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What’s in the sky today

The Moon

First Quarter

46% lit · waxing · Libra 22°58′

Moon age ~6.9 days · see the phase & calendar

What tradition reads in it

Astrologers read the Moon in Libra as emotion that steadies through connection and balance. The day leans toward harmony: you may crave pleasant company, fair exchanges, and settings that simply feel graceful. Decisions can wobble as you weigh every side, and peace can tempt you to smooth things over before you've said what you feel. That's the tender edge here — kindness turned so far outward that your own preference goes quiet. Traditionally this placement asks for fairness that includes you, not just everyone else. Beauty and ease are genuinely nourishing today, so let yourself have some. Peace and honesty aren't opposites here — you can keep one while still telling the truth about what you want.

The planets right now

3 retrograde
SunCancer 28°16′
MercuryCancer 16°42′
VenusVirgo 12°23′
MarsGemini 15°33′
JupiterLeo 4°31′
SaturnAries 14°43′
UranusGemini 4°36′
NeptuneAries 4°22′
PlutoAquarius 4°25′
ChironTaurus 0°46′

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How often does this update?
The positions are computed from an ephemeris, not written by hand. The page regenerates through the day, and countdowns tick live in your browser. Every figure is the calculated sky.
What does retrograde actually mean?
A planet never really moves backward. Retrograde is the optical effect of Earth and the planet moving at different speeds: the planet appears to slow, pause and drift back against the stars for a while. Our retrograde pages draw the speed curve so you can see it’s continuous, not magic.