FootnoteFull MoonWhen the Moon is opposite the Sun and fully lit. A time when things come to a head.Read more → in Libra
Tue 15 Apr, 08:25
A time to finish, release and take stock.
Sky now
The sky, right now
Today the Moon is in Capricorn.
Above the horizon where you are right now: Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune.
Saturn, Uranus and Neptune look like they're moving backwards (FootnoteRetrogradeWhen a planet appears to move backwards across the sky. A time to review rather than rush ahead.Read more →). They aren't really: it's how they look from the moving Earth. The slow, far-off planets do this for months every year, so several at once is normal.
Tap a planet or a bright star to see what it is.
How to read this map
Everything inside the gold line is above you. The dashed line is the path the Sun, Moon and planets travel (the FootnoteZodiacThe band of sky the Sun, Moon and planets travel through, divided into twelve equal signs.Read more →). The map turns with the real sky.
Planisphere for 40°N · stars to magnitude 4.8
Moon calendar
How much of the Moon is lit each night this month, and which sign it's in.
New and full Moons
The dark Moon and the full Moon this month, and what each is good for. Add your birth details to see which part of your life each one lights up.
Buddhist holy days, set by the Moon
Many Buddhists keep the new, full and half Moons as holy days for extra quiet and practice. In the Theravada tradition they are called uposatha. Exact days vary by country and calendar.
FootnoteNew MoonWhen the Moon sits between Earth and Sun and can't be seen. Traditionally a time to begin things.Read more → in Taurus
Wed 30 Apr, 05:30
A time to set intentions and start small.
Before speaking today, ask: is it true, is it kind, is it helpful, is it the right time?
Retrogrades in 1919
When each planet looks like it's moving backwards this year.
See the dates
A retrograde is when a planet looks like it's moving backwards. The planet isn't reversing. From Earth, it only looks that way for a while, the way a slower car seems to slip backwards as you pass it.
Pluto
Jupiter
Neptune
Saturn
Mercury
Uranus
Venus
Solid bars are retrograde now, outlined ones are still to come, grey ones are over. Hover, tap or tab to a bar.
Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were found after ancient astrology was written down, so their meanings come from modern tradition. Each outer planet is retrograde for about five months every year, so their retrogrades are gentle background, not headline events.
Earlier this year
Pluto retrograde
7 Oct 1918 to 19 Mar 1919 · runs past 1919, so the bar is cut at the edge
Backs up from Cancer 6°39′ to Cancer 4°32′.
What it can mean
A slow, quiet review of power, control and what you're ready to release.
Pluto is linked in modern astrology with deep change, power and endings that make way for something new. Its retrograde is read as a private season for looking at what you hold too tightly. People work with it through reflection and by letting go of habits they've outgrown.
All dates as a list
- Pluto retrograde, 7 Oct 1918 to 19 Mar
- Jupiter retrograde, 3 Nov 1918 to 2 Mar
- Neptune retrograde, 12 Nov 1918 to 18 Apr
- Saturn retrograde, 9 Dec 1918 to 23 Apr
- Mercury retrograde, 29 Mar to 21 Apr
- Uranus retrograde, 6 Jun to 8 Nov
- Mercury retrograde, 1 Aug to 25 Aug
- Venus retrograde, 22 Aug to 4 Oct
- Pluto retrograde, 9 Oct to 20 Mar 1920
- Neptune retrograde, 14 Nov to 19 Apr 1920
- Mercury retrograde, 22 Nov to 12 Dec
- Jupiter retrograde, 5 Dec to 4 Apr 1920
- Saturn retrograde, 23 Dec to 6 May 1920