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The sky today
The Moon’s phase and sign, what is retrograde, void-of-course times and what is coming, computed to the minute from the real planets. Times are shown in your own time zone.
Today · Monday 5 October
Moon in Leo
Moon in Virgo
Waning crescent · 29% lit
Rest before the reset.
The Moon is in Leo: a warm, expressive day. Say the generous thing out loud.The Moon is in Virgo: a tidy, practical day. Fix the small thing that has been bothering you. The last thin light. Sleep, tidy, reflect. Nothing needs starting; the New Moon is days away and will ask for your energy then.
Sun opposition Saturn. The Sun and Saturn pull against each other today. You do not have to choose today; hold both and let the tension tell you something.
Today · Tuesday 6 October
Moon in Leo
Moon in Virgo
Waning crescent · 19% lit
Rest before the reset.
The Moon is in Leo: a warm, expressive day. Say the generous thing out loud.The Moon is in Virgo: a tidy, practical day. Fix the small thing that has been bothering you. The last thin light. Sleep, tidy, reflect. Nothing needs starting; the New Moon is days away and will ask for your energy then.
Mars sextile Uranus. Mars and Uranus give each other a hand today. A small effort gets an outsized reply.
Today · Wednesday 7 October
Moon in Leo
Moon in Virgo
Waning crescent · 11% lit
Rest before the reset.
The Moon is in Leo: a warm, expressive day. Say the generous thing out loud.The Moon is in Virgo: a tidy, practical day. Fix the small thing that has been bothering you. The last thin light. Sleep, tidy, reflect. Nothing needs starting; the New Moon is days away and will ask for your energy then.
Mars sextile Uranus. Mars and Uranus give each other a hand today. A small effort gets an outsized reply.
The Moon is void of course until , when it enters Virgo: a pause for routine, rest and finishing, not for launching.
The Moon is void of course until , when it enters Libra: a pause for routine, rest and finishing, not for launching.
Moon phase today
On Monday 5 October the Moon is in its waning crescent phase, 29% lit. It was full on in Aries. The next New Moon is on in Libra.
Rest before the reset. The last thin light. Sleep, tidy, reflect. Nothing needs starting; the New Moon is days away and will ask for your energy then.
On Tuesday 6 October the Moon is in its waning crescent phase, 19% lit. It was full on in Aries. The next New Moon is on in Libra.
Rest before the reset. The last thin light. Sleep, tidy, reflect. Nothing needs starting; the New Moon is days away and will ask for your energy then.
On Wednesday 7 October the Moon is in its waning crescent phase, 11% lit. It was full on in Aries. The next New Moon is on in Libra.
Rest before the reset. The last thin light. Sleep, tidy, reflect. Nothing needs starting; the New Moon is days away and will ask for your energy then.
What sign is the Moon in today?
The Moon is in Leo until , when it moves into Virgo.
The Moon is in Leo: a warm, expressive day. Say the generous thing out loud.
The Moon is in Virgo until , when it moves into Libra.
The Moon is in Virgo: a tidy, practical day. Fix the small thing that has been bothering you.
The Moon changes sign every two and a half days. See what today’s Moon means for your sign.
Is Mercury in retrograde?
No. Mercury is moving direct. The next Mercury retrograde runs from to , starting at 20° Scorpio.
Yes. Mercury has been retrograde since at 20° Scorpio and turns direct on at 5° Scorpio.
Mercury retrograde: back up, re-read, re-confirm. It is a review period for plans and messages, not a curse; the delays are where the fixes are.
Mercury retrograde dates
- to , from 20° Scorpio back to 5° Scorpio
- to , from 5° Pisces back to 20° Aquarius
- to , from 6° Cancer back to 27° Gemini
- to , from 4° Scorpio back to 19° Libra
Which planets are retrograde now
- Mercury is direct; its next retrograde starts on and ends on .
- Venus is retrograde, turning direct on .
- Mars is direct; its next retrograde starts on and ends on .
- Jupiter is direct; its next retrograde starts on and ends on .
- Saturn is retrograde, turning direct on .
- Uranus is retrograde, turning direct on .
- Neptune is retrograde, turning direct on .
- Pluto is retrograde, turning direct on .
Void of course Moon today
Not right now. The next void-of-course Moon runs from until , when the Moon enters Virgo.
Yes. The Moon is void of course now, from until it enters Virgo at .
