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It is said that after the Sun

It is said that after the Sun and the Moon, Venus appears the brightest in the sky

Venus is the planet before Earth, apart from the Sun

Why does Venus appear so bright when viewed from Earth

Venus is so bright in the night sky because of a number of factors, including:

Thick clouds

Venus's thick clouds reflect about 70% of sunlight back into space. The clouds contain sulfuric acid droplets and acidic crystals, which are smooth and easily reflect light.

Proximity to the sun

Venus's orbit is closer to the sun than Earth's, so it receives more sunlight.

Tilt

Venus is tilted by about 3.4 degrees compared to Earth's orbit. When Venus passes above or below the sun, sunlight reflects off its atmosphere, creating a phenomenon called "ashen light".

Albedo

Venus has an albedo of 0.77, which is higher than any other planet in the solar system. Albedo measures how much sunlight a planet reflects back.

Visibility

Venus is often visible within a few hours after sunset or before sunrise. It's usually visible in the same direction as the sun, so it's only visible near sunrise or sunset.

Venus is one of the brightest objects in the night sky. Venus is so bright because its thick clouds reflect most of the sunlight that reaches it (about 70%) back into space, and because it is the closest planet to Earth.

Why Venus Is So Bright Right Now

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2 Jun 2023

Why Venus Is So Bright Right Now

Our planetary neighbor Venus becomes a brilliant beacon in the sky each time it reaches its greatest orbital distance from the sun

If you’ve ventured outside after sunset recently and happened to glance to the west, you may have noticed an astonishingly bright “star” glaring down on you, seemingly hovering in the sky. Is it a helicopter, a supernova, a—gasp—UFO?

Nope. That’s Venus, the second rock from the sun, Earth’s evil twin and frequent UFO impersonator.

If you haven’t seen the planet before, right now is the best time to take a gander. It’s not hard to spot: go out when the sky is getting dark and look west and then up. Venus is incredibly bright, shockingly so, which is why it’s commonly mistaken for a UFO. I get e-mails pretty often from slightly panicked people about it. They can’t believe it’s real.

It’s not only real, it’s a whole planet, and it orbits the sun closer than Earth does. Venus is 110 million kilometers from the sun, compared with our 150 million km. It moves faster around our home star, too, so its year is shorter than ours, lasting only about 225 Earth days.

How we see Venus in our sky depends on where it is in its orbit. Imagine standing a short distance away from a race car going around a track. For reference, let’s say there’s a flag marking the center of the track. The car starts between you and the flag and passes in front of it, moving left to right. When it reaches the right side of the track, you see it round the bend and then start moving right to left. It moves along the far side of the track, behind the flag, until it reaches the left side. It rounds that part, moving toward you, and then you see it moving left to right again. It passes in front of the flag, and the cycle starts again.

The situation is the same with Venus, except its orbit is the track, and the sun is the flag in the center. Sometimes we see it passing very near the sun in the sky, when it’s closest to us in space. We call this point inferior conjunction. Venus moves “to the right”—technically westward—until it reaches the point where it’s farthest from the sun, called greatest western elongation. Then it reverses direction as it rounds that part of its orbit, moving eastward, or “to the left.” It passes behind the sun on the far side of its orbit—reaching superior conjunction—and then continues on until it’s as far east as it gets: the point of greatest eastern elongation. It rounds the bend again, starting to head west until it passes Earth on the near side of the sun once more. Then the dance begins anew. (Incidentally, this back-and-forth motion helped inspire the term “planets” itself, which derives from “planētēs”—Greek for “wanderers.”)

The easiest time to see Venus is when it’s at maximum elongation from the sun. At greatest western elongation, it appears to be a morning star, rising well before the sun does, and at greatest eastern elongation, it’s an evening star, setting late. That’s where we are now: Venus reaches greatest eastern elongation on June 4, when it will be 45 degrees away from the sun. As our star dips below the horizon, darkening the sky, Venus becomes an unmissably bright planetary beacon.

It’s not just celestial mechanics that makes Venus “pop,” though—planetary science is a factor, too. Venus is about the same size as Earth, but unlike our world, it is covered with a tremendously dense carbon dioxide atmosphere. This thick blanket of gas absorbs infrared light, trapping it as globe-warming heat. But Venus’s clouds also efficiently reflect visible light—a situation that sets the planet gleaming in our skies, with the downside of pressure-cooking it at a temperature of circa 475 degrees Celsius. That’s hot enough to melt lead, leading to Venus’s eminently deserved status as “Earth’s evil twin.”

Translate Hindi

कहा जाता है सूरज और चांद के बाद आसमान में शुक्रग्रह ही सबसे ज्यादा चमकिला दिखता है

शुक्र ग्रह धरती के पहले का ग्रह है सूरज को छोड़कर

शुक्र ग्रह को धरती में से देखने पर इतने चमकिला क्यों दिखता है

शुक्र ग्रह रात्रि आकाश में कई कारणों से इतना चमकीला दिखाई देता है, जिनमें शामिल हैं:

घने बादल

शुक्र ग्रह के घने बादल सूर्य की रोशनी का लगभग 70% हिस्सा वापस अंतरिक्ष में परावर्तित कर देते हैं। बादलों में सल्फ्यूरिक एसिड की बूंदें और अम्लीय क्रिस्टल होते हैं, जो चिकने होते हैं और आसानी से प्रकाश को परावर्तित कर देते हैं।

सूर्य से निकटता

शुक्र ग्रह की कक्षा पृथ्वी की तुलना में सूर्य के अधिक निकट है, इसलिए इसे अधिक सूर्य का प्रकाश प्राप्त होता है।

झुकाव

शुक्र ग्रह पृथ्वी की कक्षा की तुलना में लगभग 3.4 डिग्री झुका हुआ है। जब शुक्र ग्रह सूर्य के ऊपर या नीचे से गुजरता है, तो सूर्य का प्रकाश उसके वायुमंडल से परावर्तित होता है, जिससे "राख जैसी रोशनी" नामक घटना उत्पन्न होती है।

अल्बेडो

शुक्र ग्रह का अल्बेडो 0.77 है, जो सौरमंडल के किसी भी अन्य ग्रह से अधिक है। अल्बेडो मापता है कि कोई ग्रह कितनी सूर्य की रोशनी वापस परावर्तित करता है।

