December 2021’s Full List of Holidays and Observances Including national and religious holidays.

From womansday.com

For many people, December is all about preparing for Santa’s arrival, but that’s not the only celebration that takes place throughout the month. In addition to Christmas and all the festivities that come with it — like National Christmas Lights Day, National Christmas Movie Marathon Day, and Christmas Card Day — December holidays and observances include the last days of Hanukkah, the beginning of Kwanzaa, as well as Boxing DayNew Year’s Eve, and dozens of other celebrations, ranging from Let’s Hug Day to Bathtub Party Day. If you’re looking to start planning out your month (and to discover holidays you probably didn’t even know about), then consider this your official December 2021 holiday guide.

Between holiday decorating and gift shopping, you probably find that the month of December flies by every year, and before you know it, it’s time to make your New Year’s resolutions for 2022. And while you may be using your advent calendar to count down to December 25, there’s a reason to celebrate every day in December, both before and after Christmas Day. From solemn remembrances, like the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women, to silly traditions, like Pretend to Be a Time Traveler Day, here are all the holidays and events that are observed in December 2021.

Wednesday, Dec. 1

  • World AIDS Day
  • National Christmas Lights Day
  • Peppermint Bark Day
  • National Package Protection Day
  • Bifocals at the Monitor Liberation Day
  • Eat a Red Apple Day

Thursday, Dec. 2

  • National Mutt Day
  • International Day for the Abolition of Slavery
  • National Fritters Day
  • Safety Razor Day
  • Business of Popping Corn Day

Friday, Dec. 3

  • National Bartender Day
  • International Day of Persons with Disabilities
  • Make a Gift Day
  • National Roof Over Your Head Day
  • National Green Bean Casserole Day
  • Let’s Hug Day
  • Ghana Farmer’s Day
  • Faux Fur Friday
  • International Sweater Vestival

Saturday, Dec. 4

  • Candle Day
  • World Wildlife Conservation Day
  • International Day of Banks
  • World Pear Day
  • National Cookie Day
  • National Sock Day
  • Wear Brown Shoes Day
  • Tree Dressing Day
  • Skywarn Recognition Day
  • Santa’s List Day
  • International Cheetah Day
  • National Dice Day
  • Global Fat Bike Day
  • Earmuff Day
  • Cabernet Franc Day

Sunday, Dec. 5

  • International Ninja Day
  • International Volunteer Day
  • National Repeal Day
  • World Soil Day
  • Sacher-Torte Day
  • Bathtub Party Day

Monday, Dec. 6

  • National Gazpacho Day
  • National Miners Day
  • Last Day of Hanukkah
  • St. Nicholas Day
  • Walt Disney Day
  • Put on Your Own Shoes Day
  • National Pawnbrokers Day
  • Mitten Tree Day
  • National Microwave Oven Day
  • National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women

Tuesday, Dec. 7

  • Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
  • International Civil Aviation Day
  • National Letter Writing Day
  • World Trick Shot Day
  • National Cotton Candy Day

Wednesday, Dec. 8

  • National Brownie Day
  • Feast of the Immaculate Conception
  • Pretend to Be a Time Traveler Day
  • Bodhi Day

Thursday, Dec. 9

  • National Llama Day
  • International Anti-Corruption Day
  • International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide
  • Christmas Card Day
  • International Day of Veterinary Medicine
  • National Pastry Day
  • Techno Day
  • Weary Willie Day

Friday, Dec. 10

  • Human Rights Day
  • Dewey Decimal System Day
  • Nobel Prize Day
  • International Animal Rights Day
  • Jane Addams Day
  • National Lager Day

Saturday, Dec. 11

  • International Mountain Day
  • UNICEF Birthday
  • Christmas Jumper Day
  • International Shareware Day
  • National App Day
  • Noodle Ring Day

Sunday, Dec. 12

  • Gingerbread House Day
  • Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe
  • National Poinsettia Day
  • International Day of Neutrality
  • International Universal Health Coverage Day
  • ​National Ding-A-Ling Day
  • National Ambrosia Day
  • Worldwide Candle Lighting Day

