Mercury is currently in retrograde, with 9 days left. Hang in there!

Solar activity remained at very low levels with a spotless visible disk. No Earth-directed CMEs were observed in available satellite imagery.

The solar kp index is quiet, with no changes to retrograde effects. The solar wind speed is currently above average, making retrograde effects moderately increased.

There is currently only one planet in retrograde.

Basically don’t do anything that requires communicating, sealing the deal, travel or otherwise during this cycle. I’m sure that’s going to be acceptable when you call into work. Or, you could take the more rational approach and recognize that if you do notice a lot of things really wonking up, maybe those things could stand being corrected inasmuch as you can from your end of things.

Solar wind parameters remained near background levels through about 28/0630 UTC when an overall increase in wind parameters was observed. Solar wind speeds gradually increased from about 325 km/s to maximum speeds near 470 km/s. A steady total field at about 3-4 nT increased to a maximum of 8 nT while the Bz component indicated variability between -5 nT to +7 nT. Phi was mostly in a negative sector through 28/0630 UTC before rotating to a more positive orientation until 28/1830 UTC.

There is a 20% chance of solar activity, with a 10% chance of a minor event, a 1% chance of a moderate event, and a 1% chance of a strong event.