18 February 2022 Daily Correspondence Digest for the Southern Hemisphere’s Moon Phase and Planetary Positions

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

From Moongiant.com

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

Today’s Waning Gibbous Phase

The Waning Gibbous on February 18 has an illumination of 97%. This is the percentage of the Moon illuminated by the Sun. The illumination is constantly changing and can vary up to 10% a day. On February 18 the Moon is 16.51 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: 97%
Moon Age: 16.51 days
Moon Angle: 0.52
Moon Distance: 384,535.53 km
Sun Angle: 0.54
Sun Distance: 147,878,126.13 km

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Southeastern Hemisphere

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

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

Sun:00 Pisces 08
Moon:25 Virgo 40
Mercury:03 Aquarius 56
Venus:18 Capricorn 14
Mars:18 Capricorn 32
Jupiter:11 Pisces 25
Saturn:17 Aquarius 37
Uranus:11 Taurus 14
Neptune:22 Pisces 02
Pluto:27 Capricorn 30
True Lunar Node:26 Taurus 31 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:26 Taurus 57 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):23 Gemini 53
Chiron:10 Aries 02
Ceres:01 Gemini 45
Pallas:01 Aries 38
Juno:06 Aquarius 43
Vesta:20 Capricorn 08
Eris:23 Aries 49
Fire:3
Earth:8
Air:5
Water:3
Cardinal:7
Fixed:6
Mutable:6

 

Southern Hemisphere

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

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

Sun:29 Aquarius 56
Moon:22 Virgo 55
Mercury:03 Aquarius 43
Venus:18 Capricorn 06
Mars:18 Capricorn 23
Jupiter:11 Pisces 22
Saturn:17 Aquarius 35
Uranus:11 Taurus 14
Neptune:22 Pisces 01
Pluto:27 Capricorn 29
True Lunar Node:26 Taurus 33 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:26 Taurus 57 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):23 Gemini 51
Chiron:10 Aries 01
Ceres:01 Gemini 43
Pallas:01 Aries 34
Juno:06 Aquarius 38
Vesta:20 Capricorn 02
Eris:23 Aries 49
Fire:3
Earth:8
Air:6
Water:2
Cardinal:7
Fixed:7
Mutable:5

 

Southwestern Hemisphere

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

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

Sun:29 Aquarius 33
Moon:17 Virgo 59
Mercury:03 Aquarius 19
Venus:17 Capricorn 52
Mars:18 Capricorn 06
Jupiter:11 Pisces 16
Saturn:17 Aquarius 33
Uranus:11 Taurus 13
Neptune:22 Pisces 01
Pluto:27 Capricorn 29
True Lunar Node:26 Taurus 37 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:26 Taurus 59 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):23 Gemini 49
Chiron:10 Aries 00
Ceres:01 Gemini 38
Pallas:01 Aries 25
Juno:06 Aquarius 30
Vesta:19 Capricorn 51
Eris:23 Aries 49

Fire:3
Earth:8
Air:6
Water:2
Cardinal:7
Fixed:7
Mutable:5

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February 17 Astronomy Picture of the Day

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2022 February 17

Chamaeleon I Molecular Cloud

Image Credit & CopyrightAcquisition: Stas Volskiy (Chilescope.com), Processing: Robert Eder

Explanation: Dark markings and bright nebulae in this telescopic southern sky view are telltale signs of young stars and active star formation. They lie a mere 650 light-years away, at the boundary of the local bubble and the Chamaeleon molecular cloud complex. Regions with young stars identified as dusty reflection nebulae from the 1946 Cederblad catalog include the C-shaped Ced 110 just above and left of center, and bluish Ced 111 below it. Also a standout in the frame, the orange tinted V-shape of the Chamaeleon Infrared Nebula (Cha IRN) was carved by material streaming from a newly formed low-mass star. The well-composed image spans 1.5 degrees. That’s about 17 light-years at the estimated distance of the nearby Chamaeleon I molecular cloud.

February 17 2022 Daily Correspondence Digest for the Northern Hemisphere’s Moon Phase and Planetary Positions

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

From Moongiant.com

The Moon will be in a Waning Gibbous Phase today and tonight. 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 February 2022 Moon Phases Calendar to see all the daily moon phase for this month.

