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January 22, 2022 Daily Correspondence Digest for the Northern Hemisphere’s Moon Phase and Planetary Positions

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

From Moongiant.com

The Moon’s current phase for today and tonight is a Waning Gibbous Phase. This is the first phase after the Full Moon occurs. It lasts roughly 7 days with the Moon’s illumination growing smaller each day until the Moon becomes a Last Quarter Moon with an illumination of 50%. The average Moon rise for this phase is between 9pm and Midnight depending on the age of the phase. The moon rises later and later each night setting after sunrise in the morning. During this phase the Moon can also be seen in the early morning daylight hours on the western horizon.

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

Today’s Waning Gibbous Phase

The Waning Gibbous on January 22 has an illumination of 81%. This is the percentage of the Moon illuminated by the Sun. The illumination is constantly changing and can vary up to 10% a day. On January 22 the Moon is 19.03 days old. This refers to how many days it has been since the last New Moon. It takes 29.53 days for the Moon to orbit the Earth and go through the lunar cycle of all 8 Moon phases.

The 8 Lunar Phases

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

Phase Details

Phase: Waning Gibbous
Illumination: 81%
Moon Age: 19.03 days
Moon Angle: 0.52
Moon Distance: 382,199.60 km
Sun Angle: 0.54
Sun Distance: 147,241,701.40 km

Useful Moon Resources

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

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

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

Currentplanetarypositions.com

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

For Your Local Time and Date

Northwestern Hemisphere

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

January 22, 2022
03:00 pm GMT 7:00 AM PST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:02 Aquarius 33
Moon:26 Virgo 10
Mercury:04 Aquarius 25 Rx
Venus:12 Capricorn 01 Rx
Mars:28 Sagittarius 37
Jupiter:05 Pisces 05
Saturn:14 Aquarius 22
Uranus:10 Taurus 50
Neptune:21 Pisces 09
Pluto:26 Capricorn 39
True Lunar Node:29 Taurus 21 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:28 Taurus 23 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):20 Gemini 52
Chiron:08 Aries 57
Ceres:28 Taurus 10
Pallas:22 Pisces 31
Juno:25 Capricorn 53
Vesta:06 Capricorn 03
Eris:23 Aries 42
Fire:3
Earth:9
Air:4
Water:3
Cardinal:6
Fixed:7
Mutable:6

 

Northern Hemisphere

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

January 22, 2022
01:00 pm GMT 7:00 AM CST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:02 Aquarius 28
Moon:25 Virgo 05
Mercury:04 Aquarius 31 Rx
Venus:12 Capricorn 02 Rx
Mars:28 Sagittarius 33
Jupiter:05 Pisces 04
Saturn:14 Aquarius 21
Uranus:10 Taurus 50
Neptune:21 Pisces 09
Pluto:26 Capricorn 38
True Lunar Node:29 Taurus 21 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:28 Taurus 23 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):20 Gemini 51
Chiron:08 Aries 57
Ceres:28 Taurus 10
Pallas:22 Pisces 29
Juno:25 Capricorn 51
Vesta:06 Capricorn 00
Eris:23 Aries 42
Fire:3
Earth:9
Air:4
Water:3
Cardinal:6
Fixed:7
Mutable:6

Northeastern Hemisphere

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

22 January 2022
06:00 am GMT 7:00 AM CEST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:02 Aquarius 11
Moon:21 Virgo 18
Mercury:04 Aquarius 53 Rx
Venus:12 Capricorn 08 Rx
Mars:28 Sagittarius 21
Jupiter:05 Pisces 00
Saturn:14 Aquarius 19
Uranus:10 Taurus 49
Neptune:21 Pisces 09
Pluto:26 Capricorn 38
True Lunar Node:29 Taurus 23 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:28 Taurus 24 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):20 Gemini 49
Chiron:08 Aries 57
Ceres:28 Taurus 09
Pallas:22 Pisces 24
Juno:25 Capricorn 44
Vesta:05 Capricorn 51
Eris:23 Aries 42
Fire:3
Earth:9
Air:4
Water:3
Cardinal:6
Fixed:7
Mutable:6

22 January 2022 Daily Correspondence Digest for the Southern Hemisphere’s Moon Phase and Planetary Positions

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

From Moongiant.com

The Moon’s current phase for today and tonight is a Waning Gibbous Phase. This is the first phase after the Full Moon occurs. It lasts roughly 7 days with the Moon’s illumination growing smaller each day until the Moon becomes a Last Quarter Moon with an illumination of 50%. The average Moon rise for this phase is between 9pm and Midnight depending on the age of the phase. The moon rises later and later each night setting after sunrise in the morning. During this phase the Moon can also be seen in the early morning daylight hours on the western horizon.

