Tonight over Reno
Last Quarter
54% 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.
Last Quarter
The long exhale
Saturday, October 3, 2026 · 6:24 AM PDT
The light is going now, and the year has taught us that the emptying is not a loss. This is the forgiveness phase — of others, and far more often of yourself. What would it be like to stop carrying the thing you have already learned from?
A practice for tonight
- Bring to mind something you are still holding against yourself.
- Place a hand on your heart and offer the same kindness you would offer a friend.
- Breathe out longer than you breathe in, ten times.
- Let the rest of the cycle be quiet. You do not have to fill it.
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.
