Sky now · 15:39 UTC
Above you: Sun, Mercury, Venus, Mars and Jupiter. It's a waxing gibbous Moon in Pisces.
Everything inside the gilt line is above your horizon. The dashed line is the FootnoteZodiacThe band of sky the Sun, Moon and planets travel through, divided into twelve 30° signs.Read more →, the path the Sun, Moon and planets travel. The map turns with the real sky.
FootnoteRetrogradeWhen a planet appears to move backwards across the sky. A time to review rather than rush ahead.Read more → now: Venus, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune.
Tap a planet or a bright star to see what it is.
Tap a day to see the Moon's sign and mood.
Times are UTC.
In Theravada Buddhism the new, full and quarter Moons are uposatha, observance days, when many people take extra time for practice. Exact days vary by country and calendar. Each Moon below has a short reflection for the day. Add your birth details to see which part of your life each Moon lights up.
Thu 1 Aug, 03:12
A time to set intentions and start small.
Sit for three slow breaths and notice what you are carrying that you don't need to carry.
Thu 15 Aug, 12:29
A time to finish, release and take stock.
Generosity is the first practice: what could you give today without expecting anything back?
Fri 30 Aug, 10:37
A time to set intentions and start small.
Wish someone you find difficult well, quietly, without needing them to change.
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.
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
7 Aug 2018 to 6 Jan 2019 · runs past 2019, so the bar is cut at the edge
Backs up from Taurus 2°33′ to Aries 28°36′.
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.