Monday, Dec. 13

  • Green Monday
  • National Day of the Horse
  • National Guard Birthday
  • National Salesperson Day
  • National Violin Day
  • National Cocoa Day
  • Pick a Pathologist Pal Day
  • National Ice Cream Day

Tuesday, Dec. 14

  • Monkey Day
  • National Free Shipping Day
  • Asarah B’Tevet
  • Roast Chestnuts Day
  • Halcyon Days
  • National Energy Conservation Day
  • National Bouillabaisse Day
  • Martyred Intellectuals Day

Wednesday, Dec. 15

  • Bill of Rights Day
  • National Wear Your Pearls Day
  • International Tea Day
  • Lemon Cupcake Day
  • National Cat Herders Day
  • National Cupcake Day

Thursday, Dec. 16

  • National Chocolate Covered Anything Day
  • Barbie and Barney Backlash Day
  • Las Posadas

Friday, Dec. 17

  • Wright Brothers Day
  • Pan American Aviation Day
  • National Ugly Sweater Day
  • National Maple Syrup Day
  • National Underdog Day
  • National Device Appreciation Day

Saturday, Dec. 18

  • Arabic Language Day
  • National Wreaths Across America Day
  • Answer the Telephone Like Buddy the Elf Day
  • National Twin Day
  • International Migrants Day
  • Bake Cookies Day
  • National Roast Suckling Pig Day

Sunday, Dec. 19

  • National Emo Day
  • National Hard Candy Day
  • National Oatmeal Muffin Day
  • Look for an Evergreen Day

Monday, Dec. 20

  • International Human Solidarity Day
  • Games Day
  • Go Caroling Day
  • National Sangria Day

Tuesday, Dec. 21

  • Winter Solstice
  • National Crossword Puzzle Day
  • National Short Girl Appreciation Day
  • National Homeless Persons’ Remembrance Day
  • Look on the Bright Side Day
  • National French Fried Shrimp Day
  • Phileas Fogg Win a Wager Day
  • Humbug Day
  • National Flashlight Day
  • International Dalek Remembrance Day
  • Blue Christmas
  • National Coquito Day

Wednesday, Dec. 22

  • National Cookie Exchange Day
  • National Short Person Day
  • Forefathers’ Day
  • Mathematics Day
  • National Date Nut Bread Day

Thursday, Dec. 23

  • National Roots Day
  • Festivus
  • National Pfeffernusse Day
  • Kisan Diwas
  • National Christmas Movie Marathon Day

Friday, Dec. 24

  • Christmas Eve
  • The Feast of the Seven Fishes
  • National Consumer Rights Day
  • National Eggnog Day

Saturday, Dec. 25

  • Christmas Day
  • National Pumpkin Pie Day
  • Quaid-e-Azam Day

Sunday, Dec. 26

  • Kwanzaa
  • Boxing Day
  • National Thank You Note Day
  • National Whiners Day
  • Day of Goodwill
  • National Candy Cane Day

Monday, Dec. 27

  • International Day of Epidemic Preparedness
  • Make Cut-Out Snowflakes Day
  • National Fruitcake Day

Tuesday, Dec. 28

  • National Playing Card Day
  • National Short Film Day
  • Pledge of Allegiance Day
  • National Call a Friend Day
  • National Download Day
  • Proclamation Day
  • National Chocolate Candy Day
  • Holy Innocents Day

Wednesday, Dec. 29

  • Still Need to Do Day
  • National Pepper Pot Day
  • Tick Tock Day

Thursday, Dec. 30

  • National Bacon Day
  • Falling Needles Family Fest Day
  • National Resolution Planning Day

Friday, Dec. 31

  • New Year’s Eve
  • No Interruptions Day
  • Hogmanay
  • Make Up Your Mind Day
  • National Champagne Day

November 30 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 Waning Crescent phase. In this phase the Moon’s illumination is growing smaller each day until the New Moon. During this part of the Moon cycle, the Moon is getting closer to the Sun as viewed from Earth and the night side of the Moon is facing the Earth with only a small edge of the Moon being illuminated. This phase is best viewed an hour or 2 before the sunrise and can be quite beautiful if you’re willing to get up early. It can also be a great time to see the features of the Moon’s surface. Along the edge where the illuminated portion meets the dark side, the craters and mountains cast long shadows making them easier to observe with a telescope or binoculars.