दृश्यता

शुक्र ग्रह अक्सर सूर्यास्त के कुछ घंटों बाद या सूर्योदय से पहले दिखाई देता है। यह आमतौर पर सूर्य के समान दिशा में दिखाई देता है, इसलिए ��ह केवल सूर्योदय या सूर्यास्त के समय ह�� दिखाई देता है।

शुक्र रात्रि आकाश में सबसे चमकीले पिंडों में से एक है। शुक्र इतना चमकीला है क्योंकि इसके घने बादल सूर्य की अधिकांश किरणों (लगभग 70%) को वापस अंतरिक्ष में परावर्तित कर देते हैं, और क्योंकि यह पृथ्वी का सबसे निकटतम ग्रह है।

शुक्र ग्रह अभी इतना चमकीला क्यों है

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2 जून 2023

शुक्र अभी इतना चमकीला क्यों है

हमारा पड़ोसी ग्रह शुक्र हर बार सूर्य से अपनी सबसे बड़ी कक्षीय दूरी पर पहुँचने पर आकाश में एक शानदार प्रकाश स्तंभ बन जाता है

यदि आप हाल ही में सूर्यास्त के बाद बाहर निकले हैं और पश्चिम की ओर देखा है, तो आपने देखा होगा कि एक आश्चर्यजनक रूप से चमकीला "तारा" आप पर चमक रहा है, जो आकाश में मँडरा रहा है। क्या यह एक हेलीकॉप्टर है, एक सुपरनोवा है, एक-हांफना-यूएफओ?

नहीं। यह शुक्र है, सूर्य से दूसरी चट्टान, पृथ्वी का दुष्ट जुड़वां और अक्सर यूएफओ का प्रतिरूपण करने वाला।

यदि आपने पहले ग्रह को नहीं देखा है, तो अभी इसे देखने का सबसे अच्छा समय है। इसे पहचानना मुश्किल नहीं है: जब आकाश अंधेरा हो रहा हो तो बाहर जाएँ और पश्चिम की ओर देखें और फिर ऊपर की ओर देखें। शुक्र अविश्वसनीय रूप से चमकीला है, चौंकाने वाला, यही कारण है कि इसे आमतौर पर यूएफओ समझ लिया जाता है। मुझे इस बारे में अक्सर थोड़े घबराए हुए लोगों से ईमेल मिलते हैं। उन्हें यकीन नहीं होता कि यह सच है।

यह सिर्फ़ सच ही नहीं है, यह एक पूरा ग्रह है, और यह पृथ्वी की तुलना में सूर्य की परिक्रमा ज़्यादा करीब से करता है। शुक्र ग्रह सूर्य से 110 मिलियन किलोमीटर दूर है, जबकि हमारा सूर्य 150 मिलियन किलोमीटर दूर है। यह हमारे गृह तारे के चारों ओर भी तेज़ी से घूमता है, इसलिए इसका वर्ष हमारे वर्ष से छोटा है, जो पृथ्वी के सिर्फ़ 225 दिनों के बराबर है। हम अपने आकाश में शुक्र को कैसे देखते हैं, यह इस बात पर निर्भर करता है कि यह अपनी कक्षा में कहाँ है। कल्पना करें कि आप ट्रैक के चारों ओर दौड़ रही एक रेस कार से थोड़ी दूरी पर खड़े हैं। संदर्भ के लिए, मान लें कि ट्रैक के केंद्र पर एक झंडा लगा हुआ है। कार आपके और झंडे के बीच से शुरू होती है और उसके सामने से गुज़रती है, बाएँ से दाएँ चलती है। जब यह ट्रैक के दाएँ किनारे पर पहुँचती है, तो आप इसे मोड़ पर मुड़ते हुए देखते हैं और फिर दाएँ से बाएँ चलना शुरू करते हैं। यह ट्रैक के दूर किनारे पर, झंडे के पीछे, तब तक चलती है जब तक कि यह बाएँ किनारे पर न पहुँच जाए। यह उस हिस्से का चक्कर लगाता है, आपकी ओर बढ़ता है, और फिर आप इसे फिर से बाएँ से दाएँ चलते हुए देखते हैं। यह ध्��ज के सामने से गुजरता है, और चक्र फिर से शुरू होता है। शुक्र के साथ भी यही स्थिति है, सिवाय इसके कि इसकी कक्षा ट्रैक है, और सूर्य केंद्र में ध्वज है। कभी-कभी हम इसे आकाश में सूर्य के बहुत निकट से गुजरते हुए देखते हैं, जब यह अंतरिक्ष में हमारे सबसे निकट होता है। हम इस बिंदु को हीन संयोजन कहते हैं। शुक्र "दाईं ओर" - तकनीकी रूप से पश्चिम की ओर - तब तक चलता है जब तक कि यह उस बिंदु पर नहीं पहुंच जाता जहां यह सूर्य से सबसे दूर है, जिसे सबसे बड़ा पश्चिमी विस्तार कहा जाता है। फिर यह अपनी कक्षा के उस हिस्से को गोल करते हुए दिशा उलट देता है, पूर्व की ओर या "बाईं ओर" बढ़ता ह��। यह अपनी कक्षा के दूर के हिस्से में सूर्य के पीछे से गुजरता है - सुपीरियर संयोजन तक पहुंचता है - और फिर तब तक चलता रहता है जब तक कि यह जितना हो सके पूर्व की ओर न पहुंच जाए: सबसे बड़ा पूर्वी विस्तार का बिंदु। यह फिर से मोड़ लेता है, पश्चिम की ओर बढ़ना शुरू करता है जब तक कि यह एक बार फिर सूर्य के निकट वाले हिस्से से पृथ्वी को पार नहीं कर लेता। फिर नृत्य नए सिरे से शुरू होता है। (संयोग से, इस आगे-पीछे की गति ने "ग्रह" शब्द को प्रेरित करने में मदद की, जो "प्लेनेट्स" से निकला है - ग्रीक में "भटकने वाले" के लिए।) शुक्र को देखने का सबसे आसान समय तब होता है जब यह सूर्य से अधिकतम बढ़ाव पर होता है। सबसे अधिक पश्चिमी बढ़ाव पर, यह एक सुबह का तारा प्रतीत होता है, जो सूर्य से बहुत पहले उगता है, और सबसे अधिक पूर्वी बढ़ाव पर, यह एक शाम का तारा है, जो देर से डूबता है। अब हम यहीं हैं: शुक्र 4 जून को सबसे अधिक पूर्वी बढ़ाव पर पहुँचता है, जब यह सूर्य से 45 डिग्री दूर होगा। जैसे ही हमारा तारा क्षितिज से नीचे डूबता है, आकाश को काला कर देता है, शुक्र एक बेहद उज्ज्वल ग्रहीय प्रकाशस्तंभ बन जाता है। यह केवल खगोलीय यांत्रिकी नहीं है जो शुक्र को "पॉप" बनाती है, हालांकि - ग्रह विज्ञान भी एक कारक है। शुक्र पृथ्वी के समान आकार का है, लेकिन हमारी दुनिया के विपरीत, यह एक बहुत ही घने कार्बन डाइऑक्साइड वातावरण से ढका हुआ है। गैस का यह मोटा आवरण अवरक्त प्रकाश को अवशोषित करता है, इसे ग्लोब-वार्मिंग गर्मी के रूप में फँसाता है। लेकिन शुक्र के बादल दृश्य प्रकाश को भी कुशलतापूर्वक परावर्तित करते हैं - ऐसी स्थिति जो ग्रह को हमारे आसमान में चमका देती है, साथ ही इसे लगभग 475 डिग्री सेल्सियस के तापमान पर प्रेशर-कुकिंग के लिए मजबूर करती है। यह सीसा पिघलाने के लिए पर्याप्त गर्म है, जिसके कारण शुक्र को "पृथ्वी का दुष्ट जुड़वां" का दर्जा प्राप्त है।

