Today's Almanac
The almanac page worth a bookmark: today's sun, moon, and tonight's low for your place, a live day count to every date on your year, and this month's home tasks.
Set your town once and this page shows today's sunrise, sunset, day length, moon phase, and tonight's low, plus the year clock: a day count to every frost, tire, pool, and lawn date for your nearest weather station.
Set your place to build today's page.
The Daily Seed
Today's word puzzle: five letters, six guesses, a new word from the garden, the workshop, and the seasons every day. Play today's Seed.
How to use it
- Set your place. Type your town or postal code, or use your location. The page keys to your nearest weather station and remembers your choice on this device.
- Read today's sky and tonight's low. Sunrise, sunset, day length and how it is changing, the moon phase, and the coming night's low with a frost read when one is possible.
- Read the year clock. A live day count to every almanac date for your place: frost, tire changeovers, pool opening and closing, lawn timing, plus this month's home tasks, each linked to the tool that does the math.
How this works
Sunrise and sunset come from the NOAA solar equations for your coordinates; moon phase from standard lunar ephemeris formulas. The coming-up dates are your nearest station's averages from Environment and Climate Change Canada climate normals: averages, not forecasts, so any single year can land a week or two on either side. The same engine builds the weekly email, so the page and the email never disagree.
Dates from Environment and Climate Change Canada climate normals. Averages, not a forecast.
Questions, answered plainly
What is on this page?
Today's sun and moon for your place (sunrise, sunset, day length and its trend, moon phase), tonight's forecast low with a frost read, the year clock (a live day count to every almanac date: average last and first frost, winter tire windows, pool opening and closing, lawn timing), and this month's home tasks for your climate.
Where do the dates come from?
Your nearest official weather station's thirty-year climate normals (Environment and Climate Change Canada climate normals). Each date links to the full tool that shows the math and the rest of the year.
Does it work for my town?
Yes. Type any town or postal code and the page keys to the nearest official station. Smaller places read from the closest station with a full climate record.
Why do dates say "around"?
They are averages over thirty years of record, not predictions. A given year can run a week or two early or late, so treat each date as the centre of a watch window and check the forecast as it nears.
Is it free? Do I need an account?
Free, no account. Your place is remembered on your own device. If you want the same dates by email, the weekly letter sends only when one of them is inside two weeks.
What changes day to day?
Sun and moon numbers change every day. The coming-up list changes as dates enter or leave the two-week window, which is why the page reads differently in April than in July.