Visit the November 2021 Moon Phases Calendar to see all the daily moon phase for this month.

Waning Crescent Phase

The Waning Crescent on November 30 has an illumination of 20%. 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 November 30 the Moon is 25.19 days old. This refers to how many days it has been since the last New Moon. It takes 29.53 days for the Moon to orbit the Earth and go through the lunar cycle of all 8 Moon phases.

The 8 Lunar Phases

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

Phase Details

Phase: Waning Crescent
Illumination: 20%
Moon Age: 25.19 days
Moon Angle: 0.53
Moon Distance: 372,525.55 km
Sun Angle: 0.54
Sun Distance: 147,513,892.41 km

Useful Moon Resources

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.

2021 November 30

In Motion: Uranus and Moons

Video Credit: David Campbell (U. Hertfordshire), Bayfordbury ObservatoryExplanation: What’s that moving across the sky? A planet just a bit too faint to see with the unaided eye: Uranus. The gas giant out past Saturn was tracked earlier this month near opposition — when it was closest to Earth and at its brightest. The featured video captured by the Bayfordbury Observatory in HertfordshireUK is a four-hour time-lapse showing Uranus with its four largest moons in tow: TitaniaOberonUmbriel and Ariel. Uranus’ apparent motion past background stars is really dominated by Earth’s own orbital motion around our Sun. The cross seen centered on Uranus is called a diffraction spike and is caused by light diffracting around the four arms that hold one of the telescope‘s mirrors in place. The rotation of the diffraction spikes is not caused by the rotation of Uranus but, essentially, by the rotation of the Earth. During the next few months Uranus itself will be visible with binoculars, but, as always, to see its moons will require a telescope.

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

Visit the November 2021 Moon Phases Calendar to see all the daily moon phase for this month.

Waning Crescent Phase

The Waning Crescent on November 30 has an illumination of 20%. 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 November 30 the Moon is 25.19 days old. This refers to how many days it has been since the last New Moon. It takes 29.53 days for the Moon to orbit the Earth and go through the lunar cycle of all 8 Moon phases.

The 8 Lunar Phases

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

Phase Details

Phase: Waning Crescent
Illumination: 20%
Moon Age: 25.19 days
Moon Angle: 0.53
Moon Distance: 372,525.55 km
Sun Angle: 0.54
Sun Distance: 147,513,892.41 km

Useful Moon Resources

What kind of spells could we cast on a Monday?

What kind of spells could we cast on a Monday?

As it’s a day ruled by the Moon, which is all about feminine energy, Monday is the perfect day to cast fertility and feminine beauty spells.

It’s also a wonderful day to consecrate spiritual, magickal tools and to plant seeds for new projects and dreams.

Which planet influences Monday

The Moon influences Monday. Yes, ancient populations have always followed the lunar and solar cycles, including the Egyptians, the Sumerians, the Babylonians, and the Jews. Today we follow the solar calendar, but the Moon…

To read more about Monday’s Spellwork

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.

2021 November 29

The Extraordinary Spiral in LL Pegasi

Image Credit: NASAESAHubbleHLAProcessing & Copyright: Jonathan LodgeDodge

Explanation: What created the strange spiral structure on the upper left? No one is sure, although it is likely related to a star in a binary star system entering the planetary nebula phase, when its outer atmosphere is ejected. The huge spiral spans about a third of a light year across and, winding four or five complete turns, has a regularity that is without precedent. Given the expansion rate of the spiral gas, a new layer must appear about every 800 years, a close match to the time it takes for the two stars to orbit each other. The star system that created it is most commonly known as LL Pegasi, but also AFGL 3068 and IRAS 23166+1655. The featured image was taken in near-infrared light by the Hubble Space Telescope. Why the spiral glows is itself a mystery, with a leading hypothesis being illumination by light reflected from nearby stars.

Which are the best spells to cast on a Sunday?

Which are the best spells to cast on a Sunday?

