The sky on this date
| Moon | 0°07' Gemini, 59.4% lit, last quarter |
|---|---|
| Sun | 11°01' Virgo |
| Closest aspects | Mars square Saturn (1.44°), Mercury sextile Mars (2.37°), Moon trine Pluto (3.34°) |
| Retrograde | Saturn, Neptune, Pluto |
| Void of course | no |
The Sun and Moon were 259 degrees apart, which is 21.3 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 3, 2026
Aries — 3rd house
This puts the Moon in the house of near distances: siblings, neighbours, short journeys and the ordinary traffic of information. A Gemini Moon talks the feeling through before it has finished having it. For Aries that lands in conversation, short trips, siblings and daily information. The Moon leaves Gemini for Gemini later in the day, which shifts the tone before the day is over. The square between Mars and Saturn forces a choice rather than allowing both. Counted from Aries that runs between your 4th and 1st houses. The sextile between Mercury and Mars offers an opening that has to be used to matter. Counted from Aries that runs between your 6th and 4th houses. The Moon at last quarter marks the turn toward the end of the cycle. That part of the cycle is passing through your 3rd house.
Love. Venus in your seventh house connects the day's warmth to partners, opponents and anyone you deal with one to one. Work. With Mercury in your sixth house, the useful conversation is about work, routine, health and the small maintenance of a life.
Taurus — 2nd house
With the Moon in your resource house, the question of what something is worth becomes harder to postpone. The Moon in Gemini is restless in the head rather than the body. For Taurus that lands in money, possessions and what you consider yours. The Moon leaves Gemini for Gemini later in the day, which shifts the tone before the day is over. The square between Mars and Saturn forces a choice rather than allowing both. Counted from Taurus that runs between your 3rd and 12th houses. Mercury and Mars at a sextile make the connection between their two areas simpler than usual. Counted from Taurus that runs between your 5th and 3rd houses. The Moon at last quarter marks the turn toward the end of the cycle. That part of the cycle is passing through your 2nd house.
Love. Venus is in your sixth house today, which places affection near work, routine, health and the small maintenance of a life. Work. With Mercury in your fifth house, the useful conversation is about play, romance, children and anything you make for its own sake.
Gemini — 1st house
With the Moon in your first house the day is unusually self-referential: what you feel tends to become what you show. The Moon in Gemini scatters attention across several things at once. For Gemini that lands in your own bearing, appearance and the first move. Later today the Moon crosses into Gemini, taking the day's mood into your first house. Mars square Saturn is a hard angle: the two want different things and neither gives way. Counted from Gemini that runs between your 2nd and 11th houses. Mercury and Mars at a sextile make the connection between their two areas simpler than usual. Counted from Gemini that runs between your 4th and 2nd houses. The Moon is at last quarter, the month's second square and its editing phase. That part of the cycle is passing through your 1st house.
Love. Venus in your fifth house connects the day's warmth to play, romance, children and anything you make for its own sake. Work. Mercury in your fourth house puts the day's thinking on home, family, roots and private ground.
Cancer — 12th house
With the Moon here, the day is better spent closing things than opening them. The Moon in Gemini scatters attention across several things at once. For Cancer that lands in rest, solitude, what is behind you and what runs unattended. The Moon leaves Gemini for Gemini later in the day, which shifts the tone before the day is over. The square between Mars and Saturn forces a choice rather than allowing both. Counted from Cancer that runs between your 1st and 10th houses. Mercury and Mars at a sextile make the connection between their two areas simpler than usual. Counted from Cancer that runs between your 3rd and 1st houses. The Moon is at last quarter, the month's second square and its editing phase. That part of the cycle is passing through your 12th 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 — 11th house
The Moon in your eleventh house makes the company you keep more relevant than the work in front of you. The Moon in Gemini is restless in the head rather than the body. For Leo that lands in friends, groups, networks and what you are aiming at. Later today the Moon crosses into Gemini, taking the day's mood into your eleventh house. Mars square Saturn is a hard angle: the two want different things and neither gives way. Counted from Leo that runs between your 12th and 9th houses. Mercury sextile Mars is an easy angle, but an easy angle only helps if something is already in motion. Counted from Leo that runs between your 2nd and 12th houses. A last-quarter Moon is the point where what is not working gets dropped rather than fixed. That part of the cycle is passing through your 11th house.
Love. Venus is in your third house today, which places affection near conversation, short trips, siblings and daily information. Work. Mercury moving through your second house makes money, possessions and what you consider yours the subject that gets worked out.
Virgo — 10th house
With the Moon in your career house, what you do is being watched more than it was yesterday. A Gemini Moon talks the feeling through before it has finished having it. For Virgo that lands in career, public standing and what you are known for. Later today the Moon crosses into Gemini, taking the day's mood into your tenth house. Mars square Saturn is a hard angle: the two want different things and neither gives way. Counted from Virgo that runs between your 11th and 8th houses. With Mercury and Mars sixty degrees apart, cooperation between the two is available rather than automatic. Counted from Virgo that runs between your 1st and 11th houses. The Moon at last quarter marks the turn toward the end of the cycle. That part of the cycle is passing through your 10th 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 in your first house puts the day's thinking on your own bearing, appearance and the first move.
