A Thought for Today

Until we meet again dear sisters, brothers, and honored guests may your life be filled with all things positive!

June 6, 2022 Daily Horoscopes Digest

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Moon Alert

Avoid shopping or making important decisions after 7 PM EDT today (4 PM to 11:30 PM PDT). After that, the Moon moves from Leo into Virgo.

Aries (March 21-April 19)

Go gently when dealing with children and young people today to avoid disputes and difficulties. People are especially touchy and grumpy today. Past issues about money and possessions might cause problems. Resist the urge to weigh into the fray. Stay chill. (Be smart.)

Taurus (April 20-May 20)

Courtesy and patience are how to handle difficulties with family members, bosses, parents and authority figure today. You have your opinions, and so do they. Be smart. Don’t go looking for trouble because it will easily find you!

Gemini (May 21-June 20)

Steer clear of politics, religion and racial issues today because these discussions will be impossible. People are opinionated, and ready to challenge anyone who disagrees with them. (You need this like a fish needs a bicycle.)

Cancer (June 21-July 22)

Avoid squabbles about shared property, money, responsibilities with friends or members of a group. These squabbles won’t help you, and they won’t further your best interests. Therefore, don’t get involved because they will only drag you down.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)

Today the Moon is in your sign at odds with Saturn and Mercury, which makes others feel at odds with each other. You will definitely feel this dynamic because with the Moon in your sign, you are in the middle of this dynamic. Don’t be emotional. Don’t get involved. Chill out.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)

Listen to your inner impulse today, which is to be low-key and stay behind the scenes and keep a low profile. Be wise and follow these instincts. If you get involved with others, you might have quarrels at work or differences with others, especially cultural differences.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)

By nature, you are people pleaser. You don’t like to rock the boat. However, today, you might feel irritated with someone. (And of course, if you need to get something off your chest – it’s hard to keep your shirt on.) Make sure your facts are correct before you get involved.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)

Dealing with others are challenging today. You might be at odds with a family member, a close friend, a spouse or a partner. In fact, you might have a public argument. (Wince.) Relax. It’s hard to avoid this today because people (including you) are touchy, especially about criticism. Aren’t we all?

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)

Be careful because conflict with others, a prevailing sense of irritability, and an intolerance of others’ opinions might not only lead to disputes, but worse — these challenges could create an accident-prone day for you. Be smart. Take it easy. Pay attention to everything you say and do.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)

You’re not casual about money. You respect what is valuable, and you hate waste. Today something to do with your possessions, or the possessions of someone else, or your responsibilities for kids or a social occasion might create a problem for you. Listen to what others have to say but keep your ideas to yourself.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)

Feelings of control and suspicion of others might be of the day because the moon is opposite your sign today at odds with Saturn in your own sign and both of these are at odds with Mercury. Yikes! Arguments, drama and consternation might occur. Steer clear, if you can.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)

Be patient with coworkers and daily contacts to keep the peace today. In fact, it might be wise for you to go your own way or “hide” in order to avoid melodrama and difficult encounters with others. After all, you just want to have a pleasant day, right?

If Your Birthday Is Today

Actor Mark Wahlberg (1971) shares your birthday today. You are an energetic person who has a genuine interest in others. You like to get involved and be part of the scene. You are charming, intelligent and always optimistic. This is a favourable year for you because you will receive recognition for your accomplishments. Expect promotions, awards and kudos!

June 5, 2022 Daily Horoscopes Digest

Click here for Georgia Nicols daily horoscopes

Moon Alert

Avoid shopping or making important decisions after 7 PM EDT today (4 PM to 11:30 PM PDT). After that, the Moon moves from Leo into Virgo.

Aries (March 21-April 19)

Go gently when dealing with children and young people today to avoid disputes and difficulties. People are especially touchy and grumpy today. Past issues about money and possessions might cause problems. Resist the urge to weigh into the fray. Stay chill. (Be smart.)

Taurus (April 20-May 20)

Courtesy and patience are how to handle difficulties with family members, bosses, parents and authority figure today. You have your opinions, and so do they. Be smart. Don’t go looking for trouble because it will easily find you!

