2026 September Equinox: A Question of Days and Nights

The September Equinox is experienced on September 22, 2026, at 7:05 p.m. CDT; by Universal Time it occurs just after midnight on September 23 at 00:05 UTC. The moment is a universal event though the Time and Date depends on where you are.

On the Equinox the Earth experiences nearly equal hours of Day and Night across the entire planet. The September Equinox marks the exact moment the Sun crosses the celestial equator from north to south.

The Equinox is One of Two Days of the Year when we consider, “Days and Nights are equal.” There’s more than one way to see everything. Though we count the Day as 24 hours by Solar Time, the Big Picture as seen from a second Star is 23 hours, 56 minutes, 4.09 seconds. Sidereal Time accounts for Earth’s tilt, elliptical orbit, and perpetual rotation — a “third-party view” from a 2nd Star beyond the Sun… an agreement of Divine Trinity among 2 Lights Above and 1 Below.

There is more to The Creation than we can ever know. The Truth can only be known by Faith in a Creator who knows. According to the Word, Evening came first.

“The Evening and the Morning Were the First Day”

Genesis 1:1-5 KJV
1 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
2 And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.
3 And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.
4 And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness.
5 And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.

“The Evening and the Morning Were the Fourth Day”

Genesis 1:14-19 KJV
14 And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years:
15 And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so.
16 And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also.
17 And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth,
18 And to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good.
19 And the evening and the morning were the fourth day.

The Perpetual Question of the Light

“If the Sun Is Created on Day 4, What Is the Light on Day 1?”
Dr. Rabbi Zev Farber explores the question at TheTorah.com

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Mayan Calendar Time and Synchronicity

The Equinox is a New Season of Faith that is brought to Harvest!

Romans 10:17 KJV
17 So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

Night/AKBAL is the Light beyond the veil.  The Voice that Spoke in the Darkness and the “Dreamer that believes in the Dream.”

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THE TRECENA OF EAGLE/MEN: LIGHT FOR THE FUTURE
MAYAN CALENDAR DAYKEEPER’S JOURNAL
9 Night/AKBAL (ahk ‘bahl), Cherokee, Hearth/O’YA, Destiny Kin 243, Position 3
September 22, 2026, 09/22/2026; Time Before: January 5, 2026, 01/05/2026

Greetings Beloved Kin,

Night/AKBAL holds Position 3 of Divine Trinity. Tone 9 holds the Intention of Patience to see the Big Picture. 9 is a symbol of a Divine Trinity of Trinities that completes the Truth of the Creation by the Light beyond the veil. Mystical experiences are possible on AKBAL when we hear the Voice of the Creator who speaks in the Night.

When a creation is “finished” it’s our common way to stand back to see “the work” from the Eyes of a third-party beholder. Art is an expression. At the end, we wonder if anyone will understand what we were trying to say, or if they will agree with the Beauty we saw in the Divine Inspiration. The Heart longs to express what we imagined when we received the Light.

AKBAL is a Night that carries on all Day. We’re distracted by a Dream that we can’t stop thinking about until we resolve the end of what it means. It can be an equal Day of Darkness in the Light and a Dark Night of the Soul that longs to resolve the Truth of how it ends.

Give yourself the full 24 hours to resolve the Truth. The Breakdown is a Breakthrough. Write down your dreams, even if it doesn’t make sense. The Light beyond the veil will shine through. We don’t have to know everything all at once. Divine Inspiration is the First Light that breaks through an illusion.

We’re inclined to look back at “Dreams that never came True”. That’s the world’s illusion. If we’re still asking questions about the Truth of our Reality, we’re still thinking for our self… which means, we’re still awake. (So when did “woke” become a bad thing?) Remember that one of the Signs of the end is that lies are presented as the Truth and Truth is presented as a lie.

God is closer than you think. Today, the Sun is shining equally all around and Crosses the Center of Earth as One Universal Event. On AKBAL the mystical experience is the Voice of the Creator who speaks in our Dream, any Time of Day that we’re lost in the world’s illusion. What if you realized your failure was a sign of success?

When the Master speaks, we’ll know his voice as everything we longed to hear was the Truth. Though, it may present a question of how it all works out, we’ll Know GOD IS, and HE KNOWS. And, by the Word we can know that whatever he says, is how things SHALL be. Have faith in your prayers, and Trust God with everything.

Isaiah 65:24 NIV
24 Before they call I will answer;
while they are still speaking I will hear.

Psalm 25:2 KJV
2 O my God, I trust in thee:

love, in lak’ech, i am another you

Debra

PS. God also speaks to those who disobey his orders.

