Tonight over Reno
Last Quarter
45% illuminated, emptying toward the dark. The moon keeps the oldest calendar we have — a rhythm of filling and emptying that asks nothing of us except that we notice.
Below is every new and full moon ahead, and the four points where the year turns. Each one carries a short practice you can do on your own, wherever you are.
The lunar calendar
Choose a night
Times are Pacific. Each moon is drawn at the phase it will actually be — the shape you would see if you looked up.
New Moon
A beginning, in the dark
Saturday, October 10, 2026 · 8:49 AM PDT
The new moon is the one night the sky gives you nothing to look at. Nothing is visible, and something has already begun. This is the moment for the intention you have not said out loud yet — not a resolution, not a plan, just an honest naming of what you would like to grow.
A practice for tonight
- Sit somewhere you will not be interrupted and let the breath settle on its own.
- Ask your heart what it is quietly asking for, and wait longer than feels comfortable for the answer.
- Write one sentence. Not a goal — a direction.
- Put it somewhere you will find it again at the full moon.
The turning points
Where the year changes direction
Four moments, fixed by the earth’s tilt rather than by any calendar we invented. Amanda gathers a circle for each of them.
Next
Winter Solstice
Monday, December 21 · 12:50 PM PST
The longest night, and the turning point. Everything alive is resting, and so may you. This is the ceremony for laying things down and trusting that the light comes back without you having to make it.
Beginning again
Spring Equinox
Saturday, March 20 · 1:24 PM PDT
Light and dark stand equal, and the year tips toward growing. This is the season for tending soil rather than demanding blossom — the quiet, unglamorous preparation that everything later depends on.
Fullness
Summer Solstice
Monday, June 21 · 7:10 AM PDT
The longest day. Everything is at its most alive, and it will begin receding tomorrow — which is exactly why the invitation is to actually be here for it, rather than already bracing for what comes next.
Harvest and gratitude
Autumn Equinox
Wednesday, September 22 · 11:01 PM PDT
Balance again, tipping the other way. Time to gather what nourished you this year and give honest thanks for it — and to notice what you planted that never came to anything, without punishing yourself for it.
A note when the sky turns
If you would like a gentle word before each new moon, full moon and season change — with the practice for that night and any gathering that goes with it — leave your email. Nothing else comes with it.