Gemini (May 21-June 20)

Steer clear of politics, religion and racial issues today because these discussions will be impossible. People are opinionated, and ready to challenge anyone who disagrees with them. (You need this like a fish needs a bicycle.)

Cancer (June 21-July 22)

Avoid squabbles about shared property, money, responsibilities with friends or members of a group. These squabbles won’t help you, and they won’t further your best interests. Therefore, don’t get involved because they will only drag you down.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)

Today the Moon is in your sign at odds with Saturn and Mercury, which makes others feel at odds with each other. You will definitely feel this dynamic because with the Moon in your sign, you are in the middle of this dynamic. Don’t be emotional. Don’t get involved. Chill out.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)

Listen to your inner impulse today, which is to be low-key and stay behind the scenes and keep a low profile. Be wise and follow these instincts. If you get involved with others, you might have quarrels at work or differences with others, especially cultural differences.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)

By nature, you are people pleaser. You don’t like to rock the boat. However, today, you might feel irritated with someone. (And of course, if you need to get something off your chest – it’s hard to keep your shirt on.) Make sure your facts are correct before you get involved.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)

Dealing with others are challenging today. You might be at odds with a family member, a close friend, a spouse or a partner. In fact, you might have a public argument. (Wince.) Relax. It’s hard to avoid this today because people (including you) are touchy, especially about criticism. Aren’t we all?

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)

Be careful because conflict with others, a prevailing sense of irritability, and an intolerance of others’ opinions might not only lead to disputes, but worse — these challenges could create an accident-prone day for you. Be smart. Take it easy. Pay attention to everything you say and do.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)

You’re not casual about money. You respect what is valuable, and you hate waste. Today something to do with your possessions, or the possessions of someone else, or your responsibilities for kids or a social occasion might create a problem for you. Listen to what others have to say but keep your ideas to yourself.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)

Feelings of control and suspicion of others might be of the day because the moon is opposite your sign today at odds with Saturn in your own sign and both of these are at odds with Mercury. Yikes! Arguments, drama and consternation might occur. Steer clear, if you can.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)

Be patient with coworkers and daily contacts to keep the peace today. In fact, it might be wise for you to go your own way or “hide” in order to avoid melodrama and difficult encounters with others. After all, you just want to have a pleasant day, right?

If Your Birthday Is Today

Actor Mark Wahlberg (1971) shares your birthday today. You are an energetic person who has a genuine interest in others. You like to get involved and be part of the scene. You are charming, intelligent and always optimistic. This is a favourable year for you because you will receive recognition for your accomplishments. Expect promotions, awards and kudos!

June 5, 2022 Current Moon Phase Digest

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

From MoonGiant.com

The Moon’s current phase for today and tonight is a Waxing Crescent Phase. 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 June 2022 Moon Phases Calendar to see all the daily moon phase for this month.

Today’s Waxing Crescent Phase

The Waxing Crescent on June 5 has an illumination of 30%. 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 June 5 the Moon is 5.41 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 Crescent
Illumination: 30%
Moon Age: 5.41 days
Moon Angle: 0.50
Moon Distance: 398,987.35 km
Sun Angle: 0.53
Sun Distance: 151,801,801.42 km

Useful Moon Resources

June 5, 2022 Northern Hemisphere’s Planetary Positions Digest

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

Currentplanetarypositions.com

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

For Your Local Time and Date

Northwestern Hemisphere

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

June 05, 2022
07:00 pm GMT 12:00 PM PDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:15 Gemini 06
Moon:24 Leo 13
Mercury:26 Taurus 19
Venus:09 Taurus 36
Mars:08 Aries 46
Jupiter:04 Aries 29
Saturn:25 Aquarius 15 Rx
Uranus:16 Taurus 33
Neptune:25 Pisces 18
Pluto:28 Capricorn 18 Rx

True Lunar Node:22 Taurus 16 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:21 Taurus 17 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):05 Cancer 46

