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How to Dispose of Spell Remains

Moon Signs

Just as the sun does, the moon travels through the constellations of stars that we call the zodiac; or astrological signs. Whereas the sun take a year to travel through them all, spending approximately thirty days in  each sign, the moon usually spends two and a half days in a sign, thus  passing through the whole zodiac in approximately one lunar month. Does the moon actually travel through these signs? No, of course not. It appears to do so from our vantage point on Earth, however.

Each sign has a different personality that affects the lunar (or solar) energy when the luminary is passing through it. For example, if your spell is to help you meet new people, then you might choose to cast it when the moon is in the sign of Libra, the sign associated with social issues.  The lunar energy you use to power your spell will be enhanced with Libran energy. Here’s a list of correspondences for the signs of the Zodiac. The correspondences are applicable to the moon, and of course to the sun as well:

  • Aries   energy is good for new beginnings and action

  • Taurus   energy is good for manifestation

  • Gemini   energy is excellent for communication and intellectual pursuits

  • Cancer   energy is associated with family and the home

  • Leo   energy is good for success

  • Virgo   energy is organized and practical

  • Libra   energy is terrific for social issues

  • Scorpio   energy is passionate and just

  • Sagittarius   energy is associated with study

  • Capricorn   energy is stable and good for business issues

  • Aquarius   energy is excellent for issues involving groups of people

  • Pisces energy is associated with mysticism and spiritual evolution

February 12 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 February 12

Aurora by Moonlight

Image Credit & Copyright: P-M Hedén (Clear Skies, TWAN)

Explanation: The ice was singing as light from a bright gibbous Moon cast shadows across this frozen lake, about 20 kilometers north of Stockholm, Sweden, planet Earth. In the alluring night skyscape captured on February 10, shimmering auroral curtains of light dance in the evening sky. On that northern night nature’s performance included the auroral displays fostered by a minor geomagnetic storm. Stormy space weather was the result of a coronal mass ejection, erupting from a solar prominence days earlier and brushing our fair planet’s magnetosphere.

12 February 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 Gibbous phase. 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. During a Waxing Gibbous the moon rises in the east in mid-afternoon and is high in the eastern sky at sunset. The moon is then visible through most of the night sky setting a few hours before sunrise. The word Gibbous first appeared in the 14th century and has its roots in the Latin word “gibbosus” meaning humpbacked.

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

Today’s Waxing Gibbous Phase

The Waxing Gibbous on February 12 has an illumination of 84%. 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 February 12 the Moon is 10.86 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 Gibbous
Illumination: 84%
Moon Age: 10.86 days
Moon Angle: 0.49
Moon Distance: 404,881.22 km
Sun Angle: 0.54
Sun Distance: 147,698,187.83 km

Useful Moon Resources

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

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

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

Currentplanetarypositions.com

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

 For Your Local Time and Date 

Southeastern Hemisphere

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

12 February 2022
08:00 pm GMT 5:00 PM BRT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:24 Aquarius 05
Moon:10 Cancer 12
Mercury:28 Capricorn 13
Venus:14 Capricorn 52
Mars:14 Capricorn 06
Jupiter:09 Pisces 59
Saturn:16 Aquarius 54
Uranus:11 Taurus 06
Neptune:21 Pisces 49
Pluto:27 Capricorn 19
True Lunar Node:27 Taurus 44 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:27 Taurus 16 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):23 Gemini 13

Chiron:09 Aries 45
Ceres:00 Gemini 37
Pallas:29 Pisces 30
Juno:04 Aquarius 20
Vesta:17 Capricorn 05
Eris:23 Aries 47

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

 

Southern Hemisphere

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

12 February 2022
03:00 pm GMT 5:00 PM SAST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:23 Aquarius 52
Moon:07 Cancer 42
Mercury:28 Capricorn 03
Venus:14 Capricorn 46
Mars:13 Capricorn 57
Jupiter:09 Pisces 56
Saturn:16 Aquarius 53
Uranus:11 Taurus 05
Neptune:21 Pisces 49
Pluto:27 Capricorn 19
True Lunar Node:27 Taurus 45 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:27 Taurus 16 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):23 Gemini 11

