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April 1, 2022 New Moon Ritual
A Gorgeous Ritual for Tonight’s Magic ✨
- Light Dragon’s Blood, Geranium, Pine, Sage, or Wormwood incense to celebrate today’s moon transit: Aries.
- Thank and absorb Aries’ positive influence on the earth with a chant:
“Aries, you take my fear away and fill me with courage.
Let your liveliness come to me so my spirit can flourish”. - Light a purple candle on your altar. This color stimulates transformation and promotes manifestations.
- Take a few minutes to sit quietly and watch the candlelight. Relax and fill yourself with strength while you reflect on the New Moon as an opportunity for a new beginning.
- The following gemstones are especially receptive on Fridays: Rose quartz, Aventurine, Emerald, Jade, Pink Tourmaline, Peridot. Place the crystal on your altar next to your candle.
- Take a piece of paper and write down: “I will manifest the things I desire and need in my life, and I will do it without causing harm to anyone”. Just below, start writing what you are going to attract to your life. It could be anything, no matter how big or small. Let the candle go out on its own and then keep the petition in a safe place.
More Spells for Tonight’s New Moon
Some of the best spells to try during the New Moon are:
April’s New Moon Spells, Ritual, Chant Meditation from Spells8.com
Wheel of the Year
The Wheel of the Year is a symbol of the eight Sabbats (religious festivals) of Neo-Paganism and the Wicca movement which includes four solar festivals (Winter Solstice, Spring Equinox, Summer Solstice, Fall Equinox) and four seasonal festivals (celebrating or marking a significant seasonal change). Contrary to modern-day Wiccan claims, there is no evidence of an ancient Wheel of the Year in its present form but it is clear that the Celts of thousands of years ago celebrated the festivals the wheel highlights, even if these celebrations were known by another name now long lost.
In the ancient Celtic culture, as in many of the past, time was seen as cyclical. The seasons changed, people died, but nothing was ever finally lost because everything returned again – in one way or another – in a repeating natural cycle. Although time in the modern world is usually regarded as linear, the cyclical nature of life continues to be recognized.
The modern-day Wheel of the Year was first suggested by the scholar and mythologist Jacob Grimm (1785-1863 CE) in his 1835 CE work, Teutonic Mythology, and fixed in its present form in the 1950s and early ’60s CE by the Wicca movement. The wheel includes the following holy days (most dates flexible year-to-year): …
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Smells like witch spirit: How the ancient world’s scented sorceresses influence ideas about magic today
Most perfume ads suggest that the right scent can make you sexy, alluring and successful. A blend by Black Phoenix Alchemy Labs, meanwhile, offers to make you smell like Hecate, the three-faced Greek goddess of witchcraft.
As a classics scholar who studies both magic and the senses in the ancient world, this idea of a witch-inspired perfume fascinates me – and “Hecate” is just one of many magic-inspired fragrances available today.
What does a witch smell like, and why would you deliberately perfume yourself like one?
Smells are impossible to see or touch, yet they affect us emotionally and even physically. That’s similar to how many people think of magic, and cultures around the world have connected the two. My current research is focused on how magic and scent were linked in ancient Rome and Greece, ideas that continue to shape views of witches in the West today.
Greeks and Romans of all walks of life believed in magic and used spells ranging from curses to healing magic and garden charms. Magical handbooks from the time show that Greco-Egyptian magicians used fragrance extensively in their rituals, even scented inks, and …
Click here to read the rest of this article
Flashback 2010 – Printable Basic Spell Template – Recording Spell Notes
RECORDING SPELL NOTES:
*It is a good idea for someone new to the Craft to print several of these till they get the hang of what they are doing and feel comfortable doing it*
*Name of Spell:
*Date and time performed:
*Moon phase:
*Location:
*How long it took to cast the spell:
*Weather:
*Your state of health:
*Purpose of the spell:
*Deities/Elementals invoked:
*Tools and ingredients required:
*The full text of the spell or ritual:
*Your immediate reaction:
*Short term results:
*Long term results:
Printable Return to Sender
25 March 2022 Daily Correspondence Digest Southern Hemisphere’s Moon Phase and Custom 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 was born.
From Moongiant.com
Today and tonight the Moon will be in a Third Quarter phase. Sometimes called a Last Quarter Moon, this phase occurs roughly 3 weeks after the New Moon when the Moon is three quarter of the way through it’s orbit around the earth. If you live in the northern hemisphere the Moons left side will be illuminated and the right side will be dark. For those of you in the southern hemisphere it will be the opposite with the right side illuminated. On the day of the Third Quarter phase the Moon will rise around midnight on the eastern horizon and set in the west around noon the next day. In the days following the Third Quarter Phase the Moon’s illumination will decrees each day until the New Moon.
Visit the March 2022 Moon Phases Calendar to see all the daily moon phase for this month.
