Tag: Daily Correspondences

Some Humor for Your Day

I’m going back to bed with my 101.8 F fever just didn’t want you to go without knowing your daily/birthday horoscopes and current moon phase. See you all tomorrow. 

Wishing you a fantastic week!

August 28, 2023 Current Moon Phase

Current Moon Phase

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

From MoonGiant.com

The Moon’s current phase for today and tonight is a Waxing Gibbous phase. Visible through most of the night sky setting a few hours before sunrise. This phase is when the moon is more than 50% illuminated but not yet a Full Moon. The phase lasts about 7 days with the moon becoming more illuminated each day until the Full Moon. This upcoming Full Moon will be the second of August 2023 known as a Blue Moon.

During a Waxing Gibbous the moon rises in the east in mid-afternoon and is high in the eastern sky at sunset. The word Gibbous first appeared in the 14th century and has its roots in the Latin word “gibbosus” meaning humpbacked.

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

Today’s Waxing Gibbous Phase

The Waxing Gibbous on August 28 has an illumination of 90%. 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 August 28 the Moon is 11.77 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 Gibbous
Illumination: 90%
Moon Age: 11.77 days
Moon Angle: 0.55
Moon Distance: 365,287.25 km
Sun Angle: 0.53
Sun Distance: 151,100,270.66 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.

August 27, 2023 Current Moon Phase and Northern Hemisphere’s Planetary Positions

Current Moon Phase

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

From MoonGiant.com

The Moon’s current phase for today and tonight is a Waxing Gibbous phase. Visible through most of the night sky setting a few hours before sunrise. This phase is when the moon is more than 50% illuminated but not yet a Full Moon. The phase lasts about 7 days with the moon becoming more illuminated each day until the Full Moon. This upcoming Full Moon will be the second of August 2023 known as a Blue Moon.

During a Waxing Gibbous the moon rises in the east in mid-afternoon and is high in the eastern sky at sunset. The word Gibbous first appeared in the 14th century and has its roots in the Latin word “gibbosus” meaning humpbacked.

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

Today’s Waxing Gibbous Phase

The Waxing Gibbous on August 27 has an illumination of 82%. 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 August 27 the Moon is 10.64 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 Gibbous
Illumination: 82%
Moon Age: 10.64 days
Moon Angle: 0.54
Moon Distance: 367,981.81 km
Sun Angle: 0.53
Sun Distance: 151,134,109.46 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.

Northern Hemisphere’s Planetary Positions

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

Northwestern Hemisphere

This local time is in Los Angeles, California, USA

August 27, 2023
11:00 pm GMT 4:00 PM PDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:04 Virgo 25
Moon:20 Capricorn 24
Mercury:21 Virgo 01 Rx
Venus:13 Leo 13 Rx
Mars:00 Libra 15
Jupiter:15 Taurus 29
Saturn:03 Pisces 47 Rx
Uranus:23 Taurus 04
Neptune:26 Pisces 52 Rx
Pluto:28 Capricorn 19 Rx

True Lunar Node:26 Aries 15 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:27 Aries 33 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):25 Leo 55

Chiron:19 Aries 26 Rx
Ceres:22 Libra 32
Pallas:22 Virgo 19
Juno:06 Leo 17
Vesta:25 Gemini 00

Eris:25 Aries 09 Rx

Fire:7
Earth:7
Air:3
Water:2
Cardinal:8
Fixed:5
Mutable:6

Northern Hemisphere

This local time is in Chicago, Illinois, USA

August 27, 2023
09:00 pm GMT 4:00 PM PDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:04 Virgo 20
Moon:19 Capricorn 10
Mercury:21 Virgo 03 Rx
Venus:13 Leo 14 Rx
Mars:00 Libra 12
Jupiter:15 Taurus 29
Saturn:03 Pisces 48 Rx
Uranus:23 Taurus 04
Neptune:26 Pisces 53 Rx
Pluto:28 Capricorn 19 Rx

True Lunar Node:26 Aries 16 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:27 Aries 33 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):25 Leo 54

Chiron:19 Aries 26 Rx
Ceres:22 Libra 30
Pallas:22 Virgo 17
Juno:06 Leo 15
Vesta:24 Gemini 59

Eris:25 Aries 09 Rx

Fire:7
Earth:7
Air:3
Water:2
Cardinal:8
Fixed:5
Mutable:6

Northeastern Hemisphere

This local time is in Frankfurt, Germany, Europe

August 27, 2023
02:00 pm GMT 4:00 PM CEST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:04 Virgo 03
Moon:14 Capricorn 54
Mercury:21 Virgo 10 Rx
Venus:13 Leo 19 Rx
Mars:00 Libra 01
Jupiter:15 Taurus 29
Saturn:03 Pisces 49 Rx
Uranus:23 Taurus 04
Neptune:26 Pisces 53 Rx
Pluto:28 Capricorn 20 Rx

True Lunar Node:26 Aries 18 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:27 Aries 34 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):25 Leo 52

Chiron:19 Aries 27 Rx
Ceres:22 Libra 23
Pallas:22 Virgo 09
Juno:06 Leo 06
Vesta:24 Gemini 53

Eris:25 Aries 09 Rx

Fire:7
Earth:7
Air:3
Water:2
Cardinal:8
Fixed:5
Mutable:6

Weekly Horoscope Sunday, August 27 to Saturday, September 2, 2023

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All Signs

Each Mercury retrograde is in a different sign, so it affects us differently. Some people glide through one, while others are white knuckling it all the way. (This is a vicious one for me.) Mercury will be retrograde until Sept. 15; so, if you’re buying cars, trucks, computers or cell phones, be smart and wait until the shadow is over on Oct. 1. (I’m waiting until then to buy a laptop.) Meanwhile, the Sun is now in Virgo, which means we all want to pull our act together, get organized, eat healthier, drink less booze and exercise. (At least, jog for 10 seconds in front of the fridge.) Ah yes, amateurs only gain weight in the holidays. Professionals gain weight the entire year.

Aries (March 21-April 19)

You have that back-to-school feeling that you have to buckle down, get to work and get organized. “I’m on it!” As I mentioned in All Signs above, you will also be eager to improve your health. When it comes to improving ourselves, it’s generally easier to stop a bad habit then to begin a new healthy one. But maybe you can do both? Venus promises social diversions and fun times, especially with romantic dates or playful activities with kids. However, while Mars is opposite your sign, it’s easy to get annoyed with others, which means patience will be your best friend. Continue to look for ways to boost your income because you can do this!

