The Path of the Moon's Shadow during the April 8 Total Solar Eclipse

During the Great North American Total Solar Eclipse on April 8 (a Monday) 2024 the path of totality of the Moon's shadow runs northeast across the Pacific Ocean, Sinaloa, Texas, Upstate New York, Newfoundland, the Labrador Sea, and the North Atlantic Ocean. For some moment Nazas in Durango will be the darkest place on Earth. And the invisible true lunar nodes are performing their particular choreography again.

S&P 500 Index vs Natural Trading Days | Cluster ± August 8-9 (Wed-Thu)

Aug 08 (Wed) = 90 TD from Apr 02 (Mon) Low + 180 CD from Feb 09 (Fri) Low

+ True Lunar Node Speed @ Max + MOO @ Max N-Declination

 Aug 09 (Thu) = 135 TD from Jan 26 (Fri) Major High + SUN 000 MER

+ VEN contra parallel SAT (heliocentric) + VEN 120 URA (h) + VEN 090 SAT (h).

   

S&P 500 Index vs True Lunar Node Speed @ 0 and Extremes | 30 Day CIT Forecast.

S&P 500 Index vs Lunar Declination + Latitude | August 2018

Recent and upcoming events:
Jul 27 (Fri) 16:20 + 18:38 = Full Moon + MOO Lat @ 0 = Total Lunar Eclipse = SoLunar Turn-Day
Jul 31 (Tue) 22:27 = SoLunar Turn-Day
Aug 02 (Thu) 04:29 = MOO Dec @ 0
Aug 04 (Sat) 02:16 = MOO Lat @ Min + SUN 270° MOO = SoLunar Turn-Day
Aug 07 (Tue) 01:49 = SoLunar Turn-Day
Aug 08 (Wed) 18:22 = Moon Declination @ Max
Aug 10 (Fri) 14:01 = Moon @ Perigee
Aug 11 (Sat) 04:23 = SoLunar Turn-Day = Partial Solar Eclipse (Super New Moon) 
Aug 15 (Wed) 10:52 = SoLunar Turn-Day
Aug 16 (Thu) 15:31 = Moon Latitude @ Max
Aug 18 (Sat) 03:32 = SUN 090 MOO = 1st Q
Aug 19 (Sun) 00:25 = SoLunar Turn-Day
Aug 21 (Tue) 22:57 = Moon Declination @ Min
Aug 22 (Wed) 02:33 = SoLunar Turn-Day
Aug 23 (Thu) 07:55 = Moon @ Apogee
Aug 26 (Sun) 09:46 = SoLunar Turn-Day = Full Moon = SUN 180 MOO
Aug 29 (Wed) 09:11 = SoLunar Turn-Day
Aug 31 (Fri) 07:20 = Moon Latitude @ Min
Sep 02 (Sun) 22:48 = SUN 270° MOO = 3rd Q
Sep 03 (Mon) 13:24 = SoLunar Turn-Day

[all times calculated for New York City =  EST/EDT]

S&P 500 Index vs Lunar Year Cycle | Blood Moon Eclipse on July 27

 

 

The total phase of the “blood moon” eclipse on July 27 (Fri) will last 1 hour and 43 minutes, making it the longest total lunar eclipse of the 21st century. During the eclipse, the Moon will turn a spectacular red, while the red planet Mars reaches opposition to the Sun on the same day. Mars will appear brightest in the night sky from July 27 (Fri) to July 30 (Mon), and its closest approach to Earth will occur on July 31 (Tue).

The Moon’s wobble periods during lunar and solar eclipses usually coincide with major highs and lows in financial markets, and the Lunar Year Cycle (354.36 calendar days) projects a low in the S&P 500 on August 8 (Wed), which is also 181 calendar days (or 184.74 solar degrees) from the major low in stocks on February 8 (Thu), 2018.

 

July 23-24 (Mon-Tue) Low and upturn, July 27 (Fri) High, and August 8 (Wed) Low in the S&P 500?

