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Volcano Erupts in Mauna Loa, Hawaii

Nov. 28 (UPI) — Mauna Loa, one of the five volcanoes that form Hawaii’s Big Island, is erupting for the first time in 38 years, though no evacuations have yet been ordered.

The eruption began around 11:30 p.m. on Sunday in Mokuaweoweo, the summit caldera of the volcano, the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory said on Monday as it issued a red warning .

“The eruption is currently confined to the summit, and there is no indication that magma is moving into either rift zone,” the U.S. Geological Survey said in a statement on Twitter.

 

Webcams maintained by USGS showed lava erupting from fissures running along the floor of the caldera.

The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory said in an update around 2:43 a.m. that the vents remained constricted to the summit area but that lava flows were visible from Kona.

The National Weather Service in Honolulu issued a warning on Twitter that “winds may carry volcanic gas and possibly fine ash and Pele’s hair downwind.”

An ashfall advisory was in effect until 6 a.m., with up to a quarter of an inch of ashfall accumulation possible.

The last time that the 13,681-foot volcano erupted was in…

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A Laugh for Today

28 November 2022 Southern Hemisphere’s Planetary Positions

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

28 November 2022
03:00 pm GMT 12:00 PM BRT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:06 Sagittarius 21
Moon:10 Aquarius 14
Mercury:17 Sagittarius 25
Venus:15 Sagittarius 31
Mars:19 Gemini 45 Rx
Jupiter:28 Pisces 50
Saturn:19 Aquarius 42
Uranus:16 Taurus 08 Rx
Neptune:22 Pisces 39 Rx
Pluto:26 Capricorn 44

True Lunar Node:13 Taurus 12 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:11 Taurus 58 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):25 Cancer 25

Chiron:12 Aries 13 Rx
Ceres:23 Virgo 46
Pallas:26 Cancer 32
Juno:12 Pisces 49
Vesta:02 Pisces 15

Eris:24 Aries 05 Rx

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

Southern Hemisphere

The time for these Custom Planetary Positions is from the local time in Cape Town, South Africa
 28 November 2022
10:00 am GMT 12:00 PM SAST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:06 Sagittarius 08
Moon:07 Aquarius 13
Mercury:17 Sagittarius 06
Venus:15 Sagittarius 16
Mars:19 Gemini 50 Rx
Jupiter:28 Pisces 50
Saturn:19 Aquarius 42
Uranus:16 Taurus 08 Rx
Neptune:22 Pisces 39 Rx
Pluto:26 Capricorn 43

True Lunar Node:13 Taurus 12 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:11 Taurus 59 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):25 Cancer 23

Chiron:12 Aries 13 Rx
Ceres:23 Virgo 42
Pallas:26 Cancer 32
Juno:12 Pisces 46
Vesta:02 Pisces 11

Eris:24 Aries 05 Rx

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

Southwestern Hemisphere

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

28 November 2022
01:00 am GMT 12:00 PM AEDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:05 Sagittarius 46
Moon:01 Aquarius 45
Mercury:16 Sagittarius 32
Venus:14 Sagittarius 47
Mars:19 Gemini 58 Rx
Jupiter:28 Pisces 50
Saturn:19 Aquarius 40
Uranus:16 Taurus 09 Rx
Neptune:22 Pisces 39 Rx
Pluto:26 Capricorn 43

True Lunar Node:13 Taurus 13 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:12 Taurus 00 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):25 Cancer 21

Chiron:12 Aries 14 Rx
Ceres:23 Virgo 34
Pallas:26 Cancer 31
Juno:12 Pisces 40
Vesta:02 Pisces 04

Eris:24 Aries 06 Rx

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

A Thought for Today

November 27, 2022 Daily Horoscopes

Click here to read Georgi Nicols Daily Horoscopes 

Moon Alert

Avoid shopping or making important decisions from 3 PM to 5:30 PM EST today (12 noon to 2:30 PM PST). After that, the Moon moves from Capricorn into Aquarius.

Aries (March 21-April 19)

You have strong feelings today when dealing with parents or authority figures. Fortunately, these feelings will be positive. You might establish a very warm bond with a parent or someone you respect and this becomes the perfect way to finish your special visit.

Taurus (April 20-May 20)

Discussions about philosophy, politics, medical matters or racial issues will be intense today. You might try to change someone’s mind or vice versa, they want to change yours. Nevertheless, on the whole, feelings are positive; and you feel warm and friendly with someone, perhaps even a member of a group.