Chiron:15 Aries 38
Ceres:08 Cancer 59
Pallas:16 Taurus 19
Juno:14 Pisces 26
Vesta:03 Pisces 08

Eris:24 Aries 51

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

Northern Hemisphere

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

June 05, 2022
05:00 pm GMT 12:00 PM CDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:15 Gemini 01
Moon:23 Leo 12
Mercury:26 Taurus 18
Venus:09 Taurus 30
Mars:08 Aries 42
Jupiter:04 Aries 28
Saturn:25 Aquarius 15 Rx
Uranus:16 Taurus 33
Neptune:25 Pisces 18
Pluto:28 Capricorn 18 Rx

True Lunar Node:22 Taurus 16 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:21 Taurus 17 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):05 Cancer 46

Chiron:15 Aries 38
Ceres:08 Cancer 57
Pallas:16 Taurus 16
Juno:14 Pisces 24
Vesta:03 Pisces 07

Eris:24 Aries 51

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

Northeastern Hemisphere

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

5 June 2022
10:00 am GMT 12:00 PM CEST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:14 Gemini 45
Moon:19 Leo 40
Mercury:26 Taurus 15
Venus:09 Taurus 10
Mars:08 Aries 29
Jupiter:04 Aries 25
Saturn:25 Aquarius 15 Rx
Uranus:16 Taurus 32
Neptune:25 Pisces 18
Pluto:28 Capricorn 18 Rx

True Lunar Node:22 Taurus 17 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:21 Taurus 18 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):05 Cancer 44

Chiron:15 Aries 37
Ceres:08 Cancer 50
Pallas:16 Taurus 08
Juno:14 Pisces 20
Vesta:03 Pisces 03

Eris:24 Aries 51

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

Some of the Witchcraft/Magickal Correspondence Digest for Sunday

Magickal Intentions: Growth, Advancements, Enlightenment, Rational Thought, Exorcism, Healing, Prosperity, Hope, Exorcism, Money

Incense: Lemon, Frankincense

Planet: Sun

Sign: Leo

Angel: Michael

Colors: Gold, Yellow, Orange and White

Herbs/Plants: Marigold, Heliotrope, Sunflower, Buttercup, Cedar, Beech, Oak

Stones: Carnelian, Citrine, Tiger’s Eye, Amber, Clear Quartz and Red Agate

Oil: (Sun) Cedar, Frankincense, Neroli, Rosemary

The first day of the week is ruled by the Sun. It is an excellent time to work efforts involving business partnerships, work promotions, business ventures, and professional success. Spells where friendships, mental or physical health, or bringing joy back into life are an issue work well on this day, too

June 5 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 June 5

Two Black Holes Dancing in 3C 75

Image Credit: X-Ray: NASA/CXC/D. Hudson, T. Reiprich et al. (AIfA); Radio: NRAO/VLA/ NRL

Explanation: What’s happening at the center of active galaxy 3C 75? The two bright sources at the center of this composite x-ray (blue)/ radio (pink) image are co-orbiting supermassive black holes powering the giant radio source 3C 75. Surrounded by multimillion degree x-ray emitting gas, and blasting out jets of relativistic particles the supermassive black holes are separated by 25,000 light-years. At the cores of two merging galaxies in the Abell 400 galaxy cluster they are some 300 million light-years away. Astronomers conclude that these two supermassive black holes are bound together by gravity in a binary system in part because the jets’ consistent swept back appearance is most likely due to their common motion as they speed through the hot cluster gas at about 1200 kilometers per second. Such spectacular cosmic mergers are thought to be common in crowded galaxy cluster environments in the distant universe. In their final stages, the mergers are expected to be intense sources of gravitational waves.