Today’s Waning Gibbous Phase

The Waning Gibbous on February 17 has an illumination of 99%. This is the percentage of the Moon illuminated by the Sun. The illumination is constantly changing and can vary up to 10% a day. On February 17 the Moon is 15.52 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: 99%
Moon Age: 15.52 days
Moon Angle: 0.51
Moon Distance: 389,241.12 km
Sun Angle: 0.54
Sun Distance: 147,846,793.70 km

Useful Moon Resources

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

Currentplanetarypositions.com

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Northwestern Hemisphere

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

February 17, 2022
12:00 am GMT 4:00 PM PST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:28 Aquarius 17
Moon:01 Virgo 46
Mercury:02 Aquarius 01
Venus:17 Capricorn 07
Mars:17 Capricorn 11
Jupiter:10 Pisces 59
Saturn:17 Aquarius 24
Uranus:11 Taurus 11
Neptune:21 Pisces 58
Pluto:27 Capricorn 27
True Lunar Node:26 Taurus 54 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:27 Taurus 03 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):23 Gemini 41
Chiron:09 Aries 56
Ceres:01 Gemini 23
Pallas:00 Aries 59
Juno:06 Aquarius 00
Vesta:19 Capricorn 13
Eris:23 Aries 48
Fire:3
Earth:8
Air:6
Water:2
Cardinal:7
Fixed:7
Mutable:5

 

Northern Hemisphere

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

February 17, 2022
10:00 pm GMT 4:00 PM CST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:29 Aquarius 13
Moon:13 Virgo 38
Mercury:02 Aquarius 58
Venus:17 Capricorn 40
Mars:17 Capricorn 51
Jupiter:11 Pisces 12
Saturn:17 Aquarius 30
Uranus:11 Taurus 13
Neptune:22 Pisces 00
Pluto:27 Capricorn 28
True Lunar Node:26 Taurus 41 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:27 Taurus 00 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):23 Gemini 47
Chiron:09 Aries 59
Ceres:01 Gemini 34
Pallas:01 Aries 18
Juno:06 Aquarius 22
Vesta:19 Capricorn 41
Eris:23 Aries 49
Fire:3
Earth:8
Air:6
Water:2
Cardinal:7
Fixed:7
Mutable:5

Northeastern Hemisphere

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

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

Sun:28 Aquarius 55
Moon:09 Virgo 50
Mercury:02 Aquarius 39
Venus:17 Capricorn 29
Mars:17 Capricorn 38
Jupiter:11 Pisces 08
Saturn:17 Aquarius 28
Uranus:11 Taurus 12
Neptune:21 Pisces 59
Pluto:27 Capricorn 28
True Lunar Node:26 Taurus 45 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:27 Taurus 01 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):23 Gemini 45

Chiron:09 Aries 58
Ceres:01 Gemini 31
Pallas:01 Aries 12
Juno:06 Aquarius 15
Vesta:19 Capricorn 32
Eris:23 Aries 49

Fire:3
Earth:8
Air:6
Water:2
Cardinal:7
Fixed:7
Mutable:5

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February 2022 Full Moon Details

one Moon because by this point, the tribe’s winter food supplies had usually dwindled to the point where people had to gnaw on bones and cook bone marrow soup in order to survive. For the same reason, the Kalapuya tribe called this moon the Out of Food Moon. Appropriately, it’s also known as the Hunger Moon and the Little Famine Moon. Perhaps due to this month’s association with death, the Cherokee tribe would commune with their dead ancestors during the Bone Moon. A didanawiskawi, or a medicine person, would host a medicine dance for the community. Fasting and rituals for the dead were also common practices.

However, not all cultures associate February’s full moon with extreme cold and death. The Hopi tribe calls it the Moon of Purification and Renewal, which is very fitting because the Full Snow Moon is usually the very first full moon of the year according to the lunar calendar. Cultures that follow the lunar calendar, especially East Asian cultures, tend to associate the Full Snow Moon with new beginnings for this very reason. The ancient Chinese, for example, called it the Budding Moon.

