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January 2010 Sun Signs & Moon Phases
SUN SIGNS AND MOON PHASES
For January 2010
The Birthstone for JANUARY is the GARNET
The Flower for JANUARY is the CARNATION
If you were born between December 22nd and January 19th you are a
Capricorn
If you were born between January 20th and February 19th you are a
Aquarius
MOON PHASES
The last quarter is on JANUARY the 7th
The new moon is on JANUARY the 15th
The first quarter is on JANUARY the 23rd
The full [WOLF MOON] is on JANUARY the 30th
Full Moon Names and Their Meanings
Full Moon names date back to Native Americans, of what is now the northern and eastern United States. The tribes kept track of the seasons by giving distinctive names to each recurring full Moon. Their names were applied to the entire month in which each occurred. There was some variation in the Moon names, but in general, the same ones were current throughout the Algonquin tribes from New England to Lake Superior. European settlers followed that custom and created some of their own names. Since the lunar month is only 29 days long on the average, the full Moon dates shift from year to year.
• Full Wolf Moon - January Amid the cold and deep snows of midwinter, the wolf packs howled hungrily outside Indian villages, thus, the name for January's full Moon. Sometimes it was also referred to as the Old Moon, or the Moon a Yule. Some called it the Full Snow Moon, but most tribes applied that name to the next Moon
Moon Phase Definitions
New Moon: The Moon is not illuminated by direct sunlight.
Waxing Crescent: The visible Moon is partly, but less than one-half, illuminated by direct sunlight while the illuminated part is increasing.
First Quarter: One-half of the Moon appears illuminated by direct sunlight while the illuminated part is increasing.
Waxing Gibbous: The Moon is more than one-half, but not fully, illuminated by direct sunlight while the illuminated part is increasing.
Full Moon: The visible Moon is fully illuminated by direct sunlight.
Waning Gibbous: The Moon is less than fully, but more than one-half, illuminated by direct sunlight while the illuminated part is decreasing.
Last Quarter: One-half of the Moon appears illuminated by direct sunlight while the illuminated part is decreasing.
Waning Crescent: The Moon is partly, but less than one-half, illuminated by direct sunlight while the illuminated part is decreasing.
Blue Moon: When there is a second full moon within any calendar month.
Black Moon: When there is a second new moon within any calendar month.
From Down The Lane Volume 11, Issue 10
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