A Thought for Today

Following your intuition especially when writing a spell will help move you in the direction you should be going. To me my intuition is my spirit guides helping me to stay on my true-life path.

Until we meet again dear sisters, brothers, and honored guests may you blessed be.

April 30, 2022 Daily Horoscopes Digest

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Moon Alert

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

Aries (March 21-April 19)

This is a feel-good day! You have a warm feeling in your tummy. You’re happy to be alive and you feel optimistic about your future. (With good reason because lucky Jupiter enters your sign in two weeks to stay until the end of October.) Major blessing for you!

Taurus (April 20-May 20)

This is a beautiful day to enjoy the warm friendships of others. You will love hanging out with good friends. You will also enjoy your involvement in clubs and organizations because everyone is in an upbeat mood and glad to see each other. “Hail l fellow, well met!”

Gemini (May 21-June 20)

This is the perfect day to make your pitch to the boss or anyone in a position of authority, including your parents or the police, because you will be well received. People are ready to favour you and grant your wishes. “A boon, kind sir. A boon!”

Cancer (June 21-July 22)

Travel plans are exciting today! This is because you want to do anything that you can to expand your horizons and experience more of the world. Enjoy meeting people from other cultures. If possible, break free of your rut and do something different!

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)

This is a marvellous day for business and commerce. In fact, it’s so good, very likely, money, gifts and advantages will come to you today. Some of you might even inherit. It’s the perfect day to ask for a loan or mortgage. (You’re in a groove!)

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)

Relations with partners and close friends will be warm and friendly today because Venus is lined up with Jupiter, which is double good fortune! Enjoy the company of others. Enjoy meeting members of the general public. Positive vibes are everywhere.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)

This is definitely your year to discover opportunities to get a better job or improve your existing job. Likewise, you can improve your health. Today is probably one of the most optimal days of the year for you to attain this. Be open to any opportunities that come your way to improve your life.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)

Make plans to socialize because this is a fun-loving, playful day! Enjoy fun activities with children. Enjoy sports events. Get out and have fun with your friends. This is also a wonderful romantic day and a great day for a date. You will also appreciate the arts.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)

Home, family and your personal life are highly favoured today. This is the perfect day to invite family over for a barbecue or some good food and drink. Not only is this a wonderful day to socialize, it’s also a great day to explore real-estate opportunities!

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)

You are in a marvellous frame of mind today, which is why you will enjoy all your encounters with others. (Basically, happy people attract happy people.) Not only are you in a positive frame of mind, you have great hopes for your future. Enjoy schmoozing with everyone!

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)

Financial opportunities abound today, which is why you must be on the lookout for ways to boost your income or get a better paying job. If shopping, many of you will buy beautiful things that truly please you. Ka-ching!

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)

In many ways, this will be one of the best days of the year for you because both Venus and lucky Jupiter are lined up in your sign. This makes you optimistic, eager and outgoing. You’ll be friendly with everyone. Romance will sizzle. A great day for any kind of celebration!

If Your Birthday Is Today

Actress Gal Godot (1985) shares your birthday today. You have a strong sense of inner peace within you. You also have a strong appreciation of beauty. You are grounded; you live in the present; you love your creature comforts. This year it’s important to work to create a solid base for yourself and your family not only for now but in the future.

April 30, 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 on April 30 has an illumination of 0%. This is the percentage of the Moon illuminated by the Sun. The illumination is constantly changing and can vary up to 10% a day. On April 30 the Moon is 29.2 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. (a.k.a. New Moon. moongaint.com has changed the way they label this Moon phase; I have no idea why.)

