Black Super Moon

By the time I post this, we will be one hour away from the moment of new moon (9:46pm GMT), the second this month. This makes it a Black Moon. (opposite of a Blue Moon) To make it even more rare and groovy, both the New Year's Day new moon, and this Chinese New Years (year of the Green Wood Horse) new moon today are at their closest point to the Earth (perigee-syzygy) colloquially known as a Supermoon.

New Year's Eve

It should come as no surprise to any of you that I will be happy to lay 2013 to rest. It was a rough year... and one that followed hard on the heels of a couple years that had seemed rough at the time, but were only lessened in stature by comparison to the debacle that was 2013 for me.