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41 Greek Gods and Goddesses: Family Tree and Fun Facts
You’re Invited to Olympus Mall Where the Greek Gods Dwell and Sell
Far away on Mount Olympus lives the… Well, the Olympians — the twelve most important Greek dieties.
In ancient times, the Olympians and the rest of their family were an important part of daily Greek culture. Each god and goddess ruled certain realms and also played their part in mythology; fascinating stories that helped ancient Greeks to grasp the world around them, including the weather, religious beliefs, and their own social system.
That being said, even the Olympian gods must earn a living.
Possessing so many powers and abilities, they all agreed that they would make excellent business owners, and so opened a grand mall and invited all the mortals.
Let’s grab a shopping bag and go explore the Greek god family tree!
Table of Contents
Suspect Infidelity? Hera’s Private Eye Business Can Help
Book a Trip at the Atlas Traveling Agency
Find Variety at Apollo’s Flea Market
The Eros Lounge for Lonely Hearts
There’s Even a Wine-Tasting Event
Stay Away From the Security Booth
Rejuvenate With Sleep Therapy to Continue Your Shopping
There’s a Shuttle Service for Tired Shoppers
Ares Runs the Army Surplus Shop
There’s a Creepy Dude on a Boat
This Family’s Failing Business Sells Air Fresheners
There’s Free Counseling for Disturbed Mortals
This Hardware Shop Has All the Mist You Need
This Paramedic Will Fix Your Bones After Kratos Jumps You
The Mall Has a Mini-Jail Called Tartarus
The Cinema Shows Back-To-Back 3D Horror Movies
The Helios Car Dealership Sells Golden Bowls
The Ghost Tour Has Real Ghosts
Poseidon Runs the Black Market
Please Claim Your Kids at the Lost and Found Tent
Learn How to Chop Necks at Athena’s Karate Club
You Can Buy Bottled Air From Aether
Alastor’s Restaurant Serves All the Revenge You Can Eat
There’s an Old Guy That Sells Answers (But You Probably Won’t Get Them)
Pick a Tour Package at the Extreme Adventure Club
There’s a God in the Mini-Jail
There’s a Celebrity Signing Photos of Himself
Enjoy Free Muffins at the Bingo Hall
You’ll Win Every Race With Nike’s Sports Equipment
The Hypno-Therapist Makes Your Problems Worse
The Water-Girl Might Knock You Out
The Mall’s Casino Doubles as a Human Resources Office
The Archery Range Is Fun (But Deadly If You Upset Artemis)
The Art Gallery Is Full of Living Things and Violence
Mania Is Too Mad to Have a Business
Get Your Face Peeled by Persephone
Get Your Napalm at the Fire-Starter’s Shop
Thank You for Shopping at the Mount Olympus Mall!
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January 6th Today In History
Today’s Important Historical Events
1649 The English Rump Parliament votes to put Charles I on trial for treason and other “high crimes”
1912 Geophysicist and meteorologist Alfred Wegener presents his controversial theory of continental drift in a lecture at the Geological Association (Geologischen Vereinigung) at the Senckenberg-Museum, Frankfurt
1941 US President Franklin Roosevelt makes his “Four Freedoms” speech (freedom of speech and worship; freedom from want and fear) during his US State of Union address
1987 Astronomers at University of California see 1st sight of birth of a galaxy
2021 Supporters of President Donald Trump storm US Capitol in Washington during congressional certification of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris‘s win, resulting in five deaths and prompting evacuation of lawmakers and vice-president Mike Pence
Today’s Historical Events
1017 Cnut the Great crowned King of England in London by Lyfing, Archbishop of Canterbury
1066 King Harold I of England crowned
1099 Henry V crowned German king
1205 Philip of Swabia becomes King of the Romans
1227 Ferrand of Portugal freed from the Louvre
1322 Stephen Uros III becomes King of Serbia
1352 French King Jean II introduces Order of the Star
1355 Charles I of Bohemia is crowned with the Iron Crown of Lombardy
Today’s Historical Events in Film and TV
1953 WKBN TV channel 27 in Youngstown, OH (CBS) begins broadcasting
1956 KGNS TV channel 8 in Laredo, TX (NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting
1957 Elvis Presley makes his 7th & final appearance on “The Ed Sullivan Show”
1958 WIPR TV channel 6 in San Juan, PR (PBS) begins broadcasting
1963 “Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom” with Marlin Perkins begins on NBC
1967 “Milton Berle Show” last airs on ABC-TV
1967 KHTV TV channel 39 in Houston, TX (IND) begins broadcasting
1969 The Supremes release single “I’m Livin’ In Shame”
Today’s Historical Events in Music
1900 Maurice Ravel‘s “Albaradode Gracioso” premieres in Paris
1906 Maurice Ravel‘s “Miroirs” premieres in Paris
1924 Francis Poulenc’s ballet “Les Biches”, choreographed by Bronislava Nijinska, and danced by the Ballets Russe, premieres in Monte Carlo
1950 “Happy As Larry” opens at Coronet Theater, NYC, runs for 3 performances
1951 “Pardon Our French” closes at Broadway Theater NYC after 100 performances
1963 “Oliver!” opens at Imperial Theater NYC for 774 performances
1964 Rolling Stones’ 1st tour as headline act (with Ronettes)
1968 Th Beatles’ album “Magical Mystery Tour” goes #1 & stays #1 for 8 weeks
Today’s Historical Events in Sports
1681 First recorded boxing match is engineered by Christopher Monck, 2nd Duke of Albemarle; his butler vs his butcher
1883 Ontario Rugby Football Union forms
1896 1st US women’s 6-day bicycle race starts, Madison Square Garden
1925 Paavo Nurmi, sets indoor record, 4:13.6 mile & 14:44.6 5,000m
1930 Australian cricket icon Don Bradman scores 452 not out for New South Wales v Queensland in Sydney; then world record individual score in a first-class match; runs scored in 415 minutes
1937 Bradman scores 270 Aust v England at the MCG, incl 110 singles
1942 Bob Feller, enlists in Navy & reports for duty to Norfolk Virginia
1951 Indianapolis Olympians beat Rochester Royals, 75-73 in NBA-record 6 overtimes; also the longest game in NBA history
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 January 6
The Last Days of Venus as the Evening Star
Image Credit & Copyright: Tamas Ladanyi (TWAN)
Explanation: That’s not a young crescent Moon posing behind cathedral towers after sunset. It’s Venus in a crescent phase. About 40 million kilometers away and about 2 percent illuminated by sunlight, it was captured with camera and telephoto lens in this series of exposures as it set in western skies on January 1 from Veszprem, Hungary. The bright celestial beacon was languishing in the evening twilight, its days as the Evening Star coming to a close as 2022 began. But it was also growing larger in apparent size and becoming an ever thinner crescent in telescopic views. Heading toward a (non-judgemental) inferior conjunction, the inner planet will be positioned between Earth and Sun on January 9 and generally lost from view in the solar glare. A crescent Venus will soon reappear though. Rising in the east by mid-month just before the Sun as the brilliant Morning Star.
