Deborah Holding of breaks down the Ophiuchus flap:
“. . . there has only ever been 12, there are still only 12, and there only ever will be 12. A zodiacal sign is essentially defined as a 12-fold mathematical division of the ecliptic circle, which (as all circles do) measures 360°. To put it simply, for as long as 360 divided by 12 continues to total 30 – there will always be exactly 12 zodiac signs, each measuring exactly 30° of ecliptic longitude.
“Why must there be 12 divisions and not 13? Because the zodiac was purposefully created as a precise astronomical measuring device, to allow mathematical definition of the annual circuit of the Sun, and easy calculation of the movement of the planets, which – as viewed from Earth – all remain close to its apparent path (the ecliptic). . . .”
A reader asked me what I thought generally about the upheavals in North Africa, the coming protests in Egypt and what such revolutionary outbreaks might mean for the USA, too. I sent her some email remarks which she requested I put on the blog. Later, I’ll be getting up a long piece on my Newsmakers section of starcats.com. When the article is posted, I’ll direct you there with the appropriate links. — CDD/Starcats
Dear K:
Technically, Pluto and Uranus were already part of the cardinal t-square in 2010. That t-square has broken apart.
We’re looking at 2012-2015 when Uranus in Aries will square Pluto in Capricorn 7 times. That’s where the “new” will be built upon the ashes of the old. It’s coming and not even John Boehner or Sarah Palin can stop it. Like Zinn said, you can’t be neutral on a moving train.
We’re either on the train to the future or in the ditch of denial. That’s a CDD-ism.
You can see that the Oppositions started the 20th Century. The closing square in the 30’s was Nazi Germany and the axis powers. The conjunction was the ground of change in the mid-1960’s in Virgo opposed in part by Saturn of establishment powers in Pisces. Now we’re in the waxing square phase of 2012-2015. If the 1930’s closing square was the “death square” as named by Ebertin, then this opening/waxing square is the rebirth phase. Or as Ebertin said: rebuilding on the ashes of the old.
In mundane astrology Saturn represents the forces of oppression by the powers that be and the restrictions of freedom and the burdens rulers place on the people. Uranus is THE most important political planet of all. It is, of course, about freedom, revolution, anarchy, chaos (creative and otherwise). It also represents how much freedom a society is granted by the rulers in charge. If Saturn (and pluto too) are overbearing, then Uranus seeks to redress the balance. Sooner or later, there will be an explosion.
Uranus-Pluto cycles are real ground softeners. Pluto erodes while Uranus explodes. Saturn seeks to hold on at any cost. The Saturn-Pluto opposition of 9-11 and the subsequent Saturn opposition Neptune that occurred before election 2008, were also ground softeners.
Neptune dissolves power and the “ground” on which they stand. Saturn and Neptune are arch enemies as status quo Saturn fights any force or faction that may conspire or employ subterfuge to undermine it. Meanwhile, entrenched power Plutonizes and also employs Neptune of propaganda in order to hypnotize the masses into docility.
YES, WE ARE ON THE CUSP OF A WORLD REVOLUTION! At least that’s what I think 🙂
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| DEC 15, 2014 | 06:06 AM | 090 | 12AR35R | 12CP35 |
| MAR 17, 2015 | 01:49 AM | 090 | 15AR18 | 15CP18 |
> My hope centers around the fact that O’s health care reform mechanism will still drive the USA into bankruptcy in about 5 years. I still maintain that by our Pluto return in 2022, the USA will have claimed bankruptcy and will be casting about in desperation to refinance the whole country as we had to do in 1776. I believe that the nation is in slow motion collapse and that world revolts will force the USA into health care for all and the granting of basic necessities to all citizens.
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> The idea that privatizing and profiting from every single possible avenue is an idea that is dying a horrible, ugly, violent death. Everyone is suffering under the U.S. predatory system. We are, and nations around the world are fed up with “Rome.”
