The 55th day of Childwinter is known as The Unrecovered Ocean. It's not the day after a multiple of 12, like First Twelve, Second Twelve, etc., so it's not akin to First Ocean, Second Ocean, and so on. It's simply the day between The White Spheres and Body of Love.
The sun rose this morning at 7:12 a.m. here in Atlanta and will set at 6:29 p.m. for 11 hours and 17 minutes of daylight. We're less than a month away from the vernal equinox, when day and night are equal, balanced, in equipoise. It's staying light noticeably later than just a mere few weeks ago.
The Moon orbits Earth in an elliptical path, so at times it's closer to the Earth than at others. The point in the Moon’s orbit when it's farthest from Earth is known as the apogee. When a Full Moon occurs around the apogee, it’s called a Micromoon, Minimoon or Apogee Moon.
The Snow Moon occurs tonight as a Micromoon, although that's not so every year. The Snow Moon is named after the abundant snowfall in the Northern Hemisphere. The Cherokee named it the Hungry Moon and the Bony Moon due to the scarce food sources and hard hunting conditions during mid-winter. The Ojibwe and the Tlingit called it the Bear Moon, referring to bear cubs being born this time of year. Celtic and Old English names for the Snow Moon translate to Storm Moon and Ice Moon.
A Full Moon, whether Micro or Super or anything in between, always rises at sunset and sets at sunrise.
Do with this information what you will.
No comments:
Post a Comment