Tag: Archangels

Good Day WOTC Family and Friends!

Even though it does not say it in the picture this is an Irish blessing I heard often from my maternal grandma in English and Gaelic. Granted it came about after Christians decided that witches and pagans were someone to torture and kill but the words in Gaelic do not translate to well so this blessing was as close as it could be.

I would like to add this to it:

May only positive energy and the blessing of the Great Mother and Great Father surround you anywhere you go every day.

July 20, 2027 Moon’s Current Phase

Moon’s Current Phase

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

From MoonGiant.com

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

Visit the July 2023 Moon Phases Calendar to see all the daily moon phase for this month.

Today’s Waxing Crescent Phase

The Waxing Crescent on July 20 has an illumination of 7%. This is the percentage of the Moon illuminated by the Sun. The illumination is constantly changing and can vary up to 10% a day. On July 20 the Moon is 2.46 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: Waxing Crescent
Illumination: 7%
Moon Age: 2.46 days
Moon Angle: 0.49
Moon Distance: 405,400.09 km
Sun Angle: 0.52
Sun Distance: 152,012,321.53 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 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.

Some Humor for Your Day

And that’s why I never argue with my wife.

Wife : Don’t forget to pick up kids from school.
Me : It’s Saturday, they’re both upstairs.
Wife : It’s Wednesday and we’ve three kids.

Happy Wednesday! I hope the rest of your week goes well!

July 19, 2023 Moon’s Current Phase, Northern and Southern Hemisphere’s Planetary Positions

Moon’s Current Phase

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

From MoonGiant.com

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

Visit the July 2023 Moon Phases Calendar to see all the daily moon phase for this month.

Today’s Waxing Crescent Phase

The Waxing Crescent on July 19 has an illumination of 3%. This is the percentage of the Moon illuminated by the Sun. The illumination is constantly changing and can vary up to 10% a day. On July 19 the Moon is 1.56 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: Waxing Crescent
Illumination: 3%
Moon Age: 1.56 days
Moon Angle: 0.49
Moon Distance: 405,371.49 km
Sun Angle: 0.52
Sun Distance: 152,023,055.62 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 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.

If you need to calculate the planetary positions in either hemisphere you can use this for a specific use and time in your local time zone, 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 

Northern Hemisphere’s Planetary Positions

Northwestern Hemisphere

This local time is in Los Angeles, California, USA

July 09, 2023
11:00 pm GMT 4:00 PM PDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:17 Cancer 29
Moon:16 Aries 00
Mercury:27 Cancer 35
Venus:25 Leo 36
Mars:29 Leo 41
Jupiter:10 Taurus 46
Saturn:06 Pisces 49 Rx
Uranus:22 Taurus 04
Neptune:27 Pisces 40 Rx
Pluto:29 Capricorn 25 Rx

True Lunar Node:00 Taurus 48 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:00 Taurus 09 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):20 Leo 26

Chiron:19 Aries 53
Ceres:05 Libra 07
Pallas:29 Leo 51
Juno:09 Cancer 56
Vesta:07 Gemini 04

Eris:25 Aries 15

Fire:7
Earth:5
Air:2
Water:5
Cardinal:8
Fixed:8
Mutable:3

Northern Hemisphere

This local time is in Chicago, Illinois, USA

July 19, 2023
09:00 pm GMT 4:00 PM CDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:26 Cancer 57
Moon:20 Leo 02
Mercury:15 Leo 57
Venus:28 Leo 25
Mars:05 Virgo 44
Jupiter:12 Taurus 13
Saturn:06 Pisces 24 Rx
Uranus:22 Taurus 25
Neptune:27 Pisces 35 Rx
Pluto:29 Capricorn 11 Rx

True Lunar Node:29 Aries 33 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:29 Aries 37 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):21 Leo 33

Chiron:19 Aries 57
Ceres:08 Libra 16
Pallas:04 Virgo 23
Juno:15 Cancer 27
Vesta:11 Gemini 00

Eris:25 Aries 16

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

Northeastern Hemisphere

This local time is in Frankfurt, Germany, Europe

19 July 2023
02:00 pm GMT 4:00 PM CEST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:26 Cancer 40
Moon:16 Leo 34
Mercury:15 Leo 27
Venus:28 Leo 22
Mars:05 Virgo 34
Jupiter:12 Taurus 11
Saturn:06 Pisces 24 Rx
Uranus:22 Taurus 24
Neptune:27 Pisces 36 Rx
Pluto:29 Capricorn 11 Rx

True Lunar Node:29 Aries 36 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:29 Aries 38 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):21 Leo 31

Chiron:19 Aries 57
Ceres:08 Libra 11
Pallas:04 Virgo 15
Juno:15 Cancer 18
Vesta:10 Gemini 53

Eris:25 Aries 16

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

Southern Hemisphere’s Planetary Positions

Southeastern Hemisphere

This local time is in Sao Paulo, Brazil, South America

19 July 2023
07:00 pm GMT 4:00 PM BRT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:26 Cancer 52
Moon:19 Leo 02
Mercury:15 Leo 49
Venus:28 Leo 24
Mars:05 Virgo 41
Jupiter:12 Taurus 12
Saturn:06 Pisces 24 Rx
Uranus:22 Taurus 25
Neptune:27 Pisces 35 Rx
Pluto:29 Capricorn 11 Rx

True Lunar Node:29 Aries 34 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:29 Aries 37 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):21 Leo 32

Chiron:19 Aries 57
Ceres:08 Libra 15
Pallas:04 Virgo 20
Juno:15 Cancer 25
Vesta:10 Gemini 58

Eris:25 Aries 16

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

Southern Hemisphere

This local time is in Cape Town, South Africa

19 July 2023
02:00 pm GMT 4:00 PM SAST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:26 Cancer 40
Moon:16 Leo 34
Mercury:15 Leo 27
Venus:28 Leo 22
Mars:05 Virgo 34
Jupiter:12 Taurus 11
Saturn:06 Pisces 24 Rx
Uranus:22 Taurus 24
Neptune:27 Pisces 36 Rx
Pluto:29 Capricorn 11 Rx

