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The Sky This Week for March 10 to 12
The Sky This Week for March 10 to 12
A full Moon, the spring triangle, and other bright, beautiful things to look for in the sky this week.
By Michael E. Bakich
Friday, March 10
Around 6 p.m. EST, Leo the Lion’s brightest star, Regulus, lies only 0.8° north of the Moon. In fact, observers with clear skies located in southeast South America, South Georgia, Queen Maud Land, and the southern tip of South Africa will see the Moon pass in front of Regulus. Astronomers call such events occultations. By carefully observing many of them, researchers can more accurately map the variations (caused by mountains and valleys) at the lunar edge.
Saturday, March 11
Head out tonight sometime after 10 p.m. to see a naked-eye asterism called the Spring Triangle. This giant geometrical figure is visible in the spring all night long from any location in the Northern Hemisphere. Three dazzling stars mark this asterism. The brightest is Arcturus (Alpha Boötis), which shines at magnitude –0.04 near the bottom of Boötes the Herdsman. Orange Arcturus is the fourth-brightest nighttime star overall and the brightest north of the celestial equator. Next in brightness is Spica (Alpha Virginis), the luminary of Virgo the Maiden. Spica is the very definition of a 1st-magnitude star, but its brightness isn’t constant. Its apparent magnitude varies between 0.92 and 1.04 over a period of just more than 4 days. The third Spring Triangle star is Denebola (Beta Leonis), the star that marks the tail of Leo the Lion. And although Denebola, at magnitude 2.1, is the sky’s 59th-brightest star, it’s only 36 percent as bright as Spica, and it emits just 14 percent the light output of Arcturus.
Sunday, March 12
Daylight Saving Time begins this morning. Be sure to spring forward one hour.
Full Moon occurs at 10:54 a.m. EST. The glowing orb stands in the far-southern part of Leo the Lion, between the constellations Virgo to the east and Sextans to the west. This lunar phase is the least interesting to observers because sunlight falls straight down on the Moon from our perspective, which minimizes shadow detail. So this might be a good night to observe the Moon illusion — the Full Moon appears larger when it’s near the horizon than when it stands high in the sky. But its size doesn’t change, and you can prove it with a single sheet of paper. Go out just after sunset and find the Moon low in the east. Roll the paper into a tube and change the tube’s diameter until the Moon just fills the field of view when you look through it. Tape the tube so its size doesn’t change. Then, head indoors and go back outside a few hours later when the Moon is high. Look through the tube again. The fact that the Moon will be the same size still amazes even seasoned observers. The best explanation for this illusion seems to be that when the Moon lies near the horizon, our brain compares its size with foreground objects, which don’t appear near the Moon when it’s high in the sky.
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Newsletter Issue #67 – USA & Canada Start DST on March 12
Newsletter Issue #67
USA & Canada Start DST on March 12
Most of the United States, Canada, and Mexico’s northern border cities will begin Daylight Saving Time (DST) on Sunday, March 12, 2017.
People in areas that observe DST will spring forward 1 hour from 02:00 (2 am) to 03:00 (3 am), local time.
Standard time will resume on Sunday, November 5, 2017.
Brighter Afternoons
In local time, sunrise and sunset will be about 1 hour later than the day before resulting in more daylight in the afternoon.
Almost all of the United States observe DST. Hawaii and most of Arizona are the only 2 US states that do not change their clocks.
None of the US dependencies observe DST. This includes American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, the US Minor Outlying Islands, and the US Virgin Islands
In Canada, DST begins at the same time as in the US.
Areas that don’t use DST include most of Saskatchewan, some locations in Québec east of 63° westerly longitude (e.g. Blanc-Sablon), Southampton Island, and some areas in British Columbia.
US Bills to Abolish DST
Bills to abolish the yearly time change permanently have been proposed in more than 10 US states this year.
From experience, these bills don’t normally make it all the way to the state Senate, and they are usually voted down at some point in the legislative process.