Chiron:09 Aries 44

Ceres:00 Gemini 35
Pallas:29 Pisces 26
Juno:04 Aquarius 15
Vesta:16 Capricorn 59

Eris:23 Aries 47
Fire:2
Earth:8
Air:5
Water:4
Cardinal:8
Fixed:6
Mutable:5

Southwestern Hemisphere

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

12 February 2022
06:00 am GMT 5:00 PM AEDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:23 Aquarius 29
Moon:03 Cancer 15
Mercury:27 Capricorn 46
Venus:14 Capricorn 35
Mars:13 Capricorn 41
Jupiter:09 Pisces 51
Saturn:16 Aquarius 50
Uranus:11 Taurus 05
Neptune:21 Pisces 48
Pluto:27 Capricorn 18
True Lunar Node:27 Taurus 48 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:27 Taurus 18 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):23 Gemini 09
Chiron:09 Aries 43
Ceres:00 Gemini 31
Pallas:29 Pisces 18
Juno:04 Aquarius 06
Vesta:16 Capricorn 47
Eris:23 Aries 47
Fire:2
Earth:8
Air:5
Water:4
Cardinal:8
Fixed:6
Mutable:5

Calm Communication Candle Spell

February 11, 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 Gibbous phase. 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. During a Waxing Gibbous the moon rises in the east in mid-afternoon and is high in the eastern sky at sunset. The moon is then visible through most of the night sky setting a few hours before sunrise. The word Gibbous first appeared in the 14th century and has its roots in the Latin word “gibbosus” meaning humpbacked.

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

Today’s Waxing Gibbous Phase

The Waxing Gibbous on February 11 has an illumination of 76%. 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 February 11 the Moon is 9.97 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 Gibbous
Illumination: 76%
Moon Age: 9.97 days
Moon Angle: 0.49
Moon Distance: 405,496.62 km
Sun Angle: 0.54
Sun Distance: 147,670,144.11 km

Useful Moon Resources

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

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

If you 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

February 11, 2022
12:00 am GMT 4:00 PM PST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:22 Aquarius 14
Moon:18 Gemini 28
Mercury:26 Capricorn 53
Venus:14 Capricorn 01
Mars:12 Capricorn 45
Jupiter:09 Pisces 33
Saturn:16 Aquarius 41
Uranus:11 Taurus 03
Neptune:21 Pisces 45
Pluto:27 Capricorn 16
True Lunar Node:27 Taurus 52 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:27 Taurus 22 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):23 Gemini 01
Chiron:09 Aries 40
Ceres:00 Gemini 18
Pallas:28 Pisces 52
Juno:03 Aquarius 36
Vesta:16 Capricorn 09
Eris:23 Aries 46
Fire:2
Earth:8
Air:6
Water:3
Cardinal:7
Fixed:6
Mutable:6

 

Northern Hemisphere

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

February 11, 2022
10:00 pm GMT 4:00 PM CST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:23 Aquarius 09
Moon:29 Gemini 17
Mercury:27 Capricorn 31
Venus:14 Capricorn 26
Mars:13 Capricorn 26
Jupiter:09 Pisces 46
Saturn:16 Aquarius 48
Uranus:11 Taurus 04
Neptune:21 Pisces 47
Pluto:27 Capricorn 17
True Lunar Node:27 Taurus 49 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:27 Taurus 19 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):23 Gemini 07
Chiron:09 Aries 43
Ceres:00 Gemini 28
Pallas:29 Pisces 11
Juno:03 Aquarius 58
Vesta:16 Capricorn 37
Eris:23 Aries 47
Fire:2
Earth:8
Air:6
Water:3
Cardinal:7
Fixed:6
Mutable:6

Northeastern Hemisphere

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

11 February 2022
03:00 pm GMT 4:00 PM CEST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:22 Aquarius 51
Moon:25 Gemini 50
Mercury:27 Capricorn 19
Venus:14 Capricorn 18
Mars:13 Capricorn 13
Jupiter:09 Pisces 42
Saturn:16 Aquarius 45
Uranus:11 Taurus 04
Neptune:21 Pisces 47
Pluto:27 Capricorn 17
True Lunar Node:27 Taurus 51 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:27 Taurus 20 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):23 Gemini 05
Chiron:09 Aries 42
Ceres:00 Gemini 25
Pallas:29 Pisces 05
Juno:03 Aquarius 51
Vesta:16 Capricorn 28
Eris:23 Aries 47
Fire:2
Earth:8
Air:6
Water:3
Cardinal:7
Fixed:6
Mutable:6

February 11 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 February 11

IC 342: The Hidden Galaxy in Camelopardalis

Image Credit & Copyright: Daniel Feller

Explanation: Similar in size to large, bright spiral galaxies in our neighborhood, IC 342 is a mere 10 million light-years distant in the long-necked, northern constellation Camelopardalis. A sprawling island universe, IC 342 would otherwise be a prominent galaxy in our night sky, but it is hidden from clear view and only glimpsed through the veil of stars, gas and dust clouds along the plane of our own Milky Way galaxy. Even though IC 342’s light is dimmed and reddened by intervening cosmic clouds, this sharp telescopic image traces the galaxy’s own obscuring dust, young star clusters, and glowing pink star forming regions along spiral arms that wind far from the galaxy’s core. IC 342 may have undergone a recent burst of star formation activity and is close enough to have gravitationally influenced the evolution of the local group of galaxies and the Milky Way.