True Lunar Node:29 Aries 36 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:29 Aries 38 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):21 Leo 31

Chiron:19 Aries 57
Ceres:08 Libra 11
Pallas:04 Virgo 15
Juno:15 Cancer 18
Vesta:10 Gemini 53

Eris:25 Aries 16

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

Southwestern Hemisphere

This local time is in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

19 July 2023
06:00 am GMT 4:00 PM AEST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:26 Cancer 21
Moon:12 Leo 36
Mercury:14 Leo 53
Venus:28 Leo 20
Mars:05 Virgo 21
Jupiter:12 Taurus 08
Saturn:06 Pisces 25 Rx
Uranus:22 Taurus 24
Neptune:27 Pisces 36 Rx
Pluto:29 Capricorn 12 Rx

True Lunar Node:29 Aries 41 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:29 Aries 39 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):21 Leo 28

Chiron:19 Aries 57
Ceres:08 Libra 04
Pallas:04 Virgo 05
Juno:15 Cancer 07
Vesta:10 Gemini 45

Eris:25 Aries 16

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

How Witchcraft Works c. 2014

How Witchcraft Works

by

Maybe you’ve read all of the Harry Potter books and watched every episode of Charmed or Bewitched, so you think you know what witches are all about. Modern witches don’t exactly fit most of the TV and movie characters you’ve seen, however.

Are they good? Are they evil? Do they cast spells to cause bad things to happen?

The true definition of a witch, as well as the history of witches in general, is widely debated. Many texts describe witchcraft as pacts with the Devil in exchange for powers to do evil and harm others. While this may have some truth in certain sects, for most modern-day witches it is quite far from their actual beliefs and practices.

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In this article, we’ll delve into the mysterious and hidden world of the modern witch, muddle through some of the witch’s disputed history, find out why Halloween is a big night for them and take a peek into some of their rituals.

Belief in magic and witchcraft has been around since the beginning of time. Early man paid tribute to the gods and goddesses that ruled his world and brought healthy crops and mild winters. The idea of magic came about when things weren’t so good: It grew from the chaos that accompanied bad weather, sickness and shortages of food. When times were bad, shamans, medicine people, witches and other types of sorcerers would cast spells and perform rituals to harness the power of the gods. Harnessing this power had mixed results: Witches, who were primarily women, were originally seen as wise healers who could both nurture and destroy; this belief in their power, however, eventually led to fear, and this often forced witches to live as outcasts. In the next section, we’ll learn about the persecution of witches.

Official Witchcraft

Roman law distinguished between good magic and bad magic. While bad magic (with the exception of murder) was punished with a fine, jail or banishment, good magic (which was healing and divination) was officially sanctioned by Roman law.

Source: howstuffworks

Good Day WOTC Family and Friends!

I feel I was given this website to not only spread truth about witches/pagans to every country on Mother Earth but to also meet so many interesting, supportive people. Thank you for being part of the WOTC Family or a visiting Friend!

July 18, 2023 Moon’s Current Phase, Northern and Southern Hemisphere’s Planetary Positions

Moon’s Current Phase

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

From MoonGiant.com

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

Visit the July 2023 Moon Phases Calendar to see all the daily moon phase for this month.

Today’s Waxing Crescent Phase

The Waxing Crescent on July 18 has an illumination of 0%. This is the percentage of the Moon illuminated by the Sun. The illumination is constantly changing and can vary up to 10% a day. On July 18 the Moon is 0.66 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: Waxing Crescent
Illumination: 0%
Moon Age: 0.66 days
Moon Angle: 0.49
Moon Distance: 404,405.24 km
Sun Angle: 0.52
Sun Distance: 152,033,094.20 km

Useful Moon Resources

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

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

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.

If you need to calculate the planetary positions in either hemisphere you can use this for a specific use and time in your local time zone, 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

Northern Hemisphere’s Planetary Positions

Northwestern Hemisphere

This local time is in Los Angeles, California, USA

July 18, 2023
11:00 pm GMT 4:00 PM PDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:26 Cancer 04
Moon:09 Leo 08
Mercury:14 Leo 23
Venus:28 Leo 17
Mars:05 Virgo 11
Jupiter:12 Taurus 05
Saturn:06 Pisces 26 Rx
Uranus:22 Taurus 23
Neptune:27 Pisces 36 Rx
Pluto:29 Capricorn 12 Rx

True Lunar Node:29 Aries 44 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:29 Aries 40 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):21 Leo 26

Chiron:19 Aries 57
Ceres:07 Libra 58
Pallas:03 Virgo 57
Juno:14 Cancer 57
Vesta:10 Gemini 38

Eris:25 Aries 16

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

Northern Hemisphere

This local time is in Chicago, Illinois, USA

July 18, 2023
11:00 pm GMT 4:00 PM CDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:26 Cancer 04
Moon:09 Leo 08
Mercury:14 Leo 23
Venus:28 Leo 17
Mars:05 Virgo 11
Jupiter:12 Taurus 05
Saturn:06 Pisces 26 Rx
Uranus:22 Taurus 23
Neptune:27 Pisces 36 Rx
Pluto:29 Capricorn 12 Rx

True Lunar Node:29 Aries 44 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:29 Aries 40 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):21 Leo 26

Chiron:19 Aries 57
Ceres:07 Libra 58
Pallas:03 Virgo 57
Juno:14 Cancer 57
Vesta:10 Gemini 38

Eris:25 Aries 16

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

Northeastern Hemisphere

This local time is in Frankfurt, Germany, Europe

18 July 2023
02:00 pm GMT 4:00 PM BRT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:25 Cancer 43
Moon:04 Leo 40
Mercury:13 Leo 44
Venus:28 Leo 14
Mars:04 Virgo 57
Jupiter:12 Taurus 02
Saturn:06 Pisces 27 Rx
Uranus:22 Taurus 23
Neptune:27 Pisces 36 Rx
Pluto:29 Capricorn 13 Rx