Mexico DST Divided
A few northern Mexican border towns, such as Tijuana and Juarez City (Ciudad Juárez), start DST on March 12 along with the US and Canada.
However, most of Mexico starts DST on Sunday, March 26, 2017 on the same day as DST starts in Europe. A few Mexican cities, like Hermosillo and Cancun, do not observe DST at all.
Other areas starting DST on March 12 are Cuba, Bermuda, the Bahamas, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, and Thule Air Base in Greenland.
Set Clocks Back or Ahead?
To remember which way to set your watch, keep in mind one of these sayings: “spring forward, fall back” or “spring ahead, fall behind.” The clocks spring ahead (= losing 1 hour) in the spring when DST starts and fall behind 1 hour (= gaining 1 hour) when DST ends in the fall.
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Your Daily Sun & Moon Data for Friday, March 10th
Your Daily Sun & Moon Data for Friday, March 10th
The Sun
Sun Direction: ↑ 108.09° ESE
Sun Altitude: 16.41°
Sun Distance: 92.325 million mi
Next Equinox: Mar 20, 2017 5:28 am (Vernal)
Sunrise Today: 6:12 am↑ 94° East
Sunset Today: 5:57 pm↑ 266° West
Length of Daylight: 11 hours, 45 minutes
The Moon
Moon Direction: ↑ 312.94° NW
Moon Altitude: -27.56°
Moon Distance: 237182 mi
Next Full Moon: Mar 12, 20179:53 am
Next New Moon: Mar 27, 20179:57 pm
Next Moonrise: Today4:13 pm
Current Moon Phase: Waxing Gibbous
Illumination: 95.4%
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Finally, It’s Friday & We Made It Back! We Missed You Guys! Wishing All of Our Precious Family A Very Happy & Blessed Friday!
13 Faces of the Moon
13 Goddesses of the moon
Is to whom I dedicate this poem to
Astarte, Bast, Cybele, Diana, Eris, Freya, Gaia,
Hathor, Isis, Juno, Kali, Lakshmi and Maat
13 faces of the moon
Is to whom I dedicate this poem to
One of them whom is
She who wears the crescent horns
Astarte, who is our protectress for 29 nites
One of them whom is
The Lady we hold great celebrations for
Bast, who looks over the black cat of the dark nites
Bast, who watches over us for a steadfast 30
The Lady we hold great celebrations for
As we dance and drum for Her
Ecstatically for 29 nites
Is Cybele, our great Mountain Mother
As we dance and drum for Her
We are loving devotional Priestesses
Of Our Mother of all Creatures
Diana, who shines down on us for 30 nites
We are loving devotional Priestesses
Who sees Her lovely face in the moon
For 29 continuous nites of chaos
As Eris, the Goddess who discords us into perfect
rhythm
Who sees Her lovely face in the moon
For she is our large wombed-earth mother
And for 30 nites She keeps by our side
As we fly with Freya on a magical ride
For She is our large wombed-earth
For She is our mother and daughter
For She is the earth herself born from chaos
For She is Gaia who for 29 nites, lites the sky
For She is our mother and daughter
Who wears a sun disk glowing between horns
As the moon shines from Her for 30 nites
Shines from Hathor, our Great Goddess
Who wears a sun disk glowing between horns
For She is our Goddess of the moon
Who shines for 29 nites on the Nile’s moonlit waters
Where Osiris’ love reflects for her, our Queen Mother,
Isis
For She is our Goddess of the moon
Our Mother of the dark
Who shines down on us for 30 nites
For she is Juno, our lady of the sky
Our Mother of the dark
Who is one face of our Great Devi
She is Kali Ma
Our Goddess who dances the dance of death for 29 nites
Who is one face of our Great Devi
Who has many names
And for 30 days
She looks down upon us with the lovely face of Lakshmi
Who has many names
Whom we all love and cherish
For all these Goddesses that starts with Astarte whom
Stays around for 29 days and ends when we see
the luminous face of Maat
Whom we all love and cherish
For they are the 13 Goddesses of the moon
Astarte, Bast, Cybele, Diana, Eris, Freya, Gaia,
Hathor, Isis, Juno, Kali, Lakshmi and Maat
For they are the 13 faces of the moon
—Savannah Skye, Author
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Just Because It’s Late, Doesn’t Mean We Haven’t been working hard for you……
I have a doctor’s appointment tomorrow and since we have missed so many days on the net, we have gave you something to occupy your time with……
A Second Treat for March 7 – A Severing Spell
The Witches Spell of the Day for March 8 – A Deity Assistance Spell
The WOTC Special Presentation on Elemental Witches – Tonight, The Water Witch(Part 1)
The WOTC Special Presentation on The Elemental Witches – Tonight, The Water Witch & Water Lore (Part 2)
The WOTC Special Presentation on Elemental Witches – The Water Witch (Conclusion)
And a spell for tomorrow which will be posted shortly.
