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Astronomical Double-Whammy in December
« on: August 14, 2014, 11:58:23 am »
Folks may already know this, but I just looked up the moment of the December 2014 solstice (December 21, 11:03 PM UTC) and the moment of the new moon in December (December 22, 1:36 AM UTC)--they fall within 2 hours of each other this year, which is about as close to simultaneous as you're likely to get. So both the sun in the northern hemisphere and the moon will be at low ebb at the same time. This doesn't happen very often...maybe once in ? years.

For lucky pagans in England, the moment between winter solstice and new moon falls right around midnight. That should make for some powerful mojo there!

For us on the North American east coast, our mojo will max out (or more accurately, bottom out) around 7 PM on Dec. 21. A good time for any "banishing" of stuff from one's life.
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Re: Astronomical Double-Whammy in December
« Reply #1 on: August 14, 2014, 12:21:40 pm »
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Folks may already know this, but I just looked up the moment of the December 2014 solstice (December 21, 11:03 PM UTC) and the moment of the new moon in December (December 22, 1:36 AM UTC)--they fall within 2 hours of each other this year, which is about as close to simultaneous as you're likely to get. So both the sun in the northern hemisphere and the moon will be at low ebb at the same time. This doesn't happen very often...maybe once in ? years.

For lucky pagans in England, the moment between winter solstice and new moon falls right around midnight. That should make for some powerful mojo there!

For us on the North American east coast, our mojo will max out (or more accurately, bottom out) around 7 PM on Dec. 21. A good time for any "banishing" of stuff from one's life.

 
I had not looked that far ahead on calendar thanks for posting this here.

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Re: Astronomical Double-Whammy in December
« Reply #2 on: August 14, 2014, 01:35:43 pm »
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For us on the North American east coast, our mojo will max out (or more accurately, bottom out) around 7 PM on Dec. 21. A good time for any "banishing" of stuff from one's life.

 
If I remember, I'm more likely to make some kind of resolution on that date. The depths of winter and darkness are a good time to initiate something, in my opinion. Let it gestate and grow strong in Mother Night. That way, when I take action on it, I know it'll have planted good roots.

By the way...I know Mother Night (Modranacht) is the Germanic term for the solstice, but can someone point me to which culture? I read it in a book some time ago, and it just really clicked for me.
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Re: Astronomical Double-Whammy in December
« Reply #3 on: August 14, 2014, 01:49:26 pm »
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By the way...I know Mother Night (Modranacht) is the Germanic term for the solstice, but can someone point me to which culture? I read it in a book some time ago, and it just really clicked for me.


From Wikipedia, so take with whatever grains of salt:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C5%8Ddraniht
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Re: Astronomical Double-Whammy in December
« Reply #4 on: August 14, 2014, 02:06:17 pm »
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From Wikipedia, so take with whatever grains of salt:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C5%8Ddraniht

 
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Re: Astronomical Double-Whammy in December
« Reply #5 on: August 15, 2014, 08:34:19 am »
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For us on the North American east coast, our mojo will max out (or more accurately, bottom out) around 7 PM on Dec. 21. A good time for any "banishing" of stuff from one's life.

Somewhere in the world this will happen at the middle of the night (halfway between sunset and sunrise) and will be about the best time one is likely to get for magic that benefits from waning solar and lunar energy. I wonder if anyone will plan a trip around it? I can see someone with important magic to do (and the cash and vaction time, of course) doing so.
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Re: Astronomical Double-Whammy in December
« Reply #6 on: August 20, 2014, 11:06:46 pm »
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Somewhere in the world this will happen at the middle of the night (halfway between sunset and sunrise) and will be about the best time one is likely to get for magic that benefits from waning solar and lunar energy. I wonder if anyone will plan a trip around it? I can see someone with important magic to do (and the cash and vaction time, of course) doing so.


I'm pretty sure that's in England, Randall; in London on the 21st, for example, sunset is a few minutes before 4 PM, and sunrise the next morning is a few minutes after 8 AM. That puts midnight smack in the middle--which is also right between the moment of solstice and the moment of the new moon, and less than 2 hours distant from either precise moment.

Who's up for a trip to England for some major midnight magic? (I know, I know; some of you live there, you lucky dogs!)
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Re: Astronomical Double-Whammy in December
« Reply #7 on: August 21, 2014, 09:12:34 am »
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Who's up for a trip to England for some major midnight magic? (I know, I know; some of you live there, you lucky dogs!)

It'd take that major of mojo to get me there, unfortunately. So I guess it's the "chicken and the egg" all over again. It does sound like those who live there ought to consider taking advantage of this, however.
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Re: Astronomical Double-Whammy in December
« Reply #8 on: August 21, 2014, 09:36:14 am »
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I'm pretty sure that's in England, Randall; in London on the 21st, for example, sunset is a few minutes before 4 PM, and sunrise the next morning is a few minutes after 8 AM. That puts midnight smack in the middle--which is also right between the moment of solstice and the moment of the new moon, and less than 2 hours distant from either precise moment.

Who's up for a trip to England for some major midnight magic? (I know, I know; some of you live there, you lucky dogs!)

 
I have a sofa-bed, if anyone wants to crash here! :D:
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Re: Astronomical Double-Whammy in December
« Reply #9 on: August 21, 2014, 09:38:00 am »
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It'd take that major of mojo to get me there, unfortunately. So I guess it's the "chicken and the egg" all over again. It does sound like those who live there ought to consider taking advantage of this, however.

 
Anyone with more astronomical knowledge than me (which is most people!) willing to tell me what else this could be good for, apart from banishing? I will certainly try a bit of banishing, though. This is going to be a fun solstice night.
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Re: Astronomical Double-Whammy in December
« Reply #10 on: August 21, 2014, 12:24:28 pm »
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I have a sofa-bed, if anyone wants to crash here! :D:


I'm sorely tempted, Naomi!

But now I have the crazy idea of going to Iceland for a long solstice weekend:

  • They're only an hour earlier than England, so midnight there still falls between the solstice and new moon moments (however, midnight isn't truly "mid-night" there as it will be in England...i.e., it's not the midpoint of the Icelandic long night, which occurs at 1:30 AM)
  • TWENTY HOURS of darkness! I'm not sure I could stand it (nor the cold), but it certainly would be the most grueling Up All Night endurance test ever
  • I might finally get to see the aurora borealis


It's fun to fantasize about, anyway.
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Re: Astronomical Double-Whammy in December
« Reply #11 on: August 26, 2014, 09:23:41 am »
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I'm sorely tempted, Naomi!

But now I have the crazy idea of going to Iceland for a long solstice weekend:

  • They're only an hour earlier than England, so midnight there still falls between the solstice and new moon moments (however, midnight isn't truly "mid-night" there as it will be in England...i.e., it's not the midpoint of the Icelandic long night, which occurs at 1:30 AM)
  • TWENTY HOURS of darkness! I'm not sure I could stand it (nor the cold), but it certainly would be the most grueling Up All Night endurance test ever
  • I might finally get to see the aurora borealis


It's fun to fantasize about, anyway.

 
*joins in the fantasizing* That sounds like SUCH an awesome thing (that i will end up not doing because logistics. blah)
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Re: Astronomical Double-Whammy in December
« Reply #12 on: November 10, 2014, 02:20:30 am »
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I had not looked that far ahead on calendar thanks for posting this here.


It was an interesting information.
 
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