News from the observatory

Sky note · 13 October 2026

The full Moon of 25–26 October falls in al-Thurayyā, the Pleiades

On the night of 25 to 26 October the Moon is full in al-Thurayyā (exactly full at 04:12 UTC on the 26th: 9:12 pm on Sunday the 25th in California, just after midnight in New York, 7:12 am in Istanbul). Al-Thurayyā is the third of the 28 stations, named after the little cluster of stars the Greeks called the Pleiades. Arab poets loved these stars; in the old lists of the mansions this station is counted among the fortunate ones. The full Moon happens at one moment for the whole world, so everyone sees it in the same station; only the clock time and the date change with where you live.

A full Moon visits each station only about once a year. If you keep a Lunar Passport, visit Lazward that night and the full Moon in al-Thurayyā is added to your Full-Moon Atlas.

New on Lazward · 13 October 2026

A map of five thousand years of astrology

Where did astrology come from? Our new History of astrology page follows it on one map, from the first star lists of Sumer to Babylon, Egypt, China, Greece, India and Persia, and to Baghdad, where all these streams met. Click a place, or press the space bar, to travel to the next stop.

New on Lazward · 13 October 2026

Three Skies has its own page

Your Western sign, your Vedic sign and nakshatra, and your Baghdad lunar mansion now live together on Three Skies, with a plain explanation of why the signs differ. Send the result to a friend and compare your stations.