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:
Illumination: 0%
Moon Age: 29.20 days
Moon Angle: 0.50
Moon Distance: 395,419.08 km
Sun Angle: 0.53
Sun Distance: 150,721,432.15 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

April 30, 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

April 30, 2022
07:00 pm GMT 12:00 PM PDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:10 Taurus 25
Moon:09 Taurus 43
Mercury:00 Gemini 46
Venus:27 Pisces 52
Mars:11 Pisces 50
Jupiter:27 Pisces 57
Saturn:24 Aquarius 16
Uranus:14 Taurus 32
Neptune:24 Pisces 33
Pluto:28 Capricorn 36 Rx

True Lunar Node:22 Taurus 28 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:23 Taurus 11 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):01 Cancer 46

Chiron:13 Aries 59
Ceres:24 Gemini 12
Pallas:00 Taurus 11
Juno:03 Pisces 32
Vesta:22 Aquarius 11

Eris:24 Aries 31

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

Cardinal:4
Fixed:8
Mutable:7

Northern Hemisphere

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

April 30, 2022
05:00 pm GMT 12:00 PM CDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:10 Taurus 20
Moon:08 Taurus 41
Mercury:00 Gemini 41
Venus:27 Pisces 46
Mars:11 Pisces 47
Jupiter:27 Pisces 56
Saturn:24 Aquarius 15
Uranus:14 Taurus 32
Neptune:24 Pisces 33
Pluto:28 Capricorn 36 Rx

True Lunar Node:22 Taurus 28 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:23 Taurus 11 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):01 Cancer 45

Chiron:13 Aries 59
Ceres:24 Gemini 10
Pallas:00 Taurus 09
Juno:03 Pisces 30
Vesta:22 Aquarius 09

Eris:24 Aries 31

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

Cardinal:4
Fixed:8
Mutable:7

Northeastern Hemisphere

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

30 April 2022
10:00 am GMT 12:00 PM CEST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:10 Taurus 03
Moon:05 Taurus 03
Mercury:00 Gemini 26
Venus:27 Pisces 26
Mars:11 Pisces 33
Jupiter:27 Pisces 52
Saturn:24 Aquarius 14
Uranus:14 Taurus 31
Neptune:24 Pisces 33
Pluto:28 Capricorn 36 Rx

True Lunar Node:22 Taurus 29 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:23 Taurus 12 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):01 Cancer 43

Chiron:13 Aries 58
Ceres:24 Gemini 03
Pallas:00 Taurus 01
Juno:03 Pisces 24
Vesta:22 Aquarius 03

Eris:24 Aries 31

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

Cardinal:4
Fixed:8
Mutable:7

Some Witchcraft/Magickal Correspondence Digest for Saturday

From Learning Religions

Named for the god Saturn—is a good time to wrap things up.

Colors: black and dark purple,

Metal: lead

This day is connected to: goddess Hecate.

Gemstones: Apache tear, obsidian, and hematite

Plants: such as thyme, mullein, and the cypress tree.

Magical workings: focus on agriculture and creativity, fortune and hope, protection and banishment of negativity. Put up a barrier to keep the unwelcome out, eliminate the things that make you miserable, and wash your hands of anything other than your hopes, dreams, and goals.

Printable Spell for Today

April 30 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 April 30

M44: The Beehive Cluster

Image Credit & Copyright: Drew Evans

Explanation: A mere 600 light-years away, M44 is one of the closest star clusters to our solar system. Also known as the Praesepe or the Beehive cluster its stars are young though, about 600 million years old compared to our Sun’s 4.5 billion years. Based on similar ages and motion through space, M44 and the even closer Hyades star cluster in Taurus are thought to have been born together in the same large molecular cloud. An open cluster spanning some 15 light-years, M44 holds 1,000 stars or so and covers about 3 full moons (1.5 degrees) on the sky in the constellation Cancer. Visible to the unaided eye, M44 has been recognized since antiquity. Described as a faint cloud or celestial mist long before being included as the 44th entry in Charles Messier’s 18th century catalog, the cluster was not resolved into its individual stars until telescopes were available. A popular target for modern, binocular-equipped sky gazers, the cluster’s few yellowish tinted, cool, red giants are scattered through the field of its brighter hot blue main sequence stars in this telescopic group snapshot. Dramatic diffraction spikes highlighting the brighter cluster members were created with string crossed in front of the telescope’s objective lens.

