AstroNow

Western tropical planet signs and exact changes

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Sep 10, 2026

🌘1%↓
Waning Crescent
10 Sept, 05:17 · Venus opposition Chiron 🎯 0.0°🎯 Exact PeakOrb: 3 Sept, 08:53 – 18 Sept, 17:12
10 Sept, 07:57 · Mercury square Lilith (M) 🎯 0.0°🎯 Exact PeakOrb: 7 Sept, 05:43 – 13 Sept, 13:02
10 Sept, 08:12 · Venus ♀ enters Scorpio ♏10 Sept, 16:21 · Mercury ☿ enters Libra ♎

Sep 11, 2026

🌑0%↑
New Moon
11 Sept, 03:27 · New Moon11 Sept, 23:07–23:52 · Moon Void of Course11 Sept, 23:52 · Moon ☽ enters Libra ♎

Sep 12, 2026

🌒2%↑
Waxing Crescent
12 Sept, 15:59 · Mercury trine Pluto 🎯 0.0°🎯 Exact PeakOrb: 9 Sept, 17:16 – 15 Sept, 17:07
12 Sept, 16:41 · Mercury opposition Neptune 🎯 0.0°🎯 Exact PeakOrb: 9 Sept, 18:25 – 15 Sept, 17:15

Sep 13, 2026

🌒7%↑
Waxing Crescent

Sep 14, 2026

🌒13%↑
Waxing Crescent
14 Sept, 02:40 · Mercury trine Uranus 🎯 0.0°🎯 Exact PeakOrb: 11 Sept, 02:15 – 17 Sept, 05:27
14 Sept, 06:27–06:44 · Moon Void of Course14 Sept, 06:44 · Moon ☽ enters Scorpio ♏
14 Sept, 08:05 · Lilith (M) trine Chiron 🎯 0.0°🎯 Exact PeakOrb: 4 Aug, 16:49 – 23 Oct, 03:49

Sep 15, 2026

🌒20%↑
Waxing Crescent
15 Sept, 15:47 · Lilith (M) ⚸ enters Capricorn ♑
15 Sept, 18:42 · Venus square Pluto 🎯 0.0°🎯 Exact PeakOrb: 7 Sept, 23:11 – 28 Sept, 23:57

Sep 16, 2026

🌒28%↑
Waxing Crescent
16 Sept, 08:31 · Neptune sextile Pluto 🎯 0.0°🎯 Exact PeakOrb: 18 May, 20:31 – 14 Jan, 20:31
16 Sept, 12:58–16:41 · Moon Void of Course16 Sept, 16:41 · Moon ☽ enters Sagittarius ♐

Sep 17, 2026

🌒37%↑
Waxing Crescent

Sep 18, 2026

🌓47%↑
First Quarter
18 Sept, 09:59 · Mercury opposition Saturn 🎯 0.0°🎯 Exact PeakOrb: 15 Sept, 09:16 – 21 Sept, 13:01
18 Sept, 20:44 · First Quarter

Sep 19, 2026

🌔56%↑
Waxing Gibbous
19 Sept, 04:27–04:55 · Moon Void of Course19 Sept, 04:55 · Moon ☽ enters Capricorn ♑

Sep 20, 2026

🌔65%↑
Waxing Gibbous

Sep 21, 2026

🌔74%↑
Waxing Gibbous
21 Sept, 16:41–17:14 · Moon Void of Course21 Sept, 17:14 · Moon ☽ enters Aquarius ♒
21 Sept, 22:51 · Mercury sextile Jupiter 🎯 0.0°🎯 Exact PeakOrb: 18 Sept, 04:39 – 25 Sept, 21:26

Sep 22, 2026

🌔82%↑
Waxing Gibbous

Sep 23, 2026

🌔89%↑
Waxing Gibbous
23 Sept, 00:06 · Sun ☉ enters Libra ♎
23 Sept, 22:45 · Sun square Lilith (M) 🎯 0.0°🎯 Exact PeakOrb: 18 Sept, 04:09 – 29 Sept, 16:53