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rajukumar8926 · 9 months ago

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Know Everything About Basmati Rice

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Basmati, the king of rice, is held in the highest position among all other grains. Among all the other assortments of rice, no other rice classifications have distinctive long grains or the subtle aroma for which this grain is deemed so special.

A variety of long, slender-grained fragrant rice, which hails traditionally from the Indian subcontinent is comprehended as ‘Basmati Rice’. ‘Basmati’ derives from the Sanskrit word ‘basamati’, which word-for-word means ‘fragrant’. It is acknowledged to have been cultivated by basmati rice manufacturers in India in the Indian subcontinent for centuries and is a significant part of various cuisines of the Indian subcontinent. It is also used in Central Asian, Persian, Arab, and other Middle Eastern cuisines as well. This rice is grown and sent abroad from the Indian subcontinent to various other countries by basmati rice suppliers in India. 

India accounts for over 70% of the world's basmati rice production. As of 2018-19, India shipped to 65% of the overseas basmati rice market, while Pakistan accounted for the remainder. Here is a look at some intriguing and lesser-known facts about Basmati rice.

 1. Basmati rice gets its extraordinary aroma from a cocktail of 100 distinct compounds like hydrocarbons, alcohols, aldehydes and esters. 2-acetyl-1-pyrroline plays the main role in making up the aroma.

2. Basmati rice can be grown merely in the Northern Indian states of Punjab, Delhi, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Uttarakhand, and parts of western Uttar Pradesh and J&K.

3. Upon cooking, basmati rice elongates to almost twice its size while not fattening enormously. Hence, it retains its extended shape even after cooking.

 4. Basmati rice has high nutritional value because it is rich in vitamin B and antioxidant elements. It comprises magnesium, which bestows to the support functions of the nervous system in addition to selenium which bolsters the body's immunity and safeguards it from injury and various disorders and germs.

5. A new study revealed that basmati rice prevents the formation of dangerous fat layers around the arteries and prevents the sediment of cholesterol inside them, which reduces the chances of heart disorder and vascular disease

6. According to the Diabetes Association of Canada, basmati rice has a lower glycemic index than any other rice. The low glycemic index is essential for people with diabetes. The good amount of fibre, starchy carbs, amylase, and protein in Basmati rice makes it low on the glycemic index. It does not improve blood sugar, which means lower insulin responses within a meal.

 7. Several assortments of basmati are now grown in the U.S., such as ‘Texmati’ and ‘Kasmati’, and all are prospering in popularity. Their flavour is very good, but not quite up to real Indian Basmati

8. As compared to any other brown rice, basmati rice includes nearly 20% more fibre. The greatest advantage of fibre is its ability to stave off the formation of cancerous cells. Researchers have found that fibre intake prevents many forms of cancer, particularly colon cancer. Moreover, the consumption of whole-grain brown basmati rice is found effective in staving off breast cancer because fibre helps the body destroy estrogen hormones.

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A 'ring of fire' eclipse and Hunter's Moon will bring lunar drama to October's skies

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monterplant · 2 years ago

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Mercury joins Venus in the early-evening

Elusive Mercury, the nearest planet to the Sun, can now be spotted in the western sky soon after sunset, on its way to greatest eastern elongation (19°) from the Sun on 11 April. (more…) “”

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newswireml · 2 years ago

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Starwatch: Mercury up before the sun – but only in the southern hemisphere | Mercury#Starwatch #Mercury #sun #southern #hemisphere #Mercury

A Starwatch chart showing Mercury in the Sagittarius constellation looking east from Cape Town in South Africa The inner planet Mercury reaches its greatest western elongation from the sun this week. This means that from the point of view of Earth, Mercury will be the furthest it can possibly be from the sun. For many around the world, especially the southern hemisphere, this means it will be at…

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priyadigi22 · 2 years ago

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Top 10 Kurtis Neck Design Catalog With Images 2019

The Kurta Appears To Be Important For A Lady’s Daily Use. They Are Rather Versatile Since They May Be Mixture Matched And Worn With Skirts, Jeans, Patiala’s, Salwars, And Leggings. There Are Many Patterns Available In The Market And. A Kurta Having An Interesting Neck Design May Change Your Look And Create A Fantastic Impression.

