The sky · Monday, August 17 (UTC)
A day of sharp contrasts: Mars meets Neptune, reason meets expansion
August 17 holds multiple threads that pull in different directions. Mars squares Neptune exactly at mid-morning, introducing fog or confusion around action and desire, while Mercury trines Saturn in the afternoon brings clarity to thought and communication. Venus sextiles Jupiter by late day, opening ease in connection and generosity. A waxing crescent Moon in Libra sextiles the Sun early on, lending a lighter touch to the morning. Beneath it all, slower planets continue their measured work—Neptune and Pluto in sextile, Uranus harmonizing with both Neptune and Pluto—suggesting deeper shifts happening outside the day's sharper conflicts.
9 aspects within 3° today — everything wider was cut.
- Mars square Neptuneexact todayexact at 09:52 UTC
- Venus sextile Jupiterexact todayexact at 16:15 UTC
- Mercury trine Saturnexact todayexact at 15:27 UTC
- Neptune sextile Plutowithin 1°does not perfect today
- Sun sextile Moonexact todayexact at 11:30 UTC
- Uranus sextile Neptunewithin 3°does not perfect today
- Uranus trine Plutowithin 3°does not perfect today
- Mercury conjunction Jupiterwithin 3°does not perfect today
- Moon square Plutowithin 3°does not perfect today
Moon in Libra — Waxing Crescent.
Where everything is
- Sun25° Leo
- Moon25° Libra
- Mercury14° Leo
- Venus11° Libra
- Mars4° Cancer
- Jupiter11° Leo
- Saturn14° Aries ℞
- Uranus5° Gemini
- Neptune4° Aries ℞
- Pluto4° Aquarius ℞