Today’s Last Quarter Phase
The Last Quarter on March 25 has an illumination of 47%. 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 March 25 the Moon is 22.44 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 For – March 25
Phase: Last Quarter
Illumination: 47%
Moon Age: 22.44 days
Moon Angle: 0.55
Moon Distance: 363,595.63 km
Sun Angle: 0.53
Sun Distance: 149,219,632.22 km
Illumination: 47%
Moon Age: 22.44 days
Moon Angle: 0.55
Moon Distance: 363,595.63 km
Sun Angle: 0.53
Sun Distance: 149,219,632.22 km
Useful Moon Resources
Check the weather before a night of Moon gazing at weather.com
For a list of all the current meteor showers visit American Meteor Society
If you need to calculate the planetary positions for a specific use and time, click on this link
Currentplanetarypositions.com
To figure out GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) to your local time use this link
For Your Local Time and Date
Southeastern Hemisphere
The time for these Custom Planetary Positions is from the local time in Sao Paulo, Brazil, South America
25 March 2022
08:00 pm GMT 5:00 PM BRT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)
Sun:05 Aries 09
Moon:13 Capricorn 01
Mercury:27 Pisces 10
Venus:18 Aquarius 40
Mars:14 Aquarius 41
Jupiter:19 Pisces 51
Saturn:21 Aquarius 27
Uranus:12 Taurus 35
Neptune:23 Pisces 20
Pluto:28 Capricorn 18
True Lunar Node:23 Taurus 41 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:25 Taurus 05 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):27 Gemini 46
Chiron:11 Aries 56
Ceres:11 Gemini 12
Pallas:15 Aries 03
Juno:20 Aquarius 26
Vesta:07 Aquarius 06
Eris:24 Aries 08
Moon:13 Capricorn 01
Mercury:27 Pisces 10
Venus:18 Aquarius 40
Mars:14 Aquarius 41
Jupiter:19 Pisces 51
Saturn:21 Aquarius 27
Uranus:12 Taurus 35
Neptune:23 Pisces 20
Pluto:28 Capricorn 18
True Lunar Node:23 Taurus 41 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:25 Taurus 05 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):27 Gemini 46
Chiron:11 Aries 56
Ceres:11 Gemini 12
Pallas:15 Aries 03
Juno:20 Aquarius 26
Vesta:07 Aquarius 06
Eris:24 Aries 08
Fire:4
Earth:5
Air:7
Water:3
Earth:5
Air:7
Water:3
Cardinal:6
Fixed:8
Mutable:5
Fixed:8
Mutable:5
Southern Hemisphere
The time for these Custom Planetary Positions is from the local time in Cape Town, South Africa
25 March 2022
03:00 pm GMT 5:00 PM SAST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)
Sun:04 Aries 56
Moon:10 Capricorn 05
Mercury:26 Pisces 46
Venus:18 Aquarius 28
Mars:14 Aquarius 31
Jupiter:19 Pisces 48
Saturn:21 Aquarius 26
Uranus:12 Taurus 34
Neptune:23 Pisces 20
Pluto:28 Capricorn 18
True Lunar Node:23 Taurus 41 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:25 Taurus 06 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):27 Gemini 45
Chiron:11 Aries 55
Ceres:11 Gemini 08
Pallas:14 Aries 58
Juno:20 Aquarius 21
Vesta:07 Aquarius 00
Eris:24 Aries 08
Moon:10 Capricorn 05
Mercury:26 Pisces 46
Venus:18 Aquarius 28
Mars:14 Aquarius 31
Jupiter:19 Pisces 48
Saturn:21 Aquarius 26
Uranus:12 Taurus 34
Neptune:23 Pisces 20
Pluto:28 Capricorn 18
True Lunar Node:23 Taurus 41 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:25 Taurus 06 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):27 Gemini 45
Chiron:11 Aries 55
Ceres:11 Gemini 08
Pallas:14 Aries 58
Juno:20 Aquarius 21
Vesta:07 Aquarius 00
Eris:24 Aries 08
Fire:4
Earth:5
Air:7
Water:3
Earth:5
Air:7
Water:3
Cardinal:6
Fixed:8
Mutable:5
Fixed:8
Mutable:5
Southwestern Hemisphere
The time for these Custom Planetary Positions is from the local time in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
25 March 2022
06:00 am GMT 5:00 PM AEDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)
Sun:04 Aries 34
Moon:04 Capricorn 47
Mercury:26 Pisces 04
Venus:18 Aquarius 05
Mars:14 Aquarius 14
Jupiter:19 Pisces 42
Saturn:21 Aquarius 24
Uranus:12 Taurus 33
Neptune:23 Pisces 19
Pluto:28 Capricorn 18
True Lunar Node:23 Taurus 41 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:25 Taurus 07 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):27 Gemini 42
Chiron:11 Aries 54
Ceres:11 Gemini 00
Pallas:14 Aries 49
Juno:20 Aquarius 13
Vesta:06 Aquarius 50
Eris:24 Aries 07
Moon:04 Capricorn 47
Mercury:26 Pisces 04
Venus:18 Aquarius 05
Mars:14 Aquarius 14
Jupiter:19 Pisces 42
Saturn:21 Aquarius 24
Uranus:12 Taurus 33
Neptune:23 Pisces 19
Pluto:28 Capricorn 18
True Lunar Node:23 Taurus 41 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:25 Taurus 07 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):27 Gemini 42
Chiron:11 Aries 54
Ceres:11 Gemini 00
Pallas:14 Aries 49
Juno:20 Aquarius 13
Vesta:06 Aquarius 50
Eris:24 Aries 07
Fire:4
Earth:5
Air:7
Water:3
Earth:5
Air:7
Water:3
Cardinal:6
Fixed:8
Mutable:5
Fixed:8
Mutable:5
Smells like witch spirit: How the ancient world’s scented sorceresses influence ideas about magic today
Most perfume ads suggest that the right scent can make you sexy, alluring and successful. A blend by Black Phoenix Alchemy Labs, meanwhile, offers to make you smell like Hecate, the three-faced Greek goddess of witchcraft.
As a classics scholar who studies both magic and the senses in the ancient world, this idea of a witch-inspired perfume fascinates me – and “Hecate” is just one of many magic-inspired fragrances available today.
What does a witch smell like, and why would you deliberately perfume yourself like one?
Smells are impossible to see or touch, yet they affect us emotionally and even physically. That’s similar to how many people think of magic, and cultures around the world have connected the two. My current research is focused on how magic and scent were linked in ancient Rome and Greece, ideas that continue to shape views of witches in the West today.
Greeks and Romans of all walks of life believed in magic and used spells ranging from curses to healing magic and garden charms. Magical handbooks from the time show that Greco-Egyptian magicians used fragrance extensively in their rituals, even scented inks, and doctors believed strong-smelling plant species to be more medically effective than others. The gods themselves were thought to smell sweet, and places they touched retained a pleasant odor, making scent a sign of contact with the divine.
Witches wielding perfumes …
To read the rest of this article from theconversation.com
March 22, 2022 Daily Correspondence Digest for the Northern Hemisphere’s Moon Phase and Custom 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 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 March 2022 Moon Phases Calendar to see all the daily moon phase for this month.
Today’s Waning Gibbous Phase
The Waning Gibbous on March 22 has an illumination of 79%. 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 March 22 the Moon is 19.2 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.
