The Almanac
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March
2026
TODAY is Tuesday, March 24th, the
83rd day of 2026, and there are 283 days left in the year. Today is ruled by Mars: a favorable time for courage, strength, and protection. The moon is in Gemini. In the northern hemisphere, it is Spring, season of Air: new beginnings, clarity, and the winds of change.
The next sabbat, Beltane, is in 38 days. The moon is waxing (5.8 days old) and 34% full. The full moon for this phase is on Thursday, April 2nd, and the new moon will be on Friday, April 17th.
According to Native American tradition, the March moon is called the Worm Moon.
The current Sun Sign is Aries (element of fire), the color is scarlet, red (courage and health, sexual love and lust), black (negativity and banishment), and orange (attraction and encouragement), and the planet is Mars (element of fire). The Today's incenses are cypress, pine, tobacco, brimstone, and civet, and the tarot card of the moment is Justice. The gods we honor today are Mars, Ares, and Tiwaz. The keywords for today are courage, energy, physical strength, and banishing negativity.
Mercury is currently retrograde — this shadow period runs through March 26th (2 days remaining). Communication, intellect, and awareness are all within Mercury's domain, as are logic and reasoning, our manner of thinking, and how we create and express our thought processes. Remain flexible, allow extra time for travel, and avoid signing contracts until Mercury is direct again.
The current Sun Sign is Aries (element of fire), the color is scarlet, red (courage and health, sexual love and lust), black (negativity and banishment), and orange (attraction and encouragement), and the planet is Mars (element of fire). The Today's incenses are cypress, pine, tobacco, brimstone, and civet, and the tarot card of the moment is Justice. The gods we honor today are Mars, Ares, and Tiwaz. The keywords for today are courage, energy, physical strength, and banishing negativity.
- Today's Activity -
Your activity is to carry a bloodstone in your pocket or wear garnet-studded jewelry to reinforce your convictions. Wear the fiery colors associated with this day: scarlet, red, black, and orange. Don some of the more daring and bewitching colors of your wardrobe on Tuesdays and turn a few heads. Use Tuesday to assert yourself, make a mark and stake your claims.- Weather Lore-
When clouds look like black smoke a wise man will put on a cloak.
- Seek the Cards -
Draw three cards and let the deck speak. Playing Card Divination — free cartomancy readings using a standard deck, with full interpretations and suit progressions.
- Also -
Mercury is currently retrograde — this shadow period runs through March 26th (2 days remaining). Communication, intellect, and awareness are all within Mercury's domain, as are logic and reasoning, our manner of thinking, and how we create and express our thought processes. Remain flexible, allow extra time for travel, and avoid signing contracts until Mercury is direct again.