11 February 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 Gibbous phase. 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. During a Waxing Gibbous the moon rises in the east in mid-afternoon and is high in the eastern sky at sunset. The moon is then visible through most of the night sky setting a few hours before sunrise. The word Gibbous first appeared in the 14th century and has its roots in the Latin word “gibbosus” meaning humpbacked.

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

Today’s Waxing Gibbous Phase

The Waxing Gibbous on February 11 has an illumination of 76%. 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 February 11 the Moon is 9.97 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 Gibbous
Illumination: 76%
Moon Age: 9.97 days
Moon Angle: 0.49
Moon Distance: 405,496.62 km
Sun Angle: 0.54
Sun Distance: 147,670,144.11 km

Useful Moon Resources

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

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

If you 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

11 February 2022
08:00 pm GMT 5:00 PM BRT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:23 Aquarius 04
Moon:28 Gemini 18
Mercury:27 Capricorn 28
Venus:14 Capricorn 23
Mars:13 Capricorn 22
Jupiter:09 Pisces 45
Saturn:16 Aquarius 47
Uranus:11 Taurus 04
Neptune:21 Pisces 47
Pluto:27 Capricorn 17
True Lunar Node:27 Taurus 50 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:27 Taurus 19 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):23 Gemini 06
Chiron:09 Aries 42
Ceres:00 Gemini 27
Pallas:29 Pisces 09
Juno:03 Aquarius 56
Vesta:16 Capricorn 34
Eris:23 Aries 47
Fire:2
Earth:8
Air:6
Water:3
Cardinal:7
Fixed:6
Mutable:6
Obliquity of the Nine Planets

Southern Hemisphere

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

11 February 2022
03:00 pm GMT 5:00 PM SAST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:22 Aquarius 51
Moon:25 Gemini 50
Mercury:27 Capricorn 19
Venus:14 Capricorn 18
Mars:13 Capricorn 13
Jupiter:09 Pisces 42
Saturn:16 Aquarius 45
Uranus:11 Taurus 04
Neptune:21 Pisces 47
Pluto:27 Capricorn 17
True Lunar Node:27 Taurus 51 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:27 Taurus 20 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):23 Gemini 05
Chiron:09 Aries 42
Ceres:00 Gemini 25
Pallas:29 Pisces 05
Juno:03 Aquarius 51
Vesta:16 Capricorn 28
Eris:23 Aries 47
Fire:2
Earth:8
Air:6
Water:3
Cardinal:7
Fixed:6
Mutable:6
Obliquity of the Nine Planets

Southwestern Hemisphere

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

11 February 2022
06:00 am GMT 5:00 PM AEDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:22 Aquarius 29
Moon:21 Gemini 25
Mercury:27 Capricorn 03
Venus:14 Capricorn 07
Mars:12 Capricorn 56
Jupiter:09 Pisces 36
Saturn:16 Aquarius 43
Uranus:11 Taurus 04
Neptune:21 Pisces 46
Pluto:27 Capricorn 16
True Lunar Node:27 Taurus 52 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:27 Taurus 21 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):23 Gemini 02
Chiron:09 Aries 41
Ceres:00 Gemini 21
Pallas:28 Pisces 57
Juno:03 Aquarius 42
Vesta:16 Capricorn 16
Eris:23 Aries 46
Fire:2
Earth:8
Air:6
Water:3
Cardinal:7
Fixed:6
Mutable:6

February 10, 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 Gibbous phase. 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. During a Waxing Gibbous the moon rises in the east in mid-afternoon and is high in the eastern sky at sunset. The moon is then visible through most of the night sky setting a few hours before sunrise. The word Gibbous first appeared in the 14th century and has its roots in the Latin word “gibbosus” meaning humpbacked.