June 5 Today in History

Today’s Important Historical Events

1873 Sultan Bargash bin Said under British pressure closes the infamous slave market of Zanzibar in modern day Tanzania

1947 US Secretary of State George Marshall outlines the “Marshall Plan” to rebuild Western Europe

1963 State of siege proclaimed in Iran, Ayatollah Khomeini arrested

1967 Six-Day War begins between Israel and the neighboring Arab states of Egypt, Jordan and Syria

1968 Palestinian Sirhan Sirhan shoots Robert F. Kennedy three times, who dies the next day. and wounds 5 others at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles, California

1981 AIDS Epidemic officially begins when US Centers for Disease Control reports on pneumonia affecting five homosexual men in Los Angeles

1981 World’s first today in history program with editable data “TODAY”, invented by Michael Butler runs for the first time on a mainframe computer

1984 Indira Gandhi orders an attack on Sikh’s holiest site, the Golden Temple in Amritsar

Today’s Historical Events

70 Titus and his Roman legions breach the middle wall of Jerusalem

754 Friezen robbers murder Bishop Boniface (later Saint) and over 50 companions near Dokkum

1257 Kraków, Poland, receives city rights.

1284 Charles of Salerno is captured by Roger of Lauria during a naval battle in the Gulf of Naples, part of the Sicilian Vespers uprising

1288 Battle of Worringen: Jan I, Duke of Brabant defeats army of Archbishop Siegfried II of Cologne, one of the largest and fiercest battles of the Middle Ages

1305 Archbishop Bertrand the Got of Bordeaux elected Pope Clement V

1507 England and Netherlands sign trade agreement

1625 Spanish troops under Spinola conquer Breda

Today’s Historical Events in Film and TV

1927 Johnny Weissmuller sets 100-yard & 200-yard free-style swim record

1952 1st sporting event televised nationally – Jersey Joe Walcott beats Ezzard Charles in 15 for heavyweight boxing title

1954 “Your Show Of Shows” last airs on NBC-TV

1956Milton Berle Show” last airs on NBC-TV

1960 “George Gobel Show” last airs on CBS-TV

1967 WSBE TV channel 36 in Providence, RI (PBS) begins broadcasting

1970 KPAX TV channel 8 in Missoula, Montana (CBS) begins broadcasting

1987 “Nightline” presents its 1st “Town Meeting” the subject is AIDS and the show runs until 3:47 AM

Today’s Historical Events in Music

1945 Benjamin Britten‘s opera “Peter Grimes” premieres in London

1948 “(Ghost) Riders in the Sky: A Cowboy Legend” single released by Stan Jones

1964 Rolling Stones 1st US concert tour (with Bobby Goldsboro & Bobby Vee) debuts in San Bernadino, California

1964 Davie Jones & King Bees release debut single “I Can’t Help Thinking About Me”; group disbands but Davie Jones goes on to success as David Bowie

1965 “Wooly Bully” by Sam the Sham & Pharaohs hits #2

1976 “Bigfoot” by Bro Smith hits #57

1981 George Harrison releases “Somewhere in England”, his ninth studio album, includes John Lennon tribute “All Those Years Ago” (Featuring Paul and Ringo)

1982 “Murphy’s Law” by Cheri hits #39

Today’s Historical Events in Sports

1806 1st trotter to break 3 minute mile (Yankee)

1869 3rd Belmont: C Miller aboard Fenian wins in 3:04.25

1879 13th Belmont: George Evans riding Spendthrift wins in 2:42.75

1886 20th Belmont: Jim McLaughlin aboard Inspector B wins in 2:41

1902 British Open Men’s Golf, Royal Liverpool GC: Scotsman Sandy Herd wins by 1 stroke from James Braid and Harry Vardon

1911 Red Sox Joe Wood strikes out 3 pinch hitters in 9th for 5-4 win

1915 47th Belmont: George Byrne aboard The Finn wins in 2:18.6

1920 Philadelphia Athletics’s VP Thomas Shibe denies charges that baseballs are livelier

Pagan and Magickal Terms and Definitions

Today’s Word is

Astral Plane

From moonlitpriestess.com

Realm believed to be beyond space and time; considered by some as an alternative dimension running alongside the physical realm we currently inhabit where beings (including ourselves) can travel and interact in spirit or astrally; sometimes visited to perform magick that can affect change on the physical plane.

From Spells8.com

The multi dimensional plane within the astral realm where one can travel using their astral body.