I apologize for the time we have missed on the net, we will be back to normal on Friday. Till then….
Love ya,
Lady A
We Had More Storms & Thus Our Power Has Just Came Back On, To Apologize We Offer……
We always lots ot requests and concerns about sending negative & evil intent back to its sender. Today, we offer you a spell that will send the evil and malicious deeds right back to the sender without you suffering any consequences in return. We hope you enjoy today’s spell and find it useful. It is the Bird’s Nest Spell….
While You Are Waiting…..You Don’t Need A Clock To Perform Magick, You Need Magickal Correspondences…..
This special edition of the WOTC’s podcast covers magickal timing for your spells and really you don’t need a clock to cast spells & rituals. Most witches automatically know when the time or hour of the day shifts. It is in their DNA. In this session, Lady of the Abyss discusses the timing of each phase of the day, the magickal correspondences for each day and the magick pertaining to it, the astrological associations within magick, the moon and last but not least the Esbats.
This is a very informative session with our dear Lady. Not only does she give you insightful advice in the correspondences and their relationship, she add some very informative “witchy” tips just for you. Enjoy!
Today’s Sunday Correspondences & Divination Is Chalked Full of Info, One not to miss!
Today’s edition of our Sunday Divination is packed full of Sunday correspondences, the magick of Sunday, the Witches’ guide to Sunday and much, much more. Even though today episode runs a little longer than usual, it is well worth the listen. Lady of the Abyss expresses her views on our High Holy days begin moved and also give you insight into some of your every day household items you can use in the Craft
Take a moment to let Lady A tell your horoscopes, read your tarot card and runes for the day. You don’t want any surprises today, do you?
Today closing with a final thought from Lady A:
Stand proud Witches,
wherever you may be,
You are a magickal being
who walks in love and integrity.
Stand tall and proud Witches,
For there is a bond twixt you and me.
We stand side by side,
For we are family, brothers and sisters,
all of The Craft.
Special podcast to follow on “Magickal Timing”
(Special Podcast) Let’s Talk Witch – Cursing, Enough Said
Throughout history, Black magick, curses & hexes have also dominated the topic of Witchcraft. Today, let the truth be known about curses in Witchcraft.
Topics covered:
What is a Curse
Does Cursing Somone Make You Evil
Is Cursing Proper
Should a Witch Curse
How the Three-fold Law Plays Into the Mix
Along with some of Lady of the Abyss’ own personal experiences with curses and some useful advise whether you should curse or not. What do you think she will say?
“To know and understand the Light side of the Craft, You have to first know and understand the Dark side.”
—Lady of the Abyss
We hope you find this pod session very useful and informative.
We Had Some Technical Issues But Finally Today’s Divination Are Finally Up…..
Wondering what mysteries or excitement today holds for you? Then come, let our professional tarot card readers, rune readers and astrologers tell you exactly what the day contains for you. Our astrologers and readers have been proven to be quite accurate, what do you have to lose besides a little time and you gain insight into today’s life events for yourself.