Gemini (May 21-June 20)

Financial matters will unfold in your favour today. In fact, gifts, goodies and favours from others might come your way. This is also a good day to ask for a loan or mortgage or to get help from someone else. Something will happen that promotes your good name among your peers. You look good to everyone! Take a bow.

Cancer (June 21-July 22)

This is a lovely day to enjoy the company of partners, spouses and close friends because even though feelings are quite intense; nevertheless, they are warm and friendly. What is interesting is, you might admire your friends through the eyes of someone else, especially in a group setting.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)

Work-related travel is likely for some of you. All of you will be motivated to make improvements to your job or improvements to your health or improvements to whatever it is you are doing today. You want to make the world a better place, especially in the ways where you have to deal with it.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)

Romantic passion is strong today! Of course, this is a double-edged sword, which means not only are your romantic passions strong, the same applies to feelings of jealousy and resentment. Fortunately, this is a positive day for you, which means you will have many opportunities to have fun and enjoy sports and the arts.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)

Family discussions are intense today. This is because you have ideas about how to improve something or introduce reforms into the family dynamic. Fortunately, others will hear you and possibly, even agree. How refreshing!

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)

Today you are enthusiastic, upbeat and full of positive ideas! This is why conversations with relatives, neighbours and siblings will be warm and friendly. Enjoy short trips. Likewise, enjoy learning something new that expands your world.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)

Today you have strong feelings about something that you own, which is why you won’t want to lend it. You want to take good care of it. Or perhaps, you have strong feelings about a potential purchase that you want to make? Your wealth and assets can increase today.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)

Today the Moon is in your sign lined up with big daddy Pluto which can make you impulsive and certainly, intense. Fortunately, the Moon is also dancing with lucky Jupiter, which makes you happy and outgoing. This is a good day for business. Ka-ching!

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)

This has been a popular time for you, and you have enjoyed the company of younger, creative, artistic people. You have also felt competitive in sports and creative activities as well. Today however, your feelings are private, and you will choose to keep them to yourself.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)

An exchange with a friend or a member of a group will be intense today. Perhaps somebody wants to get to the bottom of something? Fortunately, good feelings will prevail, which means your relations with others, including groups, are mosly positive today.

If Your Birthday Is Today

Film director Kathryn Bigelow (1951 shares your birthday today. You are energetic, independent thinking, strong and focused. Your enthusiasm can inspire others. You are also intelligent and personally self-disciplined. This is a year of attainment and recognition for you. Expect promotions, prestige, awards and acknowledgement. Bravo!

November 27, 2022 Moon Goddess Current Phase

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

From MoonGiant.com

The Moon’s current phase for today and tonight is a Waxing Crescent Phase. Best seen in the west after the sun dips below the horizon at sunset. This is the first Phase after the New Moon and is a great time to see the features of the moon’s surface. The moon is close to the sun in the sky and mostly dark except for the right edge of the moon which becomes brighter as the days get closer to the next phase which is a First Quarter with a 50% illumination.

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

Today’s Waxing Crescent Phase

The Waxing Crescent on November 27 has an illumination of 17%. 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 3.99 days old. This refers to how many days it has been since the last New Moon. It takes 29.53 days for the Moon to orbit the Earth and go through the lunar cycle of all 8 Moon phases.

Phase Details

Phase: Waxing Crescent
Illumination: 17%
Moon Age: 3.99 days
Moon Angle: 0.55
Moon Distance: 363,307.87 km
Sun Angle: 0.54
Sun Distance: 147,595,319.96 km

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.

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

November 27, 2022 Northern Hemisphere’s Planetary Positions

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

Currentplanetarypositions.com

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

For Your Local Time and Date

Northwestern Hemisphere

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

November 27, 2022
08:00 pm GMT 12:00 PM PST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:05 Sagittarius 33
Moon:28 Capricorn 43
Mercury:16 Sagittarius 13
Venus:14 Sagittarius 32
Mars:20 Gemini 03 Rx
Jupiter:28 Pisces 49
Saturn:19 Aquarius 40
Uranus:16 Taurus 10 Rx
Neptune:22 Pisces 39 Rx
Pluto:26 Capricorn 42

True Lunar Node:13 Taurus 14 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:12 Taurus 01 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):25 Cancer 19

