Tag: Chakra Readings

A Laugh for Today

If I had only remembered to get creamer 😥

28 June 2022 Southern Hemisphere’s Planetary Positions Digest

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

Currentplanetarypositions.com

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

 For Your Local Time and Date 

Southeastern Hemisphere

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

18 June 2022
03:00 pm GMT 12:00 PM BRT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:06 Cancer 55
Moon:01 Cancer 32
Mercury:18 Gemini 02
Venus:06 Gemini 41
Mars:25 Aries 19
Jupiter:07 Aries 16
Saturn:24 Aquarius 48 Rx
Uranus:17 Taurus 39
Neptune:25 Pisces 27 Rx
Pluto:27 Capricorn 51 Rx

True Lunar Node:21 Taurus 48 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:20 Taurus 04 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):08 Cancer 19

Chiron:16 Aries 15
Ceres:18 Cancer 53
Pallas:26 Taurus 56
Juno:19 Pisces 15
Vesta:06 Pisces 34

Eris:24 Aries 59

Fire:4
Earth:5
Air:3
Water:7
Cardinal:9
Fixed:5
Mutable:5 

Southern Hemisphere 

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

28 June 2022
10:00 am GMT 12:00 PM SAST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:06 Cancer 43
Moon:29 Gemini 04
Mercury:17 Gemini 42
Venus:06 Gemini 26
Mars:25 Aries 10
Jupiter:07 Aries 15
Saturn:24 Aquarius 49 Rx
Uranus:17 Taurus 38
Neptune:25 Pisces 27 Rx
Pluto:27 Capricorn 52 Rx

True Lunar Node:21 Taurus 49 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:20 Taurus 05 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):08 Cancer 18

Chiron:16 Aries 14
Ceres:18 Cancer 47
Pallas:26 Taurus 50
Juno:19 Pisces 13
Vesta:06 Pisces 33

Eris:24 Aries 59

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

Southwestern Hemisphere

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

28 June 2022
02:00 am GMT 12:00 PM AEST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:06 Cancer 24
Moon:25 Gemini 08
Mercury:17 Gemini 10
Venus:06 Gemini 02
Mars:24 Aries 56
Jupiter:07 Aries 13
Saturn:24 Aquarius 49 Rx
Uranus:17 Taurus 37
Neptune:25 Pisces 27
Pluto:27 Capricorn 52 Rx

True Lunar Node:21 Taurus 51 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:20 Taurus 06 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):08 Cancer 15

Chiron:16 Aries 14
Ceres:18 Cancer 38
Pallas:26 Taurus 40
Juno:19 Pisces 10
Vesta:06 Pisces 31

Eris:24 Aries 59

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

A Thought for Today

Until we meet again dear sisters, brothers, and honored guests may your life be filled with all things positive!

July 27, 2022 Daily Horoscopes Digest

Click here for Georgia Nicols daily horoscopes

Moon Alert

Avoid shopping or important decisions after 10:30 PM EDT today (7:30 PM PDT). The Moon is in Gemini.

Aries (March 21-April 19)

You begin this week with vigour and purpose because your ruler Mars is dancing with Saturn. This will help you to explore your goals, in a solid practical way, especially if these goals help to promote greater freedom for yourself and others. You mean business!

Taurus (April 20-May 20)

Whatever you do today, especially by working alone or behind the scenes, will contribute to your future success in a solid way. At this time in your life, many things are coming to fruition and you see clearly what is working and what is not. Today you’re ready to work for what you want.

Gemini (May 21-June 20)

In a careful, prepared way, you are gung-ho about group activities or working with a friend to promote issues related to medical or legal matters. Others might also help you with educational opportunities or something to do with publishing and the media. Perfect day to discuss travel plans. You’re going places!

Cancer (June 21-July 22)

Today you want to put practical ideas into action. Hopefully, these ideas will bring about greater freedom for yourself and others. You want to have available choices to pursue your goals both in your job or how you are perceived by others. You value your successful reputation!