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

Today’s Waxing Gibbous Phase

The Waxing Gibbous on February 10 has an illumination of 68%. 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 February 10 the Moon is 9.08 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 Gibbous
Illumination: 68%
Moon Age: 9.08 days
Moon Angle: 0.49
Moon Distance: 405,128.00 km
Sun Angle: 0.54
Sun Distance: 147,642,680.83 km

Useful Moon Resources

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

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

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

Currentplanetarypositions.com

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

For Your Local Time and Date

Northwestern Hemisphere

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

February 10, 2022
12:00 am GMT 4:00 PM PST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:21 Aquarius 13
Moon:06 Gemini 41
Mercury:26 Capricorn 15
Venus:13 Capricorn 35
Mars:12 Capricorn 01
Jupiter:09 Pisces 19
Saturn:16 Aquarius 34
Uranus:11 Taurus 02
Neptune:21 Pisces 43
Pluto:27 Capricorn 14
True Lunar Node:27 Taurus 54 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:27 Taurus 25 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):22 Gemini 54
Chiron:09 Aries 38
Ceres:00 Gemini 09
Pallas:28 Pisces 31
Juno:03 Aquarius 12
Vesta:15 Capricorn 38
Eris:23 Aries 46
Fire:2
Earth:8
Air:6
Water:3
Cardinal:7
Fixed:6
Mutable:6

 

Obliquity of the Nine Planets

Northern Hemisphere

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

February 10, 2022
10:00 pm GMT 4:00 PM CST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:22 Aquarius 08
Moon:17 Gemini 29
Mercury:26 Capricorn 49
Venus:13 Capricorn 59
Mars:12 Capricorn 42
Jupiter:09 Pisces 32
Saturn:16 Aquarius 40
Uranus:11 Taurus 03
Neptune:21 Pisces 45
Pluto:27 Capricorn 16
True Lunar Node:27 Taurus 53 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:27 Taurus 22 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):23 Gemini 00
Chiron:09 Aries 40
Ceres:00 Gemini 18
Pallas:28 Pisces 50
Juno:03 Aquarius 34
Vesta:16 Capricorn 06
Eris:23 Aries 46
Fire:2
Earth:8
Air:6
Water:3
Cardinal:7
Fixed:6
Mutable:6
Obliquity of the Nine Planets

Northeastern Hemisphere For 1600 CEST GMT 1500 Post 0900CT

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

10 February 2022

03:00 pm GMT 4:00 PM CEST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:21 Aquarius 51
Moon:14 Gemini 03
Mercury:26 Capricorn 38
Venus:13 Capricorn 51
Mars:12 Capricorn 29
Jupiter:09 Pisces 28
Saturn:16 Aquarius 38
Uranus:11 Taurus 03
Neptune:21 Pisces 45
Pluto:27 Capricorn 15
True Lunar Node:27 Taurus 53 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:27 Taurus 23 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):22 Gemini 58
Chiron:09 Aries 39
Ceres:00 Gemini 15
Pallas:28 Pisces 44
Juno:03 Aquarius 27
Vesta:15 Capricorn 57
Eris:23 Aries 46
Fire:2
Earth:8
Air:6
Water:3
Cardinal:7
Fixed:6
Mutable:6

10 February 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 Gibbous phase. 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. During a Waxing Gibbous the moon rises in the east in mid-afternoon and is high in the eastern sky at sunset. The moon is then visible through most of the night sky setting a few hours before sunrise. The word Gibbous first appeared in the 14th century and has its roots in the Latin word “gibbosus” meaning humpbacked.

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

Today’s Waxing Gibbous Phase

The Waxing Gibbous on February 10 has an illumination of 68%. 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 February 10 the Moon is 9.08 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 Gibbous
Illumination: 68%
Moon Age: 9.08 days
Moon Angle: 0.49
Moon Distance: 405,128.00 km
Sun Angle: 0.54
Sun Distance: 147,642,680.83 km

Useful Moon Resources

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

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

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

Currentplanetarypositions.com

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

 For Your Local Time and Date

Southeastern Hemisphere

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

10 February 2022
08:00 pm GMT 5:00 PM BRT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:22 Aquarius 03
Moon:16 Gemini 30
Mercury:26 Capricorn 46
Venus:13 Capricorn 56
Mars:12 Capricorn 38
Jupiter:09 Pisces 31
Saturn:16 Aquarius 40
Uranus:11 Taurus 03
Neptune:21 Pisces 45
Pluto:27 Capricorn 16
True Lunar Node:27 Taurus 53 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:27 Taurus 22 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):22 Gemini 59
Chiron:09 Aries 40
Ceres:00 Gemini 17
Pallas:28 Pisces 49
Juno:03 Aquarius 32
Vesta:16 Capricorn 04
Eris:23 Aries 46
Fire:2
Earth:8
Air:6
Water:3
Cardinal:7
Fixed:6
Mutable:6

 