 

Major Celestial Phenomena during late July and early August 2018.
Source: NAO of Japan

S&P 500 Index vs Lunar Declination + Latitude + Composite | July 2018

Recent and upcoming events:
Jun 28 (Thu) 10:26 = MOO Dec @ Min
Jun 29 (Fri) 22:18 = MOO @ Apogee
Jun 30 (Sat) 12:44 = MOO Lat @ 0
Jul 02 (Mon) 00:00 = SoLunar Turn-Day (HERE)
Jul 05 (Thu) 22:01 = MOO Dec @ 0
Jul 06 (Fri) 00:00 = SoLunar Turn-Day
Jul 07 (Sat) 19:19 = MOO Lat @ Min
Jul 09 (Mon) 00:00 = SoLunar Turn-Day
Jul 12 (Thu) 07:51 + 22:47 = MOO Dec @ Max + New Moon
Jul 13 (Fri) 22:51 = MOO Lat @ 0 + MOO @ Perigee = Partial Solar Eclipse = SoLunar Turn-Day
Jul 16 (Mon) 00:00 = SoLunar Turn-Day
Jul 18 (Wed) 11:19 = MOO Dec @ 0
Jul 20 (Fri) 08:26 = MOO Lat @ Max = SoLunar Turn-Day
Jul 24 (Tue) 00:00 = SoLunar Turn-Day
Jul 25 (Wed) 16:52 = MOO Dec @ Min
Jul 27 (Fri) 16:20 + 18:38 = Full Moon + MOO Lat @ 0 = Total Lunar Eclipse = SoLunar Turn-Day
Jul 31 (Tue) 00:00 = SoLunar Turn-Day
Aug 02 (Thu) 04:29 = MOO Dec @ 0
Aug 04 (Sat) 02:16 = MOO Lat @ Min + SUN 270° MOO = SoLunar Turn-Day

[all times calculated for New York City =  EST/EDT]

S&P 500 versus the True Lunar Node's Speed │ August 2017

 Upcoming Turn-Days: Aug 04 (Fri), Aug 12 (Sat), Aug 16 (Wed), Aug 19 (Sat), Aug 28 (Mon), Sep 02 (Sat).

 

Lunar eclipses (e.g., Aug 07, 2017) occur at full moon, and solar eclipses (e.g., Aug 21, 2017) occur at new moon, but only when their alignments take place in three dimensions. Relative to Earth’s orbit, the plane of the Moon’s orbit is inclined, with a mean inclination of 5.1454°. Eclipses occur only near the nodes, where the lunar orbit intersects the solar orbital plane. Earth’s mean orbital plane is called the ecliptic (a term synonymous with “eclipse”).

There are two nodal crossings of the ecliptic per nodal period: the ascending node and the descending node. Half the nodal period is the shortest possible interval between two eclipses. Solar and lunar eclipses differ significantly: during a total solar eclipse, the Moon’s shadow forms only a narrow band on Earth, whereas Earth’s conical shadow at the Moon’s mean distance is over 9,000 km wide—nearly three lunar diameters. As a result, only a small percentage of people experience each solar eclipse, while roughly half the world can view each lunar eclipse.

Before and after lunar and solar eclipses, the True Lunar Node begins to wobble (e.g., around Jul 30, 2017), moving rapidly back and forth—retrograde, stationary, then direct. Financial markets are said to correlate with this 4–14 day cycle of retrograde–stationary–direct motion of the True Lunar Node.

Approximately every 86.655 days, a so-called “moon wobble” (lunar libration) occurs when the Sun is conjunct (e.g., Aug 16, 2017), opposite, or square (0°, 90°, 180°, 270°) the Lunar Node (4 × 86.655 days = 1 nodical year, or eclipse year = 346.62 days). The Node begins wobbling about two weeks before the exact event and remains unstable until about one week after. If coupled with solar or lunar eclipses, the wobble effect can be extended.

As the Sun approaches conjunction or opposition to the Lunar Node, its motion is nearly blocked (speed at or near zero). Notably, these periods are associated with exuberant mood and frenzy, often correlating with rallies or crashes in financial markets.

