The Sky Right Now
Live geocentric positions of every planet, straight from Swiss Ephemeris. This is the same sky for everyone on Earth at this moment.
Computed 11 Jun 2026 22:25:22 GMT · refreshes through the day
Advanced ephemeris
| Body | Speed | Distance | Decl. | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ☉ Sun | 0.96°/d | 1.02 AU | 23.1° | direct |
| ☽ Moon | 14.6°/d | 0.0024 AU | 17.8° | direct |
| ☿ Mercury | 1.18°/d | 0.89 AU | 24.2°OOB | direct |
| ♀ Venus | 1.17°/d | 1.18 AU | 22.5° | direct |
| ♂ Mars | 0.73°/d | 2.16 AU | 16.6° | direct |
| ♃ Jupiter | 0.200°/d | 6.07 AU | 21.3° | direct |
| ♄ Saturn | 0.071°/d | 9.80 AU | 3.0° | direct |
| ♅ Uranus | 0.056°/d | 20.42 AU | 20.5° | direct |
| ♆ Neptune | 0.014°/d | 30.10 AU | 0.4° | direct |
| ♇ Pluto | 0.015°/d | 34.80 AU | -23.0° | ℞ retro |
The raw 6D ephemeris — longitude, distance, speed and declination — straight from Swiss Ephemeris, the engine professional astrology software runs on.
℞ Retrograde: Pluto.
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These are the geocentric ecliptic longitudes of the planets — where each one sits against the zodiac as seen from Earth, right now. They are the same for everyone, everywhere; what differs from person to person is which houses these planets activate, which depends on your exact birth time and place. To see how today's sky touches your own chart, generate your free natal chart.
Reading the positions
Each line shows a planet, the zodiac sign it occupies, and its exact degree and minute within that sign. An ℞ marks a planet in apparent retrograde motion — moving backwards through the zodiac from our point of view.
How long does each planet stay in a sign?
Every planet moves at its own pace, which is why the sky is never the same twice:
- Moon — about 2 to 2½ days per sign; the fastest mover, roughly half a degree an hour.
- Sun, Mercury, Venus — about a month in each sign.
- Mars — around 6 to 7 weeks (longer when it retrogrades).
- Jupiter — roughly a year per sign.
- Saturn — about 2½ years.
- Uranus — around 7 years; Neptune — about 14; Pluto — 12 to 30 years.
So the Moon sets the mood of a single day, while the outer planets paint the backdrop of an entire era.
What a retrograde really is
When a planet shows ℞, it is in apparent retrograde — it looks like it is sliding backwards through the zodiac from Earth's vantage point, though it never truly reverses. It is an optical effect of our two orbits passing. Astrologically, retrograde periods are read as time to review, revisit and refine that planet's themes rather than push forward. Mercury retrogrades three to four times a year for about three weeks; the outer planets spend months retrograde annually. Track them all on the retrogrades page.
Reading the advanced data
- Speed — how many degrees a body moves per day. The Moon races at 12–15°/day, the Sun about 1°, and Pluto barely 0.01°. A negative speed (shown as ℞) means retrograde.
- Distance — the body's true distance from Earth in astronomical units (1 AU ≈ 150 million km, the average Earth–Sun distance). The Moon sits near 0.0026 AU; Pluto can be over 35.
- Declination — how far north or south of the celestial equator a body sits. When a planet exceeds the Sun's ±23.4° limit it is out of bounds (OOB), read as operating outside the usual rules.