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16 January 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 January 2022 Moon Phases Calendar to see all the daily moon phase for this month.

Today’s Waxing Gibbous Phase

The Waxing Gibbous on January 16 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 January 16 the Moon is 13.41 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: 13.41 days
Moon Angle: 0.49
Moon Distance: 404,128.85 km
Sun Angle: 0.54
Sun Distance: 147,167,026.08 km

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

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

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

Sun:26 Capricorn 40
Moon:13 Cancer 50
Mercury:09 Aquarius 48 Rx
Venus:14 Capricorn 16 Rx
Mars:24 Sagittarius 26
Jupiter:03 Pisces 49
Saturn:13 Aquarius 41
Uranus:10 Taurus 49 Rx
Neptune:21 Pisces 00
Pluto:26 Capricorn 27
True Lunar Node:00 Gemini 20 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:28 Taurus 42 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):20 Gemini 13
Chiron:08 Aries 48
Ceres:27 Taurus 59
Pallas:20 Pisces 46
Juno:23 Capricorn 36
Vesta:02 Capricorn 59
Eris:23 Aries 41
Fire:3
Earth:8
Air:4
Water:4
Cardinal:8
Fixed:5
Mutable:6

Southern Hemisphere

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

16 January 2022
03:00 pm GMT 5:00 PM SAST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:26 Capricorn 27
Moon:11 Cancer 20
Mercury:09 Aquarius 54 Rx
Venus:14 Capricorn 22 Rx
Mars:24 Sagittarius 17
Jupiter:03 Pisces 46
Saturn:13 Aquarius 40
Uranus:10 Taurus 49 Rx
Neptune:21 Pisces 00
Pluto:26 Capricorn 27
True Lunar Node:00 Gemini 22 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:28 Taurus 42 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):20 Gemini 12
Chiron:08 Aries 47
Ceres:27 Taurus 59
Pallas:20 Pisces 43
Juno:23 Capricorn 31
Vesta:02 Capricorn 53
Eris:23 Aries 41
Fire:3
Earth:8
Air:4
Water:4
Cardinal:8
Fixed:5
Mutable:6

Southwestern Hemisphere

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

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

Sun:26 Capricorn 04
Moon:06 Cancer 51
Mercury:10 Aquarius 02 Rx
Venus:14 Capricorn 34 Rx
Mars:24 Sagittarius 01
Jupiter:03 Pisces 41
Saturn:13 Aquarius 37
Uranus:10 Taurus 49 Rx
Neptune:20 Pisces 59
Pluto:26 Capricorn 26
True Lunar Node:00 Gemini 25 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:28 Taurus 43 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):20 Gemini 09
Chiron:08 Aries 47
Ceres:27 Taurus 58
Pallas:20 Pisces 36
Juno:23 Capricorn 22
Vesta:02 Capricorn 41
Eris:23 Aries 41
Fire:3
Earth:8
Air:4
Water:4
Cardinal:8
Fixed:5
Mutable:6

January 15, 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 January 2022 Moon Phases Calendar to see all the daily moon phase for this month.

Today’s Waxing Gibbous Phase

The Waxing Gibbous on January 15 has an illumination of 94%. 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 January 15 the Moon is 12.52 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: Waxing Gibbous
Illumination: 94%
Moon Age: 12.52 days
Moon Angle: 0.49
Moon Distance: 405,266.43 km
Sun Angle: 0.54
Sun Distance: 147,157,158.44 km

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

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

Northwestern Hemisphere

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

January 15, 2022
12:00 am GMT 4:00 PM PST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:24 Capricorn 48
Moon:22 Gemini 01
Mercury:10 Aquarius 19 Rx
Venus:15 Capricorn 13 Rx
Mars:23 Sagittarius 07
Jupiter:03 Pisces 25
Saturn:13 Aquarius 28
Uranus:10 Taurus 49 Rx
Neptune:20 Pisces 58
Pluto:26 Capricorn 24
True Lunar Node:00 Gemini 32 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:28 Taurus 47 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):20 Gemini 01
Chiron:08 Aries 45
Ceres:27 Taurus 58
Pallas:20 Pisces 14
Juno:22 Capricorn 52
Vesta:02 Capricorn 01
Eris:23 Aries 41
Fire:3
Earth:8
Air:5
Water:3
Cardinal:7
Fixed:5
Mutable:7

Northern Hemisphere

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

January 15, 2022
11:00 pm GMT 5:00 PM CST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:25 Capricorn 46
Moon:03 Cancer 23
Mercury:10 Aquarius 08 Rx
Venus:14 Capricorn 43 Rx
Mars:23 Sagittarius 48
Jupiter:03 Pisces 38
Saturn:13 Aquarius 35
Uranus:10 Taurus 49 Rx
Neptune:20 Pisces 59
Pluto:26 Capricorn 25
True Lunar Node:00 Gemini 27 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:28 Taurus 44 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):20 Gemini 07
Chiron:08 Aries 46
Ceres:27 Taurus 58
Pallas:20 Pisces 31
Juno:23 Capricorn 15
Vesta:02 Capricorn 31
Eris:23 Aries 41
Fire:3
Earth:8
Air:4
Water:4
Cardinal:8
Fixed:5
Mutable:6

Northeastern Hemisphere

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

 15 January 2022
04:00 pm GMT 5:00 PM CEST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:25 Capricorn 29
Moon:29 Gemini 55
Mercury:10 Aquarius 12 Rx
Venus:14 Capricorn 52 Rx
Mars:23 Sagittarius 35
Jupiter:03 Pisces 34
Saturn:13 Aquarius 33
Uranus:10 Taurus 49 Rx
Neptune:20 Pisces 59
Pluto:26 Capricorn 25
True Lunar Node:00 Gemini 28 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:28 Taurus 45 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):20 Gemini 05
Chiron:08 Aries 46
Ceres:27 Taurus 58
Pallas:20 Pisces 26
Juno:23 Capricorn 08
Vesta:02 Capricorn 22
Eris:23 Aries 41

