ASTRA

The sky, right now

August 12, 2026 · 19:20 UT · real positions, freshly computed

Today

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MoonLeo
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The wheel

AriesTaurusGeminiCancerLeoVirgoLibraScorpioSagittariusCapricornAquariusPiscesSun 20.1° LeoMoon 21.1° LeoMercury 5.2° LeoVenus 6.0° LibraMars 1.0° CancerJupiter 9.6° LeoSaturn 14.5° Aries (retrograde)Uranus 5.3° GeminiNeptune 4.1° Aries (retrograde)
Every dot is a real positionAugust 12, 2026 · 19:20 UT

Astra says

Astra, horned and crowned in amethystAstraReads the chart, not your mood. Will not soften it for you.

Briefly

Astra is reading the chart…

What Astra was given

The exact data behind the reading. She can only describe what is in here — nothing gets invented to sound impressive.

{
  "zodiac": "tropical",
  "julian_day": 2461265.30556,
  "houses": null,
  "houses_withheld_because": "birth time and place unknown",
  "element_balance": {
    "fire": 6,
    "earth": 0,
    "air": 2,
    "water": 1
  },
  "moon_phase": {
    "name": "new",
    "elongation": 0.95,
    "illumination": 0
  },
  "positions": {
    "sun": {
      "sign": "Leo",
      "degree": 20.1,
      "retrograde": false,
      "stationary": false
    },
    "moon": {
      "sign": "Leo",
      "degree": 21.05,
      "retrograde": false,
      "stationary": false
    },
    "mercury": {
      "sign": "Leo",
      "degree": 5.25,
      "retrograde": false,
      "stationary": false
    },
    "venus": {
      "sign": "Libra",
      "degree": 5.96,
      "retrograde": false,
      "stationary": false
    },
    "mars": {
      "sign": "Cancer",
      "degree": 0.96,
      "retrograde": false,
      "stationary": false
    },
    "jupiter": {
      "sign": "Leo",
      "degree": 9.57,
      "retrograde": false,
      "stationary": false
    },
    "saturn": {
      "sign": "Aries",
      "degree": 14.5,
      "retrograde": true,
      "stationary": false
    },
    "uranus": {
      "sign": "Gemini",
      "degree": 5.34,
      "retrograde": false,
      "stationary": false
    },
    "neptune": {
      "sign": "Aries",
      "degree": 4.07,
      "retrograde": true,
      "stationary": false
    }
  },
  "aspects": [
    {
      "between": [
        "mercury",
        "uranus"
      ],
      "type": "sextile",
      "orb": 0.1,
      "applying": false
    },
    {
      "between": [
        "venus",
        "uranus"
      ],
      "type": "trine",
      "orb": 0.62,
      "applying": false
    },
    {
      "between": [
        "mercury",
        "venus"
      ],
      "type": "sextile",
      "orb": 0.72,
      "applying": true
    },
    {
      "between": [
        "sun",
        "moon"
      ],
      "type": "conjunction",
      "orb": 0.95,
      "applying": false
    },
    {
      "between": [
        "mercury",
        "neptune"
      ],
      "type": "trine",
      "orb": 1.17,
      "applying": false
    },
    {
      "between": [
        "uranus",
        "neptune"
      ],
      "type": "sextile",
      "orb": 1.27,
      "applying": false
    },
    {
      "between": [
        "venus",
        "neptune"
      ],
      "type": "opposition",
      "orb": 1.89,
      "applying": false
    },
    {
      "between": [
        "mars",
        "neptune"
      ],
      "type": "square",
      "orb": 3.11,
      "applying": true
    }
  ]
}

The planets

Sun20°06' Leo
Moon21°03' Leo
Mercury05°15' Leo
Venus05°58' Libra
Mars00°58' Cancer
Jupiter09°34' Leo
Saturn14°30' Ariesretro
Uranus05°21' Gemini
Neptune04°04' Ariesretro

Element balance

Which way the sky is leaning today, counted across all 9 bodies.

fire6
earth0
air2
water1

For the curious

Aspects — angles between bodies
  • Mercury sextile Uranus0.10°
    separating
  • Venus trine Uranus0.62°
    separating
  • Mercury sextile Venus0.72°
    applying
  • Sun conjunction Moon0.95°
    separating
  • Mercury trine Neptune1.17°
    separating
  • Uranus sextile Neptune1.27°
    separating
  • Venus opposition Neptune1.89°
    separating
  • Mars square Neptune3.11°
    applying
How this is computed

Positions come from the full VSOP87 planetary theory, precessed to the ecliptic of date and checked against the four cardinal points of the year, where the Sun’s longitude is fixed by definition. Geocentric, tropical zodiac, Julian Day 2461265.30556. Nothing here is placeholder data.

Why no houses on this page?

Houses need a birth time and place — the ascendant moves a full degree every four minutes. This page is the sky for everyone at once, so there is no horizon to measure from. Cast your own chart from the tab below and the houses appear.

Who is reading

Portrait of Astra: a woman with curved horns and amethyst crystals set in gold, against a violet nebula
Astra — horned, crowned in amethyst, and entirely uninterested in telling you what you want to hear. The chart is the same either way; she is only the one saying it.