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

Today’s Waning Gibbous Phase

The Waning Gibbous on January 22 has an illumination of 81%. This is the percentage of the Moon illuminated by the Sun. The illumination is constantly changing and can vary up to 10% a day. On January 22 the Moon is 19.03 days old. This refers to how many days it has been since the last New Moon. It takes 29.53 days for the Moon to orbit the Earth and go through the lunar cycle of all 8 Moon phases.

The 8 Lunar Phases

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

Phase Details

Phase: Waning Gibbous
Illumination: 81%
Moon Age: 19.03 days
Moon Angle: 0.52
Moon Distance: 382,199.60 km
Sun Angle: 0.54
Sun Distance: 147,241,701.40 km

Useful Moon Resources

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

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

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

Currentplanetarypositions.com

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

 For Your Local Time and Date

Southeastern Hemisphere Tomorrow FOR 1700 BRT GMT 2000 Post 1400 CT

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

22 January 2022
08:00 pm GMT 5:00 PM BRT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:02 Aquarius 46
Moon:28 Virgo 53
Mercury:04 Aquarius 09 Rx
Venus:11 Capricorn 58 Rx
Mars:28 Sagittarius 46
Jupiter:05 Pisces 08
Saturn:14 Aquarius 24
Uranus:10 Taurus 50
Neptune:21 Pisces 10
Pluto:26 Capricorn 39
True Lunar Node:29 Taurus 19 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:28 Taurus 22 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):20 Gemini 53
Chiron:08 Aries 58
Ceres:28 Taurus 11
Pallas:22 Pisces 34
Juno:25 Capricorn 58
Vesta:06 Capricorn 10
Eris:23 Aries 42
Fire:3
Earth:9
Air:4
Water:3
Cardinal:6
Fixed:7
Mutable:6

Southern Hemisphere

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

22 January 2022
03:00 pm GMT 5:00 PM SAST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:02 Aquarius 33
Moon:26 Virgo 10
Mercury:04 Aquarius 25 Rx
Venus:12 Capricorn 01 Rx
Mars:28 Sagittarius 37
Jupiter:05 Pisces 05
Saturn:14 Aquarius 22
Uranus:10 Taurus 50
Neptune:21 Pisces 09
Pluto:26 Capricorn 39
True Lunar Node:29 Taurus 21 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:28 Taurus 23 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):20 Gemini 52
Chiron:08 Aries 57
Ceres:28 Taurus 10
Pallas:22 Pisces 31
Juno:25 Capricorn 53
Vesta:06 Capricorn 03
Eris:23 Aries 42
Fire:3
Earth:9
Air:4
Water:3
Cardinal:6
Fixed:7
Mutable:6

Southwestern Hemisphere

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

22 January 2022
06:00 am GMT 5:00 PM AEDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:02 Aquarius 11
Moon:21 Virgo 18
Mercury:04 Aquarius 53 Rx
Venus:12 Capricorn 08 Rx
Mars:28 Sagittarius 21
Jupiter:05 Pisces 00
Saturn:14 Aquarius 19
Uranus:10 Taurus 49
Neptune:21 Pisces 09
Pluto:26 Capricorn 38
True Lunar Node:29 Taurus 23 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:28 Taurus 24 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):20 Gemini 49
Chiron:08 Aries 57
Ceres:28 Taurus 09
Pallas:22 Pisces 24
Juno:25 Capricorn 44
Vesta:05 Capricorn 51
Eris:23 Aries 42
Fire:3
Earth:9
Air:4
Water:3
Cardinal:6
Fixed:7
Mutable:6

Flashback 2004 Lammas

(This is written for the Northern Hemisphere in 2004. The date of August 7th is wrong for 2022 the Southern or Northern Hemisphere)

Lammas

Lammas is the first of the harvest festivals, a celebration of ripening grains and grapes. If you celebrate traditionally on the second, the planetary energies offer a for great creative energy, drama, and joy. If you celebrate on the astrologically on August 7 at 15 degrees of Leo, the Moon will aid a ceremony with great magic and mystery.

The Sun is wanning, but still holding sway in the sky. A day of circle dances and foot races will honor the Sun; be certain the music encourages exuberant joy. If you planted wheat in a pot or plot, this is the day to ritually harvest it. Use some to make a Brigid’s cross; save a few stalks to return to the earth as compost next spring and lend continuity from harvest to sowing to harvest.

If corn is your grain of choice, bring ripe ears to the altar and use the husks to make corn dollies for use at Imbolc. Indian corn can be dried, ground, and used in corn bread. Make a fiery incense with dragon’s blood and hot herbs like ginger or galangal. Do a ritual at a sacred spot — a well or tree or sacred hill. Use the colors of green and gold and orange for your altar, and encourage everyone to wear them. The harvest has just begun.

