Spell for Today – Stop Procrastinating: Banish Procrastination NOW

One of the biggest obstacles to moving forward in life is the habit of postponing tasks, in other words, procrastinating. This is especially true when it comes to learning how to become a Witch. We all find ourselves postponing our daily meditations or find reasons not to cast spells other do our witches’ homework. 🔮

A spell to stop procrastinating should be quick and easy to do, otherwise we will postpone the casting of this very spell! That’s why this simple technique works. If the habit of procrastinating has become your number one enemy, try this easy Wiccan spell:

Spell to Stop Procrastinating

Recipe by Francisco Huanaco

Simple spell for ending procrastination without ingredients. Stop procrastinating once and for all doing this easy ritual and get stuff done once and for all!

WHAT YOU’LL NEED

  • Focus

HOW TO CAST THE SPELL

  • Think about the task you want to do, avoiding the words “I have to…” or “I should…”. These type of phrases imply that you have no choice, that you won’t do it unless you must. For example, never say to yourself: “I have to study”.
  • Say to yourself something like “I choose to study now”, or “I am ready to study” (replace with the task you are about to do). This way of thinking implies that you have control and it helps you avoid procrastination.
  • When you’re ready, count down in your head: 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 — and do it!
  • Quit whatever it is you are doing and get to work on the task.

How Does The Spell Work?…

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July 26 Astronomy Picture of the Day

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

2022 July 26

Comet NEOWISE Rising over the Adriatic Sea

Comet NEOWISE Rising over the Adriatic Sea
Video Credit & Copyright: Paolo GirottiExplanation: This sight was worth getting out of bed early. Two years ago this month, Comet C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) rose before dawn to the delight of northern sky enthusiasts awake that early. Up before sunrise on July 8th, the featured photographer was able to capture in dramatic fashion one of the few comets visible to the unaided eye this century, an inner-Solar System intruder that has become known as the Great Comet of 2020. The resulting video detailed Comet NEOWISE from Italy rising over the Adriatic Sea. The time-lapse video combines over 240 images taken over 30 minutes. The comet was seen rising through a foreground of bright and undulating noctilucent clouds, and before a background of distant stars. Comet NEOWISE remained unexpectedly bright until 2020 August, with its ion and dust tails found to emanate from a nucleus spanning about five kilometers across.

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July 26 Today in History

Today’s Important Historical Events

657 Battle of Siffin during the first Muslim civil war between Ali ibn Abi Talib and Muawiyah I beside Euphrates River

1519 Francisco Pizarro receives royal charter for the west coast of South America

1533 Francisco Pizarro orders the death of the last Sapa Inca EmperorAtahualpa

1803 The Surrey Iron Railway, arguably the world’s first public railway, opens in south London

1908 United States Attorney General Charles Joseph Bonaparte issues an order to immediately staff the Office of the Chief Examiner (later renamed the Federal Bureau of Investigation)

1945 Declaration of Potsdam: US, Britain and China demand the unconditional surrender of Japan during WWII

1953 Fidel Castro leads a failed attack on the Moncada Barracks, intended to spark a revolution in Cuba

Today’s Historical Events

657 Battle of Siffin during the first Muslim civil war between Ali ibn Abi Talib and Muawiyah I beside Euphrates River

811 Battle of Pliska: Bulgarians under Krum beat Byzantines

920 Rout of an alliance of Christian troops from Navarre and Léon against the Muslims at Pamplona

1267 Inquisition forms in Rome under Pope Clement IV

1309 Henry VII is recognized King of the Romans by Pope Clement V

1469 Wars of the Roses: Battle of Edgecote Moor – Pitting the forces of Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick against those of King Edward IV

