Sunday, December 2, 2018

December 2018 Events



“I, Jesus, have sent My angel to give you this testimony
for the churches.
I am the Root and the Offspring of David,
the bright Morning Star.”

Revelation 22:16


Celestial Signs - Genesis 1:14, Psalm 19

Dec 5 - https://earthsky.org/tonight/cassiopeia-high-in-the-north-on-winter-evenings
Dec 6 - Hidden Moon (before New Moon is seen) 

Alignment in the sky!  Venus the Morning Star continues.


Dec 10 – Jupiter reappears as a Morning Star

Dec 13/14 - Moon / Mars @ Aquarius - above Fomalhaut 

Comet 46P/Wirtanen
 - Dec. 8 passes star "Rigel"
 - Dec 11 at alpha Cetus The brightest star, a (in the upper mandible), is named Menikar, and means the bound or chained enemy. 
 - Dec 12 & 17 - Meet 2018’s brightest comet
 - Dec 15 passing almost midway between the Hyades and Pleiades star clusters.
 - Dec 21 forms a triangle with the two stars that make up “The Kids” asterism in Auriga
 - Dec 22 & 23 pass within a few degrees of the brilliant yellow-white star Capella
https://youtu.be/mxC3hr01NY4
http://spaceweather.com/archive.php?view=1&day=04&month=12&year=2018
https://www.skyandtelescope.com/astronomy-news/comet-46p-wirtanen-approaches-earth/

Dec 20 - The nearly full Moon glides past the giant orange star Aldebaran
 - https://www.skyandtelescope.com/observing/astronomy-podcast-december-2018/


The celestial picture Dec 21st

  • Full (cold/oak/Yule) moon in Taurus (distorted as celestial sun disk by ancients)
  • Sun at the celestial Golden Gate (winter solstice, pagan distortion birth Nimrod/sun god etc)
  • Jupiter Mercury conjunction 
  • Ursid (minor sheepfold) meteor shower peak
  • Comet Wirtanen at Auriga
  • Christmas Comet at the Golden Gate
Dec 22 - Full Moon "Cold Moon" - https://www.almanac.com/content/full-moon-names
 - https://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/why-experts-disagree-on-what-makes-a-supermoon

Dec 23 - Jupiter @ Antares (see timeline below)

Tonight's Sky: December 2018 – video

12-30-18  - Winter Circle - Planetary Alignment
Fomalhaut is nearby too (it doesn't get mentioned in literature ;-(
Sun/Saturn and Moon/Spica are together!! 
Stellarium image:
https://plus.google.com/u/0/112203344913699287550/posts/jcEjV83QNjk
More about Aldebaran and Fomalhaut.

1-1-19 - Sun/Saturn & Moon/Venus  near conjunctions 
Alignments (see Stellarium image) Sun/Saturn @ Milky Way / Golden Gate

What's in the Sky
https://in-the-sky.org/
http://www.beckstromobservatory.com/whats-up-in-tonights-sky-2/
http://www.skyandtelescope.com/observing/sky-at-a-glance/
http://earthsky.org/tonight/
https://www.space.com/16149-night-sky.html
https://stardate.org/nightsky
https://watchers.news/category/night-sky/



9th Month – KislevWinter rains begin (snow in some areas) Hanukkah / Feast of Dedication
Nov 9/10 – Dec 8/9
  Historical events by Hebrew date:
10th Month – Tebeth -
       begins after the sighting of the new moon in Jerusalem
Dec 8/9 - Jan 7/8



Timeline –www.informedchristians.com:


November ended with many notable events:

Nov. 30 - St. Andrew has been Scotland’s patron saint since 1320. Scotland’s affinity for thistles is also represented by The Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle, the highest honor the nation can confer on any individual.  https://www.google.com/doodles/st-andrews-day-2018
Nov 30, 1835 - Mark Twain born (died April 21, 1910) real name Samuel Langhorne Clemens
Twain was a Freemason. He belonged to Polar Star Lodge No. 79 A.F.&A.M., based in St. Louis. He was initiated an Entered Apprentice on May 22, 1861, passed to the degree of Fellow Craft on June 12, and raised to the degree of Master Mason on July 10.
Nov 30 - George H. W. Bush dies at 94 (41st President – father of 43rd President)  
In 1948 he was initiated into the Skull and Bones secret society; his father Prescott Bush had been initiated into the same society in 1917. His Skull and Bones nickname was "Magog." Bush was the 11th Director of Central Intelligence (CIA).

