From NASA.gov (USA) National Aeronautics and Space Administration
View our recorded Event Planning Webinar, and join the virtual Global Moon Party on October 9, for resources and activities that can take your International Observe the Moon Night to the next level.
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.
Image Credit & Copyright: Roberto SartoriExplanation: Slide your telescope just east of the Lagoon Nebula to find this alluring field of view in the rich starfields of the constellation Sagittarius toward the central Milky Way. Of course the Lagoon nebula is also known as M8, the eighth object listed in Charles Messier’s famous catalog of bright nebulae and star clusters. Close on the sky but slightly fainter than M8, this complex of nebulae was left out of Messier’s list though. It contains obscuring dust, striking red emission and blue reflection nebulae of star-forming region NGC 6559 at right. Like M8, NGC 6559 is located about 5,000 light-years away along the edge of a large molecular cloud. At that distance, this telescopic frame nearly 3 full moons wide would span about 130 light-years.
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.
The Moon’s current phase for today and tonight is a Waxing Crescent Phase. A Waxing Crescent is the first Phase after the New Moon and is a great time to see the features of the moon’s surface. During this phase the Moon can be seen in the wester sky after the sun dips below the horizon at sunset. 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 October 2021 Moon Phases Calendar to see all the daily moon phase for this month.
The Waxing Crescent on October 7 has an illumination of 1%. 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 October 7 the Moon is 1.15 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.
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.
Check the weather before a night of Moon gazing at weather.com
For a list of all the current meteor showers visit American Meteor Society
If you need to calculate the planetary positions for a specific use and time, click on this link
To figure out GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) to your local time use this link
The time for the Custom Planetary Positions is from the local time in Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
October 07, 2021
09:00 pm GMT 4:00 PM CDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)
The time for the Custom Planetary Positions is from the local time in Frankfurt, Germany, Europe
7 October 2021
12:00 pm GMT 4:00 PM CEST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)
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.
Today the Moon will be in a Waxing Crescent Phase. A Waxing Crescent is the first Phase after the New Moon and is a great time to see the features of the moon’s surface. During this phase the Moon can be seen in the wester sky after the sun dips below the horizon at sunset. 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 October 2021 Moon Phases Calendar to see all the daily moon phase for this month.
The Waxing Crescent on October 7 has an illumination of 1%. 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 October 7 the Moon is 1.15 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.
Check the weather before a night of Moon gazing at weather.com
For a list of all the current meteor showers visit American Meteor Society
If you need to calculate the planetary positions for a specific use and time, click on this link
To figure out GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) to your local time use this link
The time for the Custom Planetary Positions is from the local time in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
7 October 2021
05:00 am GMT 4:00 PM AEDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)
Chiron:10 Aries 30 Rx
Ceres:12 Gemini 08
Pallas:12 Pisces 16 Rx
Juno:18 Sagittarius 07
Vesta:08 Scorpio 31
Eris:24 Aries 20 Rx
The time for the Custom Planetary Positions is from the local time in Sao Pablo, Brazil, South America
7 October 2021
07:00 pm GMT 4:00 PM BRT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)
Mean Lunar Node:04 Gemini 03 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):09 Gemini 01
Chiron:10 Aries 28 Rx
Ceres:12 Gemini 08
Pallas:12 Pisces 10 Rx
Juno:18 Sagittarius 16
Vesta:08 Scorpio 49
Eris:24 Aries 20 Rx
I went back to my birthdate May 1, 1958 to see if I could find anything while there isn’t much on this date there still is somethings I can learn about the day I was born. We can also learn what was deemed important during the year of our birth rather than just the day of. Please leave a comment when you go to visit your birthdate. Maybe an event that you think is exciting or important or both.