Chiron:12 Aries 14 Rx
Ceres:23 Virgo 30
Pallas:26 Cancer 31
Juno:12 Pisces 37
Vesta:02 Pisces 00

Eris:24 Aries 06 Rx

Fire:5
Earth:6
Air:2
Water:6
Cardinal:6
Fixed:4
Mutable:9

Northern Hemisphere

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

 November 27, 2022
06:00 pm GMT 12:00 PM CST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:05 Sagittarius 28
Moon:27 Capricorn 30
Mercury:16 Sagittarius 05
Venus:14 Sagittarius 26
Mars:20 Gemini 04 Rx
Jupiter:28 Pisces 49
Saturn:19 Aquarius 39
Uranus:16 Taurus 10 Rx
Neptune:22 Pisces 39 Rx
Pluto:26 Capricorn 42

True Lunar Node:13 Taurus 14 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:12 Taurus 01 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):25 Cancer 19

Chiron:12 Aries 14 Rx
Ceres:23 Virgo 28
Pallas:26 Cancer 31
Juno:12 Pisces 36
Vesta:01 Pisces 59

Eris:24 Aries 06 Rx

Fire:5
Earth:6
Air:2
Water:6
Cardinal:6
Fixed:4
Mutable:9

Northeastern Hemisphere

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

27 November 2022
11:00 am GMT 12:00 PM CET
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:05 Sagittarius 10
Moon:23 Capricorn 13
Mercury:15 Sagittarius 38
Venus:14 Sagittarius 04
Mars:20 Gemini 11 Rx
Jupiter:28 Pisces 49
Saturn:19 Aquarius 38
Uranus:16 Taurus 11 Rx
Neptune:22 Pisces 39 Rx
Pluto:26 Capricorn 42

True Lunar Node:13 Taurus 15 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:12 Taurus 02 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):25 Cancer 17

Chiron:12 Aries 14 Rx
Ceres:23 Virgo 22
Pallas:26 Cancer 30
Juno:12 Pisces 31
Vesta:01 Pisces 54

Eris:24 Aries 06 Rx

Fire:5
Earth:6
Air:2
Water:6
Cardinal:6
Fixed:4
Mutable:9

November 27, 2022 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 November 27

Supernumerary Rainbows over New Jersey

Image Credit & Copyright: John Entwistle

Explanation: Yes, but can your rainbow do this? After the remnants of Hurricane Florence passed over the Jersey Shore, New Jersey, USA in 2018, the Sun came out in one direction but something quite unusual appeared in the opposite direction: a hall of rainbows. Over the course of a next half hour, to the delight of the photographer and his daughter, vibrant supernumerary rainbows faded in and out, with at least five captured in this featured single shot. Supernumerary rainbows only form when falling water droplets are all nearly the same size and typically less than a millimeter across. Then, sunlight will not only reflect from inside the raindrops, but interfere, a wave phenomenon similar to ripples on a pond when a stone is thrown in. In fact, supernumerary rainbows can only be explained with waves, and their noted existence in the early 1800s was considered early evidence of light’s wave nature.

Your Sky Surprise: What picture did APOD feature on your birthday? (post 1995)

November 27 Today in History

Today’s Important Historical Events

1095 Pope Urban II preaches the west to wrestle control of the Holy land from the Seljuk Turks at the Council of Clermont, triggering the First Crusade

1295 English King Edward I calls what later became known as “The Model Parliament” extending the authorities of its representatives

1493 Christopher Columbus returns to La Navidad colony, finding it destroyed by the 1st native American uprising against Spanish rule. Taíno cacique Caonabo led his people to attack the settlement after the brutal treatment they received from the garrison who disobeyed Columbus’s orders.

1807 Portuguese Royal Family and its court of nearly 15,000 people leave Lisbon for their colony of Brazil to escape invading Napoleonic troops

1895 Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel‘s will establishes the Nobel Prize

Today’s Historical Events

176 Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius grants his son Commodus the rank of Imperator

399 St Anastasius I begins his reign as Catholic Pope

1095 Pope Urban II preaches the west to wrestle control of the Holy land from the Seljuk Turks at the Council of Clermont, triggering the First Crusade

1237 Battle of Cortenuova: Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II defeats the Second Lombard League

1295 English King Edward I calls what later became known as “The Model Parliament” extending the authorities of its representatives

1382 Battle of Westrozebeke/Roosebeke. French army defeats the Flemish army. Flemish leader Philip Van Artevelde killed and corpse displayed

1493 Christopher Columbus returns to La Navidad colony, finding it destroyed by the 1st native American uprising against Spanish rule. Taíno cacique Caonabo led his people to attack the settlement after the brutal treatment they received from the garrison who disobeyed Columbus’s orders.

