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October 2026
Tuesday, 6 October 2026
Moon conjunction Jupiter
The Moon is conjunct Jupiter in Leo today. The two are all but exactly aligned and already pulling apart as the Moon's quick motion carries her on through the sign. Jupiter holds…
Monday, 5 October 2026
Moon in Leo
The Moon entered Leo today and stays there for roughly two days, so the tradition's teaching on this pairing is worth knowing while it lasts. Start with the Moon itself. Sepharial…
Sunday, 4 October 2026
Sun opposition Saturn
The Sun stands opposite Saturn today. The Sun sits at 11 degrees of Libra and Saturn at 11 degrees of Aries, exact to the degree and now beginning to separate. For a short run of…
Saturday, 3 October 2026
Mars opposition Pluto
Mars and Pluto stand in exact opposition today, Mars at the opening degrees of Leo and Pluto at the same degree of Aquarius, directly across the wheel from one another. The…
Friday, 2 October 2026
Venus stations retrograde in Scorpio
Venus stations retrograde in Scorpio today. Seen from Earth she slows, appears to stand still against the stars, and begins to move backward through the sign. Start with what…
Thursday, 1 October 2026
Grand cross
A grand cross stands in today's sky. Mars in Leo opposes Pluto in Aquarius, Mercury in Scorpio opposes Chiron in Aries, and each pair squares the other, so the four bodies sit at…
September 2026
Wednesday, 30 September 2026
Mercury enters Scorpio
Mercury crossed into Scorpio today, and it stands at the very first degree of the sign. This is a change in the planet the tradition gives to thinking itself, so it is worth…
Tuesday, 29 September 2026
Sun trine Uranus
The Sun in Libra is trining Uranus in Gemini today. The contact came exact yesterday and is now separating by less than a degree, so it is still close. Ptolemy builds the aspects…
Monday, 28 September 2026
Mars enters Leo
Mars enters Leo today, standing at the very first degree of the sign. The planet the tradition treats as the engine of wanting and doing now works through a fixed fire sign.…
Sunday, 27 September 2026
T-square
Three T-squares stand in today's sky. The one carrying the most weight has Mars in Cancer opposing Pluto in Aquarius, with Chiron in Aries squaring both of them. Chiron is the…
Saturday, 26 September 2026
Sun trine Pluto
The Sun and Pluto are in exact trine today, the Sun at the third degree of Libra and Pluto, retrograde, at the third degree of Aquarius. The Sun passes on within days. Pluto stays…
Friday, 25 September 2026
Sun opposition Neptune
The Sun stands exactly opposite Neptune today, the Sun at the opening of Libra and Neptune, retrograde, at the opening of Aries, directly across the wheel from it. Ptolemy counts…
Thursday, 24 September 2026
Grand trine in air
Today the Sun in Libra, Uranus in Gemini and Pluto in Aquarius stand at roughly equal distances around the wheel, all three in air signs, each in trine to the other two. That…
Wednesday, 23 September 2026
Sun enters Libra
The Sun enters Libra today, crossing into its first degree. Each sign carries its own demand, and Libra's is the demand to weigh. Ptolemy held that the Sun "contributes to the…