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)

You’re keen to travel or pursue opportunities in publishing, the media, the law or medicine – no question. Today, you’ve decided to take action because you’re ready to make a practical step towards making these goals a reality. Make a commitment. Make an appointment. Take a stand.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)

It’s time to act on your ideas and make practical headway, especially if you’ve been delaying addressing wills, estates, inheritances and such. Don’t delay any further. Initiate a down-to-earth discussion with someone. Decide how to deal with shared property and debt.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)

As this week begins, you are in the right frame of mind to get down to earth and have a serious, practical discussion with a partner or close friend about how to get things done. No more wishy-washy plans about “what if.” It’s time to move from the abstract to the concrete.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)

This is a productive day, which is why you will get a lot done. It’s the perfect way to begin your week, which is fortunate because quite often, how something begins is how it unfolds. Today you want to work hard and get practical results for your efforts.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)

This can be a productive day for artists. It will also be a productive day for those of you who work with children or who work in the entertainment world or the hospitality industry. Time for planning is over. Time for action is here. Roll up your sleeves!

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)

Many of you have ambitious plans about redecorating or renovating where you live. Possibly all this energy relates to a residential move? Naturally, this can create domestic tension and family disputes. Today you will set this aside because practical concerns are a top priority.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)

You are convincing today because you see what needs to be done and you’re not afraid to speak up. Others will admire your tenacity and agree with your practical suggestions. Sometimes you just have to wade in and get things done.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)

You feel stronger about your financial scene because today, you can definitely see ways to boost your income. Yes, you really will get richer this year! Your assets are increasing. Today you see ways to how to do something to improve your chances to make this happen. Get on it!

If Your Birthday Is Today

Director JJ Abrams (1966) shares your birthday today. You are an excellent communicator. You’re an idea person who is also open to hearing ideas from others. This makes you decisive. This is an excellent year for self-improvement and a possible makeover. Act on opportunities to create a better impression on your world.

June 27, 2022 Current Moon Phase Digest

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

From MoonGiant.com

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

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

Today’s Waning Crescent Phase

The Waning Crescent on June 27 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 June 27 the Moon is 28.09 days old. This refers to how many days it has been since the last New Moon. It takes 29.53 days for the Moon to orbit the Earth and go through the lunar cycle of all 8 Moon phases.

The 8 Lunar Phases

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

Phase Details

Phase: Waning Crescent
Illumination: 2%
Moon Age: 28.09 days
Moon Angle: 0.49
Moon Distance: 404,144.85 km
Sun Angle: 0.52
Sun Distance: 152,081,404.77 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

27 June 2022 Southern Hemisphere’s Planetary Positions Digest

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

Currentplanetarypositions.com

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

 For Your Local Time and Date 

Southeastern Hemisphere

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

27 June 2022
03:00 pm GMT 12:00 PM BRT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:05 Cancer 57
Moon:19 Gemini 42
Mercury:16 Gemini 26
Venus:05 Gemini 29
Mars:24 Aries 36
Jupiter:07 Aries 10
Saturn:24 Aquarius 50 Rx
Uranus:17 Taurus 36
Neptune:25 Pisces 27
Pluto:27 Capricorn 53 Rx

True Lunar Node:21 Taurus 54 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:20 Taurus 08 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):08 Cancer 12

Chiron:16 Aries 14
Ceres:18 Cancer 26
Pallas:26 Taurus 27
Juno:19 Pisces 05
Vesta:06 Pisces 29

Eris:24 Aries 58

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

Southern Hemisphere

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

27 June 2022
10:00 am GMT 12:00 PM SAST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:05 Cancer 45
Moon:17 Gemini 14
Mercury:16 Gemini 06
Venus:05 Gemini 14
Mars:24 Aries 28
Jupiter:07 Aries 09
Saturn:24 Aquarius 51 Rx
Uranus:17 Taurus 36
Neptune:25 Pisces 27
Pluto:27 Capricorn 53 Rx

True Lunar Node:21 Taurus 54 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:20 Taurus 08 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):08 Cancer 11