1495 Scottish king James IV receives Perkin Warbeck, pretender to the English trone

Today’s Historical Events in Film and TV

1911 Audience throws vegetables at actors for 1st recorded time in US

1920 “The Mark of Zorro” directed by Fred Niblo and starring Douglas Fairbanks is shown in New York – 1st American superhero film

1952 KTBC TV channel 7 in Austin, TX (CBS) begins broadcasting

1960 CBS radio cancels “Have Gun Will Travel”

1961 KHAW TV channel 11 in Hilo, HI (NBC) begins broadcasting

1973 Neil Simon‘s play “Good Doctor” premieres in NYC

1977 “Comedy with Music (Victor Borge)” closes at Imperial NY after 66 performances

1986 Europa TV, a project of five European public service broadcasters ceases operations after exhausting its budget

Today’s Historical Events in Music

1843 Opera “Bohemian Girl” by Michael William Balfe with a libretto by Alfred Bunn first produced in London

1896 “Also Sprach Zarathustra” (Thus Spake Zarathustra) by Richard Strauss, inspired by Friedrich Nietzsche‘s philosophical novel, debuts in Frankfurt

1903 Opera “Die Neugierigen Frauen” by Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari is produced in Munich

1919 Ignacy Jan Paderewski resigns as Polish Prime Minister

1926 Béla Bartók’s ballet “Miraculous Mandarin” premieres at the Cologne Opera, Germany, conducted by Eugen Szenkar

1937 Pro-labor musical revue “Pins & Needles” opens, produced by ILGWU

1954 “By the Beautiful Sea” closes at Majestic Theater, NYC, after 270 performances

1967 Jimi Hendrix headlines bill (including The Move and Pink Floyd) for 2 shows at Whitla Hall, Queens College, in Belfast – his only concerts in Ireland

Today’s Historical Events in Sports

1870 The New York Times dubs baseball “The National Game”

1940 6th Heisman Trophy Award: Tom Harmon, Michigan (HB)

1941 New York Yankee Joe DiMaggio is named AL MVP, for the 2nd time

1943 CFL Grey Cup, Varsity Stadium, Toronto: Hamilton Flying Wildcats defeat Winnipeg RCAF Bombers, 23-14

1946 English soccer team beats Netherlands, 8-2

1947 Joe DiMaggio wins his 3rd MVP, beating Ted Williams by 1 vote

1948 CFL Grey Cup, Varsity Stadium, Toronto: Calgary Stampeders win their first Championship; defeat Ottawa Rough Riders, 12-7

1950 Red Sox sign shortstop Lou Boudreau as a player to 2-year contract

Massive Ancient Sea Turtle Discovered in Spain was Nearly the Size of a Car

Paleontologists in Spain believe they unearthed a new prehistoric sea turtle species that may be among the largest ever, according to research published last week in the peer-reviewed journal Scientific Reports.

Researchers at the Autonomous University of Barcelona analyzed the pelvis bone and posterior part of the shell recovered from the Pyrenees mountain region in northeastern Spain in 2016 and 2021, and determined the turtle was about 12 feet long (just smaller than the average sedan ), according to a news release on the study.

A hiker traversing the Pyrenees in 2016 stumbled upon part of the fossil. He called the local authorities who recovered the fossil and transferred it to a local museum, where it sat for years until 2021, according to Albert Sellés, a researcher with the university’s Miquel Crusafont Catalan Institute of Paleontology.

That’s when researchers decided to examine the fossil further, Sellés said.

Paleontologists returned to the site where the fossil was found in early 2021 and unearthed another piece of the fossil, according to Sellés.

Sellés, who co-authored the study, said the team began comparing newly discovered remains to other giant ancient sea turtles in the fossil record like Archelon and Protostega , both of which roamed the waters near North America and were the best potential matches. But the fossils had distinct features. Its shell was different, as was its pelvis.

“That’s when we realized that what we had before us was something different,” Sellés told USA TODAY Tuesday.

An ancient treasure trove: Looking back at the King Tut tomb discovery 100 years later

The newly discovered turtle is slightly smaller than the extinct Archelon. The world’s largest known prehistoric sea turtle, Archelon could grow to be up to 15 feet long and weigh as much as 3.5 tons, according to the news release.