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

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 January 15

Galileo’s Europa

Image Credit: NASA, JPL-Caltech, SETI Institute, Cynthia Phillips, Marty Valenti

Explanation: Looping through the Jovian system in the late 1990s, the Galileo spacecraft recorded stunning views of Europa and uncovered evidence that the moon’s icy surface likely hides a deep, global ocean. Galileo’s Europa image data has been remastered here, with improved calibrations to produce a color image approximating what the human eye might see. Europa’s long curving fractures hint at the subsurface liquid water. The tidal flexing the large moon experiences in its elliptical orbit around Jupiter supplies the energy to keep the ocean liquid. But more tantalizing is the possibility that even in the absence of sunlight that process could also supply the energy to support life, making Europa one of the best places to look for life beyond Earth. What kind of life could thrive in a deep, dark, subsurface ocean? Consider planet Earth’s own extreme shrimp.

15 January 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 January 2022 Moon Phases Calendar to see all the daily moon phase for this month.

Today’s Waxing Gibbous Phase

The Waxing Gibbous on January 15 has an illumination of 94%. 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 January 15 the Moon is 12.52 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: Waxing Gibbous
Illumination: 94%
Moon Age: 12.52 days
Moon Angle: 0.49
Moon Distance: 405,266.43 km
Sun Angle: 0.54
Sun Distance: 147,157,158.44 km

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

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 Tomorrow

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

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

Sun:25 Capricorn 39
Moon:01 Cancer 54
Mercury:10 Aquarius 10 Rx
Venus:14 Capricorn 46 Rx
Mars:23 Sagittarius 43
Jupiter:03 Pisces 36
Saturn:13 Aquarius 34
Uranus:10 Taurus 49 Rx
Neptune:20 Pisces 59
Pluto:26 Capricorn 25
True Lunar Node:00 Gemini 27 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:28 Taurus 45 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):20 Gemini 06
Chiron:08 Aries 46
Ceres:27 Taurus 58
Pallas:20 Pisces 29
Juno:23 Capricorn 12
Vesta:02 Capricorn 27
Eris:23 Aries 41
Fire:3
Earth:8
Air:4
Water:4
Cardinal:8
Fixed:5
Mutable:6

Southern Hemisphere Tomorrow For 1700 SAST GMT 1500 Post 0900 CT

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

15 January 2022
08:00 pm GMT 5:00 PM SAST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:25 Capricorn 39
Moon:01 Cancer 54
Mercury:10 Aquarius 10 Rx
Venus:14 Capricorn 46 Rx
Mars:23 Sagittarius 43
Jupiter:03 Pisces 36
Saturn:13 Aquarius 34
Uranus:10 Taurus 49 Rx
Neptune:20 Pisces 59
Pluto:26 Capricorn 25
True Lunar Node:00 Gemini 27 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:28 Taurus 45 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):20 Gemini 06
Chiron:08 Aries 46
Ceres:27 Taurus 58
Pallas:20 Pisces 29
Juno:23 Capricorn 12
Vesta:02 Capricorn 27
Eris:23 Aries 41
Fire:3
Earth:8
Air:4
Water:4
Cardinal:8
Fixed:5
Mutable:6

Southwestern Hemisphere

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

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

Sun:25 Capricorn 03
Moon:24 Gemini 59
Mercury:10 Aquarius 17 Rx
Venus:15 Capricorn 05 Rx
Mars:23 Sagittarius 17
Jupiter:03 Pisces 28
Saturn:13 Aquarius 30
Uranus:10 Taurus 49 Rx
Neptune:20 Pisces 58
Pluto:26 Capricorn 24
True Lunar Node:00 Gemini 30 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:28 Taurus 47 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):20 Gemini 02
Chiron:08 Aries 45
Ceres:27 Taurus 58
Pallas:20 Pisces 18
Juno:22 Capricorn 58
Vesta:02 Capricorn 09
Eris:23 Aries 41

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

January 14, 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 January 2022 Moon Phases Calendar to see all the daily moon phase for this month.

Today’s Waxing Gibbous Phase

The Waxing Gibbous on January 14 has an illumination of 89%. 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 January 14 the Moon is 11.63 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: 89%
Moon Age: 11.63 days
Moon Angle: 0.49
Moon Distance: 405,463.49 km
Sun Angle: 0.54
Sun Distance: 147,148,036.81 km

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

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

Northwestern Hemisphere

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

January 14, 2022
12:00 am GMT 4:00 PM PST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:23 Capricorn 47
Moon:10 Gemini 14
Mercury:10 Aquarius 19
Venus:15 Capricorn 46 Rx
Mars:22 Sagittarius 24
Jupiter:03 Pisces 12
Saturn:13 Aquarius 22
Uranus:10 Taurus 50 Rx
Neptune:20 Pisces 56
Pluto:26 Capricorn 22
True Lunar Node:00 Gemini 34 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:28 Taurus 51 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):19 Gemini 54
Chiron:08 Aries 44
Ceres:27 Taurus 58 Rx
Pallas:19 Pisces 57
Juno:22 Capricorn 28
Vesta:01 Capricorn 29
Eris:23 Aries 41
Fire:3
Earth:8
Air:5
Water:3
Cardinal:7
Fixed:5
Mutable:7

