Astrological timing
Compare dates by activity.
These pages rank dates using four astrological factors and show the conditions behind each score. Higher scores mean more favorable conditions under Orrery’s rules, not a higher chance of success. Compare the ranked times with your availability.
The calendars
- Void-of-course Moon calendar
Every void this year, to the minute, with the aspect that began it. Orrery applies a score penalty to starts during these intervals.
- Mercury retrograde dates
Station-to-station times, calculated from JPL ephemeris data.
Relationships & occasions
- Best day to have a hard conversation
The feedback, the boundary, the hard truth — a conversation with stakes.
Work & ambition
- Best day to sign a contract
The commitment factor: void-of-course, retrograde, phase, and the Moon's approach to Saturn.
- Best day to send a pitch
Compare timing for a pitch, an application, or a message.
- Best day to ask for a raise
Compare timing for asking for a raise. The ranking does not predict the response.
Launches & creative
- Best day to launch a business
Compare dates for opening your business under Orrery’s launch rules.
- Best day to launch a product
Go-live timing, scored: visibility favors the waxing half.
- Best day to release music
The drop is a launch: same factors, scored for the release day.
- Best day to launch a podcast
Episode one is a go-live. The sky is scored the same way.
Travel & transitions
- Best day to sign a lease
The lease is a commitment: scored like the contract it is.
Personal & everyday
- Best day to buy a car
Orrery scores the commitment, not the car.
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Pages cover October 2026 onward, computed in America/New_York. Positions from NASA/JPL ephemeris data.