Copyright By K. D. Spitzer in Llewellyn’s Witches’ Datebook 2004 Page 89

Flashback 2004 Imbolc

 Imbolc

Celebrate this festival by draping the altar in white and silver. Kepp the entire altar white — white candlesticks, white incense bowls, etc. Represent the Goddess with a figure of a horned cow. If you wear robes in ritual, honor Brigid in her guise as the goddess of the dairy by wearing white. With Neptune lending the glamour to your robes to the Sun this time, as glitter to your robes with sliver and “diamonds.” Let your imagination run wild.

Save snow from the last storm, or use crushed ice, and put it out in bowls on the altar. Scrub clean an old milke bottle or cream jar and fill it with fresh milk; freshly made mozzarella cheese will round out your cakes and ale. Nestle all bowls in the snow.

The planetary energies are particularly favorable this sabbat for working magic for world peace. Place all the candles you’ll be using this year on the altar and start this ritual in the dark — this is, without lights. Add your magic to the returning Sun. Dedicate and consecrate all your candles during this festival of lights, and consecrate your agricultural tools for use in the coming cycle of growth. This is the festival of new beginnings.

Copyright By K. D. Spitzer in Llewellyn’s Witches’ Datebook 2004 Page 39

January 21, 2022 Daily Correspondence Digest for the Northern Hemisphere’s Moon Phase and Planetary Positions

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

From Moongiant.com

Today and tonight the Moon will be in a Waning Gibbous Phase. This is the first phase after the Full Moon occurs. It lasts roughly 7 days with the Moon’s illumination growing smaller each day until the Moon becomes a Last Quarter Moon with an illumination of 50%. The average Moon rise for this phase is between 9pm and Midnight depending on the age of the phase. The moon rises later and later each night setting after sunrise in the morning. During this phase the Moon can also be seen in the early morning daylight hours on the western horizon.

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

Today’s Waning Gibbous Phase

The Waning Gibbous on January 21 has an illumination of 88%. This is the percentage of the Moon illuminated by the Sun. The illumination is constantly changing and can vary up to 10% a day. On January 21 the Moon is 18.06 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.

Phase Details

Phase: Waning Gibbous
Illumination: 88%
Moon Age: 18.06 days
Moon Angle: 0.51
Moon Distance: 386,941.06 km
Sun Angle: 0.54
Sun Distance: 147,227,433.58 km

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

Northwestern Hemisphere

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

January 21, 2022
03:00 pm GMT 7:00 AM PST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:01 Aquarius 32
Moon:13 Virgo 15
Mercury:05 Aquarius 39 Rx
Venus:12 Capricorn 19 Rx
Mars:27 Sagittarius 53
Jupiter:04 Pisces 52
Saturn:14 Aquarius 15
Uranus:10 Taurus 49
Neptune:21 Pisces 08
Pluto:26 Capricorn 37
True Lunar Node:29 Taurus 29 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:28 Taurus 26 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):20 Gemini 45
Chiron:08 Aries 56
Ceres:28 Taurus 07
Pallas:22 Pisces 12
Juno:25 Capricorn 29
Vesta:05 Capricorn 31
Eris:23 Aries 42
Fire:3
Earth:9
Air:4
Water:3
Cardinal:6
Fixed:7
Mutable:6

Northern Hemisphere

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

January 21, 2022
01:00 pm GMT 7:00 AM CST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:01 Aquarius 27
Moon:12 Virgo 10
Mercury:05 Aquarius 44 Rx
Venus:12 Capricorn 21 Rx
Mars:27 Sagittarius 50
Jupiter:04 Pisces 51
Saturn:14 Aquarius 14
Uranus:10 Taurus 49
Neptune:21 Pisces 08
Pluto:26 Capricorn 37
True Lunar Node:29 Taurus 29 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:28 Taurus 27 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):20 Gemini 44
Chiron:08 Aries 55
Ceres:28 Taurus 07
Pallas:22 Pisces 11
Juno:25 Capricorn 27
Vesta:05 Capricorn 29
Eris:23 Aries 42

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

Northeastern Hemisphere For 0700 CEST GMT 0600 Post 0000CT

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

21 January 2022
06:00 am GMT 7:00 AM CEST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:01 Aquarius 10
Moon:08 Virgo 27
Mercury:06 Aquarius 05 Rx
Venus:12 Capricorn 26 Rx
Mars:27 Sagittarius 37
Jupiter:04 Pisces 47
Saturn:14 Aquarius 12
Uranus:10 Taurus 49
Neptune:21 Pisces 07
Pluto:26 Capricorn 36
True Lunar Node:29 Taurus 32 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:28 Taurus 28 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):20 Gemini 42
Chiron:08 Aries 55
Ceres:28 Taurus 06
Pallas:22 Pisces 05
Juno:25 Capricorn 20
Vesta:05 Capricorn 20
Eris:23 Aries 42
Fire:3
Earth:9
Air:4
Water:3
Cardinal:6
Fixed:7
Mutable:6