Not right now. The next void-of-course Moon runs from until , when the Moon enters Libra.
Yes. The Moon is void of course now, from until it enters Libra at .
A void-of-course Moon is the stretch between the Moon's last exact aspect to a planet in one sign and its entry into the next. Astrologers treat it as a pause: good for routine, rest and finishing, less good for starting something you want to last.
Void-of-course times, the next seven days
- to Moon from Leo into Virgo, after its conjunction with Jupiter
- to Moon from Virgo into Libra, after its sextile with Mercury
- to Moon from Libra into Scorpio, after its sextile with Jupiter
Next full moon
The next Full Moon is on , at 2° Taurus. It is exact at .
Full Moon in Taurus: steadiness, the senses and what lasts come to light. See it whole before deciding.
The next Full Moon is on , at 2° Gemini. It is exact at .
Full Moon in Gemini: curiosity, conversation and moving between ideas come to light. See it whole before deciding.
Next new moon
The next New Moon is on , at 17° Libra. It is exact at .
New Moon in Libra: a fresh start around balance, partnership and fairness. Set one intention here.
The next New Moon is on , at 16° Scorpio. It is exact at .
New Moon in Scorpio: a fresh start around depth, trust and what is hidden. Set one intention here.
The next New Moon is on , at 16° Sagittarius. It is exact at .
New Moon in Sagittarius: a fresh start around distance, belief and the bigger picture. Set one intention here.
Upcoming eclipses
The next eclipse is an annular solar eclipse in Aquarius, on .
- : Annular solar eclipse in Aquarius, 17° Aquarius. This New Moon is an annular solar eclipse, a stronger reset than most: what begins around friends, the future and doing it differently now tends to last. Watch, do not force.
- : Penumbral lunar eclipse in Virgo, 1° Virgo. This Full Moon is a penumbral lunar eclipse: craft, routine and getting it right reach a turning point. Let what is ending end.
- : Penumbral lunar eclipse in Capricorn, 25° Capricorn. This Full Moon is a penumbral lunar eclipse: structure, ambition and the long game reach a turning point. Let what is ending end.
- : Total solar eclipse in Leo, 9° Leo. This New Moon is a total solar eclipse, a stronger reset than most: what begins around visibility, generosity and the heart now tends to last. Watch, do not force.
Coming up · the next 30 days
Libra season
Libra season asks for balance. Relationships take the foreground; weigh, listen, and be fair before being right. Scorpio season begins on .
- New Moon in Libra. New Moon in Libra: a fresh start around balance, partnership and fairness. Set one intention here.
- Pluto stations direct at 3° Aquarius. Pluto direct: transformation moves forward.
- Mercury stations retrograde at 20° Scorpio. Mercury retrograde: back up, re-read, re-confirm. It is a review period for plans and messages, not a curse; the delays are where the fixes are.
- Venus returns to Libra, retrograde. Balance, partnership and fairness get a second look while Venus is retrograde in Libra. Revisit rather than restart.
- Full Moon in Taurus. Full Moon in Taurus: steadiness, the senses and what lasts come to light. See it whole before deciding.
This year · 2026
The slow sky
- Jupiter in Leo. Jupiter in Leo: the year's growth runs through visibility, generosity and the heart. Say yes there, and keep one foot on the ground.
- Saturn in Aries, retrograde. Saturn in Aries: the slow work of the next two and a half years is about beginnings, courage and acting first. What is built properly here lasts.
- Uranus in Gemini, retrograde. Uranus in Gemini: for seven years, curiosity, conversation and moving between ideas get reinvented. Expect surprises there and notice which ones you wanted.
- Neptune in Aries, retrograde. Neptune in Aries: a long softening of beginnings, courage and acting first; ideals rise, and so does the need to check the details.
- Pluto in Aquarius, retrograde. Pluto in Aquarius: a generation's transformation of friends, the future and doing it differently, slow and total.
2026 shifts: Neptune re-enters Aries (26 Jan) · Saturn re-enters Aries (14 Feb) · Uranus re-enters Gemini (26 Apr) · Jupiter enters Leo (30 Jun)
Positions from the same ephemeris as your chart, checked against the Swiss Ephemeris. Tropical zodiac; void-of-course periods use the major aspects to the Sun through Pluto. For entertainment and self-reflection; not a prediction of events.