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: 79%
Moon Age: 19.20 days
Moon Angle: 0.54
Moon Distance: 366,263.54 km
Sun Angle: 0.53
Sun Distance: 149,092,235.82 km
Illumination: 79%
Moon Age: 19.20 days
Moon Angle: 0.54
Moon Distance: 366,263.54 km
Sun Angle: 0.53
Sun Distance: 149,092,235.82 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 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
March 22, 2022
12:00 am GMT 5:00 PM PDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)
Sun:01 Aries 21
Moon:18 Scorpio 51
Mercury:20 Pisces 05
Venus:14 Aquarius 48
Mars:11 Aquarius 47
Jupiter:18 Pisces 56
Saturn:21 Aquarius 04
Uranus:12 Taurus 24
Neptune:23 Pisces 12
Pluto:28 Capricorn 14
Moon:18 Scorpio 51
Mercury:20 Pisces 05
Venus:14 Aquarius 48
Mars:11 Aquarius 47
Jupiter:18 Pisces 56
Saturn:21 Aquarius 04
Uranus:12 Taurus 24
Neptune:23 Pisces 12
Pluto:28 Capricorn 14
True Lunar Node:23 Taurus 39 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:25 Taurus 18 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):27 Gemini 20
Chiron:11 Aries 42
Ceres:09 Gemini 58
Pallas:13 Aries 31
Juno:18 Aquarius 58
Vesta:05 Aquarius 19
Eris:24 Aries 05
Fire:4
Earth:4
Air:7
Water:4
Earth:4
Air:7
Water:4
Cardinal:5
Fixed:9
Mutable:5
Fixed:9
Mutable:5
Northern Hemisphere
The time for these Custom Planetary Positions is from the local time in Chicago, Illinois, USA
March 22, 2022
10:00 pm GMT 5:00 PM CDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)
Sun:02 Aries 15
Moon:01 Sagittarius 47
Mercury:21 Pisces 45
Venus:15 Aquarius 43
Mars:12 Aquarius 29
Jupiter:19 Pisces 09
Saturn:21 Aquarius 10
Uranus:12 Taurus 27
Neptune:23 Pisces 14
Pluto:28 Capricorn 15
Moon:01 Sagittarius 47
Mercury:21 Pisces 45
Venus:15 Aquarius 43
Mars:12 Aquarius 29
Jupiter:19 Pisces 09
Saturn:21 Aquarius 10
Uranus:12 Taurus 27
Neptune:23 Pisces 14
Pluto:28 Capricorn 15
True Lunar Node:23 Taurus 40
Mean Lunar Node:25 Taurus 15 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):27 Gemini 27
Chiron:11 Aries 45
Ceres:10 Gemini 16
Pallas:13 Aries 53
Juno:19 Aquarius 19
Vesta:05 Aquarius 45
Eris:24 Aries 06
Fire:5
Earth:4
Air:7
Water:3
Earth:4
Air:7
Water:3
Cardinal:5
Fixed:8
Mutable:6
Fixed:8
Mutable:6
Northeastern Hemisphere
The time for these Custom Planetary Positions is from the local time in Frankfurt, Germany, Europe
22 March 2022
04:00 pm GMT 5:00 PM CEST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)
Sun:02 Aries 00
Moon:28 Scorpio 15
Mercury:21 Pisces 18
Venus:15 Aquarius 28
Mars:12 Aquarius 18
Jupiter:19 Pisces 05
Saturn:21 Aquarius 08
Uranus:12 Taurus 26
Neptune:23 Pisces 13
Pluto:28 Capricorn 15
Moon:28 Scorpio 15
Mercury:21 Pisces 18
Venus:15 Aquarius 28
Mars:12 Aquarius 18
Jupiter:19 Pisces 05
Saturn:21 Aquarius 08
Uranus:12 Taurus 26
Neptune:23 Pisces 13
Pluto:28 Capricorn 15
True Lunar Node:23 Taurus 39
Mean Lunar Node:25 Taurus 16 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):27 Gemini 25
Chiron:11 Aries 45
Ceres:10 Gemini 11
Pallas:13 Aries 47
Juno:19 Aquarius 13
Vesta:05 Aquarius 38
Eris:24 Aries 06
Fire:4
Earth:4
Air:7
Water:4
Earth:4
Air:7
Water:4
Cardinal:5
Fixed:9
Mutable:5
Fixed:9
Mutable:5
Happy and Blessed Mabon Dear Sisters and Brothers – Printable
21 March 2022 Daily Correspondence Digest Southern Hemisphere’s Moon Phase and Custom 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 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 March 2022 Moon Phases Calendar to see all the daily moon phase for this month.
Today’s Waning Gibbous Phase
The Waning Gibbous on March 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 March 21 the Moon is 18.12 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: 88%
Moon Age: 18.12 days
Moon Angle: 0.54
Moon Distance: 369,267.15 km
Sun Angle: 0.54
Sun Distance: 149,050,031.03 km
Illumination: 88%
Moon Age: 18.12 days
Moon Angle: 0.54
Moon Distance: 369,267.15 km
Sun Angle: 0.54
Sun Distance: 149,050,031.03 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
The Milky Way Galaxy
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
21 March 2022
08:00 pm GMT 5:00 PM BRT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)
Sun:01 Aries 11
Moon:16 Scorpio 30
Mercury:19 Pisces 47
Venus:14 Aquarius 38
Mars:11 Aquarius 40
Jupiter:18 Pisces 53
Saturn:21 Aquarius 03
Uranus:12 Taurus 24
Neptune:23 Pisces 11
Pluto:28 Capricorn 14
Moon:16 Scorpio 30
Mercury:19 Pisces 47
Venus:14 Aquarius 38
Mars:11 Aquarius 40
Jupiter:18 Pisces 53
Saturn:21 Aquarius 03
Uranus:12 Taurus 24
Neptune:23 Pisces 11
Pluto:28 Capricorn 14
True Lunar Node:23 Taurus 40 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:25 Taurus 18 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):27 Gemini 19
Chiron:11 Aries 42
Ceres:09 Gemini 55
Pallas:13 Aries 27
Juno:18 Aquarius 54
Vesta:05 Aquarius 15
Eris:24 Aries 05
Fire:4
Earth:4
Air:7
Water:4
Earth:4
Air:7
Water:4
Cardinal:5
Fixed:9
Mutable:5
Fixed:9
Mutable:5
Southern Hemisphere
The time for these Custom Planetary Positions is from the local time in Cape Town, South Africa
21 March 2022
03:00 pm GMT 5:00 PM SAST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)
Sun:00 Aries 58
Moon:13 Scorpio 34
Mercury:19 Pisces 25
Venus:14 Aquarius 25
Mars:11 Aquarius 31
Jupiter:18 Pisces 50
Saturn:21 Aquarius 02
Uranus:12 Taurus 23
Neptune:23 Pisces 11
Pluto:28 Capricorn 14
Moon:13 Scorpio 34
Mercury:19 Pisces 25
Venus:14 Aquarius 25
Mars:11 Aquarius 31
Jupiter:18 Pisces 50
Saturn:21 Aquarius 02