1497 “Edward IV‘s son” Perkin Warbeck’s army lands in Cork

1499 Spanish conquistador Alonso de Ojeda discovers Curacao Island

Today’s Historical Events in Film and TV

1896 Vitascope Hall, 1st permanent for-profit movie theatre, opens in New Orleans

1938 1st radio broadcast of “Young Widder Brown” on NBC

1948 1st black host of a network show-CBS’ Bob Howard Show

1949 WCPO TV channel 9 in Cincinnati, OH (CBS) begins broadcasting

1954 WCET TV channel 48 in Cincinnati, OH (PBS) begins broadcasting

1966 WRLH TV channel 31 in Lebanon, NH (NBC) begins broadcasting

1978 11th San Diego Comic-Con International opens at El Cortez Hotel

1982 Karen Dianne Baldwin, 18, of Canada, crowned 31st Miss Universe

Today’s Historical Events in Music

1882 Richard Wagner‘s opera “Parsifal” premieres in Bayreuth, Germany

1973 Peter Shaffer‘s musical “Equus” premieres in London

1992 “Man of La Mancha” closes at Marquis Theater NYC after 108 performances

2018 Sir Paul McCartney performs a “secret” gig at the Cavern Club in Liverpool, where the Beatles began

Today’s Historical Events in Sports

1914 12th Tour de France won by Philippe Thys of Belgium

1928 In only his second and final defence of his world heavyweight boxing title, Gene Tunney scores an 11-round TKO win over Tom Heeney at Yankee Stadium, NYC

1928 Yanks score 11 runs in 12th beating Tigers 12-1

1931 LPGA Western Open Women’s Golf, Midlothian CC: June Beebe beats Mrs. Melvin Jones, 3 & 2 for golf’s only major title

1931 International Lawn Tennis Challenge, Paris, France: Henri Cochet beats Fred Perry 6-4, 1-6, 9-7, 6-3 to give France 3-2 win over Great Britain and 5th straight title

1931 25th Tour de France won by Antonin Magne of France

1933 Joe DiMaggio ends 61 game hitting streak in Pacific Coast League

1939 Yankee catcher Bill Dickey hits 3 consecutive HRs

A Laugh for Today

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26 July 2022 Southern Hemisphere’s Planetary Positions Digest

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

Currentplanetarypositions.com

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

 For Your Local Time and Date 

Southeastern Hemisphere

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

26 July 2022
03:00 pm GMT 12:00 PM BRT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:03 Leo 37
Moon:10 Cancer 24
Mercury:14 Leo 20
Venus:10 Cancer 21
Mars:14 Taurus 34
Jupiter:08 Aries 43
Saturn:23 Aquarius 17 Rx
Uranus:18 Taurus 35
Neptune:25 Pisces 14 Rx
Pluto:27 Capricorn 12 Rx

True Lunar Node:19 Taurus 45 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:18 Taurus 35 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):11 Cancer 26

Chiron:16 Aries 25 Rx
Ceres:01 Leo 18
Pallas:10 Gemini 14
Juno:21 Pisces 31 Rx
Vesta:05 Pisces 31 Rx

Eris:25 Aries 01 Rx

Fire:6
Earth:5
Air:2
Water:6
Cardinal:7
Fixed:8
Mutable:4

Southern Hemisphere

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

26 July 2022
10:00 am GMT 12:00 PM SAST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:03 Leo 25
Moon:07 Cancer 56
Mercury:13 Leo 56
Venus:10 Cancer 06
Mars:14 Taurus 26
Jupiter:08 Aries 42
Saturn:23 Aquarius 18 Rx
Uranus:18 Taurus 34
Neptune:25 Pisces 14 Rx
Pluto:27 Capricorn 12 Rx

True Lunar Node:19 Taurus 47 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:18 Taurus 36 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):11 Cancer 25

Chiron:16 Aries 25 Rx
Ceres:01 Leo 12
Pallas:10 Gemini 08
Juno:21 Pisces 31 Rx
Vesta:05 Pisces 33 Rx

Eris:25 Aries 01 Rx

Fire:6
Earth:5
Air:2
Water:6
Cardinal:7
Fixed:8
Mutable:4

Southwestern Hemisphere

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

26 July 2022
02:00 am GMT 12:00 PM AEST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:03 Leo 06
Moon:03 Cancer 59
Mercury:13 Leo 18
Venus:09 Cancer 42
Mars:14 Taurus 12
Jupiter:08 Aries 42
Saturn:23 Aquarius 19 Rx
Uranus:18 Taurus 34
Neptune:25 Pisces 14 Rx
Pluto:27 Capricorn 13 Rx

True Lunar Node:19 Taurus 49 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:18 Taurus 37 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):11 Cancer 23

Chiron:16 Aries 25 Rx
Ceres:01 Leo 03
Pallas:09 Gemini 59
Juno:21 Pisces 31 Rx
Vesta:05 Pisces 36 Rx