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> There was an interesting show on the History Channel last night about Rome and it’s last days. It’s downfall came from consumerism! From a kind of self-indulgent pampering and laziness propped up by it’s slave (now it’s the workers in the USA) population. The Republic rotted from within. I loved how the show simply discussed Rome, but you KNEW the program was a cautionary tale for the USA. It was brilliantly done.
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> Another problem I’ve researched for the USA is that it’s natal Mars is now retrograde for a total period of 72 years. Where is the WILL to answer our problems? The will is now internalized and there is a lazy collapse continually fueled by partisan division and the bread and circuses of cable TV political pandering.
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> USA secondary progressed Mars at 18 LI 42 in 2005. Will retro back to USA Midheaven in 2073. Mars will station at 00:01 LI in 2085 and meet USA midheaven for the final time in 2100. Secondary Mars has already crossed over the USA’s “rule of law Saturn” at 14 LI. Mars-Saturn is an aspect I call “stalemate” and “gridlock.” The date that secondary Mars crossed over the USA’s natal Saturn at 14 LI 48 was on August 20, 1979 at 9:59:49 am. Mars was direct then. Mars hit it’s retrograde station on July 20, 2005, 6:33:46 PM at 18 LI 41. It was officially in retrograde status on July 21, 2007 at 5:40:46.
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Razing Arizona – the Second Amendment – Bearing Arms
“It’s just as the Cheshire Cat said; ‘We’re all mad here.’” – from friend, Nancy Miller
Lots of top astrologers have already blogged their analyses of the Arizona shooting. They were ahead of the curve. I, alas, am behind my contemporaries, so my commentary on the shooting event is but another contribution. One I hope isn’t now redundant.
I’ve added links to three of the articles authored by prominent stargazers below. I encourage you to visit their sites and peruse their thoughtful commentary:
I’d thought I’d focus on the astrology of the City of Tucson, Arizona and it’s close relationship in historic time to the chart of the U.S. Declaration of Independence. These two charts resonate together with both concord and discord. The shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords by Jared Lee Loughner on January 8, 2011 is the discordant side. If the USA is “Me” then Tucson is “mini-Me.” In other words, Tucson is the mirror of how far from sanity our nation has gone. I also set out my thoughts on why I prefer using the Sibley (Sagittarius rising) chart for the USA over the Scorpio rising one. . . .
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The Moon is in Vibrant Leo until Monday, October 4 at 1:00 pm PDT/3:00 pm EDT.
Keywords: Leo is a fixed fire sign and is ambitious, loves to be center stage, has star power, charisma, is speculative, extroverted, optimistic, honorable, dignified, confident, proud, dramatic, flamboyant, generious, competitive and a persuasive leader and orator.
Next Lunation: October 7, 2010 NEW MOON at 14 Libra 24.
World Affairs (personal astrology is below this section):
This New Moon conjoins the United State’s natal Saturn and squares (challenges) the USA’s Cancerian Sun. Since it takes Saturn 29 1/2 years to go around the zodiac, the USA is also in line for her 8th Saturn return two months from now!
This New Moon on the USA’s Saturn in square to the USA Sun vibrates with the Sun’s meet up with transiting Saturn in Libra on the autumn solstice of 9/22.
Sun and Saturn represent the president (Sun) and his authority (Saturn). Current trends reveal the administration’s powerful struggle to maintain the upper hand between now and midterm election day. The party in power (Sun-Saturn) seeks to maintain it’s advantage. It will not be easy and will not go as well as hoped. But also not as bad as some forecasters are hinting at. [This astrologer takes no sides when forecasting world affairs. The job is to translate planet messages as accurately and honestly as possible.]
New Moon Sabian Symbol: “Circular Paths” — We keep coming back around to the same place. This symbol makes me think of T.S. Eliot’s poem:
“We shall not cease from exploration,
And the end of all our exploring
Will be to arrive where we started
And know the place for the first time.
