The sky · Friday, September 18 (UTC)
Mercury opposes Saturn as Moon squares Sun at day's end
The day opens with lunar ease—Moon in Sagittarius trines Jupiter at 03:00 UTC, lending a generous tone to early hours. By midday, Mercury faces Saturn in direct opposition at 10:00 UTC, sharpening the tension between speech and restraint, expansion and caution. The First Quarter Moon then squares the Sun at 20:43 UTC, crystallizing the day's underlying friction into a moment of choice. Longer-term, Neptune and Pluto hold their sextile within 1°, while Uranus traces supportive angles to both Neptune and Pluto—a slower backdrop of transformation working quietly beneath the day's sharper exchanges.
8 aspects within 3° today — everything wider was cut.
- Mercury opposition Saturnexact todayexact at 10:00 UTC
- Moon trine Jupiterexact todayexact at 03:00 UTC
- Neptune sextile Plutowithin 1°does not perfect today
- Sun square Moonexact todayexact at 20:43 UTC
- Sun sextile Marswithin 3°does not perfect today
- Venus square Plutowithin 3°does not perfect today
- Uranus trine Plutowithin 3°does not perfect today
- Uranus sextile Neptunewithin 3°does not perfect today
Moon in Sagittarius — First Quarter.
Where everything is
- Sun26° Virgo
- Moon22° Sagittarius
- Mercury13° Libra
- Venus5° Scorpio
- Mars24° Cancer
- Jupiter17° Leo
- Saturn13° Aries ℞
- Uranus6° Gemini ℞
- Neptune3° Aries ℞
- Pluto3° Aquarius ℞
