Today is Monday, 2026-10-12 — a good day to look up at the sky and remember where you stand in the turning of the year.

🌙 The Moon Tonight

The Moon is New Moon (4% illuminated) and waxing. It is 1.9 days through its cycle. The next new moon falls on 2026-11-09 — a natural moment for intention-setting and beginnings.

🕯️ The Wheel of the Year

The next sabbat is Samhain (Oct 31 – Nov 1) — In 25 days, on 2026-11-06. The Witch’s New Year. The final harvest and the night the veil is thinnest — ancestors are honored with fire and remembrance.

☀️ Today’s Energy

Today is Monday, under the light of Máni — the Moon. the Moon’s own day: intuition, dreams and the mysteries of the night. Diana, Artemis and Selene; Mani drives the moon’s chariot in Norse lore. Companion rune: Pertho (ᛈ), keeper of hidden things.

ᚱ Rune of the Day — ᚲ Kenaz

Keywords: torch, revelation. The hearth-torch — creative fire that illuminates what was hidden.

💫 Daily Reflection

On this Máni’s day, the New Moon’s subtle grace holds us in quiet anticipation. Just 4% illuminated, she whispers of new beginnings, a tender promise waxing slowly toward fullness. Like the rune Kenaz, an inner hearth-torch, a creative fire begins to stir, ready to illuminate what has been hidden or newly formed within. This is a time for quiet discernment, for tending to the subtle flickers of intuition. As Samhain approaches in 25 days, the turning inward has begun, inviting us to nurture our authentic self, shining our unique light into the gentle darkness.

Daily Pagan Almanac — calculated from real astronomical data (lunar cycle, solstices & equinoxes) and the authentic weekday tradition.