Let’s Have Some Fun – Printable Adult Coloring Page

A Laugh for Today

Relax and enjoy some coloring time.

The new relaxation technique that came out a few years ago for adult themed coloring really can help everyone to locate their inner child and let it come out to play! Look for the coloring pages throughout WOTC and those posted today. Some are so small that printing them out at the size given almost everyone would need a magnifying glass to see the details so by making the coloring page bigger they sometimes get fuzzy.

6 June 2022 Southern Hemisphere’s Planetary Positions Digest

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

6 June 2022
03:00 pm GMT 12:00 PM BRT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:15 Gemini 54
Moon:04 Virgo 26
Mercury:26 Taurus 29
Venus:10 Taurus 35
Mars:09 Aries 23
Jupiter:04 Aries 36
Saturn:25 Aquarius 15 Rx
Uranus:16 Taurus 36
Neptune:25 Pisces 19
Pluto:28 Capricorn 17 Rx

True Lunar Node:22 Taurus 15 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:21 Taurus 14 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):05 Cancer 52

Chiron:15 Aries 40
Ceres:09 Cancer 21
Pallas:16 Taurus 41
Juno:14 Pisces 38
Vesta:03 Pisces 19

Eris:24 Aries 51

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

Southern Hemisphere 

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

6 June 2022
10:00 am GMT 12:00 PM SAST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:15 Gemini 42
Moon:01 Virgo 52
Mercury:26 Taurus 26
Venus:10 Taurus 20
Mars:09 Aries 14
Jupiter:04 Aries 34
Saturn:25 Aquarius 15 Rx
Uranus:16 Taurus 35
Neptune:25 Pisces 19
Pluto:28 Capricorn 17 Rx

True Lunar Node:22 Taurus 15 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:21 Taurus 15 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):05 Cancer 51

Chiron:15 Aries 39
Ceres:09 Cancer 15
Pallas:16 Taurus 36
Juno:14 Pisces 35
Vesta:03 Pisces 16

Eris:24 Aries 51

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

Southwestern Hemisphere

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

6 June 2022
02:00 am GMT 12:00 PM AEST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:15 Gemini 23
Moon:27 Leo 46
Mercury:26 Taurus 22
Venus:09 Taurus 57
Mars:08 Aries 59
Jupiter:04 Aries 31
Saturn:25 Aquarius 15 Rx
Uranus:16 Taurus 34
Neptune:25 Pisces 19
Pluto:28 Capricorn 17 Rx

True Lunar Node:22 Taurus 16 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:21 Taurus 16 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):05 Cancer 48

Chiron:15 Aries 38
Ceres:09 Cancer 07
Pallas:16 Taurus 27
Juno:14 Pisces 30
Vesta:03 Pisces 12

Eris:24 Aries 51

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

A Thought for Today

We all have metaphysical wings it is learning to trust them along with our spirit and animal guides to let us soar higher than we think we can.

Until we meet again dear sisters, brothers, and honored guests may your life be filled with all things positive!

June 4 Daily Horoscopes Digest

Click here for Georgia Nicols daily horoscopes

Moon Alert

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

Aries (March 21-April 19)

Today you need to be yourself and do your own thing. Therefore, you’ll be more independent than usual, which others might think is demanding. Hey, it’s okay to be who you are. If others don’t like it, maybe you should reconsider the friendship?

Taurus (April 20-May 20)

While others might be out socializing, you feel a need to withdraw to a cubbyhole. You will prefer a relaxing, pleasant time at home — maybe a hot bath, with your favourite drink while you watch a guilty pleasure on the monitor of your choice.

Gemini (May 21-June 20)

Today you want to talk to others because you want to enlighten someone about something. In other words, you have something to say! (Not surprising for a Gemini.) Nevertheless, try to remain objective. Don’t be impatient with others if they’re just shooting the breeze.

Cancer (June 21-July 22)

You have money on your mind today. You’re also more intense than usual about your possessions and what you own, which is why you might not want to lend something to someone today. This is also why you will taking care of something you own – cleaning or repairing it.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)

Today the Moon is in your sign. This is something that happens for two days every month and when it occurs, it will always make you more emotional than usual. However, it will also slightly improve your good luck! Ask the universe for a favour. (Try it.)