Chiron:16 Aries 13
Ceres:18 Cancer 21
Pallas:26 Taurus 22
Juno:19 Pisces 03
Vesta:06 Pisces 28

Eris:24 Aries 58

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

Southwestern Hemisphere

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

27 June 2022
02:00 am GMT 12:00 PM AEST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:05 Cancer 26
Moon:13 Gemini 17
Mercury:15 Gemini 35
Venus:04 Gemini 50
Mars:24 Aries 13
Jupiter:07 Aries 07
Saturn:24 Aquarius 52 Rx
Uranus:17 Taurus 35
Neptune:25 Pisces 27
Pluto:27 Capricorn 53 Rx

True Lunar Node:21 Taurus 56 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:20 Taurus 09 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):08 Cancer 09

Chiron:16 Aries 13
Ceres:18 Cancer 12
Pallas:26 Taurus 12
Juno:19 Pisces 00
Vesta:06 Pisces 27

Eris:24 Aries 58

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

Spell for Today – Herbal Witches Cleansing Bottle

 

To make an herbal cleansing bottle, pour a layer of sand in a large clear bottle.

Add layers of dried herbs, one at a time: first rosemary; then lemon peel, sage, cedar, black peppercorns, lavender, dill, bay leaf, and rowan.

When the bottle is full, focus cleansing protective energy into the herbs and sand, and see a golden light radiating from the bottle. Visualize the herbs driving away negative influences.

Cork and seal the bottle with white wax (or another color of your choice).

Using a permanent marker, draw the Algiz rune on one side of the bottle, and on the other side draw a pentagram.

Set the bottle near your front or back door, and every six months, uncap, pour the herbs out into the woods or your compost heap, and thoroughly wash and dry the bottle before filling it with a new round of herbs.

From Everything Under The Moon

Pagan and Magickal Terms and Definitions

Today’s Word is

Coven

From moonlitpriestess.com

A group of Witches; can be all male, all female, or a mix of both. The traditional number of coven members is 13, however, the exact number of members and the purposes of the coven typically differ between traditions. Differentiated from other Witch group types in that covens function as a sort of family unit for the purpose of magickal practice and/or worship with structured set of rules, traditions, training, and hierarchy. Within Wicca, coven entry is by initiation only and following required training (usually up to a year and a day in length) into the particular coven’s tradition.

From Spells8.com

A group of witches is called a Coven. A witch’s magickal family may be considered their coven if they have formed a group to perform magick alongside each other.

If you are interested in joining an online coven, please write to High Priestess Lady Beltane at ladybeltane@aol.com for more information. Please put COVEN in the subject line.

June 27 Astronomy Picture of the Day

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

2022 June 27

The Gum Nebula over Snowy Mountains

Image Credit & Copyright: Wang Jin

Explanation: The Gum Nebula is so large and close it is actually hard to see. This interstellar expanse of glowing hydrogen gas frequently evades notice because it spans 35 degrees — over 70 full Moons — while much of it is quite dim. This featured spectacular 90-degree wide mosaic, however, was designed to be both wide and deep enough to bring up the Gum — visible in red on the right. The image was acquired late last year with both the foreground — including Haba Snow Mountain — and the background — including the Milky Way’s central band — captured by the same camera and from the same location in Shangri-La, Yunnan, China. The Gum Nebula is so close that we are only about 450 light-years from the front edge, while about 1,500 light-years from the back edge. Named for a cosmic cloud hunter, Australian astronomer Colin Stanley Gum (1924-1960), the origin of this complex nebula is still being debated. A leading theory for the origin of the Gum Nebula is that it is the remnant of a million year-old supernova explosion, while a competing theory holds that the Gum is a molecular cloud shaped over eons by multiple supernovas and the outflowing winds of several massive stars.

June 27 Today in History

Today’s Important Historical Events

1542 Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo sets sail from the Mexican port of Navidad to explore the west coast of North America on behalf of the Spanish Empire

1743 War of the Austrian Succession: Battle of Dettingen: in Bavaria, King George II of Britain personally leads troops into battle. The last time a British monarch commanded troops in the field.

