Ephemerides
The sky on Wednesday, August 19, 2026
Positions at noon (Paris). Sun in Leo, Moon in Scorpio, first quarter.
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Tropical geocentric sky · Wednesday, August 19, 2026, 12:00 PM (Paris) · Placidus houses computed for Paris
First Quarter
Moon in Scorpio · 43% 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°), Moon square Mercury (0.8°), Venus sextile Jupiter (1.2°) and Mars square Neptune (1.3°). These are the dynamics coloring the collective mood today.
Exact positions
| Planet | Sign | Position | House | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascendant | Libra | 21°53' | 1 | — |
| Sun | Leo | 26°27' | 10 | direct |
| Moon | Scorpio | 18°40' | 2 | direct |
| Mercury | Leo | 17°51' | 10 | direct |
| Venus | Libra | 12°15' | 12 | direct |
| Mars | Cancer | 5°18' | 9 | direct |
| Jupiter | Leo | 11°00' | 10 | direct |
| Saturn | Aries | 14°16' | 6 | R · retrograde |
| Uranus | Gemini | 5°29' | 8 | direct |
| Neptune | Aries | 3°57' | 6 | R · retrograde |
| Pluto | Aquarius | 3°45' | 4 | R · retrograde |
| North Node | Aquarius | 29°53' | 4 | — |
| Chiron | Taurus | 0°47' | 7 | R · retrograde |
| Lilith | Sagittarius | 26°57' | 3 | — |
| Midheaven | Cancer | 28°01' | 10 | — |
Aspects
| Planets | Aspect | Orb | Dynamic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neptune sextile Pluto | ⚹ Sextile | 0.2°exact | separating |
| Moon square Mercury | □ Square | 0.8°exact | separating |
| North Node sextile Chiron | ⚹ Sextile | 0.9°exact | applying |
| Venus sextile Jupiter | ⚹ Sextile | 1.2° | separating |
| Mars square Neptune | □ Square | 1.3° | separating |
| Uranus sextile Neptune | ⚹ Sextile | 1.5° | separating |
| Uranus trine Pluto | △ Trine | 1.7° | separating |
| Venus opposite Saturn | ☍ Opposition | 2.0° | applying |
| Chiron square Midheaven | □ Square | 2.8° | applying |
| Pluto square Chiron | □ Square | 3.0° | applying |
| Jupiter trine Saturn | △ Trine | 3.3° | applying |
| Sun opposite North Node | ☍ Opposition | 3.4° | applying |
| Mercury trine Saturn | △ Trine | 3.6° | separating |
| Mercury sextile Ascendant | ⚹ Sextile | 4.0° | applying |
| Sun trine Chiron | △ Trine | 4.3° | applying |
| Mars sextile Chiron | ⚹ Sextile | 4.5° | separating |
| Sun sextile Ascendant | ⚹ Sextile | 4.6° | separating |
| Mars trine North Node | △ Trine | 5.4° | separating |
| Pluto opposite Midheaven | ☍ Opposition | 5.7° | applying |
| Neptune trine Midheaven | △ Trine | 5.9° | applying |
| Venus trine Uranus | △ Trine | 6.8° | separating |
| Mercury conjunct Jupiter | ☌ Conjunction | 6.9° | separating |
| Venus square Mars | □ Square | 7.0° | separating |
| Jupiter opposite Pluto | ☍ Opposition | 7.2° | separating |
| Moon square Jupiter | □ Square | 7.7° | separating |
| Sun square Moon | □ Square | 7.8° | applying |
| Sun conjunct Mercury | ☌ Conjunction | 8.6° | applying |
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