A Kurta Is Completely Stylish Whenever You Make A Superb Neck Design For This. The Recorded Neck Layouts Supply You With A Wide Range To Select. Listed Below Are A Few Variations From The Neck Layout. Which Can Allow You To Pick The Most Suitable One For Your Own Material Not To Mention The Event? So Get Prepared To Have Compliments To Your Great Option Of The Neckline.

Latest Kurtis Neck Designs With Beautiful Patterns

Top 10 Kurtis Neck Designs Catalog. Which We Will Give Good Thoughts On Kurtis Neck Designs For Women

Square Neck Designs For Kurtis

These Are Amazing Neck Designs For Kurta That Will Elongate A Short Neck And Narrows Your Shoulders. The Shoulder Will Look Wider. Girls That Have A Square Shape Face They Can’t Suitable This Type Of Neckline. This Neckline Praises Girls With Pear-Shaped Bodies. Square Neck-Lined Kurtas Proceed Well With Palazzo Pants

Sweet Heart Neck Kurta Design

The Neckline Looks Like The Shape Of A Heart It’s Called A Sweet Heart Neckline. This Sort Of Kurti Neck Design Tends To Suit All Girls — Make Sure Its Shape, Size, And Physique. It’s Excellent For Women With A Little Or Big Bust Line. When Women Having A Little Bust-Line Wear This Type Of Neckline, Its Look Like Beautiful

Neck Design For Kurtis With Collar

Similarly, Collared Neck Kurta Is Famous For Shirts And Coats. However, The Pattern Of Having A Caught Neck Area For Kurtas Is In Trend. This Neckline Mostly Is Set For Heavy Body Persons.

Off Shoulder Neckline Kurtis

This Is One Of The Beautiful Necklines For Girls And Is Suitable For All Shapes And Sizes And Should You Prefer To Go Out For Any Trendy Parties. Then You Can Try Out This One For Your Choice.

Crew Neckline Kurta Design

This Type Of Neckline Is Moved By A T-Shirt Neckline. It’s Quite Near The Neck The Same As A T-Shirt. This Neckline Could Be Ornamented With Kundan And Zardosi Work As Well As Plain Embroidery Work Will Probably Appear Lovely. And Indo-Western Styled Kurta Will Look Great For This Neckline And A Perfect Style For Girls Who Have Long.

High Neck Line With Lace Kurta Design

This Kurti Neck Layout With Lace Has Been Worn Through Winters To Off The Cool But It’s Become A Hit Among Ordinary Outfits. A Top Neckline With Lace Function Will Make You Look Much Younger And Naturally Stylish.

Collared Salwar Kurta Neck Design

This One Is A Good Combination Of Mandarin Collar And A Deep U-Neckline. Mandarin Collar Is Located On Just About All Ethnic Dresses, Kurtis And Salwar Suits. This Kind Of Neckline Is Acceptable For Women With Wide Shoulders. It Is Suitable For Office Wear And Casual Wear.

Peter Pan Printed Kurti Neckline Design

All These Are Greatest Neck Layouts For Kurtis That Offer You A Petite And It’s A Horizontal Collar With Curved Borders. It’s Normal Like Western Kurti Neck Style So You Have To Avoid Wearing It Using A Salwar Or Even Dupattas.

One-Shoulder Neckline Kurti Design

This Type Of Neckline Leaves Your Shoulder. It Is Inclined To Give Prominence To The Shoulders And Collarbones. You Are Able To Wear Distinguishable Bracelets To Look Like Its Attractiveness.

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astrogeoguy · 6 years ago

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The Full Grain Moon, Comet Zinner Zips towards Capella, and Mercury’s Best Manifestation for the year!

(Above: My friend Michael Watson of Toronto took this detailed image of the full moon on February 22, 2016 when it was only 9 hours past full - the same situation we’ll see tonight, Sunday, August 26, 2018. Notice the strip of shadowed craters along the moon’s right-hand limb - proof that the moon has started to wane. Michael’s lunar images are here.)

Astronomy Skylights for this week (from August 26th, 2018) by Chris Vaughan. (Feel free to pass this along to friends and send me your comments, questions, and suggested topics.) I post these with photos at http://astrogeoguy.tumblr.com/ where the old editions are archived. You can also follow me on Twitter as @astrogeoguy! Unless otherwise noted, all times are Eastern Time. Please click this MailChimp link to subscribe to these emails. If you are a teacher or group leader interested joining me on a guided field trip to York University’s Allan I. Carswell Observatory, or another in your area, visit www.astrogeo.ca.

If you’d like me to bring my Digital Starlab inflatable planetarium to your school or other daytime or evening event, visit DiscoveryPlanetarium.com and request me. We’ll tour the Universe together!

Public Events

Every Monday evening, York University’s Allan I. Carswell Observatory runs an online star party - broadcasting views from four telescopes/cameras, answering viewer questions, and taking requests! Details are here. On Wednesday evenings after dark, they offer free public viewing through their telescopes. If it’s cloudy, the astronomers give tours and presentations. Details are here.

The next RASC Public Event at the David Dunlap Observatory will be Speaker Night on Saturday, September 15. There will be a Skylab planetarium tour, space crafts, a tour of the giant 74” telescope, and viewing through lawn telescopes (weather permitting). The doors will open at 6:30 pm for a 7 pm start. Attendance is by tickets only, available here. If you are a RASC member and wish to help us at DDO in the future, please fill out the volunteer questionnaire here. And to join RASC, visit this page.

A Binocular Comet

This fall, astronomers are watching for two comets that are predicted to brighten enough to see with binoculars and possibly even your unaided eyes. I’m going to continue updating you about them, even though, like cats, comets have tails and are extremely prone to doing their own thing, despite what we might want them to do.

(Above: The path of Comet 21P/Giacobini-Zinner in the northeastern sky this week, shown here at 11 pm local time. )

Comet 21P/Giacobini-Zinner returns to our vicinity every 6.5 years – hence the “P” for “periodic” in its designation. It has been gradually brightening because it is approaching Earth’s orbit. Later this week, once the bright, full moonlight wanes, you should be able to see the faint fuzzy greenish object in binoculars or a small telescope, if you can escape city lights.