Taurus (April 20-May 20)

The next several weeks will be easier for you because the Sun will be in your fellow Earth sign, which is a supporting energy. Whatever you do will flow nicely. You will also be more motivated to do something. Having said that, this same window of time is all about play, fun diversions, exploring the arts, the entertainment world and taking a vacation. In other words, work comes second. Keep an eye out for old flames who will be back in the picture. (Something to keep you on your toes?) Basically, your “work hard, party hard” theme continues for the next few weeks. You will also redecorate at home and enjoy entertaining so that you can show off your ingenious efforts.

Gemini (May 21-June 20)

The next few weeks are about home, family and your private life. Many will be involved with a parent. You might have relatives you haven’t seen for a while camped on your doorstep. (Hand them a paintbrush or broom.) Your communication skills are excellent now and will continue for several weeks because fair Venus is in your House of Communications, which will sweeten and soften your words. You’ll be the epitome of tact and diplomacy! Actually, it will be easy because another influence of Venus will make you realize how much affection and beauty there is in your daily world. What a blessing! Meanwhile, competitive sports and fun outings still appeal.

Cancer (June 21-July 22)

For the next few weeks, the pace of your days will accelerate because you suddenly have short trips to take, appointments, errands to run, plus, people to see as you spend more time with siblings, relatives and neighbours. Your dance card is full! Mercury retrograde will continue to stir up goofy mistakes, transportation delays and mixed-up communications and conversations with others. But you can handle this. Many of you will also encounter past acquaintances, which will be interesting because it’s fun to trade lies and talk about the good old days. Meanwhile, you continue to deal with some kind of chaos or increased activity at home. Cope as best you can.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)

Money, money, money is on your mind. (Many of you blew a wad during “Celebrate Leo!” season.) Plus, cheques were late in the mail, problems with credit cards, plus delayed business deals due to Mercury retrograde. Oy! Naturally, with Venus in your sign, you will handle all this with grace. In fact, Venus will make it easy to make peace with others and enjoy good times with friends. (Note this is also a great time for a vacation and to shop for wardrobe goodies.) Meanwhile, Mars is in your House of Communications boosting your mental energy, stimulating the tempo of your everyday life, and making you identify strongly with your ideas and opinions. Look out world!

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)

The Sun is now in your sign until Sept. 23. This means it’s all about you, dear Virgo! Once a year, the Sun is in your sign for four weeks and when that happens, it’s your turn to recharge your batteries for the rest of year. You will be more concerned with personal matters. You’ll feel a strong need to express yourself. You will more easily attract people and favourable situations to you; and you will make a great impression on everyone! Secret love affairs might be happening, which is not surprising because this year is a stressful time for marriage and partnerships for your sign. Nevertheless, don’t risk a solid, long-term relationship for a mere bonbon. Think of your long-range goals.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)

For the next few weeks, the Sun is hiding in your chart before it enters your sign on Sept. 23. This means that likewise, you will be happy to play things low-key and stay in the background. Nevertheless, with fiery Mars in your sign, by no means, will you be a wallflower! Oh no. Mars in your sign (something that happens only once every two years for six weeks) will make you work hard to further your own interests, and also to assert yourself among others! You’ll be much more of a fighter for your own rights than usual. Plus, your physical energy will be high. Meanwhile, old friends are back in your world, promising fun get-togethers.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)

The next several weeks are popular for you! You’ll enjoy hanging out with friends, plus being involved more with groups and organizations. Many of you will also be in contact with friends from your past. This will also be a lovely time to think about your long-range goals. It so happens that you make an excellent impression on bosses, parents, teachers and the police right now. If you ask for advice or assistance, it will be forthcoming. In fact, bosses might admire you to the point that a flirtation might take place? Meanwhile, keep in mind that this year is a wonderful time for partnerships and marriage. Singles should be open to meeting new people.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)

Ta da! This is the only time all year when the Sun sits at the top of your chart for four weeks, casting you in a flattering spotlight. Garbo was right, “Good lighting is everything.” You look super competent to authority figures even if you don’t do anything special, which means this is the perfect opportunity for you to demand the advantage, ask for a raise, seek out a promotion – whatever. (It doesn’t hurt to ask.) Meanwhile, opportunities to travel for pleasure still exist – something dear to your heart. Plus, competitive sports and physical activities are also in the picture for most of you. Remember: This is the year for you to improve your job or get a better one.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)

Your desire to travel, read, study and learn more will be strong in the next four weeks because you feel the need to expand your horizons. Travel is the obvious choice; but if you can’t travel, then be a tourist in your own city! You can also put out energy to study and learn more because this will stimulate you. And that’s what you want. Stimulation and adventure! Once every two years, Mars is high in your chart, arousing your ambition, and that’s happening right now. Meanwhile, it’s also easy for you to raise money or get a loan or mortgage. Looks good! (Privately, romantic passion is affectionate and memorable!)

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)

You have your eye on the resources and wealth of your partner, inheritances, the government, credit cards or an institution that holds your debt. Perfect! This is an excellent time to wrap up old business with these areas because of Mercury retrograde. On the other hand, initiating new business for example will drag slowly or be delayed because of Mercury retrograde. Meanwhile, the opportunity to travel totally appeals because your sense of adventure is strong now. You want to go places and have fun! With Venus opposite your sign, relations with partners and close friends are excellent. Perfect time to enjoy life with a travel buddy! Continue to look for ways to improve home and family.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)

This is the only time all year when the Sun sits opposite your sign for four weeks. Because this means it is as far away from you as it can get all year (in your chart), and the Sun is your source of energy, your energy will be flagging somewhat and you will need more sleep. Go to bed. Aside from that, relations with coworkers couldn’t be better! People will be supportive and helpful to you. Admittedly, disputes about shared property or debt might occur now. You might disagree with a partner about how to manage money or spend funds. Fortunately, with Jupiter in your House of Communications this year, it’s easy for you to be upbeat and happy! A blessing!

Goddesses and Gods – Irish Celtic – Aine and Lugh – God of Justice and Oaths and Master of Crafts

Picture by Judith Shawart

Áine – Goddess of Love, Summer and Wealth

As the goddess of summer and wealth, Áine represents the abundance that the land has to offer during its most plentiful season.

Good, fruitful harvests were required to provide for the people and animals, therefore much emphasis was placed on gods and goddesses that represent fertility, such as Áine.

The goddess Áine is strongly associated with the feast of midsummer and the summer sun. She too, like the Morrigan is thought to have the ability to shapeshift and is represented by a red mare, known for its speed.