Southern Hemisphere

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

10 February 2022
03:00 pm GMT 5:00 PM SAST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:21 Aquarius 51
Moon:14 Gemini 03
Mercury:26 Capricorn 38
Venus:13 Capricorn 51
Mars:12 Capricorn 29
Jupiter:09 Pisces 28
Saturn:16 Aquarius 38
Uranus:11 Taurus 03
Neptune:21 Pisces 45
Pluto:27 Capricorn 15
True Lunar Node:27 Taurus 53 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:27 Taurus 23 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):22 Gemini 58
Chiron:09 Aries 39
Ceres:00 Gemini 15
Pallas:28 Pisces 44
Juno:03 Aquarius 27
Vesta:15 Capricorn 57
Eris:23 Aries 46
Fire:2
Earth:8
Air:6
Water:3
Cardinal:7
Fixed:6
Mutable:6

Southwestern Hemisphere

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

10 February 2022
06:00 am GMT 5:00 PM AEDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:21 Aquarius 28
Moon:09 Gemini 38
Mercury:26 Capricorn 24
Venus:13 Capricorn 42
Mars:12 Capricorn 12
Jupiter:09 Pisces 22
Saturn:16 Aquarius 36
Uranus:11 Taurus 02
Neptune:21 Pisces 44
Pluto:27 Capricorn 14
True Lunar Node:27 Taurus 54 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:27 Taurus 24 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):22 Gemini 56
Chiron:09 Aries 38
Ceres:00 Gemini 11
Pallas:28 Pisces 36
Juno:03 Aquarius 18
Vesta:15 Capricorn 46
Eris:23 Aries 46
Fire:2
Earth:8
Air:6
Water:3
Cardinal:7
Fixed:6
Mutable:6

February 9, 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

Today and tonight the Moon will be in a Waxing Gibbous phase. 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. During a Waxing Gibbous the moon rises in the east in mid-afternoon and is high in the eastern sky at sunset. The moon is then visible through most of the night sky setting a few hours before sunrise. The word Gibbous first appeared in the 14th century and has its roots in the Latin word “gibbosus” meaning humpbacked.

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

Today’s Waxing Gibbous Phase

The Waxing Gibbous on February 9 has an illumination of 59%. 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 February 9 the Moon is 8.2 days old. This refers to how many days it has been since the last New Moon. It takes 29.53 days for the Moon to orbit the Earth and go through the lunar cycle of all 8 Moon phases.

The 8 Lunar Phases

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

Phase Details

Phase: Waxing Gibbous
Illumination: 59%
Moon Age: 8.20 days
Moon Angle: 0.49
Moon Distance: 403,778.01 km
Sun Angle: 0.54
Sun Distance: 147,615,806.77 km

Useful Moon Resources

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

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

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

February 09, 2022
12:00 am GMT 4:00 PM PST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:20 Aquarius 12
Moon:24 Taurus 50
Mercury:25 Capricorn 41
Venus:13 Capricorn 12
Mars:11 Capricorn 17
Jupiter:09 Pisces 05
Saturn:16 Aquarius 27
Uranus:11 Taurus 01
Neptune:21 Pisces 41
Pluto:27 Capricorn 12
True Lunar Node:27 Taurus 54
Mean Lunar Node:27 Taurus 28 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):22 Gemini 47
Chiron:09 Aries 35
Ceres:29 Taurus 59
Pallas:28 Pisces 11
Juno:02 Aquarius 48
Vesta:15 Capricorn 07
Eris:23 Aries 46
Fire:2
Earth:10
Air:4
Water:3
Cardinal:7
Fixed:8
Mutable:4

 

Northern Hemisphere

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

February 09, 2022
10:00 pm GMT 4:00 PM CST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:21 Aquarius 08
Moon:05 Gemini 42
Mercury:26 Capricorn 12
Venus:13 Capricorn 33
Mars:11 Capricorn 58
Jupiter:09 Pisces 18
Saturn:16 Aquarius 33
Uranus:11 Taurus 02
Neptune:21 Pisces 43
Pluto:27 Capricorn 14
True Lunar Node:27 Taurus 54 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:27 Taurus 25 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):22 Gemini 53
Chiron:09 Aries 37
Ceres:00 Gemini 08
Pallas:28 Pisces 30
Juno:03 Aquarius 10
Vesta:15 Capricorn 35
Eris:23 Aries 46
Fire:2
Earth:8
Air:6
Water:3
Cardinal:7
Fixed:6
Mutable:6

