Today's Almanac

London · 2026-10-16 · UTC

Each hour of the day and night is ruled by one of the seven classical planets. The hour's ruler colours what the moment favours — a light, traditional way to time small actions.

Sunrise 06:26
Sunset 17:05
Moon Sagittarius · Waxing Crescent · 26%

Today's sky

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Retrogrades

  • Venus retrograde in Scorpio
  • Saturn retrograde in Aries
  • Uranus retrograde in Gemini
  • Neptune retrograde in Aries
  • Pluto retrograde in Aquarius (direct 2026-10-16) · slowing to station

Retrograde shadows

  • Venus: Rx 2026-10-03 → direct 2026-11-14 · pre-shadow 2026-08-31→2026-10-03 · post-shadow 2026-11-14→2026-12-15
  • Mercury: Rx 2026-10-24 → direct 2026-11-13 · pre-shadow 2026-10-04→2026-10-24 · post-shadow 2026-11-13→2026-11-30

Void-of-course Moon

  • Moon void in Sagittarius → Capricorn (21:55–12:57)

Active major aspects

  • Neptune Sextile Pluto (orb 0.62°, separating)
  • Uranus Trine Pluto (orb 2.11°, applying)
  • Uranus Sextile Neptune (orb 2.73°, applying)
  • Saturn Sextile Uranus (orb 5.19°, applying)
#TimeRulerFavours
1 06:26–07:19 Venus love & harmony
2 07:19–08:12 Mercury mind & messages
3 08:12–09:05 Moon feeling & the everyday
4 09:05–09:59 Saturn structure & discipline
5 09:59–10:52 Jupiter growth & fortune
6 10:52–11:45 Mars drive & action
7 11:45–12:38 Sun vitality & leadership
8 12:38–13:32 Venus love & harmony
9 13:32–14:25 Mercury mind & messages
10 14:25–15:18 Moon feeling & the everyday
11 15:18–16:11 Saturn structure & discipline
12 16:11–17:05 Jupiter growth & fortune
13 17:05–18:12 Mars drive & action
14 18:12–19:18 Sun vitality & leadership
15 19:18–20:25 Venus love & harmony
16 20:25–21:32 Mercury mind & messages
17 21:32–22:39 Moon feeling & the everyday
18 22:39–23:46 Saturn structure & discipline
19 23:46–00:53 Jupiter growth & fortune
20 00:53–02:00 Mars drive & action
21 02:00–03:07 Sun vitality & leadership
22 03:07–04:14 Venus love & harmony
23 04:14–05:20 Mercury mind & messages
24 05:20–06:27 Moon feeling & the everyday

Planetary hours split day and night into twelve unequal parts each; the ruler of the first hour after sunrise gives the day its name. Times shown in local time (UTC).