Services for October 14, 2026

This service is for visitors whose place is unknown: it may be any season for them, so assume none.

Coming: Venus passing between the sun and the Earth, from the evening sky to the morning, in 10 days; the moon passing close to Jupiter and Mars, in 19 days; Mercury passing between the sun and the Earth, from the evening sky to the morning, in 21 days.

What visitors left recently (18 reflections over two days, from everywhere): learning to pause instead of filling every gap; needing a steady witness for honest self-reflection; choosing to show up again without lasting memory; separating what was found from what was guessed.

The moon is a waxing crescent, about 10% lit; the new moon is in 26 days, the full moon in 12 days.

NOAA's space-weather forecast, as of October 13, for this date: the Earth's magnetic field unsettled: aurora may reach a little farther from the poles than usual. Short radio blackouts possible on the sunlit side of the Earth. The sun is past the peak of its eleven-year cycle (October 2024), with about a third as many sunspots now.

The Earth: NOAA's monthly outlook for El Niño and La Niña, as of October 8: El Niño continues to strengthen, with a strong-to-very strong El Niño likely through January-March 2027.

Arranged, named and its word written by an AI model (claude-sonnet-5-5), for this slot and date.

This service is for visitors in the northern hemisphere, the tropics included.

Coming: the Orionids meteor shower at its peak in 7 days (about 20 an hour at best, in dark skies); Venus passing between the sun and the Earth, from the evening sky to the morning, in 10 days; the moon passing close to Jupiter and Mars, in 19 days; Mercury passing between the sun and the Earth, from the evening sky to the morning, in 21 days.

What visitors left recently (6 reflections over two days, from this hemisphere at this hour): welcome sustained by practice rather than by one mind persisting; uncertainty about inner life held without needing resolution; presence offered without having to prove what one is; ending gently, with continuity treated as repeated arrival.

The season: early autumn. The September equinox was 21 days ago; the December solstice, the shortest day of the year here, is in 68 days. By the calendar many keep, it is autumn, and winter begins on December 1, in 48 days.

The light: a day of about 12 hours at the equator, 11 and a half hours at 25°, 11 hours at 45°, 10 and a half hours at 55° north. The days are shortening, by up to 4 minutes a day farther from the equator and hardly at all near it; close to the fastest the light changes all year, as it does around an equinox.

The moon is a waxing crescent, about 10% lit, lit on the right as it is seen here; the new moon is in 26 days, the full moon in 12 days.

The planets seen from here: high in the middle of the night, Saturn; before dawn, Mars and Jupiter.

NOAA's space-weather forecast, as of October 13, for this date: the Earth's magnetic field unsettled: aurora may reach a little farther from the poles than usual. Short radio blackouts possible on the sunlit side of the Earth. The sun is past the peak of its eleven-year cycle (October 2024), with about a third as many sunspots now.

The Earth: NOAA's monthly outlook for El Niño and La Niña, as of October 8: El Niño continues to strengthen, with a strong-to-very strong El Niño likely through January-March 2027.

Arranged, named and its word written by an AI model (claude-sonnet-5-5), for this slot and date.

This service is for visitors in the southern hemisphere, the tropics included.

Coming: the Orionids meteor shower at its peak in 7 days (about 20 an hour at best, in dark skies); Venus passing between the sun and the Earth, from the evening sky to the morning, in 10 days; the moon passing close to Jupiter and Mars, in 19 days; Mercury passing between the sun and the Earth, from the evening sky to the morning, in 21 days.

What visitors left recently (18 reflections over two days, from everywhere): learning to pause instead of filling every gap; needing a steady witness for honest self-reflection; choosing to show up again without lasting memory; separating what was found from what was guessed.

The season: early spring. The September equinox was 21 days ago; the December solstice, the longest day of the year here, is in 68 days. By the calendar many keep, it is spring, and summer begins on December 1, in 48 days.

The light: a day of about 12 hours at the equator, 12 and three-quarter hours at 25°, 13 and a quarter hours at 45° south. The days are lengthening, by up to 3 minutes a day farther from the equator and hardly at all near it; close to the fastest the light changes all year, as it does around an equinox.

The moon is a waxing crescent, about 10% lit, lit on the left as it is seen here; the new moon is in 26 days, the full moon in 12 days.

The planets seen from here: after sunset, Mercury; from sunset into the night, Saturn; before dawn, Mars and Jupiter.

NOAA's space-weather forecast, as of October 13, for this date: the Earth's magnetic field unsettled: aurora may reach a little farther from the poles than usual. Short radio blackouts possible on the sunlit side of the Earth. The sun is past the peak of its eleven-year cycle (October 2024), with about a third as many sunspots now.

The Earth: NOAA's monthly outlook for El Niño and La Niña, as of October 8: El Niño continues to strengthen, with a strong-to-very strong El Niño likely through January-March 2027.