True Lunar Node:29 Aries 50 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:29 Aries 41 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):21 Leo 24

Chiron:19 Aries 57
Ceres:07 Libra 51
Pallas:03 Virgo 47
Juno:14 Cancer 44
Vesta:10 Gemini 30

Eris:25 Aries 15

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

Southern Hemisphere’s Planetary Positions 

Southeastern Hemisphere

This local time is in Sao Paulo, Brazil, South America

18 July 2023
07:00 pm GMT 4:00 PM BRT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:25 Cancer 55
Moon:07 Leo 09
Mercury:14 Leo 06
Venus:28 Leo 16
Mars:05 Virgo 04
Jupiter:12 Taurus 04
Saturn:06 Pisces 27 Rx
Uranus:22 Taurus 23
Neptune:27 Pisces 36 Rx
Pluto:29 Capricorn 12 Rx

True Lunar Node:29 Aries 47 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:29 Aries 41 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):21 Leo 25

Chiron:19 Aries 57
Ceres:07 Libra 55
Pallas:03 Virgo 53
Juno:14 Cancer 51
Vesta:10 Gemini 35

Eris:25 Aries 16

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

Southern Hemisphere

This local time is in Cape Town, South Africa

18 July 2023
02:00 pm GMT 4:00 PM SAST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:25 Cancer 43
Moon:04 Leo 40
Mercury:13 Leo 44
Venus:28 Leo 14
Mars:04 Virgo 57
Jupiter:12 Taurus 02
Saturn:06 Pisces 27 Rx
Uranus:22 Taurus 23
Neptune:27 Pisces 36 Rx
Pluto:29 Capricorn 13 Rx

True Lunar Node:29 Aries 50 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:29 Aries 41 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):21 Leo 24

Chiron:19 Aries 57
Ceres:07 Libra 51
Pallas:03 Virgo 47
Juno:14 Cancer 44
Vesta:10 Gemini 30

Eris:25 Aries 15

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

Southwestern Hemisphere

This local time is in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

18 July 2023
06:00 am GMT 4:00 PM AEST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:25 Cancer 24
Moon:00 Leo 40
Mercury:13 Leo 09
Venus:28 Leo 10
Mars:04 Virgo 44
Jupiter:12 Taurus 00
Saturn:06 Pisces 28 Rx
Uranus:22 Taurus 22
Neptune:27 Pisces 36 Rx
Pluto:29 Capricorn 13 Rx

True Lunar Node:29 Aries 54 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:29 Aries 42 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):21 Leo 22

Chiron:19 Aries 57
Ceres:07 Libra 44
Pallas:03 Virgo 38
Juno:14 Cancer 33
Vesta:10 Gemini 22

Eris:25 Aries 15

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

For my Son, William

Medical Bills and Living Expenses for William

You can still help him by sending healing however you do it. Thank you for all the support and everything else you have given us during this scary, rough time in his life. WIlliam has asked to send you her personal thanks and gratitude for helping him get out of the hospital as quick as he did.

I send you and yours blessings of good health, love and a boat load of hugs!

July 17, 2023 Moon’s Current Phase and Northern Hemisphere’s Planetary Positions

Moon’s Current Phase

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

From MoonGiant.com

The Moon’s current phase for today and tonight is a New Moon phase. During this phase the Moon is too close to the sun in the sky to be visible. The moon rises and sets with the sun and is not present in the night sky. Because of this the night sky is darker and an excellent time to view other celestial objects. Like the Full Moon, a New Moon happens at a very specific time when the sun and moon have the same ecliptic longitude and it can be measured down to the second it occurs.

Visit the July 2023 Moon Phases Calendar to see all the daily moon phase for this month.

Today’s New Moon Phase

The New Moon on July 17 has an illumination of 0%. This is the percentage of the Moon illuminated by the Sun. The illumination is constantly changing and can vary up to 10% a day. On July 17 the Moon is 29.29 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: New Moon
Illumination: 0%
Moon Age: 29.29 days
Moon Angle: 0.49
Moon Distance: 402,536.52 km
Sun Angle: 0.52
Sun Distance: 152,042,434.58 km

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 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.

If you need to calculate the planetary positions in either hemisphere you can use this for a specific use and time in your local time zone, 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 

Northern Hemisphere’s Planetary Positions

Northwestern Hemisphere

This local time is in Los Angeles, California, USA

July 17, 2023
11:00 pm GMT 4:00 PM PDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:25 Cancer 07
Moon:27 Cancer 11
Mercury:12 Leo 39
Venus:28 Leo 07
Mars:04 Virgo 34
Jupiter:11 Taurus 57
Saturn:06 Pisces 29 Rx
Uranus:22 Taurus 21
Neptune:27 Pisces 37 Rx
Pluto:29 Capricorn 14 Rx

True Lunar Node:29 Aries 58 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:29 Aries 43 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):21 Leo 20

Chiron:19 Aries 57
Ceres:07 Libra 39
Pallas:03 Virgo 30
Juno:14 Cancer 24
Vesta:10 Gemini 15

Eris:25 Aries 15

Fire:7
Earth:5
Air:2
Water:5
Cardinal:9
Fixed:5
Mutable:5

Northern Hemisphere

This local time is in Chicago, Illinois, USA

July 17, 2023
09:00 pm GMT 4:00 PM CDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:25 Cancer 02
Moon:26 Cancer 10
Mercury:12 Leo 30
Venus:28 Leo 06
Mars:04 Virgo 31
Jupiter:11 Taurus 56
Saturn:06 Pisces 29 Rx
Uranus:22 Taurus 21
Neptune:27 Pisces 37 Rx
Pluto:29 Capricorn 14 Rx

True Lunar Node:29 Aries 59 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:29 Aries 44 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):21 Leo 19

