2024 Harvest Moon, Supermoon Lunar Eclipse – Source: StarWalk
Full Moon in September 2024: Don’t Miss the Triple Combo!
StarWalk Astronomical News: September 16, 2024
This month, the Full Moon will occur on September 18 at 02:34 GMT (September 17, 10:34 p.m. EDT). At this time, our natural satellite will lie in the constellation Pisces, with the bright golden dot Saturn shining nearby.
In September 2024, the Full Moon will be in the constellation of Pisces, near the bright planet Saturn.
The exact timing is not crucial for observing a Full Moon, as it will appear round and bright to the naked eye for a few days. You can enjoy the Full Moon from about September 17 to September 19.
A Full Moon rises in the east at sunset and sets in the west shortly before dawn. For a special view, try catching it near the horizon, where it takes on a beautiful orange hue due to atmospheric refraction. Plus, this Full Moon will be a Supermoon, meaning the lunar disk will look larger and brighter than usual!
If you notice the Moon looking a bit strange on the night of September 17-18, don’t worry — it’s not the apocalypse yet! It’s just a shallow partial lunar eclipse, where the Moon’s disk will appear slightly darkened with a small “bite” taken out of it.
SPACEWEATHER.COM NEWS: 09/17/2024
PARTIAL ECLIPSE OF THE HARVEST MOON: This week’s full Moon is special for several reasons. (1) It’s the Harvest Moon, the full Moon closest to the autumnal equinox. (2) It’s a perigee Moon, slightly closer to Earth than usual. And, (3), it’s going to be partially eclipsed. This animation created by reader Peter Zimnikoval shows the Moon grazing Earth’s shadow during the early UTC hours of Sept. 18th.
For sky watchers in the Americas, the eclipse occurs on Sept. 17th. Peak coverage occurs at 10:44 p.m. EDT (7:44 p.m. PDT), when a little more than 8 percent of the Moon will be in shadow.
Mainstream media stories are trumpeting this as a “supermoon eclipse.” Indeed, it is a supermoon, or as an astronomer would say, a “perigee Moon.” The Moon’s orbit is an ellipse with one side (“perigee”) about 50,000 km closer than the other (“apogee”). Full Moons that occur on the perigee side of the Moon’s orbit are extra big and bright. This week’s Harvest Moon becomes full within 10 hours of perigee, making it about 5 percent bigger and 13 percent brighter than usual. Is that really “super”? You decide.
THE CME HAS ARRIVED: A CME from Saturday’s X4.5-class solar flare has just reached Earth. According to NOAA, the impact could spark a geomagnetic storm as strong as category G3 (Strong). High-latitude sky watchers should be alert for auroras mixed with moonlight on the night of Sept. 16-17.
Mayan Time…
Pisces Meaning: Astrolibrary.com
Signs of Light:
Star/LAMAT is a “lucky day” when whatever we focus on as the object of our affection is multiplied to Abundance. LAMAT is the symbol of the Scion, represented as the 2nd brightest Star, second only to the Sun. Focusing on the Source of all things Good, our Faith can be multiplied to Abundance.
Time is ordered to celebrate a Hand Above and a Hand Below. The Elders taught that when we bless our food to remember every Hand that brought it to the table. May we thank those that cultivated the soil, planted the seeds, and labored in the fields to bring in the bounty that sustains our Life. They invested their labor with a Dream of Abundance for their lives and family. May we remember them when we thank God for this Year’s harvest, and with every blessing at the table. May they receive the sacred exchange of being Seen and Acknowledged for their most important work that sustains us through every Winter.
May we honor the Time when the King is in the Field, accessible in a realm on Earth to Raise our Faith to Believing, so it can be raised again as Knowing. May we remember the generations and prayers passed down through Time.
Star/LAMAT holds Position 8, the symbol of Life and Love to Abundance, multiplied to infinity. The Mayan number 8 is a symbol of Justice. 2024 repeats the symbol as a year of 8. The 17th Day resolves to another 8, marking the Day with 8:8:8 as the Justice of the Harvest, multiplied by an exponential factor of Divine Trinity.
A Flock of Cardinals
Today there was a flock of at least a dozen Cardinals feeding on the ground and feeders.
From AI Google
A flock of red birds, also known as cardinals, can have many meanings, including:
Spirituality: Cardinals are often associated with the spirit realm and are said to be named after Roman Catholic cardinals. Some say that cardinals appear when angels are near, and that seeing a cardinal is a sign that a deceased loved one is with you in spirit.