Uranus:12 Taurus 23
Neptune:23 Pisces 11
Pluto:28 Capricorn 14
True Lunar Node:23 Taurus 40 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:25 Taurus 19 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):27 Gemini 18
Chiron:11 Aries 41
Ceres:09 Gemini 51
Pallas:13 Aries 22
Juno:18 Aquarius 49
Vesta:05 Aquarius 09
Eris:24 Aries 05
Fire:4
Earth:4
Air:7
Water:4
Earth:4
Air:7
Water:4
Cardinal:5
Fixed:9
Mutable:5
Fixed:9
Mutable:5
Southwestern Hemisphere
The time for these Custom Planetary Positions is from the local time in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
21 March 2022
06:00 am GMT 5:00 PM AEDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)
Sun:00 Aries 36
Moon:08 Scorpio 19
Mercury:18 Pisces 45
Venus:14 Aquarius 03
Mars:11 Aquarius 14
Jupiter:18 Pisces 45
Saturn:21 Aquarius 00
Uranus:12 Taurus 22
Neptune:23 Pisces 10
Pluto:28 Capricorn 14
Moon:08 Scorpio 19
Mercury:18 Pisces 45
Venus:14 Aquarius 03
Mars:11 Aquarius 14
Jupiter:18 Pisces 45
Saturn:21 Aquarius 00
Uranus:12 Taurus 22
Neptune:23 Pisces 10
Pluto:28 Capricorn 14
True Lunar Node:23 Taurus 40 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:25 Taurus 20 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):27 Gemini 15
Chiron:11 Aries 40
Ceres:09 Gemini 44
Pallas:13 Aries 13
Juno:18 Aquarius 41
Vesta:04 Aquarius 58
Eris:24 Aries 05
Fire:4
Earth:4
Air:7
Water:4
Earth:4
Air:7
Water:4
Cardinal:5
Fixed:9
Mutable:5
Fixed:9
Mutable:5
A Magickal Rite for Mabon: Honor the Dark Mother
A Magickal Rite for Mabon
Honor the Dark Mother at Mabon
Demeter and Persephone are strongly connected to the time of the Autumn Equinox. When Hades abducted Persephone, it set in motion a chain of events that eventually led to the earth falling into darkness each winter. This is the time of the Dark Mother, the Crone aspect of the triple goddess. The goddess is bearing this time not a basket of flowers, but a sickle and scythe. She is prepared to reap what has been sown.
The earth dies a little each day, and we must embrace this slow descent into dark before we can truly appreciate the light that will return in a few months.
This ritual welcomes the archetype of the Dark Mother and celebrates that aspect of the Goddess which we may not always find comforting or appealing, but which we must always be willing to acknowledge. Decorate your altar with symbols of Demeter and her daughter — flowers in red and yellow for Demeter, purple or black for Persephone, stalks of wheat, Indian corn, sickles, baskets. Have a candle on hand to represent each of them — harvest colors for Demeter, black for Persephone. You’ll also need a chalice of wine, or grape juice if you prefer, and a pomegranate.
If you normally cast a circle, or call the quarters, do so now. Turn to the altar, and light the Persephone candle. Say:
The land is beginning to die, and the soil grows cold.
The fertile womb of the earth has gone barren.
As Persephone descended into the Underworld,
So the earth continues its descent into night.
As Demeter mourns the loss of her daughter,
So we mourn the days drawing shorter.
The winter will soon be here.
Light the Demeter candle, and say:
In her anger and sorrow, Demeter roamed the earth,
And the crops died, and life withered and the soil went dormant.
In grief, she traveled looking for her lost child,
Leaving darkness behind in her wake.
We feel the mother’s pain, and our hearts break for her,
As she searches for the child she gave birth to.
We welcome the darkness, in her honor.
Break open the pomegranate (it’s a good idea to have a bowl to catch the drippings), and take out six seeds. Place them on the altar. Say:
Six months of light, and six months of dark.
The earth goes to sleep, and later wakes again.
O dark mother, we honor you this night,
And dance in your shadows.
We embrace that which is the darkness,
And celebrate the life of the Crone. Blessings to the dark goddess on this night, and every other.
As the wine is replaced upon the altar, hold your arms out in the Goddess position, and take a moment to reflect on the darker aspects of the human experience. Think of all the goddesses who evoke the night, and call out:
Demeter, Inanna, Kali, Tiamet, Hecate, Nemesis, Morrighan.
Bringers of destruction and darkness,
I embrace you tonight.
Without rage, we cannot feel love,
Without pain, we cannot feel happiness,
Without the night, there is no day,
Without death, there is no life.
Great goddesses of the night, I thank you.
Take a few moments to meditate on the darker aspects of your own soul. Is there a pain you’ve been longing to get rid of? Is there anger and frustration that you’ve been unable to move past? Is there someone who’s hurt you, but you haven’t told them how you feel? Now is the time to take this energy and turn it to your own purposes. Take any pain inside you, and reverse it so that it becomes a positive experience. If you’re not suffering from anything hurtful, count your blessings, and reflect on a time in your life when you weren’t so fortunate.
When you are ready, end the ritual.
By Patti Wigington,Paganism/Wicca Expert
Article found on & owned by ThoughtCo
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March 20, 2022 Daily Correspondence Digest for the Northern Hemisphere’s Moon Phase and Custom 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 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 March 2022 Moon Phases Calendar to see all the daily moon phase for this month.
