Early Views of Venus and Jupiter

SPACEWEATHER.COM NEWS: 08/11/2025

“On Monday morning, the conjunction of Venus and Jupiter was spectacular–truly a magnificent sight,” says Marek Nikodem, who sends this picture from Szubin, Poland.

 

[The photo, right, is a zoom in from the enlargement that offers a closer look at the meteor. The full-image enlargement also reveals the multi-colors of all the stars around it – beautiful.]

SET YOUR ALARM FOR DAWN: Venus and Jupiter are converging in the eastern dawn sky for a spectacular conjunction. At closest approach on Aug. 11-13, the two planets will shine like a bright double star–easy to see even from brightly-lit cities. Bonus: The Perseid meteor shower peaks at the same time, so you might catch a bright fireball, too. Set your alarm and step outside before sunrise. 

See the red streak next to Jupiter? “That’s a Perseid meteor,” says Nikodem. “This was a good start to the week. I’m hoping for more.”

Good news: More are coming. Perseid meteor rates are expected to increase 10 fold in the next 24 hours. The odds of catching one next to the “double star planets” will increase by the same amount. 

Expect more photos to be published:
Realtime Space Weather Photo Gallery

The “Dark Sky” report from SE Kansas:

We were forecast for clear skies and temps in the 90’s (F). The thunder and lightning started yesterday evening and thunderstorms are forecast until after 6:00AM tomorrow. I didn’t set my alarm, but the thunder woke me up early. (At least the temperature has dropped to the 70’s F.) Maybe I’ll get lucky on Aug 13th.

It won’t be stopping anytime soon. (Cloud cover) No clear dark skies here, but I’ll settle for lightning displays.

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THE TRECENA OF ROAD/EB: A Sacred Journey of Time
MAYAN CALENDAR DAYKEEPER’S JOURNAL
5 Wisdom/CIB (keeb), Cherokee, Owl U’GUKU’, Destiny Kin 96, Position 16
August 11, 2025, 08/11/2025; Rounds Before: 11/24/2024, 03/09/2024

PRAYERS FROM THE FOURTH WATCH 

Morning: Psalm 121 – God Provides

Evening: Psalm 91 – God Watches Over

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TRECENA OF ROAD/EB: HUMAN’S  ROAD TO DESTINY

The “Tzolk’in Field Guide” is my gift to download that includes the Count of Days with the aspects for each Destiny Kin and highlights for a personal practice with each trecena. It’s designed as a companion for daily practice.

It only takes 13 days to see how Faith is always raised to Knowing the Truth of Answered Prayers. You only have to track your thoughts. Record the matters on your mind in a journal to see how your perspective is changed by a Divine Order of Thoughts.

Visit the 13-Day Trecena Guide. to download a free copy. Volume 1 covers the first two seasons of the Tzolk’in, and Volume 2 covers the 3rd and 4th to the end of the Tzolk’in round.

Road/EB is the 2nd trecena of the 2nd season of the Tzolk’in round, found in Volume 1. There’s something more to see when you discern the meaning of Time for yourself. The meaning of time is revealed by the thoughts on your mind.

NOTE: Tone 1 reflects the 1st Light of Divine Inspiration as the “legend” of this chapter of Time. If you forget where you are, return to Tone 1 to see the “First Light” of Divine Inspiration for this climb of Faith.

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5 Wisdom/CIB (Cherokee, Owl U’GUKU’) – Day 5 of 13 of the 1 Road/EB Trecena

Descriptions by Ian Xel Lungold (12 Sun/AHAU), wisdom and Tzolk’in calculator preserved on MayanMajix.com

Galactic Tone 5: Empowerment. At the center of the cube we find Five. Five is an intelligent, organizing force which manages communications and materials, knowledge and application. Fives are natural net workers who gather what is needed. These persons can probe directly to the core of any situation making them excellent investigators.

Wisdom/CIB: The old ones. Wisdom of the ancients. Wisdom persons are aligned with the ancient memories that wait in the stone of temples and sacred sites all over the world. Wisdom people grow luck like a crop using a balance of prudence and tenacity. The tremendous inner strength of this sign enables silent introspection to discover areas of oneself that contain wisdom more valuable than any trove of archaeological treasure. Wisdom persons are valiant defenders of family and community. They may become hardened to life and sentiment turned cold. In these cases, they need much forgiveness for their uncaring errors. Periodically connecting with nature and or visiting sacred sites will bring great stability to wisdom persons.

A GOOD DAY TO: Sit on a rock.

Cherokee, Owl U’GUKU’: Symbol is the Owl is Arcturus, the brightest Star in the Constellation Bootes. The Cherokee Bear constellation (Ursa Major) includes the Big Dipper plus four stars in Bootes.  Owl is a hunter, who stands for the wisdom and ability of all great hunters, the cunning of a fox, the tenacity of a bulldog and strength of a bear. Energy for deep thinkers, strong-willed, rigid convictions, bold and authoritative.  Owl is the Mystic Ferryman who guides Earthlings on the return path to the stars holding the torch aloft.

The Owl can “see what’s behind” and holds the vision to see into the Darkness of the Unknown. Elders considered them a sign of Death. Something is changing that will never go back to the way it was before. 

[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]