Status Updates: Deploying the James Webb Space Telescope
January 5 Today In History
Today’s Important Historical Events
1477 Battle of Nancy, Burgundy vs Switzerland, 7,000 + killed including their leader Charles Duke of Burgundy
1781 British naval expedition led by Benedict Arnold burns Richmond, Virginia
1919 German Workers’ Party forms, precursor to the National Socialist German Workers’ Party (Nazi)
1930 Mao Zedong writes “A Single Spark Can Start a Prairie Fire”
1949 US President Harry Truman labels his administration the “Fair Deal”
Today’s Historical Events
1349 Margaretha of Bavaria names her son Willem V Earl of Holland and Zealand
1438 Pope Eugenius IV deallocated council of Basel to Ferrara
1463 French poet Francois Villon banished from Paris
1477 Battle of Nancy, Burgundy vs Switzerland, 7,000 + killed including their leader Charles Duke of Burgundy
1500 Duke Ludovico Sforza‘s troops reconquer Milan
1527 Felix Manz, a leader of the Anabaptist congregation in Zürich, is executed by drowning. (b. 1498)
1554 Great fire in Eindhoven, Netherlands
1593 William Louis of Nassau becomes governor/viceroy of Drenthe
Today’s Historical Events in Film and TV
1927 Fox Studios exhibits Movietone
1933 “Cavalcade” based on the play by Noël Coward, directed by Frank Lloyd and starring Diana Wynyard and Clive Brook premieres in New York (Best Production/Picture 1934)
1945 Pepe LePew debuts in Warner Bros cartoon “Odor-able Kitty”
1955 KMSP TV channel 9 in Minneapolis-St Paul, MN (IND) 1st broadcast
1967 KLXA (now KTBN) TV channel 40 in Fontana-San Ana, CA (IND) begins
1970 KPTS TV channel 8 in Hutchinson-Wichita, KS (PBS) begins broadcasting
1970 Soap Opera “All My Children” premieres on ABC
1974 Raul Julia appears on “The Bob Newhart Show” in “Oh, Brother”
Today’s Historical Events in Music
1649 Francesco Cavalli’s opera “Giasone” premieres in Venice (the most popular opera of the 17th century)
1866 Bedřich Smetana’s first opera “Branibori v Cechach” (“The Brandenburgers in Bohemia”) premieres in Prague
1875 Charles Garnier’s new Opera opens in Paris
1896 Isaac Albéniz’ opera “Pepita Jiminez” premieres in Barcelona
1946 “Show Boat” opens at Ziegfeld Theater NYC for 417 performances
1959 Buddy Holly releases his last record “It Doesn’t Matter”; he was killed in a plane crash 29 days later
1962 Tony Sheridan & Beatles record “My Bonnie” & “The Saints”, produced by Bert Kaempfert, in Hamburg, Germany
1963 Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe’s musical “Camelot”, starring Richard Burton, Julie Andrews, and Robert Goulet, closes at Majestic Theater, NYC, after 873 performances and winning 4 Tony Awards
Today’s Historical Events in Sports
1859 1st steamboat the North Star sails up the northern Red River, America
1895 Victor Trumper makes first-class debut for NSW 17 yrs 64 days
1925 French Baseball Federation awards silver medals to John McGraw, Charlie Comiskey, & Hugh Jennings
1925 England cricket openers Herbert Sutcliffe (176) and Jack Hobbs (154) display heroics in their 1st innings but the tourists sink to an 81 run defeat in the 2nd Test against Australia in Melbourne; Sutcliffe also adds 127 in the England 2nd innings
1927 Judge Landis begins 3-day public hearing on charges that 4 games played between Chicago & Detroit in 1917 had been thrown to White Sox
1931 1st woman to purchase a baseball team Lucille Thomas purchases Topeka franchise in the Western League
1934 National & American baseball leagues select a uniform ball
1937 Australian cricket batsmen Jack Fingleton (136) and Don Bradman (out 270 the following day) make then record stand of 346 for 6th wicket in 3rd Test vs England in Melbourne
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 January 5
A Year of Sunrises
Image Credit & Copyright: Luca Vanzella
Explanation: Does the Sun always rise in the same direction? No. As the months change, the direction toward the rising Sun changes, too. The featured image shows the direction of sunrise every month during 2021 as seen from the city of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The camera in the image is always facing due east, with north toward the left and south toward the right. As shown in an accompanying video, the top image was taken in 2020 December, while the bottom image was captured in 2021 December, making 13 images in total. Although the Sun always rises in the east in general, it rises furthest to the south of east on the December solstice, and furthest north of east on the June solstice. In many countries, the December Solstice is considered an official change in season: for example the first day of winter in the North. Solar heating and stored energy in the Earth’s surface and atmosphere are near their lowest during winter, making the winter season the coldest of the year.
Status Updates: Deploying the James Webb Space Telescope
January 5, 2022 Daily Correspondence Digest for the Northern Hemisphere’s Moon Phase and Planetary Positions
You can use this link to go forward or backward in time for Moon phase information. If you are curious you can even find out what phase the Moon was in when you or anyone else, you know was on the date the person was born.
From Moongiant.com
The Moon’s current phase for today and tonight is a Waxing Crescent Phase. A Waxing Crescent is the first Phase after the New Moon and is a great time to see the features of the moon’s surface. During this phase the Moon can be seen in the wester sky after the sun dips below the horizon at sunset. 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 January 2022 Moon Phases Calendar to see all the daily moon phase for this month.
Today’s Waxing Crescent Phase
The Waxing Crescent on January 5 has an illumination of 10%. 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 January 5 the Moon is 3.09 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: Waxing Crescent
Illumination: 10%
Moon Age: 3.09 days
Moon Angle: 0.53
Moon Distance: 373,892.33 km
Sun Angle: 0.54
Sun Distance: 147,099,923.16 km
Illumination: 10%
Moon Age: 3.09 days
Moon Angle: 0.53
Moon Distance: 373,892.33 km
Sun Angle: 0.54
Sun Distance: 147,099,923.16 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 time for the Custom Planetary Positions has changed to 3:00 PM all local times. This is so I can post all time zones for the same date
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
Northwestern Hemisphere
The time for this Custom Planetary Positions is from the local time in Los Angeles, California, USA
January 05, 2022
11:00 pm GMT 3:00 PM PST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)
Sun:15 Capricorn 35
Moon:29 Aquarius 15
Mercury:04 Aquarius 40
Venus:20 Capricorn 35 Rx
Mars:16 Sagittarius 38
Jupiter:01 Pisces 32
Saturn:12 Aquarius 27
Uranus:10 Taurus 53 Rx
Neptune:20 Pisces 46
Pluto:26 Capricorn 06
True Lunar Node:00 Gemini 45 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:29 Taurus 16 Rx
Moon:29 Aquarius 15
Mercury:04 Aquarius 40
Venus:20 Capricorn 35 Rx