As a matter of fact, celebrations of February’s full moon are the climax of Lunar New Year festivities in various East Asian countries. In China, the Full Snow Moon is celebrated during the Lantern Festival, also known as the Yuanxiao Festival, which is the 15th day of the Lunar New Year. During this festival, the Chinese release kongming lanterns into the sky as they admire the full moon and eat tangyuan, glutinous rice balls that are usually filled with sweet paste. The round shape of the balls symbolize family togetherness and bring good luck to the whole family.

Many East Asian cultures in general also light lanterns and bonfires to celebrate February’s full moon. According to an ancient Chinese legend, not long after Buddhism was brought into China, 17 deities were witnessed flying through the sky during the first full moon of the Lunar New Year. Shocked and excited, the populace lit fires and lanterns to see the godly beings better. They continued to do so year after year, but for more practical reasons – to chase away pests and to pray for a good crop in the upcoming spring.

In Korea, where February’s full moon is known as Daeboreum, these fiery structures are called “Houses of the Burning Moon”. During Daeboreum, Koreans hike mountains despite the freezing temperatures in order to catch a glimpse of the first rise of the first full moon of the Lunar New Year. According to legend, the very first person to accomplish this feat will have their dearest wish come true.

 

Local Date and Time for February 2022 Full Moon in major cities around the world:

Los Angeles,
San Francisco,
Vancouver
February 16, 2022
8:57am PST

Denver,
Salt Lake City,
Calgary
February 16, 2022
9:57am MST

Chicago,
Houston,
San Antonio
February 16, 2022
10:57am CST

New York,
Toronto,
Atlanta
February 16, 2022
11:57am EST

London,
Manchester,
Dublin
February 16, 2022
4:57pm GMT

Paris,
Rome,
Berlin
February 16, 2022
5:57pm CET

Athens,
Istanbul,
Helsinki
February 16, 2022
6:57pm EET

Dubai,
Abu Dhabi,
Muscat
February 16, 2022
8:57pm +04

Bangalore,
Mumbai,
New Delhi
February 16, 2022
10:27pm IST

Singapore,
Kuala Lumpur
February 17, 2022
12:57am +08

Perth,
Hong Kong,
Beijing
February 17, 2022
12:57am AWST

Sydney,
Brisbane,
Melbourne
February 17, 2022
3:57am AEDT

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February 16, 2022 Daily Correspondence Digest for the Northern Hemisphere’s Moon Phase and Planetary Positions

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

From Moongiant.com

The Moon will be in a Full Moon phase today and tonight. During a Full Moon the moon is 100% illuminated as seen from Earth and is on the opposite side of the Earth from the Sun. The Moon will be visible throughout the night sky rising at sunset in the east and setting with the sunrise the next morning. The point at which a Full Moon occurs can be measured down to a fraction of a second. The time it takes between full moons is known as a Synodic month and is 29.530587981 days long. Keep track of all the Full Moons throughout the year on the Full Moon Calendar >

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

Today’s Full Moon Phase

The Full Moon on February 16 has an illumination of 100%. This is the percentage of the Moon illuminated by the Sun. The illumination is constantly changing and can vary up to 10% a day. On February 16 the Moon is 14.56 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: Full Moon
Illumination: 100%
Moon Age: 14.56 days
Moon Angle: 0.51
Moon Distance: 393,660.25 km
Sun Angle: 0.54
Sun Distance: 147,815,985.47 km

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February 16 Astronomy Picture of the Day

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

2022 February 16

Eiffel Tower Prominence on the Sun

Eiffel Tower Prominence on the Sun
Video Credit & Copyright: Hawk WolinskiExplanation: What’s that on the Sun? Although it may look like a flowing version of the Eiffel Tower, it is a solar prominence that is actually much bigger — about the height of Jupiter. The huge prominence emerged about ten days ago, hovered over the Sun’s surface for about two days, and then erupted — throwing a coronal mass ejection (CME) into the Solar System. The featured video, captured from the astrophotographer’s backyard in HendersonvilleTennessee, USA, shows an hour time-lapse played both forwards and backwards. That CME did not impact the Earth, but our Sun had unleashed other recent CMEs that not only triggered Earthly auroras, but puffed out the Earth’s atmosphere enough to cause just-launched Starlink satellites to fall back. Activity on the Sun, including sunspotsprominences, CMEs and flares, continues to increase as the Sun evolves away from a deep minimum in its 11-year magnetic cycle.