Áine is sometimes referred to as the Irish goddess of Love or as the Faery Queen.

There are several stories that connect Áine to rape, including one where she bites off the ear of the King of Munster after an unconsented encounter. By disfiguring him, the Celtic goddess of love made him ineligible to be king (only flawless, unmarred men could rule)  and so he was removed from his throne.

In another story of rape, Áine exacted revenge by turned her offender, Gerald, Earl of Desmond into a goose.

The Hill of Knockainy (or Cnoc Áine) in County Limerick was an important site, where ritual blessings to this Irish goddess were carried out.  Offerings to Áine have also been made at Lough Gur in County Limerick.

Lugh – God of Justice and Oaths and Master of Crafts

The god Lugh, (also spelled Lug or Luga) is one of the most notable of all the Irish deities and equates to the pan-Celtic god of Lugus.

Lugh was the god associated with justice and held power over oaths and law. He was also connected with rightfulness, especially in terms of kingship.

He was king of the glorified race of the Tuatha dé Danann, who were known for their superior skills and knowledge, particularly on the battlefield. The inscriptions on some early texts suggest that the Tuath dé Danann were deities, while others allude more to them having magical powers, including shapeshifting.

Lugh was a master craftsman and skilled warrior, known for his ability to throw a spear a very long distance and hence his other name Lugh Lámhfhada. This name means Lugh of the long arm in Irish.

He is believed to have led the Tuatha dé Danann to victory over the invading army of Fomorians as depicted in the Battle of Mag Tuired.

It is said that Lugh initiated a special games event, known as the Tailteann Games or Assembly of Tailti that focused on horse racing and martial arts that ran over the last two weeks in July and culminated with the start of the harvest celebration of Lughnasadh on 1 August. It is said that the games were founded in memory of Lugh’s foster mother Tailtiu, who was also thought to be a goddess.

Legend states that Lugh was also a bit of a trickster and is sometimes known as the Celtic god of mischief.

Lugh is thought to have been the father of demi god and famous Irish warrior, Cú Chulainn.

Are Celtic gods immortal? Seemingly not all of them, Lugh is said to have been speared and drowned in Loch Lugborta (or Loch Lugh) in County Westmeath, by the sons of Cermait after he killed their father.

Both the gods of Lugh and the Dagda are supposedly buried in the sacred center of the island of Ireland, Uisneach.

August 26, 2023 Current Moon Phase and Northern Hemisphere’s Planetary Positions

Current Moon Phase

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

From MoonGiant.com

The Moon’s current phase for today and tonight is a Waxing Gibbous phase. Visible through most of the night sky setting a few hours before sunrise. This phase is when the moon is more than 50% illuminated but not yet a Full Moon. The phase lasts about 7 days with the moon becoming more illuminated each day until the Full Moon. This upcoming Full Moon will be the second of August 2023 known as a Blue Moon.

During a Waxing Gibbous the moon rises in the east in mid-afternoon and is high in the eastern sky at sunset. The word Gibbous first appeared in the 14th century and has its roots in the Latin word “gibbosus” meaning humpbacked.

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

Today’s Waxing Gibbous Phase

The Waxing Gibbous on August 26 has an illumination of 72%. 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 August 26 the Moon is 9.55 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 Gibbous
Illumination: 72%
Moon Age: 9.55 days
Moon Angle: 0.54
Moon Distance: 371,595.67 km
Sun Angle: 0.53
Sun Distance: 151,167,495.54 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.

Northern Hemisphere’s Planetary Positions

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 

Northwestern Hemisphere

This local time is in Los Angeles, California, USA

August 26, 2023
11:00 pm GMT 4:00PM PDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:03 Virgo 27
Moon:05 Capricorn 52
Mercury:21 Virgo 23 Rx
Venus:13 Leo 31 Rx
Mars:29 Virgo 37
Jupiter:15 Taurus 28
Saturn:03 Pisces 52 Rx
Uranus:23 Taurus 04
Neptune:26 Pisces 54 Rx
Pluto:28 Capricorn 20 Rx

True Lunar Node:26 Aries 21 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:27 Aries 36 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):25 Leo 48

Chiron:19 Aries 28 Rx
Ceres:22 Libra 09
Pallas:21 Virgo 51
Juno:05 Leo 47
Vesta:24 Gemini 41

Eris:25 Aries 09 Rx

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

Northern Hemisphere

This local time is in Chicago, Illinois, USA

August 26, 2023
09:00 pm GMT 4:00 PM CDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:03 Virgo 22
Moon:04 Capricorn 41
Mercury:21 Virgo 24 Rx
Venus:13 Leo 33 Rx
Mars:29 Virgo 34
Jupiter:15 Taurus 27
Saturn:03 Pisces 52 Rx
Uranus:23 Taurus 04
Neptune:26 Pisces 54 Rx
Pluto:28 Capricorn 20 Rx

True Lunar Node:26 Aries 21 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:27 Aries 36 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):25 Leo 48

Chiron:19 Aries 28 Rx
Ceres:22 Libra 07
Pallas:21 Virgo 49
Juno:05 Leo 44
Vesta:24 Gemini 39

Eris:25 Aries 09 Rx

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

Northeastern Hemisphere

This local time is in Frankfurt, Germany, Europe

26 August 2023
02:00 pm GMT 4:00 PM CEST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:03 Virgo 06
Moon:00 Capricorn 32
Mercury:21 Virgo 29 Rx
Venus:13 Leo 38 Rx
Mars:29 Virgo 23
Jupiter:15 Taurus 27
Saturn:03 Pisces 54 Rx
Uranus:23 Taurus 04
Neptune:26 Pisces 54 Rx
Pluto:28 Capricorn 21 Rx

True Lunar Node:26 Aries 23 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:27 Aries 37 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):25 Leo 46

Chiron:19 Aries 29 Rx
Ceres:22 Libra 00
Pallas:21 Virgo 41
Juno:05 Leo 35
Vesta:24 Gemini 34

Eris:25 Aries 09 Rx

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

A Thought for Today

Make your weekend shine with smile and happiness!

August 25, 2023 Current Moon Phase and Northern Hemisphere’s Planetary Positions

Current Moon Phase

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

From MoonGiant.com

The Moon’s current phase for today and tonight is a Waxing Gibbous phase. Visible through most of the night sky setting a few hours before sunrise. This phase is when the moon is more than 50% illuminated but not yet a Full Moon. The phase lasts about 7 days with the moon becoming more illuminated each day until the Full Moon. This upcoming Full Moon will be the second of August 2023 known as a Blue Moon.