1929 1st color TV demo, performed by Bell Laboratories in NYC

1950 North Korean troops reach Seoul, UN asks members to aid South Korea, Harry Truman orders US Air Force & Navy into Korean conflict

1954 1st atomic power station opens – Obninsk, near Moscow in Russia

Today’s Historical Events

678 St Agatho begins his reign as Catholic Pope

992 Battle of Conquereuil won by the Count of Anjou, Fulk the Black, defeating Conan I, Count of Brittany, in western France

1358 Republic of Dubrovnik is founded

1542 Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo sets sail from the Mexican port of Navidad to explore the west coast of North America on behalf of the Spanish Empire

1552 Cathedral Church of Charcas established in Charcas, Spanish Empire (later La Plata, now Sucre, Bolivia) [1]

1580 Duke of Alva’s army occupies Portugal

1652 New Amsterdam (now New York City) enacts first speed limit law in North America

1693 1st sea battle of Lagos: a French fleet under Anne Hilarion de Tourville defeated an Anglo-Dutch fleet under George Rooke

Today’s Historical Events in Film and TV

1947 WRC TV channel 4 in Washington, D.C. (NBC) begins broadcasting

1955 “Julius LaRosa Show” debuts on CBS-TV

1958 8th Berlin International Film Festival: “Wild Strawberries” wins Golden Bear

1959 “West Side Story” closes at Winter Garden Theater NYC after 734 performances

1966 Dark Shadows, American Gothic soap opera, premieres on ABC-TV

1973 “Live & Let Die”, 8th James Bond Film, 1st to star Roger Moore, also starring Jane Seymour, 1st released in the US

1974 “Flip Wilson Show” last airs on NBC-TV

1975 25th Berlin International Film Festival: “Adoption” wins the Golden Bear

Today’s Historical Events in Music

1950 “Liar” closes at Broadhurst Theater NYC after 12 performances

1964 “Sie Liebt Dich (She Loves You)” by Die Beatles peaks at #97

1969 Denver Pop Festival opens; 50,000 attend; Frank Zappa, Creedence Clearwater Revival, and Jimi Hendrix headline; other performers include Three Dog Night, Tim Buckley, Big Mama Thornton, Johnny Winter, Joe Cocker, and Poco

1970 Festival Express opens in Toronto, Canada – The Grateful Dead, The Band, Janis Joplin, Flying Burrito Bros, Buddy Guy, Great Speckled Bird, and Delaney & Bonnie & Friends cross Canada together by train, for 5 shows in 3 cities

1971 “You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown” closes at the John Golden Theatre, NYC, after 31 performances

1976 “Pacific Overtures” closes at Winter Garden NYC after 193 performances

1982 “Dancin'” closes at Broadhurst Theater NYC after 1,774 performances

1992 “57 Channels (And Nothin’ On)” by Bruce Springsteen peaks at #68

Today’s Historical Events in Sports

1864 Atlanta Campaign: Battle of Kennesaw Mountain, Georgia: Colonel Sherman makes unsuccessful frontal attack on Confederate defensive lin

1890 Canadian boxer George Dixon becomes first black world champion when he stops English bantamweight champion Edwin “Nunc” Wallace in 18 rounds in London, England

1891 US National Championship Women’s Tennis, Philadelphia Cricket Club: Mabel Cahill beats defending champion Ellen Roosevelt 6-4, 6-1, 4-6, 6-3

1894 American Annie Londonderry [Annie Kopchovsky] sets out from Boston to become first woman to bicycle around the world (completes journey September 1895)

1898 Wimbledon Women’s Tennis: Charlotte Cooper beats Louisa Martin 6-4, 6-4 for her 3rd Wimbledon singles championship

1898 Wimbledon Men’s Tennis: Defending champion R.F. Doherty beats younger brother Laurence Doherty 6-3, 6-3, 2-6, 5-7, 6-1

