Ephemerides
The sky on Tuesday, August 18, 2026
Positions at noon (Paris). Sun in Leo, Moon in Scorpio, first quarter.
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Tropical geocentric sky · Tuesday, August 18, 2026, 12:00 PM (Paris) · Placidus houses computed for Paris
First Quarter
Moon in Scorpio · 34% 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 Scorpio in its first quarter phase: today's emotional climate is intensity and transformation.
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 sextile Jupiter (0.5°), Mars square Neptune (0.7°) and Uranus sextile Neptune (1.5°). These are the dynamics coloring the collective mood today.
Exact positions
| Planet | Sign | Position | House | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascendant | Libra | 21°10' | 1 | — |
| Sun | Leo | 25°29' | 10 | direct |
| Moon | Scorpio | 6°22' | 1 | direct |
| Mercury | Leo | 15°52' | 10 | direct |
| Venus | Libra | 11°19' | 12 | direct |
| Mars | Cancer | 4°38' | 9 | direct |
| Jupiter | Leo | 10°47' | 10 | direct |
| Saturn | Aries | 14°19' | 6 | R · retrograde |
| Uranus | Gemini | 5°27' | 8 | direct |
| Neptune | Aries | 3°58' | 6 | R · retrograde |
| Pluto | Aquarius | 3°46' | 4 | R · retrograde |
| North Node | Aquarius | 29°53' | 4 | — |
| Chiron | Taurus | 0°47' | 7 | R · retrograde |
| Lilith | Sagittarius | 26°51' | 3 | — |
| Midheaven | Cancer | 27°05' | 10 | — |
Aspects
| Planets | Aspect | Orb | Dynamic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neptune sextile Pluto | ⚹ Sextile | 0.2°exact | separating |
| Venus sextile Jupiter | ⚹ Sextile | 0.5°exact | separating |
| Mars square Neptune | □ Square | 0.7°exact | separating |
| North Node sextile Chiron | ⚹ Sextile | 0.9°exact | applying |
| Uranus sextile Neptune | ⚹ Sextile | 1.5° | separating |
| Mercury trine Saturn | △ Trine | 1.6° | separating |
| Uranus trine Pluto | △ Trine | 1.7° | separating |
| Moon trine Mars | △ Trine | 1.7° | separating |
| Moon square Pluto | □ Square | 2.6° | separating |
| Pluto square Chiron | □ Square | 3.0° | applying |
| Venus opposite Saturn | ☍ Opposition | 3.0° | applying |
| Jupiter trine Saturn | △ Trine | 3.5° | applying |
| Chiron square Midheaven | □ Square | 3.7° | applying |
| Mars sextile Chiron | ⚹ Sextile | 3.9° | separating |
| Sun sextile Ascendant | ⚹ Sextile | 4.3° | separating |
| Sun opposite North Node | ☍ Opposition | 4.4° | applying |
| Moon square Jupiter | □ Square | 4.4° | applying |
| Mercury sextile Venus | ⚹ Sextile | 4.6° | separating |
| Mars trine North Node | △ Trine | 4.8° | separating |
| Mercury conjunct Jupiter | ☌ Conjunction | 5.1° | separating |
| Sun trine Chiron | △ Trine | 5.3° | applying |
| Moon opposite Chiron | ☍ Opposition | 5.6° | separating |
| Venus trine Uranus | △ Trine | 5.9° | separating |
| Moon trine North Node | △ Trine | 6.5° | separating |
| Venus square Mars | □ Square | 6.7° | separating |
| Jupiter trine Neptune | △ Trine | 6.8° | separating |
| Jupiter opposite Pluto | ☍ Opposition | 7.0° | separating |
| Venus opposite Neptune | ☍ Opposition | 7.4° | separating |
| Sun conjunct Mercury | ☌ Conjunction | 9.6° | applying |
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