Quick now, here, now, always,
A condition of complete simplicity,
And all shall be well,
And all manner of thing shall be well.”
LITTLE GIDDING (No. 4 of ‘Four Quartets’)
Planet News:
October 3 brings the second of 3 Venus-Mars communions. The final one in this 6 1/2 year cycle takes place on May 23, 2011.
Our current Venus-Mars meet up is in the fixed water sign Scorpio at 13 degrees of the sign. The Sabian Symbol is:
“An Inventor Performs a Laboratory Experiment.”
This symbol advises that if things are not working the way we’d like them to, then it’s time to experiment with new modes and methods. New thought, new behavior, different view points open the door for creative discovery that lead us to innovative solutions.
Whatever the change is about, it will be deep and intense because Scorpio won’t be satisfied with skimming the surface. When it comes to relationships, Scorpio is all or nothing. You’re either “in” or you’re “out.” Scorpio will not suffer betrayal or anything less than complete authenticity.
If any person, place, or thing needs to be ejected from your life, now is the time to do it. If a relationship potential is not panning out, it’s time to move on. Any compromises made now will only serve to prolong the hang up.
For committed partners who are facing a rough patch, the information above isn’t a prescription for scuttling the relationship. In your case, the search for new modes, methods and communication techniques can lead you to the innovative solutions mentioned above.
Lynda Hill in her extraordinary book, “360 Degrees of Wisdom, Charting Your Destiny With the Sabian Oracle” offers these keywords as guides:
“Creating one’s vision. Thinking quickly and making momentary decisions. Being prepared to risk failure. Bringing different mixes of things and/or people together. Taking calculated risks to see what will happen. Seeing if things live up to expectations. Looking for answers. . . . Going by one’s gut reactions. . . .”
Use the Mars-Venus conjunction and New Moon energy of Libra (Venus ruled) to experiment. Make some changes. Take some risks. Try new methods of handling old problems. Courageous steps taken now will pay off at the Full Moon on October 22 at 29 Aries, the sign of NEW BEGINNINGS.
Heads up: Venus goes retrograde on October 8 to November 18th. Retrogrades are times when the planet in question doesn’t work at full capacity. All things associated with Venus will work at only half steam for the 40 days the love goddess is in reverse motion.
Things to put off until November 18th
Plastic surgery
Wait to get that make-over
Don’t buy a new wardrobe YET
Don’t get that new hair cut YET
Don’t schedule a bridal shower, engagement party or baby shower or any other big party unless it absolutely must be done in that time frame.
Don’t buy your wedding gown, party dress or other formal attire unless you absolutely have to due to time constraints
Don’t plan any luxury travel because Jupiter of long journeys is also retrograde until November 18
Don’t seek a raise at work or if one is handed out by management, it may not be as high as you hoped
Don’t settle a lawsuit involving a money settlement unless you absolutely have to in that time frame.
All matters that are Venus-ruled are diluted during her retrograde and don’t quite live up to expectation. Especially since gigantic Jupiter is also in backward mode!
The good news: Both Venus and Jupiter will be in direction motion just in time for the holidays!
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The Moon is in Pisces today and won’t shift to gung ho Aries until 4:47 AM EDT tomorrow. Pisces is the sign of Consummation, this gentle Moon that’s at home in blue green watery depths is receptive, sensitive, impressionable, peace-loving, empathic, sympathetic, charitable, compassionate, creative, mystical, devoted, psychic, shy, soulful, spiritual, and needs solitude to cleanse Self from a myriad of impressions Pisces soaks up from the world around it.
Pisces takes it deep into the soul. The toxic and the transformative. Water is the universal solvent and Pisces’ job is to transmute substances in psychic waters onto a higher vibrational level.
Next Lunation: September 23, 2010 FULL MOON at 0 Aries 15.