1899 Wimbledon Women’s Tennis: Blanche Bingley-Hillyard beats Charlotte Cooper 6-2, 6-3

1902 US National Championship Women’s Tennis, Newport, RI: Marion Jones wins her second US singles title; beats Elisabeth Moore 6-1, 1-0 when the defending champion is forced to retire

A Laugh for Today

Time to start the countdown for next weekend

June 27, 2022 Northern Hemisphere’s Planetary Positions Digest

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

Currentplanetarypositions.com

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

For Your Local Time and Date

Northwestern Hemisphere

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

June 27, 2022
07:00 pm GMT 12:00 PM PDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:06 Cancer 07
Moon:21 Gemini 41
Mercury:16 Gemini 42
Venus:05 Gemini 41
Mars:24 Aries 44
Jupiter:07 Aries 11
Saturn:24 Aquarius 50 Rx
Uranus:17 Taurus 37
Neptune:25 Pisces 27
Pluto:27 Capricorn 52 Rx

True Lunar Node:21 Taurus 53 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:20 Taurus 07 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):08 Cancer 13

Chiron:16 Aries 14
Ceres:18 Cancer 31
Pallas:26 Taurus 32
Juno:19 Pisces 07
Vesta:06 Pisces 30

Eris:24 Aries 59

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

Northern Hemisphere

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

June 27, 2022
05:00 pm GMT 12:00 PM CDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:06 Cancer 02
Moon:20 Gemini 42
Mercury:16 Gemini 34
Venus:05 Gemini 35
Mars:24 Aries 40
Jupiter:07 Aries 11
Saturn:24 Aquarius 50 Rx
Uranus:17 Taurus 36
Neptune:25 Pisces 27
Pluto:27 Capricorn 52 Rx

True Lunar Node:21 Taurus 53 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:20 Taurus 07 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):08 Cancer 13

Chiron:16 Aries 14
Ceres:18 Cancer 29
Pallas:26 Taurus 30
Juno:19 Pisces 06
Vesta:06 Pisces 30

Eris:24 Aries 58

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

Northeastern Hemisphere

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

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

Sun:05 Cancer 45
Moon:17 Gemini 14
Mercury:16 Gemini 06
Venus:05 Gemini 14
Mars:24 Aries 28
Jupiter:07 Aries 09
Saturn:24 Aquarius 51 Rx
Uranus:17 Taurus 36
Neptune:25 Pisces 27
Pluto:27 Capricorn 53 Rx

True Lunar Node:21 Taurus 54 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:20 Taurus 08 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):08 Cancer 11

Chiron:16 Aries 13
Ceres:18 Cancer 21
Pallas:26 Taurus 22
Juno:19 Pisces 03
Vesta:06 Pisces 28

Eris:24 Aries 58

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

A Thought for Today

Until we meet again dear sisters, brothers, and honored guests may your life be filled with all things positive!

June 26, 2022 Daily Horoscopes Digest

Click here for Georgia Nicols daily horoscopes

Moon Alert

Avoid shopping or important decisions from 3 PM to 7:30 PM EDT today (12 noon to 4:30 PM PDT). After that, the Moon moves from Taurus into Gemini.

Aries (March 21-April 19)

You are in a creative frame of mind today, which is why you will see new uses for something that you own. You might reconfigure or redesign something. Because your imagination is in overdrive, be careful about financial decisions. Check Moon Alert above.

Taurus (April 20-May 20)

For most of this day, the Moon is in your sign having a dreamy relationship with Neptune, which makes you feel laid-back and interested in fanciful ideas. Einstein said, “Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination circles the world.”

Gemini (May 21-June 20)

Relax as much as possible today. Work alone or behind the scenes because you will enjoy daydreaming and conjuring up future possibilities in your mind. You might share these ideas with others because with Mercury in your sign, you are eager to enlighten.