On a Sunday, you can cast the spells related to money, desires, favored friendships, obtaining the support of other people, stopping the hostility of enemies, and overcoming obstacles.

How to use Sunday’s energy?

  • Take a walk outside and soak up the sunlight (even if it’s a cloudy day, go for it! The Sun is still there!)
  • Cast a success spell
  • Create a success sigil
  • Focus on positivity to cleanse the negativity from your life

Which celestial body influences Sunday?

The Sun influences Sunday. The Sun is found in all cultures, but in Wicca, it symbolizes God…

To read more about Sunday’s Spellwork

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

Visit the November 2021 Moon Phases Calendar to see all the daily moon phase for this month.

Today’s Waning Crescent Phase

The Waning Crescent on November 28 has an illumination of 40%. 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 November 28 the Moon is 23.12 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

Phase Details

Phase: Waning Crescent
Illumination: 40%
Moon Age: 23.12 days
Moon Angle: 0.52
Moon Distance: 381,768.85 km
Sun Angle: 0.54
Sun Distance: 147,563,356.22 km

Useful Moon Resources

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

27 November 2021
06:00 am GMT 5:00 PM AEDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:06 Sagittarius 13
Moon:14 Virgo 59
Mercury:05 Sagittarius 41
Venus:18 Capricorn 46
Mars:19 Scorpio 29
Jupiter:25 Aquarius 02
Saturn:08 Aquarius 45
Uranus:11 Taurus 52 Rx
Neptune:20 Pisces 24 Rx
Pluto:24 Capricorn 58
True Lunar Node:01 Gemini 42
Mean Lunar Node:01 Gemini 19 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):14 Gemini 43
Chiron:08 Aries 39 Rx
Ceres:04 Gemini 51 Rx
Pallas:10 Pisces 12
Juno:04 Capricorn 42
Vesta:06 Sagittarius 18
Eris:23 Aries 51 Rx
Fire:5
Earth:5
Air:6
Water:3
Cardinal:5
Fixed:4
Mutable:10
Obliquity of the Nine Planets

 

Southwestern Hemisphere

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

28 November 2021
08:00 pm GMT 5:00 PM BRT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:06 Sagittarius 48
Moon:22 Virgo 44
Mercury:06 Sagittarius 36
Venus:19 Capricorn 09
Mars:19 Scorpio 53
Jupiter:25 Aquarius 06
Saturn:08 Aquarius 48
Uranus:11 Taurus 50 Rx
Neptune:20 Pisces 24 Rx
Pluto:24 Capricorn 59
True Lunar Node:01 Gemini 42
Mean Lunar Node:01 Gemini 17 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):14 Gemini 47

Chiron:08 Aries 38 Rx

Ceres:04 Gemini 43 Rx
Pallas:10 Pisces 16
Juno:04 Capricorn 55
Vesta:06 Sagittarius 37
Eris:23 Aries 51 Rx

Fire:5
Earth:5
Air:6
Water:3
Cardinal:5
Fixed:4
Mutable:10

Plant portraits

The illustrations in medieval herbals are beautiful and mysterious. But if you know how to read them, they also convey a wealth of knowledge about the plants they portray.

From WelcomeCollection.com

The illustrated herbal has an almost unbroken line of descent from the ancient Greeks to the Middle Ages. The tradition owes much to a work by the Greek physician Dioscorides called ‘De Materia Medica’ (50–70 CE), which describes around 1,000 medicines, largely derived from plants, along with some animals and mineral substances.

‘De Materia Medica’ was circulated throughout the European and Islamic worlds. During that time it was translated, embellished and added to in commentaries and copies for local use. In Europe, this tradition developed into the medieval herbal, created in monasteries, usually by …

 

27 November 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 Third Quarter phase. Sometimes called a Last Quarter Moon, this phase occurs roughly 3 weeks after the New Moon when the Moon is three quarter of the way through it’s orbit around the earth. If you live in the northern hemisphere the Moons left side will be illuminated and the right side will be dark. For those of you in the southern hemisphere it will be the opposite with the right side illuminated. On the day of the Third Quarter phase the Moon will rise around midnight on the eastern horizon and set in the west around noon the next day. In the days following the Third Quarter Phase the Moon’s illumination will decrees each day until the New Moon.

