Ephemerides
The sky on Friday, August 21, 2026
Positions at noon (Paris). Sun in Leo, Moon in Sagittarius, first quarter.
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Tropical geocentric sky · Friday, August 21, 2026, 12:00 PM (Paris) · Placidus houses computed for Paris
First Quarter
Moon in Sagittarius · 62% 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 Sagittarius in its first quarter phase: today's emotional climate is exploration and optimism.
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: Venus opposite Saturn (0.1°), Neptune sextile Pluto (0.2°), Moon trine Jupiter (1.2°) and Moon sextile Venus (1.4°). These are the dynamics coloring the collective mood today.
Exact positions
| Planet | Sign | Position | House | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascendant | Libra | 23°19' | 1 | — |
| Sun | Leo | 28°22' | 10 | direct |
| Moon | Sagittarius | 12°41' | 2 | direct |
| Mercury | Leo | 21°52' | 10 | direct |
| Venus | Libra | 14°05' | 12 | direct |
| Mars | Cancer | 6°36' | 9 | direct |
| Jupiter | Leo | 11°26' | 10 | direct |
| Saturn | Aries | 14°11' | 6 | R · retrograde |
| Uranus | Gemini | 5°31' | 8 | direct |
| Neptune | Aries | 3°54' | 6 | R · retrograde |
| Pluto | Aquarius | 3°43' | 4 | R · retrograde |
| North Node | Aquarius | 29°54' | 4 | — |
| Chiron | Taurus | 0°45' | 7 | R · retrograde |
| Lilith | Sagittarius | 27°11' | 3 | — |
| Midheaven | Cancer | 29°55' | 10 | — |
Aspects
| Planets | Aspect | Orb | Dynamic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venus opposite Saturn | ☍ Opposition | 0.1°exact | applying |
| Neptune sextile Pluto | ⚹ Sextile | 0.2°exact | applying |
| Chiron square Midheaven | □ Square | 0.8°exact | applying |
| North Node sextile Chiron | ⚹ Sextile | 0.9°exact | applying |
| Moon trine Jupiter | △ Trine | 1.2° | separating |
| Moon sextile Venus | ⚹ Sextile | 1.4° | applying |
| Mercury sextile Ascendant | ⚹ Sextile | 1.4° | applying |
| Moon trine Saturn | △ Trine | 1.5° | applying |
| Sun opposite North Node | ☍ Opposition | 1.5° | applying |
| Uranus sextile Neptune | ⚹ Sextile | 1.6° | separating |
| Uranus trine Pluto | △ Trine | 1.8° | separating |
| Sun trine Chiron | △ Trine | 2.4° | applying |
| Venus sextile Jupiter | ⚹ Sextile | 2.7° | separating |
| Mars square Neptune | □ Square | 2.7° | separating |
| Jupiter trine Saturn | △ Trine | 2.8° | applying |
| Pluto square Chiron | □ Square | 3.0° | applying |
| Pluto opposite Midheaven | ☍ Opposition | 3.8° | applying |
| Neptune trine Midheaven | △ Trine | 4.0° | applying |
| Sun sextile Ascendant | ⚹ Sextile | 5.1° | separating |
| Sun conjunct Mercury | ☌ Conjunction | 6.5° | applying |
| Mars trine North Node | △ Trine | 6.7° | separating |
| Sun square Uranus | □ Square | 7.1° | applying |
| Moon opposite Uranus | ☍ Opposition | 7.2° | separating |
| Jupiter opposite Pluto | ☍ Opposition | 7.7° | separating |
| Moon trine Neptune | △ Trine | 8.8° | separating |
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