 

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16 February 2022 Daily Correspondence Digest for the Southern Hemisphere’s Moon Phase and Planetary Positions

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

From Moongiant.com

The Moon will be in a Full Moon phase today and tonight. During a Full Moon the moon is 100% illuminated as seen from Earth and is on the opposite side of the Earth from the Sun. The Moon will be visible throughout the night sky rising at sunset in the east and setting with the sunrise the next morning. The point at which a Full Moon occurs can be measured down to a fraction of a second. The time it takes between full moons is known as a Synodic month and is 29.530587981 days long. Keep track of all the Full Moons throughout the year on the Full Moon Calendar >

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

Today’s Full Moon Phase

The Full Moon on February 16 has an illumination of 100%. This is the percentage of the Moon illuminated by the Sun. The illumination is constantly changing and can vary up to 10% a day. On February 16 the Moon is 14.56 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: Full Moon
Illumination: 100%
Moon Age: 14.56 days
Moon Angle: 0.51
Moon Distance: 393,660.25 km
Sun Angle: 0.54
Sun Distance: 147,815,985.47 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 these Custom Planetary Positions is from the local time in Sao Paulo, Brazil, South America

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

Sun:28 Aquarius 07
Moon:29 Leo 37
Mercury:01 Aquarius 51
Venus:17 Capricorn 01
Mars:17 Capricorn 03
Jupiter:10 Pisces 56
Saturn:17 Aquarius 23
Uranus:11 Taurus 11
Neptune:21 Pisces 58
Pluto:27 Capricorn 26

True Lunar Node:26 Taurus 56 Rx

Mean Lunar Node:27 Taurus 03 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):23 Gemini 39
Chiron:09 Aries 56
Ceres:01 Gemini 21
Pallas:00 Aries 55
Juno:05 Aquarius 56
Vesta:19 Capricorn 08
Eris:23 Aries 48

Fire:4
Earth:7
Air:6
Water:2
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

16 February 2022
08:00 pm GMT 5:00 PM SAST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:28 Aquarius 07
Moon:29 Leo 37
Mercury:01 Aquarius 51
Venus:17 Capricorn 01
Mars:17 Capricorn 03
Jupiter:10 Pisces 56
Saturn:17 Aquarius 23
Uranus:11 Taurus 11
Neptune:21 Pisces 58
Pluto:27 Capricorn 26
True Lunar Node:26 Taurus 56 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:27 Taurus 03 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):23 Gemini 39
Chiron:09 Aries 56
Ceres:01 Gemini 21
Pallas:00 Aries 55
Juno:05 Aquarius 56
Vesta:19 Capricorn 08
Eris:23 Aries 48
Fire:4
Earth:7
Air:6
Water:2
Cardinal:7
Fixed:8
Mutable:4

Southwestern Hemisphere

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

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

Sun:27 Aquarius 32
Moon:22 Leo 11
Mercury:01 Aquarius 16
Venus:16 Capricorn 41
Mars:16 Capricorn 37
Jupiter:10 Pisces 48
Saturn:17 Aquarius 19
Uranus:11 Taurus 10
Neptune:21 Pisces 56
Pluto:27 Capricorn 25
True Lunar Node:27 Taurus 04 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:27 Taurus 05 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):23 Gemini 36
Chiron:09 Aries 54
Ceres:01 Gemini 15
Pallas:00 Aries 43
Juno:05 Aquarius 42
Vesta:18 Capricorn 50
Eris:23 Aries 48
Fire:4
Earth:7
Air:6
Water:2
Cardinal:7
Fixed:8
Mutable:4

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February 15 Astronomy Picture of the Day

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

2022 February 15

Terminator Moon

Image Credit: NASALunar Reconnaissance OrbiterSVSProcessing & Copyright: Jai & Neil Shet

Explanation: What’s different about this Moon? It’s the terminators. In the featured image, you can’t directly see any terminator — the line that divides the light of day from the dark of night. That’s because the image is a digital composite of 29 near-terminator lunar strips. Terminator regions show the longest and most prominent shadows — shadows which, by their contrast and length, allow a flat photograph to appear three-dimensional. The original images and data were taken near the Moon by NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter. Many of the Moon’s craters stand out because of the shadows they all cast to the right. The image shows in graphic detail that the darker regions known as maria are not just darker than the rest of the Moon — they are flatter.