Visit the November 2021 Moon Phases Calendar to see all the daily moon phase for this month.

Today’s Last Quarter Phase

The Last Quarter on November 27 has an illumination of 50%. 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 November 27 the Moon is 22.13 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: Last Quarter
Illumination: 50%
Moon Age: 22.13 days
Moon Angle: 0.52
Moon Distance: 386,640.14 km
Sun Angle: 0.54
Sun Distance: 147,589,014.09 km

Useful Moon Resources

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

27 November 2021
06:00 am GMT 5:00 PM AEDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:05 Sagittarius 12
Moon:02 Virgo 01
Mercury:04 Sagittarius 06
Venus:18 Capricorn 07
Mars:18 Scorpio 47
Jupiter:24 Aquarius 54
Saturn:08 Aquarius 41
Uranus:11 Taurus 54 Rx
Neptune:20 Pisces 24 Rx
Pluto:24 Capricorn 57

True Lunar Node:01 Gemini 42 Rx

Mean Lunar Node:01 Gemini 22 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):14 Gemini 37

Chiron:08 Aries 40 Rx

Ceres:05 Gemini 05 Rx
Pallas:10 Pisces 05
Juno:04 Capricorn 21
Vesta:05 Sagittarius 45
Eris:23 Aries 52 Rx

Fire:5
Earth:5
Air:6
Water:3
Cardinal:5
Fixed:4
Mutable:10

 

Southwestern Hemisphere

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

27 November 2021
08:00 pm GMT 5:00 PM BRT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:05 Sagittarius 47
Moon:09 Virgo 32
Mercury:05 Sagittarius 02
Venus:18 Capricorn 30
Mars:19 Scorpio 12
Jupiter:24 Aquarius 59
Saturn:08 Aquarius 44
Uranus:11 Taurus 53 Rx
Neptune:20 Pisces 24 Rx
Pluto:24 Capricorn 58
True Lunar Node:01 Gemini 42
Mean Lunar Node:01 Gemini 20 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):14 Gemini 40
Chiron:08 Aries 39 Rx
Ceres:04 Gemini 57 Rx
Pallas:10 Pisces 09
Juno:04 Capricorn 33
Vesta:06 Sagittarius 04
Eris:23 Aries 51 Rx
Fire:5
Earth:5
Air:6
Water:3
Cardinal:5
Fixed:4
Mutable:10

26 November 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 the Moon will be in a Waning Gibbous Phase. This is the first phase after the Full Moon occurs. It lasts roughly 7 days with the Moon’s illumination growing smaller each day until the Moon becomes a Last Quarter Moon with an illumination of 50%. The average Moon rise for this phase is between 9pm and Midnight depending on the age of the phase. The moon rises later and later each night setting after sunrise in the morning. During this phase the Moon can also be seen in the early morning daylight hours on the western horizon.

Visit the November 2021 Moon Phases Calendar to see all the daily moon phase for this month.

Waning Gibbous Phase

The Waning Gibbous on November 26 has an illumination of 60%. 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 November 26 the Moon is 21.18 days old. This refers to how many days it has been since the last New Moon. It takes 29.53 days for the Moon to orbit the Earth and go through the lunar cycle of all 8 Moon phases.

Phase Details

Phase: Waning Gibbous
Illumination: 60%
Moon Age: 21.18 days
Moon Angle: 0.51
Moon Distance: 391,317.50 km
Sun Angle: 0.54
Sun Distance: 147,615,278.36 km

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

26 November 2021
06:00 am GMT 5:00 PM AEDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:04 Sagittarius 11
Moon:19 Leo 25
Mercury:02 Sagittarius 32
Venus:17 Capricorn 26
Mars:18 Scorpio 06
Jupiter:24 Aquarius 47
Saturn:08 Aquarius 37
Uranus:11 Taurus 56 Rx
Neptune:20 Pisces 25 Rx
Pluto:24 Capricorn 55
True Lunar Node:01 Gemini 42 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:01 Gemini 25 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):14 Gemini 30
Chiron:08 Aries 41 Rx
Ceres:05 Gemini 19 Rx
Pallas:09 Pisces 59
Juno:03 Capricorn 59
Vesta:05 Sagittarius 13
Eris:23 Aries 52 Rx