Today’s Waning Gibbous Phase
The Waning Gibbous on March 20 has an illumination of 94%. This is the percentage of the Moon illuminated by the Sun. The illumination is constantly changing and can vary up to 10% a day. On March 20 the Moon is 17.05 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: 94%
Moon Age: 17.05 days
Moon Angle: 0.53
Moon Distance: 373,086.34 km
Sun Angle: 0.54
Sun Distance: 149,007,977.84 km
Illumination: 94%
Moon Age: 17.05 days
Moon Angle: 0.53
Moon Distance: 373,086.34 km
Sun Angle: 0.54
Sun Distance: 149,007,977.84 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
The Milky Way Galaxy
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
March 20, 2022
11:00 pm GMT 4:00 PM PDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)
Sun:00 Aries 18
Moon:04 Scorpio 14
Mercury:18 Pisces 13
Venus:13 Aquarius 45
Mars:11 Aquarius 00
Jupiter:18 Pisces 41
Saturn:20 Aquarius 58
Uranus:12 Taurus 21
Neptune:23 Pisces 09
Pluto:28 Capricorn 13
Moon:04 Scorpio 14
Mercury:18 Pisces 13
Venus:13 Aquarius 45
Mars:11 Aquarius 00
Jupiter:18 Pisces 41
Saturn:20 Aquarius 58
Uranus:12 Taurus 21
Neptune:23 Pisces 09
Pluto:28 Capricorn 13
True Lunar Node:23 Taurus 41 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:25 Taurus 21 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):27 Gemini 13
Chiron:11 Aries 39
Ceres:09 Gemini 39
Pallas:13 Aries 06
Juno:18 Aquarius 34
Vesta:04 Aquarius 50
Eris:24 Aries 05
Fire:4
Earth:4
Air:7
Water:4
Earth:4
Air:7
Water:4
Cardinal:5
Fixed:9
Mutable:5
Fixed:9
Mutable:5
Northern Hemisphere
The time for these Custom Planetary Positions is from the local time in Chicago, Illinois, USA
March 20, 2022
09:00 pm GMT 4:00 PM CDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)
Sun:00 Aries 14
Moon:03 Scorpio 04
Mercury:18 Pisces 04
Venus:13 Aquarius 40
Mars:10 Aquarius 57
Jupiter:18 Pisces 40
Saturn:20 Aquarius 58
Uranus:12 Taurus 21
Neptune:23 Pisces 09
Pluto:28 Capricorn 13
Moon:03 Scorpio 04
Mercury:18 Pisces 04
Venus:13 Aquarius 40
Mars:10 Aquarius 57
Jupiter:18 Pisces 40
Saturn:20 Aquarius 58
Uranus:12 Taurus 21
Neptune:23 Pisces 09
Pluto:28 Capricorn 13
True Lunar Node:23 Taurus 41 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:25 Taurus 21 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):27 Gemini 13
Chiron:11 Aries 38
Ceres:09 Gemini 37
Pallas:13 Aries 04
Juno:18 Aquarius 32
Vesta:04 Aquarius 48
Eris:24 Aries 05
Fire:4
Earth:4
Air:7
Water:4
Earth:4
Air:7
Water:4
Cardinal:5
Fixed:9
Mutable:5
Fixed:9
Mutable:5
Northeastern Hemisphere
The time for these Custom Planetary Positions is from the local time in Frankfurt, Germany, Europe
20 March 2022
03:00 pm GMT 4:00 PM CEST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)
Sun:29 Pisces 59
Moon:29 Libra 34
Mercury:17 Pisces 38
Venus:13 Aquarius 25
Mars:10 Aquarius 45
Jupiter:18 Pisces 36
Saturn:20 Aquarius 56
Uranus:12 Taurus 20
Neptune:23 Pisces 09
Pluto:28 Capricorn 13
Moon:29 Libra 34
Mercury:17 Pisces 38
Venus:13 Aquarius 25
Mars:10 Aquarius 45
Jupiter:18 Pisces 36
Saturn:20 Aquarius 56
Uranus:12 Taurus 20
Neptune:23 Pisces 09
Pluto:28 Capricorn 13
True Lunar Node:23 Taurus 42 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:25 Taurus 22 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):27 Gemini 11
Chiron:11 Aries 37
Ceres:09 Gemini 33
Pallas:12 Aries 58
Juno:18 Aquarius 26
Vesta:04 Aquarius 41
Eris:24 Aries 04
Fire:3
Earth:4
Air:8
Water:4
Earth:4
Air:8
Water:4
Cardinal:5
Fixed:8
Mutable:6
Fixed:8
Mutable:6
History of Ostara, The Spring Equinox
History of Ostara, The Spring Equinox
The word Ostara is just one of the names applied to the celebration of the spring equinox on March 21. The Venerable Bede said the origin of the word is actually from Eostre, a Germanic goddess of spring. Of course, it’s also the same time as the Christian Easter celebration, and in the Jewish faith, Passover takes place as well. For early Pagans in the Germanic countries, this was a time to celebrate planting and the new crop season.
Typically, the Celtic peoples did not celebrate Ostara as a holiday, although they were in tune with the changing of the seasons.
According to History.com,
“At the ruins of Chichen Itza, the ancient Maya city in Mexico, crowds now gather on the spring (and fall) equinox to watch as the afternoon sun creates shadows that resemble a snake moving along the stairs of the 79-foot-tall Pyramid of Kukulkan, also called El Castillo. On the spring equinox, the snake descends the pyramid until it merges with a large, serpent head sculpture at the base of the structure. While the Maya were skilled astronomers, it’s unknown whether they specifically designed the pyramid to align with the equinox and create this visual effect.”
A New Day Begins
A dynasty of Persian kings known as the Achaemenians celebrated the spring equinox with the festival of No Ruz, which means “new day.” It is a celebration of hope and renewal still observed today in many Persian countries, and has its roots in Zoroastrianism.
In Iran, a festival called Chahar-Shanbeh Suri takes place right before No Ruz begins, and people purify their homes and leap over fires to welcome the 13-day celebration of No Ruz.
Mad as a March Hare
Spring equinox is a time for fertility and sowing seeds, and so nature’s fertility goes a little crazy.
In medieval societies in Europe, the March hare was viewed as a major fertility symbol. This is a species of rabbit that is nocturnal most of the year, but in March when mating season begins, there are bunnies everywhere all day long. The female of the species is superfecund and can conceive a second litter while still pregnant with a first. As if that wasn’t enough, the males tend to get frustrated when rebuffed by their mates, and bounce around erratically when discouraged.
The Legends of Mithras
The story of the Roman god, Mithras, is similar to the tale of Jesus Christ and his resurrection. Born at the winter solstice and resurrected in the spring, Mithras helped his followers ascend to the realm of light after death. In one legend, Mithras, who was popular amongst members of the Roman military, was ordered by the Sun to sacrifice a white bull. He reluctantly obeyed, but at the moment when his knife entered the creature’s body, a miracle took place. The bull turned into the moon, and Mithras’ cloak became the night sky. Where the bull’s blood fell flowers grew, and stalks of grain sprouted from its tail.
Spring Celebrations Around the World
In ancient Rome, the followers of Cybele believed that their goddess had a consort who was born via a virgin birth.
