Saturday 28th September @ 19.27, New Moon & Supermoon

Saturday 28th September @ 19.27 (UK time = GMT/UT + 1) is the New.  It's also the last of three consecutive New Moon Supermoons when the moon is at it's closest (Perigree) and could be up to 30% brighter and 14% bigger to the naked eye. However as the New Moon is barely visible, we are unlikely to notice any difference. More at Earthsky.org

The New Moon Abundance Ritual should be carried out within 24 hours after the New Moon. It needs to be after the actual time of the moon being at its newest; this is because it needs to be waxing (getting bigger) in order to facilitate manifestation. There are video instructions on my Harmony Healing Facebook Page. New Moons are good for setting intentions, so it's a fabulous day for creating a personal or corporate Vision Board for the rest of 2019.  

It will be at its brightest when the moon reaches lunar perigee (see note below) at 19.28 (UK time = GMT/UT + 1), which is pretty much exactly the New Moon time, it will be the third New Moon Supermoon of 2019. Detailed Perigee timings are given at Lunarplanner.com.

A Supermoon is when the moon appears larger in the sky because it is reaches the closest proximity to Earth (known as the perigee*) coinciding with the New Moon or Full Moon. Since the New Moon is only a sliver to the naked eye, the Full Moon Supermoons are much more of a visual treat, when the moon may appear up to 14% larger and 30% brighter than on any other Full Moon occasion. Although it may not seem all that noticeable to us and of course it will depend on good clear viewing conditions; however due to an optical illusion, it will always look bigger and more luminous when closer to the horizon. The Supermoon will also bring about larger than usual perigean spring tides. In case, like me, you are wondering what spring tides has to do with auumn, Spring tides are named not for the season, but to represent the sense of bouyancy, bursting forth, rising. They are now also known as Supermoon tides or King tides.

*The moon orbits around the Earth in an ellipse which takes just over 29 days, meaning that it reaches points in the year when it is at its closest (perigee, when it is about 363,000 km away) and furthest (apogee, when it is about 405,500 KM) from our planet. Those old enough might be reminded of Bed Knobs and Broomsticks when Angela Lansbury mentions the perigee and apogee in one of her invocations!

According to Elephantjournal.com in an article from 2018, whereas New Moon energy usually last a few days, this intense, life-changing energy of any New Moon trio will remain for the full two month period, from the first Supermoon New Moon on 1st August until the final Supermoon New Moon on 28th September. Those sensitive to energies will feel the heightened charge as extremes of moods, with some sudden unexpected swings. 

For a list of Joanna's forthcoming Harmony Healing events, see this recent Harmony Healing Event Update. 

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