Mars:16 Sagittarius 38
Jupiter:01 Pisces 32
Saturn:12 Aquarius 27
Uranus:10 Taurus 53 Rx
Neptune:20 Pisces 46
Pluto:26 Capricorn 06
True Lunar Node:00 Gemini 45 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:29 Taurus 16 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):19 Gemini 01
Chiron:08 Aries 34
Ceres:28 Taurus 14 Rx
Pallas:17 Pisces 44
Juno:19 Capricorn 19
Vesta:27 Sagittarius 11
Eris:23 Aries 41 Rx
Fire:4
Earth:7
Air:5
Water:3
Air:5
Water:3
Cardinal:6
Fixed:6
Mutable:7
Fixed:6
Mutable:7
Northern Hemisphere
The time for this Custom Planetary Positions is from the local time in Chicago, Illinois, USA
January 05, 2022
09:00 pm GMT 3:00 PM CST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)
Sun:15 Capricorn 30
Moon:28 Aquarius 05
Mercury:04 Aquarius 35
Venus:20 Capricorn 38 Rx
Mars:16 Sagittarius 34
Jupiter:01 Pisces 31
Saturn:12 Aquarius 26
Uranus:10 Taurus 53 Rx
Neptune:20 Pisces 46
Pluto:26 Capricorn 06
True Lunar Node:00 Gemini 45 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:29 Taurus 16 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):19 Gemini 00
Chiron:08 Aries 34
Ceres:28 Taurus 15 Rx
Pallas:17 Pisces 43
Juno:19 Capricorn 17
Vesta:27 Sagittarius 09
Moon:28 Aquarius 05
Mercury:04 Aquarius 35
Venus:20 Capricorn 38 Rx
Mars:16 Sagittarius 34
Jupiter:01 Pisces 31
Saturn:12 Aquarius 26
Uranus:10 Taurus 53 Rx
Neptune:20 Pisces 46
Pluto:26 Capricorn 06
True Lunar Node:00 Gemini 45 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:29 Taurus 16 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):19 Gemini 00
Chiron:08 Aries 34
Ceres:28 Taurus 15 Rx
Pallas:17 Pisces 43
Juno:19 Capricorn 17
Vesta:27 Sagittarius 09
Eris:23 Aries 41 Rx
Fire:4
Earth:7
Air:5
Water:3
Earth:7
Air:5
Water:3
Cardinal:6
Fixed:6
Mutable:7
Fixed:6
Mutable:7
Northeastern Hemisphere
The time for this Custom Planetary Positions is from the local time in Frankfurt, Germany, Europe
5 January 2022
02:00 pm GMT 3:00 PM CEST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)
Sun:15 Capricorn 12
Moon:23 Aquarius 56
Mercury:04 Aquarius 14
Venus:20 Capricorn 48 Rx
Mars:16 Sagittarius 22
Jupiter:01 Pisces 27
Saturn:12 Aquarius 24
Uranus:10 Taurus 54 Rx
Neptune:20 Pisces 45
Pluto:26 Capricorn 05
True Lunar Node:00 Gemini 47 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:29 Taurus 17 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):18 Gemini 58
Chiron:08 Aries 34
Ceres:28 Taurus 16 Rx
Pallas:17 Pisces 38
Juno:19 Capricorn 10
Vesta:26 Sagittarius 59
Moon:23 Aquarius 56
Mercury:04 Aquarius 14
Venus:20 Capricorn 48 Rx
Mars:16 Sagittarius 22
Jupiter:01 Pisces 27
Saturn:12 Aquarius 24
Uranus:10 Taurus 54 Rx
Neptune:20 Pisces 45
Pluto:26 Capricorn 05
True Lunar Node:00 Gemini 47 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:29 Taurus 17 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):18 Gemini 58
Chiron:08 Aries 34
Ceres:28 Taurus 16 Rx
Pallas:17 Pisces 38
Juno:19 Capricorn 10
Vesta:26 Sagittarius 59
Eris:23 Aries 41 Rx
Fire:4
Earth:7
Air:5
Water:3
Air:5
Water:3
Cardinal:6
Fixed:6
Mutable:7
Fixed:6
Mutable:7
Short List of Wednesday’s Witchcraft/Magickal Correspondences
Information About the Armanen Runes
The Armanen rune set, like other sets, has a difficult history to pin-point where and when it was established. Some will say that this set was originally developed by Guido List, while others will tell you that List followed the previous works of a scholar named Johannes Bureus. However, either way you look at it List’s work varies enough from previous scholar’s work to make the Armanen rune set one worth having a look at.
Gudio List (1848-1919) was the founder of a school of German rune work. The contributions to the study and preservation of the runes may be one of the reasons that we know as much about the runes as we do today. That’s not to say that all that List had taught was to be held as truth. In fact List claimed that his Armanen rune set was not only older than the Elder Futhark but …
Click for more information about the Armanen Runes from therunesite.com
5 January Daily Correspondence Digest for the Southern Hemisphere’s Moon Phase and Planetary Positions
You can use this link to go forward or backward in time for Moon phase information. If you are curious, you can even find out what phase the Moon was in when you or anyone else, you know was on the date the person was born.
From Moongiant.com
The time for the Custom Planetary Positions has changed to 3:00 PM all local times. This is so I can post all time zones for the same date. There is also a third time zone included.
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 this Custom Planetary Positions is from the local time in Sao Paulo, Brazil, South America
5 January 2022
06:00 pm GMT 3:00 PM BRT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)
Sun:15 Capricorn 22
Moon:26 Aquarius 18
Mercury:04 Aquarius 26
Venus:20 Capricorn 42 Rx
Mars:16 Sagittarius 29
Jupiter:01 Pisces 29
Saturn:12 Aquarius 25
Uranus:10 Taurus 53 Rx
Neptune:20 Pisces 45
Pluto:26 Capricorn 05
True Lunar Node:00 Gemini 46 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:29 Taurus 17 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):18 Gemini 59
Chiron:08 Aries 34
Ceres:28 Taurus 15 Rx
Pallas:17 Pisces 41
Juno:19 Capricorn 14
Vesta:27 Sagittarius 05
Eris:23 Aries 41 Rx
Moon:26 Aquarius 18
Mercury:04 Aquarius 26
Venus:20 Capricorn 42 Rx
Mars:16 Sagittarius 29
Jupiter:01 Pisces 29
Saturn:12 Aquarius 25
Uranus:10 Taurus 53 Rx
Neptune:20 Pisces 45
Pluto:26 Capricorn 05
True Lunar Node:00 Gemini 46 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:29 Taurus 17 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):18 Gemini 59
Chiron:08 Aries 34
Ceres:28 Taurus 15 Rx
Pallas:17 Pisces 41
Juno:19 Capricorn 14
Vesta:27 Sagittarius 05
Eris:23 Aries 41 Rx
Fire:4
Earth:7
Air:5
Water:3
Air:5
Water:3
Cardinal:6
Fixed:6
Mutable:7
Fixed:6
Mutable:7
Southern Hemisphere
The time for this Custom Planetary Positions is from the local time in Cape Town, South Africa
5 January 2022
01:00 pm GMT 3:00 PM SAST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)
Sun:15 Capricorn 10
Moon:23 Aquarius 20
Mercury:04 Aquarius 11
Venus:20 Capricorn 50 Rx
Mars:16 Sagittarius 20
Jupiter:01 Pisces 27
Saturn:12 Aquarius 24
Uranus:10 Taurus 54 Rx
Neptune:20 Pisces 45
Pluto:26 Capricorn 05
True Lunar Node:00 Gemini 48 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:29 Taurus 17 Rx
Moon:23 Aquarius 20
Mercury:04 Aquarius 11
Venus:20 Capricorn 50 Rx
Mars:16 Sagittarius 20
Jupiter:01 Pisces 27
Saturn:12 Aquarius 24
Uranus:10 Taurus 54 Rx
Neptune:20 Pisces 45
Pluto:26 Capricorn 05
True Lunar Node:00 Gemini 48 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:29 Taurus 17 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):18 Gemini 58
Chiron:08 Aries 34
Ceres:28 Taurus 16 Rx
Pallas:17 Pisces 37
Juno:19 Capricorn 09
Vesta:26 Sagittarius 58
Eris:23 Aries 41 Rx
Fire:4
Earth:7
Air:5
Water:3
Earth:7
Air:5
Water:3
Cardinal:6