Sabian Symbol: “A woman has risen out of the ocean. A seal is embracing her.” Key words: New cycles are starting. New beginnings. Emergence from dream to real life manifestation. Recognizing and honoring our instincts. Trusting our intuition. Following the soul’s code. Trusting that Psyche has a better plan for us and choosing to cooperate.
Planet News:
The radiant Sun leaves exacting, systematic and (often) self-critical Virgo for harmony-loving Libra tonight at 10:09 PM EDT. The Sun moves into the cardinal (seasonal) signs 4 times a year: Spring-Aries, Summer-Cancer, Autumn-Libra and Winter-Capricorn. These vital times are known as equinoxes (Aries-Libra) and solstices (Cancer-Capricorn).
What makes these celestial events so important is that each of these 4 signs initiates all activity for the next 3 months ahead. The horoscopes for the Sun’s entrance into these event-changing signs has been relied upon for at least 1,000 years by astrologers who practice Mundane (WORLD) astrology. Kings and politicians alike throughout much of human history have relied upon priests, magi, and astrologers for news about how anything from war, peace, crops and finances will be effected over the next season.
For us, The Libra Sun quickly links up by opposition to the Aries Harvest Moon. The opposition phase for Sol and Luna each month is the Full Moon phenomenon.
Cardinal signs initiate with speed! So Sun-Moon in fullness within 6 hours and 8 minutes of each other is a potent harbinger of an active, dynamic, and energetic 3 months ahead. The energy of Libra and our Aries Full Moon will resonate from now until December 21 when the Sun steps into Capricorn — the Winter Solstice — which, by the way, is also a Lunar Eclipse!
More on all that the closer we get to the time.
For now let’s look at Venus, the Libra Sun’s ruler and the Aries Moon’s ruler, Mars. In a past newsletter I mentioned that the Venus-Mars, male-female, or The Lovers in the Tarot deck, meet by conjunction several times between now and their last rendevouz on May 23, 2011.
The next Venus-Mars conjunction takes place on October 8th (the Sun is Libra until October 23) in the sign of sexy, intense, playing-for-keeps Scorpio. Since Scorpio is about depth and Libra (The Lovers Card) is about choice, we’re at a dynamic turning point.
TIME TO CHOOSE —
Especially because Venus is set to go retrograde on October 8 until November 18. Goddess Venus, the lady also known as Fortuna and in charge of the Law of Attraction, will not work at her full powers for the time in which she’s retrograde. So this is a good time to set affairs in order by letting go of any person, place or thing that is weighing our energy down.
Letting go means clearing the decks so that the NEW can move in. Nature abhors a vacuum! Whenever we let go of something or someone who isn’t good for us, it is replaced with that which is HIGHER. That’s the value of Venus retrograde. Re-evaluating all things related to this powerful Goddess. Venus doesn’t put up with junk and neither should we!!
The choices we are now to make are about PARTNERSHIPS — it is important to set out meaningful relationship boundaries and definitions. With Saturn moving through Venus ruled Libra until October 5, 2012, choices we make now have everything to do with what we will or won’t put up with.
It takes Saturn 2 1/2 years to walk through a sign, so as you can see, Saturn and Libra’s Venus-ruler have a long-term project to collaborate on! It’s all about the just use of resources, relationships, and defining one’s values.
It’s time to make that list of what’s acceptable to us and what’s non-negotiable. It’s okay to hold the expectation that 1) your vital relationships need to encompass attributes that enhance growth and 2) help keep the channel open for abundant supply.
Anything that compromises authenticity blocks manifestation!
Anything less than honesty tempered with respect blocks our success at manifesting or sustaining a loving union!!
Real intention infused with high frequency emotion connects us to THE SOURCE, the ONE who brings our dreams to fruition!
Set a new course tonight when the Sun steps into Libra by speaking your AUTHENTIC word!
