The Almanac — ✦ — July 2026 TODAY is Wednesday, July 15th, the 196th day of 2026, and there are 170 days left in the year. The moon is in Leo and the season is Summer (element of fire - peak energy, passion, and illumination). The next sabbat, Lughnasadh, is in 18 days. Today's moon is waxing (1.6 days old) and 3% full. The full moon for this phase is on Wednesday, July 29th, and the new moon will be on Wednesday, August 12th. In the Native American tradition, the July moon is named the Buck Moon.

- Today's Correspondences -

Sun Sign

Cancer (element of water)

Color

orange (attraction and encouragement)

Planet

Mercury (element of air)

Incense

storax, mace, and sandalwood

Herb

lavender

Stone

agate

Tarot Card

Ten of Wands

Gods

Mercury, Hermes, and Woden.

Keywords

divination, communications, knowledge, wisdom, and study.

Rune

ᚦ Thurisaz - Protective force and reactive power - the thorn that guards the rose from harm.

- Today's Activity -

Your activity is to fan out a Tarot spell to increase your creativity. Also, work with magical plants such as the fern for protection. This plant will also boost the power of any other magical plants with which it is arranged. This is a good day to do a working to open up lines of communication - especially if your own actions are preventing you from being an effective speaker or listener.

- Weather Lore -

Dew on the grass, no rain will come to pass.

- 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 July 23rd (8 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.