Astronomy Picture of the Day

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

2022 January 21

Young Star Jet MHO 2147

Image Credit & License: International Gemini Observatory / NOIRLab / NSF / AURA Acknowledgments: L. Ferrero (Universidad Nacional de Córdoba)
Explanation: Laser guide stars and adaptive optics sharpened this stunning ground-based image of stellar jets from the Gemini South Observatory, Chilean Andes, planet Earth. These twin outflows of MHO 2147 are from a young star in formation. It lies toward the central Milky Way and the boundary of the constellations Sagittarius and Ophiuchus at an estimated distance of some 10,000 light-years. At center, the star itself is obscured by a dense region of cold dust. But the infrared image still traces the sinuous jets across a frame that would span about 5 light-years at the system’s estimated distance. Driven outward by the young rotating star, the apparent wandering direction of the jets is likely due to precession. Part of a multiple star system, the young star’s rotational axis would slowly precess or wobble like a top under the gravitation influence of its nearby companions.

21January 2022 Daily Correspondence Digest for the Southern Hemisphere’s Moon Phase and Planetary Positions

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

From Moongiant.com

Today and tonight the Moon will be in a Waning Gibbous Phase. This is the first phase after the Full Moon occurs. It lasts roughly 7 days with the Moon’s illumination growing smaller each day until the Moon becomes a Last Quarter Moon with an illumination of 50%. The average Moon rise for this phase is between 9pm and Midnight depending on the age of the phase. The moon rises later and later each night setting after sunrise in the morning. During this phase the Moon can also be seen in the early morning daylight hours on the western horizon.

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

Today’s Waning Gibbous Phase

The Waning Gibbous on January 21 has an illumination of 88%. This is the percentage of the Moon illuminated by the Sun. The illumination is constantly changing and can vary up to 10% a day. On January 21 the Moon is 18.06 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.

Phase Details

Phase: Waning Gibbous
Illumination: 88%
Moon Age: 18.06 days
Moon Angle: 0.51
Moon Distance: 386,941.06 km
Sun Angle: 0.54
Sun Distance: 147,227,433.58 km

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

21 January 2022
08:00 pm GMT 5:00 PM BRT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:01 Aquarius 45
Moon:15 Virgo 55
Mercury:05 Aquarius 24 Rx
Venus:12 Capricorn 15 Rx
Mars:28 Sagittarius 02
Jupiter:04 Pisces 55
Saturn:14 Aquarius 16
Uranus:10 Taurus 49
Neptune:21 Pisces 08
Pluto:26 Capricorn 37
True Lunar Node:29 Taurus 27 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:28 Taurus 26 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):20 Gemini 46
Chiron:08 Aries 56
Ceres:28 Taurus 08
Pallas:22 Pisces 16
Juno:25 Capricorn 34
Vesta:05 Capricorn 38
Eris:23 Aries 42
Fire:3
Earth:9
Air:4
Water:3
Cardinal:6
Fixed:7
Mutable:6

Southern Hemisphere

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

21 January 2022
03:00 pm GMT 5:00 PM SAST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:01 Aquarius 32
Moon:13 Virgo 15
Mercury:05 Aquarius 39 Rx
Venus:12 Capricorn 19 Rx
Mars:27 Sagittarius 53
Jupiter:04 Pisces 52
Saturn:14 Aquarius 15
Uranus:10 Taurus 49
Neptune:21 Pisces 08
Pluto:26 Capricorn 37
True Lunar Node:29 Taurus 29 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:28 Taurus 26 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):20 Gemini 45
Chiron:08 Aries 56
Ceres:28 Taurus 07
Pallas:22 Pisces 12
Juno:25 Capricorn 29
Vesta:05 Capricorn 31
Eris:23 Aries 42
Fire:3
Earth:9
Air:4
Water:3
Cardinal:6
Fixed:7
Mutable:6
Obliquity of the Nine Planets

Southwestern Hemisphere

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

21 January 2022
06:00 am GMT 5:00 PM AEDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:01 Aquarius 10
Moon:08 Virgo 27
Mercury:06 Aquarius 05 Rx
Venus:12 Capricorn 26 Rx
Mars:27 Sagittarius 37
Jupiter:04 Pisces 47
Saturn:14 Aquarius 12
Uranus:10 Taurus 49
Neptune:21 Pisces 07
Pluto:26 Capricorn 36
True Lunar Node:29 Taurus 32 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:28 Taurus 28 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):20 Gemini 42
Chiron:08 Aries 55
Ceres:28 Taurus 06
Pallas:22 Pisces 05
Juno:25 Capricorn 20
Vesta:05 Capricorn 20
Eris:23 Aries 42
Fire:3
Earth:9
Air:4
Water:3
Cardinal:6
Fixed:7
Mutable:6