Below is one thing I found:
Day of the Week: Thursday
How Long Ago? 63 years, 5 months and 5 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Baby Boomer
Chinese Zodiac: Dog
Star Sign: Taurus
Image Credit & Copyright: Jari SaukkonenExplanation: Where do the dark streams of dust in the Orion Nebula originate? This part of the Orion Molecular Cloud Complex, M43, is the often imaged but rarely mentioned neighbor of the more famous M42. M42, seen in part to the upper right, includes many bright stars from the Trapezium star cluster. M43 is itself a star forming region that displays intricately-laced streams of dark dust — although it is really composed mostly of glowing hydrogen gas. The entire Orion field is located about 1600 light years away. Opaque to visible light, the picturesque dark dust is created in the outer atmosphere of massive cool stars and expelled by strong outer winds of protons and electrons.
| Wednesday | ||
| Magickal Intentions: Communication, Divination, Writing, Knowledge, Business Transactions, Debt, Fear,Loss, Travel, Money Matters |
Incense: Jasmine Lavender Sweet Pea |
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| Planet: Mercury Chiron |
Sign: Virgo |
Angel: |
| Colors: Orange Light Blue Grey Yellow Violet |
Herbs/Plants: Fern Lavender Hazel Cherry Perriwinkle |
Stones: Aventurine Bloodstone Hematitie Moss Agate Sodalite |
Angel is Raphael, ruler of Mercury. Raphael is the patron of healers and travellers. He will keep you safe on all of life’s journeys and help you to communicate in a way that promotes healing and peace.
The colours are green and yellow. Yellow calcite and green agate are crystals that can help you connect with this gentle angel. Some scents used to invoke archangel Raphael are chamomile, lemongrass and sandalwood.
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.
The Moon’s current phase for today and tonight is a New Moon phase. During this phase the Moon is too close to the sun in the sky to be visible. The moon rises and sets with the sun and is not present in the night sky. Because of this the night sky is darker and an excellent time to view other celestial objects. Like the Full Moon, a New Moon happens at a very specific time when the sun and moon have the same ecliptic longitude and it can be measured down to the second it occurs.
Visit the October 2021 Moon Phases Calendar to see all the daily moon phase for this month.
The New Moon on October 6 has an illumination of 0%. 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 October 6 the Moon is 0.03 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.
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.
Check the weather before a night of Moon gazing at weather.com
For a list of all the current meteor showers visit American Meteor Society
If you need to calculate the planetary positions for a specific use and time, click on this link
To figure out GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) to your local time use this link
The time for the Custom Planetary Positions is from the local time in Chicago, Illinois, USA
October 06, 2021
09:00 pm GMT 3:00 PM CDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)
The time for the Custom Planetary Positions is from the local time in Frankfurt, Germany, Europe
6 October 2021
02:00 pm GMT 4:00 PM CEST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)
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.
Today the Moon will be in a New Moon phase. During this phase the Moon is too close to the sun in the sky to be visible. The moon rises and sets with the sun and is not present in the night sky. Because of this the night sky is darker and an excellent time to view other celestial objects. Like the Full Moon, a New Moon happens at a very specific time when the sun and moon have the same ecliptic longitude and it can be measured down to the second it occurs.
Visit the October 2021 Moon Phases Calendar to see all the daily moon phase for this month.
The New Moon on October 6 has an illumination of 0%. 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 October 6 the Moon is 0.03 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.
Check the weather before a night of Moon gazing at weather.com
For a list of all the current meteor showers visit American Meteor Society
If you need to calculate the planetary positions for a specific use and time, click on this link
To figure out GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) to your local time use this link
The time for the Custom Planetary Positions is from the local time in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
6 October 2021
04:00 am GMT 3:00 PM AEDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)
The time for the Custom Planetary Positions is from the local time in Sao Paulo, Brazil, South America
6 October 2021
06:00 pm GMT 3:00 PM BRT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)
Blessed Be dear Sisters, Brothers, and Guests
I am sorry a few posts are missing that I started doing daily but with my fibromyalgia flare it hurts to type or even copy and paste. See you again tomorrow.
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.
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 October 2021 Moon Phases Calendar to see all the daily moon phase for this month.
The Waning Crescent on October 5 has an illumination of 1%. 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 October 5 the Moon is 28.46 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.
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.