Fixed:6
Mutable:7
Fixed:6
Mutable:7
Southwestern Hemisphere
The time for this Custom Planetary Positions is from the local time in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
5 January 2022
04:00 am GMT 3:00 PM AEDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)
Sun:14 Capricorn 47
Moon:17 Aquarius 56
Mercury:03 Aquarius 44
Venus:21 Capricorn 03 Rx
Mars:16 Sagittarius 04
Jupiter:01 Pisces 22
Saturn:12 Aquarius 22
Uranus:10 Taurus 54 Rx
Neptune:20 Pisces 45
Pluto:26 Capricorn 04
True Lunar Node:00 Gemini 50 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:29 Taurus 19 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):18 Gemini 55
Chiron:08 Aries 34
Ceres:28 Taurus 18 Rx
Pallas:17 Pisces 31
Juno:19 Capricorn 00
Vesta:26 Sagittarius 46
Eris:23 Aries 41 Rx
Moon:17 Aquarius 56
Mercury:03 Aquarius 44
Venus:21 Capricorn 03 Rx
Mars:16 Sagittarius 04
Jupiter:01 Pisces 22
Saturn:12 Aquarius 22
Uranus:10 Taurus 54 Rx
Neptune:20 Pisces 45
Pluto:26 Capricorn 04
True Lunar Node:00 Gemini 50 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:29 Taurus 19 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):18 Gemini 55
Chiron:08 Aries 34
Ceres:28 Taurus 18 Rx
Pallas:17 Pisces 31
Juno:19 Capricorn 00
Vesta:26 Sagittarius 46
Eris:23 Aries 41 Rx
Fire:4
Earth:7
Air:5
Water:3
Earth:7
Air:5
Water:3
Cardinal:6
Fixed:6
Mutable:7
Fixed:6
Mutable:7
5 January 2022 Daily Correspondence Digest for the Southern Hemisphere’s Moon Phase and Planetary Positions
You can use this link to go forward or backward in time for Moon phase information. If you are curious, you can even find out what phase the Moon was in when you or anyone else, you know was on the date the person was born.
From Moongiant.com
The Moon’s current phase for today and tonight is a Waxing Crescent Phase. A Waxing Crescent is the first Phase after the New Moon and is a great time to see the features of the moon’s surface. During this phase the Moon can be seen in the wester sky after the sun dips below the horizon at sunset. 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 January 2022 Moon Phases Calendar to see all the daily moon phase for this month.
Today’s Waxing Crescent Phase
The Waxing Crescent on January 6 has an illumination of 18%. 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 January 6 the Moon is 4.15 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: Waxing Crescent
Illumination: 18%
Moon Age: 4.15 days
Moon Angle: 0.53
Moon Distance: 378,509.92 km
Sun Angle: 0.54
Sun Distance: 147,102,226.15 km
Illumination: 18%
Moon Age: 4.15 days
Moon Angle: 0.53
Moon Distance: 378,509.92 km
Sun Angle: 0.54
Sun Distance: 147,102,226.15 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 time for the Custom Planetary Positions has changed to 3:00 PM all local times. This is so I can post all time zones for the same date. There is also a third time zone included.
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 this Custom Planetary Positions is from the local time in Sao Paulo, Brazil, South America
6 January 2022
06:00 pm GMT 3:00 PM BRT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)
Sun:16 Capricorn 24
Moon:10 Pisces 16
Mercury:05 Aquarius 34
Venus:20 Capricorn 07 Rx
Mars:17 Sagittarius 12
Jupiter:01 Pisces 42
Saturn:12 Aquarius 32
Uranus:10 Taurus 53 Rx
Neptune:20 Pisces 47
Pluto:26 Capricorn 07
True Lunar Node:00 Gemini 40 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:29 Taurus 14 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):19 Gemini 06
Chiron:08 Aries 35
Ceres:28 Taurus 12 Rx
Pallas:17 Pisces 57
Juno:19 Capricorn 38
Vesta:27 Sagittarius 37
Eris:23 Aries 41 Rx
Moon:10 Pisces 16
Mercury:05 Aquarius 34
Venus:20 Capricorn 07 Rx
Mars:17 Sagittarius 12
Jupiter:01 Pisces 42
Saturn:12 Aquarius 32
Uranus:10 Taurus 53 Rx
Neptune:20 Pisces 47
Pluto:26 Capricorn 07
True Lunar Node:00 Gemini 40 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:29 Taurus 14 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):19 Gemini 06
Chiron:08 Aries 35
Ceres:28 Taurus 12 Rx
Pallas:17 Pisces 57
Juno:19 Capricorn 38
Vesta:27 Sagittarius 37
Eris:23 Aries 41 Rx
Fire:4
Earth:7
Air:4
Water:4
Earth:7
Air:4
Water:4
Cardinal:6
Fixed:5
Mutable:8
Fixed:5
Mutable:8
Southern Hemisphere
The time for this Custom Planetary Positions is from the local time in Cape Town, South Africa
6 January 2022
01:00 pm GMT 3:00 PM SAST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)
Sun:16 Capricorn 11
Moon:07 Pisces 24
Mercury:05 Aquarius 20
Venus:20 Capricorn 14 Rx
Mars:17 Sagittarius 03
Jupiter:01 Pisces 39
Saturn:12 Aquarius 31
Uranus:10 Taurus 53 Rx
Neptune:20 Pisces 46
Pluto:26 Capricorn 07
True Lunar Node:00 Gemini 41 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:29 Taurus 14 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):19 Gemini 05
Chiron:08 Aries 35
Ceres:28 Taurus 12 Rx
Pallas:17 Pisces 53
Juno:19 Capricorn 33
Vesta:27 Sagittarius 30
Eris:23 Aries 41 Rx
Moon:07 Pisces 24
Mercury:05 Aquarius 20
Venus:20 Capricorn 14 Rx
Mars:17 Sagittarius 03
Jupiter:01 Pisces 39
Saturn:12 Aquarius 31
Uranus:10 Taurus 53 Rx
Neptune:20 Pisces 46
Pluto:26 Capricorn 07
True Lunar Node:00 Gemini 41 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:29 Taurus 14 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):19 Gemini 05
Chiron:08 Aries 35
Ceres:28 Taurus 12 Rx
Pallas:17 Pisces 53
Juno:19 Capricorn 33
Vesta:27 Sagittarius 30
Eris:23 Aries 41 Rx
Fire:4
Earth:7
Air:4
Water:4
Air:4
Water:4
Cardinal:6
Fixed:5
Mutable:8
Fixed:5
Mutable:8
Southwestern Hemisphere
The time for this Custom Planetary Positions is from the local time in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
6 January 2022
04:00 am GMT 3:00 PM AEDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)
Sun:15 Capricorn 48
Moon:02 Pisces 11
Mercury:04 Aquarius 55
Venus:20 Capricorn 28 Rx
Mars:16 Sagittarius 47
Jupiter:01 Pisces 35
Saturn:12 Aquarius 28
Uranus:10 Taurus 53 Rx
Neptune:20 Pisces 46
Pluto:26 Capricorn 06
Moon:02 Pisces 11
Mercury:04 Aquarius 55
Venus:20 Capricorn 28 Rx
Mars:16 Sagittarius 47
Jupiter:01 Pisces 35
Saturn:12 Aquarius 28
Uranus:10 Taurus 53 Rx
Neptune:20 Pisces 46
Pluto:26 Capricorn 06
True Lunar Node:00 Gemini 43 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:29 Taurus 15 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):19 Gemini 02
Chiron:08 Aries 35
Ceres:28 Taurus 14 Rx
Pallas:17 Pisces 47
Juno:19 Capricorn 24
Vesta:27 Sagittarius 18
Eris:23 Aries 41 Rx
Fire:4
Earth:7
Air:4
Water:4
Air:4
Water:4
Cardinal:6
Fixed:5
Mutable:8
Fixed:5
Mutable:8
January 2022 Monthly Horoscopes for All 12 Zodiac Signs
(I am sorry this did not go up on January 1st but , it just became available)
This month opens many people to a good year full of blessings. January 2022 Horoscope predictions will delve into the predictions for all the zodiac signs beginnings from Aries to Pisces. With the 2022 Mercury Retrograde effects, you will be able to know how your year will start and how the same will end.
