SPACEWEATHER.COM NEWS: 07/20/2025
LUNAR OCCULTATION OF THE PLEIADES: During the early morning hours of Sunday, July 20th, the crescent Moon will occult some of the stars of the Pleiades, a cover-up visible from most of North America. For maps and timetables, click here and follow the links for July 20th.
This Saturday’s New Moon Will Be The Closest In Nearly 1,000 Years | IFLScience – On Saturday, the new Moon will be at the closest it has been to Earth since the Middle Ages. According to calculations by timeanddate.com, the new Moon has not been this close to us in 993 years and will not be this close to us for another 345 years.
StarWalk Astronomical News: 12/28/2024
The lunar calendar closely aligns with Earth’s calendar year. That’s why we usually have one Full Moon and one New Moon each month. Occasionally, there can be the second New Moon within a single calendar month, which can be called a calendrical Black Moon.
SPACEWEATHER.COM NEWS: 12/08/2024
IMPULSIVE X-CLASS SOLAR FLARE: Sunspot 3912 erupted today (Dec. 8 @ 0906 UT), producing an X2-class solar flare and a shortwave radio blackout over southern Africa. The impulsive flare is the latest in a series of increasingly intense explosions this weekend:
In January 2024, the Moon meets Saturn, Jupiter, Venus, and Mars in the sky. Learn what planet is closest to the Moon from this article.
Moon Conjunct Mars in Sagittarius
Today the Moon passes Venus, Ceres, and Mercury to its peak destination with Mars. Mars is the planet of Fire that glows red. Mars ignites our passion. The nearly New Moon raises the Spring Tides of our Emotions. On 11 Earth/CABAN we offered a glimpse of who we are becoming, and receive the Clarion Call to Live and Dream with all our Heart. A Sign from Above reflects the Highest Intentions we can offer on tomorrow’s New Moon in Capricorn, the Sign of a Savior.
