The sky on Friday, August 20, 2027
| Sun in | Leo |
|---|---|
| Moon in | Aries |
| Moon phase | Waning Gibbous |
| Illumination | 91% |
| Ingresses | Moon enters Aries Venus enters Virgo |
| Exact aspects | Sun trine Saturn Mercury conjunction Jupiter |
| Mercury retrograde | No |
Venus enters Virgo today and begins a new chapter of its cycle there. Sun and Saturn stand about a hundred and twenty degrees apart today, a trine, traditionally read as the easiest of the major angles. Mercury and Jupiter stand at nearly the same degree of the zodiac today, a conjunction, and their themes read as one. The Moon is in Aries, past full and thinning.
What does Venus mean in astrology?
Venus is the planet of attraction and value: what you find beautiful, who you are drawn to, and what you think a thing is worth.
It stays within about forty seven degrees of the Sun, so it is the morning or evening star and never appears in the middle of the night. It moves through a sign in about a month when it is running at normal speed.
It rules Taurus and Libra, which is the difference between enjoying something and negotiating with someone about it. Traditional astrology treats Venus as the significator of pleasure, art, money and agreement.
Venus turns retrograde only about once every eighteen months, which is why those periods get so much attention. It is still ordinary apparent motion.