🌍 Today's Planetary Positions
Thursday, August 6, 2026 — Sun in Leo, Moon in Taurus; retrograde: Saturn, Neptune, Pluto. Positions at 12:00 UT.
| Planet | Position | Motion | Speed (°/day) |
|---|---|---|---|
☉ Sun
|
14°03' ♌ Leo | Direct | 0.9578°/day |
☽ Moon
|
19°17' ♉ Taurus | Direct | 13.9217°/day |
☿ Mercury
|
25°23' ♋ Cancer | Direct | 1.2737°/day |
♀ Venus
|
29°41' ♍ Virgo | Direct | 1.0141°/day |
♂ Mars
|
26°46' ♊ Gemini | Direct | 0.6696°/day |
♃ Jupiter
|
8°05' ♌ Leo | Direct | 0.2209°/day |
♄ Saturn
|
14°39' ♈ Aries R | ℞ Retrograde | 0.0173°/day |
♅ Uranus
|
5°13' ♊ Gemini | Direct | 0.0291°/day |
♆ Neptune
|
4°10' ♈ Aries R | ℞ Retrograde | 0.0151°/day |
♇ Pluto
|
3°57' ♒ Aquarius R | ℞ Retrograde | 0.0232°/day |
| ☊ North Node | 29°57' ♒ Aquarius | Direct | 0.0015°/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 7, 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.