🌍 Today's Planetary Positions
Wednesday, August 5, 2026 — Sun in Leo, Moon in Taurus; retrograde: Saturn, Neptune, Pluto. Positions at 12:00 UT.
| Planet | Position | Motion | Speed (°/day) |
|---|---|---|---|
☉ Sun
|
13°06' ♌ Leo | Direct | 0.9575°/day |
☽ Moon
|
5°21' ♉ Taurus | Direct | 13.6269°/day |
☿ Mercury
|
24°06' ♋ Cancer | Direct | 1.1840°/day |
♀ Venus
|
28°41' ♍ Virgo | Direct | 1.0192°/day |
♂ Mars
|
26°05' ♊ Gemini | Direct | 0.6708°/day |
♃ Jupiter
|
7°52' ♌ Leo | Direct | 0.2210°/day |
♄ Saturn
|
14°40' ♈ Aries R | ℞ Retrograde | 0.0156°/day |
♅ Uranus
|
5°12' ♊ Gemini | Direct | 0.0298°/day |
♆ Neptune
|
4°11' ♈ Aries R | ℞ Retrograde | 0.0146°/day |
♇ Pluto
|
3°58' ♒ Aquarius R | ℞ Retrograde | 0.0232°/day |
| ☊ North Node | 29°57' ♒ Aquarius | Direct | 0.0107°/day |
Coming up in August:
Aug 7 Venus enters Libra · Aug 10 Mercury enters Leo · Aug 11 Mars enters Cancer · Aug 12 New Moon · Aug 23 Sun enters Virgo ·
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Moon in Taurus
(not void)
Next VoC: Aug 5, 11:44 – 11:58 UTC (0h 14m)
Note: Positions are calculated at 12:00 Universal Time (noon UTC) using the same astronomical algorithms as the birth chart calculator.
Retrograde status is determined by comparing today's position with the previous day's position.