Northeastern Hemisphere

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

9 February 2022
03:00 pm GMT 4:00 PM CEST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:20 Aquarius 50
Moon:02 Gemini 15
Mercury:26 Capricorn 01
Venus:13 Capricorn 26
Mars:11 Capricorn 45
Jupiter:09 Pisces 13
Saturn:16 Aquarius 31
Uranus:11 Taurus 02
Neptune:21 Pisces 43
Pluto:27 Capricorn 13
True Lunar Node:27 Taurus 54 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:27 Taurus 26 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):22 Gemini 51
Chiron:09 Aries 37
Ceres:00 Gemini 05
Pallas:28 Pisces 23
Juno:03 Aquarius 03
Vesta:15 Capricorn 26
Eris:23 Aries 46
Fire:2
Earth:8
Air:6
Water:3
Cardinal:7
Fixed:6
Mutable:6

Altar, Incense and Candle Magick

Your Altar

You may use anything that has a flat top.. I use an old trunk with a piece of plywood on it. Be creative.. As for a cover I use white because of its kind of a multipurpose color. Although some magic specifies a color then whatever color is specified should be used. Again, be creative… Keep in mind that candle magic is usually done in condensed areas so keep things as simplistic as you can, especially your candlesticks and censors.

Incense

There are some who believe that incense is unimportant in candle magic. I cannot imagine performing candle magic without the incense. The type that you use may be specified in a specific spell, if that is the case by all means use that. Generally, I use three kings incense as well as vervain. Vervain gives the spell working a little umph. But then again nothing is set in stone.. Be creative.
Incense symbolizes Air… as the smoke rises our thoughts are carried up into the universe.

February 9 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 February 9

Eta Car: 3D Model of the Most Dangerous Star Known

Video Credit: NASA, CXC, April Hobart; Text: Michael F. Corcoran (NASA, Catholic U., HEAPOW)Explanation: What’s the most dangerous star near earth? Many believe it’s Eta Carinae, a binary star system about 100 times the mass of the Sun, just 10,000 light years from earth. Eta Carinae is a ticking time bomb, set to explode as a supernova in only a few million years, when it may bathe the earth in dangerous gamma rays. The star suffered a notorious outburst in the 1840s when it became the brightest star in the southern sky, only to fade to obscurity within decades. The star was not destroyed, but lies hidden behind a thick, expanding, double-lobed structure called the Homunculus which now surrounds the binary. Studies of this ejecta provide forensic clues about the explosion. Using observations from NASA satellites we can now visualize the 3D distribution of the shrapnel, all the way from the infrared, through optical and UV, to the outermost shell of million-degree material, visible only in X-rays.

9 February 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

Today and tonight the Moon will be in a Waxing Gibbous phase. 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. During a Waxing Gibbous the moon rises in the east in mid-afternoon and is high in the eastern sky at sunset. The moon is then visible through most of the night sky setting a few hours before sunrise. The word Gibbous first appeared in the 14th century and has its roots in the Latin word “gibbosus” meaning humpbacked.

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

Today’s Waxing Gibbous Phase

The Waxing Gibbous on February 9 has an illumination of 59%. 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 February 9 the Moon is 8.2 days old. This refers to how many days it has been since the last New Moon. It takes 29.53 days for the Moon to orbit the Earth and go through the lunar cycle of all 8 Moon phases.

The 8 Lunar Phases

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

Phase Details

Phase: Waxing Gibbous
Illumination: 59%
Moon Age: 8.20 days
Moon Angle: 0.49
Moon Distance: 403,778.01 km
Sun Angle: 0.54
Sun Distance: 147,615,806.77 km

Useful Moon Resources

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

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

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

9 February 2022
08:00 pm GMT 5:00 PM BRT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:21 Aquarius 03
Moon:04 Gemini 43
Mercury:26 Capricorn 09
Venus:13 Capricorn 31
Mars:11 Capricorn 54
Jupiter:09 Pisces 16
Saturn:16 Aquarius 33
Uranus:11 Taurus 02
Neptune:21 Pisces 43
Pluto:27 Capricorn 14
True Lunar Node:27 Taurus 54 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:27 Taurus 25 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):22 Gemini 53
Chiron:09 Aries 37
Ceres:00 Gemini 07
Pallas:28 Pisces 28
Juno:03 Aquarius 08
Vesta:15 Capricorn 33
Eris:23 Aries 46
Fire:2
Earth:8
Air:6
Water:3
Cardinal:7
Fixed:6
Mutable:6

 

