December 22nd, 2020
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Coverboy Blessed Yule
Blessed Yule!
By Daddy
Las Vegas — Welcome to Yule, which starts on the Winter solstice and lasts until the start of the new year. The solstice marks the shortest day of the year and Yule celebrates the return of the sun. This Yule is special for several reasons.
The "Cold Full Moon" occurs this year on December 29th. The Mohicans called it "The Long Night Moon" because it rises during the longest nights of the year. December's full Moon shines above the horizon for a longer period of time than most full Moons. Best time to see it will be at about 10:30pm EST.
The year also brings us the "Christmas Star" the closest conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn in 800 years. This once in a life time event will next happen in 2080. The best time to view it is about an hour after sunset your local time. They will appear to be closest on solstice which is coincidence.
Hopefully this is the year when we leave behind the dark times of 2020. The Pandemic, The Presidential election, The Political protests, and the slow progress of Congress to get anything done. Just as winter seems to last forever these events will take time to resolve. We have to practice patience because the hole we're in is deep and it'll take a lot of work to get out of.
I'm staying at home and limiting my access to the outside world in spite of it growing old quickly. I spend much of the weekend in bed catching up on my sleep.
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