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)

It’s Saturday and of course, it’s the weekend. Nevertheless, for various reasons, you’re tempted to withdraw and be by yourself today because it feels reassuring and comforting to do so. You’re not into socializing today. You want to pamper yourself quietly and privately.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)

Today your interaction with friends will be important to you. You want to hang out with others, either one friend in particular, or perhaps a group. Whatever the case, you will feel that your contact with others has more meaning today. It’s important to you.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)

For 2 1/2 days every month, the Moon travels across the top of your chart. That’s what’s happening right now, and when this occurs, it tends to attract attention to you. In fact, people seem to be aware of personal details about your private life. (Yikes!) Just so you know.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)

You’ll feel happier today if you break from routine and do something different. You want to shake things up because you want adventure! Ideally, you would love to travel or have a change of scenery. You also want to learn something new to make life more exciting. Ideas?

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)

No matter what happens today, your reaction to everything will be intense. In fact, all your emotional experiences will not only be more intense, you will likely attract intense, powerful people to you. (Like, what’s with that?) You might also feel a bit jealous of someone.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)

Today the Moon is in the sign that is exactly opposite from your sign, which means when you are dealing with others, you will have to go more than halfway. This simple requires finesse, diplomacy and tolerance. Fortunately, you are super skilled at dealing with people.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)

Today you might have to put your own wants and needs second to the wants and needs of someone else because this is a day of service to others. (For your sign.) Hey, this doesn’t mean you have to be a martyr. It simply means you have to do what is appropriate and decent. Just do it.

If Your Birthday Is Today

Actress, director Angelina Jolie (1975) shares your birthday today. You are easy-going and likable. You prefer to do things at your own pace, which is sometimes why you resist making plans. (You want the freedom of choice!) This year is a time for more reflection on your part where you might explore deeper spiritual or religious beliefs. Relax and enjoy.

June 4, 2022 Current Moon Phase Digest

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.

FromMoongiant.com

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

Today’s Waxing Crescent Phase

The Waxing Crescent on June 4 has an illumination of 21%. 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 June 4 the Moon is 4.51 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: Waxing Crescent
Illumination: 21%
Moon Age: 4.51 days
Moon Angle: 0.50
Moon Distance: 401,947.21 km
Sun Angle: 0.53
Sun Distance: 151,781,422.32 km

Useful Moon Resources

June 4, 2022 Northern Hemisphere’s Planetary Positions

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

Currentplanetarypositions.com

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

For Your Local Time and Date

Northwestern Hemisphere

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

June 04, 2022
07:00 pm GMT 12:00 PM PDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:14 Gemini 09
Moon:12 Leo 08
Mercury:26 Taurus 10
Venus:08 Taurus 25
Mars:08 Aries 02
Jupiter:04 Aries 20
Saturn:25 Aquarius 15
Uranus:16 Taurus 30
Neptune:25 Pisces 18
Pluto:28 Capricorn 18 Rx

True Lunar Node:22 Taurus 18 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:21 Taurus 20 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):05 Cancer 40

Chiron:15 Aries 36
Ceres:08 Cancer 34
Pallas:15 Taurus 51
Juno:14 Pisces 10
Vesta:02 Pisces 55

Eris:24 Aries 50

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

Northern Hemisphere

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

June 04, 2022
05:00 pm GMT 12:00 PM CDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:14 Gemini 04
Moon:11 Leo 08
Mercury:26 Taurus 09
Venus:08 Taurus 20
Mars:07 Aries 58
Jupiter:04 Aries 19
Saturn:25 Aquarius 15
Uranus:16 Taurus 30
Neptune:25 Pisces 18
Pluto:28 Capricorn 19 Rx

True Lunar Node:22 Taurus 19 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:21 Taurus 20 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):05 Cancer 39

Chiron:15 Aries 36
Ceres:08 Cancer 31
Pallas:15 Taurus 49
Juno:14 Pisces 09
Vesta:02 Pisces 54