Lunar and Solar Eclipses 2017 | August 21 — The Great American Eclipse

2017 Feb 11 (Sat) = Penumbral Lunar Eclipse @ 24° LEO 59'
This eclipse may turn out to be of immediate importance
to Canada and the USA. The UK, Spain, Algeria, Morocco
and Mali are likely to be affected at a later date. With
the Sun being eclipse ruler, countries falling under the
Sun’s rulership will have to be taken into consideration.

2017 Feb 26 (Sun) = Annular Solar Eclipse @ 02° PIS 34'
This eclipse may be of immediate importance to Canada and
the USA. With Jupiter being eclipse ruler, countries falling
under Jupiter’s rulership will have to be taken into
consideration.

2017 Aug 07 (Mon) = Partial Lunar Eclipse @ 08° AQU 04'
This eclipse may turn out to be of immediate importance to
Poland, Austria and Italy. Russia, China and India may be
affected at a later date. With Saturn being eclipse ruler,
countries falling under Saturn’s rulership will have to
be taken into consideration.

2017 Aug 21 (Mon) = Total Solar Eclipse @ 20° LEO 21'

 

 

Asa Smith’s Illustrated Astronomy was the most popular American pictorial astronomy
guide of the 19th century, with numerous diagrams demonstrating or showing principles
of planetary motion and features, other astronomical phenomena, the moon, and the
constellations. Originally copyrighted in 1848, numerous editions followed.

More about Stock Markets vs Lunar Node's Speed and the Eclipse Crash Window HERE

SPX vs True Node Speed = Mean Node Speed + Extremes | April 2016

SPX vs True Node Speed = Mean Node Speed + Extremes | March 2016

S&P 500 versus the True Lunar Node's Speed | March 2016

The physical wobbling and oscillation of the Moon in its orbit around Earth and the Sun are caused by square angles and conjunctions in both longitude and declination relative to the Sun and Earth. Around solar and lunar eclipses, the Lunar Nodes exhibit rapid direct (speed above zero), retrograde (below zero), and near-standstill motions (at or very close to zero) (blue-shaded time frame), while financial markets commonly produce sentiment extremes and heightened volatility.

 

In addition to the phenomenon of eclipses, during a period of approximately ±2 weeks around the equinoxes—when Earth crosses the ecliptic from south to north (spring) and vice versa (fall)—geomagnetic activity tends to be relatively strong, though variable and highly unpredictable. During this time, solar emissions impact both hemispheres unevenly. This is when many astronomical and astrological indicators and signals may become distorted, inverted, or unreliable.

 

 However, today is a Cosmic Cluster Day—the strongest this month—and yesterday, Mar 02 (Wed), the Sun passed a sensitive degree on the NYSE natal chart at 343° longitude (13° Pisces), a position associated with a potential high in the U.S. stock market. That said, average annual seasonality, as well as the bias in the decennial and presidential cycles, remains positive into the equinox and through the end of March.

The S&P 500 versus the True Lunar Node's Speed

The S&P 500 versus the True Lunar Node's Speed, and Eclipse Crash Window

 Expected CITs: Oct 05 (Mon), Oct 08 (Thu), Oct 11 (Sun), Oct 17 (Sat), Oct 21 (Wed), Oct 23 (Fri), Oct 25 (Sun), Oct 30 (Fri), Nov 04 (Wed).

The S&P 500 versus the True Lunar Node's Speed

 Market CITs are likely when the Lunar Node’s speed (degrees of longitude per day) is at a minimum, maximum, or near zero. The Eclipse Crash Window opens and closes approximately 21 days before and 21 days after solar and lunar eclipses.  The table on the left shows the nodal speed at its minimum, maximum, and near zero during the next 30 days. The Sun will conjunct the Lunar Node (North Node) on Sep 24 (Thu).

Blood Moon Ends Lunar Tetrad - SuperMoon Lunar Eclipse on September 28

Credits: NASA

A rare celestial event is scheduled for September 28, 2015 - a total Lunar Eclipse and the closest SuperMoon of the year. This Full Moon is also known as the Harvest Moon, and Blood Moon, because it ends the current Lunar Tetrad - series of 4 consecutive total eclipses occurring at approximately six month intervals.