April 30 Today in History

Today’s Important Historical Events

311 Roman Emperor Galerius issues Edict of Toleration, ending persecution of Christians in the Roman Empire

711 Islamic conquest of Iberia: Moorish troops led by Tariq ibn-Ziyad land at Gibraltar to begin their invasion of the Iberian Peninsula (Al-Andalus)

1562 1st French colonists in North America: Jean Ribault & colonists arrive in Florida

1789 George Washington is inaugurated as the first President of the United States of America

1859 Charles Dickens‘ “A Tale Of Two Cities” is first published in literary periodical “All the Year Round” (weekly installments until Nov 26)

2009 Chrysler automobile company files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy

Today’s Historical Events

311 Roman Emperor Galerius issues Edict of Toleration, ending persecution of Christians in the Roman Empire

313 Licinius unifies the entire Eastern Roman Empire under his rule

711 Islamic conquest of Iberia: Moorish troops led by Tariq ibn-Ziyad land at Gibraltar to begin their invasion of the Iberian Peninsula (Al-Andalus)

1064 German King Henry IV gives away Utrecht county of West Friesland

1315 French chamberlain Enguerrand de Marigny is hanged on the public gallows at Montfaucon after being convicted of sorcery

1349 Jewish community of Radolfzell, Germany, exterminated

1396 Crusaders & Earl of Nevers depart from Dijon

1483 Orbital calculations suggest that on this day, Pluto moved inside Neptune’s orbit until July 23, 1503

Today’s Historical Events in Film and TV

1598 1st theater performance in America (Spanish comedy-Rio Grande)

1695 William Congreve’s Restoration comedy “Love for Love” premieres in London

1938 The first televised FA Cup Final takes place between Huddersfield Town and Preston North End

1939 NBC/RCA 1st public TV demo with FDR at opening of NY World’s Fair

1943 Noël Coward‘s play “This Happy Breed” premieres in London

1945 “Arthur Godfrey Time” begins a 27 year run on CBS radio

1952 Mr Potato Head is 1st toy advertised on television

1969 WEDB TV channel 40 in Berlin, New Hampshire (PBS) begins broadcasting

Today’s Historical Events in Music

1852 Anton Rubinstein’s opera “Dmitri Donskoi” premieres in St Petersburg

1885 Henry Lee Higginson starts the “Popular Music” series with the Boston Symphony, which evolves into the Boston Pops Orchestra 1900

1902 Claude Debussy‘s only completed opera “Pelléas et Mélisande” premieres in Paris

1948 “Inside USA” opens at Century Theater NYC for 339 performances

1954 Darius Milhaud‘s 4th Concert for piano and orchestra premieres in Haifa, Israel

1955 Cuban bandleader Pérez Prado’s mambo version of “Cherry Pink & Apple Blossom White” goes #1 for 10 weeks

1961 “Tossin’ and Turnin'” single released by Bobby Lewis (Billboard Song of the Year, 1961)

1973 Paul McCartney releases “Red Rose Speedway” album, including the hit single “My Love”

Today’s Historical Events in Sports

1722 Game of Billiards is mentioned in New England Courant

1859 Paul Morphy returns from 10-month chess tour of Europe, retires

1887 1st game played at Broad & Huntingdon St Park (Baker Bowl) in Philadelphia; Phillies beat Giants 19-10

1900 Weighing in at 170 lbs British former world heavyweight boxing champion Bob Fitzsimmons KOs 270 lb American Ed Dunkhost in round 2 of a lop-sided bout in Brooklyn, New York

1903 NY Highlanders (Yankees) inaugural home opener at Hilltop Park, Manhattan; beat Washington Senators, 6-2

1905 First official soccer game between neighbouring countries Belgium-Netherlands; Dutch win, 4-1 at Olympic Stadium, Antwerp

1910 Cleveland Naps Addie Joss limits St.Louis Browns to 8 hits in 2-1 victory

1918 Orange Nassau soccer team forms in Groningen

For Your Viewing Pleasure – Beltane

Edinburgh’s Beltane Fire Festival celebrates the rebirth of summer with fire, dance and drumming c. 2017

Celtic festival of Beltane heats up in Scotland c. 2018

A Laugh for Today

Wishing you a sizzling Saturday

30 April 2022 Current Moon Phase

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