Eris:24 Aries 50

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

Northeastern Hemisphere

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

4 June 2022
10:00 am GMT 12:00 PM CEST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:13 Gemini 47
Moon:07 Leo 38
Mercury:26 Taurus 08
Venus:07 Taurus 59
Mars:07 Aries 45
Jupiter:04 Aries 16
Saturn:25 Aquarius 15
Uranus:16 Taurus 29
Neptune:25 Pisces 17
Pluto:28 Capricorn 19 Rx

True Lunar Node:22 Taurus 19 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:21 Taurus 21 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):05 Cancer 37

Chiron:15 Aries 35
Ceres:08 Cancer 24
Pallas:15 Taurus 41
Juno:14 Pisces 04
Vesta:02 Pisces 50

Eris:24 Aries 50

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

Spell for Today – Charm to Find Lost Items and A Finding Spell

CHARM TO FIND LOST ITEMS

Bound and Binding
Binding Bound
See the Sight
Hear the Sound
What was lost now is found
Bound and Binding
Binding Bound

A FINDING SPELL

Light a green candle for luck and prosperity.
Charge a small green stone with your desire to find your “property” that eludes you.
Chant the following 3 times:
I Pray to the Moon when she is round
Luck to me shall then abound
What I seek for shall then be found
In sea or sky or solid ground
Remember, like energies attract, think of positive times spent with this lost treasure
and mentally/emotionally call the lost one home.

June 4 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 June 4

Tau Herculids from Space

Image Credit & CopyrightZhuoxiao Wang, Yangwang-1 Space Telescope, Origin.Space

Explanation: On May 31 tens of parallel meteor streaks were recorded in this 8 degree wide field of view of planet Earth’s limb from space. The image is one of a series of 5 minute long observations by the orbiting Yangwang-1 space telescope. It was captured at 03:43 UT, near the peak of the Tau Herculid meteor shower. As predicted, the meteor shower was an active one this year, caused as Earth swept through a relatively dense stream of debris from disintegrating Comet 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3, but was lacking bright meteors. Nearly all of the Tau Herculid meteors in the Yangwang-1 image are too faint to be detected by groundbased instruments. But on that date patient earthbound skywatchers under clear skies still enjoyed a memorable showing of the Tau Herculids.

June 4 Today in History

Today’s Important Historical Events

1760 Great Upheaval: New England planters arrive to claim land in Nova Scotia, Canada taken from the Acadians

1940 British complete the “Miracle of Dunkirk” by evacuating 338,226 allied troops from France via a flotilla of over 800 vessels including Royal Navy destroyers, merchant marine boats, fishing boats, pleasure craft and even lifeboats

1945 US, Soviet Union, Britain and France agree to divide up occupied Germany

1989 Eastern Europe’s 1st partial free elections in 40 years held in Poland, Solidarity Party comes to power

1989 Tiananmen Square Massacre: Chinese troops clear the square of student protesters, unofficial figures place death toll near 1,000

Today’s Historical Events

781 BC Oldest Chinese recording of a solar eclipse

1039 Henry III becomes Holy Roman Emperor

1070 Roquefort cheese created in a cave near Roquefort, France

1133 Rome-Innocentius II crowns Lotharius III Roman-German emperor

1357 The “Peace of Ath”, signed by Count Louis II of Flanders and Duke Wenceslaus of Luxembourg ends the attempt of the succession of Brabant

1391 Mob led by Ferrand Martinez surrounds and sets fire to the Jewish quarter of Seville in Spain, the surviving Jews are sold into slavery

1487 Lord Lovell and John de la Pole’s army land at Furness, Lancashire

1615 Siege of Osaka: Forces under the shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu take Osaka Castle in Japan

Today’s Historical Events in Film and TV

1942 “Mrs Miniver” based on the novel by Jan Struther, directed by William Wyler and starring Greer Garson and Walter Pidgeon is released in the US (Best Picture 1943)