His name was Attis, and he died and was resurrected each year during the time of the vernal equinox on the Julian Calendar (between March 22 and March 25).
The indigenous Mayan people in Central American have celebrated a spring equinox festival for ten centuries. As the sun sets on the day of the equinox on the great ceremonial pyramid, El Castillo, Mexico, its “western face…is bathed in the late afternoon sunlight. The lengthening shadows appear to run from the top of the pyramid’s northern staircase to the bottom, giving the illusion of a diamond-backed snake in descent.” This has been called “The Return of the Sun Serpent” since ancient times.
According to the Venerable Bede, Eostre was the Saxon version of a Germanic goddess called Ostara. Her feast day was held on the full moon following the vernal equinox–almost the identical calculation as for the Christian Easter in the west.
There is very little documented evidence to prove this, but one popular legend is that Eostre found a bird, wounded, on the ground late in winter. To save its life, she transformed it into a hare. But “the transformation was not a complete one. The bird took the appearance of a hare but retained the ability to lay eggs…the hare would decorate these eggs and leave them as gifts to Eostre.”
Modern Celebrations
This is a good time of year to start your seedlings. If you grow an herb garden, start getting the soil ready for late spring plantings. Celebrate the balance of light and dark as the sun begins to tip the scales, and the return of new growth is near.
Many modern Pagans mark Ostara as a time of renewal and rebirth. Take some time to celebrate the new life that surrounds you in nature–walk in a park, lay in the grass, hike through a forest. As you do so, observe all the new things beginning around you–plants, flowers, insects, birds. Meditate upon the ever-moving Wheel of the Year, and celebrate the change of seasons.
Author
Patti Wigington
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OSTARA LORE
OSTARA LORE
A traditional Vernal Equinox pastime: go to a field and randomly collect wildflowers [Thank the flowers for their sacrifice before picking them, using a collection formula such as can be found in “An Herbal Grimoire”]. Or buy some from a florist, taking one or two of those that appeal to you. Then bring them home and divine their magickal meanings by the use of books, your own intuition, a pendulum or by other means. The flowers you’ve chosen reveal your inner thoughts and emotions.
It is important at this time of renewed life to plan a walk (or a ride) through gardens, a park, woodlands, forest and other green places. This is not simply exercise, and you should be on no other mission. It isn’t even just an appreciation of nature. Make your walk celebratory, a ritual for nature itself.
Other traditional activities include planting seeds, working on magickal gardens and practicing all forms of herb work – magickal, medicinal, cosmetic, culinary and artistic.
Foods in tune with this day (linking your meals with the seasons is a fine way of attuning with nature) include those made of seeds, such as sunflower, pumpkin and sesame seeds, as well as pine nuts.
Sprouts are equally appropriate, as are leafy, green vegetables. Flower dishes such as stuffed nasturtiums or carnation cupcakes also find their place here. [Find a book of flower cooking or simply make spice cupcakes. Ice with pink frosting and place a fresh carnation petal on each cupcake. Stuff nasturtium blossoms with a mixture made with cream cheese, chopped nuts, chives and watercress.]
20 March 2022 Daily Correspondence Digest Southern Hemisphere’s Moon Phase and Custom 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 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 March 2022 Moon Phases Calendar to see all the daily moon phase for this month.
Today’s Waning Gibbous Phase
The Waning Gibbous on March 20 has an illumination of 94%. This is the percentage of the Moon illuminated by the Sun. The illumination is constantly changing and can vary up to 10% a day. On March 20 the Moon is 17.05 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: 94%
Moon Age: 17.05 days
Moon Angle: 0.53
Moon Distance: 373,086.34 km
Sun Angle: 0.54
Sun Distance: 149,007,977.84 km
Illumination: 94%
Moon Age: 17.05 days
Moon Angle: 0.53
Moon Distance: 373,086.34 km
Sun Angle: 0.54
Sun Distance: 149,007,977.84 km
Useful Moon Resources
Check the weather before a night of Moon gazing at weather.com
For a list of all the current meteor showers visit American Meteor Society
If you need to calculate the planetary positions for a specific use and time, click on this link
Currentplanetarypositions.com
To figure out GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) to your local time use this link
For Your Local Time and Date
Southeastern Hemisphere
The time for these Custom Planetary Positions is from the local time in Sao Paulo, Brazil, South America
20 March 2022
08:00 pm GMT 5:00 PM BRT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)
Sun:00 Aries 11
Moon:02 Scorpio 29
Mercury:18 Pisces 00
Venus:13 Aquarius 38
Mars:10 Aquarius 55
Jupiter:18 Pisces 39
Saturn:20 Aquarius 57
Uranus:12 Taurus 21
Neptune:23 Pisces 09
Pluto:28 Capricorn 13
Moon:02 Scorpio 29
Mercury:18 Pisces 00
Venus:13 Aquarius 38
Mars:10 Aquarius 55
Jupiter:18 Pisces 39
Saturn:20 Aquarius 57
Uranus:12 Taurus 21
Neptune:23 Pisces 09
Pluto:28 Capricorn 13
True Lunar Node:23 Taurus 41 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:25 Taurus 21 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):27 Gemini 13
Chiron:11 Aries 38
Ceres:09 Gemini 36
Pallas:13 Aries 03
Juno:18 Aquarius 31
Vesta:04 Aquarius 47
Eris:24 Aries 05
Fire:4
Earth:4
Air:7
Water:4
Earth:4
Air:7
Water:4
Cardinal:5
