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August 20, 2026

First Quarter in Sagittarius · 56% lit · enters Sagittarius 4:30 am ET

Daily WeatherSagittarius · waxing 56%

Thursday, August 20, 2026

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Moon in Sagittarius · waxing 56% · Saturn ℞ in Aries · three planets retrograde

4:30 am ET · 0°00′ Sagittarius

Moon enters Sagittarius

A stay of roughly two and a half days begins in Sagittarius.

  • applying♀ ☍ ♄exact Fri 8:41 am ET

A change of emotional key — you may notice moods traveling differently through the next two days.

Computed · times ETtoday's sky →

Positions

  • Sun27°41′ Leo
  • Moon3°59′ Sagittarius
  • Mercury20°25′ Leo
  • Venus13°26′ Libra
  • Mars6°08′ Cancer
  • Jupiter11°17′ Leo
  • Saturn℞︎14°14′ Aries
  • Uranus5°31′ Gemini
  • Neptune℞︎3°55′ Aries
  • Pluto℞︎3°44′ Aquarius
  • North Node29°50′ Aquarius

Saturn, Neptune & Pluto retrograde

Active aspects

  • Moon trine Neptune0.1° orb
  • Neptune sextile Pluto0.2° orb
  • Moon sextile Pluto0.3° orb
  • Venus opposition Saturn0.8° orb
  • Moon opposition Uranus1.5° orb
  • Uranus sextile Neptune1.6° orb
  • Uranus trine Pluto1.8° orb
  • Venus sextile Jupiter2.1° orb
  • Mars square Neptune2.2° orb
  • Jupiter trine Saturn2.9° orb

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