Southern Hemisphere

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

9 February 2022
03:00 pm GMT 5:00 PM SAST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:20 Aquarius 50
Moon:02 Gemini 15
Mercury:26 Capricorn 01
Venus:13 Capricorn 26
Mars:11 Capricorn 45
Jupiter:09 Pisces 13
Saturn:16 Aquarius 31
Uranus:11 Taurus 02
Neptune:21 Pisces 43
Pluto:27 Capricorn 13
True Lunar Node:27 Taurus 54 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:27 Taurus 26 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):22 Gemini 51
Chiron:09 Aries 37
Ceres:00 Gemini 05
Pallas:28 Pisces 23
Juno:03 Aquarius 03
Vesta:15 Capricorn 26
Eris:23 Aries 46
Fire:2
Earth:8
Air:6
Water:3
Cardinal:7
Fixed:6
Mutable:6

Southwestern Hemisphere

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

9 February 2022
06:00 am GMT 5:00 PM AEDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:20 Aquarius 27
Moon:27 Taurus 48
Mercury:25 Capricorn 49
Venus:13 Capricorn 17
Mars:11 Capricorn 28
Jupiter:09 Pisces 08
Saturn:16 Aquarius 28
Uranus:11 Taurus 01
Neptune:21 Pisces 42
Pluto:27 Capricorn 13
True Lunar Node:27 Taurus 54
Mean Lunar Node:27 Taurus 27 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):22 Gemini 49
Chiron:09 Aries 36
Ceres:00 Gemini 02
Pallas:28 Pisces 16
Juno:02 Aquarius 54
Vesta:15 Capricorn 15
Eris:23 Aries 46
Fire:2
Earth:9
Air:5
Water:3
Cardinal:7
Fixed:7
Mutable:5

February 8, 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 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 February 2022 Moon Phases Calendar to see all the daily moon phase for this month.

Today’s First Quarter Phase

The First Quarter on February 8 has an illumination of 49%. 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 February 8 the Moon is 7.3 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: First Quarter
Illumination: 49%
Moon Age: 7.30 days
Moon Angle: 0.50
Moon Distance: 401,483.92 km
Sun Angle: 0.54
Sun Distance: 147,589,530.52 km

Useful Moon Resources

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

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

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

Currentplanetarypositions.com

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

For Your Local Time and Date

Northwestern Hemisphere

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

February 08, 2022
12:00 am GMT 4:00 PM PST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:19 Aquarius 11
Moon:12 Taurus 50
Mercury:25 Capricorn 13
Venus:12 Capricorn 50
Mars:10 Capricorn 33
Jupiter:08 Pisces 50
Saturn:16 Aquarius 19
Uranus:11 Taurus 00
Neptune:21 Pisces 39
Pluto:27 Capricorn 10
True Lunar Node:27 Taurus 54 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:27 Taurus 31 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):22 Gemini 41
Chiron:09 Aries 33
Ceres:29 Taurus 50
Pallas:27 Pisces 50
Juno:02 Aquarius 24
Vesta:14 Capricorn 36
Eris:23 Aries 45
Fire:2
Earth:10
Air:4
Water:3
Cardinal:7
Fixed:8
Mutable:4

 

Northern Hemisphere For 1600 CST GMT 2200 Post 1600 CT

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

February 08, 2022
10:00 pm GMT 4:00 PM CST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:20 Aquarius 07
Moon:23 Taurus 50
Mercury:25 Capricorn 39
Venus:13 Capricorn 10
Mars:11 Capricorn 14
Jupiter:09 Pisces 03
Saturn:16 Aquarius 26
Uranus:11 Taurus 01
Neptune:21 Pisces 41
Pluto:27 Capricorn 12
True Lunar Node:27 Taurus 54
Mean Lunar Node:27 Taurus 28 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):22 Gemini 47
Chiron:09 Aries 35
Ceres:29 Taurus 58
Pallas:28 Pisces 09
Juno:02 Aquarius 46
Vesta:15 Capricorn 05
Eris:23 Aries 46
Fire:2
Earth:10
Air:4
Water:3
Cardinal:7
Fixed:8
Mutable:4

Northeastern Hemisphere

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

8 February 2022
03:00 pm GMT 4:00 PM CEST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:19 Aquarius 49
Moon:20 Taurus 21
Mercury:25 Capricorn 30
Venus:13 Capricorn 03
Mars:11 Capricorn 01
Jupiter:08 Pisces 59
Saturn:16 Aquarius 24
Uranus:11 Taurus 01
Neptune:21 Pisces 41
Pluto:27 Capricorn 11
True Lunar Node:27 Taurus 54
Mean Lunar Node:27 Taurus 29 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):22 Gemini 45
Chiron:09 Aries 34
Ceres:29 Taurus 56
Pallas:28 Pisces 03
Juno:02 Aquarius 39
Vesta:14 Capricorn 55

Eris:23 Aries 46
Fire:2
Earth:10
Air:4
Water:3
Cardinal:7
Fixed:8
Mutable:4

Moon Phases Simplified

 

Moon Phases Simplified

 

It’s probably easiest to understand the moon cycle in this order: new moon and full moon, first quarter and third quarter, and the phases in between.

