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New York Post
5 days ago
- Science
- New York Post
How to watch tonight's Perseid meteor shower and the special planetary surprise
Gather round and gaze up, kids, the annual Perseid meteor shower peaks tonight. In previous years, the Perseid shower has produced as many as 40-50 visible meteors per hour at its peak. Unfortunately, this year, due to the shower peaking close to a nearly Full Moon, visibility will be compromised. The moon will technically be in its waning gibbous phase, or 85% illuminated, making meteor viewing more challenging. Still, according to experts, sky gazers still stand to see 10 to 20 meteors per hour. When to watch the Perseid meteor shower This evening, there will be a one-hour gap between dusk and moonrise, providing a prime canvas to see 'Earth grazers,' or meteors that graze the upper atmosphere. Leo – Hopeful watchers have two windows tonight and in the wee hours of tomorrow to catch the shooting star show. This evening, there will be a one-hour gap between dusk and moonrise, providing a prime canvas to see 'Earth grazers,' or meteors that graze the upper atmosphere. While these beauties may be few and far between, they are long and long-lasting, painting the sky for two to three seconds a pop. Our second viewing window opens in the last hours before daybreak on Wednesday, roughly 3 AM – 6 AM. While the mostly full moon will be clogging the southern sky with its lunar light, viewers can turn their gaze northward toward the constellation Perseus and catch a few bright meteors before the sun rises. Where to see the Perseid meteor shower While the Perseids peak tonight, the shower will keep on showering through September 1, giving us more time for gazing. Conditions will improve as the moon wanes back to the black of a New Moon on August 23. astrosystem – As a celestial boon to those who are rising early or staying up late, the Perseid peak occurs just after the conjunction of Venus and Jupiter, and the two luminaries will still be cuddling close together and shining brightly in the sky just before sunrise. How to see the Perseid meteor shower The Perseids are best viewed under clear skies and away from the maddening hum of crowds and the ugly interference of light pollution. And while many a noob will reach for a telescope or binoculars, it is better to take in the entirety of the sky, rather than a small part. The meteors can and will appear anywhere up there, but your best bet is to stare into the darkest part of the sky that your location affords. For best results, lie flat on your back. After roughly 30 minutes, your eyes will adjust to the dark.. While the Perseids peak tonight, the shower will keep on showering through September 1, giving us more time for gazing. Conditions will improve as the moon wanes back to the black of a New Moon on August 23. Astrologer Reda Wigle researches and irreverently reports on planetary configurations and their effect on each zodiac sign. Her horoscopes integrate history, poetry, pop culture, and personal experience. To book a reading, visit her website.
New York Post
26-05-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Post
These 4 zodiac signs have the most to gain during the 2025 New Moon in Gemini
The most dynamic New Moon of 2025 is upon us, folks. On Monday, May 26th, at 11:02 PM EST, the New Moon in Gemini arrives high on its own supply. Gemini is the zodiac's resident storyteller, and under the dark skies and changing winds of this lunation, we're all offered the opportunity to tell ourselves a different kind of story — and sail into a different way of being. While we're all aloft on the fumes of what is possible, four zodiac signs will feel the effects of this New Moon most acutely. Read for your sun and rising sign. 4 ksuklein – The new moon is falling in the rich dirt of your first house of the self, Gemini. Mercury, the god for whom your ruling planet is named, went from birth to flight and full fluency in under a week. There's a similar acceleration of actualization for you under this New Moon — as you say it so shall it be — in kind, be kind, don't look back, and insist on being a maximalist of your own self-hood. We need you to be you because by existing, you make the world more interesting. Less quiet, but endlessly more interesting. 4 ksuklein – Ahoy Virgo! This New Moon is kicking down the door of your tenth house of legacy, career, and authority figures. This is a summons to edit the narrative you have attached to the work that you do and how it is viewed. How often do you toil for someone else's dream or accept less when you should be asking for more? This New Moon in Gemini isn't a blank slate for you, my babies, it's a blank check. Step up, cash in, settle never. 