Chiron:19 Aries 57
Ceres:07 Libra 37
Pallas:03 Virgo 28
Juno:14 Cancer 21
Vesta:10 Gemini 13

Eris:25 Aries 15

Fire:7
Earth:5
Air:2
Water:5
Cardinal:9
Fixed:5
Mutable:5

Northeastern Hemisphere

This local time is in Frankfurt, Germany, Europe

17 July 2023
02:00 pm GMT 4:00 PM CEST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:24 Cancer 45
Moon:22 Cancer 40
Mercury:11 Leo 59
Venus:28 Leo 03
Mars:04 Virgo 20
Jupiter:11 Taurus 54
Saturn:06 Pisces 30 Rx
Uranus:22 Taurus 21
Neptune:27 Pisces 37 Rx
Pluto:29 Capricorn 14 Rx

True Lunar Node:00 Taurus 03 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:29 Aries 45 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):21 Leo 17

Chiron:19 Aries 57
Ceres:07 Libra 31
Pallas:03 Virgo 20
Juno:14 Cancer 11
Vesta:10 Gemini 06

Eris:25 Aries 15

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

Some Humor for Your Day

I am sorry that once again my insomnia kept me from getting today’s posts up at the regular time. I was up for around 27 hours between very early yesterday morning until I finally feel asleep about 5 AM today. Worry about my son WIlliam kept me up last night as i went into a super fibromyalgia flare again. Stress and my adrenal glands just don’t work well together along with allergies not responding to my normal dose of allergy medicine. Yep, I was and am a train wreck waiting to happen at times and this is one of those times.

With having 5 children, 4 of which have children of their own and a partner. While WIlliam lives alone and has not experienced the ups and downs, joys and heart ache of being a parent or in a long-term relationship yet; he doesn’t quite understand my point of view worrying about him as he is healing from his, to me, horrific injury. In fact, because of my overprotective motherly concern in regard to his, having no cash flow right now due to his injury, granted it was at 2 AM and I should have waited until later to text him, he has asked me not to contact him for a while which put me in tears this morning and as I am typing this.

Maybe some of you can help me understand why a grown child, who just turn 39 years old in June, can’t understand why a mother or father worried about their child no matter how old they are? Or maybe I am overreacting to his situation because of my sleep being messed up and my brain not functioning as well as it should as a result of the lack of sleep? I would really like your point of view as you are further away from the love and worry, I feel for my youngest child. Am I overstepping my boundaries as a parent or not? Thank you very much in advance for your input on this!!

Well time to get posts up for you all today. I will only be doing a few of the regular daily posts so, I can get back to doing the northern hemisphere tomorrow which are the southern hemispheres today posts today. I could not have gotten through this last week if not for your encouragement, love, and support. Thank you for all you do to help me every day!!

Blessings of all positive thing in yours and your family’s lives. Sending each and every one of you that reads this a long-distance hug.

July 16, 2023 Moon’s Current Phase and Nothern Hemisphere Planetary Positions

Moon’s Current Phase

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

From MoonGiant.com

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

Visit the July 2023 Moon Phases Calendar to see all the daily moon phase for this month.

Today’s Waning Crescent Phase

The Waning Crescent on July 16 has an illumination of 2%. This is the percentage of the Moon illuminated by the Sun. The illumination is constantly changing and can vary up to 10% a day. On July 16 the Moon is 28.37 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 Crescent
Illumination: 2%
Moon Age: 28.37 days
Moon Angle: 0.50
Moon Distance: 399,828.50 km
Sun Angle: 0.52
Sun Distance: 152,051,074.27 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 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.

If you need to calculate the planetary positions in either hemisphere you can use this for a specific use and time in your local time zone, 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 

Northern Hemisphere’s Planetary Positions

Northwestern Hemisphere

This local time is in Los Angeles, California, USA

July 16, 2023
11:00 pm GMT 4:00 PM PDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:24 Cancer 10
Moon:15 Cancer 07
Mercury:10 Leo 52
Venus:27 Leo 55
Mars:03 Virgo 57
Jupiter:11 Taurus 49
Saturn:06 Pisces 32 Rx
Uranus:22 Taurus 19
Neptune:27 Pisces 37 Rx
Pluto:29 Capricorn 15 Rx

True Lunar Node:00 Taurus 12 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:29 Aries 46 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):21 Leo 13

Chiron:19 Aries 57
Ceres:07 Libra 19
Pallas:03 Virgo 03
Juno:13 Cancer 50
Vesta:09 Gemini 51

Eris:25 Aries 15

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

Northern Hemisphere

This local time is in Chicago, Illinois, USA

July 16, 2023
09:00 pm GMT 4:00 PM CDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:24 Cancer 05
Moon:14 Cancer 07
Mercury:10 Leo 43
Venus:27 Leo 54
Mars:03 Virgo 54
Jupiter:11 Taurus 48
Saturn:06 Pisces 32 Rx
Uranus:22 Taurus 19
Neptune:27 Pisces 37 Rx
Pluto:29 Capricorn 15 Rx

True Lunar Node:00 Taurus 13 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:29 Aries 47 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):21 Leo 12

Chiron:19 Aries 57
Ceres:07 Libra 18
Pallas:03 Virgo 00
Juno:13 Cancer 48
Vesta:09 Gemini 49

Eris:25 Aries 15

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

Northeastern Hemisphere

This local time is in Frankfurt, Germany, Europe

16 July 2023
02:00 pm GMT 4:00 PM CEST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:23 Cancer 48
Moon:10 Cancer 34
Mercury:10 Leo 12
Venus:27 Leo 50
Mars:03 Virgo 43
Jupiter:11 Taurus 45
Saturn:06 Pisces 33 Rx
Uranus:22 Taurus 19
Neptune:27 Pisces 37 Rx
Pluto:29 Capricorn 16 Rx

True Lunar Node:00 Taurus 17 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:29 Aries 48 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):21 Leo 10

Chiron:19 Aries 57
Ceres:07 Libra 12
Pallas:02 Virgo 52
Juno:13 Cancer 38
Vesta:09 Gemini 42

Eris:25 Aries 15

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

July 16 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.