 

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February 16, 2022 Daily Correspondence Digest for the Northern Hemisphere’s Moon Phase and Planetary Positions

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

From Moongiant.com

The Moon’s current phase for today and tonight is a Waxing Gibbous phase. This phase is when the moon is more than 50% illuminated but not yet a Full Moon. The phase lasts about 7 days with the moon becoming more illuminated each day until the Full Moon. During a Waxing Gibbous the moon rises in the east in mid-afternoon and is high in the eastern sky at sunset. The moon is then visible through most of the night sky setting a few hours before sunrise. The word Gibbous first appeared in the 14th century and has its roots in the Latin word “gibbosus” meaning humpbacked.

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

Today’s Waxing Gibbous Phase

The Waxing Gibbous on February 15 has an illumination of 98%. This is the percentage of the Moon illuminated by the Sun. The illumination is constantly changing and can vary up to 10% a day. On February 15 the Moon is 13.61 days old. This refers to how many days it has been since the last New Moon. It takes 29.53 days for the Moon to orbit the Earth and go through the lunar cycle of all 8 Moon phases.

The 8 Lunar Phases

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

Phase Details

Phase: Waxing Gibbous
Illumination: 98%
Moon Age: 13.61 days
Moon Angle: 0.50
Moon Distance: 397,586.10 km
Sun Angle: 0.54
Sun Distance: 147,785,711.24 km

Useful Moon Resources

15 February 2022 Daily Correspondence Digest for the Southern Hemisphere’s Moon Phase and Planetary Positions

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

From Moongiant.com

The Moon’s current phase for today and tonight is a Waxing Gibbous phase. This phase is when the moon is more than 50% illuminated but not yet a Full Moon. The phase lasts about 7 days with the moon becoming more illuminated each day until the Full Moon. During a Waxing Gibbous the moon rises in the east in mid-afternoon and is high in the eastern sky at sunset. The moon is then visible through most of the night sky setting a few hours before sunrise. The word Gibbous first appeared in the 14th century and has its roots in the Latin word “gibbosus” meaning humpbacked.

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

Today’s Waxing Gibbous Phase

The Waxing Gibbous on February 15 has an illumination of 98%. This is the percentage of the Moon illuminated by the Sun. The illumination is constantly changing and can vary up to 10% a day. On February 15 the Moon is 13.61 days old. This refers to how many days it has been since the last New Moon. It takes 29.53 days for the Moon to orbit the Earth and go through the lunar cycle of all 8 Moon phases.

The 8 Lunar Phases

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

Phase Details

Phase: Waxing Gibbous
Illumination: 98%
Moon Age: 13.61 days
Moon Angle: 0.50
Moon Distance: 397,586.10 km
Sun Angle: 0.54
Sun Distance: 147,785,711.24 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 these Custom Planetary Positions is from the local time in Sao Paulo, Brazil, South America

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

Sun:27 Aquarius 07
Moon:16 Leo 56
Mercury:00 Aquarius 52
Venus:16 Capricorn 27
Mars:16 Capricorn 19
Jupiter:10 Pisces 42
Saturn:17 Aquarius 16
Uranus:11 Taurus 10
Neptune:21 Pisces 55
Pluto:27 Capricorn 25
True Lunar Node:27 Taurus 10 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:27 Taurus 06 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):23 Gemini 33
Chiron:09 Aries 53
Ceres:01 Gemini 10
Pallas:00 Aries 34
Juno:05 Aquarius 32
Vesta:18 Capricorn 37
Eris:23 Aries 48
Fire:4
Earth:7
Air:6
Water:2
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

