The Full Moon in Sagittarius occurs today morning at 7:52 a.m. EDT, when the Moon opposes the Sun in Gemini. The Full Moon is an emotional time, a time of passion, fertility, and relationships, as well as a time of culmination. The Sun in Gemini urges us to give greater attention to facts and reasoning, while the Moon in Sagittarius pushes us to think more broadly and intuitively. Sagittarius represents the search for significance and for concepts that go beyond the “here and now.” Gemini is at ease in its immediate surroundings, whereas Sagittarius encourages us to expand our horizons. Neglecting either end of the axis will backfire, so find a happy medium. This Full Moon is all about communicating, having a positive attitude, and having a spirit of adventure. It forms a square with Neptune, and new information could lead to a diversion from our goals currently. We must be wary of misinformation. Its harmony with Saturn, on the other hand, helps to ground us and draws on our perseverance and will to improve. Today, Mercury’s semi-square to Chiron suggests some hesitancy in making judgments. This transit pushes us to be more sensitive in our communication.
The Moon is void from 10:59 AM EDT, when it makes its final aspect before changing signs (a square to Neptune), to 6:15 PM EDT, when it enters Capricorn.
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What is the moon’s current zodiac sign?
The Waxing Crescent phase is the current moon phase for today. The moon is 3.81 days old, 13.09 percent lit, and tilted at 157.175 degrees on this day. The moon’s approximate distance from Earth is 405,387.02 kilometers, and its sign is Cancer. The Moon is in a Waxing Crescent phase today.
Is there a wolf moon tonight?
The first full moon of 2022 rises tonight (Jan. 17), coinciding with the Martin Luther King holiday in the United States, and weather permitting, you can enjoy a spectacular (though frigid) view of Earth’s companion. The full Wolf Moon, which occurs in January, reaches its apogee tonight at 6:48 p.m. EST (1148 GMT).
What kind of retrograde are we in right now?
The first retrograde will occur between January 14 and February 3, 2022. The second retrograde will occur between May 10 and June 3, 2022. The third retrograde will occur between September 9 and October 2, 2022. The fourth retrograde will occur between December 29 and January 18, 2023.
What effect does the Moon have on the zodiac signs?
That’s the length of one Sidereal Month. As a result, we have plenty of opportunities to observe how the moon’s sign impacts us and people around us.
When will the next full moon be?
The next full moon will occur on Saturday, April 16, 2022, at 2:55 p.m. EDT, when it will appear opposite the Sun in Earth-based longitude. On Sunday morning, the International Date Line will be crossed from the India Standard Time Zone eastward across Asia, Australia, and the Pacific Ocean to the International Date Line. This will be a full moon weekend because the Moon will be full for nearly three days concentrated on this time, from early Friday morning to early Monday morning.
One Moon, Many Names
The Maine Farmer’s Almanac began printing Native American names for each month of the year in the 1930s. The Pink Moon is named after the herb moss pink, also known as creeping phlox, moss phlox, or mountain phlox, a plant endemic to the eastern United States and one of the first widespread blossoms of spring, according to this almanac. This Moon was also known as the Sprouting Grass Moon, the Egg Moon, and the Fish Moon among coastal tribes because it was when the shad swam upstream to spawn.
This is also the Passover Moon, or Pesach Moon. Pesach, also known as Passover, begins at sunset on Friday, April 15, 2022, and ends at dusk on Saturday, April 23, 2022. On the first two evenings of Passover, the Seder feasts are held.
This is the Paschal Moon in the Christian ecclesiastical calendar, from which the date of Easter is computed. The Latinized equivalent of Pesach is Paschal. Easter, also known as Pascha, is a Christian celebration celebrated on the first Sunday after the first full moon of spring. However, the dates of these astronomical events diverge from the calendars used by the Eastern and Western churches. This is one of the years when these distinctions are crucial. Easter will be observed in Western Christianity on April 17, 2022, the Sunday following the first full moon of spring. Easter will be celebrated a week later, on Sunday, April 24, in Eastern Christianity.
This full moon coincides with Hanuman Jayanti, the Hindu festival commemorating Lord Hanuman’s birth, which is observed in most locations on the full moon day of the Hindu lunar month of Chaitra.
This full moon is Bak Poya for Buddhists, notably in Sri Lanka, as it commemorates the visit of the Buddha to Sri Lanka, when he mediated a dispute between leaders and prevented a war.
The Moon and Calendars
The months shift with the new moon in many traditional lunisolar calendars, and full moons occur in the middle of lunar months. This full moon falls in the midst of the Chinese calendar’s third month.
The months begin with the first glimpse of the waxing crescent moon shortly after the new moon in the Islamic calendar. This full moon occurs near the middle of Ramadan, the Muslim holy month. The month of Ramadan is commemorated as the month when the Quran was revealed. One of the Five Pillars of Islam is to observe this annual month of charitable activities, prayer, and fasting from sunrise to sunset.
In honor of the full moon, as is customary, donning appropriately joyful celestial apparel is encouraged. Enjoy the spring flowers, think about charitable actions, leave an extra seat at the table, and try not to start any wars.