  • George W. Bush (1968), grandson of Prescott Bush; son of George H. W. Bush; 46th Governor of Texas; 43rd President of the United States. His Skull and Bones nickname was "Temporary" since he failed to choose a name.
Nov 1 - bones - https://www.google.com/doodles/joseph-burr-tyrrells-160th-birthday
Nov 2 - skulls - https://www.google.com/doodles/day-of-the-dead-2018


Quakes 11-30
7.0 Anchorage
2.1 Cannon Beach
4.2 Oregon Coast
3.2 Buenos Aires, Argentina - 33km from the G20 Forum

Nov 30 - Brussels "Yellow Vest" protest / riot

Nov 30 / 9-22 - http://torahcalendar.com/Calendar.asp?YM=Y2018M9
Parashah #9 Scripture Readings  Va-Yeshev (And He Settled)
Genesis 37:1-40:23, Amos 2:6-3:8

December Events

Nov 30- Dec 1 - G20 Argentina 2018 -
When is the G20 summit 2018? Dates and key problems to solve in Argentina As nineteen countries and the EU meet at the annual event, international relations will be spun on their head. However, the whole affair technically kicks off on Thursday evening, 29 November, which is when the finance ministers meet. 

December 1, 1959 - Twelve nations signed the Antarctic Treaty establishing a place for scientific study and banning any military activity there.

Dec 1 - Palmyra Triumphal Arch unveiled at permanent exhibit @ Victoria and Albert Museum

Dec 1 - Champs-Elysees to close to traffic ahead of "Yellow Vest" protest / riots

Dec 2 - Advent Sunday

Dec 2-9 – Feast of Dedication / Hanukkah - John 10:22
‘Largest Menorah’ in Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn, NY @ Soldiers' and Sailors' Arch, http://largestmenorah.com/ 
The Soldiers' and Sailors' Arch at the Grand Army Plaza in Brooklyn, New York City, is a triumphal arch dedicated "To the Defenders of the Union, 1861–1865"
“Triumphal” arches highlighted in London, Paris and NYC.


Dec 3-14 - COP24 Conference - http://cop24.gov.pl/ * Katowice is a city in southern Poland 
COP24 – the 24th Session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change will take place on 3–14 December in Katowice. The event will be attended by nearly 30000 delegates from all over the world, including heads of governments and ministers responsible for environment and climate issues.
The plan for the COP24 summit is to adopt a full package implementing the Paris Agreement. The Agreement is the first international agreement in history, which compels all countries in the world to take action on climate protection. The implementation package will allow for the implementation of the Agreement in practice. It will thus set global climate and energy policy for the coming years.
December 5 - Capitol Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony - Washington, D.C.
The tree will be lit by the Speaker of the House Paul Ryan

Dec 5 - Krampus Day "half-goat, half-demon"
Dec 6 – St. Nicholas Day

Dec 7, 1941 - Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day

12- 7 - Nintendo release - Smash
Sakurai Reveals Why Kirby Was The Only One Who Survived The Smash Ultimate Apocalypse
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate World of Light trailer  
Are you looking forward to joining Kirby in the World of Light adventure? Kirby’s Warp Star 
·         July 31, 2018 - Mars brightest on this day (date of theft)  
·         Swedish crown jewels stolen from cathedral in daring speedboat heist
·         Two 17th-century crowns and an orb belonging to the Swedish royal family were stolen from a cathedral outside Stockholm this week in a classic smash-and-grab robbery. As the manhunt continues for the thieves, who struck at noon, smashing a glass box containing the treasures and fleeing by speedboat to a lake dotted with hundreds of islands, we recall seven other daring jewel thefts that have made headlines down the years.  https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/fashion-beauty/article/2158097/seven-daring-jewellery-thefts-match-swedish-crown-jewels
·         2016 - ‘Pokémon Sun And Moon’ Nintendo Update: Demon Of The Sea Pokémon, New Alola Forms Explained -           https://www.ibtimes.com/pokemon-sun-moon-nintendo-update-demon-sea-pokemon-new-alola-forms-explained-2400653
·         SWITCH - Release Date: March 2017 - https://www.nintendo.com/switch/