Still, they were looking at the largest turtle ever found in Europe, Sellés said. The new species, Leviathanochelys aenigmatica, lived 72.1 to 83.6 million years ago during the Campanian Age, when much of modern-day Europe was underwater, the researcher say.

Sellés and his colleagues could glean relatively little about the giant turtle’s lifestyle with such incomplete remains. But they were able to identify some quirks in its physiology.

The pelvis, for example, has two protruding sections that Sellés hypothesizes could have allowed the turtle to compress its stomach area to expel air from its body and descend into deeper waters.

Hairy snail?: An ancient hairy snail was discovered in 99-million-year-old amber from the Mesozoic era

Leviathanochelys aenigmatica’s very existence also complicates previous understanding about the evolution of large sea turtles because it shows other species of ancient sea turtle could achieve a massive size.

“The evolution of turtles’ sizes is more complex than what he had thought up to this point,” Sellés said. “It was always thought that large sea turtles belonged to the Archelon and Protostega groups. Now it doesn’t seem so.”

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Massive ancient sea turtle discovered in Spain was nearly the size of a car, researchers say

A Laugh for Today

27 November 2022 Southern Hemisphere’s Planetary Positions

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
 27 November 2022
03:00 pm GMT 12:00 PM BRT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:05 Sagittarius 20
Moon:25 Capricorn 40
Mercury:15 Sagittarius 54
Venus:14 Sagittarius 16
Mars:20 Gemini 07 Rx
Jupiter:28 Pisces 49
Saturn:19 Aquarius 39
Uranus:16 Taurus 10 Rx
Neptune:22 Pisces 39 Rx
Pluto:26 Capricorn 42

True Lunar Node:13 Taurus 14 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:12 Taurus 01 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):25 Cancer 18

Chiron:12 Aries 14 Rx
Ceres:23 Virgo 26
Pallas:26 Cancer 31
Juno:12 Pisces 34
Vesta:01 Pisces 57

Eris:24 Aries 06 Rx

Fire:5
Earth:6
Air:2
Water:6
Cardinal:6
Fixed:4
Mutable:9

Southern Hemisphere

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

 27 November 2022
10:00 am GMT 12:00 PM SAST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:05 Sagittarius 08
Moon:22 Capricorn 36
Mercury:15 Sagittarius 34
Venus:14 Sagittarius 00
Mars:20 Gemini 12 Rx
Jupiter:28 Pisces 49
Saturn:19 Aquarius 38
Uranus:16 Taurus 11 Rx
Neptune:22 Pisces 39 Rx
Pluto:26 Capricorn 42

True Lunar Node:13 Taurus 15 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:12 Taurus 02 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):25 Cancer 17

Chiron:12 Aries 14 Rx
Ceres:23 Virgo 21
Pallas:26 Cancer 30
Juno:12 Pisces 30
Vesta:01 Pisces 53

Eris:24 Aries 06 Rx

Fire:5
Earth:6
Air:2
Water:6
Cardinal:6
Fixed:4
Mutable:9

Southwestern Hemisphere

The time for these Custom Planetary Positions is from the local time in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
27 November 2022
01:00 am GMT 12:00 PM AEDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:04 Sagittarius 45
Moon:17 Capricorn 04
Mercury:15 Sagittarius 00
Venus:13 Sagittarius 32
Mars:20 Gemini 20 Rx
Jupiter:28 Pisces 49
Saturn:19 Aquarius 37
Uranus:16 Taurus 12 Rx
Neptune:22 Pisces 40 Rx
Pluto:26 Capricorn 41

True Lunar Node:13 Taurus 16 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:12 Taurus 03 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):25 Cancer 14

Chiron:12 Aries 15 Rx
Ceres:23 Virgo 14
Pallas:26 Cancer 29
Juno:12 Pisces 24
Vesta:01 Pisces 46

Eris:24 Aries 06 Rx

Fire:5
Earth:6
Air:2
Water:6
Cardinal:6
Fixed:4
Mutable:9

A Thought for Today

Dear sisters, brothers, and honored guests may your life be blessed with all things positive! 

November 26, 2022 Daily Horoscopes

Click here to read Georgi Nicols Daily Horoscopes 

Moon Alert

There are no restrictions to shopping or important decisions today. The Moon is in Capricorn.