2023 July 16

Meteor and Milky Way over the Alps

Image Credit & Copyright: Nicholas Roemmelt (Venture Photography)

Explanation: Now this was a view with a thrill. From Mount Tschirgant in the Alps, you can see not only nearby towns and distant Tyrolean peaks, but also, weather permitting, stars, nebulas, and the band of the Milky Way Galaxy. What made the arduous climb worthwhile this night, though, was another peak — the peak of the 2018 Perseids Meteor Shower. As hoped, dispersing clouds allowed a picturesque sky-gazing session that included many faint meteors, all while a carefully positioned camera took a series of exposures. Suddenly, a thrilling meteor — bright and colorful — slashed down right next to the nearly vertical band of the Milky Way. As luck would have it, the camera caught it too. Therefore, a new image in the series was quickly taken with one of the sky-gazers posing on the nearby peak. Later, all of the images were digitally combined.

July 15, 2023 Moon’s Current Phase

Moon’s Current Phase

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

From MoonGiant.com

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

Visit the July 2023 Moon Phases Calendar to see all the daily moon phase for this month.

Today’s Waning Crescent Phase

The Waning Crescent on July 15 has an illumination of 5%. 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 July 15 the Moon is 27.45 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 Crescent
Illumination: 5%
Moon Age: 27.45 days
Moon Angle: 0.50
Moon Distance: 396,376.33 km
Sun Angle: 0.52
Sun Distance: 152,059,010.94 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 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.

If you need to calculate the planetary positions in either hemisphere you can use this for a specific use and time in your local time zone, 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

Northern Hemisphere’s Planetary Positions

Northwestern Hemisphere

This local time is in Los Angeles, California, USA

July 15, 2023 
11:00 pm GMT 4:00 PM PDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:23 Cancer 12
Moon:02 Cancer 57
Mercury:09 Leo 04
Venus:27 Leo 40
Mars:03 Virgo 20
Jupiter:11 Taurus 40
Saturn:06 Pisces 34 Rx
Uranus:22 Taurus 17
Neptune:27 Pisces 38 Rx
Pluto:29 Capricorn 16 Rx

True Lunar Node:00 Taurus 24 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:29 Aries 50 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):21 Leo 06

Chiron:19 Aries 56
Ceres:07 Libra 00
Pallas:02 Virgo 35
Juno:13 Cancer 17
Vesta:09 Gemini 28

Eris:25 Aries 15

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

Northern Hemisphere

This local time is in Chicago, Illinois, USA

July 15, 2023
09:00 pm GMT 4:00 PM CDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:23 Cancer 08
Moon:01 Cancer 56
Mercury:08 Leo 55
Venus:27 Leo 39
Mars:03 Virgo 17
Jupiter:11 Taurus 39
Saturn:06 Pisces 35 Rx
Uranus:22 Taurus 17
Neptune:27 Pisces 38 Rx
Pluto:29 Capricorn 17 Rx

True Lunar Node:00 Taurus 25 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:29 Aries 50 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):21 Leo 06

Chiron:19 Aries 56
Ceres:06 Libra 58
Pallas:02 Virgo 33
Juno:13 Cancer 14
Vesta:09 Gemini 26

Eris:25 Aries 15

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

Northeastern Hemisphere

This local time is in Frankfurt, Germany, Europe

15 July 2023
02:00 pm GMT 4:00 PM CEST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:22 Cancer 51
Moon:28 Gemini 21
Mercury:08 Leo 23
Venus:27 Leo 35
Mars:03 Virgo 06
Jupiter:11 Taurus 37
Saturn:06 Pisces 35 Rx
Uranus:22 Taurus 16
Neptune:27 Pisces 38 Rx
Pluto:29 Capricorn 17 Rx

True Lunar Node:00 Taurus 28 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:29 Aries 51 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):21 Leo 04

Chiron:19 Aries 56
Ceres:06 Libra 53
Pallas:02 Virgo 25
Juno:13 Cancer 04
Vesta:09 Gemini 19

Eris:25 Aries 15

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

July 15, 2023 Daily Horoscopes

Click here to read Georgia Nicols Daily Horoscopes

Moon Alert

Avoid shopping or making important decisions from 8:15 AM to 1:30 PM EDT today (5:15 AM to 10:30 AM PDT). After that, the Moon moves from Gemini into Cancer.

Aries (March 21-April 19)

It’s Saturday, and this weekend is an excellent time for family discussions. Be open to listening to the advice of someone older or more experienced because, let’s face it, you don’t have to reinvent the wheel. It’s also a lovely day to schmooze and enjoy playful times with kids and sports.

Taurus (April 20-May 20)

Short trips, errands, appointments and interactions with siblings, relatives and neighbours will make this a lively day. Someone older or more experienced, perhaps a friend or a member of a group, might have excellent advice for you. Meanwhile, grab invitations to socialize!

Gemini (May 21-June 20)

If shopping today, which is likely, please be aware of the restrictions of the Moon Alert (see above). This is a good day to discuss financial matters, including a possible raise, with bosses and VIPs. You might also make improvements to where you live.

Cancer (June 21-July 22)

This is a fine day (especially this afternoon) to make long-range travel plans. You will also enjoy study of any kind, as well as discussions about philosophy, politics and profound subjects. You have lots of energy today to after what you want!

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)

If you work alone or behind the scenes today, you can accomplish a lot, especially in terms of research or coming up with solutions about financial matters, inheritances and shared property. Something might motivate you to see ways to boost your income.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)

Discussions with friends, and groups or organizations will be lively today. In particular, you might deal with athletics or a physical competition. An older friend or colleague might have some valuable input for you. (It never hurts to listen.)