As shown in the above diagram, the new moon occurs when the moon is positioned between the earth and sun. The three objects are in approximate alignment (why “approximate” is explained below). The entire illuminated portion of the moon is on the back side of the moon, the half that we cannot see.

At a full moon, the earth, moon, and sun are in approximate alignment, just as the new moon, but the moon is on the opposite side of the earth, so the entire sunlit part of the moon is facing us. The shadowed portion is entirely hidden from view.

The first quarter and third quarter moons (both often called a “half moon”), happen when the moon is at a 90 degree angle with respect to the earth and sun. So we are seeing exactly half of the moon illuminated and half in shadow.

Once you understand those four key moon phases, the phases between should be fairly easy to visualize, as the illuminated portion gradually transitions between them.

An easy way to remember and understand those “between” lunar phase names is by breaking out and defining 4 words: crescent, gibbous, waxing, and waning. The word crescent refers to the phases where the moon is less than half illuminated. The word gibbous refers to phases where the moon is more than half illuminated. Waxing essentially means “growing” or expanding in illumination, and waning means “shrinking” or decreasing in illumination.

Thus you can simply combine the two words to create the phase name, as follows:

After the new moon, the sunlit portion is increasing, but less than half, so it is waxing crescent. After the first quarter, the sunlit portion is still increasing, but now it is more than half, so it is waxing gibbous. After the full moon (maximum illumination), the light continually decreases. So the waning gibbous phase occurs next. Following the third quarter is the waning crescent, which wanes until the light is completely gone — a new moon.

 

Source

Moonconnnection.com

Moon Phases – Full Moon

Moon Phases – Full Moon

The Moon’s energy is most intense when She reaches abundant fullness. Any magickal effort, especially difficult ones, can benefit greatly from the potency of this phase. Use the full Moon to amplify magickal intent and to give spellworkings additional power.

To seal spells performed during the full Moon, use this chant or one or your own choosing:

Abundant Mother, Moon so bright

Hear my pleas upon this night.

Your fertile power lend this spell;

Make if potent, strong and well.

Moon Phases – Waning Moon

Moon Phases – Waning Moon

The shrinkage of the Moon from full to dark is called the waning phase, and it offers an energy suitable for recession, peaceful separation, or elimination. Use the waning Moon to end undesirable eating patterns, break bad habits, or to remove yourself from dysfunctional partnerships or stressful situations. Its energies favor any magickal effort requiring decrease or removal.

To seal spells performed during the waning Moon, use this chant or one of your own choosing:

Oh Aging One of grace, now hear:

With your guidance, this spell steer.

Remove all blocks and hesitation,

And take it to its destination.

Moon Phases – Dark Moon

Moon Phases – Dark Moon

Some practitioners use this phase as a period of rest. They find it useful for regeneration, relaxation, and gathering for the creative phase of the waxing Moon.

Others prefer to use it for meditation, psychic power enhancement, or for delving into past life memories to help them better understand current difficulties. Dark Moon energy also lends itself to divination and matters where truth is an issue.

To seal spells performed during the dark Moon, use this chant or one of your own choosing:

I call on You, Oh Crone so wise—-

One Who rules the darkest skies.

Come and be my treasured Guest,

And aid me on this magickal quest. 

February 8 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 February 8

Aurora and Light Pillars over Norway

Image Credit & Copyright: Alexandre Correia

Explanation: Which half of this sky is your favorite? On the left, the night sky is lit up by particles expelled from the Sun that later collided with Earth’s upper atmosphere — creating bright auroras. On the right, the night glows with ground lights reflected by millions of tiny ice crystals falling from the sky — creating light pillars. And in the center, the astrophotographer presents your choices. The light pillars are vertical columns because the fluttering ice-crystals are mostly flat to the ground, and their colors are those of the ground lights. The auroras cover the sky and ground in the green hue of glowing oxygen, while their transparency is clear because you can see stars right through them. Distant stars dot the background, including bright stars from the iconic constellation of Orion. The featured image was captured in a single exposure two months ago near Kautokeino, Norway.

 

Favorite sky half: Left half (aurora) | Right half (light pillars)