Libra — 9th house
The Moon in your ninth house widens the frame: distance, study and whatever sits outside your usual range. The Moon in Gemini is restless in the head rather than the body. For Libra that lands in distance, study, belief, travel and the long view. The Moon changes sign today, moving from Gemini into Gemini and into your ninth house. 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. The sextile between Mercury and Mars offers an opening that has to be used to matter. Counted from Libra that runs between your 12th and 10th houses. A last-quarter Moon is the point where what is not working gets dropped rather than fixed. That part of the cycle is passing through your 9th house.
Love. Venus is in your first house today, which places affection near your own bearing, appearance and the first move. Work. Mercury moving through your twelfth house makes rest, solitude, what is behind you and what runs unattended the subject that gets worked out.
Scorpio — 8th house
The Moon in your eighth house turns the day toward shared money, obligation and the things kept off the record. The Moon in Gemini is restless in the head rather than the body. For Scorpio that lands in shared money, debt, intimacy and what is not said out loud. Later today the Moon crosses into Gemini, taking the day's mood into your eighth house. 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. Mercury and Mars at a sextile make the connection between their two areas simpler than usual. Counted from Scorpio that runs between your 11th and 9th houses. The Moon at last quarter marks the turn toward the end of the cycle. That part of the cycle is passing through your 8th house.
Love. Venus is in your twelfth house today, which places affection near rest, solitude, what is behind you and what runs unattended. Work. Mercury in your eleventh house puts the day's thinking on friends, groups, networks and what you are aiming at.
Sagittarius — 7th house
With the Moon here, agreements and disagreements both carry more feeling than their content warrants. The Moon in Gemini scatters attention across several things at once. For Sagittarius that lands in partners, opponents and anyone you deal with one to one. The Moon leaves Gemini for Gemini later in the day, which shifts the tone before the day is over. The square between Mars and Saturn forces a choice rather than allowing both. Counted from Sagittarius that runs between your 8th and 5th houses. The sextile between Mercury and Mars offers an opening that has to be used to matter. Counted from Sagittarius that runs between your 10th and 8th houses. A last-quarter Moon is the point where what is not working gets dropped rather than fixed. That part of the cycle is passing through your 7th house.
Love. With Venus moving through your eleventh house, what you are drawn to sits close 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 — 6th house
The Moon in your sixth house puts the day on the practical setting: work, routine and the body's upkeep. The Moon in Gemini is restless in the head rather than the body. For Capricorn that lands in work, routine, health and the small maintenance of a life. Later today the Moon crosses into Gemini, taking the day's mood into your sixth house. Mars and Saturn ninety degrees apart put pressure on whatever sits between them. Counted from Capricorn that runs between your 7th and 4th houses. The sextile between Mercury and Mars offers an opening that has to be used to matter. Counted from Capricorn that runs between your 9th and 7th houses. The Moon at last quarter marks the turn toward the end of the cycle. That part of the cycle is passing through your 6th house.
Love. Venus is in your tenth house today, which places affection near career, public standing and what you are known for. Work. Mercury in your ninth house puts the day's thinking on distance, study, belief, travel and the long view.
Aquarius — 5th house
The Moon in your fifth house tips the day toward play, romance and whatever you would do without being paid for it. The Moon in Gemini is restless in the head rather than the body. For Aquarius that lands in play, romance, children and anything you make for its own sake. The Moon leaves Gemini for Gemini later in the day, which shifts the tone before the day is over. The square between Mars and Saturn forces a choice rather than allowing both. Counted from Aquarius that runs between your 6th and 3rd houses. With Mercury and Mars sixty degrees apart, cooperation between the two is available rather than automatic. Counted from Aquarius that runs between your 8th and 6th houses. The Moon at last quarter marks the turn toward the end of the cycle. That part of the cycle is passing through your 5th house.
Love. With Venus moving through your ninth house, what you are drawn to sits close to distance, study, belief, travel and the long view. Work. Mercury moving through your eighth house makes shared money, debt, intimacy and what is not said out loud the subject that gets worked out.
Pisces — 4th house
The Moon in your fourth house draws the day toward the household, the past and whoever counts as family to you. The Moon in Gemini is restless in the head rather than the body. For Pisces that lands in home, family, roots and private ground. Later today the Moon crosses into Gemini, taking the day's mood into your fourth house. Mars and Saturn ninety degrees apart put pressure on whatever sits between them. Counted from Pisces that runs between your 5th and 2nd houses. Mercury and Mars at a sextile make the connection between their two areas simpler than usual. Counted from Pisces that runs between your 7th and 5th houses. The Moon at last quarter marks the turn toward the end of the cycle. That part of the cycle is passing through your 4th house.
Love. With Venus moving through your eighth house, what you are drawn to sits close to shared money, debt, intimacy and what is not said out loud. Work. With Mercury in your seventh house, the useful conversation is about partners, opponents and anyone you deal with one to one.