During a Waxing Gibbous the moon rises in the east in mid-afternoon and is high in the eastern sky at sunset. The word Gibbous first appeared in the 14th century and has its roots in the Latin word “gibbosus” meaning humpbacked.

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

Today’s Waxing Gibbous Phase

The Waxing Gibbous on August 25 has an illumination of 62%. 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 August 25 the Moon is 8.5 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 Gibbous
Illumination: 62%
Moon Age: 8.50 days
Moon Angle: 0.53
Moon Distance: 375,890.89 km
Sun Angle: 0.53
Sun Distance: 151,200,419.62 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.

Northern Hemisphere’s Planetary Positions

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 

Northwestern Hemisphere

This local time is in Los Angeles, California, USA

August 25, 2023
11:00 pm GMT 4:00 PM PDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:02 Virgo 29
Moon:21 Sagittarius 48
Mercury:21 Virgo 38 Rx
Venus:13 Leo 51 Rx
Mars:28 Virgo 59
Jupiter:15 Taurus 26
Saturn:03 Pisces 56 Rx
Uranus:23 Taurus 04
Neptune:26 Pisces 55 Rx
Pluto:28 Capricorn 21 Rx

True Lunar Node:26 Aries 25 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:27 Aries 39 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):25 Leo 41

Chiron:19 Aries 30 Rx
Ceres:21 Libra 45
Pallas:21 Virgo 24
Juno:05 Leo 16
Vesta:24 Gemini 22

Eris:25 Aries 09 Rx

Fire:8
Earth:7
Air:2
Water:2
Cardinal:6
Fixed:5
Mutable:8

Northern Hemisphere

This local time is in Chicago, Illinois, USA

August 25, 2023
09:00 pm GMT 4:00 PM CDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:02 Virgo 25
Moon:20 Sagittarius 39
Mercury:21 Virgo 39 Rx
Venus:13 Leo 53 Rx
Mars:28 Virgo 55
Jupiter:15 Taurus 26
Saturn:03 Pisces 57 Rx
Uranus:23 Taurus 04
Neptune:26 Pisces 55 Rx
Pluto:28 Capricorn 22 Rx

True Lunar Node:26 Aries 25 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:27 Aries 40 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):25 Leo 41

Chiron:19 Aries 30 Rx
Ceres:21 Libra 43
Pallas:21 Virgo 22
Juno:05 Leo 13
Vesta:24 Gemini 20

Eris:25 Aries 09 Rx

Fire:8
Earth:7
Air:2
Water:2
Cardinal:6
Fixed:5
Mutable:8

Northeastern Hemisphere

This local time is in Frankfurt, Germany, Europe

25 August 2023
02:00 pm GMT 4:00 PM CEST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:02 Virgo 08
Moon:16 Sagittarius 39
Mercury:21 Virgo 42 Rx
Venus:14 Leo 00 Rx
Mars:28 Virgo 44
Jupiter:15 Taurus 25
Saturn:03 Pisces 58 Rx
Uranus:23 Taurus 04
Neptune:26 Pisces 56 Rx
Pluto:28 Capricorn 22 Rx

True Lunar Node:26 Aries 26 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:27 Aries 41 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):25 Leo 39

Chiron:19 Aries 30 Rx
Ceres:21 Libra 36
Pallas:21 Virgo 13
Juno:05 Leo 04
Vesta:24 Gemini 14

Eris:25 Aries 10 Rx

Fire:8
Earth:7
Air:2
Water:2
Cardinal:6
Fixed:5
Mutable:8

A Thought for Today

“We need the tonic of wildness…At the same time that we are earnest to explore and learn all things, we require that all things be mysterious and unexplorable, that land and sea be indefinitely wild, unsurveyed and unfathomed by us because unfathomable. We can never have enough of nature.”

From Ten Inspiring Quotes From Henry David Thoreau’s Walden

I Am sorry I wasn’t on yesterday but I wasn’t feeling very good. Today I am a little better but in a mental and emotion  turmoil over something happening in one of my children’s lives so I will do posts I feel comfortable with, with the energy I have rolling around inside and out.

August 24, 2023 Current Moon Phase and Northern Hemisphere’s Planetary Positions

Current Moon Phase

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

From MoonGiant.com

The Moon’s current phase for today and tonight is a First Quarter phase. This phase occurs roughly 7 days after the New Moon when the moon is one quarter of the way through its orbit around the earth. Exactly half the moon will be illuminated and half dark. On the day of the First Quarter phase the moon is high overhead at sunset and is visible until mid-night when it sets in the west. The First Quarter phase is a one-day event and in the following days enters a Waxing Gibbous phase becoming more illuminated each day until the Full Moon.

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

Today’s First Quarter Phase

The First Quarter on August 24 has an illumination of 51%. 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 August 24 the Moon is 7.48 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: First Quarter
Illumination: 51%
Moon Age: 7.48 days
Moon Angle: 0.52
Moon Distance: 380,598.01 km
Sun Angle: 0.53
Sun Distance: 151,232,872.57 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.

Northern Hemisphere’s Planetary Positions

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 

Northwestern Hemisphere

This local time is in Los Angeles, California, USA

August 24, 2023
11:00 pm GMT 4:00 PM PDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:01 Virgo 32
Moon:08 Sagittarius 12
Mercury:21 Virgo 48 Rx
Venus:14 Leo 14 Rx
Mars:28 Virgo 20
Jupiter:15 Taurus 24
Saturn:04 Pisces 01 Rx
Uranus:23 Taurus 04
Neptune:26 Pisces 57 Rx
Pluto:28 Capricorn 23 Rx

True Lunar Node:26 Aries 27 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:27 Aries 43 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):25 Leo 35

Chiron:19 Aries 31 Rx
Ceres:21 Libra 22
Pallas:20 Virgo 56
Juno:04 Leo 45
Vesta:24 Gemini 02

Eris:25 Aries 10 Rx

Fire:8
Earth:7
Air:2
Water:2
Cardinal:6
Fixed:5
Mutable:8

Northern Hemisphere

This local time is in Chicago, Illinois, USA

August 24, 2023
09:00 pm GMT 4:00 PM CDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:01 Virgo 27
Moon:07 Sagittarius 06
Mercury:21 Virgo 48 Rx
Venus:14 Leo 16 Rx
Mars:28 Virgo 17
Jupiter:15 Taurus 24
Saturn:04 Pisces 01 Rx
Uranus:23 Taurus 04
Neptune:26 Pisces 57 Rx
Pluto:28 Capricorn 23 Rx