Northern Hemisphere

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

January 14, 2022
11:00 pm GMT 5:00 PM CST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:24 Capricorn 45
Moon:21 Gemini 32
Mercury:10 Aquarius 19 Rx
Venus:15 Capricorn 14 Rx
Mars:23 Sagittarius 05
Jupiter:03 Pisces 25
Saturn:13 Aquarius 28
Uranus:10 Taurus 49 Rx
Neptune:20 Pisces 58
Pluto:26 Capricorn 23
True Lunar Node:00 Gemini 32 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:28 Taurus 48 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):20 Gemini 01
Chiron:08 Aries 45
Ceres:27 Taurus 58
Pallas:20 Pisces 13
Juno:22 Capricorn 51
Vesta:01 Capricorn 59
Eris:23 Aries 41
Fire:3
Earth:8
Air:5
Water:3
Cardinal:7
Fixed:5
Mutable:7

Northeastern Hemisphere For 1700 CEST GMT 1600 Post 1000 CT

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

14 January 2022
04:00 pm GMT 5:00 PM CEST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:24 Capricorn 28
Moon:18 Gemini 05
Mercury:10 Aquarius 20 Rx
Venus:15 Capricorn 24 Rx
Mars:22 Sagittarius 52
Jupiter:03 Pisces 21
Saturn:13 Aquarius 26
Uranus:10 Taurus 50 Rx
Neptune:20 Pisces 57
Pluto:26 Capricorn 23
True Lunar Node:00 Gemini 33 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:28 Taurus 48 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):19 Gemini 59
Chiron:08 Aries 45
Ceres:27 Taurus 58 Rx
Pallas:20 Pisces 08
Juno:22 Capricorn 44
Vesta:01 Capricorn 50
Eris:23 Aries 41
Fire:3
Earth:8
Air:5
Water:3
Cardinal:7
Fixed:5
Mutable:7

A SPELL TO HELP LIFT HARD FEELINGS AND HEAL EMOTIONAL RIFTS

 A SPELL TO HELP LIFT HARD FEELINGS AND HEAL EMOTIONAL RIFTS

Item needed: 1 Quartz crystal
Find a nice quiet place where you can lay down, place the quartz crystal on you third eye and say:
“I call upon Gula, great goddess of Healing,
Guide the help to direct any bad feelings,
See this dark specters reeling.
By the grace of your power I ask you to heal them.
Teach each to feel what the other feels,
By the power of three, I wish it to be.”
If you focus on one person the spell will affect that person a little better than just doing in general.

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 January 14

NGC 1566: The Spanish Dancer Spiral Galaxy

Image Credit & Copyright: Mark Hanson and Mike Selby

Explanation: An island universe of billions of stars, NGC 1566 lies about 60 million light-years away in the southern constellation Dorado. Popularly known as the Spanish Dancer galaxy, it’s seen face-on from our Milky Way perspective. A gorgeous grand design spiral, this galaxy’s two graceful spiral arms span over 100,000 light-years, traced by bright blue star clusters, pinkish starforming regions, and swirling cosmic dust lanes. NGC 1566’s flaring center makes the spiral one of the closest and brightest Seyfert galaxies. It likely houses a central supermassive black hole wreaking havoc on surrounding stars, gas, and dust. In this sharp southern galaxy portrait, the spiky stars lie well within the Milky Way.

14 January 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 January 2022 Moon Phases Calendar to see all the daily moon phase for this month.

Today’s Waxing Gibbous Phase

The Waxing Gibbous on January 14 has an illumination of 89%. 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 January 14 the Moon is 11.63 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: 89%
Moon Age: 11.63 days
Moon Angle: 0.49
Moon Distance: 405,463.49 km
Sun Angle: 0.54
Sun Distance: 147,148,036.81 km

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

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

Sun:24 Capricorn 38
Moon:20 Gemini 03
Mercury:10 Aquarius 20 Rx
Venus:15 Capricorn 18 Rx
Mars:22 Sagittarius 59
Jupiter:03 Pisces 23
Saturn:13 Aquarius 27
Uranus:10 Taurus 49 Rx
Neptune:20 Pisces 57
Pluto:26 Capricorn 23
True Lunar Node:00 Gemini 32 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:28 Taurus 48 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):20 Gemini 00
Chiron:08 Aries 45
Ceres:27 Taurus 58 Rx
Pallas:20 Pisces 11
Juno:22 Capricorn 48
Vesta:01 Capricorn 55
Eris:23 Aries 41
Fire:3
Earth:8
Air:5
Water:3
Cardinal:7
Fixed:5
Mutable:7

Southern Hemisphere

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

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

Sun:24 Capricorn 25
Moon:17 Gemini 36
Mercury:10 Aquarius 20 Rx
Venus:15 Capricorn 25 Rx
Mars:22 Sagittarius 50
Jupiter:03 Pisces 20
Saturn:13 Aquarius 26
Uranus:10 Taurus 50 Rx
Neptune:20 Pisces 57
Pluto:26 Capricorn 23
True Lunar Node:00 Gemini 33 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:28 Taurus 49 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):19 Gemini 58
Chiron:08 Aries 45
Ceres:27 Taurus 58 Rx
Pallas:20 Pisces 08
Juno:22 Capricorn 43
Vesta:01 Capricorn 49
Eris:23 Aries 41
Fire:3
Earth:8
Air:5
Water:3
Cardinal:7
Fixed:5
Mutable:7

Southwestern

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

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

Sun:24 Capricorn 02
Moon:13 Gemini 11
Mercury:10 Aquarius 20
Venus:15 Capricorn 37 Rx
Mars:22 Sagittarius 34
Jupiter:03 Pisces 16
Saturn:13 Aquarius 23
Uranus:10 Taurus 50 Rx
Neptune:20 Pisces 57
Pluto:26 Capricorn 22
True Lunar Node:00 Gemini 34 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:28 Taurus 50 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):19 Gemini 56
Chiron:08 Aries 44
Ceres:27 Taurus 58 Rx
Pallas:20 Pisces 01
Juno:22 Capricorn 34
Vesta:01 Capricorn 37
Eris:23 Aries 41
Fire:3
Earth:8
Air:5
Water:3
Cardinal:7
Fixed:5
Mutable:7

January 13, 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 January 2022 Moon Phases Calendar to see all the daily moon phase for this month.

