Mechanics of the sky — ephemeris, then ESMS
Every force acting on every planet, drawn as a free-body diagram at the exact arc minute it occupies — aspects arriving and departing, elemental pulls, dignities, and momentum.
COMPUTED FRI, 16 OCT 2026 21:09:43 GMT · DIURNAL SECT
Each card centers a planet on the exact arc minute it occupies — the curved ruler behind it is the surrounding slice of the zodiac. Aspect vectors point along the true ecliptic bearing of the other planet (0° = ahead along the zodiac).
A solid arrowhead at the planet is an applying force still closing in (with days to exact); an open arrowhead angled away is separating. Teal = harmonious, ember = challenging.
Sign, sect, and dignity forces read on the fixed element compass (Fire ↑, Air →, Water ↓, Earth ←); the violet resultant reads on the ESMS compass (Spirit ↑, Essence →, Matter ↓, Substance ←) — the planet's net alchemical tendency.
Vector lengths are real engine magnitudes normalized within each card; hover or tap any vector for its raw numbers. Momentum is dashed violet along the planet's direction of motion (℞ flips it).
Using current moment (live updates)
Calculating planetary positions...
| APPLYING 0.1D |
| Moo □ Nep | Square | 1°37′ | SEPARATING 0.1D |
| Moo ⚺ Plu | Semi-sextile | 0°59′ | SEPARATING 0.1D |
| Moo bQ Mar | Biquintile | 0°37′ | APPLYING 0.1D |
| Ura △ Plu | Trine | 2°06′ | APPLYING 73.7D |
| Ven □ Plu | Square | 1°51′ | APPLYING 3.7D |
| Moo ∠ Mer | Semisquare | 1°05′ | SEPARATING 0.1D |
| Ven Q Jup | Quintile | 0°41′ | APPLYING 1.0D |
| Sun Q Mar | Quintile | 0°51′ | SEPARATING 1.9D |
| Ura ⚹ Nep | Sextile | 2°44′ | APPLYING 1010.0D |
| Ven ⚻ Nep | Quincunx | 2°29′ | APPLYING 5.2D |
| Mer □ Jup | Square | 4°16′ | APPLYING 7.4D |
| Sun Q Moo | Quintile | 1°28′ | APPLYING 0.1D |
| Moo □ Sat | Square | 6°18′ | APPLYING 0.5D |
| Mer bQ Sat | Biquintile | 1°37′ | SEPARATING 2.0D |
| Ven □ Mar | Square | 5°45′ | SEPARATING 5.5D |
| Sat ⚹ Ura | Sextile | 5°11′ | APPLYING 109.5D |
| Moo ⚼ Jup | Sesquisquare | 3°12′ | APPLYING 0.3D |
| Mar ⚹ Ura | Sextile | 5°30′ | SEPARATING 9.6D |
| Sun ⚼ Ura | Sesquisquare | 3°21′ | SEPARATING 3.3D |
| Mar ☍ Plu | Opposition | 7°36′ | SEPARATING 13.9D |
| Sat ☌ Nep | Conjunction | 7°54′ | APPLYING 158.2D |