lunar calendar

Lunar Calendar

-astronomy

-lunar calendar

-Waxing Gibbous 77% illuminated

Waxing Gibbous is the lunar phase on 28 January 2007, Sunday. Seen from Earth, illuminated fraction of the Moon surface is 77% and growing larger. The 10 days young Moon is in Gemini.

-Moonrise and moonset

Moon rises in the afternoon and sets after midnight to early morning. It is visible to the southeast in early evening and it is up for most of the night.

-Moon in Gemini

Moon is passing about ∠11° of Gemini tropical zodiac sector.

-Apparent angular diameter ∠1922"

Lunar disc appears visually 1.4% narrower than solar disc. Moon and Sun apparent angular diameters are ∠1922" and ∠1948".

-Distance to Moon 372 936 km

Moon is 372 936 km (231 732 mi) away from Earth. Moon is getting further over the next 10 days until apogee, when Earth-Moon distance will be 404 990 km (251 649 mi).

-Moderate tide

There is medium ocean tide on this date. Sun and Moon gravitational forces are not aligned, but meet at very acute angle, so their combined tidal force is moderate.

-Star Sign 

-Aquarius  is the eleventh sign of the zodiac.

Fixed zodiac sign Aquarius marks the Winter peak with the Sun in ∠300°-330° sky sector of its constellation from January 21st to February 19th.

Planet ♄ Saturn is the ruler of the masculine zodiac sign Aquarius.

Triplicity element Air keeps it hot and wet, defining the melancholy temperament of Aquarius and setting the qualities of its half-voiced human nature.

Aquarius Sun sign is diurnal, its quality of the day is analog of the bright Yang polarity of ☯ Tao.

-Constellation

-Planets affecting Aquarius

• Zodiac sign ruler: ♄ Saturn
• Exaltation: none
• Detriment: ☉ Sun
• Fall: none

-Zodiac details of Aquarius

Sun in Aquarius: from January 21st   to February 19th

Position: the eleventh sign of zodiac

◦ Tropical sector: ∠300°-330°

◦ Constellation: Capricornus

◦ Direction: austral (Southern)

◦ Greek: "Hydrochoos"

◦ Symbol: Water-bearer

◦ Body: single

◦ Type: human

◦ Glyph: ♒

Aquarius qualities

◦ Season: Winter peak

◦ Modality: Fixed

◦ Element: Air

◦ Binary polarity: positive

◦ Heat: hot

◦ Moisture: wet

◦ Sect: diurnal

◦ Gender: masculine

◦ Fertility: neutral

◦ Temperament: melancholy

◦ Voice: half

Aquarius zodiac sign specifics

Aquarius motto: I hope, I can.

Colors: turquoise and blue-green

Numbers: 4, 6, 8, 9, 10 and 11

Day of week: Tuesday and Sunday

Body parts: legs from knees to ankles and the circulation of blood

Gemstones: ruby, turquoise, blue sapphire and pearl

Metals: platinum and aluminium

Countries: Canada, Russia, Norway, Finland, Sweden, Greenland, Iceland, India and Iran

Crucial years: from the 2nd every 7th (2nd, 9th, 16th, etc.)

Tao analog: bright Yang ☯ Tao side

Aquarius character

Aquarius likes: thinking, company, organization, technology, tension, challenge, eccentricity, charm, sensation, future, interesting and fun

Aquarius dislikes: ordinary,routine, pedantry, egoism, stubbornness, stupidity, empty promises, loneliness, imitation and idealism

Strength: cleverness, witticism, originality, invention, innovation, intuition and humanity

Weakness: unemotionality, stubbornness, sarcasm, aloofness and rebel.

-Aquarius relations to other zodiac signs

• Antiscion: ♏ Scorpio
• Contraantiscion: ♉ Taurus
• Opposite polar sign: ♌ Leo