Astronomy Picture of the Day

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

2022 January 20

NGC 7822 in Cepheus

Image Credit & Copyright: Mark Carter

Explanation: Hot, young stars and cosmic pillars of gas and dust seem to crowd into NGC 7822. At the edge of a giant molecular cloud toward the northern constellation Cepheus, the glowing star forming region lies about 3,000 light-years away. Within the nebula, bright edges and dark shapes stand out in this colorful telescopic skyscape. The image includes data from narrowband filters, mapping emission from atomic oxygen, hydrogen, and sulfur into blue, green, and red hues. The emission line and color combination has become well-known as the Hubble palette. The atomic emission is powered by energetic radiation from the central hot stars. Their powerful winds and radiation sculpt and erode the denser pillar shapes and clear out a characteristic cavity light-years across the center of the natal cloud. Stars could still be forming inside the pillars by gravitational collapse but as the pillars are eroded away, any forming stars will ultimately be cutoff from their reservoir of star stuff. This field of view spans about 40 light-years at the estimated distance of NGC 7822.

Flashback 2000 Imbolc

Daylight hours are gradually lengthening, and the Earth is beginning to stir. Although she is still in the middle of her winter’s rest, our planet subtly begins to plan. It’s appropriate that this period is represented by Aquarius, an air sign, since all change begins first in the mind. Every new thought or idea is full of raw potential as the Earth is now,nailing for the touch of fire to ignite her new growth period. Uranus is the ruler of Aquarius, and the planet best known for its jurisdiction over the future. This electric energy only looks forward, never back. It is during Imbolc, in fact, as the Sun is passing through Aquarius, that many ideas are born. As we prepare for the upcoming Equinox, then, it’s important to be sure that we’re looking ahead, as Uranus does, with all the electric enthusiasm and genius of Aquarius. Honor the potential of the coming spring by uncovering your gift of prophecy. Whether you use a crystal ball, a dream journal, or another type of predictive tool, prepare for the Equinox in your heart, by understanding how much is possible now.

©️ By Kim Rogers-Gallagher Llewellyn’s Witches’ Datebook 2000 Page 95

Flashback 2000 Lammas

At Lammas, the Sun is at the very peak of Leo, the sign this planet loves above all others. Our star’s warmth is at its most powerful now in the Northern Hemisphere, as it appears directly overhead. At this time, life too, ia at its peak—as are the crops. The ancients celebrated this festival by giving thanks for their first harvest, most especially the grain harvest, even as they accepted the beginning of the God’s descent into the underworld. The myth of the asteroid-Goddess Ceres (Demeter), giver of the grain, also relates to this season. It was now when she would bid her daughter Farwell, since Persephone was obligated to return to the Underworld to rejoin Hades (Pluto). So bereaved was Ceres to see her daughter leave her, she refused to all the Earth to produce grain until her return. At this time,nothing, modern practitioners should be remind of both astrological principles: the fullness of life the Sun brings, and the necessity for rest, as signified by the coming fall.

©️ By Kim Rogers-Gallagher Llewellyn’s Witches’ Datebook 2000 Page 95

Astronomy Picture of the Day

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

2022 January 19

M31: The Andromeda Galaxy

Image Credit: Subaru (NAOJ), Hubble (NASA/ESA), Mayall (NSF);
Processing & Copyright: R. Gendler & R. Croman

Explanation: The most distant object easily visible to the unaided eye is M31, the great Andromeda Galaxy. Even at some two and a half million light-years distant, this immense spiral galaxy — spanning over 200,000 light years — is visible, although as a faint, nebulous cloud in the constellation Andromeda. In contrast, a bright yellow nucleus, dark winding dust lanes, and expansive spiral arms dotted with blue star clusters and red nebulae, are recorded in this stunning telescopic image which combines data from orbiting Hubble with ground-based images from Subaru and Mayall. In only about 5 billion years, the Andromeda galaxy may be even easier to see — as it will likely span the entire night sky — just before it merges with our Milky Way Galaxy.

Astronomy Picture of the Day

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

2022 January 18

From Orion to the Southern Cross

Image Credit & Copyright: Lucy Yunxi Hu

Explanation: This is a sky filled with glowing icons. On the far left is the familiar constellation of Orion, divided by its iconic three-aligned belt stars and featuring the famous Orion Nebula, both partly encircled by Barnard’s Loop. Just left of center in the featured image is the brightest star in the night: Sirius. Arching across the image center is the central band of our Milky Way Galaxy. On the far right, near the top, are the two brightest satellite galaxies of the Milky Way: the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), and the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC). Also on the far right — just above the cloudy horizon — is the constellation of Crux, complete with the four stars that make the iconic Southern Cross. The featured image is a composite of 18 consecutive exposures taken by the same camera and from the same location in eastern Australia during the last days of last year. In the foreground, picturesque basalt columns of the Bombo Quarry part to reveal the vast Pacific Ocean.