Fixed:9
Mutable:5
Fixed:9
Mutable:5
Southern Hemisphere
The time for these Custom Planetary Positions is from the local time in Cape Town, South Africa
20 March 2022
03:00 pm GMT 5:00 PM SAST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)
Sun:29 Pisces 59
Moon:29 Libra 34
Mercury:17 Pisces 38
Venus:13 Aquarius 25
Mars:10 Aquarius 45
Jupiter:18 Pisces 36
Saturn:20 Aquarius 56
Uranus:12 Taurus 20
Neptune:23 Pisces 09
Pluto:28 Capricorn 13
Moon:29 Libra 34
Mercury:17 Pisces 38
Venus:13 Aquarius 25
Mars:10 Aquarius 45
Jupiter:18 Pisces 36
Saturn:20 Aquarius 56
Uranus:12 Taurus 20
Neptune:23 Pisces 09
Pluto:28 Capricorn 13
True Lunar Node:23 Taurus 42 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:25 Taurus 22 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):27 Gemini 11
Chiron:11 Aries 37
Ceres:09 Gemini 33
Pallas:12 Aries 58
Juno:18 Aquarius 26
Vesta:04 Aquarius 41
Eris:24 Aries 04
Fire:3
Earth:4
Air:8
Water:4
Earth:4
Air:8
Water:4
Cardinal:5
Fixed:8
Mutable:6
Fixed:8
Mutable:6
Southwestern Hemisphere
The time for these Custom Planetary Positions is from the local time in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
20 March 2022
06:00 am GMT 5:00 PM AEDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)
Sun:29 Pisces 36
Moon:24 Libra 21
Mercury:16 Pisces 58
Venus:13 Aquarius 03
Mars:10 Aquarius 28
Jupiter:18 Pisces 31
Saturn:20 Aquarius 54
Uranus:12 Taurus 19
Neptune:23 Pisces 08
Pluto:28 Capricorn 12
Moon:24 Libra 21
Mercury:16 Pisces 58
Venus:13 Aquarius 03
Mars:10 Aquarius 28
Jupiter:18 Pisces 31
Saturn:20 Aquarius 54
Uranus:12 Taurus 19
Neptune:23 Pisces 08
Pluto:28 Capricorn 12
True Lunar Node:23 Taurus 44 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:25 Taurus 23 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):27 Gemini 09
Chiron:11 Aries 36
Ceres:09 Gemini 26
Pallas:12 Aries 49
Juno:18 Aquarius 17
Vesta:04 Aquarius 30
Eris:24 Aries 04
Fire:3
Earth:4
Air:8
Water:4
Earth:4
Air:8
Water:4
Cardinal:5
Fixed:8
Mutable:6
Fixed:8
Mutable:6
March 19, 2022 Daily Correspondence Digest for the Northern Hemisphere’s Moon Phase and Custom 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 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 March 2022 Moon Phases Calendar to see all the daily moon phase for this month.
Today’s Waning Gibbous Phase
The Waning Gibbous on March 19 has an illumination of 98%. 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 March 19 the Moon is 15.99 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: 98%
Moon Age: 15.99 days
Moon Angle: 0.53
Moon Distance: 377,499.47 km
Sun Angle: 0.54
Sun Distance: 148,966,088.97 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 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
March 19, 2022
11:00 pm GMT 4:00 PM PDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)
Sun:29 Pisces 19
Moon:20 Libra 18
Mercury:16 Pisces 27
Venus:12 Aquarius 46
Mars:10 Aquarius 15
Jupiter:18 Pisces 26
Saturn:20 Aquarius 52
Uranus:12 Taurus 18
Neptune:23 Pisces 07
Pluto:28 Capricorn 12
Moon:20 Libra 18
Mercury:16 Pisces 27
Venus:12 Aquarius 46
Mars:10 Aquarius 15
Jupiter:18 Pisces 26
Saturn:20 Aquarius 52
Uranus:12 Taurus 18
Neptune:23 Pisces 07
Pluto:28 Capricorn 12
True Lunar Node:23 Taurus 45 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:25 Taurus 24 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):27 Gemini 07
Chiron:11 Aries 35
Ceres:09 Gemini 20
Pallas:12 Aries 42
Juno:18 Aquarius 11
Vesta:04 Aquarius 22
Eris:24 Aries 04
Fire:3
Earth:4
Air:8
Water:4
Earth:4
Air:8
Water:4
Cardinal:5
Fixed:8
Mutable:6
Fixed:8
Mutable:6
Northern Hemisphere
The time for these Custom Planetary Positions is from the local time in Chicago, Illinois, USA
March 19, 2022
09:00 pm GMT 4:00 PM CDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)
Sun:29 Pisces 14
Moon:19 Libra 09
Mercury:16 Pisces 18
Venus:12 Aquarius 41
Mars:10 Aquarius 12
Jupiter:18 Pisces 25
Saturn:20 Aquarius 51
Uranus:12 Taurus 18
Neptune:23 Pisces 07
Pluto:28 Capricorn 12
Moon:19 Libra 09
Mercury:16 Pisces 18
Venus:12 Aquarius 41
Mars:10 Aquarius 12
Jupiter:18 Pisces 25
Saturn:20 Aquarius 51
Uranus:12 Taurus 18
Neptune:23 Pisces 07
Pluto:28 Capricorn 12
True Lunar Node:23 Taurus 46 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:25 Taurus 24 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):27 Gemini 06
Chiron:11 Aries 35
Ceres:09 Gemini 19
Pallas:12 Aries 40
Juno:18 Aquarius 09
Vesta:04 Aquarius 20
Eris:24 Aries 04
Fire:3
Earth:4
Air:8
Water:4
Earth:4
Air:8
Water:4
Cardinal:5
Fixed:8
Mutable:6
Fixed:8
Mutable:6
Northeastern Hemisphere
The time for these Custom Planetary Positions is from the local time in Frankfurt, Germany, Europe
March 19, 2022
03:00 pm GMT 4:00 PM CEST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)
Sun:28 Pisces 59
Moon:15 Libra 42
Mercury:15 Pisces 52
Venus:12 Aquarius 26
Mars:10 Aquarius 00
Jupiter:18 Pisces 22
Saturn:20 Aquarius 50
Uranus:12 Taurus 17
Neptune:23 Pisces 06
Pluto:28 Capricorn 12
Moon:15 Libra 42
Mercury:15 Pisces 52
Venus:12 Aquarius 26
Mars:10 Aquarius 00
Jupiter:18 Pisces 22
Saturn:20 Aquarius 50
Uranus:12 Taurus 17
Neptune:23 Pisces 06
Pluto:28 Capricorn 12
True Lunar Node:23 Taurus 47 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:25 Taurus 25 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):27 Gemini 05
Chiron:11 Aries 34
Ceres:09 Gemini 14
Pallas:12 Aries 34
Juno:18 Aquarius 03
Vesta:04 Aquarius 13
Eris:24 Aries 04
Fire:3
Earth:4
Air:8
Water:4
Earth:4
Air:8
Water:4
Cardinal:5
Fixed:8
Mutable:6
Fixed:8
Mutable:6
19 March 2022 Daily Correspondence Digest Southern Hemisphere’s 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
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 March 2022 Moon Phases Calendar to see all the daily moon phase for this month.