You should brace yourself for both negative and positive things that will manifest in your life. January 2022 is a month for you to make the necessary changes in your life so that you can live your life to the fullest. In life, never take anything for granted. Always make the best of the time you have.
Aries Horoscope Predictions for January 2022
This month will be a good one for Aries natives. All aspects of your life will go on well, and you will be able to welcome some positive changes in your life that are needed.
2022 Horoscope reveals that you will be on good terms with your family members like never before. Things will work out for the better in your life and the lives of your loved ones.
Click here to read full January 2022 Aries Horoscope.
Taurus Horoscope Predictions for January 2022
January predictions for 2022 assure you that your love life will take a turn for the better. You will have great personal and professional relationships that you need to nurture every day. This month will see you appreciate all your hard work and determination.
Your studies will get you to the next level in life, and your health will be excellent for the better part of the month. However, always do the things that will enable you to maintain good health.
Click here to read full January 2022 Taurus Horoscope.
Gemini Horoscope Predictions for January 2022
The astrology forecast for 2022 calls on you to welcome the new year with positive affirmations. Always strive to live a positive and optimistic life. This way, you will be able to achieve all your heart’s desires.
Your finances will be excellent this month, and you will have to take good care of your health because your immune system is still vulnerable.
Click here to read full January 2022 Gemini Horoscope.
Cancer Horoscope Predictions for January 2022
Cancer 2022 Horoscope calls on you to always be true to yourself. Do the things that make you happy and live an honest life. Always strive to make the best out of your gifts and talents. It is never too late to start making some positive adjustments in your life.
All aspects of your life will be on the right track, but you have to work harder to make things even better.
Click here to read full January 2022 Cancer Horoscope.
Leo Horoscope Predictions for January 2022
January will see you being there for your loved ones no matter their challenges in life. Work towards becoming the best that you can be. Be supportive and always perform responsibilities towards your loved ones with happiness and enthusiasm.
2022 Horoscope predictions for Leo foretell that your career will be on the right track. You will also be able to make new friends that always have your best interests at heart.
Click here to read full January 2022 Leo Horoscope.
Virgo Horoscope Predictions for January 2022
Virgo sun sign is aggressive, confident, determined, and courageous. Always work hard for the great things you want to manifest in your life. To become happy, remain true to yourself and work towards making all your dreams come true.
You will travel a lot for work this month, and you will meet new investors interested in your businesses. Other aspects of your life, such as health, finances, and personal relationships, will improve.
Click here to read full January 2022 Virgo Horoscope.
Libra Horoscope Predictions for January 2022
This month you will have to be extra careful with the people you let into your life. Always ensure that you are surrounded by people who have got your best interests at heart.
Astrology forecasts for 2022 call on you to take your studies seriously. Always be well prepared for your examinations. Also, ensure that you focus on your health and ensure that the same is in proper shape.
Click here to read full January 2022 Libra Horoscope.
Scorpio Horoscope Predictions for January 2022
This month you will be able to find new ways of using your finances well. You need to learn how to save and use your money for needs rather than wants. Your love life will be on the right track because you and your partner see eye to eye.
Always do all that you can to ensure that you live a fulfilling life. Do all that you can to make your life positive and be a positive influence in people’s lives.
Click here to read full January 2022 Scorpio Horoscope.
Sagittarius Horoscope Predictions for January 2022
January 2022 will see you being open to new ideas that will enable you to improve your life. You will be able to make good use of the opportunities that present themselves in your life.
Sagittarius 2022 predictions call on you to want the best for yourself in all aspects of your life.
Click here to read full January 2022 Sagittarius Horoscope.
Capricorn Horoscope Predictions for January 2022
Your finances may take a toll as the month begins, but things will get better and the days go by.
Do not hold yourself back from expressing yourself. You will have great relationships with people if you always speak your mind.
Click here to read full January 2022 Capricorn Horoscope.
Aquarius Horoscope Predictions for January 2022
January 2022 zodiac calls on you to trust your instincts. Always listen to what your intuition tells you. This way, you will be able to make sound decisions this month.
Your health will be excellent because you have been taking good care of the same. You will have some challenges with your finances and career.
Click here to read full January 2022 Aquarius Horoscope.
Pisces Horoscope Predictions for January 2022
This month signifies new beginnings for you. Things will work out for the better because you are starting afresh. All aspects of your life will have to go through some changes that you will appreciate in the end.
Your career and health will face some challenges this month.
Click here to read full January 2022 Pisces Horoscope.
Monthly Horoscope for All Zodiac Signs from sunsigns.org
January 4 Daily Correspondence Digest for the Northern Hemisphere’s Moon Phase and Planetary Positions
You can use this link to go forward or backward in time for Moon phase information. If you are curious, you can even find out what phase the Moon was in when you or anyone else, you know was on the date the person was born.
From Moongiant.com
The Moon’s current phase for today and tonight is a Waxing Crescent Phase. A Waxing Crescent is the first Phase after the New Moon and is a great time to see the features of the moon’s surface. During this phase the Moon can be seen in the wester sky after the sun dips below the horizon at sunset. 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 January 2022 Moon Phases Calendar to see all the daily moon phase for this month.