There's much talk about the Seven Year Shemitah Cycle and related stock market crashes. However, eclipses occur near the Lunar Nodes: Solar eclipses (September 13) when the passage of the Moon through a Node coincides with the New Moon, and Lunar Eclipses (September 28) when the passage coincides with the Full Moon (HERE + HERE).

VIX vs 4 Lunar Year Cycle

Marvels of Creation - The Sun and the Lunar Cycle

This Persian manuscript made in 1566 is a translation of the famous cosmography “Marvels of Creation”, originally written in Arabic by the thirteenth-century Persian lawyer, physician, astronomer and geographer Zakariya ibn Muhammad al-Qazwini (1203-1283). The miniatures illustrate the lunar cycle and the path of the Sun’s rays interrupted by the globe of the Earth at the time of a lunar eclipse. Born in the Persian town of Qazwin, Zakariya served as legal expert and judge in several localities in Persia, traveled in Mesopotamia and Syria, and finally entered the circle patronized by the governor of Baghdad. He also wrote a futuristic proto-science fiction tale entitled “Awaj bin Anfaq” about a man who traveled to Earth from a distant planet. 

Credits: Nick Anthony Fiorenza

The Sun spews forth an endless stream of charged particles in all directions. This solar wind blows far out into the solar system and beyond. The Earth's magnetic field shields from direct contact with the solar wind's charged particles. The Earth's magnetic field is rounded towards the Sun, and stretches out in a long tail away from the Sun. The solar wind rushes around and past the Earth and on out into space while the Moon passes through the different sections of the Earths magnetic sphere in its monthly orbit. At New Moon it is always in the upstream portion of the magnetosphere, facing the Sun and downstream in the Earth's tail at Full Moon. At First Quarter, the Moon is to the dusk side of Earth and at Fourth Quarter, the Moon is in the dawn side of the magnetosphere. The 10th and 25th days of the lunar cycle are significant periods because these points are more or less in line with the 45 degrees vector along which solar corpuscular radiation reaches the Earth. At a phase angle of some 315 degrees the Moon effectively blocks and cuts off most of solar radiation during its cycle, while at the opposite point around 135 degrees, the Moon reaches a point of least blockage. When the Moon is less than 3.5 degrees from the plane of the ecliptic, geomagnetic activity reaches a minimum during the Second Quarter and a maximum during Third Quarter.

The S&P 500 versus the True Lunar Node's Speed, and Eclipse Crash Window

The S&P 500 versus the Rhythm of the True Lunar Node

Financial markets correlate with the 4–14 day cycle of the retrograde–stationary–direct motion of the Lunar True Node (North Node). This cycle can be illustrated by charting the geocentric longitude and speed of the Node against, for example, the S&P 500 (where "speed" refers to geocentric motion in degrees of longitude per day).

 The blue dotted diagonal is the longitude of Lunar Mean Node.
The blueish verticals indicate the changes in the motion of the Lunar True Node.

 

Approximately every 86.5 days, a so-called “Moon Wobble” occurs when the Sun is conjunct, opposite, or square (0°, 90°, 180°, 270°) to the Lunar Node. The Node begins to wobble about two weeks before the exact alignment and remains unstable until roughly one week afterward. When combined with solar and lunar eclipses, this wobble effect may be extended.

As the Sun approaches conjunction and opposition with the True Lunar Node, its motion appears to slow significantly (as indicated by the bluish shaded areas). This period is considered a potential crash window in financial markets. 

 

The plane in which the Moon orbits the Earth is inclined at 5°09′ to the plane of the ecliptic, and this plane rotates slowly over a period of 18.61 years. Over this 18.61-year nodal cycle, the amplitude of the lunar declination gradually increases.  The maximum monthly lunar declination north and south of the equator varies between 18°18′ and 28°36′. Maximum values of lunar declination occurred in 1969, 1987, 2006, 2025, and 2043, while minimum values occurred in 1978, 1997, September 2015, 2034, and 2053.