Dec  7 - film will be screened on  during Brazil Comic Con (CCXP) in São Paulo.
Aquaman - Internationally, the film will be released in China on December 7, 2018, in Brazil and Russia on December 13, 2018 and in the United Kingdom and Ireland on December 14, 2018.

Dec 8 - Rohatsu (Japanese Buddism) - Festival celebrating Buddha's enlightenment
Dec 8 - Catholics celebrate the Feast of the Immaculate Conception

Dec 9 is the anniversary of the adoption of the 1948 Conventionon the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide. This year marks the 70th anniversary of the Convention.
https://www.un.org/en/events/genocidepreventionday/index.shtml

Dec 9-11 - 99th Nobel Peace Prize - Oslo 
The media accreditation portal will be open Thursday 1 November – Sunday 25 November. 
https://www.nobelpeaceprize.org/Press/Nobel-Days-Events/Program-for-the-Nobel-days-in-Oslo-2018
Since 1901 the Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded 99 times, to 130 laureates: 89 men, 17 women and 24 organizations.
Nomination:   There are 331 candidates for the Nobel Peace Prize for 2018 out of which 216 are individuals and 115 are organizations.
331 is the second highest number of candidates ever. The record of 376 candidates was set in 2016.
Neither the names of nominators nor of nominees for the Nobel Peace Prize may be divulged until 50 years have elapsed.  https://www.nobelpeaceprize.org/Nomination

Dec 9- "Rising" - WATER MATTERS
Marina Abramović participates in Nobel Week bringing awareness to the topic of water with a new app
2018-11-22
The world-famous artist Marina Abramović will deliver a performance lecture at the Nobel Week Dialogue in Stockholm. Next week Abramović is launching an app called Rising, letting users make active choices to take better care of the environment. The app is commissioned by Nobel Media, and is released as a countdown to her participation on 9 December.  
Nobel Week Dialogue
WATER MATTERS
9 December 2018, Stockholm

Dec 10 - traditional torchlight parade in honour of the Nobel laureates on 10 December 2018 will be organised by the Norwegian Peace Council   


1948 WAS NOT a random year for Israel to return as a nation
- http://www.dailycrow.com/daily-update-archives/8448-2

Dec 10? - It looks like the "dedication" is on the 8th day   
The nascent Sanhedrin released a declaration to the 70 nations for Hanukkah to be read at a ceremony in Jerusalem on the last day of the holiday. The ceremony will include the consecration of a stone altar prepared for use in the Third Temple. The declaration is intended as an invitation to the nations to participate in the Temple and to receive its blessings.
Dec 10 - LA Tunnel Completion - Tesla * Day 7/8 of Hanukkah
NOW CANCELLED  (also NY & Seattle tunnel projects)
Elon Musk’s tunneling company is dropping plans to tunnel under Sepulveda Boulevard on the Westside and has settled a lawsuit filed by homeowner groups over the project. Musk’s tunneling company will focus on an underground link between Dodger Stadium and a Metro station about 3½ miles away, the statement said.

Dec 12 - Gala dinner to be held the evening before the conference in the Old Bursary, Trinity College, Oxford
Dec 13 - IDA CONFERENCE 2018 - Portable Heritage: the evolving history of the book
LOCATION: Magdalen College, Oxford, UK
http://digitalarchaeology.org.uk/portable-heritage-2018/  “The Doves Press” 

Dec 10-14 - American Geophysical Union - Centennial Celebration at AGU   
AGU’s community of Earth and space scientists
https://fallmeeting.agu.org/2018/ * https://twitter.com/theAGU * https://sites.agu.org/

Dec 13/14 - Aquaman - Internationally, the film will be released in China on December 7, 2018, in Brazil and Russia on December 13, 2018 and in the United Kingdom and Ireland on December 14, 2018.

