Aurora, Taken from the flight deck by Matt Melnyk on September 22, 2026 @ Northern Manitoba, Hudson Bay.
Aurora Portals at the Equinox
SPACEWEATHER.COM NEWS: 09/22/2026
AURORAS LOVE EQUINOXES: Autumn begins this week, and so does aurora season. The northern autumnal equinox is today, Sept. 22nd. That is the cue for Arctic lights to switch on.
The reason is the Russell-McPherron effect. In 1973, UCLA researchers Christopher Russell and Robert McPherron figured out why geomagnetic activity has seasons. During the days and weeks around equinoxes, Earth’s tilt lines up our planet’s magnetic field with the sun’s, and the two fields connect. This creates pathways and portals in the magnetosphere where solar wind can enter.
Another Aurora, Taken by Matt Melnyk on September 22, 2026 @ Northern Manitoba, Hudson Bay.
In forecasting jargon, we say “BsubZ has tipped south.” South-pointing magnetic fields from the sun partially cancel Earth’s north-pointing field, and the door opens.
Because of the Russell-McPherron effect, Sept/Oct and March/April are the most geomagnetically active months of the year. Aurora-producing storms are about twice as likely around equinoxes as they are around the solstices of summer and winter.
Indeed, at this time of year, high-latitude auroras can appear for little apparent reason. A portal opens, ordinary solar wind enters, and voila–auroras!
Autumn darkness helps, too. The midnight sun has finally set on the Arctic, and nights there are long enough to see the show. The season runs until spring.
Video of active Aurora from Same Time Last Year (TimeandDate.com)
GEOMAGNETIC STORM WATCH (G1): Minor G1-class geomagnetic storms are possible on Sept. 23-24 when a fast-moving stream of solar wind is expected to reach Earth. This stream is coming from a canyon-shaped hole in the sun’s atmosphere. The Russell-McPherron Effect could turn it into a nice display of equinox auroras.
The Sun Today
Daily Sun: 22 Sep 26
Sunspots are popping up all around the solar disk, but so far none of these young spots pose a threat for strong flares. Credit: NASA/SDO
Many more active Sunspots on the far-side. (GONG Composite Image from 6 Points of View)
The LASCO C3 video on the NOAA Dashboard offers an animated 360-degree view.
NOAA: Space Weather Enthusiasts Dashboard 
There appears to be an active Sunspot emerging over the eastern limb.
SDO Solar Images
The Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) dashboard offers images of plumes of plasma about to turn toward Earth.
There’s more than enough Solar Wind and active sunspots to generate more Equinox Auroras over the coming days.
Mayan Calendar Time and Synchronicity
The Equinox is a New Season of Faith that is brought to Harvest!
Night/AKBAL is the Light beyond the veil. The Voice that Spoke in the Darkness and the “Dreamer that believes in the Dream.” The Eagle/MEN trecena third-party vision of the future. 9 Night/AKBAL is the third Day of the 13th uinal of our highest Ascension as the end of the Tzolk’in round, 13 Sun/AHAU.
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
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.
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]