Sep 24, 2026

🌔95%↑
Waxing Gibbous
24 Sept, 02:48–03:23 · Moon Void of Course24 Sept, 03:23 · Moon ☽ enters Pisces ♓

Sep 25, 2026

🌔98%↑
Waxing Gibbous

Sep 26, 2026

🌕100%↑
Full Moon
26 Sept, 01:41 · Sun opposition Neptune 🎯 0.0°🎯 Exact PeakOrb: 21 Sept, 02:25 – 1 Oct, 00:38
26 Sept, 05:34 · Sun trine Pluto 🎯 0.0°🎯 Exact PeakOrb: 21 Sept, 04:11 – 1 Oct, 06:52
26 Sept, 08:31–10:23 · Moon Void of Course26 Sept, 10:23 · Moon ☽ enters Aries ♈

Sep 27, 2026

🌖99%↓
Waning Gibbous
27 Sept, 11:31 · Mars square Chiron 🎯 0.0°🎯 Exact PeakOrb: 19 Sept, 08:18 – 5 Oct, 19:44

Sep 28, 2026

🌖96%↓
Waning Gibbous
28 Sept, 02:49 · Mars ♂ enters Leo ♌28 Sept, 13:59–14:40 · Moon Void of Course
28 Sept, 14:04 · Mercury trine North Node 🎯 0.0°🎯 Exact PeakOrb: 25 Sept, 03:42 – 2 Oct, 04:44
28 Sept, 14:04 · Mercury sextile South Node 🎯 0.0°🎯 Exact PeakOrb: 25 Sept, 03:42 – 2 Oct, 04:44

Sep 29, 2026

🌖90%↓
Waning Gibbous

Sep 30, 2026

🌖83%↓
Waning Gibbous
30 Sept, 04:09 · Mercury opposition Chiron 🎯 0.0°🎯 Exact PeakOrb: 26 Sept, 14:04 – 3 Oct, 23:07
30 Sept, 11:45 · Mercury ☿ enters Scorpio ♏30 Sept, 12:57–17:26 · Moon Void of Course30 Sept, 17:26 · Moon ☽ enters Gemini ♊

Oct 1, 2026

🌖73%↓
Waning Gibbous
1 Oct, 20:32 · Mercury sextile Lilith (M) 🎯 0.0°🎯 Exact PeakOrb: 27 Sept, 19:28 – 6 Oct, 05:25

Oct 2, 2026

🌖62%↓
Waning Gibbous
2 Oct, 09:15 · Mercury square Mars 🎯 0.0°🎯 Exact PeakOrb: 25 Sept, 22:14 – 10 Oct, 11:28
2 Oct, 19:06–19:54 · Moon Void of Course2 Oct, 19:54 · Moon ☽ enters Cancer ♋
2 Oct, 20:43 · Mercury square Pluto 🎯 0.0°🎯 Exact PeakOrb: 29 Sept, 02:34 – 6 Oct, 21:29

Oct 3, 2026

🌗51%↓
Last Quarter
3 Oct, 07:13 · Venus ♀ stations retrograde
3 Oct, 10:38 · Mars opposition Pluto 🎯 0.0°🎯 Exact PeakOrb: 25 Sept, 00:35 – 12 Oct, 04:18
3 Oct, 13:25 · Last Quarter

Oct 4, 2026

🌘39%↓
Waning Crescent
4 Oct, 12:26 · Sun opposition Saturn 🎯 0.0°🎯 Exact PeakOrb: 29 Sept, 19:25 – 9 Oct, 05:07
4 Oct, 22:01–22:54 · Moon Void of Course4 Oct, 22:54 · Moon ☽ enters Leo ♌