Today’s Waxing Gibbous Phase

The Waxing Gibbous on January 13 has an illumination of 83%. 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 January 13 the Moon is 10.74 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: 83%
Moon Age: 10.74 days
Moon Angle: 0.49
Moon Distance: 404,704.33 km
Sun Angle: 0.54
Sun Distance: 147,139,664.18 km

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

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

Northwestern Hemisphere

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

January 13, 2022
12:00 am GMT 5:00 PM PST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:22 Capricorn 46
Moon:28 Taurus 28
Mercury:10 Aquarius 08
Venus:16 Capricorn 20 Rx
Mars:21 Sagittarius 40
Jupiter:03 Pisces 00
Saturn:13 Aquarius 15
Uranus:10 Taurus 50 Rx
Neptune:20 Pisces 55
Pluto:26 Capricorn 20
True Lunar Node:00 Gemini 35
Mean Lunar Node:28 Taurus 54 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):19 Gemini 47
Chiron:08 Aries 42
Ceres:27 Taurus 59 Rx
Pallas:19 Pisces 40
Juno:22 Capricorn 05
Vesta:00 Capricorn 57
Eris:23 Aries 41
Fire:3
Earth:9
Air:4
Water:3
Cardinal:7
Fixed:6
Mutable:6

Northern Hemisphere

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

January 13, 2022
11:00 pm GMT 5:00 PM CST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:23 Capricorn 44
Moon:09 Gemini 45
Mercury:10 Aquarius 19
Venus:15 Capricorn 47 Rx
Mars:22 Sagittarius 22
Jupiter:03 Pisces 12
Saturn:13 Aquarius 21
Uranus:10 Taurus 50 Rx
Neptune:20 Pisces 56
Pluto:26 Capricorn 21
True Lunar Node:00 Gemini 34 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:28 Taurus 51 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):19 Gemini 54
Chiron:08 Aries 44
Ceres:27 Taurus 58 Rx
Pallas:19 Pisces 56
Juno:22 Capricorn 27
Vesta:01 Capricorn 28
Eris:23 Aries 41
Fire:3
Earth:8
Air:5
Water:3
Cardinal:7
Fixed:5
Mutable:7

Northeastern Hemisphere For 1700 CEST GMT 1600 Post 1000 CT

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

13 January 2022
04:00 pm GMT 5:00 PM CEST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:23 Capricorn 26
Moon:06 Gemini 19
Mercury:10 Aquarius 16
Venus:15 Capricorn 57 Rx
Mars:22 Sagittarius 09
Jupiter:03 Pisces 08
Saturn:13 Aquarius 19
Uranus:10 Taurus 50 Rx
Neptune:20 Pisces 56
Pluto:26 Capricorn 21
True Lunar Node:00 Gemini 35 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:28 Taurus 52 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):19 Gemini 52
Chiron:08 Aries 43
Ceres:27 Taurus 58 Rx
Pallas:19 Pisces 51
Juno:22 Capricorn 21
Vesta:01 Capricorn 18
Eris:23 Aries 41
Fire:3
Earth:8
Air:5
Water:3
Cardinal:7
Fixed:5
Mutable:7

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 January 13

Supernova Remnant Simeis 147

Image Credit & Copyright: Jason Dain

Explanation: It’s easy to get lost following the intricate, looping, twisting filaments in this detailed image of supernova remnant Simeis 147. Also cataloged as Sharpless 2-240 it goes by the popular nickname, the Spaghetti Nebula. Seen toward the boundary of the constellations Taurus and Auriga, it covers nearly 3 degrees or 6 full moons on the sky. That’s about 150 light-years at the stellar debris cloud’s estimated distance of 3,000 light-years. This composite includes image data taken through narrow-band filters where reddish emission from ionized hydrogen atoms and doubly ionized oxygen atoms in faint blue-green hues trace the shocked, glowing gas. The supernova remnant has an estimated age of about 40,000 years, meaning light from the massive stellar explosion first reached Earth 40,000 years ago. But the expanding remnant is not the only aftermath. The cosmic catastrophe also left behind a spinning neutron star or pulsar, all that remains of the original star’s core.

13 January 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 January 2022 Moon Phases Calendar to see all the daily moon phase for this month.

Today’s Waxing Gibbous Phase

The Waxing Gibbous on January 13 has an illumination of 83%. 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 January 13 the Moon is 10.74 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: 83%
Moon Age: 10.74 days
Moon Angle: 0.49
Moon Distance: 404,704.33 km
Sun Angle: 0.54
Sun Distance: 147,139,664.18 km

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

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

13 January 2022
08:00 pm GMT 5:00 PM BRT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:23 Capricorn 37
Moon:08 Gemini 17
Mercury:10 Aquarius 18
Venus:15 Capricorn 51 Rx
Mars:22 Sagittarius 16
Jupiter:03 Pisces 10
Saturn:13 Aquarius 20
Uranus:10 Taurus 50 Rx
Neptune:20 Pisces 56
Pluto:26 Capricorn 21
True Lunar Node:00 Gemini 34 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:28 Taurus 51 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):19 Gemini 53
Chiron:08 Aries 43
Ceres:27 Taurus 58 Rx
Pallas:19 Pisces 54
Juno:22 Capricorn 25
Vesta:01 Capricorn 24

