Planets today: current planetary positions and transits

Updated today, October 23, 2026, at 12:00 am (Eastern Time).

Planetary positions today

Positions are calculated with Swiss Ephemeris, which draws on the same ephemeris data scientists use. The ℞ symbol marks a retrograde planet.

Which planets are retrograde today?

Retrograde right now: Venus in Scorpio, Saturn in Aries, Uranus in Gemini, and Neptune in Aries.

A retrograde isn't something to fear. In astrology, it's an invitation to slow down and take a calmer second look at the area of life that planet rules. Seen from Earth, a retrograde planet seems to move backward across the sky. That's an optical illusion created by our vantage point: the planet itself never reverses in its orbit.

Want to understand the most famous retrograde in detail? Visit the Mercury retrograde page.

What today's sky shows

Today's sky is a snapshot of the planets at this very moment: where each one is right now, down to its sign and degree. It's based on the same astronomical references scientists use to pin down the exact position of every body in the solar system.

In astrology, these positions are called transits. Together, they make up the astrological weather everyone shares at this moment. That's different from your birth chart, which is a snapshot of the sky on the exact day you were born. Today's sky is the same for everyone, while your birth chart is about you alone.

What each planet is about

• Sun: who you are at your core, your vitality, and what makes you shine.
• Moon: your emotions, your inner world, and what you need to feel safe.
• Mercury: your mind and your words, how you think, learn, and express yourself.
• Venus: love, relationships, pleasure, and what you value and enjoy.
• Mars: action, desire, energy, and how you go after what you want.
• Jupiter: expansion, confidence, growth, and opportunity.
• Saturn: structure, responsibility, limits, and the maturity you build over time.
• Uranus: change, freedom, originality, and anything that breaks your routine.
• Neptune: imagination, spirituality, dreams, and sensitivity.
• Pluto: deep transformation, personal power, and cycles of death and rebirth.

Personal, social, and generational planets

Not every planet moves at the same pace, which is why some rows of this table change faster than others. The personal planets (the Sun, the Moon, Mercury, Venus, and Mars) move fast and shape your day-to-day. That's why the Moon can change signs every couple of days and the Sun about once a month. The social planets (Jupiter and Saturn) take months or years to change signs and describe longer chapters of your life. The generational planets (Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto) move so slowly that they spend many years in each sign, so they say more about a whole generation than about any one day of your life.

How to read the table

Each row of the table is one planet. Its sign and degree tell you where that planet is moving through the sky today. Reading the table gives you a sense of the overall astrological weather right now: which energies are strongest for everyone these days. The table really comes into its own when you lay these positions over your own birth chart, because that's where you see what this shared sky means for you in particular.

Frequently asked questions about today's sky

Where are the planets today?

Today, October 23, 2026, the Sun is in Libra and the Moon is in Pisces. The table above shows where every planet is: its sign, its degree, and whether it's retrograde. It's updated every day.

What sign is the Moon in today?

Today, the Moon is in Pisces at 21°09'. The Moon is the fastest-moving body in the sky. It changes signs about every two and a half days, so its position in the table above is updated daily.

What are planetary transits?

They're the actual positions of the planets in the sky at any given moment. Together, they make up the astrological weather everyone shares, which is different from your personal birth chart.

What's the difference between today's sky and my birth chart?

Today's sky is the map everyone shares right now, and it's always changing. Your birth chart is a fixed snapshot of the sky at the exact date, time, and place you were born, and it's about you alone.

Why do some planets take so long to change signs?

Each planet moves at its own pace. The personal planets are fast and shape your day-to-day. The social planets take months or years to change signs. The generational planets take many years, which is why they set the tone for an entire generation.

What does it mean when a planet is retrograde?

Seen from Earth, the planet seems to move backward. It's an optical effect, and the planet doesn't actually reverse. In astrology, it's an invitation to review and rethink the area of life that planet rules.

Is this a horoscope?

No. This is a map of the sky as it actually is: the true astronomical position of each planet. A horoscope is an interpretation built on top of these positions.

How we calculate it

Each planet's position (its sign, its degree, and whether it's retrograde) is recalculated with NASA ephemeris data, through Swiss Ephemeris, every time this page updates. These are the same astronomical references scientists use to locate the bodies of the solar system. It isn't an estimate or a generic table copied from somewhere else. It's the sky exactly as it stands at this moment.

Today's sky is the map everyone shares. Your birth chart is a snapshot of the sky at the exact date, time, and place you were born, and that's the one that's truly about you. Check your chart with our birth chart calculator, which uses NASA ephemeris data.