The Almanac
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June
2026
TODAY is Tuesday, June 16th, the
167th day of 2026, and there are 199 days left in the year. The moon is in Cancer and the season is Spring (element of air - new beginnings, clarity, and the winds of change).
The next sabbat, the Summer Solstice, is in 5 days. Today's moon is waxing (1.8 days old) and 4% full. The full moon for this phase is on Monday, June 29th, and the new moon will be on Tuesday, July 14th.
In the Native American tradition, the June moon is named the Strawberry Moon. 
Mercury turns retrograde in 13 days, from June 29th through July 23rd, 2026. Begin winding down new commitments now. 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 hold off on signing contracts until it passes.
- Today's Correspondences -
- Sun Sign
- Gemini (element of air)
- Color
- red (courage and health, sexual love and lust), black (negativity and banishment), and orange (attraction and encouragement)
- Planet
- Mars (element of fire)
- Incense
- cypress, pine, tobacco, brimstone, and civet
- Herb
- nettle
- Stone
- bloodstone
- Tarot Card
- Knight of Cups
- Gods
- Mars, Ares, and Tiwaz.
- Keywords
- courage, energy, physical strength, and banishing negativity.
- Rune
- ᛊ Sowilo - The sun wheel, vitality, and the life-giving light that guides toward wholeness.
- 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 -
Mackerel sky, mackerel sky — never long wet, never long dry.
- 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 turns retrograde in 13 days, from June 29th through July 23rd, 2026. Begin winding down new commitments now. 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 hold off on signing contracts until it passes.