Fire:6
Earth:4
Air:6
Water:3
Cardinal:5
Fixed:5
Mutable:9

Southwestern Hemisphere

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

26 November 2021
08:00 pm GMT 5:00 PM BRT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:04 Sagittarius 47
Moon:26 Leo 44
Mercury:03 Sagittarius 27
Venus:17 Capricorn 50
Mars:18 Scorpio 30
Jupiter:24 Aquarius 51
Saturn:08 Aquarius 39
Uranus:11 Taurus 55 Rx
Neptune:20 Pisces 25 Rx
Pluto:24 Capricorn 56
True Lunar Node:01 Gemini 42 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:01 Gemini 24 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):14 Gemini 34
Chiron:08 Aries 40 Rx
Ceres:05 Gemini 11 Rx
Pallas:10 Pisces 03
Juno:04 Capricorn 12
Vesta:05 Sagittarius 32
Eris:23 Aries 52 Rx
Fire:6
Earth:4
Air:6
Water:3
Cardinal:5
Fixed:5
Mutable: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.

2021 November 25

At the Shadow’s Edge

Image Credit & Copyright: Jean-Francois Gout

Explanation: Shaped like a cone tapering into space, the Earth’s dark central shadow or umbra has a circular cross-section. It’s wider than the Moon at the distance of the Moon’s orbit though. But during the lunar eclipse of November 18/19, part of the Moon remained just outside the umbral shadow. The successive pictures in this composite of 5 images from that almost total lunar eclipse were taken over a period of about 1.5 hours. The series is aligned to trace part of the cross-section’s circular arc, with the central image at maximum eclipse. It shows a bright, thin sliver of the lunar disk still beyond the shadow’s curved edge. Of course, even within the shadow the Moon’s surface is not completely dark, reflecting the reddish hues of filtered sunlight scattered into the shadow by Earth’s atmosphere.

 

Notable APOD Submissions: Lunar Eclipse of 2021 November 19

When Isis Was Queen

Ancient Egyptian Goddess Isis and God Osiris

At the ancient Egyptian temples of Philae, Nubians gave new life to a vanishing religious tradition.

Hathor.When the Romans conquered Egypt in 30 B.C., the country’s system of temples, which had sustained religious traditions dating back more than 3,000 years, began to slowly wither away. Starved of the funds that pharaohs traditionally supplied to religious institutions, priests lost their vocation and temples fell into disuse throughout the country. The introduction of Christianity in the first century a.d. only hastened this process. But there was one exception to this trend: In the temples on the island of Philae in the Nile River, rites dedicated to the goddess Isis and the god Osiris continued to be celebrated in high style for some 500 years after the Roman conquest. This final flowering of ancient Egyptian religion was only possible because of the piety and support of Egypt’s neighbors to the south, the Nubians.

Philae lies just south of the Nile’s first cataract—one of six rapids along the river—which marked the historical border between ancient Egypt and Nubia, also known as Kush. In this region of Kush, called Lower Nubia, the temple complex at Philae was just one of many that were built on islands in the Nile and along its banks. Throughout the long history of Egypt and Nubia, Lower Nubia was a kind of buffer zone between these two lands and a place…

24 November 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 Waning Gibbous Phase. This is the first phase after the Full Moon occurs. It lasts roughly 7 days with the Moon’s illumination growing smaller each day until the Moon becomes a Last Quarter Moon with an illumination of 50%. The average Moon rise for this phase is between 9pm and Midnight depending on the age of the phase. The moon rises later and later each night setting after sunrise in the morning. During this phase the Moon can also be seen in the early morning daylight hours on the western horizon.

Visit the November 2021 Moon Phases Calendar to see all the daily moon phase for this month.

