Ephemerides
The sky on Saturday, October 17, 2026
Positions at noon (Paris). Sun in Libra, Moon in Capricorn, first quarter.
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Tropical geocentric sky · Saturday, October 17, 2026, 12:00 PM (Paris) · Placidus houses computed for Paris
First Quarter
Moon in Capricorn · 38% illuminated
Reading the sky
The Sun is moving through Libra: a season of exchange and ideas, under the keywords harmony, relationship, justice. The Moon, for its part, is in Capricorn in its first quarter phase: today's emotional climate is ambition and endurance.
5 planets are retrograde: Venus in Scorpio, Saturn in Aries, Uranus in Gemini, Neptune in Aries and Chiron in Aries. A time to review and turn inward in the areas concerned: love, structure, freedom, inspiration, wound.
The tightest aspects right now: Moon square Saturn (0.1°), Neptune sextile Pluto (0.6°), Mars trine Saturn (0.7°) and Venus square Pluto (1.6°). These are the dynamics coloring the collective mood today.
Exact positions
| Planet | Sign | Position | House | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascendant | Sagittarius | 4°13' | 1 | — |
| Sun | Libra | 24°03' | 10 | direct |
| Moon | Capricorn | 10°22' | 2 | direct |
| Mercury | Scorpio | 18°20' | 12 | direct |
| Venus | Scorpio | 4°38' | 11 | R · retrograde |
| Mars | Leo | 10°57' | 8 | direct |
| Jupiter | Leo | 22°19' | 9 | direct |
| Saturn | Aries | 10°17' | 4 | R · retrograde |
| Uranus | Gemini | 5°09' | 7 | R · retrograde |
| Neptune | Aries | 2°25' | 4 | R · retrograde |
| Pluto | Aquarius | 3°04' | 2 | direct |
| North Node | Aquarius | 28°03' | 3 | R · retrograde |
| Chiron | Aries | 28°50' | 5 | R · retrograde |
| Lilith | Capricorn | 3°32' | 1 | — |
| Midheaven | Virgo | 28°07' | 10 | — |
Aspects
| Planets | Aspect | Orb | Dynamic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moon square Saturn | □ Square | 0.1°exact | separating |
| Neptune sextile Pluto | ⚹ Sextile | 0.6°exact | separating |
| Mars trine Saturn | △ Trine | 0.7°exact | separating |
| North Node sextile Chiron | ⚹ Sextile | 0.8°exact | applying |
| Uranus opposite Ascendant | ☍ Opposition | 0.9°exact | applying |
| Pluto sextile Ascendant | ⚹ Sextile | 1.2° | applying |
| Venus square Pluto | □ Square | 1.6° | applying |
| Sun sextile Jupiter | ⚹ Sextile | 1.7° | separating |
| Neptune trine Ascendant | △ Trine | 1.8° | separating |
| Uranus trine Pluto | △ Trine | 2.1° | applying |
| Uranus sextile Neptune | ⚹ Sextile | 2.7° | applying |
| Mercury square Jupiter | □ Square | 4.0° | applying |
| Sun trine North Node | △ Trine | 4.0° | applying |
| Neptune opposite Midheaven | ☍ Opposition | 4.3° | applying |
| Sun opposite Chiron | ☍ Opposition | 4.8° | applying |
| Pluto trine Midheaven | △ Trine | 4.9° | separating |
| Jupiter opposite North Node | ☍ Opposition | 5.7° | applying |
| Moon sextile Venus | ⚹ Sextile | 5.7° | separating |
| Venus opposite Chiron | ☍ Opposition | 5.8° | applying |
| Venus square Mars | □ Square | 6.3° | separating |
| Jupiter trine Chiron | △ Trine | 6.5° | applying |
| Venus trine North Node | △ Trine | 6.6° | applying |
| Saturn conjunct Neptune | ☌ Conjunction | 7.9° | applying |
| Mars opposite Pluto | ☍ Opposition | 7.9° | separating |
| Moon square Neptune | □ Square | 8.0° | separating |
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