Eris:23 Aries 41
Fire:3
Earth:8
Air:5
Water:3
Cardinal:7
Fixed:5
Mutable:7

Southern Hemisphere

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

13 January 2022
03:00 pm GMT 5:00 PM SAST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:23 Capricorn 24
Moon:05 Gemini 49
Mercury:10 Aquarius 16
Venus:15 Capricorn 58 Rx
Mars:22 Sagittarius 07
Jupiter:03 Pisces 08
Saturn:13 Aquarius 19
Uranus:10 Taurus 50 Rx
Neptune:20 Pisces 56
Pluto:26 Capricorn 21
True Lunar Node:00 Gemini 35 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:28 Taurus 52 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):19 Gemini 52
Chiron:08 Aries 43
Ceres:27 Taurus 58 Rx
Pallas:19 Pisces 50
Juno:22 Capricorn 20
Vesta:01 Capricorn 17
Eris:23 Aries 41
Fire:3
Earth:8
Air:5
Water:3
Cardinal:7
Fixed:5
Mutable:7

Southwestern Hemisphere

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

13 January 2022
06:00 am GMT 5:00 PM AEDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:23 Capricorn 01
Moon:01 Gemini 25
Mercury:10 Aquarius 12
Venus:16 Capricorn 11 Rx
Mars:21 Sagittarius 51
Jupiter:03 Pisces 03
Saturn:13 Aquarius 16
Uranus:10 Taurus 50 Rx
Neptune:20 Pisces 55
Pluto:26 Capricorn 20
True Lunar Node:00 Gemini 35 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:28 Taurus 53 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):19 Gemini 49
Chiron:08 Aries 43
Ceres:27 Taurus 58 Rx
Pallas:19 Pisces 44
Juno:22 Capricorn 11
Vesta:01 Capricorn 05
Eris:23 Aries 41
Fire:3
Earth:8
Air:5
Water:3
Cardinal:7
Fixed:5
Mutable:7

January 12, 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 January 2022 Moon Phases Calendar to see all the daily moon phase for this month.

Today’s Waxing Gibbous Phase

The Waxing Gibbous on January 12 has an illumination of 75%. 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 January 12 the Moon is 9.85 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: 75%
Moon Age: 9.85 days
Moon Angle: 0.49
Moon Distance: 403,001.65 km
Sun Angle: 0.54
Sun Distance: 147,132,043.28 km

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

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

Northwestern Hemisphere

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

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

Sun:21 Capricorn 45
Moon:16 Taurus 38
Mercury:09 Aquarius 46
Venus:16 Capricorn 55 Rx
Mars:20 Sagittarius 57
Jupiter:02 Pisces 47
Saturn:13 Aquarius 08
Uranus:10 Taurus 50 Rx
Neptune:20 Pisces 53
Pluto:26 Capricorn 18
True Lunar Node:00 Gemini 34
Mean Lunar Node:28 Taurus 57 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):19 Gemini 41
Chiron:08 Aries 41
Ceres:28 Taurus 00 Rx
Pallas:19 Pisces 23
Juno:21 Capricorn 41
Vesta:00 Capricorn 25
Eris:23 Aries 41
Fire:3
Earth:9
Air:4
Water:3
Cardinal:7
Fixed:6
Mutable:6

Northern Hemisphere

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

January 12, 2022
11:00 pm GMT 5:00 PM CST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:22 Capricorn 43
Moon:27 Taurus 58
Mercury:10 Aquarius 07
Venus:16 Capricorn 21 Rx
Mars:21 Sagittarius 39
Jupiter:02 Pisces 59
Saturn:13 Aquarius 14
Uranus:10 Taurus 50 Rx
Neptune:20 Pisces 55
Pluto:26 Capricorn 20
True Lunar Node:00 Gemini 35
Mean Lunar Node:28 Taurus 54 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):19 Gemini 47
Chiron:08 Aries 42
Ceres:27 Taurus 59 Rx
Pallas:19 Pisces 39
Juno:22 Capricorn 04
Vesta:00 Capricorn 56
Eris:23 Aries 41
Fire:3
Earth:9
Air:4
Water:3
Cardinal:7
Fixed:6
Mutable:6

Northeastern Hemisphere For 1700 CEST GMT 1600 Post 1000 CT

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

12 January 2022
04:00 pm GMT 5:00 PM CEST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:22 Capricorn 25
Moon:24 Taurus 32
Mercury:10 Aquarius 02
Venus:16 Capricorn 32 Rx
Mars:21 Sagittarius 26
Jupiter:02 Pisces 55
Saturn:13 Aquarius 12
Uranus:10 Taurus 50 Rx
Neptune:20 Pisces 54
Pluto:26 Capricorn 19
True Lunar Node:00 Gemini 35
Mean Lunar Node:28 Taurus 55 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):19 Gemini 45
Chiron:08 Aries 42
Ceres:27 Taurus 59 Rx
Pallas:19 Pisces 34
Juno:21 Capricorn 57
Vesta:00 Capricorn 46
Eris:23 Aries 41
Fire:3
Earth:9
Air:4
Water:3
Cardinal:7
Fixed:6
Mutable:6

January 12 Today in History

Today’s Important Historical Events

1528 Gustav I of Sweden crowned King of Sweden, rules for 37 years and becomes known as the “father of the nation”

1554 Bayinnaung crowned King of Burma, goes on to assemble the largest empire in the history of Southeast Asia

1872 Yohannes IV is crowned Emperor of Ethiopia in Axum, 1st imperial coronation in Axum in over 200 years

1948 Mahatma Gandhi begins his final fast

2010 Earthquake Devastates Haiti, killing approximately 160,000 and destroying the majority of the capital Port-au-Prince