Today’s Waning Gibbous Phase

The Waning Gibbous on November 24 has an illumination of 78%. 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 November 24 the Moon is 19.34 days old. This refers to how many days it has been since the last New Moon. It takes 29.53 days for the Moon to orbit the Earth and go through the lunar cycle of all 8 Moon phases.

The 8 Lunar Phases

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

Phase Details

Phase: Waning Gibbous
Illumination: 78%
Moon Age: 19.34 days
Moon Angle: 0.50
Moon Distance: 399,209.11 km
Sun Angle: 0.54
Sun Distance: 147,669,592.26 km

Useful Moon Resources

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

24 November 2021
06:00 am GMT 5:00 PM AEDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:02 Sagittarius 10
Moon:25 Cancer 00
Mercury:29 Scorpio 22
Venus:16 Capricorn 01
Mars:16 Scorpio 44
Jupiter:24 Aquarius 33
Saturn:08 Aquarius 28
Uranus:12 Taurus 01 Rx
Neptune:20 Pisces 25 Rx
Pluto:24 Capricorn 53
True Lunar Node:01 Gemini 42 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:01 Gemini 32 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):14 Gemini 17

Chiron:08 Aries 44 Rx
Ceres:05 Gemini 47 Rx
Pallas:09 Pisces 48
Juno:03 Capricorn 17
Vesta:04 Sagittarius 08
Eris:23 Aries 53 Rx

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

Southwestern Hemisphere

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

24 November 2021
08:00 pm GMT 5:00 PM BRT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:02 Sagittarius 45
Moon:02 Leo 02
Mercury:00 Sagittarius 17
Venus:16 Capricorn 26
Mars:17 Scorpio 08
Jupiter:24 Aquarius 37
Saturn:08 Aquarius 31
Uranus:11 Taurus 59 Rx
Neptune:20 Pisces 25 Rx
Pluto:24 Capricorn 53
True Lunar Node:01 Gemini 42 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:01 Gemini 30 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):14 Gemini 20
Chiron:08 Aries 43 Rx
Ceres:05 Gemini 39 Rx
Pallas:09 Pisces 51
Juno:03 Capricorn 29
Vesta:04 Sagittarius 27
Eris:23 Aries 53 Rx
Fire:6
Earth:4
Air:6
Water:3
Cardinal:5
Fixed:5
Mutable:9

Spirit Animals Ultimate Guide (One Persons View Point)

Are you interested in Animal Spirit Totem Meanings? Then this guide is for you!

A spirit animal is a healer, messenger, or teacher that has a special relationship with an individual. A spirit animal appears in the form of an animal that has a special appeal to the individual.

Spirit animals also go by the names animal helpers, powerful allies, spirit helpers, and animal guides. A spirit animal chooses you – you don’t choose your spirit ally.

Actually, if you feel a certain attachment to a spirit animal, it means that this animal has already chosen you.

This animal plays an important role in an individual’s life. It’s there to protect you, impart important lessons, and give you the guidance to make it in life.

It also provides you with power, wisdom, and immense knowledge.

Shamans and spiritual ministers from across the globe have relied on the wisdom and guidance of spirit animals since time immemorial.

Closely associated with spirit animals are animal totems. An animal totem is a symbol of your animal guide.

An animal totem is indicated by such symbols as jewelry, statue, crest, emblem, talisman, or a totem pole.

A totem can be used by a family lineage, a class of like-minded individuals, or an individual.

Your totem animal has the power to influence you throughout your life. This is because you feel a very strong affinity to the animal that has chosen you.

Significance of Spirit Animals in My Life…

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23 November 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 Waning Gibbous Phase. This is the first phase after the Full Moon occurs. It lasts roughly 7 days with the Moon’s illumination growing smaller each day until the Moon becomes a Last Quarter Moon with an illumination of 50%. The average Moon rise for this phase is between 9pm and Midnight depending on the age of the phase. The moon rises later and later each night setting after sunrise in the morning. During this phase the Moon can also be seen in the early morning daylight hours on the western horizon.

Visit the November 2021 Moon Phases Calendar to see all the daily moon phase for this month.