Oct 5, 2026

🌘29%↓
Waning Crescent

Oct 6, 2026

🌘19%↓
Waning Crescent

Oct 7, 2026

🌘11%↓
Waning Crescent
7 Oct, 00:06 · Mercury conjunction Venus 🎯 0.0°🎯 Exact PeakOrb: 3 Oct, 03:45 – 10 Oct, 17:44
7 Oct, 01:55–02:52 · Moon Void of Course7 Oct, 02:52 · Moon ☽ enters Virgo ♍
7 Oct, 10:41 · Mars sextile Uranus 🎯 0.0°🎯 Exact PeakOrb: 29 Sept, 01:32 – 16 Oct, 00:11

Oct 8, 2026

🌘5%↓
Waning Crescent
7 Oct, 18:56 – 9 Oct, 08:10 · Moon Void of Course

Oct 9, 2026

🌘2%↓
Waning Crescent
7 Oct, 18:56 – 9 Oct, 08:10 · Moon Void of Course
9 Oct, 08:05 · Lilith (M) square Neptune 🎯 0.0°🎯 Exact PeakOrb: 3 Sept, 05:18 – 15 Nov, 21:07
9 Oct, 08:10 · Moon ☽ enters Libra ♎

Oct 10, 2026

🌑0%↓
New Moon
10 Oct, 15:50 · New Moon
10 Oct, 21:22 · Venus square Mars 🎯 0.0°🎯 Exact PeakOrb: 4 Oct, 01:56 – 16 Oct, 03:48

Oct 11, 2026

🌒1%↑
Waxing Crescent
11 Oct, 14:10–15:21 · Moon Void of Course11 Oct, 15:21 · Moon ☽ enters Scorpio ♏

Oct 12, 2026

🌒4%↑
Waxing Crescent

Oct 13, 2026

🌒8%↑
Waxing Crescent
13 Oct, 18:26 – 14 Oct, 00:59 · Moon Void of Course

Oct 14, 2026

🌒15%↑
Waxing Crescent
13 Oct, 18:26 – 14 Oct, 00:59 · Moon Void of Course14 Oct, 00:59 · Moon ☽ enters Sagittarius ♐

Oct 15, 2026

🌒22%↑
Waxing Crescent
15 Oct, 08:22 · Sun sextile Jupiter 🎯 0.0°🎯 Exact PeakOrb: 9 Oct, 07:28 – 21 Oct, 06:49

Oct 16, 2026

🌒30%↑
Waxing Crescent
16 Oct, 02:26 · Pluto ♇ stations direct
16 Oct, 08:26 · Mars trine Saturn 🎯 0.0°🎯 Exact PeakOrb: 8 Oct, 11:26 – 24 Oct, 13:03
16 Oct, 11:31–12:57 · Moon Void of Course16 Oct, 12:57 · Moon ☽ enters Capricorn ♑

Oct 17, 2026

🌒39%↑
Waxing Crescent

Oct 18, 2026

🌓49%↑
First Quarter
18 Oct, 16:13 · First Quarter

Oct 19, 2026

🌔58%↑
Waxing Gibbous
19 Oct, 00:09–01:39 · Moon Void of Course19 Oct, 01:39 · Moon ☽ enters Aquarius ♒
19 Oct, 02:59 · Venus sextile Lilith (M) 🎯 0.0°🎯 Exact PeakOrb: 9 Oct, 16:48 – 26 Oct, 04:08
19 Oct, 18:30 · Sun trine North Node 🎯 0.0°🎯 Exact PeakOrb: 14 Oct, 23:19 – 24 Oct, 12:29

Oct 20, 2026

🌔67%↑
Waxing Gibbous
20 Oct, 06:43 · Venus square Pluto 🎯 0.0°🎯 Exact PeakOrb: 7 Oct, 19:38 – 28 Oct, 13:09

Oct 21, 2026

🌔76%↑
Waxing Gibbous
21 Oct, 11:04–12:35 · Moon Void of Course21 Oct, 12:35 · Moon ☽ enters Pisces ♓

Oct 22, 2026

🌔84%↑
Waxing Gibbous

What AstroNow shows today

AstroNow is a live reference for the current state of the sky, not a forecast or a personal horoscope. The dashboard above recalculates, for the moment you load the page, the Moon’s phase, the zodiac sign each of the ten classical and modern planets is currently passing through, the angles those planets form with one another, and the nearest upcoming sign changes. Nothing on it is pre-written: every number comes from an astronomical ephemeris computed at request time, the same approach described in more detail on our methodology page.