True Lunar Node:26 Aries 27 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:27 Aries 43 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):25 Leo 34

Chiron:19 Aries 31 Rx
Ceres:21 Libra 20
Pallas:20 Virgo 54
Juno:04 Leo 43
Vesta:24 Gemini 01

Eris:25 Aries 10 Rx

Fire:8
Earth:7
Air:2
Water:2
Cardinal:6
Fixed:5
Mutable:8

Northeastern Hemisphere

This local time is in Frankfurt, Germany, Europe

24 August 2023
02:00 pm GMT 4:00 PM CEST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:01 Virgo 10
Moon:03 Sagittarius 13
Mercury:21 Virgo 50 Rx
Venus:14 Leo 23 Rx
Mars:28 Virgo 06
Jupiter:15 Taurus 23
Saturn:04 Pisces 03 Rx
Uranus:23 Taurus 04
Neptune:26 Pisces 57 Rx
Pluto:28 Capricorn 23 Rx

True Lunar Node:26 Aries 27 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:27 Aries 44 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):25 Leo 32

Chiron:19 Aries 32 Rx
Ceres:21 Libra 13
Pallas:20 Virgo 46
Juno:04 Leo 34
Vesta:23 Gemini 55

Eris:25 Aries 10 Rx

Fire:8
Earth:7
Air:2
Water:2
Cardinal:6
Fixed:5
Mutable:8

Some of the Witchcraft/Magickal Correspondence for Wednesday

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Wednesday from angelfire.com

Wednesday/Mercury

wisdom, healing, communication, intelligence, memory, education, correspondence, phone calls, computers, messages, students, merchants, editing, writing, advertising, signing contracts, sibling, neighbors, kin, accounting, clerks, critics, music, editors, journalists, visual arts, hiring employees, learning languages, placing ads, visiting friends, legal appointments, astrology

The day of Woden, whose name is also pronounced Odin, a Norse God of poetry, resourcefulness and all things mystical. Attune with these energies this day and you find Odin’s power will be with you.

Mercury

Rituals: Career

Element: Air

Colour: Orange

Number: 0

Wednesday from whitewitchgrimoire.com

Planet: Mercury
Colors: The Color Purple ….you sho is ugly (if you get that movie reference, you are my new bff and henceforth must send me good vibes. I do not make these rules, but I live by them)

Wednesday is just a lucky day. When doing money work, I love to do it on a Wednesday. I enchanted my own website using geomantic glyphs during a waxing moon on a what? A Wednesday. Acquisitio and Conjunctio. Mercury is a quick little dude with those wings on his shoes. Travel, luck, focus, communication are all good on a Wednesday. I also like to divine with cards and charms on this day and have heard it’s also great for runes. Another thing about this day and an interesting note is that if you are doing any kind of spell to distract, hide or mislead, this is the day for such fuckery. Mercury is a sneaky little dude. Play the lottery or lay some tricks. See what happens. I don’t judge and most likely wanna hear all about these things anyway. Great day to say what the f**k you really mean.

August 23, 2023 Current Moon Phase and Northern Hemisphere’s Planetary Positions

Current Moon Phase

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

From MoonGiant.com

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

Today’s Waxing Crescent Phase

The Waxing Crescent on August 23 has an illumination of 41%. 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 August 23 the Moon is 6.5 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: 41%
Moon Age: 6.50 days
Moon Angle: 0.52
Moon Distance: 385,439.39 km
Sun Angle: 0.53
Sun Distance: 151,264,845.40 km

Useful Moon Resources

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

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

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.

Northern Hemisphere’s Planetary Positions

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 

Northwestern Hemisphere

This local time is in Los Angeles, California, USA

August 23, 2023
11:00 pm GMT 4:00 PM PDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:00 Virgo 34
Moon:25 Scorpio 03
Mercury:21 Virgo 51 Rx
Venus:14 Leo 39 Rx
Mars:27 Virgo 42
Jupiter:15 Taurus 22
Saturn:04 Pisces 05 Rx
Uranus:23 Taurus 04
Neptune:26 Pisces 58 Rx
Pluto:28 Capricorn 24 Rx

True Lunar Node:26 Aries 27
Mean Lunar Node:27 Aries 46 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):25 Leo 28

Chiron:19 Aries 33 Rx
Ceres:20 Libra 58
Pallas:20 Virgo 29
Juno:04 Leo 14
Vesta:23 Gemini 43

Eris:25 Aries 10 Rx

Fire:7
Earth:7
Air:2
Water:3
Cardinal:6
Fixed:6
Mutable:7

Northern Hemisphere

This local time is in Chicago, Illinois, USA

August 23, 2023
09:00 pm GMT 4:00 PM CDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:00 Virgo 29
Moon:23 Scorpio 58
Mercury:21 Virgo 51 Rx
Venus:14 Leo 41 Rx
Mars:27 Virgo 39
Jupiter:15 Taurus 21
Saturn:04 Pisces 06 Rx
Uranus:23 Taurus 04
Neptune:26 Pisces 58 Rx
Pluto:28 Capricorn 24 Rx

True Lunar Node:26 Aries 27
Mean Lunar Node:27 Aries 46 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):25 Leo 27

Chiron:19 Aries 33 Rx
Ceres:20 Libra 56
Pallas:20 Virgo 26
Juno:04 Leo 12
Vesta:23 Gemini 41

Eris:25 Aries 10 Rx

Fire:7
Earth:7
Air:2
Water:3
Cardinal:6
Fixed:6
Mutable:7

Northeastern Hemisphere

This local time is in Frankfurt, Germany, Europe

23 August 2023
02:00 pm GMT 4:00 PM CEST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:00 Virgo 12
Moon:20 Scorpio 13
Mercury:21 Virgo 51
Venus:14 Leo 49 Rx
Mars:27 Virgo 28
Jupiter:15 Taurus 21
Saturn:04 Pisces 07 Rx
Uranus:23 Taurus 04
Neptune:26 Pisces 59 Rx
Pluto:28 Capricorn 24 Rx

True Lunar Node:26 Aries 26
Mean Lunar Node:27 Aries 47 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):25 Leo 25

Chiron:19 Aries 33 Rx
Ceres:20 Libra 50
Pallas:20 Virgo 18
Juno:04 Leo 03
Vesta:23 Gemini 35

Eris:25 Aries 10 Rx

Fire:7
Earth:7
Air:2
Water:3
Cardinal:6
Fixed:6
Mutable:7

Angel Number 2323 – Spiritual Meaning and Symbolism

Angel Number 2323 – Spiritual Meaning and Symbolism

Do you ever find a certain number or series of numbers popping up in your life again and again? Many become intrigued when they notice this happening, especially if the same pattern of numbers keeps appearing.