Today’s Waxing Crescent Phase
The Waxing Crescent on January 4 has an illumination of 4%. 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 January 4 the Moon is 1.98 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: Waxing Crescent
Illumination: 4%
Moon Age: 1.98 days
Moon Angle: 0.54
Moon Distance: 369,836.16 km
Sun Angle: 0.54
Sun Distance: 147,098,384.88 km
Illumination: 4%
Moon Age: 1.98 days
Moon Angle: 0.54
Moon Distance: 369,836.16 km
Sun Angle: 0.54
Sun Distance: 147,098,384.88 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 time for the Custom Planetary Positions has changed to 3:00 PM all local times. This is so I can post all time zones for the same date
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
Northwestern Hemisphere
The time for this Custom Planetary Positions is from the local time in Los Angeles, California, USA
January 04, 2022
11:00 pm GMT 3:00 PM PST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)
Sun:14 Capricorn 34
Moon:14 Aquarius 55
Mercury:03 Aquarius 29
Venus:21 Capricorn 10 Rx
Mars:15 Sagittarius 55
Jupiter:01 Pisces 20
Saturn:12 Aquarius 20
Uranus:10 Taurus 54 Rx
Neptune:20 Pisces 44
Pluto:26 Capricorn 04
True Lunar Node:00 Gemini 52 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:29 Taurus 19 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):18 Gemini 54
Chiron:08 Aries 33
Ceres:28 Taurus 18 Rx
Pallas:17 Pisces 28
Juno:18 Capricorn 56
Vesta:26 Sagittarius 39
Moon:14 Aquarius 55
Mercury:03 Aquarius 29
Venus:21 Capricorn 10 Rx
Mars:15 Sagittarius 55
Jupiter:01 Pisces 20
Saturn:12 Aquarius 20
Uranus:10 Taurus 54 Rx
Neptune:20 Pisces 44
Pluto:26 Capricorn 04
True Lunar Node:00 Gemini 52 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:29 Taurus 19 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):18 Gemini 54
Chiron:08 Aries 33
Ceres:28 Taurus 18 Rx
Pallas:17 Pisces 28
Juno:18 Capricorn 56
Vesta:26 Sagittarius 39
Eris:23 Aries 41 Rx
Fire:4
Earth:7
Air:5
Water:3
Earth:7
Air:5
Water:3
Cardinal:6
Fixed:6
Mutable:7
Fixed:6
Mutable:7
Northern Hemisphere
The time for this Custom Planetary Positions is from the local time in Chicago, Illinois, USA
January 04, 2022
09:00 pm GMT 3:00 PM CST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)
Sun:14 Capricorn 29
Moon:13 Aquarius 42
Mercury:03 Aquarius 22
Venus:21 Capricorn 13 Rx
Mars:15 Sagittarius 52
Jupiter:01 Pisces 19
Saturn:12 Aquarius 20
Uranus:10 Taurus 54 Rx
Neptune:20 Pisces 44
Pluto:26 Capricorn 04
True Lunar Node:00 Gemini 52 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:29 Taurus 20 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):18 Gemini 53
Moon:13 Aquarius 42
Mercury:03 Aquarius 22
Venus:21 Capricorn 13 Rx
Mars:15 Sagittarius 52
Jupiter:01 Pisces 19
Saturn:12 Aquarius 20
Uranus:10 Taurus 54 Rx
Neptune:20 Pisces 44
Pluto:26 Capricorn 04
True Lunar Node:00 Gemini 52 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:29 Taurus 20 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):18 Gemini 53
Chiron:08 Aries 33
Ceres:28 Taurus 19 Rx
Pallas:17 Pisces 27
Juno:18 Capricorn 54
Vesta:26 Sagittarius 36
Eris:23 Aries 41 Rx
Fire:4
Earth:7
Air:5
Water:3
Earth:7
Air:5
Water:3
Cardinal:6
Fixed:6
Mutable:7
Fixed:6
Mutable:7
Northeastern Hemisphere
The time for this Custom Planetary Positions is from the local time in Frankfurt, Germany, Europe
4 January 2022
02:00 pm GMT 3:00 PM CEST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)
Sun:14 Capricorn 11
Moon:09 Aquarius 26
Mercury:03 Aquarius 01
Venus:21 Capricorn 23 Rx
Mars:15 Sagittarius 39
Jupiter:01 Pisces 15
Saturn:12 Aquarius 18
Uranus:10 Taurus 54 Rx
Neptune:20 Pisces 44
Pluto:26 Capricorn 03
True Lunar Node:00 Gemini 55 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:29 Taurus 20 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):18 Gemini 51
Chiron:08 Aries 33
Ceres:28 Taurus 20 Rx
Pallas:17 Pisces 22
Juno:18 Capricorn 47
Vesta:26 Sagittarius 27
Eris:23 Aries 41 Rx
Moon:09 Aquarius 26
Mercury:03 Aquarius 01
Venus:21 Capricorn 23 Rx
Mars:15 Sagittarius 39
Jupiter:01 Pisces 15
Saturn:12 Aquarius 18
Uranus:10 Taurus 54 Rx
Neptune:20 Pisces 44
Pluto:26 Capricorn 03
True Lunar Node:00 Gemini 55 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:29 Taurus 20 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):18 Gemini 51
Chiron:08 Aries 33
Ceres:28 Taurus 20 Rx
Pallas:17 Pisces 22
Juno:18 Capricorn 47
Vesta:26 Sagittarius 27
Eris:23 Aries 41 Rx
Fire:4
Earth:7
Air:5
Water:3
Earth:7
Air:5
Water:3
Cardinal:6
Fixed:6
Mutable:7
Fixed:6
Mutable:7
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 January 4
Moons Beyond Rings at Saturn
Image Credit: NASA, ESA, JPL, Cassini Imaging Team
Explanation: What’s happened to that moon of Saturn? Nothing — Saturn’s moon Rhea is just partly hidden behind Saturn’s rings. In 2010, the robotic Cassini spacecraft then orbiting Saturn took this narrow-angle view looking across the Solar System‘s most famous rings. Rings visible in the foreground include the thin F ring on the outside and the much wider A and B rings just interior to it. Although it seems to be hovering over the rings, Saturn’s moon Janus is actually far behind them. Janus is one of Saturn’s smaller moons and measures only about 180 kilometers across. Farther out from the camera is the heavily cratered Rhea, a much larger moon measuring 1,500 kilometers across. The top of Rhea is visible only through gaps in the rings. After more than a decade of exploration and discovery, the Cassini spacecraft ran low on fuel in 2017 and was directed to enter Saturn’s atmosphere, where it surely melted.
Explore Your Universe: Random APOD Generator
January 4 Today In History
Today’s Important Historical Events
1847 Samuel Colt sells his first revolver pistol to the United States government
1865 New York Stock Exchange opens its 1st permanent headquarters at 10-12 Broad St, near Wall Street in New York City
1959 Luna 1 (Mechta) becomes 1st craft to leave Earth’s gravity
1961 Longest recorded strike ends as the Danish barbers’ assistants end a 33 year strike
2007 The 110th United States Congress convenes and elects Nancy Pelosi as the 1st female Speaker of the House
2021 1st Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines given to the general public with 82 year old Brian Pinker in the UK first to be jabbed [1]
Today’s Historical Events
46 BC Julius Caesar defeats Titus Labienus in the Battle of Ruspina
274 St Eutychian begins his reign as Catholic Pope
871 Battle at Reading: Ethelred of Wessex defeated by Danish invasion army
1490 Anna of Brittany announces that all those who would ally with the king of France will be considered guilty of the crime of lese-majesty.