Eris:25 Aries 01 Rx

Fire:6
Earth:5
Air:2
Water:6
Cardinal:7
Fixed:8
Mutable:4

A Thought for Today

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

A Laugh for Today

July 25 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 July 25

Find the New Moon

Image Credit & Copyright: Mohamad Soltanolkotabi

Explanation: Can you find the Moon? This usually simple task can be quite difficult. Even though the Moon is above your horizon half of the time, its phase can be anything from crescent to full. The featured image was taken in late May from Sant Martí d’EmpúriesSpain, over the Mediterranean Sea in the early morning. One reason you can’t find this moon is because it is very near to its new phase, when very little of the half illuminated by the Sun is visible to the Earth. Another reason is because this moon is near the horizon and so seen through a long path of Earth’s atmosphere — a path which dims the already faint crescent. Any crescent moon is only visible near the direction the Sun, and so only locatable near sunrise or sunset. The Moon runs through all of its phases in a month (moon-th), and this month the thinnest sliver of a crescent — a new moon — will occur in three days.

25 July 2022 Southern Hemisphere’s Planetary Positions Digest

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

Currentplanetarypositions.com

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

 For Your Local Time and Date 

Southeastern Hemisphere

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

25 July 2022
03:00 pm GMT 12:00 PM BRT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:02 Leo 40
Moon:28 Gemini 35
Mercury:12 Leo 24
Venus:09 Cancer 08
Mars:13 Taurus 54
Jupiter:08 Aries 42
Saturn:23 Aquarius 21 Rx
Uranus:18 Taurus 33
Neptune:25 Pisces 15 Rx
Pluto:27 Capricorn 13 Rx

True Lunar Node:19 Taurus 53 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:18 Taurus 39 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):11 Cancer 20

Chiron:16 Aries 25 Rx
Ceres:00 Leo 51
Pallas:09 Gemini 46
Juno:21 Pisces 31 Rx
Vesta:05 Pisces 40 Rx

Eris:25 Aries 01 Rx

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

Southern Hemisphere

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

25 July 2022
10:00 am GMT 12:00 PM SAST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:02 Leo 28
Moon:26 Gemini 07
Mercury:11 Leo 59
Venus:08 Cancer 53
Mars:13 Taurus 46
Jupiter:08 Aries 42
Saturn:23 Aquarius 22 Rx
Uranus:18 Taurus 33
Neptune:25 Pisces 15 Rx
Pluto:27 Capricorn 14 Rx

True Lunar Node:19 Taurus 54 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:18 Taurus 39 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):11 Cancer 18

Chiron:16 Aries 25 Rx
Ceres:00 Leo 45
Pallas:09 Gemini 40
Juno:21 Pisces 31 Rx
Vesta:05 Pisces 41 Rx

Eris:25 Aries 01 Rx

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

Southwestern Hemisphere

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

25 July 2022
02:00 am GMT 12:00 PM AEST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:02 Leo 09
Moon:22 Gemini 11
Mercury:11 Leo 20
Venus:08 Cancer 29
Mars:13 Taurus 33
Jupiter:08 Aries 42
Saturn:23 Aquarius 23 Rx
Uranus:18 Taurus 32
Neptune:25 Pisces 15 Rx
Pluto:27 Capricorn 14 Rx

True Lunar Node:19 Taurus 56 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:18 Taurus 40 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):11 Cancer 16

Chiron:16 Aries 25 Rx
Ceres:00 Leo 36
Pallas:09 Gemini 30
Juno:21 Pisces 31
Vesta:05 Pisces 44 Rx

Eris:25 Aries 01 Rx

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

July 25 Tarot Card, Rune, Witch’s Rune, Ogham Divination Journal

Tarot Card

From Tarotx.net – Click on hyperlink for more information about CHANGE from the Osho Zen Tarot

Change – 10 Major Arcana

Menu of Contents

 

I. The commentary of The Change Osho Zen

II. The meaning of The Change Osho Zen

III. More The Wheel of Fortune Cards from Famous Tarot Decks

Anglo-Saxon and Frisian Rune

From The Rune Site – Anglo-Saxon and Frisian Runes – EAR

Ear

(This is the last rune from this set)

Sound: “ea” as in “dear”
Stands for: Soil of Earth (actually the dust our bodies become after death)
Casting meaning: Ear symbolizes the grave that we will all return to. However the only way that we can die is because there was life to begin with. “Without life, there is no death and without time there is no life.” More generally Ear signifies the unavoidable end of all things.