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)

Today you are high viz., which means people notice you more than usual. (In fact, they might be aware of personal details about your private life.) Nevertheless, it’s a good day to make practical plans about your health, a pet, or something related to your work, especially if you want practical future results.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)

Do something different to break free of your routine because today you need stimulation and adventure! It’s a great day to make travel plans or to blow town. You might also be involved with friends from another culture or an international organization.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)

Financial discussions, especially regarding taxes, debt, shared property or inheritances will go well today because you are planning for your future. These discussions might involve a parent or an older family member. For sure you can position yourself to get what you want.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)

A discussion with a partner or close friend will be lively today. It might involve politics, travel plans, or something to do with religion or racial issues. One thing is certain – you want practical results and a plan for the future. Listen to the advice of someone older or more experienced.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)

This will be a productive day for you, especially later in the day, because you will make prudent decisions about finances and earnings. In fact, someone older might help you. You’re happy that you have the energy to get things done today because you want to make a difference.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)

This can be a playful day for you, especially regarding children’s activities, social outings and anything to do with sports. This is also an excellent day to practice something or hone your skills or technique in the performing arts or a particular sport. Listen to the advice of someone more experienced or older.

If Your Birthday Is Today

Actor Forest Whitaker (1961) shares your birthday today. You appreciate art, beauty and intellectual discoveries. You sometimes have a strong effect on people, whether you know this or not. This is a slower paced year. Take time to focus on relationships, especially those that will benefit you and help you. Make time to rejuvenate yourself.

Click here for today’s or anyone’s birthday horoscope from thehoroscope.co

Aries (March 21-April 19)

Today the premises are set for a new partnership and maybe it’s time for you to settle if you haven’t done it already.

It is also a good time to strike for balance in your life and to even mediate a conflict from inside your family. If you are single and someone got your attention, don’t hesitate to get closer to them and see what they’re up to.

Taurus (April 20-May 20)

This is going to be a period of relative peace and tranquility around you. It seems that all your previous efforts have paid off and now you are able to relax.

Take advantage of this slow time to reconnect with your love one and even go shopping. This Saturday could be a good time to renew your wardrobe for the remainder of summer and the start of autumn.

Gemini (May 21-June 20)

It seems that despite this being a Saturday you are able to focus on serious matters and nothing will seem to be too overwhelming for you at this time.

You are doing your best both with small and big task and you seem unstoppable. Today you might also carry an important conversation that could shed a new light on a series of activities.

Cancer (June 21-July 22)

Today you might want to steer away from melancholy and from feelings of pettiness as it is time to focus on your creativity and on engaging with a sum of hobbies.

If you are single, it might be the time for you to meet someone online or even create an unexpected connection. Lines of communication with your partner are fully opened at this time.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)

Today is going to be quite a slow day for you as you will prefer to focus on your emotions rather then on actions. So sit around with a coffee or a smoothie and contemplate what you’ve been up to lately.

Just don’t be too rash on yourself if you feel like you could have used your time better. We do the things we find appropriate at a certain time and we don’t seem to look back anymore.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)

The current disposition will make you appear a lot more flexible and quick to adapt to any change coming your way.

This means you will keep your mind busy with all kinds of tactics and scenarios while socializing with those you meet. Take advantage of your great humor and spend more time talking to others than you would usually do.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)

Today you should try and take your time when coming up with new ideas. It’s not like you are not realistic or way too dreamy about things but it is more like you might not see the whole picture.

In personal affairs especially, you shouldn’t let your heart rule over your head as there might be some implications that will strike you later on.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)

Today you will feel like letting everyone know how you feel. This means that you will be all open to discussing both your actions and your feelings and that you will feel the need to have others accept your ideas and propositions.

The only word of caution for you is not to let yourself blocked by what others say because people don’t always carry the best intentions.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)

Today you will feel like isolating yourself and steering away from the crowd. This might not be the worst idea if the development of things will let you do that.

However, if you have other things planned for the day, you should avoid not respecting your promises. In this regard you should also avoid making false promises or promises you know you can’t keep.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)

Today you will discover that you work best or interact better with a larger group of people. This attitude despite that you usually prefer to do things on your own.

This Saturday you could find help in the least expected place and at the least expected person and you should definitely accept it. Communications will also be running smoothly.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)

Today you might feel a bit under the weather and you might find it hard to realize why things are happening the way they do.

Instead of dwelling in questions you should focus more on your projects and on your long term plans. You should maintain a realistic outlook of things but also care to make small talk with people that you are meeting this day.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)

You seem to have a more optimistic outlook of things this day and people will also find it easier to talk to you this day.

Maybe you are not that intense and charming today but there will certainly be something about you that will channel everyone’s attention. It’s also a good time to learn about other cultures or expand your horizon.

Hail and Well Met WOTC Family and Friends!

I will be back to doing all the regular daily posts and something extra tomorrow plus the northern hemisphere tomorrow posts.

My son is now healing at home since late yesterday afternoon. Thank you all for your support and healing energy that made it possible for him to heal quicker!

Greetings Everyone an Update on My Son

“A mother’s love for her child is like nothing else in the world. It knows no law, no pity, it dares all things and crushes down remorselessly all that stands in its path.” —Agatha Christie

I am sorry yesterday’s posts were not done and that today’s there are only a few. I just do not have the energy to do more. I will do Saturday’s regular posts tomorrow. As I have told you before when my stress level is high my fibromyalgia symptoms go off the chart of 1 – 10. So, all I can do is what I feel up to doing and can concentrate on. With what happened to my son it made me take a look at what is most important to me in many areas of my life including all things related to WOTC. I no longer care as much what amount I make monthly from the website so, I will be combining some posts again and taking some out. This is because I know how frustrating it can be to get a bunch of emails from the same place or website every day. I am cutting down the posts to just 6 or 7 a day for 12 to 15 daily. I hope this is good news for you.

