The sky on this date
| Moon | 2°17' Taurus, 80.0% lit, waning gibbous |
|---|---|
| Sun | 9°05' Virgo |
| Closest aspects | Mars square Saturn (0.06°), Mercury sextile Mars (0.07°), Moon square Pluto (1.23°) |
| Retrograde | Saturn, Neptune, Pluto |
| Void of course | no |
The Sun and Moon were 233 degrees apart, which is 19.1 days into a cycle of twenty-nine and a half. Every reading below was assembled from those figures and nothing else — the method.
All twelve signs on September 1, 2026
Aries — 2nd house
The Moon in your second house makes security feel like a mood rather than a number, which is worth noticing before deciding anything. The Moon in Taurus settles rather than moves, which reads as calm and is closer to weight. For Aries that lands in money, possessions and what you consider yours. Your ruling planet in the fourth house points your initiative at the household rather than the outside world. Mars square Saturn is a hard angle: the two want different things and neither gives way. Counted from Aries that runs between your 4th and 1st houses. With Mercury and Mars sixty degrees apart, cooperation between the two is available rather than automatic. Counted from Aries that runs between your 6th and 4th houses. The Moon is waning gibbous, just past full and beginning to release. That part of the cycle is passing through your 2nd house.
Love. Venus is in your seventh house today, which places affection near partners, opponents and anyone you deal with one to one. Work. Mercury moving through your sixth house makes work, routine, health and the small maintenance of a life the subject that gets worked out.
Taurus — 1st house
This is the Moon's return to your first house, the point in its month where your own reaction is the loudest signal available. The Moon in Taurus slows everything down and raises the appetite for comfort. For Taurus that lands in your own bearing, appearance and the first move. The ruler of your sign occupies your work house, so momentum comes through usefulness. Mars and Saturn ninety degrees apart put pressure on whatever sits between them. Counted from Taurus that runs between your 3rd and 12th houses. With Mercury and Mars sixty degrees apart, cooperation between the two is available rather than automatic. Counted from Taurus that runs between your 5th and 3rd houses. A waning gibbous Moon puts the cycle into its downhill half. That part of the cycle is passing through your 1st house.
Love. Venus in your sixth house connects the day's warmth to work, routine, health and the small maintenance of a life. Work. Mercury moving through your fifth house makes play, romance, children and anything you make for its own sake the subject that gets worked out.
Gemini — 12th house
The Moon moving through your twelfth house brings up what has been running unattended in the background. With the Moon in Taurus the body's comfort is the day's quiet governor. For Gemini that lands in rest, solitude, what is behind you and what runs unattended. With your ruler at the base of the chart, private ground is where the day's real work sits. Mars and Saturn ninety degrees apart put pressure on whatever sits between them. Counted from Gemini that runs between your 2nd and 11th houses. The sextile between Mercury and Mars offers an opening that has to be used to matter. Counted from Gemini that runs between your 4th and 2nd houses. With the Moon past full, the month turns from gathering to letting go. That part of the cycle is passing through your 12th house.
Love. Venus is in your fifth house today, which places affection near play, romance, children and anything you make for its own sake. Work. Mercury moving through your fourth house makes home, family, roots and private ground the subject that gets worked out.
Cancer — 11th house
The Moon in your eleventh house widens the day out to friends, groups and whoever you are counted among. With the Moon in Taurus the body's comfort is the day's quiet governor. For Cancer that lands in friends, groups, networks and what you are aiming at. With your ruler in your house of friends, the day's move is better made with others. Mars and Saturn ninety degrees apart put pressure on whatever sits between them. Counted from Cancer that runs between your 1st and 10th houses. With Mercury and Mars sixty degrees apart, cooperation between the two is available rather than automatic. Counted from Cancer that runs between your 3rd and 1st houses. A waning gibbous Moon puts the cycle into its downhill half. That part of the cycle is passing through your 11th house.
Love. With Venus moving through your fourth house, what you are drawn to sits close to home, family, roots and private ground. Work. Mercury in your third house puts the day's thinking on conversation, short trips, siblings and daily information.
Leo — 10th house
The Moon in your tenth house makes reputation feel closer to the surface than it usually sits. The Moon in Taurus settles rather than moves, which reads as calm and is closer to weight. For Leo that lands in career, public standing and what you are known for. The ruler of your sign occupies your second house, so self-direction runs through what you own. The square between Mars and Saturn forces a choice rather than allowing both. Counted from Leo that runs between your 12th and 9th houses. With Mercury and Mars sixty degrees apart, cooperation between the two is available rather than automatic. Counted from Leo that runs between your 2nd and 12th houses. The Moon is waning gibbous, just past full and beginning to release. That part of the cycle is passing through your 10th house.
Love. With Venus moving through your third house, what you are drawn to sits close to conversation, short trips, siblings and daily information. Work. With Mercury in your second house, the useful conversation is about money, possessions and what you consider yours.
Virgo — 9th house
The Moon in your ninth house widens the frame: distance, study and whatever sits outside your usual range. A Taurus Moon will not be hurried, and resents being asked. For Virgo that lands in distance, study, belief, travel and the long view. With your ruler in the first house, whatever you initiate carries your own stamp more visibly than usual. The square between Mars and Saturn forces a choice rather than allowing both. Counted from Virgo that runs between your 11th and 8th houses. Mercury and Mars at a sextile make the connection between their two areas simpler than usual. Counted from Virgo that runs between your 1st and 11th houses. A waning gibbous Moon puts the cycle into its downhill half. That part of the cycle is passing through your 9th house.