Today’s Historical Events

475 Basiliscus becomes Byzantine Emperor, with a coronation ceremony in the Hebdomon palace in Constantinople.

1493 Last day for all Jews to leave Sicily

1528 Gustav I of Sweden crowned King of Sweden, rules for 37 years and becomes known as the “father of the nation”

1552 Dutch west coast hit by heavy storm, hundreds killed

1554 Bayinnaung crowned King of Burma, goes on to assemble the largest empire in the history of Southeast Asia

1583 Holland begins use of Gregorian calendar (yesterday was 1/1/1583)

1598 Pope Clement VIII seizes duchy of Ferrara on death of Alfonso

1616 Brazilian city Belem (the entrance gate to the Amazon) founded by Captain Major Francisco Branco

Today’s Historical Events in Film and TV

1949 “Arthur Godfrey & his Friends” premieres on CBS TV

1959 KOED TV channel 11 in Tulsa, OK (PBS) begins broadcasting

1965 “Hullabaloo” premieres on NBC-TV

1966 “Batman”, starring Adam West as Batman, Burt Ward as Robin, and Cesar Romero as The Joker, debuts on ABC

1967 NBC premiers the colorized remake of “Dragnet”

1968 Nighttime version of “Hollywood Squares” premieres on NBC TV

1971 “All in the Family” premieres on CBS featuring 1st toilet flush on TV

1979 6th American Music Awards: Barry Manilow, Linda Ronstadt win

Today’s Historical Events in Music

1723 George Frideric Handel‘s opera “Ottone” premieres at the King’s Theatre London

1946 “Polonaise” closes at Alvin Theater NYC after 113 performances

1959 American record company Motown is founded by Berry Gordy Jr. as Tamla Records

1961 “Show Girl” opens at Eugene O’Neill Theater NYC for 100 performances

1963 “Go Away Little Girl” by Steve Lawrence peaks at #1

1968 Beatles Film Production Ltd changes name to Apple Film Production Ltd

1969 “Golden Rainbow” closes at Shubert Theater NYC after 355 performances

1969 Atlantic Records releases eponymous debut album of Led Zeppelin in US

Today’s Historical Events in Sports

1918 Montreal Canadien’s center Joe Malone scores 5 goals in a 9-4 win over Ottawa to become the first 20 goal scorer in NHL history; goes on to score 44 regular season goals

1920 Annual drafting of baseball players from minor leagues to be done in inverse order of the final standings, agreed to

1946 NFL champs Cleveland Rams given permission to move to LA

1951 Ezzard Charles TKOs Lee Oma in 10 for heavyweight boxing title

1952 2nd NFL Pro Bowl, Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum: National Conference beats American Conference, 30-13; MVP: Dan Towler, LA Rams, FB

1958 NCAA adds 2 point conversion to football scoring

1958 8th NFL Pro Bowl, LA Memorial Coliseum: Western Conference beats Eastern Conference, 26-7; MVPs: Hugh McElhenny, SF 49ers, HB; Gene Brito, Washington Redskins, DE

1958 Syracuse National Dolph Schayes sets NBA record at 11,770 points

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 January 12

Comet Leonard Closeup from Australia

Image Credit & Copyright: Blake Estes (itelescope.net)

Explanation: What does Comet Leonard look like up close? Although we can’t go there, imaging the comet’s coma and inner tails through a small telescope gives us a good idea. As the name implies, the ion tail is made of ionized gas — gas energized by ultraviolet light from the Sun and pushed outward by the solar wind. The solar wind is quite structured and sculpted by the Sun’s complex and ever changing magnetic field. The effect of the variable solar wind combined with different gas jets venting from the comet’s nucleus accounts for the tail’s complex structure. Following the wind, structure in Comet Leonard’s tail can be seen to move outward from the Sun even alter its wavy appearance over time. The blue color of the ion tail is dominated by recombining carbon monoxide molecules, while the green color of the coma surrounding the head of the comet is created mostly by a slight amount of recombining diatomic carbon molecules. Diatomic carbon is destroyed by sunlight in about 50 hours — which is why its green glow does not make it far into the ion tail. The featured imagae was taken on January 2 from Siding Spring Observatory in Australia. Comet Leonard, presently best viewed from Earth’s Southern Hemisphere, has rounded the Sun and is now headed out of the Solar System.

January 11, 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 January 2022 Moon Phases Calendar to see all the daily moon phase for this month.

Today’s Waxing Gibbous Phase

The Waxing Gibbous on January 11 has an illumination of 66%. 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 January 11 the Moon is 8.96 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: 66%
Moon Age: 8.96 days
Moon Angle: 0.50
Moon Distance: 400,400.77 km
Sun Angle: 0.54
Sun Distance: 147,125,176.58 km

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

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

Northwestern Hemisphere

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

January 11, 2022
12:00 am GMT 4:00 PM PST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:20 Capricorn 43
Moon:04 Taurus 39
Mercury:09 Aquarius 15
Venus:17 Capricorn 31 Rx
Mars:20 Sagittarius 14
Jupiter:02 Pisces 34
Saturn:13 Aquarius 01
Uranus:10 Taurus 51 Rx
Neptune:20 Pisces 52
Pluto:26 Capricorn 16
True Lunar Node:00 Gemini 33
Mean Lunar Node:29 Taurus 00 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):19 Gemini 34
Chiron:08 Aries 40
Ceres:28 Taurus 01 Rx
Pallas:19 Pisces 06
Juno:21 Capricorn 18
Vesta:29 Sagittarius 53
Eris:23 Aries 41 Rx
Fire:4
Earth:8
Air:4
Water:3
Cardinal:6
Fixed:6
Mutable:7

