Zodiac Sun Signs with Moon Phases Necklace, Magic Ring Circle Charm Pendant nb

Description: INCLUDES Pendant and necklace chain in a black velvet jewelry bag. You can also choose just the pendant alone, to use on your own cord or chain. MEASUREMENTS -The pendant measures approximately 20mm x 1.75mm (about .787" across x .069" thick.) -The 1.5mm Snake Chain is offered in your choice of length from 16" to 50". These are just standard lengths offered - I can easily make any custom size in shorter or longer lengths of the chain for you by request. I can also swap out this chain with any other type or style of chain that I have in my shop, at your request! MATERIALS - The pendant is a zinc alloy casting. Black Patina is added after polishing to highlight the design. This creates dark shadows in the grooves, which resembles aged sterling. Zinc is long lasting and slow to tarnish, hypo-allergenic and beautiful. - The chain and all its components are made of pure 304 Stainless. It is hypo-allergenic and will not tarnish. You can sleep, swim or shower in it! ABOUT This beautiful double-sided / reversible charm pendant features the 12 western zodiac sun sign shapes: Capricorn, Aquarius, Pisces, Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio and Sagittarius on the outer ring, and the moon phases on the inner ring: the new moon, the waxing crescent moon, the first quarter moon (the half-moon), the waxing gibbous moon, the full moon, the waning gibbous moon, and the last quarter moon (the half moon). The phases of the Moon are the different ways the Moon looks from Earth over about a month. As the Moon orbits around the Earth, the part of the Moon that faces the Sun will be lit up. The different shapes of the lit portion of the Moon that can be seen from Earth are known as phases of the Moon. Each phase repeats itself every 29.5 days. The same half of the Moon always faces the Earth, because of tidal locking. So the phases will always occur over the same half of the Moon's surface. A phase is an angle of the moon to the earth so it appears differently every day. The major phases that the moon goes through are as follows: - A NEW MOON is when the Moon cannot be seen because we are looking at the unlit half of the Moon. The new moon phase occurs when the Moon is directly between the Earth and Sun. A solar eclipse can only happen at new moon. - A WAXING CRESCENT MOON is when the Moon looks like crescent and the crescent increases ("waxes") in size from one day to the next. This phase is usually only seen in the west. - The FIRST QUARTER MOON (or a HALF MOON) is when half of the lit portion of the Moon is visible after the waxing crescent phase. It comes a week after new moon. - A WAXING GIBBOUS MOON occurs when more than half of the lit portion of the Moon can be seen and the shape increases ("waxes") in size from one day to the next. The waxing gibbous phase occurs between the first quarter and full moon phases. - A FULL MOON is when we can see the entire lit portion of the Moon. The full moon phase occurs when the Moon is on the opposite side of the Earth from the Sun, called opposition. A lunar eclipse can only happen at full moon. - A WANING GIBBOUS MOON occurs when more than half of the lit portion of the Moon can be seen and the shape decreases ("wanes") in size from one day to the next. The waning gibbous phase occurs between the full moon and third quarter phases. - The LAST QUARTER MOON (or a half moon) is when half of the lit portion of the Moon is visible after the waning gibbous phase. An old moon is a moon with only a tiny bit of it seen in the corner, about to turn into a new moon. NAMES OF FULL MOONS JANUARY: WOLF MOON Native Americans and medieval Europeans named January's full moon after the howling of hungry wolves lamenting the midwinter paucity of food. Other names for this month's full moon include old moon and ice moon. FEBRUARY: SNOW MOON The typically cold, snowy weather of February in North America earned its full moon the name snow moon. Other common names include storm moon and hunger moon. MARCH: WORM MOON Native Americans called this last full moon of winter the worm moon after the worm trails that would appear in the newly thawed ground. Other names include chaste moon, death moon, crust moon (a reference to snow that would become crusty as it thawed during the day and froze at night), and sap moon, after the tapping of the maple trees. APRIL: PINK MOON Northern Native Americans call April's full moon the pink moon after a species of early blooming wildflower. In other cultures, this moon is called the sprouting grass moon, the egg moon, and the fish moon. MAY: FLOWER MOON May's abundant blooms give its full moon the name flower moon in many cultures. Other names include the hare moon, the corn planting moon, and the milk moon. JUNE: STRAWBERRY MOON In North America, the harvesting of strawberries in June gives that month's full moon its name. Europeans have dubbed it the rose moon, while other cultures named it the hot moon for the beginning of the summer heat. JULY: BUCK MOON Male deer, which shed their antlers every year, begin to regrow them in July, hence the Native American name for July's full moon. Other names include thunder moon, for the month's many summer storms, and hay moon, after the July hay harvest. AUGUST: STURGEON MOON North American fishing tribes called August's full moon the sturgeon moon since the species was abundant during this month. It's also been called the green corn moon, the grain moon, and the red moon for the reddish hue it often takes on in the summer haze. SEPTEMBER: HARVEST MOON The most familiar named moon, September's harvest moon refers to the time of year after the autumn equinox when crops are gathered. It also refers to the moon's particularly bright appearance and early rise, which lets farmers continue harvesting into the night. Other names include the corn moon and the barley moon. OCTOBER: HUNTER'S MOON The first moon after the harvest moon is the hunter's moon, so named as the preferred month to hunt summer-fattened deer and fox unable to hide in now bare fields. Like the harvest moon, the hunter's moon is also particularly bright and long in the sky, giving hunters the opportunity to stalk prey at night. Other names include the travel moon and the dying grass moon. NOVEMBER: BEAVER MOON There is disagreement over the origin of November's beaver moon name. Some say it comes from Native Americans setting beaver traps during this month, while others say the name comes from the heavy activity of beavers building their winter dams. Another name is the frost moon. DECEMBER: COLD MOON The coming of winter earned December's full moon the name cold moon. Other names include the long night moon and the oak moon. THE BLUE MOON Each year, the moon completes its final cycle about 11 days before the Earth finishes its orbit around the sun. These days add up, and every two and a half years or so, there is an extra full moon, called a blue moon. The origin of the term is uncertain, and its precise definition has changed over the years. The term is commonly used today to describe the second full moon of a calendar month, but it was originally the name given to the third full moon of a season containing four full moons. MOON MAGIC Moon magic is associated with the moon. There is a belief common to many cultures that working rituals at the time of different phases of the moon can bring about physical or psychological change or transformation. These rituals have historically occurred on or around the full moon and to a lesser extent the new moon. Such practices are common amongst adherents of neopagan and witchcraft systems such as Wicca. Witches in Greek and Roman literature, particularly those from Thessaly, were regularly accused of "drawing down the moon" by use of a magic spell. The trick serves to demonstrate their powers (Virgil Eclogues 8.69), to perform a love spell (Suetonius Tiberius 1.8.21) or to extract a magical juice from the moon (Apuleius Metamorphoses 1.3.1). These beliefs would seem to be consistent with many other cultures traditions, for instance; casting of the i ching is often done during the full moon's apex.

Price: 13 USD

Location: Lubbock, Texas

End Time: 2024-02-15T13:38:07.000Z

Shipping Cost: 4.36 USD