73rd day of the year, 15th day of lunar cycle
Sunset 7:33 – Sunrise tomorrow 7:39
LON 12:06 – LOD 11:53
Moonrise today 8:06 PM – Moonset tomorrow 8:07 AM
This morning at 12:55 AM was the Full Moon. Known as the Worm Moon.
Mercury stationary.
Moon on equator at descending node.
Radish Power
Planting radishes near beans, peas, squash, melons, and cucumbers can help protect these crops from beetles.
65th day of the year and 7th of the lunar cycle: 1st quarter.
The sun will set at 6:23 and rise at 6:50; length of night: 12hr, 27min.
Tonight a conjunction of Jupiter and the Moon will occur. The moon will set at 2:58 AM and rise at 11:28 AM.
On this date in 1475 the artist Michelangelo was born.
Speaking of Orion, it contains more bright stars than any other constellation. Sitting on the celestial equator, Orion is visible from everywhere on Earth. Rigel (Arabic for “foot”) is the brightest star in the constellation and the 7th brightest in the sky. Historically it has been very important for navigation, as it is visible from every ocean in the world. It is the most luminous star in our region of the galaxy.