Job 33:15-17 NIV
15 In a dream, in a vision of the night,
    when deep sleep falls on people
    as they slumber in their beds,
16 he may speak in their ears
    and terrify them with warnings,
17 to turn them from wrongdoing
    and keep them from pride,

PRAYERS FROM THE SIXTH WATCH – THANKSGIVING PRAYERS

The Bible refers to Watchers from Above (‘iyr in Hebrew) in Daniel 4:13, 17, 23. We are called to our prayers by high-ranking angelic beings sent from heaven to observe and execute divine decrees. Take note of the Time when you are inspired to turn to the Lord. May we remember the POWER OF ALL OUR KIN THAT PRAY IN DIVINE TRINITY. 

THE EIGHT WATCHES

Night Watch

First Watch: 6 pm – 9 pm – Contemplation and laying foundations in prayer.
Second Watch: 9 pm – 12 am – Intercessory prayer for protection of ourselves and those around us
Third Watch: 12 am – 3 am – Spiritual warfare (We are covered by the blood of Jesus.)
Fourth Watch: 3 am – 6 am – Prophetic prayer because you are commanding your morning with prophetic decrees and declaring God’s word

Day Watch

Fifth Watch: 6 am – 9 am – Petitions. Ask for strength and surrender. Ask for the Holy Spirit to help you before you start your day
Sixth Watch: 9 am – 12 pm – Thanksgiving prayer
Seventh Watch : 12 pm – 3 pm – This is the seventh watch of rest. 7 Biblically represents that. This is a time to seek God in the secret place
Eighth Watch: 3 pm – 6 pm – This is the eight and final watch of the night and a time for prayer for revival and renewal. Symbolically, Christ died at 3 pm.

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THE TRECENA OF EAGLE/MEN: ASCENDING TO A HIGHER PERSPECTIVE

Visit the 13-Day Trecena Guide Page for the “Tzolk’in Field Guide: A Daily Practice for Personal Discernment.” My gift for the Tzolk’in round offers an overview for each 13-day trecena and the aspects of each day of the Tzolk’in round. The page also offers a link to resources for your own practice of counting the days to conceive your own discernment of the Meaning of Time.

1 EAGLE/MEN IN THE 4TH SEASON: 1 Wisdom/CIB begins the 4th Season of the Tzolk’in – VOLUME 2: Tzolk’in Seasons 3 and 4 (PUBLISHED SEPTEMBER 20, 2020)

If you are just starting to count the days you can look to see the Mayan dates for major life experiences to understand the meaning of a Truth that came before. The Daykeeper Resources page offers a library of free resources to count the Time.

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9 Night/AKBAL (Cherokee, Hearth/O’YA)  – Day 9 of 13 of the 1 Eagle/MEN trecena

Descriptions by Ian Xel Lungold (12 Sun/AHAU), wisdom and Tzolk’in calculator preserved on MayanMajix.com

Galactic Tone 9: Patience. The energy of Nine is one of the getting a better perspective of the bigger picture. With the energy of Nine, plans or patterns begin to come to completion. Nine requires patience and perseverance that is found in the bigger picture, otherwise there is great suffering from the lack of insight. The completion of cycles of action is all-important to Nine.

Night/Akbal: Bringers of the Dawn. Dreamers who bring the new sun to clarify and illuminate the road of life. Thus the insecurities and doubts born of darkness of the sub-conscious mind are dispelled. These persons travel the Void. a place where nothing yet exists but all potential dwells, the womb of creation. From this void, Night persons bring forth new solutions and artistic inspiration. Night’s voyages of dreams build confidence and happiness with a sense of well being. If night does not bravely journey into the void they may find themselves wandering the darkness of self doubt and insecurity.

A GOOD DAY TO: Spend some time contemplating the stars. 

Cherokee, Hearth/O’YA: Hearth’s symbol is the fire pit in the Center, velvet black as the night. The triangle in Orion. The M42 nebula (home of the Central race from the WingMakers) in the center of the triangle of Orion is the fire in the Hearth, also matching the Mayan. The Hearth is the Torchbearer who holds the light and warmth throughout the night. Belief is so strong that the surrounding elements become entrained to their rhythm and all resistance falls away. With respect and honor of intuition combined with knowledge this energy creates the magic of the center in this dimension. AKBAL-Night-Totem-OWL: Guardian of the Night Sun. Energies for the opening of mystic secrets, seeing through the masks of deception, trickery. High ability of discernment. Portals open to other worlds and dimensions for your learning and spiritual growth. Magical abilities are possible.

[Text in italics was the primary source of inspiration for my journal. These are the sources that started my journey and they are the reference for interpretation each day. By providing the original text, I hope to offer a way to see what inspired my thoughts and by including all the aspects – allow for something more to inspire you. Mayan descriptions are those written by Ian Lungold. Cherokee descriptions came from multiple sources. Links to sources and other resources of study are offered on the Daykeeper Resources Page. ~Debra]