Northern Hemisphere For 1700 CST GMT 2300 Post 1600 CT

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

January 11, 2022
11:00 pm GMT 5:00 PM CST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:21 Capricorn 42
Moon:16 Taurus 08
Mercury:09 Aquarius 45
Venus:16 Capricorn 57 Rx
Mars:20 Sagittarius 56
Jupiter:02 Pisces 46
Saturn:13 Aquarius 07
Uranus:10 Taurus 50 Rx
Neptune:20 Pisces 53
Pluto:26 Capricorn 18
True Lunar Node:00 Gemini 34
Mean Lunar Node:28 Taurus 57 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):19 Gemini 41
Chiron:08 Aries 41
Ceres:28 Taurus 00 Rx
Pallas:19 Pisces 22
Juno:21 Capricorn 40
Vesta:00 Capricorn 24
Eris:23 Aries 41
Fire:3
Earth:9
Air:4
Water:3
Cardinal:7
Fixed:6
Mutable:6

Northeastern Hemisphere

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

11 January 2022
04:00 pm GMT 5:00 PM CEST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:21 Capricorn 24
Moon:12 Taurus 39
Mercury:09 Aquarius 37
Venus:17 Capricorn 07 Rx
Mars:20 Sagittarius 43
Jupiter:02 Pisces 43
Saturn:13 Aquarius 05
Uranus:10 Taurus 50 Rx
Neptune:20 Pisces 53
Pluto:26 Capricorn 17
True Lunar Node:00 Gemini 33
Mean Lunar Node:28 Taurus 58 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):19 Gemini 39
Chiron:08 Aries 41
Ceres:28 Taurus 00 Rx
Pallas:19 Pisces 17
Juno:21 Capricorn 33
Vesta:00 Capricorn 14
Eris:23 Aries 41
Fire:3
Earth:9
Air:4
Water:3
Cardinal:7
Fixed:6
Mutable:6

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 January 11

Orion’s Belt Region in Gas and Dust

Image Credit & Copyright: Matt Harbison (Space4Everybody), Marathon Remote Imaging Observatory

Explanation: You may have seen Orion’s belt before — but not like this. The three bright stars across this image are, from left to right, Mintaka, Alnilam, and Alnitak: the iconic belt stars of Orion. The rest of the stars in the frame have been digitally removed to highlight the surrounding clouds of glowing gas and dark dust. Some of these clouds have intriguing shapes, including the Horsehead and Flame Nebulas, both near Alnitak on the lower right. This deep image, taken last month from the Marathon Skypark and Observatory in Marathon, Texas, USA, spans about 5 degrees, required about 20 hours of exposure, and was processed to reveal the gas and dust that we would really see if we were much closer. The famous Orion Nebula is off to the upper right of this colorful field. The entire region lies only about 1,500 light-years distant and so is one of the closest and best studied star formation nurseries known.

 

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11 January 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 January 2022 Moon Phases Calendar to see all the daily moon phase for this month.

Today’s Waxing Gibbous Phase

The Waxing Gibbous on January 11 has an illumination of 66%. 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 January 11 the Moon is 8.96 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: 66%
Moon Age: 8.96 days
Moon Angle: 0.50
Moon Distance: 400,400.77 km
Sun Angle: 0.54
Sun Distance: 147,125,176.58 km

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

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

11 January 2022
08:00 pm GMT 5:00 PM BRT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:21 Capricorn 34
Moon:14 Taurus 39
Mercury:09 Aquarius 42
Venus:17 Capricorn 01 Rx
Mars:20 Sagittarius 50
Jupiter:02 Pisces 45
Saturn:13 Aquarius 07
Uranus:10 Taurus 50 Rx
Neptune:20 Pisces 53
Pluto:26 Capricorn 17
True Lunar Node:00 Gemini 34
Mean Lunar Node:28 Taurus 57 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):19 Gemini 40
Chiron:08 Aries 41
Ceres:28 Taurus 00 Rx
Pallas:19 Pisces 20
Juno:21 Capricorn 37
Vesta:00 Capricorn 20
Eris:23 Aries 41
Fire:3
Earth:9
Air:4
Water:3
Cardinal:7
Fixed:6
Mutable:6

Southern Hemisphere

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

11 January 2022
03:00 pm GMT 5:00 PM SAST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:21 Capricorn 22
Moon:12 Taurus 10
Mercury:09 Aquarius 36
Venus:17 Capricorn 09 Rx
Mars:20 Sagittarius 41
Jupiter:02 Pisces 42
Saturn:13 Aquarius 05
Uranus:10 Taurus 50 Rx
Neptune:20 Pisces 53
Pluto:26 Capricorn 17
True Lunar Node:00 Gemini 33
Mean Lunar Node:28 Taurus 58 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):19 Gemini 38
Chiron:08 Aries 41
Ceres:28 Taurus 00 Rx
Pallas:19 Pisces 16
Juno:21 Capricorn 32
Vesta:00 Capricorn 13
Eris:23 Aries 41
Fire:3
Earth:9
Air:4
Water:3
Cardinal:7
Fixed:6
Mutable:6

Southwestern Hemisphere

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

11 January 2022
06:00 am GMT 5:00 PM AEDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:20 Capricorn 59
Moon:07 Taurus 40
Mercury:09 Aquarius 24
Venus:17 Capricorn 22 Rx
Mars:20 Sagittarius 25
Jupiter:02 Pisces 38
Saturn:13 Aquarius 03
Uranus:10 Taurus 51 Rx
Neptune:20 Pisces 52
Pluto:26 Capricorn 16
True Lunar Node:00 Gemini 33
Mean Lunar Node:28 Taurus 59 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):19 Gemini 36
Chiron:08 Aries 40
Ceres:28 Taurus 01 Rx
Pallas:19 Pisces 10
Juno:21 Capricorn 23
Vesta:00 Capricorn 01
Eris:23 Aries 41
Fire:3
Earth:9
Air:4
Water:3
Cardinal:7
Fixed:6
Mutable:6

January 10, 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

Today and tonight the Moon will be in 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 January 2022 Moon Phases Calendar to see all the daily moon phase for this month.