Witch’s Rune

From Other Worldly Oracle

Woman

Womb and vagina, creativity, birthing, motherhood, femininity, yoni

I read this rune as the Divine Feminine in us and all around us. One’s womb is full, with a baby physically, OR with a creative idea or project.

Druid Ogham

From Druid Ogham- For more information about Ruis

Ruis

Regret, pride, shame, embarrassment, learning from experience, resolution

Tree: Elder (Sambucus spp.)

Letter: R

Shame isn’t all bad and does not deserve a uniformly awful reputation. Without shame and the fear of being shamed, every human child would be demonically bratty. Shame is a limit that informs us to keep our own ego in check. It is often about considering others. Having shame about one’s own past behavior is motivation to avoid shameful behaviors such as cheating and stealing.

Shame is an emotion that demands confrontation. All too often, people run away from what shames them, attempt to excuse themselves from wrongful or immoral behavior because they’re too cowardly to face what they have done or to admit their responsibility in causing their own misfortunes or the misfortune of others. Ruis indicates a willingness to face one’s own shame and to do with shame what it was meant for, and that is to use shame of the past to build oneself into a better person for the present and future. Ashamed of something you did? How can you make yourself into the type of person who would never even think of doing something like that? Overcome being the type of person who would engage in the shameful behavior and you become the master of it; you won’t have the remotest chance of repeating such a mistake. Did you become embarrassed because you did something you now understand to be greedy? Then learn to balance thriftiness with generosity. Adjust to the circumstance rather than overreacting to it. Are you ashamed about cheating on a boyfriend/girlfriend or spouse? Become a person who would never cheat on your boyfriend/girlfriend or spouse regardless of conditions, which could mean an assortment of outcomes: sticking to a resolution of no cheating and staying together, admitting one’s sexual preferences and going with the flow, changing the person you are with, or being single for a long time.

Because humans tend to remember negative experiences more easily than positive ones, it’s important when you draw Ruis to acknowledge the things you are not ashamed of about yourself. For every bad or shameful thing you’ve done, remember there are a thousand shameful things you avoided. Maybe it is time to appreciate the places you could have gone horribly wrong and did not.

Questions when you draw Ruis: …

 

Spell for Today – House Guardian Spell

 

House Guardian Spell

Items You Will Need:

Three white household candles
One empty glass jar
One pan
Boiling water
One black candle 6 to 8 inches long
Matches
Heatproof plate
Tennis ball size of modeling clay
One bramble thorn
One iron nail
One dried bay leaf
One juniper berry

Best time to cast spell:
On the dark of the Moon

The Spell:
1. Prior to casting your circle, place the household candles in the jar. This should be placed in a pan of boiling water on a burner on the stove until the wax is liquid.

2. Cast your circle as usual.

3. Light the black candle, saying:

May Hecate, Kali , and Lilith
witness and empower my spell.

4. Make a human shaped hollow, approximately 4 inches tall in the modeling clay, and place it on a heatproof plate.

5. Fill this mold with the molten wax. Place in the liquid was the thorn, nail, bay leaf, and juniper berry saying:

Defend this home by tooth and claw
Let no evil pass my door.

6. When the figure is set hard, peel away the modeling clay, and bury your guardian outside to the front or rear of your home. Close the door.

 

Source

The Spells Bible
Ann-Marie Gallagher

Witchcraft/Magickal Correspondence for Sunday

Magickal Intentions: Growth, Advancements, Enlightenment, Rational Thought, Exorcism, Healing, Prosperity, Hope, Exorcism, Money

Incense: Lemon, Frankincense
Planet: Sun
Sign: Leo
Angel: Michael
Colors: Gold, Yellow, Orange and White
Herbs/Plants: Marigold, Heliotrope, Sunflower, Buttercup, Cedar, Beech, Oak
Stones: Carnelian, Citrine, Tiger’s Eye, Amber, Clear Quartz and Red Agate
Oil: (Sun) Cedar, Frankincense, Neroli, Rosemary

The first day of the week is ruled by the Sun. It is an excellent time to work efforts involving business partnerships, work promotions, business ventures, and professional success. Spells where friendships, mental or physical health, or bringing joy back into life are an issue work well on this day, too.