Aries (March 21-April 19)

Someone in a position of authority – a boss, parent, teacher or even a member of the police – might catch you off guard or surprise you in some way today. (“Busted!”) Knowing this ahead of time, be on guard. Watch your step. Do some damage control if necessary to save face or stay out of trouble.

Taurus (April 20-May 20)

Today you crave emotional excitement, which is why you want to do something different from your daily routine. You will likely to seek out people who are different from you. The possibility of travel will also be an attractive option. You need a change!

Gemini (May 21-June 20)

It will be wise to check your bank accounts and arrangements you have with someone else regarding shared responsibilities and shared property. It’s also smart to stay on top of details regarding debt arrangements, inheritances and insurance matters because something unexpected might happen. It’s a crapshoot today!

Cancer (June 21-July 22)

A partner, spouse or friend will probably do something and surprises you today. (Hopefully, it’s a fun surprise.) Possibly, you will be introduced to someone new who is unusual or avant-garde in some way? Or you might meet someone unusual in the general public. (“Hi Darth.”)

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)

Your work routine will be interrupted today. Staff shortages, power outages, equipment failures, computer crashes and cancellations are just some reasons things will go sideways today. Give yourself extra time so that you can cope with the unexpected. Pet owners should be extra vigilant.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)

A surprise invitation might come your way today. If so, act quickly because this window of opportunity will be brief. Unexpected social opportunities as well as intriguing forays into the arts will please you. However, note: This could be an accident-prone day for your kids so be vigilant.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)

Your home routine will change today for some reason. Small appliances might break down or a minor breakage could occur. Surprise company might suddenly drop in. (Prepare for this and stock the fridge with something.) Possibly, a family member has some surprising news? Could be anything.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)

Today expect to see new places and meet new faces because sudden changes to your daily routine are likely. You might learn something new that surprises you. Nevertheless, this is also a mildly accident-prone day, so pay attention to everything you say and do. Stay safe. Life is a bit unpredictable today.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)

Keep an eye on your money and your possessions today. For example, you might find money or you might lose money. Likewise, it will be wise for you to guard your possessions against loss, theft or damage. Respect your moneymaking ideas because they might be brilliant.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)

Today is full of impulses of energy that might cause you to make needed changes to your personal life or immediate surroundings. You might even change your appearance in some way so that you create a new and different impression on others. Many exciting possibilities!

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)

This is a restless day for you. It’s the classic time where you are waiting for the other shoe to drop. Don’t worry about why you feel this way. Be reassured that it’s just for today and tomorrow is quite a lovely day. Relax and go with the flow.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)

If you are involved with groups, clubs or organizations today, you might advocate for new changes or new policies. You might even assume a leadership role? Likewise, you might meet an unusual friend today or someone you know might surprise you in some way.

If Your Birthday Is Today

Singer, performer Tina Turner (1939) shares your birthday today. You are the vases, bold and daring. You are intelligent, creative and very charismatic. People are drawn to you. This is a year of learning and teaching for you. Therefore, give yourself the necessary solitude and time for reflection and study. Explore new ideas!

November 26, 2022 Moon Goddess Current Phase

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

From MoonGiant.com 

The Moon’s current phase for today and tonight is a  Waxing Crescent Phase. Best seen in the west after the sun dips below the horizon at sunset. This is the first Phase after the New Moon and is a great time to see the features of the moon’s surface. The moon is close to the sun in the sky and mostly dark except for the right edge of the moon which becomes brighter as the days get closer to the next phase which is a First Quarter with a 50% illumination.

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

Today’s Waxing Crescent Phase

The Waxing Crescent on November 26 has an illumination of 9%. 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 2.87 days old. This refers to how many days it has been since the last New Moon. It takes 29.53 days for the Moon to orbit the Earth and go through the lunar cycle of all 8 Moon phases.

Phase Details

Phase: Waxing Crescent
Illumination: 9%
Moon Age: 2.87 days
Moon Angle: 0.55
Moon Distance: 364,065.91 km
Sun Angle: 0.54
Sun Distance: 147,621,729.84 km

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.

