23 Gemini 32
Pallas:29 Aries 27
Juno:02 Pisces 57
Vesta:21 Aquarius 33

Eris:24 Aries 30

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