Pagan and Magickal Terms and Definitions

Today’s Word is

Natural Magick

From moonlitpriestess.com

Another term for Earth Magick, magick that is drawn from the energies of the Earth, natural objects, the Elements, etc.

July 25 Today in HIstory

Today’s Important Historical Events

306 Constantine I is proclaimed Roman Emperor by his troops

1814 English engineer George Stephenson introduces his first steam locomotive, a travelling engine designed for hauling coal on the Killingworth wagonway named Blücher

1943 Benito Mussolini dismissed as Italian Premier and arrested on the authority of King Victor Emmanuel III

1944 World War II: Operation Spring – one of Canada’s bloodiest days, 18,444 casualties and 5,021 killed

1997 Scientists announce the first human stem cells to be cultured in a laboratory using tissue taken from aborted human embryos

Today’s Historical Events

306 Constantine I is proclaimed Roman Emperor by his troops

864 The Edict of Pistres of Charles the Bald orders defensive measures against the Vikings

1120 Large fire in church of Saint Madeleine of Vézelay, France, kills a thousand pilgrims and seriously damages the church

1139 Count Alfonso I of Portugal proclaimed King

1261 Constantinople recaptured by Nicaean forces under Alexios Strategopoulos for Emperor Michael VIII, re-establishing Byzantine Empire

1360 Jews are expelled from Breslau, Silesia

1446 Foundation stone laid for King’s College Chapel in Cambridge by King Henry VI, one of England’s finest medieval buildings (main structure complete 1515) [1]

1510 Spanish conquest of Tripoli by Pedro Navarro for Aragon crown; over 3,000 killed and more than 5,000 inhabitants enslaved

 

Today’s Historical Events in Film and TV

1922 AT&T begins broadcasting on WBAY (NYC-later WEAF, WNBC, WRCA & WFAN)

1946 At Club 500 in Atlantic City, New Jersey, Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis stage their first show as a comedy team

1966 The Supremes release single “You Can’t Hurry Love”

1985 Spokeswoman for Rock Hudson confirms he has AIDS

1987 Sherri Martel beats Fabulous Moolah for WWF Woman’s Championship Belt

1988 Mindy Duncan, 16, of Oregon, crowned 6th Miss Teen USA

1989 Brandi Sherwood of Idaho crowned 7th Miss Teen USA

1990 Roseanne Barr sings the National Anthem at Cincinnati Reds-San Diego Padres MLB game

Today’s Historical Events in Music

1933 1st Dutch live radio concert: Duke Ellington

1936 Jazz saxophonist Charlie “Bird” Parker marries his childhood sweetheart Rebecca Ruffin

1964 “Here’s Love” closes at Shubert Theater NYC after 338 performances

1964 Beatles’ album “A Hard Day’s Night” goes #1, stays #1 for 14 weeks

1965 Bob Dylan is booed by sections of the crowd at the Newport Folk Festival for performing with an electric guitar, beginning of folk-rock

1966 Brian Jones’ final performance as a Rolling Stone

1969 70,000 attend Seattle Pop Festival (across 3 days); performers included: Bo Diddley, Flying Burrito Brothers, Ten Years After, Guess Who, Santana, Tim Buckley, Byrds, Ike & Tina Turner Revue, Chicago Transit Authority, Chuck Berry, Led Zeppelin, and The Doors

1970 “(They Long to Be) Close to You” sung by the Carpenters reaches #1

Today’s Historical Events in Sports

1900 Gloucestershire captain Gilbert Jessop hits his second century (139 in 95 minutes) before lunch in same County Cricket match (104 previous day); Yorkshire wins by 40 runs

1902 3 years after winning the title from English boxer Bob Fitzsimmons, American champion James J. Jeffries repeats the dose with an 8th round KO in San Francisco for the heavyweight crown

1913 Pittsburgh Pirates future Baseball Hall of Fame outfielder Max Carey scores 5 runs without a hit, reaching first base on an error and 4 walks, as the Bucs beat Philadelphia Phillies, 12-2

1914 Last day of club cricket for English legend W. G. Grace at age 66: makes unbeaten 69 runs for Eltham against Grove Park

1937 31st Tour de France won by Roger Lapebie of France

1939 New York Yankees starting pitcher Atley Donald sets American League rookie record for consecutive wins; beats St. Louis Browns 5-1 for his 12th straight victory

1940 American John Sigmund begins swimming for 89 hours, 46 minutes from St. Louis to Caruthersville, Missouri in the Mississippi River; 292 miles, longest solo swim of all time

1941 41-year-old Lefty Grove wins his 300th and final MLB career game as the Boston Red Sox defeat Cleveland Indians, 10-6 at Fenway Park

 

A Thought for Today

May your day be filled with joy, laughter, and love. Use today to try something new!