The comet is located in the north-northeastern sky on a track that moves it downwards every night. Tonight (Sunday) it will be found about a fist’s diameter (11°) to the left of the bright star Mirfak in Perseus (the Hero). Next Sunday, it will have descended to land only a finger’s width to the upper right of the very bright star Capella in Auriga (the Charioteer); putting the two objects inside the field of view of a low magnification telescope. Capella will still be fairly low at 11 pm local time, but the comet and star will be carried higher during the course of the night due to Earth’s rotation.

A second comet named 46P/Wirtanen is predicted to become much brighter by December. Right now, it is tickling the belly of the whale (Cetus), but it’s far too dim to look for yet.

The Moon and Planets

August’s full moon, known as the “Sturgeon Moon”, “Red Moon”, “Green Corn Moon”, and “Grain Moon” occurred this morning (Sunday). The Assiniboine People called the August full moon the Black Cherries Moon, and the Inuit call it the Swan Flight Moon. In China, it’s the Harvest Moon and in India it’s Bhadrapad Purnima. This one will shine within the constellation of Aquarius (the Water-Bearer), but you’ll be hard-pressed to see the dim stars of that modest constellations due to so much bright moonlight. When the moon rises on Sunday evening, it will appear a hair less than full. Binoculars or a telescope will reveal a narrow strip of shadowed terrain along the moon’s right (its eastern) edge.

For the rest of this week, the waning moon will continue to slide eastward through more water constellations, including Cetus (the Whale) and Pisces (the Fishes). It will also rise later and later, and then linger into the morning sky for your commute to school(!) or work.

When the waning crescent moon rises at midnight on Sunday, September 2, it will be sitting only two finger widths to the lower left of Aldebaran, the brightest star in Taurus (the Bull). The moon and bright star will cross the sky together while the moon’s eastward orbital motion will slowly draw them apart. Two hours earlier, at 9:50 pm EDT (01:50 UT), observers in Greenland and northernmost Canada will see the moon cross in front of, or occult, Aldebaran.

(Above: Mercury shown at 6 am local time, one day past its greatest elongation west of the sun. the steep Ecliptic (yellow line) causes the planet to rise well before the sun, facilitating our observations.)

For people who live in the GTA and mid-northern latitudes around the world, Mercury will be very easy to see in the eastern pre-dawn sky this week. Today (Sunday), Mercury will reach an angle of 18 degrees west of the Sun, its widest separation for this appearance. That means it will rise in the east well before the sun, in a somewhat darker sky. You’ll be able to see it between about 5:15 and 6 am local time all week. Try to pick a spot with a low and uncluttered eastern horizon.

Extremely bright Venus is quickly descending the western early evening sky each evening as its orbit carries it back towards the sun. Tonight it will set at about 9:30 pm local time, but a week from now that will advance to 9 pm. Meanwhile, the bright planet will appear to be approaching the bright star Spica in Virgo (the Maiden). The effect is caused by Earth’s motion carrying the entire sky westward faster than Venus is moving. They’ll “kiss” this Friday and Saturday evening; a gorgeous sight in binoculars! In a small telescope, Venus’ disk will resemble a first quarter moon, half-lit on the sunward side (although your telescope might flip the view). The planet will also be growing larger in apparent diameter because it is travelling towards the Earth right now.

(Above: The early evening sky, shown here Sunday evening at 9 pm local time, features the naked-eye planets Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, and Mars.)

We are in the closing chapter for observing Jupiter this year. The earlier sunsets will buy us some extra evening observing time, but its position low in the sky will add a great deal of extra blurring atmosphere between it and our telescopes. This week, the very bright planet will emerge from the southwestern twilight soon after dusk, and then set in the west-southwest after about 10:30 pm local time. Jupiter, which has been slowly shifting eastwards, will continue to pull away from the nearby bright star Zubenelgenubi, the brightest star in Libra (the Scales). In binoculars, you’ll plainly see that Zubenelgenubi is a pair of stars. While you have the binoculars handy, see if you can see Jupiter’s four Galilean moons (Io, Europa, Callisto, and Ganymede) flanking the planet.

The Great Red Spot (or GRS, for short) takes about three hours to cross Jupiter’s disk. But the planet’s 10-hour rotation period (i.e., its day) means that the spot is only observable from Earth every 2-3 nights. If you’d like to see the GRS, use a medium-sized telescope (or larger). You’ll have your best luck on evenings with steady air – when the stars are not twinkling too much. Try to look within an hour before or after the following times: Sunday, August 19 at 9:46 pm (as the planet is setting), Wednesday, August 29 at 8:07 pm (starting in twilight), and Friday, August 31 at 9:46 pm (as the planet is setting). All times are given in Eastern Daylight Time (EDT), so adjust for your local time zone.

Medium-bright and yellow-tinted Saturn will appear not too high up the darkening southern sky shortly after dusk this week. The planet will reach its highest elevation of about 2 fist diameters above the southern horizon at around 9 pm local time, and then descend to set in the west by about 1:30 am. This summer, the ringed planet has been 4 finger widths to the upper right of the “lid” star of the Teapot in Sagittarius (the Archer). As the sky darkens, even a small telescope should be able to show you some of Saturn’s larger moons, especially Titan. Using a clock’s dial analogy, Titan will move counter-clockwise this week from a position at 2 o’clock (left of the planet) to 8 o’clock (right of the planet). (Remember that your telescope might flip and/or invert the view. Use the moon to find out how your telescope changes things.)

Mars will still be very bright this week. Visually, it will appear pink or orangey due to the global dust storm it has experienced recently. Mars will rise over the southeastern horizon at around 7 pm local time (give or take, depending on your latitude) and then climb higher until 11 pm local time, when it will reach an elevation of about 20° (or two outstretched fist diameters) above the southern horizon. (That will be the best hour to view the planet in a telescope because it will then be shining through the least amount of Earth’s distorting atmosphere.) Note that 20° is lower than many trees and buildings, so a clear southern vista is essential. It will set in the west at around 3 am.

(Above: The ice giant planets Uranus and Neptune rise late and remain in view all night, as shown here at 10:30 pm local time this week.)

At visual magnitude 5.8, blue-green coloured Uranus is visible from late evening until dawn. You can see it without optical aid under very dark skies, or in binoculars and telescopes under moderately light-polluted skies. The ice giant planet is located in the eastern sky, about 4.5 finger widths to the left of the modestly bright star Torcular (Omega Piscium), which is above the “V” where the two starry cords of Pisces (the Fishes) meet.

