Planets Today: Where the Nine Grahas Are Now in Vedic Astrology

Planets today, Wednesday 11 November 2026: Sun in Libra, Moon in Scorpio, Mars in Cancer, Mercury in Libra (retrograde), Jupiter in Leo, Venus in Virgo (retrograde), Saturn in Pisces (retrograde), Rahu in Aquarius and Ketu in Leo.

Retrograde now: Mercury, Venus and Saturn. Combust, too close to the Sun to be seen: none. Rahu and Ketu always move backward and are not counted as retrograde.

As of 5:00 am IST on Wednesday 11 November 2026. This page is rebuilt twice a day, and in your browser the values follow the clock, worked out from our ephemeris.

Vedic (sidereal) zodiac, Lahiri ayanamsa and the mean node for Rahu and Ketu, the same settings as our planet position calculator. At any one moment the planets are in the same place for everyone on Earth; the times here are Indian Standard Time (IST).

Where each planet is today

Sign, degree within the sign, nakshatra and pada, and motion, as of 5:00 am IST on Wednesday 11 November 2026

PlanetSignDegreeNakshatraMotionNext sign change
SunLibra (Tula)24° 20′Vishakha pada 2DirectScorpio, 16 Nov 2026, 7:43 pm
MoonScorpio (Vrishchika)13° 19′Anuradha pada 3DirectSagittarius, 12 Nov 2026, 2:19 pm
MarsCancer (Karka)29° 14′Ashlesha pada 4DirectLeo, 12 Nov 2026, 8:18 pm
MercuryLibra (Tula)11° 29′Swati pada 2RetrogradeScorpio, 2 Dec 2026, 5:27 pm
JupiterLeo (Simha)1° 10′Magha pada 1DirectCancer (moving back), 25 Jan 2027, 1:31 am
VenusVirgo (Kanya)28° 49′Chitra pada 2RetrogradeLibra, 22 Nov 2026, 5:20 pm
SaturnPisces (Meena)14° 29′Uttara Bhadrapada pada 4RetrogradeAries, 3 Jun 2027, 5:27 am
RahuAquarius (Kumbha)1° 18′Dhanishta pada 3Backward, as alwaysCapricorn, 5 Dec 2026, 10:33 pm
KetuLeo (Simha)1° 18′Magha pada 1Backward, as alwaysCancer, 5 Dec 2026, 10:33 pm

Degrees are cut, not rounded, to the minute of arc. Times are IST.

The next changes

The next planet to change sign, leaving out the Moon: Mars enters Leo (Simha) at 8:18 pm IST on Thursday 12 November 2026.

The Moon changes sign about every two and a quarter days. Today it is in Scorpio (Vrishchika) all day, and next it enters Sagittarius (Dhanu) at 2:19 pm IST on Thursday 12 November 2026. Its sign and nakshatra for each day of the coming week are on Moon sign today.

The slow planets have their own pages, with the dates they entered their signs and when they leave: Jupiter transit now, Saturn transit now (with Sade Sati and Dhaiya) and Rahu and Ketu now.

How to read the table

  • Sign (rashi). One of the twelve signs of the sidereal zodiac, each 30 degrees wide, measured from the fixed stars.
  • Degree. How far the planet has moved into its sign, from 0 to 30 degrees.
  • Nakshatra and pada. One of the 27 lunar mansions of 13 degrees 20 minutes each, and its quarter (pada) of 3 degrees 20 minutes.
  • Retrograde (vakri). For a few weeks or months a planet appears to move backward against the stars, as seen from Earth. The Sun and the Moon never do.
  • Combust (asta). The planet is within its classical distance of the Sun: Moon 12 degrees, Mars 17, Mercury 14 (12 when retrograde), Jupiter 11, Venus 10 (8 when retrograde), Saturn 15.

For the planets at your own birth, with the Lagna and the houses, use the planet position calculator. For any other date and time, and for a city's sunrise, Rahu Kaal and Choghadiya, use the live transits page.

Where traditions differ

  • Ayanamsa. This page uses Lahiri (Chitrapaksha), the Indian government's standard and the choice of most panchangs. Krishnamurti (KP) and Raman differ from it by minutes of arc to about a degree and a half, so a planet near the edge of a sign or nakshatra can sit on the other side of it in those systems.
  • Rahu and Ketu. The mean node moves steadily backward; the true node wobbles around it by up to about two degrees. Most Indian software uses the mean node, and so does this page.
  • Combustion. Texts give slightly different distances; the ones above are the most widely used.

Questions about the planets today

Where are the planets today? (Aaj grah kis rashi mein hain?)

On Wednesday 11 November 2026, as of 5:00 am IST: Sun in Libra, Moon in Scorpio, Mars in Cancer, Mercury in Libra (retrograde), Jupiter in Leo, Venus in Virgo (retrograde), Saturn in Pisces (retrograde), Rahu in Aquarius and Ketu in Leo. The table above gives each planet's degree, nakshatra and next change of sign.

Which planets are retrograde today?

As of 5:00 am IST on Wednesday 11 November 2026: Mercury, Venus and Saturn. Retrograde means the planet appears to move backward against the stars for a while, as seen from Earth. Rahu and Ketu always move backward, so they are not counted. Our retrograde planets calculator shows which planets were retrograde at your birth.

Which planets are combust today?

As of 5:00 am IST on Wednesday 11 November 2026: none. A planet is combust when it is within its classical distance of the Sun: Moon 12 degrees, Mars 17, Mercury 14 (12 when retrograde), Jupiter 11, Venus 10 (8 when retrograde) and Saturn 15.

What is the Moon sign today?

On Wednesday 11 November 2026 the Moon is in Scorpio (Vrishchika) all day (IST). As of 5:00 am IST it is at Scorpio 13° 19′, in Anuradha pada 3. See Moon sign today for the nakshatra and the next 7 days.

Which sign is Jupiter in now?

Leo (Simha), since 12:02 pm IST on Saturday 31 October 2026. Next it moves back into Cancer (Karka) at 1:31 am IST on Monday 25 January 2027. More on Jupiter transit now.

Which sign is Saturn in now?

Pisces (Meena), since 9:44 pm IST on Saturday 29 March 2025. Next it moves into Aries (Mesha) at 5:27 am IST on Thursday 3 June 2027. Sade Sati is running for the Moon signs Aries (Mesha) in its rising phase, Pisces (Meena) in its peak phase and Aquarius (Kumbha) in its setting phase. More on Saturn transit now.

Where are Rahu and Ketu now?

Rahu is in Aquarius (Kumbha) and Ketu in Leo (Simha), since 7:35 pm IST on Sunday 18 May 2025. At 10:33 pm IST on Saturday 5 December 2026 Rahu moves into Capricorn (Makara) and Ketu into Cancer (Karka). More on Rahu and Ketu now.

Which planet changes sign next?

Leaving out the Moon, which changes sign about every two and a quarter days: Mars enters Leo (Simha) at 8:18 pm IST on Thursday 12 November 2026.

Why are these positions different from a Western astrology site?

Western sites use the tropical zodiac, which follows the seasons. Vedic astrology uses the sidereal zodiac, which follows the stars. The gap between the two, the ayanamsa, is 24° 14′ on Wednesday 11 November 2026 (Lahiri), so a planet in the first 24° 14′ of a Western sign is in the sign before it here.

Do planet positions change from city to city?

No. At a given moment each planet is in the same place for everyone on Earth; only the clock time differs. What changes with the place and the time of birth is the Lagna (ascendant) and so the houses, which the planet position calculator works out for a birth.