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

Pagan and Magickal Terms and Definitions

Today’s Words are

Hagstone

and

Holey Stones

From moonlitpriestess.com

Another name for holey stones.

and

Rocks with naturally occurring hole through their centers; known for protection and luck; believed that peering through the hole provides the ability to see creatures of other realms.

July 24 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 July 24

Saturn in Infrared from Cassini

Image Credit: NASAJPL-CaltechSSIProcessing: Maksim Kakitsev

Explanation: Many details of Saturn appear clearly in infrared light. Bands of clouds show great structure, including long stretching storms. Also quite striking in infrared is the unusual hexagonal cloud pattern surrounding Saturn‘s North Pole. Each side of the dark hexagon spans roughly the width of our Earth. The hexagon‘s existence was not predicted, and its origin and likely stability remains a topic of research. Saturn’s famous rings circle the planet and cast shadows below the equator. The featured image was taken by the robotic Cassini spacecraft in 2014 in several infrared colors. In 2017 September, the Cassini mission was brought to a dramatic conclusion when the spacecraft was directed to dive into ringed giant.

 

Explore Your Universe: Random APOD Generator

July 24 Today in History

Today’s Important Historical Events

1534 Jacques Cartier lands in Canada, claims it for France

1567 Mary Queen of Scots is forced to abdicate; her 1-year-old son becomes King James VI of Scots

1832 Benjamin Bonneville leads the first wagon train across the Rocky Mountains by Wyoming’s South Pass

1911 American explorer Hiram Bingham discovers Machu Picchu, the Lost City of the Incas

1943 Operation Gomorrah: RAF begins bombing Hamburg (till 3rd August), creating a firestorm and killing 42,600 people

1982 Single “Eye Of The Tiger” by Survivor from “Rocky III” soundtrack starts 6-week run at No. 1 on US charts (Grammy for Best Rock Performance)

2019 Global warming is the fastest in 2,000 years and scientific consensus that humans are the cause is at 99%, according to three major reports published in journals “Nature” and “Nature Geoscience”

Today’s Historical Events

1132 Battle of Nocera between Ranulf II of Alife and Roger II of Sicily

1148 Louis VII of France lays siege to Damascus during the Second Crusade

1411 Battle of Harlaw, one of the bloodiest battles in Scotland, takes place

1487 Citizens of Leeuwarden, Netherlands, rebel against ban on foreign beer

1525 Second attempt to circumnavigate the globe as seven ships departs Corunna headed by García Jofre de Loaísa on orders of King Charles I of Spain for the Spice Islands (only one will make it)

1534 Jacques Cartier lands in Canada, claims it for France

1567 Mary Queen of Scots is forced to abdicate; her 1-year-old son becomes King James VI of Scots

1577 Spanish army/German mercenaries conquer Namur

Today’s Historical Events in Film and TV

1952 “High Noon”, American Western film directed by Fred Zinnemann, starring Gary Cooper and Thomas Mitchell, is released

1953 KEYT TV channel 3 in Santa Barbara, CA (ABC) begins broadcasting

1957 KTVC TV channel 6 in Ensign, KS (CBS) begins broadcasting

1959 500,000th Dutch TV set registered

1971 WUHQ TV channel 41 in Battle Creek, MI (ABC) begins broadcasting

1974 “Death Wish”, based on the novel by Brian Garfield, directed by Michael Winner and starring Charles Bronson is released in the US

1978 Margaret Gardiner, of South Africa, crowned 27th Miss Universe

1998 “Saving Private Ryan“, directed by Steven Spielberg, starring Tom Hanks, Edward Burns and Matt Damon, is released (Academy Awards Best Director 1999)