1955 “Mickey Rooney Show” TV comedy last airs on NBC

1966 Single “Batman & His Grandmother” by Dickie Goodman hits #70

1967 19th Emmy Awards: “Mission Impossible”, “The Monkees”, Don Knotts & Lucille Ball win

1967 KTVN TV channel 2 in Reno, NV (CBS) begins broadcasting

1970 WSMW TV channel 27 in Worcester, MA (IND) begins broadcasting

1982 “Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan,” released in USA

1995 “Jackie Mason: Politically Incorrect” closes at Golden Theater, NYC, after 347 performances

Today’s Historical Events in Music

1947 Monte Carlo and Alma Sanders’ musical “Louisiana Lady” closes at Century Theater, NYC, after 4 performances

1963 1st broadcast of “Pop Go the Beatles” on BBC radio

1964 Beatles 1st (and only) “World Tour” begins with two ten-song shows at 4,400 seat KB Halle in Copenhagen, Denmark; Jimmy Nicol replaces Ringo (recovering from tonsillitis) for the first five dates

1967 American guitarist Jimi Hendrix covers new Beatles song “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” at Saville Theatre (London), just days after its release, with George Harrison and Paul McCartney in the audience

1969 Beatles release “The Ballad Of John & Yoko” and “Old Brown Shoe” in the US

1978 “Working” closes at 46th St Theater NYC after 25 performances

1984 18th Music City News Country Awards: Statler Brothers win

1984 Columbia Records releases Bruce Springsteen‘s 7th studio album “Born in the USA”, his biggest commercial success topped the charts in 11 countries and sold over 30 million copies, worldwide

Today’s Historical Events in Sports

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1838 First baseball-type game in Canada played at Beachville, Upper Canada

1870 4th Belmont: W Dick aboard Kingfisher wins in 2:59.5

1884 18th Belmont: Jim McLaughlin aboard Panique wins in 2:42

1899 MLB Boston Beaneaters pitcher John Clarkson 1st to throw an “immaculate inning” (strikes out three batters on nine pitches) against Philadelphia Quakers

1927 1st Ryder Cup Golf, Worcester CC: US beats Great Britain, 9½-2½; Walter Hagen first American captain; Ted Ray first GB skipper

1928 French Championships Men’s Tennis: Henri Cochet wins his 2nd of 4 home titles; beats countryman René Lacoste 5-7, 6-3, 6-1, 6-3

1928 French Championship Women’s Tennis: Helen Wills beats England’s Eileen Bennett 6-1, 6-2 for her first of 4 French singles titles

1932 64th Belmont: Tom Malley aboard Faireno wins in 2:32.8

7500 years old ancient goddess relic discovered in Israel

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During an excavation in Eilat, Israel, archaeologists found an extremely ancient idol. It is believed to represent an important Semitic goddess.

In Eilat, situated in the south of Israel, archaeologists have discovered an idol dating back several thousand years. Carved from a tree trunk, this artefact is believed to be an object designed in honour of Asherah, the goddess who was the wife of the creator god Yahweh, as reported by Arkeonews.

Asherah, a symbol of fertility

According to Geo, before turning to monotheism, the Hebrew people were polytheistic, meaning that they worshipped a multitude of gods. In ancient times, they idolised Asherah, a goddess who is said to have been the mother of 70 other divine entities. She was given various names and functions. Asherah is also known as Ashratum or Baalat and is sometimes associated with the supreme god El or Baal. Her name is also mentioned in the Bible. A symbol of fertility, it is represented as a female figure, a tree or a pole. In Eilat, archaeologists have (re)discovered a 30 cm relic carved from a trunk.

An ancient archaeological site

The Red Sea is definitely rich in artefacts. Just after the Blemmyes Tomb found in Egypt, this relic is another great archaeological find. The site where the relic was found has been excavated by scientists since 1978. According to Arkeonewsit contained 11 simple tombs and 20 burial mounds. The site adds that:

The presence of the juniper trunk clearly shows that the site was reserved for the worship of goddesses, and it is probably the oldest Asherah idol found in the region (it has been carbon-dated to 4540 BC).

This article is translated from Gentside FR.