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January 2009 Sun Signs & Moon Phases
SUN SIGNS AND MOON PHASES
FOR JANUARY 2009
The Birthstone for JANUARY is the GARNET
The Flower for JANUARY is the CARNATION
If you were born between Dec. 22 and Jan.19 you are a Capricorn.
If you were born between Jan 20 and Feb 18 you are an Aquarius.
MOON PHASES
The first quarter on JANUARY 4th
The full [WOLF MOON] is on JANUARY 11th
The last quarter is on JANUARY 18th
The new moon is on JANUARY 26th
• 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 after 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 10, Issue 11.
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