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

November 26, 2022 Northern Hemisphere’s Planetary Positions

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

Currentplanetarypositions.com 

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

For Your Local Time and Date 

Northwestern Hemisphere

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

November 26, 2022
08:00 pm GMT 12:00 PM PST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:04 Sagittarius 32
Moon:14 Capricorn 00
Mercury:14 Sagittarius 41
Venus:13 Sagittarius 16
Mars:20 Gemini 24 Rx
Jupiter:28 Pisces 49
Saturn:19 Aquarius 36
Uranus:16 Taurus 12 Rx
Neptune:22 Pisces 40 Rx
Pluto:26 Capricorn 41

True Lunar Node:13 Taurus 17 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:12 Taurus 04 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):25 Cancer 13

Chiron:12 Aries 15 Rx
Ceres:23 Virgo 09
Pallas:26 Cancer 29
Juno:12 Pisces 21
Vesta:01 Pisces 42

Eris:24 Aries 06 Rx

Fire:5
Earth:6
Air:2
Water:6
Cardinal:6
Fixed:4
Mutable:9

Northern Hemisphere

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

  November 26, 2022
06:00 pm GMT 12:00 PM CST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:04 Sagittarius 27
Moon:12 Capricorn 46
Mercury:14 Sagittarius 33
Venus:13 Sagittarius 10
Mars:20 Gemini 26 Rx
Jupiter:28 Pisces 49
Saturn:19 Aquarius 36
Uranus:16 Taurus 12 Rx
Neptune:22 Pisces 40 Rx
Pluto:26 Capricorn 41

True Lunar Node:13 Taurus 17 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:12 Taurus 04 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):25 Cancer 12

Chiron:12 Aries 15 Rx
Ceres:23 Virgo 08
Pallas:26 Cancer 29
Juno:12 Pisces 20
Vesta:01 Pisces 41

Eris:24 Aries 06 Rx

Fire:5
Earth:6
Air:2
Water:6
Cardinal:6
Fixed:4
Mutable:9

Northeastern Hemisphere

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

26 November 2022 
11:00 am GMT 12:00 PM CET
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:04 Sagittarius 09
Moon:08 Capricorn 27
Mercury:14 Sagittarius 06
Venus:12 Sagittarius 48
Mars:20 Gemini 32 Rx
Jupiter:28 Pisces 49
Saturn:19 Aquarius 35
Uranus:16 Taurus 13 Rx
Neptune:22 Pisces 40 Rx
Pluto:26 Capricorn 41

True Lunar Node:13 Taurus 18 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:12 Taurus 05 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):25 Cancer 10

Chiron:12 Aries 16 Rx
Ceres:23 Virgo 02
Pallas:26 Cancer 28
Juno:12 Pisces 15
Vesta:01 Pisces 36

Eris:24 Aries 06 Rx

Fire:5
Earth:6
Air:2
Water:6
Cardinal:6
Fixed:4
Mutable:9

Spell for Today – Inspiration

A Spell that Has Inspired Many Others

Try this spell, which has worked to the benefit of many, when you feel lacking in inspiration. It is best done on a Saturday during Aquarius, and never when the moon is waning.

Indigo is the colour that lends itself best to this particular piece of magic.

You will need:

A white altar candle
An indigo altar cloth
A book that you find inspirational – for the altar
Items made of aluminium (if none are available cover something
with aluminium foil) – for the altar
A vase of anemones – for the altar
A sprig of sage – for the altar
A hazel twig – for the altar
An indigo taper candle
An amethyst crystal
Light the white candle and pick up the crystal. Squeeze it tightly and visualize motivation slowly developing inside you and flowing into the crystal. Now light the indigo candle and standing to your full height, with your hands above your head, say aloud:

Inspiration light my life,

Motivate and guide my way.

Powers that guide me,

Hear me pray.

And let it be done, that it harm no one.

Focus on inspiration shining on you until the candles have burned down, when you may perform your closing rituals and leave your sacred space.
Source:
The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Spells

November 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 November 26

Saturn at Night

NASA, JPL-Caltech, Space Science Institute, Mindaugas Macijauskas

Explanation: Saturn is still bright in planet Earth’s night skies. Telescopic views of the distant gas giant and its beautiful rings often make it a star at star parties. But this stunning view of Saturn’s rings and night side just isn’t possible from telescopes closer to the Sun than the outer planet. They can only bring Saturn’s day into view. In fact, this image of Saturn’s slender sunlit crescent with night’s shadow cast across its broad and complex ring system was captured by the Cassini spacecraft. A robot spacecraft from planet Earth, Cassini called Saturn orbit home for 13 years before it was directed to dive into the atmosphere of the gas giant on September 15, 2017. This magnificent mosaic is composed of frames recorded by Cassini’s wide-angle camera only two days before its grand final plunge. Saturn’s night will not be seen again until another spaceship from Earth calls.

