Ephemerides
The sky on Thursday, September 17, 2026
Positions at noon (Paris). Sun in Virgo, Moon in Sagittarius, first quarter.
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Tropical geocentric sky · Thursday, September 17, 2026, 12:00 PM (Paris) · Placidus houses computed for Paris
First Quarter
Moon in Sagittarius · 37% illuminated
Reading the sky
The Sun is moving through Virgo: a season of building and groundedness, under the keywords precision, service, analysis. The Moon, for its part, is in Sagittarius in its first quarter phase: today's emotional climate is exploration and optimism.
5 planets are retrograde: Saturn in Aries, Uranus in Gemini, Neptune in Aries, Pluto in Aquarius and Chiron in Taurus. A time to review and turn inward in the areas concerned: structure, freedom, inspiration, transformation, wound.
The tightest aspects right now: Neptune sextile Pluto (0.0°), Venus square Pluto (0.9°), Sun sextile Mars (0.9°) and Mercury opposite Saturn (1.6°). These are the dynamics coloring the collective mood today.
Exact positions
| Planet | Sign | Position | House | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascendant | Scorpio | 12°31' | 1 | — |
| Sun | Virgo | 24°32' | 10 | direct |
| Moon | Sagittarius | 8°42' | 1 | direct |
| Mercury | Libra | 10°58' | 11 | direct |
| Venus | Scorpio | 4°08' | 12 | direct |
| Mars | Cancer | 23°35' | 9 | direct |
| Jupiter | Leo | 17°02' | 9 | direct |
| Saturn | Aries | 12°36' | 5 | R · retrograde |
| Uranus | Gemini | 5°40' | 7 | R · retrograde |
| Neptune | Aries | 3°14' | 5 | R · retrograde |
| Pluto | Aquarius | 3°15' | 3 | R · retrograde |
| North Node | Aquarius | 29°37' | 4 | R · retrograde |
| Chiron | Taurus | 0°05' | 6 | R · retrograde |
| Lilith | Capricorn | 0°11' | 2 | — |
| Midheaven | Leo | 26°28' | 10 | — |
Aspects
| Planets | Aspect | Orb | Dynamic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neptune sextile Pluto | ⚹ Sextile | 0.0°exact | separating |
| North Node sextile Chiron | ⚹ Sextile | 0.5°exact | applying |
| Venus square Pluto | □ Square | 0.9°exact | separating |
| Sun sextile Mars | ⚹ Sextile | 0.9°exact | separating |
| Mercury opposite Saturn | ☍ Opposition | 1.6° | applying |
| Moon sextile Mercury | ⚹ Sextile | 2.3° | applying |
| Uranus trine Pluto | △ Trine | 2.4° | separating |
| Uranus sextile Neptune | ⚹ Sextile | 2.4° | separating |
| Moon opposite Uranus | ☍ Opposition | 3.0° | separating |
| North Node opposite Midheaven | ☍ Opposition | 3.2° | applying |
| Pluto square Chiron | □ Square | 3.2° | separating |
| Chiron trine Midheaven | △ Trine | 3.6° | applying |
| Moon trine Saturn | △ Trine | 3.9° | applying |
| Venus opposite Chiron | ☍ Opposition | 4.0° | separating |
| Jupiter trine Saturn | △ Trine | 4.4° | separating |
| Venus trine North Node | △ Trine | 4.5° | separating |
| Jupiter square Ascendant | □ Square | 4.5° | separating |
| Mercury trine Uranus | △ Trine | 5.3° | separating |
| Moon sextile Pluto | ⚹ Sextile | 5.4° | separating |
| Moon trine Neptune | △ Trine | 5.5° | separating |
| Mars square Chiron | □ Square | 6.5° | applying |
| Mercury opposite Neptune | ☍ Opposition | 7.7° | separating |
| Moon trine Jupiter | △ Trine | 8.3° | applying |
| Sun opposite Neptune | ☍ Opposition | 8.7° | applying |
| Sun trine Pluto | △ Trine | 8.7° | applying |
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