1519 -6] 1st Altenburger sermon (Luther & Karl von Miltitz)
1570 Spanish viceroy Alva banishes Zutphen City’s only physician, Joost Sweiter, “because he is a Jew”
Today’s Historical Events in Film and TV
1896 AFL charters Actors’ National Protective Union, NYC
1903 Topsy the Elephant is Electrocuted by her owners at Luna Park, Coney Island and filmed by Edison Manufacturing movie company [1]
1934 1st Dutch talkie movie, Jan Teunissen’s “Willem of Orange” premieres
1935 Bob Hope 1st heard on network radio as part of “The Intimate Revue”
1953 KTSM TV channel 9 in El Paso, TX (NBC) begins broadcasting
1954 Soap Opera “The Brighter Day” premieres
1957 “Blondie” situation comedy premieres on NBC TV (later on CBS)
Today’s Historical Events in Music
1881 Johannes Brahms‘ “Academic Festival Overture” premieres in Breslau
1923 1st broadcast of “Barn Dance Show” (WBAP – Fort Worth Texas)
1936 Billboard magazine publishes its 1st music hit parade
1947 “Park Avenue” closes at Shubert Theater NYC after 72 performances
1947 “Show Boat” closes at Ziegfeld Theater NYC after 417 performances
1954 Elvis Presley records his 1st demo for Sun Records at a recording studio in Memphis, “It Wouldn’t Be The Same Without You” and “I’ll Never Stand In Your Way”
1969 “Fig Leaves Are Falling” closes at Broadhurst NYC after 4 performances
1970 Beatles last recording session at EMI studios
Today’s Historical Events in Sports
1883 Ontario Rugby Football Union (forerunner of CFL) forms
1887 Thomas Stevens is 1st man to bicycle around the world (San Francisco to San Francisco)
1902 Australian cricket spin bowler Hugh Trumble dismisses England batsmen Arthur Jones, John Gunn and Sydney Barnes in successive balls to complete 2nd Test rout by 229 runs in Melbourne; Trumble’s first of 2 Test hat-tricks
1904 Stanley Cup, Aberdeen Pavilion, Ottawa, ON: Ottawa HC beats Winnipeg Rowing Club, 2-0 for 2-1 challenge series victory
1920 1st Black baseball league, National Negro Baseball League, organizes
1942 4th NFL All Star Game, Polo Grounds, NYC: Chicago Bears beat NFL All-Stars, 35-24
1942 7 x NL batting champion Rogers Hornsby is 14th player selected to the Baseball Hall of Fame
1957 Dodgers buy 44 passenger twin-engine airplane for $775,000
4 January Daily Correspondence Digest for the Southern Hemisphere’s Moon Phase and Planetary Positions
You can use this link to go forward or backward in time for Moon phase information. If you are curious, you can even find out what phase the Moon was in when you or anyone else, you know was on the date the person was born.
From Moongiant.com
The Moon’s current phase for today and tonight is a Waxing Crescent Phase. A Waxing Crescent is the first Phase after the New Moon and is a great time to see the features of the moon’s surface. During this phase the Moon can be seen in the wester sky after the sun dips below the horizon at sunset. 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 January 2022 Moon Phases Calendar to see all the daily moon phase for this month.
Today’s Waxing Crescent Phase
The Waxing Crescent on January 4 has an illumination of 4%. 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 January 4 the Moon is 1.98 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: Waxing Crescent
Illumination: 4%
Moon Age: 1.98 days
Moon Angle: 0.54
Moon Distance: 369,836.16 km
Sun Angle: 0.54
Sun Distance: 147,098,384.88 km
Illumination: 4%
Moon Age: 1.98 days
Moon Angle: 0.54
Moon Distance: 369,836.16 km
Sun Angle: 0.54
Sun Distance: 147,098,384.88 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 time for the Custom Planetary Positions has changed to 3:00 PM all local times. This is so I can post all time zones for the same date. There is also a third time zone included.
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 this Custom Planetary Positions is from the local time in Sao Paulo, Brazil, South America
4 January 2022
06:00 pm GMT 3:00 PM BRT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)
Sun:14 Capricorn 21
Moon:11 Aquarius 52
Mercury:03 Aquarius 13
Venus:21 Capricorn 17 Rx
Mars:15 Sagittarius 46
Jupiter:01 Pisces 17
Saturn:12 Aquarius 19
Uranus:10 Taurus 54 Rx
Neptune:20 Pisces 44
Pluto:26 Capricorn 03
True Lunar Node:00 Gemini 53 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:29 Taurus 20 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):18 Gemini 53
Chiron:08 Aries 33
Ceres:28 Taurus 19 Rx
Pallas:17 Pisces 25
Juno:18 Capricorn 51
Vesta:26 Sagittarius 32
Moon:11 Aquarius 52
Mercury:03 Aquarius 13
Venus:21 Capricorn 17 Rx
Mars:15 Sagittarius 46
Jupiter:01 Pisces 17
Saturn:12 Aquarius 19
Uranus:10 Taurus 54 Rx
Neptune:20 Pisces 44
Pluto:26 Capricorn 03
True Lunar Node:00 Gemini 53 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:29 Taurus 20 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):18 Gemini 53
Chiron:08 Aries 33
Ceres:28 Taurus 19 Rx
Pallas:17 Pisces 25
Juno:18 Capricorn 51
Vesta:26 Sagittarius 32
Eris:23 Aries 41 Rx
Fire:4
Earth:7
Air:5
Water:3
Earth:7
Air:5
Water:3
Cardinal:6
Fixed:6
Mutable:7
Fixed:6
Mutable:7
Southern Hemisphere
The time for this Custom Planetary Positions is from the local time in Cape Town, South Africa
4 January 2022
01:00 pm GMT 3:00 PM SAST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)
Sun:14 Capricorn 08
Moon:08 Aquarius 49
Mercury:02 Aquarius 58
Venus:21 Capricorn 25 Rx
Mars:15 Sagittarius 37
Jupiter:01 Pisces 15
Saturn:12 Aquarius 17
Uranus:10 Taurus 54 Rx
Neptune:20 Pisces 44
Pluto:26 Capricorn 03
True Lunar Node:00 Gemini 55 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:29 Taurus 21 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):18 Gemini 51
Chiron:08 Aries 33
Ceres:28 Taurus 20 Rx
Pallas:17 Pisces 22
Juno:18 Capricorn 46
Vesta:26 Sagittarius 26
Eris:23 Aries 41 Rx
Moon:08 Aquarius 49
Mercury:02 Aquarius 58
Venus:21 Capricorn 25 Rx
Mars:15 Sagittarius 37
Jupiter:01 Pisces 15
Saturn:12 Aquarius 17
Uranus:10 Taurus 54 Rx
Neptune:20 Pisces 44
Pluto:26 Capricorn 03
True Lunar Node:00 Gemini 55 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:29 Taurus 21 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):18 Gemini 51
Chiron:08 Aries 33
Ceres:28 Taurus 20 Rx
Pallas:17 Pisces 22
Juno:18 Capricorn 46
Vesta:26 Sagittarius 26
Eris:23 Aries 41 Rx
Fire:4
Earth:7
Air:5
Water:3
Air:5
Water:3
Cardinal:6
Fixed:6
Mutable:7
Fixed:6
Mutable:7
Southwestern Hemisphere
The time for this Custom Planetary Positions is from the local time in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
4 January 2022
04:00 am GMT 3:00 PM AEDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)
Sun:13 Capricorn 45
Moon:03 Aquarius 16
Mercury:02 Aquarius 29
Venus:21 Capricorn 37 Rx
Mars:15 Sagittarius 21
Jupiter:01 Pisces 10
Saturn:12 Aquarius 15
Uranus:10 Taurus 55 Rx
Neptune:20 Pisces 44
Pluto:26 Capricorn 02
True Lunar Node:00 Gemini 58 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:29 Taurus 22 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):18 Gemini 49
Chiron:08 Aries 33
Ceres:28 Taurus 22 Rx
Pallas:17 Pisces 16
Juno:18 Capricorn 37
Vesta:26 Sagittarius 14
Eris:23 Aries 41 Rx
Moon:03 Aquarius 16
Mercury:02 Aquarius 29
Venus:21 Capricorn 37 Rx
Mars:15 Sagittarius 21
Jupiter:01 Pisces 10
Saturn:12 Aquarius 15
Uranus:10 Taurus 55 Rx
Neptune:20 Pisces 44
Pluto:26 Capricorn 02
True Lunar Node:00 Gemini 58 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:29 Taurus 22 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):18 Gemini 49
Chiron:08 Aries 33
Ceres:28 Taurus 22 Rx
Pallas:17 Pisces 16
Juno:18 Capricorn 37
Vesta:26 Sagittarius 14
Eris:23 Aries 41 Rx
Fire:4
Earth:7
Air:5
Water:3
Earth:7
Air:5
Water:3
Cardinal:6
Fixed:6
Mutable:7
Fixed:6
Mutable:7
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I was pleasantly surprised when I start this video and heard a male voice. It is so nice to see male witches get more involved with sharing their magickal path with the world.