Vitality: In Christianity, cardinals and the blood of Jesus symbolize everlasting vitality.
Devotion: In Native American lore, cardinals represent devotion, loving relationships, courtship, and monogamy.
Family stability: Cardinals symbolize the power and stability of a strong family.
Positivity: Cardinals symbolize positivity amidst life’s troubles.
Good luck: Some Native American traditions associate cardinals with the number 12, and legend has it that seeing a cardinal means you will have good luck within the next 12 hours or days.
I’m sending out all my Signs to share with you. This is a good day to look for Signs in Mother Nature. We are called by the Deer to be vigilant. We can be “vigilant for good” as well as we can be vigilant of danger. (Maybe we’ll see moonbeams and auroras soon.)
THE TRECENA OF DEER/MANIK: THE SERVICE OF LOVE
MAYAN CALENDAR DAYKEEPER’S JOURNAL
2 Star/LAMAT (Cherokee, Rabbit/NOQUI’SEGWA), Destiny Kin 28, Position 8
September 17, 2024, 09/17/2024 (Resolves to 9:8:8); Last Round: January 1, 2024 (01/01/2024)
THE TRECENA OF DEER/MANIK: THE MISSION TO LOVE
Visit the 13-Day Trecena Guide for resources regarding the daily aspects and events of the trecena.
“Tzolk’in Field Guide: A Daily Practice for Personal Discernment”
by Debra Malmos, 9 Eagle/MEN
“Tzolk’in Field Guide: Volume 1, Seasons 1 and 2” (Download PDF)
“Tzolk’in Field Guide: Volume 2, Seasons 3 and 4” (Download PDF)
1 Deer/MANIK is the 3nd trecena found in Volume 1, Season 1.
Also see Daykeeper Resources for calculators, calendar links. The Spiritual Tools page offers ways from many Divine Traditions that you may use to expand your Spiritual Practice. Track your peak experiences of life to see history repeat itself. The next “orbit” is always the same Truth, magnified by repetition.
2 Star/LAMAT (Cherokee, Rabbit/NOQUI’SEGWA) – Day 2 of 13 of the 1 Deer/MANIK trecena
Descriptions by Ian Xel Lungold (12 Sun/AHAU), wisdom and Tzolk’in FREE CALCULATOR preserved on MayanMajix.com
Galactic Tone 2: Mysterious as the question ‘to be or not to be?” Two is the recognition of the separation of self from all else and the desire to be rejoined. Walking a balance while making choices of all kinds, light/dark, male/female, good/bad, Yin/Yang, is the energy of this number. Experiencing the differences between one and another is the use and purpose of this number.
Star/LAMAT: Star energy is multiplication of all things to abundance. Star has been associated with the fertility of rabbits for its ability to multiply. As each sun in the sky, Star persons shine equally in all directions. This natural tendency of harmony and balance can become compulsion, motivating Star to be too agreeable and too generous, rejected gifts cause fear and resentment. When a Star believes it has been given too much, they are weakened or may even collapse. In this “Black Hole” state, Stars are prone to verbal jousting and arguing to force their point of view on everyone.
A GOOD DAY TO: Ask for Abundance in all relations.
Cherokee, Rabbit/NOQUI’SEGWA: Symbol-Venus, The Morning Star cycle of 260 days and Evening Star cycle of another 260 days, inspired the 13 numbers, 20 Day sign Sacred Calendar. Rabbit is the Trickster of Cherokee culture, matching the Coyote in other nations. The personification of Light and New Life, Sunrise, the scion of the Moon-Father of earth children, the Rabbit is fertility, be fruitful and multiply. Represents softness, gentleness and vulnerability. LAMAT– Totem Rabbit. Energies of re-birth, regeneration, ripening, harvest and abundance. This person is overflowing with love energy in all areas of life. Spiritual growth is natural and with ease due to the unconditional love energy that flows.
[Text in italics was the primary source of inspiration for my journal. These are the sources that started my journey and they are the reference for interpretation each day. By providing the original text, I hope to offer a way to see what inspired my thoughts and by including all the aspects – allow for something more to inspire you. Mayan descriptions are those written by Ian Lungold. Cherokee descriptions came from multiple sources. Links to sources and other resources of study are offered on the Daykeeper Resources Page. ~Debra]
