Ephemerides
The sky on Wednesday, August 12, 2026
Positions at noon (Paris). Sun in Leo, Moon in Leo, new moon.
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Tropical geocentric sky · Wednesday, August 12, 2026, 12:00 PM (Paris) · Placidus houses computed for Paris
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New Moon
Moon in Leo · 0% illuminated
Reading the sky
The Sun is moving through Leo: a season of drive and self-assertion, under the keywords radiance, creativity, generosity. The Moon, for its part, is in Leo in its new moon phase: today's emotional climate is radiance and creativity.
4 planets are retrograde: Saturn in Aries, Neptune in Aries, Pluto in Aquarius and Chiron in Taurus. A time to review and turn inward in the areas concerned: structure, inspiration, transformation, wound.
The tightest aspects right now: Neptune sextile Pluto (0.2°), Venus trine Uranus (0.2°), Mercury trine Neptune (0.5°) and Mercury opposite Pluto (0.6°). These are the dynamics coloring the collective mood today.
Exact positions
| Planet | Sign | Position | House | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascendant | Libra | 16°53' | 1 | — |
| Sun | Leo | 19°43' | 10 | direct |
| Moon | Leo | 15°26' | 10 | direct |
| Mercury | Leo | 4°33' | 10 | direct |
| Venus | Libra | 5°34' | 12 | direct |
| Mars | Cancer | 0°42' | 9 | direct |
| Jupiter | Leo | 9°28' | 10 | direct |
| Saturn | Aries | 14°30' | 6 | R · retrograde |
| Uranus | Gemini | 5°20' | 8 | direct |
| Neptune | Aries | 4°05' | 6 | R · retrograde |
| Pluto | Aquarius | 3°54' | 4 | R · retrograde |
| North Node | Aquarius | 29°50' | 5 | R · retrograde |
| Chiron | Taurus | 0°50' | 7 | R · retrograde |
| Lilith | Sagittarius | 26°11' | 3 | — |
| Midheaven | Cancer | 21°29' | 10 | — |
Aspects
| Planets | Aspect | Orb | Dynamic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mars sextile Chiron | ⚹ Sextile | 0.1°exact | applying |
| Neptune sextile Pluto | ⚹ Sextile | 0.2°exact | separating |
| Venus trine Uranus | △ Trine | 0.2°exact | separating |
| Mercury trine Neptune | △ Trine | 0.5°exact | separating |
| Mercury opposite Pluto | ☍ Opposition | 0.6°exact | separating |
| Mercury sextile Uranus | ⚹ Sextile | 0.8°exact | applying |
| Mars trine North Node | △ Trine | 0.9°exact | separating |
| Moon trine Saturn | △ Trine | 0.9°exact | separating |
| North Node sextile Chiron | ⚹ Sextile | 1.0°exact | applying |
| Mercury sextile Venus | ⚹ Sextile | 1.0° | applying |
| Uranus sextile Neptune | ⚹ Sextile | 1.2° | separating |
| Uranus trine Pluto | △ Trine | 1.4° | separating |
| Moon sextile Ascendant | ⚹ Sextile | 1.5° | applying |
| Venus opposite Neptune | ☍ Opposition | 1.5° | separating |
| Venus trine Pluto | △ Trine | 1.7° | separating |
| Saturn opposite Ascendant | ☍ Opposition | 2.4° | separating |
| Sun sextile Ascendant | ⚹ Sextile | 2.8° | separating |
| Pluto square Chiron | □ Square | 3.1° | applying |
| Mars square Neptune | □ Square | 3.4° | applying |
| Mercury square Chiron | □ Square | 3.7° | separating |
| Venus sextile Jupiter | ⚹ Sextile | 3.9° | applying |
| Jupiter sextile Uranus | ⚹ Sextile | 4.1° | separating |
| Sun conjunct Moon | ☌ Conjunction | 4.3° | applying |
| Venus square Mars | □ Square | 4.9° | separating |
| Mercury conjunct Jupiter | ☌ Conjunction | 4.9° | applying |
| Jupiter trine Saturn | △ Trine | 5.0° | applying |
| Sun trine Saturn | △ Trine | 5.2° | separating |
| Jupiter trine Neptune | △ Trine | 5.4° | separating |
| Jupiter opposite Pluto | ☍ Opposition | 5.6° | separating |
| Moon conjunct Jupiter | ☌ Conjunction | 6.0° | separating |
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