“A thousand plastic flowers don’t make a desert bloom. A thousand empty faces don’t fill an empty room”.” — Fritz Perls …
/Claudia Dikinis
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Speak your word and be aware of the power of your words. Words are power because of the intention locked inside them. The sound, rhythm, tone, and delivery of what we say and how we say it contains power for good or ill. We are responsible for how we treat ourselves by listening to the self-talk we apply to ourselves. We are responsible for how we treat others by the respect with which we greet them.
To Manifest we have to RE-invest in the power of positive speaking!
This weekend, as the Sun starts his journey through the final degrees of discriminating Virgo, take a look at what you’re saying. What you say is what you have. What you have is a result of what you say.
If your checkbook is challenged right now, remember that material manifestation alone is not a measure of how we’re doing spiritually. Having our needs
met with enough left over to share is how we complete the sacred cycle of giving and receiving. To keep the channels open: We speak our word. We fill our dreams with emotion. We always include others in our prayers for abundance.
“Even abracadabra, the incantation that many of us said as children, is actually a word of power that comes from the Aramaic. The original spelling is abraq ad habra, which literally means, I will create as I speak. ”
“. . . it is not the word itself but the intention behind the word that makes a difference. In our culture, just as we don’t look at the energy behind our thoughts and emotions, we don’t look at the power behind our words; we don’t consider what plants will grow from the seeds we plant in another person’s psyche.”
As above, so below.
As I speak, my words go forth and return to me bearing rich fruit.
September is a great time for a reading. Mercury in analytical Virgo is going direct on September 12th at 4:09 pm PDT/7:09 pm EDT, just after the New Moon of September 8th at 16 degrees of that earthy, practical sign. Pluto in corporate power Capricorn goes direct right on Mercury’s heels on Monday, September 13th. The full Harvest Moon at 01 Aries (September 23) takes place just hours after the Autumn Equinox — the day the Sun moves to 0 Libra! Mid to late September is when our autumn to winter will really start to roll.
The best investment you can make right now is the one you make in YOU. All change happens on the inside first as an intention, then as a purging of old, useless and outdated parts of self that leads us to a realignment with our Authentic Self. At that stage, we are then ready to SPEAK OUR WORD and let loose the energy that will manifest our future goals and dreams. Let astrology help!
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An open letter from Chief Arvol Looking Horse, Spiritual Leader of the Lakota, Dakota and Nakota People
A Great Urgency
To All World Religious and Spiritual Leaders
My Relatives,
Time has come to speak to the hearts of our Nations and their Leaders. I ask you this from the bottom of my heart, to come together from the Spirit of your Nations in prayer.
We, from the heart of Turtle Island, have a great message for the World. As I am sending this message to you, many Animal Nations are being threatened, those that swim, those that crawl, those that fly, and the plant Nations, eventually all will be affect from the oil disaster in the Gulf.
The dangers we are faced with at this time are not of spirit. The catastrophe that has happened with the oil spill which looks like the bleeding of Grandmother Earth, is made by human mistakes, mistakes that we cannot afford to continue to make.
I asked, as Spiritual Leaders, that we join together, united in prayer with the whole of our Global Communities. My concern is these serious issues will continue to worsen, as a domino effect that our Ancestors have warned us of in their Prophecies.
I know in my heart there are millions of people that feel our united prayers for the sake of our Grandmother Earth are long overdue. I believe we as Spiritual people must gather ourselves and focus our thoughts and prayers to allow the healing of the many wounds that have been inflicted on the Earth. As we honor the Cycle of Life, let us call for Prayer circles globally to assist in healing Grandmother Earth (our Unc’I Maka).
We ask for prayers that the oil spill, this bleeding, will stop. That the winds stay calm to assist in the work. Pray for the people to be guided in repairing this mistake, and that we may also seek to live in harmony, as we make the choice to change the destructive path we are on.
As we pray, we will fully understand that we are all connected. And that what we create can have lasting effects on all life.
