The Sky Right Now
The Sun sits in Cancer and the Moon moves through Virgo. Mercury, Neptune and Pluto are retrograde, so several threads are looping back for review.
Where every planet is today
Positions are calculated for Saturday, July 18, 2026 (UTC). The Moon shifts signs every couple of days; the outer planets stay put for years.
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Notable aspects today
The tightest angles between planets right now, the closer to exact, the louder the conversation between them.
A trine (120° apart), easy and flowing — these energies cooperate without effort.
A sextile (60° apart), an open door — opportunity if you actually reach for it.
A sextile (60° apart), an open door — opportunity if you actually reach for it.
A trine (120° apart), easy and flowing — these energies cooperate without effort.
A opposition (180° apart), pulled in opposite directions — a tug-of-war that wants balance.
The Moon sets the mood
Of everything overhead, the Moon moves fastest, it's the body that colors the emotional tone of the day. Right now it's in Virgo, at 20° 37'.
See tonight's moon phase & illumination →Frequently asked questions
What does "the current sky" mean?
The current sky is a snapshot of where each planet sits in the zodiac at this moment, the transits. Unlike your birth chart, these positions are the same for everyone on Earth, so they describe the shared backdrop the whole world is moving through. The grid above shows the live sign and degree of all ten bodies.
What's the difference between a transit and my birth chart?
Your birth chart is fixed, it captures where the planets were at the moment you were born and never changes. A transit is where a planet is now, in the live sky. Astrologers read the day by laying today's transits over your unchanging birth chart to see which parts of it are being touched.
How often does the Moon change signs?
The Moon moves roughly every 2 to 2.5 days through each zodiac sign, completing the full circle in about a month. It's the fastest-moving body in the sky, so its sign (and the mood it colors) shifts far more often than any planet's.
Why do the planets' positions matter and how do I use this page?
The signs and aspects in the sky describe the broad astrological weather everyone is sharing. Use this page to see that backdrop at a glance: read the Moon's sign for the day's emotional tone, note any retrogrades, and watch the tightest aspects for where the energy is most active. For a personal reading, those transits are then compared against your own birth chart.
What does it mean when a planet is "in" a sign?
A planet is "in" a sign when it currently occupies that 30-degree slice of the zodiac, measured by its position along the ecliptic (its ecliptic longitude). As a planet travels along the ecliptic it passes from one sign into the next, and that sign colors how the planet's themes are expressed while it stays there.
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