My son is doing better this morning. The suction machine on his chest tube has been removed as the doctor says the hole in his lung has closed. In a few hours he will have an x-ray to confirm this. Willam says they will decide what is happening with him after the x-ray. He broke the 4th through 8th rib on his right side lifting a ladder onto a roof while balancing on another ladder for his job. The doctor said the punctured lung probably happened when he collapsed in pain after coming back down the ladder. He felt his ribs break. This has been this mother’s worse nightmare for any of my 5 children or 4 in-law children or 10 grandchildren.

He’s my youngest child so I still see him at times like this as a 6 year old with a cut just under his eye coming into the emergency room on a stretcher because he had to show a girl in his class how to hit the ball off a t-ball stand during gym class. That was the scariest moment in his life up until age 39 when this happened with his ribs and lung.

I thank you all for your continuing support and however you are sending healing to my son. You are helping him to recover more quickly than the medical professionals thought he would!! 🙂🧡🙏🌛🌕🌜🕯

July 14, 2023 Daily Horoscopes

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Moon Alert

There are no restrictions to shopping or important decisions today. The Moon is in Gemini.

Aries (March 21-April 19)

After some brief tension this morning, today flows very smoothly. Take a short trip if possible. Reach out to others because you will enjoy socializing with siblings, relatives and daily contacts because you have lots of mental energy and you want to talk to people. Yada, yada, yada.

Taurus (April 20-May 20)

This morning you might feel financially pinched or concerned about cash flow. But later today, you have moneymaking ideas, and you feel enthusiastic about how to earn money or perhaps even spend it. You’re in the groove! You might even give someone some financial advice.

Gemini (May 21-June 20)

This is your day! The Moon is in your sign boosting your emotions and thoughts, which means you have your thinking cap on and you’re on the ball! You’re mentally pumped and eager to share your opinions, especially because you probably see a better way of doing something.

Cancer (June 21-July 22)

Behind-the-scenes research might pay off today. Or possibly, you might get a secretive piece of advice from someone? Whatever the case, you can attract money to you today. Admittedly, you will also spend money on beautiful things for yourself and loved ones. But hey – the Sun is in your sign and you rule!

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)

This is a lovely day to schmooze with others, especially female companions – friends or members of groups. There might be a sense of competition present? This could be a good day to share your hopes and dreams for the future with someone to get their feedback. (Ya never know.)

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)

Today you are vocal and ready to express your opinions to bosses, parents, teachers and the police. Not only are you prepared to do this, others will see you doing it. It will be public in some sense. (Obviously, you don’t want to say anything you will later regret.)

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)

This is an excellent day to study and learn something new because you want to broaden your horizons. Some of you will also enjoy opportunities to travel or talk to people from other cultures or different countries. Basically, you are mentally curious and hyped about things today.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)

Discussions about shared property, inheritances, taxes, debt and finances in general will go well today because you won’t hesitate to defend your own best interests. You also will not hesitate to speak up because you have lots of mental energy! Eyes on the prize!

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)

Conversations with partners and close friends will be lively and fascinating today! Nevertheless, you might have to go more than halfway to keep everyone happy. (A little concession and accommodation.) Meanwhile, your ambition is showing and it will be apparent in your words.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)

This is a solid day at work or for any task that you set for yourself today. You’re ready to roll up your sleeves and dig in! Despite your enthusiasm and energy, accept the fact that you might have to help others or put someone else’s interests first. It happens.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)

This is a playful, fun-loving day! In particular, you will enjoy fun activities with children and any kind of social diversions or fun escape. Sports events might be a good choice. Take a long lunch. See the gang at Happy Hour. Schmooze and have a good time!

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)

Family discussions, especially with female relatives, are likely today. This is also the perfect day to think about how to tackle home repairs and DIY projects. Fortunately, a partner or friend might lend some energy and get things going!

If Your Birthday Is Today

Actress, comedian Jane Lynch (1960) shares your birthday today. You are intelligent, magnetic and have a seductive personality. People respond to you. You know how to convince and persuade others. This year is the first year of a nine-year cycle for you, which is exciting. Stay flexible, courageous and ready to explore. Open any door!

Click here for today’s or anyone’s birthday horoscope from thehoroscope.co

Aries (March 21-April 19)

This Friday will bring you a lucky turn of events that will give you a sense of accomplishment and confidence.

Maybe you just managed to seize an important opportunity or maybe you’re just keeping an optimistic attitude about everything. It’s a great time to spend it with children or with young people whom you could teach something good.

Taurus (April 20-May 20)

Today might not be a simple day as certain obstacles are kind of lined for you. Make sure you don’t get trapped in all of them and that you don’t get so absorbed in dealing with one of them such to forget about the others.

You are also focused on the wellbeing of your family so it might not be a bad idea to sit around and have a talk with your partner.

Gemini (May 21-June 20)

This day will challenge you into recognizing the work of someone close. Whether you’ve been helped by someone and now is your time to return the favor or maybe you have to recommend someone from work.

It’s a good time to explore new horizons at work and to gather around you people with the skills you need rather than plain ones.

Cancer (June 21-July 22)

It seems that today you will be feeling somewhat overwhelmed by the demands of those around you, especially those of your family or children if you have any.

Maybe it’s time to leave work aside and to tend to their desires as things are going to pile up and it is going to be a lot more difficult to fan the fire of conflict rather than postpone work now.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)

Today you might lack the energy to even get out of the bed in the morning. It might be related to what you’ve been doing lately or maybe to the fact you didn’t have a good night rest but in the same time there might be other things bothering you.

Dig deeper and see what is really keeping your mood low and which the changes you can make are.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)

Today you are going to enjoy your place in the spotlight as it seems that everyone’s attention is turning to you once more.

You are determined to make yourself remarked and to show others your vast array of skills. Take advantage of this disposition and make a brave move by talking to a superior about your situation. Keep your head up and your confidence even higher.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)

Today you might receive an unexpected present or some sort of declaration. Maybe you have a secret admirer or maybe someone has just remembered about your upcoming birthday.