Using a decent quality telescope you can also see the distant and very blue planet Neptune among the dim stars of Aquarius (the Water-bearer). It will rise in the east shortly before 8:30 pm local time. Look for the magnitude 7.8 planet sitting 1.75 finger widths to the right of the modestly bright star Phi (φ) Aquarii and 4 finger widths to the left of the brighter star Hydor (Lambda Aquarii).

Keep looking up to enjoy the sky! I love getting questions so, if you have any, send me a note.

#astronomy #space #planets #stars #Comet 21p/Giacobini-Zinner #Mercury #greatest western elongation #Jupiter #Venus #Saturn #Mars #Auriga #Capella

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bobs-spaces · 4 years ago

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This past month, November, the inner planets Mercury and Venus were very visible in the early morning skies before sunrise. Both of the planets were at or near their respective western elongation. Venus was there during August and Mercury reached its western elongation on November 10th. What I wanted to capture was the daily change in the position of Venus as it passed the star Spica in Virgo the Harvest Maiden. Venus moves about 1.6o each day so its eastward motion should be obvious after a day or so. It was – it is!. Mercury, if you are wondering, moves about 4o each day. Both inner planets were somewhere around their maximum separation from the Sun – as we see it the inner planet is to the right side of the Sun, or toward the west. The series of pictures were taken from two locations near my house. One is from an empty lot near U.S. Highway 50 looking east. The other pictures are from somewhere along the street I live on! The first picture was taken at Legacy Park and includes the ISS orbiting over my location. #gallery-0-5 { margin: auto; } #gallery-0-5 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 33%; } #gallery-0-5 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-0-5 .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } /* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes/media.php */

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Click here to go to the Qué tal in the Current Skies web site for monthly observing information, or here to return to bobs-spaces.

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Inner Planets on the Move This past month, November, the inner planets Mercury and Venus were very visible in the early morning skies before sunrise.

#7x50 binoculars #astronomy #astrophotography #conjunction #greatest western elongation #Mercury #moon #morning skies #observing #orbit around the sun #planet orbits #planets #Spica #star spica #sun #Venus

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ms-m-astrologer · 1 year ago

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Transiting Venus’ greatest western elongation

Timeline (current events in bold)

Sunday, June 11, 15:00 UT - transiting Venus’ greatest eastern elongation, 29°06’ Cancer

Monday, June 19, 07:18 UT - transiting Venus enters pre-retrograde shadow, 12°12’ Leo

Sunday, July 23, 01:33 UT - transiting Venus stations retrograde, 28°36’ Leo

Sunday, August 13, 11:15 UT - Sun-Venus inferior conjunction, 20°28’ Leo

Monday, September 4, 01:20 UT - transiting Venus stations direct, 12°12’ Leo

Saturday, October 7, 09:21 UT - transiting Venus exits post-retrograde shadow, 28°36’ Leo

Tuesday, October 24, 02:57 UT - transiting Venus’ greatest western elongation, 14°02’ Virgo

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The final phase of the Sun-Venus retrograde cycle, the “greatest western elongation” occurs when Venus is as far behind the Sun, in the Zodiac, as she’ll get, this time. It acts a little bit like a First Quarter Moon, taking the ideas from the inferior conjunction (August 13) and making the effort to manifest them.

It’s interesting that we had so much Venus/Leo activity, but this “First Quarter” happens in Virgo. Our discernment and judgement are sharper; we’re more realistic about what we can and can’t do. The trick is going to be avoiding perfectionism.

Thursday, October 26 - Venus/Virgo inconjunct Chiron Rx/Aries. Some adjustments to make; be careful not to be too impulsive.

Friday, October 27 - Venus/Virgo sextile Ceres/Scorpio. Finding something we can nurture and grow,

Then, on Tuesday, October 31:

Venus/Virgo semi-sextile Pallas Athene/Libra

Venus/Virgo trine Uranus Rx/Taurus

Really brilliant, clever, realistic vibes. Making smart decisions. Some of the Hallowe’en costumes will be absolute works of art.

It isn’t quite as wonderful between Thursday, November 2 - Friday, November 3:

Venus/Virgo inconjunct North Node/Aries, semi-sextile South Node/Libra

Venus/Virgo inconjunct Eris Rx/Aries

Venus/Virgo opposite Neptune Rx/Pisces

Venus/Virgo sesquiquad Jupiter Rx/Taurus

This is the time when we’re apt to combine perfectionism and impulsivity - if we can’t be as perfect as we want (as we think we must be), then we destroy everything. Try like hell not to make snap decisions about critical issues, in fact try to completely avoid being even at risk of having to do that. Pray for prudence - it’s available.

Finally:

Monday, November 6 - Venus/Virgo trine Pluto/Capricorn. Deep and powerful vibes. We commit to building our Venus “projects” over the longer haul. (This “First Quarter phase” of the Sun-Venus cycle lasts until June 4, 2024; that’s plenty of time to create something beautiful and meaningful.)

#Astrology #Transiting Venus’ greatest western elongation #Ms M astrologer

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baroquehedgewitch · 3 years ago

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✨2022 Celestial Events✨

✦✧ Lunar Events ✧✦

🌑Jan 2nd New Moon in Capricorn at 18:35 UTC

🌕Jan 17th Full Moon in Cancer at 23:51 UTC ~ Old Moon;

🌑Feb 1st New Moon in Aquarius at 5:48am UTC

🌕Feb 16th Full Moon in Leo at 16:59 UTC ~ Snow Moon

🌑March 2nd New Moon in Pisces at 17:38 UTC

🌕March 18th Full Moon in Libra at 7:20am UTC ~ Worm Moon

🌑April 1st New Moon in Aries at 6:27am UTC

🌕April 16th Full Moon in Libra at 18:57 UTC ~ Pink Moon

🌑April 30 New Moon in Taurus at 20:30 UTC

⚪ May 16th Full Moon in Scorpio at 4:15am UTC (Sagittarius from 11:51 UTC) ~ Flower Moon ~ Total Lunar Eclipse in Scorpio visible in North America, Atlantic Ocean, western Europe and western Africa

