100 · Peak
Cancer Moon
Venus opposition Neptune
Closest daily sample · 0°25' orb
Moon in Cancer, 7% illuminated. Two planetary functions face one another across the chart, making contrast and competing priorities easier to see.
Calculated planetary weather · noon UTC
A living map of exact-aspect samples, Moon changes, sign ingresses, and retrograde stations—calculated from the sky, then translated into plain English.
The period in one answer
From August 10 through August 16, 2026, the Moon moves from Cancer to Libra. The highest-priority calendar marker is New Moon in Leo on August 12. Each day is computed at noon UTC from geocentric tropical longitudes, and the notes beside them describe the symbolic theme of that geometry.
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The sky, day by day
Intensity shows how concentrated the measured sky is—not whether a day is lucky or difficult. Open a date for every planetary degree behind the summary.
100 · Peak
Cancer Moon
Closest daily sample · 0°25' orb
Moon in Cancer, 7% illuminated. Two planetary functions face one another across the chart, making contrast and competing priorities easier to see.
100 · Peak
Leo Moon
Closest daily sample · 0°55' orb
Moon in Leo, 2% illuminated. The two planetary functions occupy nearly the same degree, concentrating their themes rather than balancing them.
100 · Peak
Leo Moon
0% illuminated · noon UTC
Moon in Leo, 0% illuminated. The Moon reaches the darkest daily sample of the lunation, aligned with the Sun in ecliptic longitude.
100 · Peak
Virgo Moon
Closest daily sample · 0°09' orb
Moon in Virgo, 1% illuminated. The sixty-degree geometry describes an opening or opportunity that remains optional rather than demanding attention.
56 · Active
Virgo Moon
Closest aspect · 0°11' orb
Moon in Virgo, 4% illuminated. The sixty-degree geometry describes an opening or opportunity that remains optional rather than demanding attention.
100 · Peak
Virgo Moon
Closest daily sample · 0°02' orb
Moon in Virgo, 10% illuminated. The two planetary functions occupy nearly the same degree, concentrating their themes rather than balancing them.
100 · Peak
Libra Moon
Closest daily sample · 0°10' orb
Moon in Libra, 17% illuminated. The sixty-degree geometry describes an opening or opportunity that remains optional rather than demanding attention.
Intensity combines closeness, the number of active aspects, and major calendar markers. It never means “good” or “bad.”
Dates worth circling
These cards are ordered by measured weight, not dramatic wording. Each one states the date, geometry, orb or detection rule, and what the symbol can—and cannot—tell you.
01 · 0% illuminated · noon UTC
The Moon reaches the darkest daily sample of the lunation, aligned with the Sun in ecliptic longitude.
Verifiable lineThe New Moon falls in Leo on August 12, 2026, with 0 percent illumination at the noon UTC sample.
02 · Closest daily sample · 0°02' orb
The two planetary functions occupy nearly the same degree, concentrating their themes rather than balancing them.
Verifiable lineAt noon UTC on August 15, 2026, Mercury conjunction Jupiter measures 0°02' from exact in geocentric tropical longitude.
03 · Closest daily sample · 0°25' orb
Two planetary functions face one another across the chart, making contrast and competing priorities easier to see.
Verifiable lineAt noon UTC on August 10, 2026, Venus opposition Neptune measures 0°25' from exact in geocentric tropical longitude.
04 · Closest daily sample · 0°49' orb
Two planetary functions face one another across the chart, making contrast and competing priorities easier to see.
Verifiable lineAt noon UTC on August 12, 2026, Mercury opposition Pluto measures 0°49' from exact in geocentric tropical longitude.
05 · Closest daily sample · 0°55' orb
The two planetary functions occupy nearly the same degree, concentrating their themes rather than balancing them.
Verifiable lineAt noon UTC on August 11, 2026, Moon conjunction Mercury measures 0°55' from exact in geocentric tropical longitude.
06 · Closest daily sample · 0°10' orb
The sixty-degree geometry describes an opening or opportunity that remains optional rather than demanding attention.
Verifiable lineAt noon UTC on August 10, 2026, Neptune sextile Pluto measures 0°10' from exact in geocentric tropical longitude.
07 · Closest daily sample · 0°10' orb
The sixty-degree geometry describes an opening or opportunity that remains optional rather than demanding attention.
Verifiable lineAt noon UTC on August 12, 2026, Neptune sextile Pluto measures 0°10' from exact in geocentric tropical longitude.
08 · Closest daily sample · 0°09' orb
The sixty-degree geometry describes an opening or opportunity that remains optional rather than demanding attention.
Verifiable lineAt noon UTC on August 13, 2026, Mercury sextile Venus measures 0°09' from exact in geocentric tropical longitude.
09 · Closest daily sample · 0°10' orb
The sixty-degree geometry describes an opening or opportunity that remains optional rather than demanding attention.
Verifiable lineAt noon UTC on August 16, 2026, Moon sextile Mercury measures 0°10' from exact in geocentric tropical longitude.
The three strongest days
A high signal means more geometry is concentrated around one date. It can be easy or demanding. The useful response is extra attention—not canceling a meeting because a planet made a square.
Venus opposition Neptune
Moon conjunction Mercury
New Moon in Leo
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Every day starts with geocentric tropical planetary longitudes calculated at 12:00 UTC.
Adjacent days expose ingresses, apparent stations, lunar peaks, and the closest daily aspect sample.
Closeness and event type determine emphasis. Dramatic language does not change the score.
Astronomy is labeled as calculation; symbolic meaning is labeled as reflection, never certainty.
Read the complete calculation model, source series, tolerances, and limitations on How we calculate. Inspect the raw positions for any date in Today’s sky.
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