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Phase of the Moon

Planetary Positions

This page gives the geocentric (earth-centered) positions of the Sun, Moon and the planets. A list of astrological conjunctions is attached. The right ascension is correct to within a couple of minutes. Some of the declinations have reversed signs; this is a known bug (however these are not used in conventional astrology). The position of Pluto will be off by a bit more than the other planets, but accurate to within a degree or two. The algorithm does not take into account interplanetary gravitational interactions; it uses the current orbital characteristics of each planet and interpolates from a known set of values. Hence, the further back or forward in time you set the date to, the less accurate the positions will be; they will be more accurate the closer they are to 1 January 1980. This algorithm does not take into account the precession of the equinox.

This page defaults to the current local time, but you can also set other values for the date and time using the form at the bottom of this page. The entered time must be Greenwich Mean Time. Note that you can set a value B.C.E. by using negative numbers in the year field. Dates prior to 15 October 1582 are considered be Julian, after that, Gregorian. Since not all countries (e.g. Russia) changed their calendar on exactly that date, you may need to adjust historical dates accordingly.

The 'sign' reported assumes that Aries coincides with the vernal equinox and that each of the zodiacal signs occupy exactly one-twelfth of the sky. The 'events' are triggered if the two planets are within 15 degrees of the exact angle. These assumptions will not correspond exactly to some astrological systems, and the planets may or may not be in these exact constellations (in the strict astronomical sense).


Local time is 10:59:50pm, Thu Jul 17, 2025
PlanetSignRight AscensionDeclination
SunCancer 7h 50m 11s 21d 1m 24s
MoonAries 1h 27m 5s 12d 12m 21s
MercuryLeo 9h 7m 25s -13d 19m 9s
VenusGemini 4h 52m 39s 20d 21m 49s
MarsVirgo 11h 12m 18s -5d 59m 41s
JupiterCancer 6h 34m 34s 23d 5m 25s
SaturnAries 0h 7m 49s -1d 40m 16s
UranusTaurus 3h 54m 13s 20d 5m 18s
NeptuneAries 0h 5m 14s -0d 52m 36s
PlutoCapricorn 19h 59m 48s -22d 58m 15s

Venus in Gemini is sextile with Mercury in Leo
the Moon in Aries is trine with Mercury in Leo
Mars in Virgo is square with Venus in Gemini
Saturn in Aries is trine with the Sun in Cancer
Uranus in Taurus is sextile with the Sun in Cancer
Uranus in Taurus is sextile with Saturn in Aries
Neptune in Aries is trine with the Sun in Cancer
Neptune in Aries is in conjunction with Saturn in Aries
Neptune in Aries is sextile with Uranus in Taurus
Pluto in Capricorn is in opposition to the Sun in Cancer

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[i.e., The time displayed below is offset by your current timezone, so it will not match your local time (unless you live in the prime meridian time zone). If you enter a new value, you need to adjust for daylight savings time (if applicable) and your timezone.]

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