4 ksuklein – Happy New Moon, Sagittarius! These dark skies highlight your seventh house of trusted partnerships, offering you the auspicious opportunity to rewrite the book of love. How often do you think of love as a limitation rather than a force of liberation? What relationships in your life have reinforced this paradigm? While you're statistically more likely to cut bait than commit, Sag, under the influence of this moon, maybe you can resist either extreme — and instead get curious about the possibilities that live between. 4 ksuklein – The New Moon in Gemini activates your fourth house of origin, Pisces. This is an invitation to consider your role in family dynamics and the stories you've been told about yourself. What does the narrative say to you about you? How much of your inner voice and cruel critic is the echo of a parental figure? Remember, fish folks — the sole power of a story rests in whether you believe it to be true. Whether you are recovering a part of your past that you surrendered in order to be accepted, or are practicing fresh affirmations, you are more powerful than you know — and more valuable than you've ever been told. Astrologer Reda Wigle researches and irreverently reports on planetary configurations and their effect on each zodiac sign. Her horoscopes integrate history, poetry, pop culture, and personal experience. To book a reading, visit her website.
New York Post
04-05-2025
- General
- New York Post
Pluto retrograde in Aquarius 2025: 4 signs transformed by this transit
Gather round — we're talking death and renewal and the backspin of the petite but potent planet Pluto, which will begin its retrograde in the fixed air of Aquarius on May 4th and continue its backpedaling through October 13th. Pluto retrograde 2025 Our power planet of destruction and creation, Pluto, reminds us that we can't grow without letting go. During this retrograde cycle, we're summoned to assess the ways we hold and share power, resist change and obsess over or attempt to control resources, sexuality and even death itself. While all among us will be affected by Pluto's backspinning, four signs will feel the effects most acutely. Read for your sun and rising sign. Advertisement 4 Keren – Pluto retrograde in Aquarius is slashing, burning and birthing in your tenth house of legacy, career, daddy issues and authority figures, Taurus. You may encounter challenging situations that test whether you are ready to lead and grow, or satisfied to follow and grovel. If you're the brave b—ch we know you are under that genteel veneer of athleisure wear, you could find yourself striking out on your own and building the kind of career that gives you both financial stability and creative flexibility. Advertisement 4 Keren – Glad tidings to the lion pride. Pluto Rx is getting close to the bone in your seventh house of partnerships and trusted alliances, Leo. Deep changes could be coming to your one-on-one relationships. Advertisement Remember, big cats, what is comfortable is not always beneficial. If an ending, shift, or separation presents itself, trust that it was time for the energy of that relationship to transmute and make room for something more in line with your beautiful, imminent becoming. 4 Keren – Pluto, your planetary ruler, is turning over the soil in your fourth house of ancestry and apron strings, home and roots. How do you keep yourself safe, Scorpio? Is it possible that these behaviors are maladaptive, born from a need to protect a younger, more vulnerable version of yourself? Advertisement A therapist I spoke to said the difference between surviving and living is dependent on our ability to remember rather than relive our traumas. I hope you'll find the inspiration to look back and dig deep, Scorpio, as I suspect that planted betwixt the pain is the knowledge that you were not only born to survive but to live, happy, healthy and free. 4 Keren – Ahoy, water bearers, this retrograde is digging deep in your first house of identity and perception, a summons to step into the operating system 2.0 or 7009.0 version of yourself. As a fixed sign, Aquarius, you tend to hold on tight, but I suspect that there are more than a few habits, accessories, beliefs and well-worn ruts that could get culled in service or a truer, newer you. Where, when and why are you resisting the future? Astrologer Reda Wigle researches and irreverently reports on planetary configurations and their effect on each zodiac sign. Her horoscopes integrate history, poetry, pop culture and personal experience. To book a reading, visit her website.