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

Sun:26 Aquarius 54
Moon:14 Leo 19
Mercury:00 Aquarius 40
Venus:16 Capricorn 20
Mars:16 Capricorn 10
Jupiter:10 Pisces 39
Saturn:17 Aquarius 14
Uranus:11 Taurus 09
Neptune:21 Pisces 55
Pluto:27 Capricorn 24

True Lunar Node:27 Taurus 13 Rx

Mean Lunar Node:27 Taurus 07 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):23 Gemini 31
Chiron:09 Aries 53
Ceres:01 Gemini 08
Pallas:00 Aries 29
Juno:05 Aquarius 27
Vesta:18 Capricorn 31
Eris:23 Aries 48

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

Southwestern Hemisphere

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

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

Sun:26 Aquarius 31
Moon:09 Leo 38
Mercury:00 Aquarius 19
Venus:16 Capricorn 07
Mars:15 Capricorn 53
Jupiter:10 Pisces 33
Saturn:17 Aquarius 11
Uranus:11 Taurus 09
Neptune:21 Pisces 54
Pluto:27 Capricorn 23

True Lunar Node:27 Taurus 18 Rx

Mean Lunar Node:27 Taurus 08 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):23 Gemini 29
Chiron:09 Aries 52
Ceres:01 Gemini 03
Pallas:00 Aries 21
Juno:05 Aquarius 18
Vesta:18 Capricorn 19
Eris:23 Aries 48

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

The Witch Said What?!

Until we merry meet again blessed be dear Sisters, Brothers, and Honored Guests

February 4, 2022 Daily Correspondence Digest for the Northern Hemisphere’s Moon Phase and Planetary Positions

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

From Moongiant.com

The Moon’s current phase for today and tonight is a Waxing Gibbous phase. This phase is when the moon is more than 50% illuminated but not yet a Full Moon. The phase lasts about 7 days with the moon becoming more illuminated each day until the Full Moon. During a Waxing Gibbous the moon rises in the east in mid-afternoon and is high in the eastern sky at sunset. The moon is then visible through most of the night sky setting a few hours before sunrise. The word Gibbous first appeared in the 14th century and has its roots in the Latin word “gibbosus” meaning humpbacked.

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

Today’s Waxing Gibbous Phase

The Waxing Gibbous on February 14 has an illumination of 95%. This is the percentage of the Moon illuminated by the Sun. The illumination is constantly changing and can vary up to 10% a day. On February 14 the Moon is 12.68 days old. This refers to how many days it has been since the last New Moon. It takes 29.53 days for the Moon to orbit the Earth and go through the lunar cycle of all 8 Moon phases.

The 8 Lunar Phases

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

Phase Details

Phase: Waxing Gibbous
Illumination: 95%
Moon Age: 12.68 days
Moon Angle: 0.50
Moon Distance: 400,847.39 km
Sun Angle: 0.54
Sun Distance: 147,755,980.60 km

Useful Moon Resources

Casting a Circle

 

Casting a Circle

 

I cast a circle
flowing out from deep within
circling me in pale blue flame
power
I see it stretching before me
growing out to spread for miles and miles hours
and days
I see the joined hands of my grandmothers my
mother my daughter
my systers
I see it encompassing all which I love all that is
will be
I see faces new and dear
long forgotten
smiling
Making it grow making it stretch
forming a perfect ring of light
and hope and love
protection
Illuminating the room the night
the house the sky
my soul
I see the circle going on and on
girdling the earth
embracing her
I feel it stretching out from my heart and soul
Flowering from my blood my womb my breath
Spinning stretching dancing out on and on unbreakable
and unbroken eternal.

 

Seasonally Defective: Poetry for Goddesses and Mortal Women
Aly Sebastian

February 14 Astronomy Picture of the Day

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

2022 February 14

In the Heart of the Heart Nebula

Image Credit & Copyright: Adam JensenExplanation: What excites the Heart Nebula? First, the large emission nebula dubbed IC 1805 looks, in whole, like a human heart. Its shape perhaps fitting of the Valentine’s Day, this heart glows brightly in red light emitted by its most prominent element: excited hydrogen. The red glow and the larger shape are all created by a small group of stars near the nebula’s center. In the heart of the Heart Nebula are young stars from the open star cluster Melotte 15 that are eroding away several picturesque dust pillars with their energetic light and winds. The open cluster of stars contains a few bright stars nearly 50 times the mass of our Sun, many dim stars only a fraction of the mass of our Sun, and an absent microquasar that was expelled millions of years ago. The Heart Nebula is located about 7,500 light years away toward the constellation of the mythological Queen of Aethiopia (Cassiopeia).