January 18, 2022 Daily Correspondence Digest for the Northern Hemisphere’s Moon Phase and Planetary Positions

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

From Moongiant.com

Today and tonight the Moon will be in a Waning Gibbous Phase. This is the first phase after the Full Moon occurs. It lasts roughly 7 days with the Moon’s illumination growing smaller each day until the Moon becomes a Last Quarter Moon with an illumination of 50%. The average Moon rise for this phase is between 9pm and Midnight depending on the age of the phase. The moon rises later and later each night setting after sunrise in the morning. During this phase the Moon can also be seen in the early morning daylight hours on the western horizon.

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

Today’s Waning Gibbous Phase

The Waning Gibbous on January 18 has an illumination of 100%. This is the percentage of the Moon illuminated by the Sun. The illumination is constantly changing and can vary up to 10% a day. On January 18 the Moon is 15.23 days old. This refers to how many days it has been since the last New Moon. It takes 29.53 days for the Moon to orbit the Earth and go through the lunar cycle of all 8 Moon phases.

The 8 Lunar Phases

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

Phase Details

Phase: Waning Gibbous
Illumination: 100%
Moon Age: 15.23 days
Moon Angle: 0.50
Moon Distance: 399,233.96 km
Sun Angle: 0.54
Sun Distance: 147,188,986.31 km

Useful Moon Resources

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

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

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

Currentplanetarypositions.com

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

For Your Local Time and Date

Northwestern Hemisphere

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

January 18, 2022
03:00 pm GMT 7:00 AM PST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:28 Capricorn 29
Moon:05 Leo 35
Mercury:08 Aquarius 41 Rx
Venus:13 Capricorn 27 Rx
Mars:25 Sagittarius 43
Jupiter:04 Pisces 12
Saturn:13 Aquarius 54
Uranus:10 Taurus 49 Rx
Neptune:21 Pisces 03
Pluto:26 Capricorn 31
True Lunar Node:00 Gemini 02 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:28 Taurus 36 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):20 Gemini 25
Chiron:08 Aries 51
Ceres:28 Taurus 01
Pallas:21 Pisces 18
Juno:24 Capricorn 18
Vesta:03 Capricorn 56
Eris:23 Aries 41
Fire:4
Earth:8
Air:4
Water:3
Cardinal:7
Fixed:6
Mutable:6

 

Northern Hemisphere

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

January 18, 2022
01:00 pm GMT 7:00 AM CST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:28 Capricorn 24
Moon:04 Leo 34
Mercury:08 Aquarius 45 Rx
Venus:13 Capricorn 29 Rx
Mars:25 Sagittarius 40
Jupiter:04 Pisces 11
Saturn:13 Aquarius 53
Uranus:10 Taurus 49 Rx
Neptune:21 Pisces 03
Pluto:26 Capricorn 31
True Lunar Node:00 Gemini 03 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:28 Taurus 36 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):20 Gemini 24
Chiron:08 Aries 50
Ceres:28 Taurus 01
Pallas:21 Pisces 16
Juno:24 Capricorn 16
Vesta:03 Capricorn 54
Eris:23 Aries 41
Fire:4
Earth:8
Air:4
Water:3
Cardinal:7
Fixed:6
Mutable:6

Northeastern Hemisphere For 0700 CEST GMT 0600 Post 0000CT

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

January 18, 2022
06:00 am GMT 7:00 AM CEST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:28 Capricorn 06
Moon:01 Leo 00
Mercury:08 Aquarius 58 Rx
Venus:13 Capricorn 37 Rx
Mars:25 Sagittarius 27
Jupiter:04 Pisces 07
Saturn:13 Aquarius 51
Uranus:10 Taurus 49 Rx
Neptune:21 Pisces 02
Pluto:26 Capricorn 30

True Lunar Node:00 Gemini 06 Rx

Mean Lunar Node:28 Taurus 37 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):20 Gemini 22
Chiron:08 Aries 50
Ceres:28 Taurus 00
Pallas:21 Pisces 11
Juno:24 Capricorn 09
Vesta:03 Capricorn 44
Eris:23 Aries 41

Fire:4
Earth:8
Air:4
Water:3
Cardinal:7
Fixed:6
Mutable:6

18 January 2022 Daily Correspondence Digest for the Southern Hemisphere’s Moon Phase and Planetary Positions

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

From Moongiant.com

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

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

Today’s Full Moon Phase

The Full Moon on January 17 has an illumination of 100%. This is the percentage of the Moon illuminated by the Sun. The illumination is constantly changing and can vary up to 10% a day. On January 17 the Moon is 14.32 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.

Phase Details

Phase: Full Moon
Illumination: 100%
Moon Age: 14.32 days
Moon Angle: 0.50
Moon Distance: 402,093.86 km
Sun Angle: 0.54
Sun Distance: 147,177,636.53 km

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.