Cancer (June 21-July 22)

Today you will find it easy to idealize a friend or admire them. Some might feel this kind of admiration or inspiration about a group, especially a charitable organization. If you decide to join a group today, think clearly, and perhaps wait a few days to see if this is what you really want to do.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)

Others might misunderstand you today or feel confused by the impression that you create. Quite likely, they will admire you but also, it’s as if they are seeing you through Vaseline on their lens. This can make you appear glamorous. It can also make you appear flaky? (Just so you know.)

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)

You’re attracted to fanciful plans about future travel, further education or doing something adventurous and exciting! You want to expand your world! It’s wonderful to use your imagination. However, make sure that in a day or two, these plans still hold water and have the same appeal.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)

You might feel empathetic and sympathetic to someone who is less fortunate than you, which is why you are inclined to help them as much as possible, and be generous. This is admirable. However, your aroused idealism could be misleading. Don’t give away the farm.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)

A conversation with a partner or close friend will be laid back and relaxed today. You might entertain imaginative ideas? These are always fun to explore. However, because you are in a fanciful mood today, wait until tomorrow or Monday to agree to make a commitment.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)

Because your idealism is aroused today, you will want to help coworkers or work on behalf of someone. You might also give your time to help pets or animal rescue organizations. Be careful about committing too much. See how these ideas look on Monday.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)

This is a wonderful day to be creative and explore the arts. Artists, in particular, will be productive and able to work with a heightened imagination. Social occasions will be fun-loving and whimsical. Enjoy playful activities with children. Romance will shimmer!

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)

You feel sympathetic to the needs of a family member today. If you can help someone, you certainly will. However, if someone makes a serious demand on you, which requires a commitment on your part, wait until Monday to respond. This will be wise.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)

Today you might spend a lot of time being lost in fantasy and daydreams. That’s okay, we all need a mental health day like this now and then. You might come up with marvellous ideas? If so, write them down. However, be leery about firm decisions.

If Your Birthday Is Today

Comedian, actor Ricky Gervais (1961) shares your birthday today. You are an observant, very perceptive person. You understand people. You are creative and love to travel. Many of you have different lifestyles. This year is the first year of a new nine-year cycle for you, which means anything can happen. Be courageous. Explore new avenues and new directions.

 

June 26, 2022 Current Moon Phase Digest

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

From MoonGiant.com

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

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

Today’s Waning Crescent Phase

The Waning Crescent on June 26 has an illumination of 6%. 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 June 26 the Moon is 27.19 days old. This refers to how many days it has been since the last New Moon. It takes 29.53 days for the Moon to orbit the Earth and go through the lunar cycle of all 8 Moon phases.

The 8 Lunar Phases

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

Phase Details

Phase: Waning Crescent
Illumination: 6%
Moon Age: 27.19 days
Moon Angle: 0.50
Moon Distance: 402,125.96 km
Sun Angle: 0.52
Sun Distance: 152,075,969.37 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

June 26, 2022 Northern Hemisphere’s Planetary Positions Digest

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

Currentplanetarypositions.com

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Northwestern Hemisphere

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

June 26, 2022
07:00 pm GMT 12:00 PM PDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:05 Cancer 10
Moon:09 Gemini 49
Mercury:15 Gemini 08
Venus:04 Gemini 29
Mars:24 Aries 01
Jupiter:07 Aries 05
Saturn:24 Aquarius 52 Rx
Uranus:17 Taurus 34
Neptune:25 Pisces 27
Pluto:27 Capricorn 54 Rx

True Lunar Node:21 Taurus 57 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:20 Taurus 10 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):08 Cancer 07

Chiron:16 Aries 13
Ceres:18 Cancer 04
Pallas:26 Taurus 04
Juno:18 Pisces 57
Vesta:06 Pisces 25

Eris:24 Aries 58

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

Northern Hemisphere

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

June 26, 2022
05:00 pm GMT 12:00 PM CDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:05 Cancer 05
Moon:08 Gemini 50
Mercury:15 Gemini 01
Venus:04 Gemini 23
Mars:23 Aries 57
Jupiter:07 Aries 05
Saturn:24 Aquarius 52 Rx
Uranus:17 Taurus 34
Neptune:25 Pisces 27
Pluto:27 Capricorn 54 Rx