So let us unite spiritually, All Nations, All Faiths, One Prayer. Along with this immediate effort, I also ask to please remember June 21st, World Peace and Prayer Day/Honoring Sacred Sites day. Whether it is a natural site, a temple, a church, a synagogue or just your own sacred space, let us make a prayer for all life, for good decision making by our Nations, for our children’s future and well-being, and the generations to come.
Onipikte (that we shall live),
Chief Arvol Looking Horse
19th generation Keeper of the Sacred White Buffalo Calf Pipe
(Wolakota.org)
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“Tonight’s full moon will be the biggest and brightest full moon of the year. It offers anyone with clear skies an opportunity to identify easy-to-see features on the moon.
“This being the first full moon of 2010, it is also known as the wolf moon, a moniker dating back to Native American culture and the notion that hungry wolves howled at the full moon on cold winter nights. Each month brings another full moon name. . . . ” Yahoo News
Sabian Symbol – Full Moon at 10 LEO 15
Children on a Swing in the Safety of a Huge Oak Tree
Keywords from Lynda Hill’s 360 Degrees of Wisdom, Charting your Destiny with the Sabian Oracle
“Creativity in safe surroundings. Being protected and privileged. Social security and other forms of governmental protection. Agencies that bring food, education and basic needs to children in difficult circumstances. . . . Humanitarian agencies. Security coming through family. Safe confines.”
One thinks immediately of Haiti and the president’s State of the Union Address where he reiterated his goals regarding health care reform and assured the American people that Social Security and Medicare were safe. Also, the president advocated for reining in Wall Street and cast the bankers as foes rather than allies. He also criticized the Supreme Court’s ruling on Citizens United v. FEC. Be sure to have a look at my Starcats article on this matter HERE
Full Moon names date back to Native Americans, of what is now the northern and eastern United States. Those tribes of a few hundred years ago kept track of the seasons by giving distinctive names to each recurring full moon. Their names were applied to the entire month in which each occurred.
There were some variations in the moon names, but in general the same ones were current throughout the Algonquin tribes from New England on west to Lake Superior. European settlers followed their own customs and created some of their own names. Since the lunar (“synodic”) month is roughly 29.5 days in length on average, the dates of the full moon shift from year to year.
Here is a listing of all of the full moon names, as well as the dates and times for 2010. Unless otherwise noted, all times are for the Eastern Time Zone.
Jan. 30, 1:18 a.m. EST — Full Wolf Moon. Amid the zero cold and deep snows of midwinter, the wolf packs howled hungrily outside Indian villages. It was also known as the Old Moon or the Moon after Yule. In some tribes this was the Full Snow Moon; most applied that name to the next moon. The Moon will also arrive at perigee (it’s closest point to Earth on its non-circular orbit) less than three hours later, at 4:04 a.m. EST at a distance of 221,577 mi. (356,593 km.) from Earth. So this is the biggest full moon of 2010. Very high ocean tides can be expected during the next two or three days, thanks to the coincidence of perigee with full moon.
Feb. 28, 11:38 a.m. EST — Full Snow Moon. Usually the heaviest snows fall in this month. Hunting becomes very difficult, and hence to some tribes this was the Full Hunger Moon. .
Mar. 29, 10:25 p.m. EDT — Full Worm Moon. In this month the ground softens and the earthworm casts reappear, inviting the return of the robins. The more northern tribes knew this as the Full Crow Moon, when the cawing of crows signals the end of winter, or the Full Crust Moon because the snow cover becomes crusted from thawing by day and freezing at night. The Full Sap Moon, marking the time of tapping maple trees, is another variation. In 2010 this is also the Paschal Full Moon; the first full Moon of the spring season. The first Sunday following the Paschal Moon is Easter Sunday, which indeed will be observed six days later on Sunday, April 4.
Apr. 28, 8:18 a.m. EDT — Full Pink Moon. The grass pink or wild ground phlox is one of the earliest widespread flowers of the spring. Other names were the Full Sprouting Grass Moon, the Egg Moon, and — among coastal tribes — the Full Fish Moon, when the shad come upstream to spawn.