14 February 2022 Daily Correspondence Digest for the Southern Hemisphere’s Moon Phase and Planetary Positions

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

From Moongiant.com

The Moon’s current phase for today and tonight is a Waxing Gibbous phase. This phase is when the moon is more than 50% illuminated but not yet a Full Moon. The phase lasts about 7 days with the moon becoming more illuminated each day until the Full Moon. During a Waxing Gibbous the moon rises in the east in mid-afternoon and is high in the eastern sky at sunset. The moon is then visible through most of the night sky setting a few hours before sunrise. The word Gibbous first appeared in the 14th century and has its roots in the Latin word “gibbosus” meaning humpbacked.

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

Today’s Waxing Gibbous Phase

The Waxing Gibbous on February 14 has an illumination of 95%. This is the percentage of the Moon illuminated by the Sun. The illumination is constantly changing and can vary up to 10% a day. On February 14 the Moon is 12.68 days old. This refers to how many days it has been since the last New Moon. It takes 29.53 days for the Moon to orbit the Earth and go through the lunar cycle of all 8 Moon phases.

The 8 Lunar Phases

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

Phase Details

Phase: Waxing Gibbous
Illumination: 95%
Moon Age: 12.68 days
Moon Angle: 0.50
Moon Distance: 400,847.39 km
Sun Angle: 0.54
Sun Distance: 147,755,980.60 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 this Custom Planetary Positions is from the local time in Sao Paulo, Brazil, South America

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

Sun:26 Aquarius 06
Moon:04 Leo 28
Mercury:29 Capricorn 56
Venus:15 Capricorn 54
Mars:15 Capricorn 35
Jupiter:10 Pisces 28
Saturn:17 Aquarius 08
Uranus:11 Taurus 08
Neptune:21 Pisces 53
Pluto:27 Capricorn 23

True Lunar Node:27 Taurus 23 Rx

Mean Lunar Node:27 Taurus 09 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):23 Gemini 26
Chiron:09 Aries 50
Ceres:00 Gemini 59
Pallas:00 Aries 12
Juno:05 Aquarius 08
Vesta:18 Capricorn 06
Eris:23 Aries 48

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

Southern Hemisphere

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

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

Sun:25 Aquarius 53
Moon:01 Leo 54
Mercury:29 Capricorn 44
Venus:15 Capricorn 47
Mars:15 Capricorn 25
Jupiter:10 Pisces 25
Saturn:17 Aquarius 07
Uranus:11 Taurus 08
Neptune:21 Pisces 53
Pluto:27 Capricorn 22
True Lunar Node:27 Taurus 26 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:27 Taurus 10 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):23 Gemini 25

Chiron:09 Aries 50

Ceres:00 Gemini 56
Pallas:00 Aries 08
Juno:05 Aquarius 03
Vesta:18 Capricorn 00
Eris:23 Aries 48

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

Southwestern Hemisphere

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

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

Sun:25 Aquarius 31
Moon:27 Cancer 18
Mercury:29 Capricorn 24
Venus:15 Capricorn 35
Mars:15 Capricorn 09
Jupiter:10 Pisces 19
Saturn:17 Aquarius 04
Uranus:11 Taurus 08
Neptune:21 Pisces 52
Pluto:27 Capricorn 22
True Lunar Node:27 Taurus 30 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:27 Taurus 11 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):23 Gemini 22
Chiron:09 Aries 49
Ceres:00 Gemini 52
Pallas:00 Aries 00
Juno:04 Aquarius 54
Vesta:17 Capricorn 49
Eris:23 Aries 47
Fire:3
Earth:8
Air:5
Water:3
Cardinal:9
Fixed:6
Mutable:4