Ephemerides
The sky on Friday, September 18, 2026
Positions at noon (Paris). Sun in Virgo, Moon in Sagittarius, first quarter.
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Tropical geocentric sky · Friday, September 18, 2026, 12:00 PM (Paris) · Placidus houses computed for Paris
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First Quarter
Moon in Sagittarius · 46% 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: Mercury opposite Saturn (0.0°), Neptune sextile Pluto (0.0°), Sun sextile Mars (1.3°) and Venus square Pluto (1.4°). These are the dynamics coloring the collective mood today.
Exact positions
| Planet | Sign | Position | House | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascendant | Scorpio | 13°14' | 1 | — |
| Sun | Virgo | 25°31' | 10 | direct |
| Moon | Sagittarius | 20°38' | 2 | direct |
| Mercury | Libra | 12°32' | 11 | direct |
| Venus | Scorpio | 4°38' | 12 | direct |
| Mars | Cancer | 24°12' | 9 | direct |
| Jupiter | Leo | 17°14' | 9 | direct |
| Saturn | Aries | 12°32' | 5 | R · retrograde |
| Uranus | Gemini | 5°40' | 7 | R · retrograde |
| Neptune | Aries | 3°12' | 5 | R · retrograde |
| Pluto | Aquarius | 3°14' | 3 | R · retrograde |
| North Node | Aquarius | 29°36' | 4 | R · retrograde |
| Chiron | Taurus | 0°03' | 6 | R · retrograde |
| Lilith | Capricorn | 0°18' | 2 | — |
| Midheaven | Leo | 27°30' | 10 | — |
Aspects
| Planets | Aspect | Orb | Dynamic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury opposite Saturn | ☍ Opposition | 0.0°exact | separating |
| Neptune sextile Pluto | ⚹ Sextile | 0.0°exact | separating |
| North Node sextile Chiron | ⚹ Sextile | 0.5°exact | applying |
| Sun sextile Mars | ⚹ Sextile | 1.3° | separating |
| Venus square Pluto | □ Square | 1.4° | separating |
| North Node opposite Midheaven | ☍ Opposition | 2.1° | applying |
| Uranus trine Pluto | △ Trine | 2.4° | separating |
| Uranus sextile Neptune | ⚹ Sextile | 2.5° | separating |
| Chiron trine Midheaven | △ Trine | 2.6° | applying |
| Pluto square Chiron | □ Square | 3.2° | separating |
| Moon trine Jupiter | △ Trine | 3.4° | separating |
| Jupiter square Ascendant | □ Square | 4.0° | separating |
| Venus opposite Chiron | ☍ Opposition | 4.6° | separating |
| Mercury sextile Jupiter | ⚹ Sextile | 4.7° | applying |
| Jupiter trine Saturn | △ Trine | 4.7° | separating |
| Sun square Moon | □ Square | 4.9° | applying |
| Venus trine North Node | △ Trine | 5.0° | separating |
| Mars square Chiron | □ Square | 5.9° | applying |
| Mercury trine Uranus | △ Trine | 6.9° | separating |
| Sun opposite Neptune | ☍ Opposition | 7.7° | applying |
| Sun trine Pluto | △ Trine | 7.7° | applying |
| Moon trine Saturn | △ Trine | 8.1° | separating |
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