Make sure you leave work aside for a moment and enjoy your gift. Don’t hesitate to ask people out if you feel like sharing your good moments with them.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)

Today you should be all worrisome and attentive and not let anything to chance. Things are floating on the surface and they only require a gust of wind to swirl them out of control.

Make sure you check and double check all you have to do and all mail you have to send. Being responsible will help you avoid a lot of later trouble eventually.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)

Today you might appear as arrogant and self absorbed as you will tend to make everyone comply to your standards.

Both at work and at home your expectations are high and everyone has to work to reach them. Maybe you shouldn’t be that tough with yourself and with those close to you. You can impose respect with diplomacy also.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)

Today you are going to put on your responsible jacket on and you will make some important changes in the trajectory things have taken lately.

Maybe you are starting something on your own or maybe you man up to ask for a raise at work. This is a time for long term planning and also for buying real estate or stocks as a mean to secure your resources.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)

Not everyone around you will agree with your actions today so conflict might rise. Maybe you could act more diplomatic and try to avoid all confrontations.

If these things are not possible maybe you should try to keep everything separately and to not show so many of your activities. You should also avoid taking money from other people.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)

Your energy will probably hit a new rock bottom today and you might not be able to understand why. Maybe you’ve had enough sleep and maybe there weren’t so many things to deal with the other day.

Maybe your body is just responding to previous treatments you’ve applied and this is the signal that you should be more careful with your sleep pattern.

Hail and Well Met WOTC Family and Friends!

I texted with my son this morning but no update on his lung yet. I am 1 1/2 hours away from him and he is still saying he doesn’t want me to come to the hospital yet. So, I am working to keep my mind busy with something besides worrying about him. What I can say for now is I am pretty sure the lung has not collapsed, or he probably would have said more that “pain” when I asked how he was doing. No matter what age our children maybe, how they treat us, or even what they may say to us over the course of their lifetime can keep us from loving them. When I know more, I will share it with you. PLease continue to send him healing in any form!

July 12, 2023 Moon’s Current Phase and Northern Hemisphere Planetary Positions

Moon’s Current Phase

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

From MoonGiant.com

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

Visit the July 2023 Moon Phases Calendar to see all the daily moon phase for this month.

Today’s Waning Crescent Phase

The Waning Crescent on July 12 has an illumination of 25%. 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 July 12 the Moon is 24.58 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 Crescent
Illumination: 25%
Moon Age: 24.58 days
Moon Angle: 0.52
Moon Distance: 383,061.84 km
Sun Angle: 0.52
Sun Distance: 152,078,582.54 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 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.

If you need to calculate the planetary positions in either hemisphere you can use this for a specific use and time in your local time zone, 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

Northern Hemisphere’s Planetary Positions

Northwestern Hemisphere

This local time is in Los Angeles, California, USA

July 12, 2023
11:00 pm GMT 4:00 PM PDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:20 Cancer 21
Moon:25 Taurus 32
Mercury:03 Leo 28
Venus:26 Leo 46
Mars:01 Virgo 30
Jupiter:11 Taurus 14
Saturn:06 Pisces 42 Rx
Uranus:22 Taurus 11
Neptune:27 Pisces 39 Rx
Pluto:29 Capricorn 21 Rx

True Lunar Node:00 Taurus 46 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:29 Aries 59 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):20 Leo 46

Chiron:19 Aries 55
Ceres:06 Libra 03
Pallas:01 Virgo 13
Juno:11 Cancer 36
Vesta:08 Gemini 16

Eris:25 Aries 15

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

Northern Hemisphere

This local time is in Chicago, Illinois, USA

July 12, 2023
09:00 pm GMT 4:00 PM CDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:20 Cancer 16
Moon:24 Taurus 28
Mercury:03 Leo 18
Venus:26 Leo 44
Mars:01 Virgo 27
Jupiter:11 Taurus 13
Saturn:06 Pisces 42 Rx
Uranus:22 Taurus 11
Neptune:27 Pisces 39 Rx
Pluto:29 Capricorn 21 Rx

True Lunar Node:00 Taurus 46 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:29 Aries 59 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):20 Leo 46

Chiron:19 Aries 55
Ceres:06 Libra 01
Pallas:01 Virgo 11
Juno:11 Cancer 34
Vesta:08 Gemini 14

Eris:25 Aries 15

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

Northeastern Hemisphere

This local time is in Frankfurt, Germany, Europe

12 July 2023
02:00 pm GMT 4:00 PM CEST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:19 Cancer 59
Moon:20 Taurus 44
Mercury:02 Leo 45
Venus:26 Leo 38
Mars:01 Virgo 17
Jupiter:11 Taurus 10
Saturn:06 Pisces 43 Rx
Uranus:22 Taurus 10
Neptune:27 Pisces 39 Rx
Pluto:29 Capricorn 21 Rx

True Lunar Node:00 Taurus 47 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:00 Taurus 00 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):20 Leo 44

Chiron:19 Aries 55
Ceres:05 Libra 56
Pallas:01 Virgo 03
Juno:11 Cancer 24
Vesta:08 Gemini 07

Eris:25 Aries 15

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

July 12th 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.

2023 July 12

Rings and Bar of Spiral Galaxy NGC 1398

Image Credit: Mark Hanson; Data: Mike Selby

Explanation: Why do some spiral galaxies have a ring around the center? Spiral galaxy NGC 1398 not only has a ring of pearly stars, gas and dust around its center, but a bar of stars and gas across its center, and spiral arms that appear like ribbons farther out. The featured deep image from Observatorio El Sauce in Chile shows the grand spiral galaxy in impressive detail. NGC 1398 lies about 65 million light years distant, meaning the light we see today left this galaxy when dinosaurs were disappearing from the Earth. The photogenic galaxy is visible with a small telescope toward the constellation of the Furnace (Fornax). The ring near the center is likely an expanding density wave of star formation, caused either by a gravitational encounter with another galaxy, or by the galaxy’s own gravitational asymmetries.