True Lunar Node:21 Taurus 57 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:20 Taurus 10 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):08 Cancer 06

Chiron:16 Aries 12
Ceres:18 Cancer 02
Pallas:26 Taurus 02
Juno:18 Pisces 56
Vesta:06 Pisces 25

Eris:24 Aries 58

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

Northeastern Hemisphere

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

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

Sun:04 Cancer 48
Moon:05 Gemini 22
Mercury:14 Gemini 34
Venus:04 Gemini 03
Mars:23 Aries 45
Jupiter:07 Aries 03
Saturn:24 Aquarius 53 Rx
Uranus:17 Taurus 33
Neptune:25 Pisces 26
Pluto:27 Capricorn 54 Rx

True Lunar Node:21 Taurus 57 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:20 Taurus 11 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):08 Cancer 04

Chiron:16 Aries 12
Ceres:17 Cancer 55
Pallas:25 Taurus 53
Juno:18 Pisces 53
Vesta:06 Pisces 23

Eris:24 Aries 58

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

Pagan and Magickal Terms and Definitions

Today’s Word is

Charm

From moonlitpriestess.com

Another term for a protective object (see also Amulet, Talisman, and Charm Bag); also refers to a set of rhyming words as part of a spell.

From Spells8.com

From the Latin carmen meaning “song, incantation,” but came to be a generic term referring to any type of magick. As a noun, it commonly refers to a small object that protects its wearer from evil. As a verb, it commonly refers to refers to the act of using magick to exert control over a person.

June 26 Astronomy Picture of the Day

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

2022 June 26

Light Echoes from V838 Mon

Image Credit: NASA, ESA, H. E. Bond (STScI)

Explanation: What caused this outburst of V838 Mon? For reasons unknown, star V838 Mon‘s outer surface suddenly greatly expanded with the result that it became one of the brighter stars in the Milky Way Galaxy in early 2002. Then, just as suddenly, it shrunk and faded. A stellar flash like this had never been seen before — supernovas and novas expel matter out into space. Although the V838 Mon flash appears to expel material into space, what is seen in the featured image from the Hubble Space Telescope is actually an outwardly expanding light echo of the original flash. In a light echo, light from the flash is reflected by successively more distant surfaces in the complex array of ambient interstellar dust that already surrounded the star. V838 Mon lies about 20,000 light years away toward the constellation of the unicorn (Monoceros), while the light echo above spans about six light years in diameter.

June 26 Today in History

Today’s Important Historical Events

363 Roman Emperor Julian is killed during retreat from the Sassanid Empire. General Jovian is proclaimed Emperor by troops on the battlefield.

1794 Battle of Fleurus: major victory by forces of the First French Republic under General Jean-Baptiste Jourdan over the Coalition Army (Great Britain, Hanover, Dutch Republic, and Habsburgs) first use of reconnaissance balloon

1857 The first 62 recipients are awarded the Victoria Cross for valour in the Crimean war by Queen Victoria

1917 1st US troops arrive in France during World War I

1945 United Nations Charter signed by 50 nations in San Francisco

2016 Panama Canal’s third set of locks opens for commercial traffic, doubling the Canal’s capacity at an estimated cost of $5.25 billion

Today’s Historical Events

363 Roman Emperor Julian is killed during retreat from the Sassanid Empire. General Jovian is proclaimed Emperor by troops on the battlefield.