🌑May 30th New Moon in Gemini at 11:32 UTC

🌕June 14th Supermoon in Sagittarius at 11:52 UTC ~Strawberry Moon, Rose Moon

🌑June 29th New Moon in Cancer at 2:53am UTC

🌕July 13th Supermoon in Capricorn at 18:38 UTC

🌑July 28th New Moon in Leo at 17:55 UTC

🌕 Aug 12th Supermoon in Aquarius at 1:36am ~ Sturgeon Moon; final Supermoon for the year

🌑Aug 27th New Moon in Virgo at 8:17am UTC

🌕Sep 10th Full Moon in Pisces at 9:58am UTC ~ Corn Moon, Harvest Moon

🌑Sep 25th New Moon in Virgo at 21:55 UTC

🌕Oct 9th Full Moon in Aries at 20:55 UTC ~ Hunters Moon

🌑Oct 25th New Moon in Scorpio at 10:49am UTC & Partial Solar Eclipse in Scorpio

⚪ Nov 8th Full Moon in Taurus at 11:03 UTC ~ Total Lunar Eclipse in Taurus visible in eastern Russia, Japan, Oceania, western North America

🌑Nov 23rd New Moon in Scorpio at 22:58 UTC

🌕Dec 8th Full Moon in Gemini at 4:09am UTC

🌑Dec 23rd New Moon in Capricorn at 10:17 UTC

✦✧ Solar Events / Wheel of the Year Dates ✧✦

✨ Feb 1st-5th Northern Hemisphere Imbolc; Southern Hemisphere Lammas

✨ Mar 21st Equinox at 15:24 UTC ~ Northern Hemisphere Vernal Equinox/Ostara; Southern Hemisphere Autumnal Equinox/Mabon

✨ April 30th Partial Solar Eclipse in Taurus visible from southeast Pacific Ocean; southern South America

✨ May 1st-5th Northern Hemisphere Beltane; Southern Hemisphere Samhain

✨ June 21st Solstice at 9:05am UTC ~ Northern Hemisphere Summer Solstice/Litha; Southern Hemisphere Winter Solstice/Yule

✨ Aug 1st-7th Northern Hemisphere Lammas; Southern Hemisphere Imbolc

✨ Sep 23rd Equinox at 12:55am UTC ~ Northern Hemisphere Autumnal Equinox/Mabon; Southern Hemisphere Vernal Equinox/Ostara

✨ Oct 25th Partial Solar Eclipse visible over western & central Russia, Kazakhstan

✨ Nov 1st-7th Southern Hemisphere Beltane; Northern Hemisphere Samhain

✨ Dec 21st Solstice at 21:40 UTC ~ Northern Hemisphere Winter Solstice/Yule; Southern Hemisphere Summer Solstice/Litha

✦✧ Astrological Events (Mostly Retrogrades) ✧✦

💫 Dec 28th 2021 Jupiter Moves into Pisces ➛ May 10th (positive for mutable signs)

💫 Jan 14th Mercury Retrograde ➛ 3rd February

💫Jan 19th Uranus Ends Retrograde

💫Jan 29th Venus Ends Retrograde

April 3rd Mercury at superior Solar Conjunction

💫 May 10th Mercury Retrograde ➛ 2nd June & Jupiter moves into Aries ➛ Oct 28th (positive for cardinal signs)

💫 June 5th Saturn Retrograde ➛ Oct 23rd

💫 June 28th Neptune Retrograde ➛ Dec 4th

💫 July 29th Jupiter Retrograde ➛ Nov 24th

💫August 24th Uranus Retrograde

💫 Sep 9th Mercury Retrograde ➛ 2nd October

💫Oct 31st Mars Retrograde

💫 Dec 29th Mercury Retrograde ➛ 18th January 2023

✦✧ Dates for Viewing Planets/Meteors ✧✦

⋆⁺｡ Jan 3rd & 4th Quadrantids Meteor Shower (Above average shower; runs from Jan 1st-5th; peaking on the 3rd) Near Constellation Bootes

🔭Jan 7th - Mercury at Greatest Eastern Elongation (19.2 degrees from the Sun) Visible in Western Sky after sunset

🔭Feb 10th Venus at greatest brightness

🔭Feb 16th Mercury at Greatest Western Elongation (26.3 degrees from the Sun) Visible in Eastern Sky before sunrise

⋆⁺｡ April 22nd & 23rd Lyrids Meteor Shower (Average Shower; runs from April 16th-25th) Near Constellation Lyra

⋆⁺｡ May 6th & 7th Eta Aquarids Meteor Shower (Produces more meteors over Southern Hemisphere; runs from April 19th -May 28th) Near Constellation Aquarius

🔭June 16th Mercury at Greatest Western Elongation (23.2 degrees from the Sun) Visible in Eastern Sky before sunrise

⋆⁺｡ Jul 28th & 29th Delta Aquarids Meteor Shower (Average shower; runs from July 12 - August 23rd) Near Constellation Aquarius

⋆⁺｡ Aug 12th & 13th Perseids Meteor Shower (Runs July 17th to August 24th) Near Constellation Perseus

🔭Aug 14th Saturn at Opposition (at its brightest)

🔭Aug 27th Mercury at Greatest Eastern Elongation (27.3 degrees from the Sun) Visible low in Western Sky after sunset

🔭Sep 16th Neptune at Opposition (most likely still invisible without telescope)

🔭Sep 26th Jupiter at Opposition

⋆⁺｡ Oct 7th Draconids Meteor Shower (Minor meteor shower; runs October 6th-10th) Best viewed early evening, near constellation Draco

🔭Oct 8th Mercury at Greatest Western Elongation (18 degrees from the Sun) Visible in Eastern Sky before sunrise

⋆⁺｡ Oct 21st & 22nd Orionids Meteor Shower (Runs October 2nd to November 7th) Near Constellation Orion

⋆⁺｡ Nov 4th and 5th Taurids Meteor Shower (minor meteor shower runs from September 7th - December 10th) Near Constellation Taurus

🔭Nov 9th Uranus at Opposition

⋆⁺｡ Nov 17th, 18th Leonids Meteor Shower; (1st since 2001; runs November 6th-30th) Near Constellation Leo

🔭Dec 8th Mars at Opposition

⋆⁺｡ Dec 13th & 14th Geminids Meteor Shower (Biggest Meteor Shower, runs December 7th-17th) Near Constellation Gemini

🔭Dec 21st Mercury at Greatest Eastern Elongation; visible in Western Sky after sunset

⋆⁺｡ Dec 21st & 22nd Ursids Meteor Shower (Minor shower, runs December 17th-25th) Near Ursa Minor

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onlywitchythings · 3 years ago

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Witchcraft/astrology dates and events in 2022

Read below the cut for all the important witchcraft and astrology dates of 2022.

