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☉︎ ☍︎ ☽︎ Sun opposition Moon
Face to face at a hundred and eighty degrees, the Sun and the Moon each hold half of something, and the work is finding the point between warmth and purpose and tenderness and memory.
The Sun shines where there is identity, vitality, and the will to shine; the Moon feels its way where there is instinct, mood, and the need for safety. What follows is what happens when the two are tied together.
The opposition places them on one axis, so the Sun tends to show up in the people and situations the Moon attracts. The task is to own both ends instead of casting one of them onto someone else.
Pushed in a good direction, it yields a steady, generous sense of who you are sharpened by a nourishing, honest emotional instinct. Pushed badly, it hardens into pride that has to be the center set against moods that rule the day.
Timing matters. When the Moon forms this opposition to the Sun in the sky, it is a temporary weather system that comes and goes. Held in a natal chart, it describes something the person carries for life.
Here the opposition joins Sun (identity and vitality) with Moon (instinct and feeling), held 180° apart.
Right now
Sun and Moon currently stand about 78.2° apart, 101.8° away from an exact opposition. Watch it move on the live clock.
When: past and next exact oppositions
| 28 August 2026 | most recent |
| 26 September 2026 | upcoming |
| 26 October 2026 | upcoming |
| 24 November 2026 | upcoming |
| 24 December 2026 | upcoming |
Computed from the ephemeris (UTC), not copied from a table.
Where these two stand today
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In traditional astrology this is interpretation, not fate. More: about oppositions · all aspects.