Humans have always resorted to Astrology in one way or another. Historically, people in Ancient China looked at sunspots or eclipses as a sign of upcoming good or bad times for their kings. Around the mid of the second millennium, the Babylonians looked at spots on the livers of animals to interpret future events. They also adopted the idea of looking at stars and planets and track their movement as a means of future prediction. The famous Venus tablet, which tracks the position of the planet Venus, was one of the first devices used by the Babylonians to study the planets, called the ‘planetary omens.’ Egyptians were the first to recognize patterns of stars in the...
The new moon, the first lunar phase, is when the Sun and the Moon share the same ecliptic longitude. During this phase, the moon is almost invisible to the naked eye but it can be seen because of the occulting light of stars behind it. In other words, a new moon is when the moon comes in between the Earth and the Sun, resulting in it being overshadowed by the latter. It’s a natural phenomenon that’s observed in every lunar cycle. What else do we need to know about it? Does this phase have any impact on your emotions or feelings? Well, some people believe it does. 1. The Unpredictability Of A New Moon The new...