January

1 - Beginning of Venus Retrograde; Beginning of Uranus Retrograde

2 - New Moon (Super Moon)

3 - Quadrantids Meteor Shower

4 - Quadrantids Meteor Shower; Beginning of Saturn Retrograde

7 - Mercury at Greatest Eastern Elongation

14 - Beginning of Mercury Retrograde

17 - Full Moon (Wolf Moon)

18 - End of Uranus Retrograde

21 - first day of Aquarius

25 - Gap day

26 - Gap day

27 - Gap day

28 - Gap day

29 - Gap day

30 - Gap day

31 - Gap day

February

1 - New Moon, Imbolc, Gap day

2 - Imbolc, Gap day

3 - Gap day

4 - End of Mercury Retrograde

13 - Gap day

16 - Full Moon (Snow Moon), Gap day, Mercury at Greatest Western Elongation

19 - last day of Aquarius

20 - first day of Pisces

21 - Gap day

24 - Gap day

March

2 - New Moon

4 - Gap day

9 - Gap day

12 - Gap day

17 - Gap day, Full Moon (Worm Moon)

20 - Vernal (Spring) Equinox, Ostara, last day of Pisces

21 - first day of Aries

23 - Gap day

30 - Gap day

31 - Gap day

April

1 - New Moon

7 - Gap day

11 - Gap day

16 - Full Moon (Pink Moon)

20 - last day of Aries

21 - first day of Taurus

22 - Lyrids Meteor Shower

23 - Lyrids Meteor Shower

28 - Gap day

29 - Mercury at Greatest Eastern Elongation, Beginning of Pluto Retrograde

30 - Beltane, Gap day, partial solar eclipse, New Moon

May

1 - Beltane

6 - Eta Aquarids Meteor Shower

7 - Eta Aquarids Meteor Shower

10 - Beginning of Mercury Retrograde

15 - full lunar eclipse

16 - full lunar eclipse, Full Moon (Flower Moon)

19 - Gap day

20 - Gap day, last day of Taurus

21 - first day of Gemini

30 - New Moon

June

3 - End of Mercury Retrograde

8 - Gap day

10 - Gap day

14 - Full Moon (Strawberry Moon, Super Moon)

16 - Mercury at Greatest Western Elongation

21 - Summer Solstice, Litha, last day of Gemini

22 - first day of Cancer

27 - Gap day

28- Beginning of Neptune Retrograde

29 - New Moon

July

1 - Gap day

8 - Gap day

9 - Gap day

12 - Full Moon (Buck Moon, Super Moon)

16 - Gap day

22 - Gap day, last day of Cancer

23 - first day of Leo

27 - Gap day

28 - Gap day, New Moon, Beginning of Jupiter Retrograde

29 - Delta Aquarids Meteor Shower

30 - Gap day

August

1 - Lammas

2 - Lammas

4 - Gap day

11 - full moon (sturgeon moon)

12 - Perseids Meteor Shower, Gap day

13 - Perseids Meteor Shower

14 - Saturn at Opposition

15 - Gap day

20 - Gap day

23 - Gap day, last day of Leo

24 - first day of Virgo

27 - Mercury at Greatest Eastern Elongation, New Moon

September

2 - Gap day

3 - Gap day

4 - Gap day

5 - Gap day

6 - Gap day

7 - Gap day

8 - Gap day

9 - Gap day

10 - Gap day, Full Moon (Corn Moon), Beginning of Mercury Retrograde

11 - Gap day

16 - Neptune at Opposition

22 - Autumnal Equinox, Mabon

23 - last day of Virgo

24 - first day of Libra

25 - New Moon

26 - Jupiter at Opposition

October

1 - Gap day

2 - Gap day, End of Mercury Retrograde

3 - Gap day

4 - Gap day

5 - Gap day

6 - Gap day

7 - Draconids Meteor Shower

8 - Mercury at Greatest Western Elongation, End of Pluto Retrograde

10 - Full Moon (Corn Moon)

12 - Gap day

13 - Gap day

14 - Gap day

15 - Gap day

16 - Gap day

17 - Gap day

18 - Gap day

19 - Gap day

20 - Gap day

21 - Orionids Meteor Shower, Gap day

22 - Orionids Meteor Shower

23 - last day of Libra, End of Jupiter Retrograde, End of Saturn Retrograde

24 - first day of Scorpio

25 - partial solar eclipse, New Moon

30 - Beginning of Mars Retrograde

31 - Gap day, Samhain

November

1 - Samhain, End of Mars Retrograde

3 - Gap day

4 - Taurids Meteor Shower

5 - Taurids Meteor Shower

7 - full lunar eclipse

8 - Gap day, full lunar eclipse, Full Moon (Beaver Moon)

9 - Uranus at Opposition

11 - Gap day

17 - Leonids Meteor Shower

18 - Leonids Meteor Shower

19 - Gap day

22 - last day of Scorpio

23 - first day of Sagittarius, New Moon

24 - Gap day

27 - Gap day

December

2 - Gap day

4 - End of Neptune Retrograde

8 - Mars at Opposition, Gap day, Full Moon (Cold Moon)

13 - Geminids Meteor Shower

14 - Geminids Meteor Shower

15 - Gap day

16 - Gap day

21 - Mercury at Greatest Eastern Elongation, Ursids Meteor Shower, Winter Solstice, Yule, last day of Sagittarius

22 - Ursids Meteor Shower, first day of Capricorn

23 - Gap day, New Moon (Super Moon)

27 - Gap day

29 - Beginning of Mercury Retrograde

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