Could it be more than mere coincidence? Could the guardian angels be attempting to communicate with you through numerology?

Angel Number 2323 is an auspicious sign pointing to major spiritual evolution and transformation! What could Angel Number 2323 mean for your life today?

Read on to discover the spiritual meanings behind this powerful sequence – its secret symbolism may surprise you.

Hello and Merry Meet, Good Morning/Afternoon/Evening WOTC Family and Friends! A Thought for Today

August 22, 2023 Current Moon Phase and Northern Hemisphere’s Planetary Positions

Current Moon Phase

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

From MoonGiant.com

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

Today’s Waxing Crescent Phase

The Waxing Crescent on August 22 has an illumination of 31%. 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 August 22 the Moon is 5.54 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: 31%
Moon Age: 5.54 days
Moon Angle: 0.51
Moon Distance: 390,150.84 km
Sun Angle: 0.53
Sun Distance: 151,296,329.27 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.

Northern Hemisphere’s Planetary Positions

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 

Northwestern Hemisphere

This local time is in Los Angeles, California, USA

August 22, 2023
11:00 pm GMT 4:00 PM PDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:29 Leo 36
Moon:12 Scorpio 17
Mercury:21 Virgo 49
Venus:15 Leo 05 Rx
Mars:27 Virgo 04
Jupiter:15 Taurus 19
Saturn:04 Pisces 10 Rx
Uranus:23 Taurus 04
Neptune:27 Pisces 00 Rx
Pluto:28 Capricorn 25 Rx

True Lunar Node:26 Aries 26
Mean Lunar Node:27 Aries 49 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):25 Leo 21

Chiron:19 Aries 34 Rx
Ceres:20 Libra 35
Pallas:20 Virgo 01
Juno:03 Leo 43
Vesta:23 Gemini 23

Eris:25 Aries 10 Rx

Fire:8
Earth:6
Air:2
Water:3
Cardinal:6
Fixed:7
Mutable:6

Northern Hemisphere

This local time is in Chicago, Illinois, USA

August 22, 2023
09:00 pm GMT 4:00 PM CDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:29 Leo 31
Moon:11 Scorpio 14
Mercury:21 Virgo 49
Venus:15 Leo 08 Rx
Mars:27 Virgo 01
Jupiter:15 Taurus 19
Saturn:04 Pisces 10 Rx
Uranus:23 Taurus 04
Neptune:27 Pisces 00 Rx
Pluto:28 Capricorn 25 Rx

True Lunar Node:26 Aries 26
Mean Lunar Node:27 Aries 49 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):25 Leo 21

Chiron:19 Aries 34 Rx
Ceres:20 Libra 33
Pallas:19 Virgo 59
Juno:03 Leo 41
Vesta:23 Gemini 21

Eris:25 Aries 10 Rx

Fire:8
Earth:6
Air:2
Water:3
Cardinal:6
Fixed:7
Mutable:6

Northeastern Hemisphere

This local time is in Frankfurt, Germany, Europe

22 August 2023
02:00 pm GMT 4:00 PM CEST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:29 Leo 14
Moon:07 Scorpio 34
Mercury:21 Virgo 47
Venus:15 Leo 16 Rx
Mars:26 Virgo 49
Jupiter:15 Taurus 18
Saturn:04 Pisces 12 Rx
Uranus:23 Taurus 03
Neptune:27 Pisces 00 Rx
Pluto:28 Capricorn 25 Rx

True Lunar Node:26 Aries 26
Mean Lunar Node:27 Aries 50 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):25 Leo 19

Chiron:19 Aries 35 Rx
Ceres:20 Libra 26
Pallas:19 Virgo 51
Juno:03 Leo 32
Vesta:23 Gemini 15

Eris:25 Aries 10 Rx

Fire:8
Earth:6
Air:2
Water:3
Cardinal:6
Fixed:7
Mutable:6

Some Humor for Your Day

I am sorry there are only a couple of the daily posts and tomorrow will be done tomorrow. I was up over 24 hours between yesterdays and this morning when I finally could fall asleep at almost 8 AM CDT I slept until about an hour ago. With the heat index going to be over 100 F most of this week I am going to try to make sure the daily and birthday horoscopes along with the current moon phase and northern hemisphere’s planetary positions get up for each day. As for the rest of the regular daily posts it’s anybody’s guess that my computer won’t act up because of brown outs. I will be checking all emails tomorrow along with sending out lessons to any of my apprentices that are waiting for one.

If you live in an area that is affected by this current heat wave, try to stay cool, drink plenty of non-carbonate and caffeine free fluids. Check on elderly family and neighbors to make sure they are all right.

August 21, 2023 Current Moon Phase and Northern Hemisphere’s Planetary Positions

Current Moon Phase

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

From MoonGiant.com

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

Today’s Waxing Crescent Phase

The Waxing Crescent on August 21 has an illumination of 22%. 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 August 21 the Moon is 4.6 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: 22%
Moon Age: 4.60 days
Moon Angle: 0.50
Moon Distance: 394,498.46 km
Sun Angle: 0.53
Sun Distance: 151,327,315.46 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.

Northern Hemisphere’s Planetary Positions

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 

Northwestern Hemisphere

This local time is in Los Angeles, California, USA

August 21, 2023
11:00 pm GMT 4:00 PM PDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:28 Leo 38
Moon:29 Libra 49
Mercury:21 Virgo 41
Venus:15 Leo 34 Rx
Mars:26 Virgo 26
Jupiter:15 Taurus 17
Saturn:04 Pisces 15 Rx
Uranus:23 Taurus 03
Neptune:27 Pisces 01 Rx
Pluto:28 Capricorn 26 Rx

True Lunar Node:26 Aries 25
Mean Lunar Node:27 Aries 52 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):25 Leo 15

Chiron:19 Aries 36 Rx
Ceres:20 Libra 12
Pallas:19 Virgo 33
Juno:03 Leo 12
Vesta:23 Gemini 03

