FootnoteFull MoonWhen the Moon is opposite the Sun and fully lit. A time when things come to a head.Read more → in Taurus
Sat 9 Nov, 07:10
A time to finish, release and take stock.
Sky now
The sky, right now
Today the Moon is in Sagittarius.
Above the horizon where you are right now: Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus and Pluto.
Mercury, Venus, 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 Sagittarius
Sat 23 Nov, 17:24
A time to set intentions and start small.
Retrogrades in 1946
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.
Uranus
Saturn
Pluto
Mars
Neptune
Jupiter
Mercury
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
Uranus retrograde
23 Sept 1945 to 20 Feb 1946 · runs past 1946, so the bar is cut at the edge
Backs up from Gemini 17°27′ to Gemini 13°24′.
What it can mean
Change works on the inside before it shows on the outside.
Uranus is a modern planet, linked by astrologers with change, freedom and surprise. Its retrograde is read as a time when the urge to break free turns inward. People tend to reflect on where they feel stuck and what they'd change if they could.
All dates as a list
- Uranus retrograde, 23 Sept 1945 to 20 Feb
- Saturn retrograde, 6 Nov 1945 to 20 Mar
- Pluto retrograde, 13 Nov 1945 to 22 Apr
- Mars retrograde, 4 Dec 1945 to 21 Feb
- Neptune retrograde, 10 Jan to 17 Jun
- Jupiter retrograde, 11 Feb to 14 Jun
- Mercury retrograde, 16 Mar to 9 Apr
- Mercury retrograde, 19 Jul to 12 Aug
- Uranus retrograde, 27 Sept to 25 Feb 1947
- Venus retrograde, 28 Oct to 8 Dec
- Mercury retrograde, 11 Nov to 1 Dec
- Pluto retrograde, 15 Nov to 23 Apr 1947
- Saturn retrograde, 20 Nov to 3 Apr 1947