November 26 Today in History

Today’s Important Historical Events

43 BC Second Triumvirate alliance of Roman leader Octavian (later Caesar Augustus), Marcus Aemilius Lepidus, and Mark Antony formed

1778 British explorer Captain James Cook is the first European to visit Maui in the Sandwich Islands (now Hawaii)

1789 1st national Thanksgiving in America

1791 1st US cabinet meeting, held at George Washington‘s home in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson, Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton, Secretary of War Henry Knox, and Attorney General Edmund Randolph attend.

1865 “Alice in Wonderland” by Lewis Carroll is published in America

1922 English archaeologist Howard Carter opens Tutankhamun‘s virtually intact tomb in Egypt

Today’s Historical Events

43 BC Second Triumvirate alliance of Roman leader Octavian (later Caesar Augustus), Marcus Aemilius Lepidus, and Mark Antony formed

579 Pelagius II begins his reign as Catholic Pope

783 Asturian queen Adosinda was put in the monastery of San Juan de Pravia, where she lived out the rest of her life, to prevent her kin from retaking the throne from Mauregatus.

1476 Vlad III Dracula defeats Basarab Laiota with the help of Stephen the Great and Stephen V Bathory and becomes the ruler of Wallachia for the third time.

1527 Pope Clemens VII signs treaty with emperor Karel I

1580 French Huguenots & Roman Catholics sign peace treaty

1648 Pope Innocent X condemns Peace of Westphalia

1688 Duke of Savoye signs on to League of Augsburg

Today’s Historical Events in Film and TV

1922 1st successful Technicolor movie (The Toll of the Sea), premieres at the Rialto Theatre in NYC

1928 Philip Barry’s play “Holiday” premieres in New York City

1942 “Casablanca” directed by Michael Curtiz and starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman premieres at Hollywood Theater, NYC (Academy Awards Best Picture 1943)

1943 Last Judy Garland-Mickey Rooney movie “Girl Crazy” released

1945 “Brief Encounter”, based on Noël Coward‘s one-act play “Still Life”, directed by David Lean and starring Celia Johnson and Trevor Howard is released

1953 KBOI (now KBCI) TV channel 2 in Boise, ID (CBS) begins broadcasting

1953 WJHL TV channel 11 in Johnson City, TN (CBS) begins broadcasting

Today’s Historical Events in Music

1921 Danish composer Rued Langgaard’s “Music of the Spheres” (Sfærernes Musik) premieres at Konzerthaus in Karlsruhe, Germany; it is not performed in Denmark until 1969

1945 Charlie “Bird” Parker leads recording session for the Savoy label marketed as the “greatest Jazz session ever” with Dizzy Gillespie and Miles Davis

1955 “Boy Friend” closes at Royale Theater NYC after 483 performances

1962 The Beatles re-record “Please Please Me” at a faster tempo

1966 “Walking Happy” opens at Lunt Fontanne Theater, NYC; runs for 161 performances

1968 Rock band Cream gives “final” concert (Royal Albert Hall, London, England) – but re-unites briefly for a short tour in 2005

1976 East Germany strips singer-songwriter and poet Wolf Biermann his citizenship while he tours West Germany

1976 Sex Pistols release their debut single “Anarchy In The UK”

Today’s Historical Events in Sports

1905 1st Australasian Championships Men’s Tennis, Melbourne: Rodney Heath beats Albert Curtis 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4

1910 CFL Grey Cup, AAA Grounds, Hamilton: University of Toronto Blues retain title; beat Hamilton Tigers, 16-7

1917 NHL forms with Montreal Canadiens, Montreal Maroons, Toronto Arenas, Ottawa Senators & Quebec Bulldogs; National Hockey Association disbands

1927 CFL Grey Cup, Varsity Stadium, Toronto: Toronto Balmy Beach defeat Hamilton Tigers, 9-6 for their first of 2 Championships

1941 Amateur American tennis stars Bobby Riggs and Frank Kovacs turn professional after being suspended by the US Lawn Tennis Association for undisclosed financial gain

1949 CFL Grey Cup, Varsity Stadium, Toronto: Montreal Alouettes beat Calgary Stampeders, 28-15 for their first Championship

1954 Test Cricket debut of Colin Cowdrey v Australia at Gabba

1955 20th Iron Bowl: Auburn beats Alabama 26-0 in Birmingham

A Laugh for Today