Love. With Venus moving through your second house, what you are drawn to sits close to money, possessions and what you consider yours. Work. Mercury moving through your first house makes your own bearing, appearance and the first move the subject that gets worked out.
Libra — 8th house
This puts the Moon in the house of intimacy and debt, where feeling goes further down than it usually does. A Taurus Moon will not be hurried, and resents being asked. For Libra that lands in shared money, debt, intimacy and what is not said out loud. The ruler of your sign is in your first house, which puts your own bearing at the centre of the arithmetic. With Mars squaring Saturn, friction between their two areas is the day's structural feature. Counted from Libra that runs between your 10th and 7th houses. With Mercury and Mars sixty degrees apart, cooperation between the two is available rather than automatic. Counted from Libra that runs between your 12th and 10th houses. With the Moon past full, the month turns from gathering to letting go. That part of the cycle is passing through your 8th house.
Love. Venus in your first house connects the day's warmth to your own bearing, appearance and the first move. Work. Mercury in your twelfth house puts the day's thinking on rest, solitude, what is behind you and what runs unattended.
Scorpio — 7th house
The Moon in your seventh house makes one-to-one dealings the day's main channel, agreeable or otherwise. The Moon in Taurus settles rather than moves, which reads as calm and is closer to weight. For Scorpio that lands in partners, opponents and anyone you deal with one to one. With your ruler at the base of the chart, private ground is where the day's real work sits. Mars square Saturn is a hard angle: the two want different things and neither gives way. Counted from Scorpio that runs between your 9th and 6th houses. The sextile between Mercury and Mars offers an opening that has to be used to matter. Counted from Scorpio that runs between your 11th and 9th houses. The Moon is waning gibbous, just past full and beginning to release. That part of the cycle is passing through your 7th house.
Love. Venus in your twelfth house connects the day's warmth to rest, solitude, what is behind you and what runs unattended. Work. With Mercury in your eleventh house, the useful conversation is about friends, groups, networks and what you are aiming at.
Sagittarius — 6th house
The Moon moving through your sixth house draws attention to habits, schedules and whatever has been left half-done. A Taurus Moon will not be hurried, and resents being asked. For Sagittarius that lands in work, routine, health and the small maintenance of a life. Your chart ruler in the ninth house makes the question of why more useful than the question of how. Mars and Saturn ninety degrees apart put pressure on whatever sits between them. Counted from Sagittarius that runs between your 8th and 5th houses. Mercury sextile Mars is an easy angle, but an easy angle only helps if something is already in motion. Counted from Sagittarius that runs between your 10th and 8th houses. The Moon is waning gibbous, just past full and beginning to release. That part of the cycle is passing through your 6th house.
Love. Venus in your eleventh house connects the day's warmth to friends, groups, networks and what you are aiming at. Work. Mercury in your tenth house puts the day's thinking on career, public standing and what you are known for.
Capricorn — 5th house
The Moon in your fifth house raises the appetite for risk of the enjoyable kind rather than the expensive kind. The Moon in Taurus slows everything down and raises the appetite for comfort. For Capricorn that lands in play, romance, children and anything you make for its own sake. The ruler of your sign occupies your house of roots, so momentum starts from where you feel established. The square between Mars and Saturn forces a choice rather than allowing both. Counted from Capricorn that runs between your 7th and 4th houses. Mercury and Mars at a sextile make the connection between their two areas simpler than usual. Counted from Capricorn that runs between your 9th and 7th houses. With the Moon past full, the month turns from gathering to letting go. That part of the cycle is passing through your 5th house.
Love. Venus in your tenth house connects the day's warmth to career, public standing and what you are known for. Work. With Mercury in your ninth house, the useful conversation is about distance, study, belief, travel and the long view.
Aquarius — 4th house
This puts the Moon in its own natural territory, your house of roots, which usually lowers the appetite for exposure. The Moon in Taurus settles rather than moves, which reads as calm and is closer to weight. For Aquarius that lands in home, family, roots and private ground. Your ruling planet in the fifth house sends your initiative toward what you enjoy rather than what you owe. Mars and Saturn ninety degrees apart put pressure on whatever sits between them. Counted from Aquarius that runs between your 6th and 3rd houses. Mercury and Mars at a sextile make the connection between their two areas simpler than usual. Counted from Aquarius that runs between your 8th and 6th houses. The Moon is waning gibbous, just past full and beginning to release. That part of the cycle is passing through your 4th house.
Love. Venus in your ninth house connects the day's warmth to distance, study, belief, travel and the long view. Work. Mercury in your eighth house puts the day's thinking on shared money, debt, intimacy and what is not said out loud.
Pisces — 3rd house
This puts the Moon in the house of near distances: siblings, neighbours, short journeys and the ordinary traffic of information. A Taurus Moon will not be hurried, and resents being asked. For Pisces that lands in conversation, short trips, siblings and daily information. Your ruling planet in the second house ties the day's initiative to money and material footing. Mars and Saturn ninety degrees apart put pressure on whatever sits between them. Counted from Pisces that runs between your 5th and 2nd houses. With Mercury and Mars sixty degrees apart, cooperation between the two is available rather than automatic. Counted from Pisces that runs between your 7th and 5th houses. With the Moon past full, the month turns from gathering to letting go. That part of the cycle is passing through your 3rd house.
Love. Venus is in your eighth house today, which places affection near shared money, debt, intimacy and what is not said out loud. Work. Mercury in your seventh house puts the day's thinking on partners, opponents and anyone you deal with one to one.