Today’s Waxing Gibbous Phase

The Waxing Gibbous on January 10 has an illumination of 57%. 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 January 10 the Moon is 8.05 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: 57%
Moon Age: 8.05 days
Moon Angle: 0.50
Moon Distance: 396,986.00 km
Sun Angle: 0.54
Sun Distance: 147,119,066.35 km

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

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

Northwestern Hemisphere

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

January 10, 2022
12:00 am GMT 4:00 PM PST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:19 Capricorn 42
Moon:22 Aries 27
Mercury:08 Aquarius 35
Venus:18 Capricorn 08 Rx
Mars:19 Sagittarius 31
Jupiter:02 Pisces 22
Saturn:12 Aquarius 54
Uranus:10 Taurus 51 Rx
Neptune:20 Pisces 51
Pluto:26 Capricorn 14
True Lunar Node:00 Gemini 32
Mean Lunar Node:29 Taurus 03 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):19 Gemini 28
Chiron:08 Aries 39
Ceres:28 Taurus 03 Rx
Pallas:18 Pisces 49
Juno:20 Capricorn 54
Vesta:29 Sagittarius 21
Eris:23 Aries 41 Rx
Fire:5
Earth:7
Air:4
Water:3
Cardinal:7
Fixed:5
Mutable:7

Northern Hemisphere

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

January 10, 2022
11:00 pm GMT 5:00 PM CST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:20 Capricorn 41
Moon:04 Taurus 09
Mercury:09 Aquarius 14
Venus:17 Capricorn 33 Rx
Mars:20 Sagittarius 13
Jupiter:02 Pisces 34
Saturn:13 Aquarius 01
Uranus:10 Taurus 51 Rx
Neptune:20 Pisces 52
Pluto:26 Capricorn 16
True Lunar Node:00 Gemini 33
Mean Lunar Node:29 Taurus 00 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):19 Gemini 34
Chiron:08 Aries 40
Ceres:28 Taurus 01 Rx
Pallas:19 Pisces 05
Juno:21 Capricorn 17
Vesta:29 Sagittarius 52
Eris:23 Aries 41 Rx
Fire:4
Earth:8
Air:4
Water:3
Cardinal:6
Fixed:6
Mutable:7

Northeastern Hemisphere

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

10 January 2022
04:00 pm GMT 5:00 PM CEST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:20 Capricorn 23
Moon:00 Taurus 37
Mercury:09 Aquarius 03
Venus:17 Capricorn 43 Rx
Mars:20 Sagittarius 00
Jupiter:02 Pisces 30
Saturn:12 Aquarius 59
Uranus:10 Taurus 51 Rx
Neptune:20 Pisces 52
Pluto:26 Capricorn 15
True Lunar Node:00 Gemini 32
Mean Lunar Node:29 Taurus 01 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):19 Gemini 32
Chiron:08 Aries 39
Ceres:28 Taurus 02 Rx
Pallas:19 Pisces 00
Juno:21 Capricorn 10
Vesta:29 Sagittarius 42
Eris:23 Aries 41 Rx
Fire:4
Earth:8
Air:4
Water:3
Cardinal:6
Fixed:6
Mutable:7

Witchcraft Correspondences: What They Are and Why You Need Them for Your Spells

Born in deepest Cornwall, now living in wild Wales, Bev has been practising her personal brand of eclectic witchcraft for years and years.

Sarah is preparing a love spell for herself. The dating scene has been a bit of a desert recently, and she wants a little romance in her life. She’s dusted her altar, cleared her working area, and had a scented bath. Now, she carefully lays out a small collection of objects: a pink candle, a rose bud in a glass of water, two tarot cards (the Ace and Knight of Cups), a photo of a turtle dove, and a rose quartz crystal.

A few streets along, Tanya is also preparing to cast a spell. She needs money to get her car repaired. She has also prepared herself and the room where she does her energy work. Her collection of objects include a green candle, a favorite pebble, a sprig of oak leaves, a small china toad, two tarot cards (Ace and Six of Pentacles), and a chunk of malachite.

These items are commonly called ‘correspondences’.

What Are Correspondences in Witchcraft?

Correspondences are objects that are connected to, and representative of other things, intentions, desires and outcomes. They can be such things as candles, crystals, jewelry, household objects, ornaments, plants, herbs, and images of anything. As well as tangible objects, they can be deities, angels, scents, colors, symbols, numbers, and words. Even your own visualizations can be termed correspondences because they are an abstract mirroring of your desire. All spell ‘ingredients’ are correspondences. The elements of earth, air, fire, and water are correspondences. So are the cardinal directions. Each of these has its own distinct kind of energy.

Their purpose is to create a matrix to help focus the mind and magnify the energy which you release into the ether.

Common Correspondences

The following correspondences have mostly been taken from the comprehensive and very big, Llewellyn’s Complete Book of Correspondences: A Comprehensive & Cross-Referenced Resource for Pagans & Wiccans by Sandra Kines. Its 450 pages contain a vast amount of correspondences for many situations and their potential magical workings/spells. The Kindle version has a really useful click-able index which makes the most of the cross-referencing. The lists below are just a tiny sample.

Beauty

  • Zodiac sign/s – Libra and Sagittarius
  • Switchword – Praise
  • Colors – Gold, green, peach, pink
  • Number – Three
  • Tarot cards – Empress, Nine of …

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