Eris:25 Aries 11 Rx

Fire:8
Earth:6
Air:3
Water:2
Cardinal:7
Fixed:6
Mutable:6

Northern Hemisphere

This local time is in Chicago, Illinois, USA

August 21, 2023
09:00 pm GMT 4:00 PM CDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:28 Leo 33
Moon:28 Libra 47
Mercury:21 Virgo 41
Venus:15 Leo 37 Rx
Mars:26 Virgo 22
Jupiter:15 Taurus 16
Saturn:04 Pisces 15 Rx
Uranus:23 Taurus 03
Neptune:27 Pisces 01 Rx
Pluto:28 Capricorn 26 Rx

True Lunar Node:26 Aries 25
Mean Lunar Node:27 Aries 52 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):25 Leo 14

Chiron:19 Aries 36 Rx
Ceres:20 Libra 10
Pallas:19 Virgo 31
Juno:03 Leo 10
Vesta:23 Gemini 01

Eris:25 Aries 11 Rx

Fire:8
Earth:6
Air:3
Water:2
Cardinal:7
Fixed:6
Mutable:6

Northeastern Hemisphere

This local time is in Frankfurt, Germany, Europe

21 August 2023
02:00 pm GMT 4:00 PM CEST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:28 Leo 16
Moon:25 Libra 12
Mercury:21 Virgo 37
Venus:15 Leo 45 Rx
Mars:26 Virgo 11
Jupiter:15 Taurus 16
Saturn:04 Pisces 16 Rx
Uranus:23 Taurus 03
Neptune:27 Pisces 02 Rx
Pluto:28 Capricorn 27 Rx

True Lunar Node:26 Aries 25 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:27 Aries 53 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):25 Leo 12

Chiron:19 Aries 36 Rx
Ceres:20 Libra 03
Pallas:19 Virgo 23
Juno:03 Leo 01
Vesta:22 Gemini 56

Eris:25 Aries 11 Rx

Fire:8
Earth:6
Air:3
Water:2
Cardinal:7
Fixed:6
Mutable:6

Weekly Horoscope Sunday, August 20 to Saturday, August 26, 2023

Click here to read Georgia Nicols Daily and Weekly Horoscopes

All Signs

Everything has a chart — not just people — because a chart is based on date, time of day and longitude and latitude. (Hold that thought.) This week Mercury retrograde begins! Mercury has domain over everything that MOVES FORWARD like ground transportation, words and ideas. So, if you buy a car, computer or phone during Mercury retrograde, it will have Mercury retrograde in its chart, which means it might have glitches or delays. (It’s okay to buy most things if you watch out for errors in paperwork and communications.) Mercury is retrograde from Aug.23 – Sept. 15; but if buying expensive items, avoid doing so from Aug. 10 – Sept.30. Fortunately, Mercury retrograde helps us to finish old business, research history and be introspective. (Of course, a brain is only as strong as its weakest think.)

Aries (March 21-April 19)

You’re busting your buns to work hard; however, Mercury retrograde might interfere. It could create delays, late deliveries, confused communications with coworkers, lost paperwork and silly errors. On the upside, this is an excellent time to finish old work connected with your job. It’s also an excellent time to finish medical procedures. Nevertheless, your primary focus this week is to enjoy vacations, fun outings, romantic dates, playful activities with kids and sports events. It’s a wonderful time to express your creative talents through art, handicrafts and whatever you like to create with your hands. Stay chill at the beginning of the week because this week gets better and better.

Taurus (April 20-May 20)

Many of you are encountering or hearing about old flames from your past, which is sometimes exciting and thrilling, but sometimes not so much. Nevertheless, you’re in a playful mood! In fact, you have lots of energy for competitive sports and physical activities. However, everything to do with sports, the entertainment world, the hospitality industry, fun socializing and dealing with kids is also where you might experience delays and confused communications. Double check all reservations. Meanwhile, your focus continues to be on home, family and your private world. Many of you are involved more than usual with a parent.

Gemini (May 21-June 20)

Very likely, you have family members camped out on your doorstep, eating out of your fridge. Hopefully they will cook and clean. This is also an excellent time to tackle home repairs that you might have been avoiding. Under the influence of Mercury retrograde, these repairs will flow smoothly and quickly. Meanwhile, you are basically upbeat! In fact, your communications with others are warm, friendly, diplomatic and charming. Everyone loves you! In turn, this makes you feel so good that your appreciation of life is heightened, including your appreciation of the beauty of your daily surroundings. (Go figure.) Be patient with the chaos at home. Everything in life is temporary.

Cancer (June 21-July 22)

More than most, you will feel this Mercury retrograde because it’s taking place in your chart where Mercury “lives” (for want of a better word). That’s why this is the classic time for you to face transportation delays and breakdowns of cars and trucks or bikes. You will very likely encounter people from your past that you haven’t seen for a while – siblings, relatives and neighbours. Almost certainly, you will run late or miss appointments and suffer from delays in the mail. Cheques will be late. But on the upside, it can be fun running into people you have history with. And this is an excellent time to finish studies, finish writing projects or finish that book – or thesis. (Major groan.)

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)

Leos will experience delays to their financial scene, which includes salary payments, cheques in the mail being late and that sort of thing. Grrr. Naturally, this is a drag. (Money is so handy when you want to buy frills like food.) On the upside, many of you will wrap up financial matters or seal the deal, especially to do with your income. You’re working hard now to earn money, and many of you are spending it freely as well. This is a great time to buy wardrobe items, especially vintage clothing. Things tend to go your way now because the Sun is still in your sign along with fair Venus, which makes everyone want to be in your company. (Your bathroom mirror is covered in kisses.)

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)

You will feel this Mercury retrograde for two reasons: Mercury is your ruler; and this particular Mercury retrograde is in Virgo. (Yikes!) This is why you’re running into old friends, partners and ex-spouses. Mars in your sign right now makes you proactive, direct and ready to make a first move. This might surprise some of your old acquaintances. Furthermore, because Mercury is retrograde in your sign, this will make you less inclined to “overthink” things. Ironically, you might act more decisively. (Who knew?) Your desire to travel and expand your world continues to be strong. Expect opportunities to do so. Likewise, opportunities in publishing, the media, medicine and the law also exist. Stay tuned!

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)

This is an intriguing time because behind-the-scenes stuff is going on. Secrets are being revealed. You might feel betrayed or marginalized. These could be minor occurrences or it could be something that hits you in the gut. Basically, it’s stuff from the past that is surfacing and now you see it clearly. At least, if not clearly, you have a rough outline. (Is that a paisley shirt?) Fortunately, friends are supportive, which is reassuring. In fact, you’re enjoying a lovely popularity with others. It’s also a fortunate time for you because the help and resources that you need from others will be forthcoming. “Able to leap tall buildings in a single bound!” (Perfect timing.)

