Sky now · 16:58 UTC
Above you: Sun, Mercury, Venus, Mars and Jupiter. It's a first quarter Moon in Capricorn.
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.
Sun 1 Feb, 22:09
A time to finish, release and take stock.
Everything that arises also passes. What feels fixed today, good or hard, is already changing.
Tue 17 Feb, 12:01
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.
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.
Retrograde now
7 Jul 2026 to 12 Dec 2026
Backs up from Aries 4°25′ to Aries 1°36′.
What it can mean
The fog thins a little. A time to see things more clearly.
Neptune, another modern planet, is associated with dreams, ideals and imagination, and also with confusion. Its retrograde is usually read as a time when illusions are easier to spot. People often use it to check whether a hope is grounded and to make room for creative work.