✨ Everyone says “fall is here” and moves on. But the September equinox is hiding some of nature’s strangest phenomena — 4-day sunrises, both Poles bathed in daylight at once, an equinox that happens on two different dates, and an aurora supercharger you probably don’t know about. Here’s what really happens at the September Equinox 2026…

Today’s top story: Are we looking at the first spotless day since February 24, 2026? In the image above, captured by the Solar Dynamics Observatory at 8:30 UTC this morning, we can see no numbered active regions on the solar face as we see it from Earth. We’re awaiting official confirmation, but for practical purposes — at least momentarily — we are now looking at a spotless sun. And if no newcomer region is numbered today, the sun will be officially spotless. Spotless days are a sign that we’re moving away from the peak of the 11-year solar cycle, which arrived in late 2024.