Dec 14 - Mortal Engines movie (Tesla-like machines)
https://twitter.com/mortal_engines/media

Dec 14/15 - Parashah #11 Scripture Readings Va-Yiggash (And He Drew Near) 
Torah Genesis 44:18-47:27 Haftarahs Ezekiel 37:15-28

Dec 17 - Pope Francis' 82nd birthday

Dec `8 - Elon Musk Just Unveiled an Underground Tunnel That He Says Will Beat 'Soul-Destroying Traffic'
Elon Musk, co-founder and chief executive officer of Tesla Inc., speaks during an unveiling event for the Boring Company tunnel in Hawthorne, Calif. on Dec. 18, 2018.
http://time.com/5483824/elon-musk-boring-company-tunnel/  (Cancelled from Dec 10 date) 

Dec 21/22 - Parashah #12 Scripture Readings Va-Yechi (And He Lived) 
Torah Genesis 47:28-50:26 Haftarahs 1 Kings 2:1-12
 Today we celebrate reading the last Parashah of Genesis or "Bereshit." At the end of the reading we say "Be Strong! Be Strong! And may we be strengthened!

Fomalhaut (Haftorang/Hastorang) - winter solstice (Watcher of the North)

On December 21, 1995, Israeli troops withdrew from Bethlehem,[50] and three days later the city came under the complete administration and military control of the Palestinian National Authority in conformance with the Interim Agreement on the West Bank and the Gaza Strip
Dec 21 – Yule (pagan festival) - through January 1 
Dec 21 – Winter Solstice
Dec 21, 1977 - Emmanuel Jean-Michel Frédéric Macron 
41st birthday - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emmanuel_Macron
Dec 21 - US budget extension ends - funding for Department of Homeland Security and other agencies will expire

Dec 21 - Bumblebee Transformer movie premiere 

Dec 25 – Christmas (winter solstice on the Roman calendar, Saturnalia)

Dec 26-Jan 1 – Kwanzza (African American festival)

Out of the Blue * Electrical Explosions light up skies in THREE cities

3 locations - ND, LA & NYC!!!  All unknown causes!
12-26 - Jamestown, North Dakota  evening - transformer arcs
12-27 - Kenner, Louisiana around 5:30 a.m - Electrical explosions
12-27 - Astoria, Queens, NYC - 9:12 p.m. A Con Edison transformer exploded - 'Electrical arc' turns night sky blue in NYC  

Dec 28/29 -  Scripture Readings - Parashah  -  Shemot  / Names / Exodus
http://torahcalendar.com/Calendar.asp?YM=Y2018M10

Other international meetings:  http://www.iisd.ca/upcoming/  &  http://en.unesco.org


Current news with biblical connections:



More December Events – Continuing and Past




The grass withers, the flowers fall
when the breath of the LORD blows on them;
indeed, the people are grass.
The grass withers and the flowers fall,
but the word of our God stands forever.

Isaiah 40:7-8



JANUARY 2019


1-1-19 - Sun/Saturn & Moon/Venus (see Stellarium image)
Sun/Saturn @ Milky Way / Golden Gate

Jan 5/6 - Partial Solar Eclipse

Jan 20/21 - Total Lunar Eclipse
Extremely Rare! - Jan. 21st - It's a SUPER Blood Red Moon on Tu B'Shevat

Joel 2:31 The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and terrible day of the Lord come.

Acts 2:20 The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and notable day of the Lord come:

Revelation 6:12 And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and, lo, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood;



Chazak!

Psalm 27:13-14 - The LORD is My Salvation
Still I am certain to see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living.
Wait patiently for the LORD; be strong and courageous.
Wait patiently for the LORD.


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