The Gnomon

The public sky clock, marked as it turns.

Phase, standstill, equal night, covering, and the synodic hinges of the wanderers.

A gnomon casts a shadow so the hinge of the light can be marked. Current Lens shows how those hinges lean — sky weather, not a personal look.

last quarter

Half remains. The month is spending itself.

South standstill

In 50 days.

North equal night

In 139 days.

Lunar eclipse

In 111 days. · 66 days since.

Solar eclipse

In 96 days. · 81 days since.

Mercury retrograde

Mercury is walking backward. Direct in 12 days.

Venus morning star

14° from the lamp.

Mars opposite the lamp

In 109 days.

Jupiter opposite the lamp

In 101 days.

Saturn opposite the lamp

In 350 days.

Mercury meets Venus

In 4 days.

Uranus opposite the lamp

In 23 days.

Neptune opposite the lamp

In 330 days.

Pluto opposite the lamp

In 269 days.

Venus meets Neptune

In 199 days.

Current Lens

Mercury motion + Mars opposite the lamp

Words held back under heat, or speech turned sharp.

Held tongue
Sharp wordsHeld tongue · Sharp words
Mars–Jupiter meeting

Push held close at the meeting, or push that goes bold.

Held push
Bold pushHeld push · Bold push
Saturn–Neptune

Dream under a hard edge, or structure gone soft — myth and limit in one place.

Soft structure
Hard mythSoft structure · Hard myth
New moon + Venus

Want kept quiet, or liking allowed to show.

Quiet desire
Shown likingQuiet desire · Shown liking
Mercury motion + Venus

Talk and liking out of step, or affection said cleanly.

Mixed signals
Clear affectionMixed signals · Clear affection