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The changing sky

The sky today

Planetary positions in the tropical zodiac. These are shared sky conditions; a personal transit also depends on your birth chart.

Positions at

Sun

Scorpio

11°08′

The Sun placement provides the seasonal zodiac reference.

Moon

Virgo

2°49′

The Moon placement changes through the day. The time shown belongs to this snapshot.

The full snapshot

Where the planets are

Calculation methods ↗
Tropical planetary positions at 2026-11-03T13:28:40.613Z
BodySignDegreeMotion
SunScorpio11°08′Direct
MoonVirgo2°49′Direct
MercuryScorpio13°32′Retrograde
VenusLibra25°04′Retrograde
MarsLeo19°54′Direct
JupiterLeo24°37′Direct
SaturnAries9°07′Retrograde
UranusGemini4°34′Retrograde
NeptuneAries2°02′Retrograde
PlutoAquarius3°08′Direct

See Moon phases and the lunar calendar

What retrograde describes

A retrograde label means the planet's zodiac longitude is decreasing from Earth's viewpoint. It describes apparent motion, not a prediction about your day.

Explore retrograde planets, stations and shadows

Make the comparison personal

Your birth chart provides the natal placements used for a personal transit comparison. A sky snapshot alone cannot establish which contacts apply to you.

Compare with a birth chart

Calculation details

apparent geocentric ecliptic of date · tropical zodiac

Ephemeris: astronomy-engine 2.1.19. Computed 2026-11-03T13:28:40.613Z.

Positions use UTC. Your local calendar date can differ near midnight. An archived page uses noon UTC as a shared reference.

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