After this podcast, stick around for a special Saturday’s podcast. Lady of the Abyss will be discussing a very controversial subject in witchcraft and that subject is “Cursing.” What exactly it is, should a witch be expected to curse, when is it acceptable and then The Rule of Three that comes into play.
Till tomorrow, my sweets……
And If You Can’t Get Them to Move, Try This…..
Strong Binding Spell
Materials Required:
One picture of the person
One piece of material (belonging to person) to make a doll (a sock would work fine)
Sand
Rope, at least one yard
Grass
Instructions: This is a very strong binding spell, meant to be used for protection, as well as cursing. It will work hard to keep the intended person away from you. Make a doll from the person’s material and fill it with the grass and sand. Place the picture of the person on top of the doll, and wrap the two together with the rope until neither are visible. Bury the object in a place far away from where you live, socialize or work, where it won’t be found.
And if you really want to get nasty, poke the doll with a needle while shouting,
“Move, move, move, I say,
Be gone with you now.”
Spell to Get Difficult Neighbors To Hit the Road
Spell to Get Difficult Neighbors To Hit the Road
This spell is a little different from most. It puts in the neighbor’s head that they want to move on, to a better neighborhood or house. It is rather old and does work. I think mainly because of the different method used to get the neighbors to move on. Give it a try.
You will need:
Pictures cut from a newspaper of nice houses not too far away – choose ones that are slightly upmarket and take account of any interest or hobbies (a big workshop if they have a collection of old car that they park in front of their home, a big garden for their dogs
A box or bowl of gold and clear glass nuggets or small bright crystals
5 very small gold
5 very small silver-colored candles or 10 white tea-light candles or votives
Timing:
The healing hour of 10 p.m.
The Spell:
*Arrange the house pictures in a pile, with the most attractive on the top.
*Create a straight pathway of alternate gold and silver candles leading from the pile of pictures, saying as you set each candle:
Find a home where you can be
Secure, content, live happily.
Light each candle in turn, beginning with the one on the left hand side furthest from the pictures, then the one on the right hand side, then left, then right, moving towards the pictures. Say for each candle:
I light your way that you may see
Your perfect home, if right to be.
*Now, working from right to left, beginnning at the pile of pictures and working outwards, create a pathway of alternately colored gold and clear glass nuggets or crystal within the candle path, take care not to burn yourself. As you set the nuggets or crystals, repeat the second chant.
*Leave the candles to burn through and collect the nuggets or crystals and return them to the box.
*Keep the picture collection in a small folder with the box of uggets on top. Regularly add any new pictures you find of suitable houses.
A Spell to Bind Troublesome Neighbors
A Spell to Bind Troublesome Neighbors
This is a quick spell and rather effective one too. Give it a try if you are having problems with neighbors.
You will need:
a duster that you have used that day
Timing:
When your neighbors start their antics
The Spell:
*Open an window (preferably an upstairs window but it not available any window in their direction), shake the duster out of it and softly chant ten times:
Neighbors, neighbors, stay away
Don’t trouble me again today.
*Tie the duster(in a knot) to the handle inside the window from which you shook it, thus binding the neighbors from causing you further disruption.
*Repeat daily if necessary. A bonus is that you will have a well dusted house.
A Spell to Repel Nastiness and Bullying
A Spell to Repel Nastiness and Bullying
To be truthful, this spell is for a disable member who is being pushed and shoved around by neighbors. Along with the spell, would you please assist me in sending her some protective energy. It bothers me to think what kind of people would bully a disabled person. Really to do something like that they are not people, they are monsters. I know, my friend, you were worried about the animals but I am worried about you.
You will need:
A shiny or reflective object such as a small mirror or a spare pair of spectacles.
Best time to use:
When under attack
The Spell:
*As the bully comes towards you, place the shiny object in front of you and say in your head:
Come no here in malice
*If the person begins or continues a tirade, look full into their eyes and say in your head:
Take back what you inflict on me with all its barbs and feel the hurt.