Check the weather before a night of Moon gazing at weather.com
For a list of all the current meteor showers visit American Meteor Society
If you need to calculate the planetary positions for a specific use and time, click on this link
To figure out GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) to your local time use this link
The time for the Custom Planetary Positions is from the local time in Chicago, Illinois, USA
October 05, 2021
08:00 pm GMT 3:00 PM CDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)
Mean Lunar Node:04 Gemini 09 Rx
Chiron:10 Aries 33 Rx
Ceres:12 Gemini 06
Pallas:12 Pisces 33 Rx
Juno:17 Sagittarius 45
Vesta:07 Scorpio 48
Eris:24 Aries 21 Rx
The time for the Custom Planetary Positions is from the local time in Frankfurt, Germany, Europe
5 October 2021
02:00 pm GMT 4:00 PM CEST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)
If you need to calculate the planetary positions for a specific use and time, click on this link
To figure out GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) to your local time use this link
3 October 2021
06:00 pm GMT 3:00 PM BRT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)
True Lunar Node:03 Gemini 06 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:04 Gemini 15 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):08 Gemini 34
Chiron:10 Aries 39 Rx
Ceres:12 Gemini 03
Pallas:12 Pisces 59 Rx
Juno:17 Sagittarius 13
Vesta:06 Scorpio 43
Eris:24 Aries 22 Rx
If you need to calculate the planetary positions for a specific use and time, click on this link
To figure out GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) to your local time use this link
3 October 2021
12:00 pm GMT 3:00 PM EAT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)
True Lunar Node:03 Gemini 09 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:04 Gemini 16 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):08 Gemini 33
Chiron:10 Aries 40 Rx
Ceres:12 Gemini 02
Pallas:13 Pisces 02 Rx
Juno:17 Sagittarius 09
Vesta:06 Scorpio 35
Eris:24 Aries 22 Rx
If you need to calculate the planetary positions for a specific use and time, click on this link
To figure out GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) to your local time use this link
3 October 2021
04:00 am GMT 3:00 PM AEDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)
True Lunar Node:03 Gemini 11 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:04 Gemini 17 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):08 Gemini 30
Chiron:10 Aries 40 Rx
Ceres:12 Gemini 02
Pallas:13 Pisces 06 Rx
Juno:17 Sagittarius 04
Vesta:06 Scorpio 25
Eris:24 Aries 22 Rx
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 October 2
Image Credit & Copyright: Rodrigo GuerraExplanation: Posing as a brilliant evening star, Venus lies near the western horizon in this southern hemisphere, early spring, night skyscape. To create the composite view exposures tracking the sky and fixed for the foreground were taken on September 25 from Cascavel in southern Brazil. In view after sunset, Venus appears immersed in a cone of zodiacal light, sunlight scattered from dust along the Solar System’s ecliptic plane. In fact from either hemisphere of planet Earth, zodiacal light is most visible after sunset near a spring equinox, (or before sunrise near an autumn equinox) when its luminous arc lies at steep angles to the horizon. Extending above the sunset on this night, the zodiacal light reaches toward rich starfields and immense interstellar dust clouds in the bulge of the central Milky Way. Follow along the Milky Way from the central bulge back toward the horizon and you’ll spot the closest star system to the Sun, Alpha Centauri, a mere 4.37 light-years away.
If you need to calculate the planetary positions for a specific use and time, click on this link
To figure out GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) to your local time use this link
2 October 2021
01:00 pm GMT 3:00 PM CEST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)
True Lunar Node:03 Gemini 16 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:04 Gemini 19 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):08 Gemini 26
Chiron:10 Aries 42 Rx
Ceres:12 Gemini 00
Pallas:13 Pisces 14 Rx
Juno:16 Sagittarius 54
Vesta:06 Scorpio 05
Eris:24 Aries 23 Rx
If you need to calculate the planetary positions for a specific use and time, click on this link
To figure out GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) to your local time use this link
The time for the Custom Planetary Positions is from the local time in Los Angels, California, USA
October 02, 2021
10:00 pm GMT 3:00 PM PDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)
True Lunar Node:03 Gemini 13 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:04 Gemini 18 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):08 Gemini 29
Chiron:10 Aries 41 Rx
Ceres:12 Gemini 01
Pallas:13 Pisces 09 Rx
Juno:17 Sagittarius 00
Vesta:06 Scorpio 17
Eris:24 Aries 23 Rx
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