How to read today’s Moon phase

The Moon moves through eight named phases roughly every 29.5 days, from new moon to full moon and back again, as the angle between the Sun, Earth, and Moon changes. The Moon phase page names the current phase and shows when the next one begins. Many people use the new moon as a cue for setting intentions and the full moon as a natural point for reflection — a personal habit rather than a scientific claim.

How to read current planet signs

AstroNow uses the Western tropical zodiac and tracks all ten bodies from the Sun and Moon out to Pluto. Each moves at its own pace: the Moon changes sign every two to three days, the Sun about once a month, and the outer planets can stay in a single sign for years. The planet signs page also flags when a planet is retrograde — appearing to move backward through the zodiac, a visual effect of relative orbital speeds rather than an actual change of direction.

How to read current planetary aspects

An aspect is the angle between two planets as seen from Earth. AstroNow calculates the five classic aspects — conjunction, sextile, square, trine, and opposition — plus the minor quincunx, each allowed a small margin (the orb) around its exact angle. The current aspects page lists what is active right now; the what are planetary aspects guide explains what each angle traditionally represents.

Timezone notes

The calendar above detects your browser’s timezone automatically and lets you switch to any other zone from the dropdown in the header. Before that detection finishes, the very first server-rendered view uses UTC as a neutral starting point, then updates to your local time once the page loads — so a brief instant at UTC is expected and not a bug. Every date and time elsewhere on the site, including the static content pages, is also shown in UTC unless noted otherwise.

Who AstroNow is for

AstroNow suits anyone curious about the rhythm of the sky without wanting to learn to read a birth chart: people who enjoy checking the Moon phase, hobbyist astrology readers, journalers who like a daily prompt, and visitors who use our buying and planting timelines. It is not aimed at anyone looking for a personalized prediction, and it does not replace an individual consultation with an astrologer.

Frequently asked questions

How often is the data on AstroNow updated?
Every time you load a page, AstroNow recalculates the Moon phase, planet signs, and aspects at that exact moment from an astronomical ephemeris. There is no daily batch job and no cached forecast — reload the page and you get a fresh calculation for that instant.
What zodiac system does AstroNow use?
The Western tropical zodiac, the system most Western astrologers use. It is fixed to the seasons — 0° Aries is defined by the March equinox — rather than to the visible constellations, which is why it differs from sidereal or Vedic zodiac systems.
Does AstroNow calculate my personal birth chart?
No. AstroNow shows the state of the sky right now, the same for every visitor — it is not an individual chart based on your birth date, time, and place. Think of it as a shared daily reference rather than a personal reading.
Why does the Moon change sign so much more often than other planets?
The Moon orbits the Earth in about 27–29 days, so it moves through all twelve zodiac signs roughly every month and changes sign every two to three days. The Sun takes about a month per sign, while outer planets like Saturn or Pluto can stay in one sign for years.
What does "retrograde" mean on AstroNow?
Retrograde describes a planet that appears to move backward through the zodiac from Earth's point of view. It is a visual effect caused by the relative orbital speeds of Earth and the other planet, not an actual reversal of the planet's orbit.
Is the information on AstroNow scientifically accurate?
The planetary positions, Moon phases, and timings are computed from a standard astronomical ephemeris and are as accurate as that underlying data. The astrological meaning attached to those positions — what a sign, phase, or aspect "means" — is a matter of tradition and interpretation, not science, and we present it strictly for reflection and entertainment.

Disclaimer

AstroNow presents astrology content for reflection, entertainment, and informational purposes only. Astrology is not scientifically proven, and nothing on this site is medical, financial, legal, or psychological advice, nor a guarantee of any outcome. See our terms of use and methodology page for details on how the data is calculated.