Useful Moon Resources

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

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

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

Currentplanetarypositions.com

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

For Your Local Time and Date

Southeastern Hemisphere

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

18 January 2022
08:00 pm GMT 5:00 PM BRT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:28 Capricorn 42
Moon:08 Leo 09
Mercury:08 Aquarius 31 Rx
Venus:13 Capricorn 21 Rx
Mars:25 Sagittarius 52
Jupiter:04 Pisces 15
Saturn:13 Aquarius 55
Uranus:10 Taurus 49
Neptune:21 Pisces 03
Pluto:26 Capricorn 31
True Lunar Node:29 Taurus 59 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:28 Taurus 35 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):20 Gemini 26
Chiron:08 Aries 51
Ceres:28 Taurus 01
Pallas:21 Pisces 22
Juno:24 Capricorn 23
Vesta:04 Capricorn 03
Eris:23 Aries 41
Fire:4
Earth:9
Air:3
Water:3
Cardinal:7
Fixed:7
Mutable:5

Southern Hemisphere

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

18 January 2022
03:00 pm GMT 5:00 PM SAST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:28 Capricorn 29
Moon:05 Leo 35
Mercury:08 Aquarius 41 Rx
Venus:13 Capricorn 27 Rx
Mars:25 Sagittarius 43
Jupiter:04 Pisces 12
Saturn:13 Aquarius 54
Uranus:10 Taurus 49 Rx
Neptune:21 Pisces 03
Pluto:26 Capricorn 31
True Lunar Node:00 Gemini 02 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:28 Taurus 36 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):20 Gemini 25
Chiron:08 Aries 51
Ceres:28 Taurus 01
Pallas:21 Pisces 18
Juno:24 Capricorn 18
Vesta:03 Capricorn 56
Eris:23 Aries 41
Fire:4
Earth:8
Air:4
Water:3
Cardinal:7
Fixed:6
Mutable:6

Southwestern Hemisphere

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

18 January 2022
06:00 am GMT 5:00 PM AEDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:28 Capricorn 06
Moon:01 Leo 00
Mercury:08 Aquarius 58 Rx
Venus:13 Capricorn 37 Rx
Mars:25 Sagittarius 27
Jupiter:04 Pisces 07
Saturn:13 Aquarius 51
Uranus:10 Taurus 49 Rx
Neptune:21 Pisces 02
Pluto:26 Capricorn 30
True Lunar Node:00 Gemini 06 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:28 Taurus 37 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):20 Gemini 22
Chiron:08 Aries 50
Ceres:28 Taurus 00
Pallas:21 Pisces 11
Juno:24 Capricorn 09
Vesta:03 Capricorn 44
Eris:23 Aries 41
Fire:4
Earth:8
Air:4
Water:3
Cardinal:7
Fixed:6
Mutable:6

A Thought for Today

Blessed be dear Sisters, Brothers, and Honored Guests.

Salute to Aningan – the Inuit God of the Moon

The northern sky is broad and flawless black, 

A vast expanse from which most look away,

But Aningan the Moon is on the track

Of caribou and seals, and will not stray.

His barking dogs work hard to pull his sleigh,

Weighted down with fur, and ivory tusks, and meat.

Watch over us, Brave Moon. We pass your way.

And come as brother hunters, on hushed feet.

We ask for your forbearance as we meet

The challenges laid out along the trail.

We brave the winter’s cold, the summer’s heat,

But know that with your wisdom, none shall fail.

Though harsh the path, your patience will not pall;

You serve as an example to us all

By Elizabeth Barrette in Llewellyn’s Wiches’ Datebook 2004 Page 31

Astronomy Picture of the Day

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

2022 January 17

Chamaeleon Dark Nebulas

Image Credit & Copyright: Jarmo Ruuth, Telescope Live, Heaven’s Mirror Observatory

Explanation: Sometimes the dark dust of interstellar space has an angular elegance. Such is the case toward the far-south constellation of Chamaeleon. Normally too faint to see, dark dust is best known for blocking visible light from stars and galaxies behind it. In this four-hour exposure, however, the dust is seen mostly in light of its own, with its strong red and near-infrared colors giving creating a brown hue. Contrastingly blue, the bright star Beta Chamaeleontis is visible just to the right of center, with the dust that surrounds it preferentially reflecting blue light from its primarily blue-white color. All of the pictured stars and dust occur in our own Milky Way Galaxy with — but one notable exception: the white spot just below Beta Chamaeleontis is the galaxy IC 3104 which lies far in the distance. Interstellar dust is mostly created in the cool atmospheres of giant stars and dispersed into space by stellar light, stellar winds, and stellar explosions such as supernovas.

Full Moon January 17th! 5 Things to Know

Full Moon January 17th! 5 Things to Know

January 2022 Moon Details

The Full Moon for this month will occur on Monday, January 17th. The New Moon is earlier in the month on Sunday, January 2nd.