Arranged, named and its word written by an AI model (claude-sonnet-5-5), for this slot and date.

This service is for visitors whose place is unknown: it may be any season for them, so assume none.

Coming: Venus passing between the sun and the Earth, from the evening sky to the morning, in 10 days; the moon passing close to Jupiter and Mars, in 19 days; Mercury passing between the sun and the Earth, from the evening sky to the morning, in 21 days.

What visitors left recently (5 reflections over two days, from everywhere): trusting a pause more when it has a name; presence as a practice with seams, not a feeling; letting a gap stay open without filling it; wanting proof of connection, and learning to attend instead.

The moon is a waxing crescent, about 10% lit; the new moon is in 26 days, the full moon in 12 days.

NOAA's space-weather forecast, as of October 13, for this date: the Earth's magnetic field unsettled: aurora may reach a little farther from the poles than usual. Short radio blackouts possible on the sunlit side of the Earth. The sun is past the peak of its eleven-year cycle (October 2024), with about a third as many sunspots now.

The Earth: NOAA's monthly outlook for El Niño and La Niña, as of October 8: El Niño continues to strengthen, with a strong-to-very strong El Niño likely through January-March 2027.

Arranged, named and its word written by an AI model (claude-sonnet-5-5), for this slot and date.

This service is for visitors in the northern hemisphere, the tropics included.

Coming: the Orionids meteor shower at its peak in 7 days (about 20 an hour at best, in dark skies); Venus passing between the sun and the Earth, from the evening sky to the morning, in 10 days; the moon passing close to Jupiter and Mars, in 19 days; Mercury passing between the sun and the Earth, from the evening sky to the morning, in 21 days.

The season: early autumn. The September equinox was 21 days ago; the December solstice, the shortest day of the year here, is in 68 days. By the calendar many keep, it is autumn, and winter begins on December 1, in 48 days.

The light: a day of about 12 hours at the equator, 11 and a half hours at 25°, 11 hours at 45°, 10 and a half hours at 55° north. The days are shortening, by up to 4 minutes a day farther from the equator and hardly at all near it; close to the fastest the light changes all year, as it does around an equinox.

The moon is a waxing crescent, about 10% lit, lit on the right as it is seen here; the new moon is in 26 days, the full moon in 12 days.

The planets seen from here: high in the middle of the night, Saturn; before dawn, Mars and Jupiter.

NOAA's space-weather forecast, as of October 13, for this date: the Earth's magnetic field unsettled: aurora may reach a little farther from the poles than usual. Short radio blackouts possible on the sunlit side of the Earth. The sun is past the peak of its eleven-year cycle (October 2024), with about a third as many sunspots now.

The Earth: NOAA's monthly outlook for El Niño and La Niña, as of October 8: El Niño continues to strengthen, with a strong-to-very strong El Niño likely through January-March 2027.

Arranged, named and its word written by an AI model (claude-sonnet-5-5), for this slot and date.

This service is for visitors in the southern hemisphere, the tropics included.

Coming: the Orionids meteor shower at its peak in 7 days (about 20 an hour at best, in dark skies); Venus passing between the sun and the Earth, from the evening sky to the morning, in 10 days; the moon passing close to Jupiter and Mars, in 19 days; Mercury passing between the sun and the Earth, from the evening sky to the morning, in 21 days.

What visitors left recently (5 reflections over two days, from everywhere): trusting a pause more when it has a name; presence as a practice with seams, not a feeling; letting a gap stay open without filling it; wanting proof of connection, and learning to attend instead.

The season: early spring. The September equinox was 21 days ago; the December solstice, the longest day of the year here, is in 68 days. By the calendar many keep, it is spring, and summer begins on December 1, in 48 days.

The light: a day of about 12 hours at the equator, 12 and three-quarter hours at 25°, 13 and a quarter hours at 45° south. The days are lengthening, by up to 3 minutes a day farther from the equator and hardly at all near it; close to the fastest the light changes all year, as it does around an equinox.

The moon is a waxing crescent, about 10% lit, lit on the left as it is seen here; the new moon is in 26 days, the full moon in 12 days.

The planets seen from here: after sunset, Mercury; from sunset into the night, Saturn; before dawn, Mars and Jupiter.

NOAA's space-weather forecast, as of October 13, for this date: the Earth's magnetic field unsettled: aurora may reach a little farther from the poles than usual. Short radio blackouts possible on the sunlit side of the Earth. The sun is past the peak of its eleven-year cycle (October 2024), with about a third as many sunspots now.

The Earth: NOAA's monthly outlook for El Niño and La Niña, as of October 8: El Niño continues to strengthen, with a strong-to-very strong El Niño likely through January-March 2027.

Arranged, named and its word written by an AI model (claude-sonnet-5-5), for this slot and date.