Moon phases, tarot and horoscopes, worked out from the actual sky

The sky right now

Retrograde now: Mercury, Venus, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune. ℞ = retrograde. Positions as of Oct 26, 2026.

Coming up

• Sun, Oct 25 ☽ Full Moon in Taurus (Hunter's Moon) 11:12 PM CDT
• Mon, Nov 9 ☽ New Moon in Scorpio 1:02 AM CST
• Fri, Nov 13 ☿︎ Mercury turns direct in Scorpio 9:52 AM CST
• Fri, Nov 13 ♀︎ Venus turns direct in Libra 6:20 PM CST
• Sun, Nov 22 ☉︎ Sun enters Sagittarius 1:23 AM CST
• Tue, Nov 24 ☽ Full Moon in Gemini (Beaver Moon) 8:54 AM CST
• Wed, Nov 25 ♂︎ Mars enters Virgo 5:37 PM CST
• Fri, Dec 4 ♀︎ Venus enters Scorpio 2:14 AM CST
• Sun, Dec 6 ☿︎ Mercury enters Sagittarius 2:33 AM CST
• Tue, Dec 8 ☽ New Moon in Sagittarius 6:52 PM CST
• Thu, Dec 10 ♄︎ Saturn turns direct in Aries 5:23 PM CST
• Sat, Dec 12 ♆︎ Neptune turns direct in Aries 4:13 PM CST
• Sat, Dec 12 ♃︎ Jupiter turns retrograde in Leo 6:58 PM CST
• Mon, Dec 21 ☀ December solstice (longest night in the north) 2:50 PM CST
• Sat, Feb 6, 2027 Next eclipse: Annular solar eclipse

Times are shown in US Central time. Computed with Astronomy Engine; past events hide automatically.

In the news

• Tarot Why Ireland is turning to tarot in search of a little Halloween magic
  TheJournal.ie · Oct 31, 2026

  Writing for TheJournal.ie, Dr Fiona Murphy argues that as old Halloween traditions fade in Ireland, tarot has stepped in, with beginner courses, tarot circles, weekly meetups and tarot-and-wine evenings now common in many Irish towns and cities.

• Tarot Psychic Aster Soluna Brings Tarot and a Little Magic to Lee Street This Halloween
  The Zebra (Alexandria, VA) · Oct 30, 2026

  Alexandria tarot reader Aster Soluna is offering readings on Lee Street in Old Town on Halloween, and the profile covers how he blends tarot with astrology and Reiki and his new Somatic Tarot sessions.

• Psychics Computerized clairvoyance: psychics push back against AI-generated readings
  The Guardian · Oct 29, 2026

  Human psychics and tarot readers say AI-generated readings lack the empathy their work depends on, as apps such as Your AI Psychic sell coin packs for chatbot readings and some practitioners add "no AI" clauses to their listings.

• Moon October's 'Hunter's Moon' stalks into the autumn sky tonight: Here's what you need to know
  Space.com · Oct 25, 2026

  October's full moon reached 100% illumination at 12:12 a.m. EDT on Oct. 26 after rising in the east at sunset on Oct. 25; the piece explains the Hunter's Moon name and other names such as the Cree "Migrating Moon".

• Witchcraft Salem shatters record for wearing witch hats
  Newburyport Daily News · Oct 21, 2026

  More than 2,700 people in witch hats gathered at Salem Maritime National Historical Park for Witches on the Wharf, beating the previous record for the largest gathering of people dressed as witches by more than 1,000 and raising money for a local nonprofit as part of Salem's 400th anniversary.

• Tarot Tarot readings, TikToks, a $10M verdict: What to know about the Idaho defamation case
  Idaho Statesman · Oct 19, 2026

  A federal jury awarded University of Idaho professor Rebecca Scofield $10 million against a TikTok creator who used tarot readings to falsely accuse her in the 2022 Moscow murders; the creator has appealed.

• Astrology You Can Now Ask Siri to Ask Your AI Astrologer
  AstroDir · Oct 16, 2026

  Since iOS 27, two small apps, Hypergate AI and yap, let the new Siri pass questions to their AI astrologers; bigger apps like Co-Star, CHANI and Nebula haven't added it, and the answers are only as good as each app's own AI.

• Tarot Saw 'Saju: 10,000 Won' and Went In, but Was Told 'Pay 220,000 Won'... Consumers Outraged
  The Asia Business Daily · Oct 12, 2026

  Some saju and tarot shops on Seoul's Hongdae Street advertise low prices outside and then add charges during readings; Korea's consumer agency logged 20 dispute claims last year, the most in five years, and the Fair Trade Commission says this kind of pricing may count as deceptive advertising.

• Tarot 64% of Gen Z has tried manifestation, psychics or other mystical dating tactics
  CNBC Make It · Oct 6, 2026

  A DatingNews survey of 1,013 US adults finds 64% of Gen Z and 51% of millennials have tried astrology, tarot, psychics or manifestation in their love lives; a relationship coach and a psychologist weigh in on using them well.

• Tarot Why Gen Z is paying witches and tarot readers for guidance
  Fortune · Oct 4, 2026

  A look at the spiritual-services economy, citing IBISWorld's estimate of $2.3 billion in US psychic-services revenue in 2025, and at new marketplaces for readers.

Links go to the original publishers. Summaries are ours. Updated Nov 1, 2026.