*You are not cursing them, just sending back the negativity that rightly belongs to them and emanates from some inadequacy in their make-up that causes them to off-load on you their unpleasantness.
*As soon as possible, splash water the shiny or reflective object.
We are breaking from our normal routine, we have several friends having problems with their neighbors…
So we are going to try to help with a few spells…..
This one might not seem like a spell that helps with neighbors but we have a friend who has neighbors that are horrible to cats.
I know most Witches cannot stand or tolerate animals being hurt or mistreated by others. This spell is particular effect in cases such as that.
You will need:
An electric torch with a beam that can be to flash on and off continuously; the animal’s water bowl(filled with water): some dried mint or rosemary. I should add if you don’t have a electric torch, a strobe light will work well or any light that you can make flash on and off.
This spell is best done on a moonless night.
*Working by torch ligh in the open air, set the bowl of water on the ground, if possible soil or grass, so that the protective earth energies can rise into the water.
*Scatter a single widdershins (anti-clockwise) circle of mint or rosemary around the bowl, as you do so saying:
Spite and anger come not here
Cruel humans cause not fear.
Fierce predators turn away
You claws and jaws and do no stay.
*Set the torch to continuous flash and move around the herb circle in nine widdershins circles, waving the light also in widdershins circles as you move. Say as you work:
Spark of light, beams of fire,
Drive from here all wrong desire.
Golden rays and radiant flame,
Repel all who come in evil’s name.
*After the final circling, call out:
Be gone! Do not come again.
If you shake your fingertips, you may see the sparks emanating from them.
*Leave the bowl of water inn the open air or near a window and give it to the pet first thing in the morning so that he or she can drink the protection. The effects are long lasting.
* When the animal is especially vulnerable, visualize light sparks or beams and shake your fingers over your pet for protection.
Astronomy Picture of the Day – Sivan 2 to M31
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.
2017 March 3
Sivan 2 to M31
Image Credit & Copyright: MDW Sky Survey (David Mittelman, Dennis di Cicco, Sean Walker)
Explanation: From within the boundaries of the constellation Cassiopeia (left) to Andromeda (right), this telescopic mosaic spans over 10 degrees in planet Earth’s skies. The celestial scene is constructed of panels that are part of a high-resolution astronomical survey of the Milky Way in hydrogen-alpha light. Processing the monochromatic image data has brought out the region’s faintest structures, relatively unexplored filaments of hydrogen gas near the plane of our Milky Way Galaxy. Large but faint and also relatively unknown nebula Sivan 2 is at the upper left in the field. The nearby Andromeda Galaxy, M31, is at center right, while the faint, pervasive hydrogen nebulosities stretch towards M31 across the foreground in the wide field of view. The broad survey image demonstrates the intriguing faint hydrogen clouds recently imaged by astronomer Rogelio Bernal Andreo really are within the Milky Way, along the line-of-sight to the Andromeda Galaxy.
Your Earth Sky News for March 3rd: First quarter moon comes March 5
First quarter moon comes March 5
A first quarter moon shows half of its lighted hemisphere – half of its day side – to Earth.
First quarter is March 5, 2017 at 11:32 UTC. It’s a waxing moon, in the sky each evening when the sun goes down. Next full moon is March 12.
We call this moon a quarter and not a half because it is one quarter of the way around in its orbit of Earth, as measured from one new moon to the next.
Also, although the moon appears half-lit to us, it’s good to recall that the illuminated portion of a first quarter moon truly is just a quarter. On the night of first quarter moon, we see half the moon’s day side, or a true quarter of the moon. Another lighted quarter of the moon shines just as brightly in the direction opposite Earth!
And what about the term half moon? That’s a beloved term, but not an official one.
A first quarter moon rises at noon and is highest in the sky at sunset. It sets around midnight. First quarter moon comes a week after new moon. Now, as seen from above, the moon in its orbit around Earth is at right angles to a line between the Earth and sun.
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