Sky now · 17:33 UTC
Above you: Sun, Mercury, Venus, Mars and Jupiter. It's a first quarter Moon in Aquarius.
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.
Sat 8 Sept, 10:44
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?
Sat 22 Sept, 16:29
A time to finish, release and take stock.
Everything that arises also passes. What feels fixed today, good or hard, is already changing.
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.
Coming up
22 Aug 2028 to 5 Jan 2029 · runs past 2029, so the bar is cut at the edge
Backs up from Taurus 11°18′ to Taurus 4°24′.
What it can mean
A yearly check on your structures, limits and commitments.
Saturn traditionally governs time, rules and responsibility. Its retrograde is read as a review of the commitments you've built and whether they still hold. People work with it by tidying up unfinished obligations and asking which boundaries need adjusting.