684 St Benedict II begins his reign as Catholic Pope

1243 Battle of Köse Dağ: Mongols under Baiju defeat Seljuk army of Sultan Kaykhusraw II during Mongol attacks in north east Turkey

1284 According to the Lüneburg manuscript, a piper leads 130 children of Hamelin away

1409 Council of Pisa selects Petros Philargi as 3rd Pope: Alexander V

1483 Duke of Gloucester succeeds as King Richard III of England after Parliament declared Edward V illegitimate

1498 Toothbrush invented in China using boar bristles

1553 Christ’s Hospital in England granted a charter

Today’s Historical Events in Film and TV

1925 “The gold rush“, directed, starring and written by Charlie Chaplin, is released

1946 Fred Allen’s last radio show, his guest is Jack Benny

1953 KCTV (now KLST) TV channel 8 in San Angelo, TX (CBS) 1st broadcast

1959 9th Berlin International Film Festival: “The Cousins” wins Golden Bear

1962 WSEC (now WLRN) TV channel 17 in Miami, FL (PBS) begins broadcasting

1964 14th Berlin International Film Festival: “Dry Summer” wins the Golden Bear

1971 21st Berlin International Film Festival: “The Garden of the Finzi-Continis” wins the Golden Bear

1979 “Moonraker”, 11th James Bond film starring Roger Moore, premieres in London

Today’s Historical Events in Music

1870 Richard Wagner‘s opera “Valkyrie”, second in his Ring Cycle premieres in Munich, featuring “Ride of the Valkyries”

1912 Gustav Mahler’s 9th Symphony premieres in Vienna

1924 “Ziegfeld Follies of 1924”, featuring Billie Burke and W.C. Fields, opens at the New Amsterdam Theatre, NYC

1966 “Time for Singing” closes at Broadway Theater NYC after 41 performances

1971 “Man of La Mancha” closes at ANTA Wash Sq Theater NYC after 2329 performances

1973 London production of musical “Grease” premieres

1977 Elvis Presley sings in Indianapolis, the last performance of his career

1979 Rocker Nigel Olsson runs a stop sign, accidentally crashes & kills a driver

Today’s Historical Events in Sports

1899 Wimbledon Men’s Tennis: R.F. Doherty wins 3rd straight Wimbledon singles championship; beats Arthur Gore 1-6, 4-6, 6-3, 6-3, 6-3

1906 Hongar Szisz wins 1st Grand-Prix (Le Mans, France)

1910 US National Championship Women’s Tennis, Philadelphia CC: Defending champion Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman beats Louise Hammond 6-4, 6-2

1911 US Open Men’s Golf, Chicago GC: 19-year old John McDermott becomes first American born champion; wins in a playoff with Mike Brady and George Simpson

1916 Cleveland Indians experiment with numbers on their jerseys (one game)

1925 British Open Men’s Golf, Prestwick GC: English born American Jim Barnes captures his only Open title, 1 stroke ahead of runners-up Ted Ray and Archie Compston

1935 Surrey’s former England Test cricket batsman Andy Sandham scores his 100th first class century (103) v Hampshire at Basingstoke

1937 Test cricket debut of Len Hutton v NZ at Lord’s, scores 0 & 1

2,550 Submerged Wooden Objects Recovered From The Templo Mayor Of Tenochtitlan

Archaeologists have recovered as many as 2,550 wooden objects from the Templo Mayor in the Aztec city of Tenochtitlan in Mexico City. The rescued objects have survived more than 500 years submerged in water, some completely flooded.

As explained on AncientPages.com earlier, the “most important sacred temple complex of the Aztecs – the Main Temple (in Spanish: Templo Mayor) was built in the center of the Aztec capital Tenochtitlán.

According to Aztec chronicles, the first temple (later followed by its twin temple) was built after 1325 and enlarged several times over the course of the 14th and 15th centuries.

The twin temples were dedicated to the god of rain and fertility, Tlaloc (“the one who makes sprout“), and Huitzilopochtli, god of war and sun.

Aztec chronicles confirm that both gods were frequently appeased with human sacrifices and other public rituals that took place in the temple.”

Scientists report the extraordinary offerings found at the foot of the Great Temple of old Tenochtitlan include darts, dart throwers, pectorals, earrings, masks, ornaments, earmuffs, sceptres, jars, headdresses, a representation of a flower and another of bone, all found in the ritual deposits made by the priests to consecrate a building or make a request to the Aztec gods.

A high and constant level of humidity, little oxygen, and …

Click here to read the rest of this article by Conny Waters on AncientPages.com