The night of the New Moonbrings news of a new moon.

I've either been occupied or offline or on the move (or all three) these last few weeks. So there haven't been many astro-updates of either the physical or the metaphysical variety. Here's a dose of both before I head to bed...

OK, apparently I'll need to look around for another metaphysical source to share. I'll just mention that the Moon entered a New phase yesterday at 11:36 Universal Time (four hours ahead of Eastern Daylight). If you can get to high ground with a clear view later today, the 18th, you might be able to see a slim waxing crescent after sunset.

Meanwhile, in other orbital news...


"Earth's gravity apparently captured a tiny asteroid that ventured too near our planet last year. But this "second Moon" will only hang around until June, when it'll get shoved back out into interplanetary space."