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)

This is the last week when you have this wonderful advantage of having the Sun at high noon in your chart, thrusting you into a limelight that is flattering! Oh yes. People admire you! Especially bosses and people in authority who now see you as competent and capable – even if you don’t do anything special. (Garbo was right. Good lighting is everything.) Meanwhile, Mercury retrograde will continue to attract friends from your past back into your world. These people might not only be old friends, but they could be casual contacts that you made previously when you were in a club or organization. You might be able to use this time for closure or wrapping up things with someone. Put it to good use.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)

As the traveller of the zodiac, you have recently enjoyed wonderful opportunities to travel and expand your experience of the world. This is the last week that you have this strong influence at play, so make the most of it! For those of you who can’t travel, you can still satisfy your urge to expand your horizons by exploring your own neighbourhood or city and learning new things. Meanwhile, this week Mercury retrograde officially begins and this particular Mercury retrograde takes place at the top of your chart, which means you are bound to encounter parents, bosses and authority figures whom you have not seen for a while. Or you might meet them in your dreams.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)

Your life has been unusually intense (for many of you) in the past few weeks. This is the last week that this intensity will pulsate. (It’s been a ride.) For some of you, this manifested as a passionate romance. Intimate relations have been affectionate and certainly memorable. Some of you have been in touch with old flames and people from your past. In fact, people from distant lands, other countries or those who are “different” from your own circle have also resurfaced in your life. All of these influences might prompt you to think about a residential move. Even though you are serious and you plan carefully, at times, you can be surprisingly capricious.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)

Your strong focus on partners and close friends continues this week – for the last time. Naturally, you will continue to think of close partnerships — but not in the same way as you have in the last few weeks. Meanwhile, the advantage for your sign from this particular Mercury retrograde that begins this week – is that you will more clearly define boundaries about shared property and anything to do with shared resources with partners and others. You’ll be able to remove fuzzy confusion and assumptions. You will get a better idea of what is expected of you and what you can expect of others. Many of you will even clear up red-tape paperwork that needed to be done. (Congratulations.)

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)

Perhaps more than most signs, you have been in contact with old friends as well as old partners and ex-spouses in the past few weeks. This will be an eye-opening, educational moment for some of you. For others – not so much. Let bygones be bygones. In fact, some relations with partners and close friends are a tad testy right now, which means patience is your best recourse. (Isn’t it always?) Meanwhile, this is the last week where you will be so keen to work hard and accomplish as much as possible. Coworkers will be supportive. In fact, some of you might kindle a work-related romance. This year your greatest strength is your sense of optimism and belief in yourself. Remember this

Some of the Witchcraft/Magickal Correspondence for Sunday

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Sunday from AncientPathway.com

Magickal Intentions:
Growth, Advancements, Enlightment, Rational Thought, Exorcism, Healing, Prosperity, Hope, Exorcism, MoneyI

Incense:
Lemon
Frankincense

Planet:
Sun

Sign:
Leo

Colors:
Gold
Yellow
Orange
White

Herbs/Plants:
Marigold
Heliotrope
Sunflower
Buttercup
Cedar
Beech
Oak

Stones:
Carnelian
Citrine
Tiger’s Eye
Amber
Quartz Crystal
Red Agate

August 20, 2023 Current Moon Phase and Northern Hemisphere’s Planetary Positions

Current Moon Phase

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

From MoonGiant.com

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

Today’s Waxing Crescent Phase

The Waxing Crescent on August 20 has an illumination of 15%. 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 August 20 the Moon is 3.68 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: 15%
Moon Age: 3.68 days
Moon Angle: 0.50
Moon Distance: 398,288.99 km
Sun Angle: 0.53
Sun Distance: 151,357,795.42 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.

Northern Hemisphere’s Planetary Positions

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 

Northwestern Hemisphere

This local time is in Los Angeles, California, USA

August 20, 2023
11:00 pm GMT 4:00 PM PDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:27 Leo 40
Moon:17 Libra 35
Mercury:21 Virgo 29
Venus:16 Leo 04 Rx
Mars:25 Virgo 47
Jupiter:15 Taurus 14
Saturn:04 Pisces 19 Rx
Uranus:23 Taurus 03
Neptune:27 Pisces 03 Rx
Pluto:28 Capricorn 27 Rx

True Lunar Node:26 Aries 26 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:27 Aries 55 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):25 Leo 08

Chiron:19 Aries 37 Rx
Ceres:19 Libra 49
Pallas:19 Virgo 06
Juno:02 Leo 41
Vesta:22 Gemini 43

Eris:25 Aries 11 Rx

Fire:8
Earth:6
Air:3
Water:2
Cardinal:7
Fixed:6
Mutable:6

Northern Hemisphere

This local time is in Chicago, Illinois, USA

August 20, 2023
09:00 pm GMT 4:00 PM CDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:27 Leo 35
Moon:16 Libra 35
Mercury:21 Virgo 27
Venus:16 Leo 07 Rx
Mars:25 Virgo 44
Jupiter:15 Taurus 14
Saturn:04 Pisces 19 Rx
Uranus:23 Taurus 03
Neptune:27 Pisces 03 Rx
Pluto:28 Capricorn 27 Rx

True Lunar Node:26 Aries 26 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:27 Aries 56 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):25 Leo 07

Chiron:19 Aries 37 Rx
Ceres:19 Libra 47
Pallas:19 Virgo 04
Juno:02 Leo 39
Vesta:22 Gemini 41

Eris:25 Aries 11 Rx

Fire:8
Earth:6
Air:3
Water:2
Cardinal:7
Fixed:6
Mutable:6

Northeastern Hemisphere

This local time is in Frankfurt, Germany, Europe

20 August 2023
02:00 pm GMT 4:00 PM CEST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:27 Leo 19
Moon:13 Libra 03
Mercury:21 Virgo 23
Venus:16 Leo 16 Rx
Mars:25 Virgo 33
Jupiter:15 Taurus 13
Saturn:04 Pisces 21 Rx
Uranus:23 Taurus 03
Neptune:27 Pisces 03 Rx
Pluto:28 Capricorn 28 Rx

True Lunar Node:26 Aries 26 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:27 Aries 56 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):25 Leo 05

Chiron:19 Aries 38 Rx
Ceres:19 Libra 40
Pallas:18 Virgo 56
Juno:02 Leo 30
Vesta:22 Gemini 36

Eris:25 Aries 11 Rx

Fire:8
Earth:6
Air:3
Water:2
Cardinal:7
Fixed:6
Mutable:6