Daily sky snapshot

The sky on November 17, 2026

Calculated Sun, Moon, and planet positions for November 17, 2026 at 12:00 UTC, with the Moon phase, retrogrades, and major aspects.

Calculated for November 17, 2026 at 12:00 UTC. A snapshot of the whole sky at one moment, not a birth chart.

At 12:00 UTC

Calculated overview

Sun: Scorpio 25°08′; 235.149° ecliptic longitude
Moon: Aquarius 25°14′; 325.245° ecliptic longitude
Moon phase: First Quarter; 50.2% illuminated · waxing
Retrograde bodies: 3; Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune
Next sky event: The Moon enters Pisces; Sign change · Tue, Nov 17 · 21:19 UTC

Daily horoscope for your sign

A short reflective reading for each sign, based on the current sky.

What these values describe

Short explanations of the terms above, with guides if you want to go further.

Sun and Moon signs

Sun: Scorpio · Moon: Aquarius

The Sun moves through one zodiac sign in about a month; the Moon passes through a sign in about two and a half days. Your Sun sign is the sign the Sun occupied on your birthday.

What a Sun sign is

Moon phase

First Quarter · 50.2% illuminated

The lit part of the Moon grows night by night until the Full Moon. One full cycle of phases takes about 29.5 days.

How to read a Moon calendar

Retrograde motion

Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune

Seen from Earth, a planet sometimes appears to move backwards through the zodiac. Its orbit does not change; the effect comes from the shifting viewpoint between Earth and the planet.

Retrogrades explained

Aspects

Closest to exact: Square between the Sun and the Moon, 0.10° away

An aspect is an angle between two bodies along the zodiac, such as 90° for a square or 120° for a trine. Astrology reads aspects as relationships between planetary themes; this page lists the measured angles only.

Aspects in astrology

Bodies, signs, and motion

Longitude and latitude are measured along the true ecliptic of date. “Retrograde” means the body’s apparent motion along the zodiac runs backwards at this moment; the table adds no interpretation. “Near station” means it moves less than 0.005° per day. Values are rounded only for display.

Positions at November 17, 2026 at 12:00 UTC; display rounded to 0.001°.
Body	Tropical sign	Longitude	Latitude	Motion	Speed / day
Sun	Scorpio 25°08′	235.149°	0.000°	Direct	1.008°
Moon	Aquarius 25°14′	325.245°	0.009°	Direct	12.188°
Mercury	Scorpio 6°17′	216.294°	2.372°	Direct	0.623°
Venus	Libra 23°06′	203.101°	-0.885°	Direct	0.136°
Mars	Leo 26°26′	146.435°	1.969°	Direct	0.440°
Jupiter	Leo 25°59′	145.988°	0.749°	Direct	0.079°
Saturn	Aries 8°25′	8.418°	-2.636°	Retrograde	-0.041°
Uranus	Gemini 4°01′	64.028°	-0.148°	Retrograde	-0.041°
Neptune	Aries 1°47′	1.797°	-1.404°	Retrograde	-0.014°
Pluto	Aquarius 3°18′	303.316°	-4.262°	Direct	0.015°

Major angular relationships

These pairs are within the usual orb of an aspect; most are not exact at this moment.

Ordered from the closest to exact.
Bodies	Aspect	Separation	Distance from exact
Sun - Moon	Square (90°)	90.095°	0.095°
Mars - Jupiter	Conjunction (0°)	0.447°	0.447°
Uranus - Pluto	Trine (120°)	120.712°	0.712°
Moon - Jupiter	Opposition (180°)	179.257°	0.743°
Sun - Jupiter	Square (90°)	89.161°	0.839°
Moon - Mars	Opposition (180°)	178.810°	1.190°
Sun - Mars	Square (90°)	88.714°	1.286°
Neptune - Pluto	Sextile (60°)	58.481°	1.519°
Moon - Venus	Trine (120°)	122.144°	2.144°
Uranus - Neptune	Sextile (60°)	62.231°	2.231°
Venus - Jupiter	Sextile (60°)	57.112°	2.888°
Mercury - Pluto	Square (90°)	87.022°	2.978°
Venus - Mars	Sextile (60°)	56.665°	3.335°
Saturn - Neptune	Conjunction (0°)	6.621°	6.621°

Reproducible calculation

How these positions and times were calculated

These sky positions and event times are calculated with the settings below. They are kept separate from astrological interpretation and can be reproduced from the named engine.

Every value on this page uses the same moment, so positions and aspects can be compared directly. It is a geocentric view of the sky, not a birth chart or the horizon above a particular city.

“Today” follows the calendar date in UTC. Every dated page keeps the same 12:00 UTC moment.

Engine: Astronomy Engine 2.1.19 (MIT)
Coordinates: geocenter; ECT: true ecliptic of date
Corrections: Light time on; aberration on
Time convention: UTC input; Astronomy Engine represents UT and approximates UT1 and UTC as equal
Zodiac: tropical; 0° Aries at the true equinox of date; 30° signs
Event tolerance: 1 second search tolerance
Data reference instant: November 17, 2026 at 12:00:00 UTC

Positions are shown rounded to 0.001°; the data files keep the full values and exact UTC times. Event times are found to within one second, though other astronomy software may differ slightly. The main Moon phases also agree with an independent source to within five minutes. Read the complete methodology and limitations.