May 27, 7:07 p.m. EDT — Full Flower Moon. Flowers are now abundant everywhere. It was also known as the Full Corn Planting Moon or the Milk Moon.
Jun. 26, 7:30 a.m. EDT — Full Strawberry Moon. Strawberry picking season peaks during this month. Europeans called this the Rose Moon. There will be also be a Partial Lunar Eclipse that coincides with moonset from the western and central sections of the US and Canada and coincides with moonrise for parts of eastern Asia. At its maximum the Moon will be overhead for observers in the South Pacific;nearly 54-percent of the Moon’s diameter will become immersed in the Earth’s dark umbral shadow.
Jul. 25, 9:37 p.m. EDT — Full Buck Moon, when the new antlers of buck deer push out from their foreheads in coatings of velvety fur. It was also often called the Full Thunder Moon, thunderstorms being now most frequent. Sometimes it’s also called the Full Hay Moon.
Aug. 24, 1:05 p.m. EDT — Full Sturgeon Moon, when this large fish of the Great Lakes and other major bodies of water like Lake Champlain is most readily caught. A few tribes knew it as the Full Red Moon because when the moon rises it looks reddish through sultry haze, or the Green Corn Moon or Grain Moon. Since the Moon arrives at apogee about 12 hours later, this will also be the smallest full moon of 2010. In terms of apparent size, it will appear 12.3-percent smaller than the full Moon of Jan. 30.
Sep. 23, 5:17 a.m. EDT — Full Harvest Moon. Traditionally, this designation goes to the full moon that occurs closest to the Autumnal (fall) Equinox. The Harvest Moon usually comes in September, but (on average) once or twice a decade it will fall in early October. At the peak of the harvest, farmers can work into the night by the light of this moon. Usually the moon rises an average of 50 minutes later each night, but for the few nights around the Harvest Moon, the moon seems to rise at nearly the same time each night: just 25 to 30 minutes later across the U.S., and only 10 to 20 minutes later for much of Canada and Europe. Corn, pumpkins, squash, beans, and wild rice — the chief Indian staples — are now ready for gathering.
Oct. 22, 9:36 p.m. EDT — Full Hunters’ Moon. With the leaves falling and the deer fattened, it’s now time to hunt. Since the fields have been reaped, hunters can ride over the stubble, and can more easily see the fox, as well as other animals, which can be caught for a thanksgiving banquet after the harvest.
Nov. 21, 12:27 p.m. EST — Full Beaver Moon. At this point of the year, it’s time to set beaver traps before the swamps freeze to ensure a supply of warm winter furs. Another interpretation suggests that the name Beaver Full Moon come from the fact that the beavers are now active in their preparation for winter. It’s also called the Frosty Moon.
Dec. 21, 3:13 a.m. EST — Full Cold Moon. On occasion, this moon was also called the Moon before Yule. December is also the month the winter cold fastens its grip. Sometimes this moon is referred to as the Full Long Nights Moon and the term “Long Night” Moon is a very appropriate name because the nights are now indeed long and the Moon is above the horizon a long time. This particular full moon makes its highest arc across the sky because it’s diametrically opposite to the low Sun. In fact, the moment of the Winter Solstice comes just over 15 hours after this full moon, at 6:38 p.m. EST.
Last, but certainly not least, this will also be the night of a Total Lunar Eclipse. North Americans will have a ringside seat for this event (totality will last 73-minutes) and, depending on your location, will take place either during the middle of the night or during the predawn hours. Observers in Western Europe and western Africa will see the opening stages of the eclipse before the Moon sets; South Americans will see the Moon set either during the total phase or as the Moon emerges from the shadow. At mid-eclipse, the Moon will appear almost directly overhead for observers in southern California and Baja Mexico.
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Deborah Holding of breaks down the Ophiuchus flap:
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