Today’s Historical Events in Music

1917 Trial of Dutch exotic dancer Mata Hari begins in Paris for allegedly spying for Germany and thus causing the deaths of 50,000 soldiers

1942 Irving Berlin‘s musical “This Is The Army” premieres in NYC

1965 “Flora, the Red Menace” closes at Alvin Theater NYC after 87 performances

1965 Bob Dylan release “Like a Rolling Stone”

1965 Rock group “The Animals” 1st time in British charts

1967 The Beatles sign a petition in Times to legalize marijuana

1982 “Best Little Whorehouse in Texas” closes at E O’Neill NYC after 63 performances

1983 “Mame” opens at Gershwin Theater NYC for 41 performances

Today’s Historical Events in Sports

1860 Olympics beat St. George, 25-17 at St. Georges Cricket Grounds, Philadelphia in first baseball game played in enclosed field

1893 For only time in history of US Tennis championships, an event is held off the Eastern seaboard. Men’s double championship in Chicago

1902 Victor Trumper scores a century for Australia before lunch 4th Test Cricket v England

1904 2nd Tour de France won by Henri Cornet of France

1905 International Lawn Tennis Challenge, Wimbledon: Laurence Doherty & Reggie Doherty beat Holcombe Ward & Beals Wright 8-10, 6-2, 6-2, 4-6, 8-6 to give British Isles an unassailable 3-0 lead over US (ends 5-0)

1908 American Johnny Hayes wins London Olympic marathon in Games record 2:55:18.4 after Dorando Pietri of Italy disqualified for receiving assistance before the finish line

1909 Brooklyn Superbas pitcher Nap Rucker strikes out 16 Pittsburgh Pirates in a 1-0 victory at Washington Park, Brooklyn

1921 15th Tour de France won by Leon Scieur of Belgium

A Laugh for Today

24 July 2022 Southern Hemisphere’s Planetary Positions Digest

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

Currentplanetarypositions.com

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

 For Your Local Time and Date 

Southeastern Hemisphere

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

24 July 2022
03:00 pm GMT 12:00 PM BRT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:01 Leo 42
Moon:16 Gemini 46
Mercury:10 Leo 26
Venus:07 Cancer 56
Mars:13 Taurus 14
Jupiter:08 Aries 41
Saturn:23 Aquarius 25 Rx
Uranus:18 Taurus 32
Neptune:25 Pisces 16 Rx
Pluto:27 Capricorn 15 Rx

True Lunar Node:19 Taurus 59 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:18 Taurus 42 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):11 Cancer 13

Chiron:16 Aries 25 Rx
Ceres:00 Leo 24
Pallas:09 Gemini 17
Juno:21 Pisces 31
Vesta:05 Pisces 48 Rx

Eris:25 Aries 01 Rx

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

Southern Hemisphere

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

24 July 2022
10:00 am GMT 12:00 PM SAST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:01 Leo 30
Moon:14 Gemini 18
Mercury:10 Leo 01
Venus:07 Cancer 41
Mars:13 Taurus 06
Jupiter:08 Aries 41
Saturn:23 Aquarius 26 Rx
Uranus:18 Taurus 31
Neptune:25 Pisces 16 Rx
Pluto:27 Capricorn 15 Rx

True Lunar Node:19 Taurus 59 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:18 Taurus 42 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):11 Cancer 12

Chiron:16 Aries 25 Rx
Ceres:00 Leo 18
Pallas:09 Gemini 11
Juno:21 Pisces 31
Vesta:05 Pisces 49 Rx

Eris:25 Aries 01 Rx

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

Southwestern Hemisphere

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

24 July 2022
02:00 am GMT 12:00 PM AEST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:01 Leo 11
Moon:10 Gemini 21
Mercury:09 Leo 21
Venus:07 Cancer 16
Mars:12 Taurus 53
Jupiter:08 Aries 41
Saturn:23 Aquarius 27 Rx
Uranus:18 Taurus 31
Neptune:25 Pisces 16 Rx
Pluto:27 Capricorn 16 Rx

True Lunar Node:20 Taurus 01 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:18 Taurus 43 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):11 Cancer 09

Chiron:16 Aries 26 Rx
Ceres:00 Leo 10
Pallas:09 Gemini 01
Juno:21 Pisces 31
Vesta:05 Pisces 52 Rx

Eris:25 Aries 01 Rx

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