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Justice – Number 11 in Major Aracana
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- The detailed description of Justice Tarot card
- Detailed meaning of the keywords of Justice Tarot card
- Upright meaning of Justice Tarot card: justice, righteous, honesty, cause and effect, rule
- Meaning of Justice reversed: unfair, lack of transparency, dishonesty
Rider Waite Tarot Cards
Page of Wands – Number 11 in the Wands Court Cards
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- The detailed description of the Page of Wands
- Detailed meaning of the keywords of the Page of Wands
- Upright meaning of the Page of Wands: enthusiasm, discovery, detection, the spirit of freedom
- Meaning of the Page of Wands reversed: have no idea, pessimistic, lack of direction
Page of Cups – Number 11 in the Cups Court Cards
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- The detailed description of the Page of Cups
- Detailed meaning of the keywords of the Page of Cups
- Upright meaning of the Page of Cups: a message, the creative beginning, the synchronization
- Meaning of the Page of Cups reversed: innocent in love, creative sources being stuck
Page of Swords – Number 11 in the Swords Court Cards
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- The detailed description of the Page of Swords
- Detailed meaning of the keywords of the Page of Swords
- Upright meaning of the Page of Swords: talkative, curious, active spirit, full of energy
- Meaning of the Page of Swords reversed: have a long tongue but a shorthand, haste, unfulfilled promises.
Page of Pentacles – Number 11 in the Pentacles Court Cards
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- The detailed description of the Page of Pentacles
- Detailed meaning of the keywords of the Page of Pentacles
- Upright meaning of the Page of Pentacles: demonstration, financial opportunities, new job
- Meaning of the Page of Pentacles reversed: lack of progress and lack of planning, focus on short-term goals
January 3 Today In History
Today’s Important Historical Events
1496 Leonardo da Vinci unsuccessfully tests a flying machine
1521 Martin Luther is Excommunicated by Pope Leo X from the Roman Catholic Church for failing to recant parts of his Ninety-five Theses which started the Protestant Reformation
1777 General George Washington‘s revolutionary army defeats British forces at Battle of Princeton, New Jersey
1925 Benito Mussolini dissolves the Italian parliament and proclaims himself dictator of Italy, taking the title “Il Duce” (the Leader)
1977 Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs incorporate Apple Computer, Inc
1985 Israel government confirms resettlement of 10,000 Ethiopian Jews
Today’s Historical Events
236 Reign of St Anterus as Catholic Pope ends with his death after only 40 days
269 St Felix I begins his reign as Catholic Pope
936 Duke Alberik II of Spoleto appoints his son Pope Leo VII
1338 Jacob of Arteveld elected mayor of Ghent
1407 Bloody battles between Hoeksen & Kabeljauwen in Dordrecht
1431 Joan of Arc handed over to Bishop Pierre Cauchon
1496 Leonardo da Vinci unsuccessfully tests a flying machine
1521 Martin Luther is Excommunicated by Pope Leo X from the Roman Catholic Church for failing to recant parts of his Ninety-five Theses which started the Protestant Reformation
Today’s Historical Events in Film and TV
1929 27 year old William S Paley becomes CBS president
1947 1st opening session of Congress to be televised
1949 “Colgate Theater” dramatic anthology series premieres on NBC TV
1952 “Dragnet” with Jack Webb premieres on NBC TV
1963 WOUB TV channel 20 in Athens, OH (PBS) begins broadcasting
1964 Jack Paar Show, shows a clip of the Beatles singing “She Loves You”
1967 WJAN TV channel 17 in Canton, OH (IND) begins broadcasting
1970 WHAG TV channel 25 in Hagerstown, MD (NBC) begins broadcasting
Today’s Historical Events in Music
1780 Danish national anthem “Kong Kristian…,” 1st sung
1843 Gaetano Donizetti’s opera “Don Pasquale” premieres in Paris
1893 Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky‘s final opera “Iolanta”, is first performed outside of Russia in Hamburg, Germany
1914 Kelman/Cushing/Heath’ musical “Sari,” premieres in NYC
1920 Arthur Honegger‘s “Chant de Nigamon,” premieres
1941 Sergei Rachmaninov’s “Symphonic Dances” premieres in Philadelphia
1969 John Lennon‘s “Two Virgins” album declared pornographic in New Jersey
1970 “Jimmy” closes at Winter Garden Theater NYC after 84 performances
Today’s Historical Events in Sports
1920 Boston Red Sox baseball club owner Harry Frazee announces agreement to sell slugger Babe Ruth to the New York Yankees for $125,000 in cash and a $350,000 loan; start of the 84 year “Curse of the Bambino”
1929 Australian cricket icon Don Bradman follows up a 1st innings of 79 to score 112 in 3rd Test v England in Melbourne; his 1st of 29 Test centuries
1931 Montreal Maroons centre Nels Stewart scores fastest 2 goals in NHL history with a pair 4 seconds apart in a 5-3 win over Boston Bruins at Montreal Arena
1943 Max and Doug Bentley assist on brother Reg’s only NHL goal in Chicago Blackhawks’ 3-3 tie with the Rangers in NYC; only time in NHL history trio of family members score and assist on a scoring play
1948 Australian cricket batting maestro Don Bradman completes dual Test centuries (132 & 127* [26th Test 100]) in 3rd Test v India in Melbourne
1949 West Indian cricket batsman Everton Weekes scores 101 in 3rd Test against India in Calcutta; his world record fifth consecutive Test century
1958 Australian cricket fast bowler Lindsay Kline takes a hat-trick (Eddie Fuller, Hugh Tayfield, Neil Adcock) as South Africa dismissed for 99 in follow-on 2nd Test at Cape Town
1971 1st AFC Championship, Memorial Stadium, Baltimore: Baltimore Colts beat Oakland Raiders, 27-17
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 January 3
Comet Leonard’s Long Tail
Image Credit & Copyright: Jan Hattenbach
Explanation: You couldn’t see Comet Leonard’s extremely long tail with a telescope — it was just too long. You also couldn’t see it with binoculars — still too long. Or with your eyes — it was too dim. Or from a city — the sky was too bright. But from a dark location with a low horizon — your camera could. And still might — if the comet survives today’s closest encounter with the Sun, which occurs between the orbits of Mercury and Venus. The featured picture was created from two deep and wide-angle camera images taken from La Palma in the Canary Islands of Spain late last month. Afterwards, if it survives, what is left of Comet Leonard‘s nucleus will head out of our Solar System, never to return.
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