 

The plane of the lunar orbit precesses in space, completing one revolution in 6,798.3835 days, or 18.612958 years. The Lunar Node enters a new zodiac sign (30°) approximately every 1.551 years, or about 18.613 months. This corresponds to 1.55 years, 80.9 weeks, or 566.53 calendar days, which can be divided by eight to yield a 10.12-week cycle, equivalent to roughly 55 trading days.

 

SoLunar Tidal Forces 2014

[Eastern Standard Time (EST) -0500 UTC]

2013-12-26 (Thu) = Tidal Force @ Zero

2014-01-01 (Wed) = SuperNewMoon = Moon @ Perigee + Tidal Force @ MAX

2014-01-04 (Sat) = Earth @ Perihelion

2014-01-07 (Tue) = 1st Quarter

2014-01-09 (Thu) = Tidal Force @ Zero

2014-01-15 (Wed) = Full Moon + Moon @ Apogee

2014-01-16 (Thu) = Tidal Force @ MIN

2014-01-23 (Thu) = Tidal Force @ Zero

2014-01-24 (Fri) = 3rd Quarter

2014-01-30 (Thu) = SuperNewMoon = Moon @ Perigee + Tidal Force @ MAX

2014-02-06 (Thu) = 1st Quarter + Tidal Force @ Zero

2014-02-12 (Wed) = Moon @ Apogee + Tidal Force @ MIN

2014-02-14 (Fri) = Full Moon

2014-02-20 (Thu) = Tidal Force @ Zero

2014-02-22 (Sat) = 3rd Quarter

2014-02-27 (Thu) = Moon @ Perigee + Tidal Force @ MAX

2014-03-01 (Sat) = New Moon

2014-03-06 (Thu) = Tidal Force @ Zero

2014-03-08 (Sat) = 1st Quarter

2014-03-11 (Tue) = Moon @ Apogee + Tidal Force @ MIN

2014-03-16 (Sun) = Full Moon

2014-03-20 (Thu) = Equinox + Tidal Force @ Zero

2014-03-23 (Sun) = 3rd Quarter

2014-03-27 (Thu) = Moon @ Perigee + Tidal Force @ MAX

2014-03-30 (Sun) = New Moon

2014-04-03 (Thu) = Tidal Force @ Zero

2014-04-07 (Mon) = 1st Quarter

2014-04-08 (Tue) = Tidal Force @ MIN

2014-04-15 (Tue) = Full Moon = Lunar Eclipse

2014-04-16 (Wed) = Tidal Force @ Zero

2014-04-22 (Tue) = 3rd Quarter + Moon @ Perigee

2014-04-23 (Wed) = Tidal Force @ MAX

2014-04-29 (Tue) = New Moon = Solar Eclipse

2014-04-30 (Wed) = Tidal Force @ Zero

2014-05-06 (Tue) = 1st Quarter + Moon @ Apogee + Tidal Force @ MIN

2014-05-13 (Tue) = Tidal Force @ Zero

2014-05-14 (Wed) = Full Moon

2014-05-18 (Sun) = Moon @ Perigee + Tidal Force @ MAX

2014-05-21 (Wed) = 3rd Quarter

2014-05-26 (Mon) = Tidal Force @ Zero

2014-05-28 (Wed) = New Moon

2014-06-02 (Mon) = Moon @ Apogee

2014-06-03 (Tue) = Tidal Force @ MIN

2014-06-05 (Thu) = 1st Quarter

2014-06-10 (Tue) = Tidal Force @ Zero

2014-06-12 (Thu) = Full Moon

2014-06-14 (Sat) = Moon @ Perigee

2014-06-15 (Sun) = Tidal Force @ MAX

2014-06-19 (Thu) = 3rd Quarter

2014-06-21 (Sat) = Solstice

2014-06-22 (Sun) = Tidal Force @ Zero

2014-06-27 (Fri) = New Moon

2014-06-30 (Mon) = Tidal Force @ MIN

