Ephemerides
The sky on Sunday, August 16, 2026
Positions at noon (Paris). Sun in Leo, Moon in Libra, waxing crescent.
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Tropical geocentric sky · Sunday, August 16, 2026, 12:00 PM (Paris) · Placidus houses computed for Paris
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Waxing Crescent
Moon in Libra · 16% 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 Libra in its waxing crescent phase: today's emotional climate is harmony and relationship.
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°), Moon sextile Jupiter (0.5°), Mars square Neptune (0.7°) and Venus sextile Jupiter (0.9°). These are the dynamics coloring the collective mood today.
Exact positions
| Planet | Sign | Position | House | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascendant | Libra | 19°45' | 1 | — |
| Sun | Leo | 23°34' | 10 | direct |
| Moon | Libra | 10°52' | 12 | direct |
| Mercury | Leo | 11°57' | 10 | direct |
| Venus | Libra | 9°26' | 12 | direct |
| Mars | Cancer | 3°20' | 9 | direct |
| Jupiter | Leo | 10°21' | 10 | direct |
| Saturn | Aries | 14°23' | 6 | R · retrograde |
| Uranus | Gemini | 5°25' | 8 | direct |
| Neptune | Aries | 4°00' | 6 | R · retrograde |
| Pluto | Aquarius | 3°49' | 4 | R · retrograde |
| North Node | Aquarius | 29°52' | 5 | — |
| Chiron | Taurus | 0°49' | 7 | R · retrograde |
| Lilith | Sagittarius | 26°37' | 3 | — |
| Midheaven | Cancer | 25°12' | 10 | — |
Aspects
| Planets | Aspect | Orb | Dynamic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neptune sextile Pluto | ⚹ Sextile | 0.2°exact | separating |
| Moon sextile Jupiter | ⚹ Sextile | 0.5°exact | separating |
| Mars square Neptune | □ Square | 0.7°exact | applying |
| Venus sextile Jupiter | ⚹ Sextile | 0.9°exact | applying |
| North Node sextile Chiron | ⚹ Sextile | 0.9°exact | applying |
| Moon sextile Mercury | ⚹ Sextile | 1.1° | applying |
| Uranus sextile Neptune | ⚹ Sextile | 1.4° | separating |
| Moon conjunct Venus | ☌ Conjunction | 1.4° | separating |
| Mercury conjunct Jupiter | ☌ Conjunction | 1.6° | separating |
| Uranus trine Pluto | △ Trine | 1.6° | separating |
| Mercury trine Saturn | △ Trine | 2.4° | applying |
| Mercury sextile Venus | ⚹ Sextile | 2.5° | separating |
| Mars sextile Chiron | ⚹ Sextile | 2.5° | separating |
| Pluto square Chiron | □ Square | 3.0° | applying |
| Mars trine North Node | △ Trine | 3.5° | separating |
| Moon opposite Saturn | ☍ Opposition | 3.5° | applying |
| Sun sextile Ascendant | ⚹ Sextile | 3.8° | separating |
| Venus trine Uranus | △ Trine | 4.0° | separating |
| Jupiter trine Saturn | △ Trine | 4.0° | applying |
| Jupiter sextile Uranus | ⚹ Sextile | 4.9° | separating |
| Venus opposite Saturn | ☍ Opposition | 5.0° | applying |
| Saturn opposite Ascendant | ☍ Opposition | 5.4° | separating |
| Venus opposite Neptune | ☍ Opposition | 5.4° | separating |
| Moon trine Uranus | △ Trine | 5.4° | separating |
| Chiron square Midheaven | □ Square | 5.6° | applying |
| Venus trine Pluto | △ Trine | 5.6° | separating |
| Venus square Mars | □ Square | 6.1° | separating |
| Sun opposite North Node | ☍ Opposition | 6.3° | applying |
| Jupiter trine Neptune | △ Trine | 6.3° | separating |
| Jupiter opposite Pluto | ☍ Opposition | 6.5° | separating |
| Moon opposite Neptune | ☍ Opposition | 6.9° | separating |
| Moon trine Pluto | △ Trine | 7.0° | separating |
| Sun trine Chiron | △ Trine | 7.2° | applying |
| Moon square Mars | □ Square | 7.5° | separating |
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