Today’s Waning Gibbous Phase
The Waning Gibbous on March 19 has an illumination of 98%. 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 March 19 the Moon is 15.99 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: 98%
Moon Age: 15.99 days
Moon Angle: 0.53
Moon Distance: 377,499.47 km
Sun Angle: 0.54
Sun Distance: 148,966,088.97 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
March 18, 2022 Daily Correspondence Digest for the Northern Hemisphere’s Moon Phase and Custom 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 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 March 2022 Moon Phases Calendar to see all the daily moon phase for this month.
Today’s Full Moon Phase
The Full Moon on March 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 March 18 the Moon is 14.95 days old. This refers to how many days it has been since the last New Moon. It takes 29.53 days for the Moon to orbit the Earth and go through the lunar cycle of all 8 Moon phases.
The 8 Lunar Phases
There are 8 lunar phases the Moon goes through in its 29.53 days lunar cycle. The 4 major Moon phases are Full Moon, New Moon, First Quarter and Last Quarter. Between these major phases, there are 4 minor ones: the Waxing Crescent, Waxing Gibbous, Waning Gibbous and Waning Crescent. For more info on the Moon Cycle and on each phase check out Wikipedia Lunar Phase page.
Phase Details
Phase: Full Moon
Illumination: 100%
Moon Age: 14.95 days
Moon Angle: 0.52
Moon Distance: 382,254.06 km
Sun Angle: 0.54
Sun Distance: 148,924,377.11 km
Illumination: 100%
Moon Age: 14.95 days
Moon Angle: 0.52
Moon Distance: 382,254.06 km
Sun Angle: 0.54
Sun Distance: 148,924,377.11 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 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
March 18, 2022
11:00 pm GMT 4:00 PM PDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)
Sun:28 Pisces 19
Moon:06 Libra 33
Mercury:14 Pisces 42
Venus:11 Aquarius 47
Mars:09 Aquarius 30
Jupiter:18 Pisces 12
Saturn:20 Aquarius 46
Uranus:12 Taurus 16
Neptune:23 Pisces 05
Pluto:28 Capricorn 11
True Lunar Node:23 Taurus 52 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:25 Taurus 27 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):27 Gemini 00
Chiron:11 Aries 32
Ceres:09 Gemini 02
Pallas:12 Aries 18
Juno:17 Aquarius 47
Moon:06 Libra 33
Mercury:14 Pisces 42
Venus:11 Aquarius 47
Mars:09 Aquarius 30
Jupiter:18 Pisces 12
Saturn:20 Aquarius 46
Uranus:12 Taurus 16
Neptune:23 Pisces 05
Pluto:28 Capricorn 11
True Lunar Node:23 Taurus 52 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:25 Taurus 27 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):27 Gemini 00
Chiron:11 Aries 32
Ceres:09 Gemini 02
Pallas:12 Aries 18
Juno:17 Aquarius 47
Vesta:03 Aquarius 54
Eris:24 Aries 03
Eris:24 Aries 03
Fire:3
Earth:4
Air:8
Water:4
Earth:4
Air:8
Water:4
Cardinal:5
Fixed:8
Mutable:6
Fixed:8
Mutable:6
Northern Hemisphere
The time for these Custom Planetary Positions is from the local time in Chicago, Illinois, USA
March 18, 2022
09:00 pm GMT 4:00 PM CDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)
Sun:28 Pisces 14
Moon:05 Libra 25
Mercury:14 Pisces 33
Venus:11 Aquarius 42
Mars:09 Aquarius 27
Jupiter:18 Pisces 11
Saturn:20 Aquarius 45
Uranus:12 Taurus 15
Neptune:23 Pisces 05
Pluto:28 Capricorn 11
True Lunar Node:23 Taurus 52 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:25 Taurus 28 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):27 Gemini 00
Chiron:11 Aries 31
Ceres:09 Gemini 00
Pallas:12 Aries 16
Juno:17 Aquarius 46
Vesta:03 Aquarius 52
Eris:24 Aries 03
Moon:05 Libra 25
Mercury:14 Pisces 33
Venus:11 Aquarius 42
Mars:09 Aquarius 27
Jupiter:18 Pisces 11
Saturn:20 Aquarius 45
Uranus:12 Taurus 15
Neptune:23 Pisces 05
Pluto:28 Capricorn 11
True Lunar Node:23 Taurus 52 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:25 Taurus 28 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):27 Gemini 00
Chiron:11 Aries 31
Ceres:09 Gemini 00
Pallas:12 Aries 16
Juno:17 Aquarius 46
Vesta:03 Aquarius 52
Eris:24 Aries 03
Fire:3
Earth:4
Air:8
Water:4
Earth:4
Air:8
Water:4
Cardinal:5
Fixed:8
Mutable:6
Fixed:8
Mutable:6
Northeastern Hemisphere
The time for these Custom Planetary Positions is from the local time in Frankfurt, Germany, Europe
18 March 2022
03:00 pm GMT 4:00 PM CEST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)
Sun:27 Pisces 59
Moon:02 Libra 01
Mercury:14 Pisces 07
Venus:11 Aquarius 27
Mars:09 Aquarius 15
Jupiter:18 Pisces 07
Saturn:20 Aquarius 44
Uranus:12 Taurus 15
Neptune:23 Pisces 04
Pluto:28 Capricorn 11
True Lunar Node:23 Taurus 54 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:25 Taurus 28 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):26 Gemini 58
Chiron:11 Aries 31
Ceres:08 Gemini 56
Pallas:12 Aries 10
Juno:17 Aquarius 40
Vesta:03 Aquarius 45
Eris:24 Aries 03
Moon:02 Libra 01
Mercury:14 Pisces 07
Venus:11 Aquarius 27
Mars:09 Aquarius 15
Jupiter:18 Pisces 07
Saturn:20 Aquarius 44
Uranus:12 Taurus 15
Neptune:23 Pisces 04
Pluto:28 Capricorn 11
True Lunar Node:23 Taurus 54 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:25 Taurus 28 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):26 Gemini 58
Chiron:11 Aries 31
Ceres:08 Gemini 56
Pallas:12 Aries 10
Juno:17 Aquarius 40
Vesta:03 Aquarius 45
Eris:24 Aries 03
Fire:3
Earth:4
Air:8
Water:4
Earth:4
Air:8
Water:4
Cardinal:5
Fixed:8
Mutable:6
Fixed:8
Mutable:6
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