January Full Moon Name

The very first full moon of the year is known in many cultures as the Full Wolf Moon, which is appropriate given the deep, ancient ties between wolves and January’s full moon. For instance, the Gaelic word for January, Faoilleach, comes from the term for wolves, faol-chù, even though wolves haven’t existed in Scotland for centuries. The Saxon word for January is Wulf-monath, or Wolf Month. Meanwhile, the festival of the Japanese wolf god, Ooguchi Magami, is held in January. The Seneca tribe links the wolf so strongly to the moon, they believe that a wolf gave birth to the moon by singing it into the sky. Just why are wolves so strongly associated with January’s full moon?

The most obvious answer is because wolves are much louder and more noticeable in January, which is when breeding season begins. Wolves begin to howl more frequently and aggressively to establish their territory, threatening neighbors and enemies alike to stay far away from their breeding grounds. A small pack of wolves may even try to make themselves seem like a larger pack by howling together. While a lone wolf can sustain a howl for the duration of a single breath, an entire pack may howl in unison for longer than two minutes during breeding season.

While it makes sense for the haunting howls of wolves to be more memorable during January, how did wolves come to be associated with the full moon itself? Everyone is familiar with the iconic image of a wolf raising its head and howling at the full moon – but do wolves actually sing to the moon? While that might be a romantic idea, there’s no scientific evidence that links wolves to the lunar cycle. Humans may have begun to associate wolves with the moon simpy because they are nocturnal animals that are very active at night. In addition, wolves do raise their heads in the direction of the sky so their howls can travel over far distances to reach their pack mates as they roam. Instead of singing to the moon, they’re actually singing to their friends.

In fact, wolves are so well-known for their tight-knit communities that the Sioux tribe called January’s full moon the Moon Where Wolves Run Together. The wolf is often seen as a symbol of loyalty and protection in many cultures. The Wolf Moon is the perfect time for you to reach out to loved ones and reaffirm your connections, in preparation for deepening your bonds and taking on new challenges together over the upcoming year.

That said, lone wolves are also entirely capable of overcoming hostile conditions on their own with their resourcefulness. According to Celtic mythology, the wolf is infused with lunar power, which refers to its ability to sniff out hidden insights or knowledge, and to detect unexpected sources of danger. In some legends, the wolf even swallows the sun so the wolf can bask in the moon’s overflowing lunar power! The Full Wolf Moon is a great time for you to plan out clever ways to achieve your goals for the upcoming year. Trust your wolfish instincts when it comes to decisions, but also be tenacious in searching for useful knowledge that will help you realize your masterplan.

 

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

Los Angeles,
San Francisco,
Vancouver
January 17, 2022
3:48pm PST

Denver,
Salt Lake City,
Calgary
January 17, 2022
4:48pm MST

Chicago,
Houston,
San Antonio
January 17, 2022
5:48pm CST

New York,
Toronto,
Atlanta
January 17, 2022
6:48pm EST

London,
Manchester,
Dublin
January 17, 2022
11:48pm GMT

Paris,
Rome,
Berlin
January 18, 2022
12:48am CET

Athens,
Istanbul,
Helsinki
January 18, 2022
1:48am EET

Dubai,
Abu Dhabi,
Muscat
January 18, 2022
3:48am +04

Bangalore,
Mumbai,
New Delhi
January 18, 2022
5:18am IST

Singapore,
Kuala Lumpur
January 18, 2022
7:48am +08

Perth,
Hong Kong,
Beijing
January 18, 2022
7:48am AWST

Sydney,
Brisbane,
Melbourne
January 18, 2022
10:48am AEDT

From Moongiant.com

Wolf Moon Tarot Spread

Call on the spirit of the wolf with this tarot spread to find your pack. This could mean new friends, good coworkers, a soulmate, your found family or more!
Wolf Moon January Tarot Spread Find Pack
Finding Your Pack – Tarot for the Wolf Moon

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Begin by placing a small token in the middle of where you will lay your cards (marked by the pawprint 🐾 on the picture of the tarot spread above).

This token will serve as a taglock to you– it could be a piece of jewelry you wear, a lock of your hair, a picture of yourself, etc. Choose something that you feel represents yourself!

When you are ready, shuffle and draw your tarot cards. Lay the cards in the order depicted in the tarot spread picture above.

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1. 🌕The moon rises– who am I looking for?

The card you draw in this spot is symbolic of who you are seeking. The card may reveal a trait or characteristic of the person or group or are looking for.

2. 🐺The hunt begins– how can I find them?

This card will advise you on what you need to do in order to locate what you are seeking. Keep an open mind here– the card may suggest something you have not thought of before.

3. 🐇 Catching your prey– how will I know it’s right?

This card will reveal a sign or symbol to look for to know that you’re on the right trail. It may represent something tangible or it could hint at an emotion you’ll feel when you’re with the right group or person.

4. 🎉Victory howl– when will I meet my pack?

This card points to when you can expect to meet your pack, should the current path you are on play out as expected. Time and dates can be tricky to read in tarot, so look for seasonal symbols or numbers and rely on your intuition to help you interpret.

From Spells8.com