Today’s Waning Gibbous Phase

The Waning Gibbous on November 23 has an illumination of 85%. 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 November 23 the Moon is 18.44 days old. This refers to how many days it has been since the last New Moon. It takes 29.53 days for the Moon to orbit the Earth and go through the lunar cycle of all 8 Moon phases.

The 8 Lunar Phases

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

Phase Details

Phase: Waning Gibbous
Illumination: 85%
Moon Age: 18.44 days
Moon Angle: 0.50
Moon Distance: 402,096.26 km
Sun Angle: 0.54
Sun Distance: 147,697,624.53 km

Useful Moon Resources

Information About Some of the Gods and Goddesses

Sun Gods

Cat Gods

Roman Gods and Goddesses

Water Gods and Gods of the Sea

Japanese Gods and Mythology: The Shinto Religion

10 Gods of Death and the Underworld From Around the World

Celtic Gods and Goddesses: Exploring the Pantheon and Mythology of the Ancient Celt

41 Greek Gods and Goddesses: Family Tree and Fun Facts

Norse Gods and Goddesses Pantheon: The Mythology of the Nordic Viking Deities

Ancient Egyptian Gods and Goddesses Pantheon: The Mythology of the Nubian Deities

 

From HistoryCooperative.org – To read the rest of the article about Gods and Goddesses

22 November 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 Waning Gibbous Phase. This is the first phase after the Full Moon occurs. It lasts roughly 7 days with the Moon’s illumination growing smaller each day until the Moon becomes a Last Quarter Moon with an illumination of 50%. The average Moon rise for this phase is between 9pm and Midnight depending on the age of the phase. The moon rises later and later each night setting after sunrise in the morning. During this phase the Moon can also be seen in the early morning daylight hours on the western horizon.

Visit the November 2021 Moon Phases Calendar to see all the daily moon phase for this month.

Today’s Waning Gibbous Phase

The Waning Gibbous on November 22 has an illumination of 92%. 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 November 22 the Moon is 17.55 days old. This refers to how many days it has been since the last New Moon. It takes 29.53 days for the Moon to orbit the Earth and go through the lunar cycle of all 8 Moon phases.

The 8 Lunar Phases

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

Phase Details

Phase: Waning Gibbous
Illumination: 92%
Moon Age: 17.55 days
Moon Angle: 0.49
Moon Distance: 404,134.92 km
Sun Angle: 0.54
Sun Distance: 147,726,228.46 km

Useful Moon Resources

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

22 November 2021
06:00 am GMT 5:00 PM AEDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:00 Sagittarius 09
Moon:01 Cancer 13
Mercury:26 Scorpio 12
Venus:14 Capricorn 32
Mars:15 Scorpio 21
Jupiter:24 Aquarius 19
Saturn:08 Aquarius 20
Uranus:12 Taurus 05 Rx
Neptune:20 Pisces 26 Rx
Pluto:24 Capricorn 50
True Lunar Node:01 Gemini 42
Mean Lunar Node:01 Gemini 38 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):14 Gemini 03
Chiron:08 Aries 46 Rx
Ceres:06 Gemini 15 Rx
Pallas:09 Pisces 37
Juno:02 Capricorn 34
Vesta:03 Sagittarius 03
Eris:23 Aries 54 Rx

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

Southwestern Hemisphere

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

22 November 2021
08:00 pm GMT 5:00 PM BRT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:00 Sagittarius 44
Moon:08 Cancer 07
Mercury:27 Scorpio 07
Venus:14 Capricorn 59
Mars:15 Scorpio 45
Jupiter:24 Aquarius 23
Saturn:08 Aquarius 22
Uranus:12 Taurus 04 Rx
Neptune:20 Pisces 25 Rx
Pluto:24 Capricorn 51
True Lunar Node:01 Gemini 42
Mean Lunar Node:01 Gemini 36 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):14 Gemini 07
Chiron:08 Aries 46 Rx
Ceres:06 Gemini 07 Rx
Pallas:09 Pisces 40
Juno:02 Capricorn 47
Vesta:03 Sagittarius 22
Eris:23 Aries 54 Rx
Fire:4
Earth:4
Air:6
Water:5
Cardinal:6
Fixed:5
Mutable:8