2014-06-30 (Mon) = Moon @ Apogee

2014-07-03 (Thu) = Earth @ Aphelion

2014-07-05 (Sat) = 1st Quarter

2014-07-08 (Tue) = Tidal Force @ Zero

2014-07-12 (Sat) = SuperFullMoon = Moon @ Perigee

2014-07-13 (Sun) = Tidal Force @ MAX

2014-07-18 (Fri) = 3rd Quarter

2014-07-20 (Sun) = Tidal Force @ Zero

2014-07-26 (Sat) = New Moon

2014-07-27 (Sun) = Moon @ Apogee

2014-07-28 (Mon) = Tidal Force @ MIN

2014-08-03 (Sun) = 1st Quarter

2014-08-05 (Tue) = Tidal Force @ Zero

2014-08-10 (Sun) = SuperFullMoon = Moon @ Perigee + Tidal Force @ MAX

2014-08-17 (Sun) = 3rd Quarter + Tidal Force @ Zero

2014-08-24 (Sun) = Moon @ Apogee + Tidal Force @ MIN

2014-08-25 (Mon) = New Moon

2014-09-02 (Tue) = 1st Quarter + Tidal Force @ Zero

2014-09-07 (Sun) = Moon @ Perigee

2014-09-09 (Tue) = SuperFullMoon = Tidal Force @ MAX

2014-09-14 (Sun) = Tidal Force @ Zero

2014-09-15 (Mon) = 3rd Quarter

2014-09-20 (Sat) = Moon @ Apogee + Tidal Force @ MIN

2014-09-23 (Mon) = Equinox

2014-09-24 (Wed) = New Moon

2014-09-29 (Mon) = Tidal Force @ Zero

2014-10-01 (Wed) = 1st Quarter

2014-10-06 (Mon) = Moon @ Perigee + Tidal Force @ MAX

2014-10-08 (Wed) = Full Moon = Lunar Eclipse

2014-10-13 (Mon) = Tidal Force @ Zero

2014-10-15 (Wed) = 3rd Quarter

2014-10-18 (Sat) = Moon @ Apogee + Tidal Force @ MIN

2014-10-23 (Thu) = New Moon = Solar Eclipse

2014-10-26 (Sun) = Tidal Force @ Zero

2014-10-30 (Thu) = 1st Quarter

2014-11-02 (Sun) = Moon @ Perigee

2014-11-03 (Mon) = Tidal Force @ MAX

2014-11-06 (Thu) = Full Moon

2014-11-09 (Sun) = Tidal Force @ Zero

2014-11-14 (Fri) = 3rd Quarter + Moon @ Apogee

2014-11-15 (Sat) = Tidal Force @ MIN

2014-11-21 (Fri) = Tidal Force @ Zero

2014-11-22 (Sat) = New Moon

2014-11-28 (Fri) = Tidal Force @ MAX

2014-11-29 (Sat) = 1st Quarter

2014-12-06 (Sat) = Full Moon

2014-12-07 (Sun) = Tidal Force @ Zero

2014-12-12 (Fri) = Moon @ Apogee

2014-12-13 (Sat) = Tidal Force @ MIN

2014-12-14 (Sun) = 3rd Quarter

2014-12-18 (Thu) = Tidal Force @ Zero

2014-12-21 (Sun) = New Moon + Solstice

2014-12-24 (Wed) = Moon @ Perigee + Tidal Force @ MAX

2014-12-28 (Sun) = 1st Quarter

2015-01-02 (Fri) = Tidal Force @ Zero

2015-01-04 (Sun) = Full Moon + Earth @ Perihelion

See also HERE

SPX vs Solar Flux & Lunar Cycle

Active Region 1613, located in southern hemisphere, produced three M-class solar flares in last 6 hours. At 23:28 UTC, November 12, 2012 it peaked with M2.0 solar flare, then on November 13, 2012 at 02:04 an impulsive M6.0 peaked followed by M2.5 at 05:50 UTC (HERE). 

See also HERE & HERE