About
A small, living almanac — cards for the questions you already half-know the answer to, and stars for the ones you don’t.
The Nightly Oracle started as a single question: could a tarot table and a star chart feel less like a novelty widget and more like a quiet place worth returning to? Everything here is built around that idea — a slower corner of the internet, meant for the ten minutes before bed, not the ten seconds of a scroll.
What's here
Tarot with a 78-card library, and a page for every card. A free birth chart and compatibility reading, in the Western or Vedic tradition. A star chart for all twelve signs, with tonight’s read for each. Today’s sky, the Moon, and a live retrograde tracker. Crystals, guides, a weekly blog, a small shelf of books, and a phone app on its way. Western and Vedic astrology sit side by side, always labeled, so you can see how they differ.
Who writes this
I’m Teri, the reader and writer behind The Nightly Oracle. I read tarot and astrology, and I like explaining both in plain words. I write everything here myself.
You can also find me on Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, TikTok and Bluesky.
On accuracy and intention
Planet positions are calculated from real orbital mechanics and are accurate to roughly a degree, which is plenty for sign placements and most aspects. Moon sign changes and phase times are usually within about fifteen minutes of professional astronomy software. Other times can differ more. Everything on this site is offered for entertainment, reflection, and self-exploration. None of it is a substitute for professional medical, legal, financial, or psychological advice, and any reading here should be treated as a starting conversation with yourself, not a verdict.
How this site is supported
Some links, mainly in the Shop, are affiliate links. I am a Bookshop.org affiliate and an Amazon Associate: if you buy through one of my links, I earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. Bookshop.org also shares part of its profits with independent bookstores. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. This never changes what’s recommended: everything here is chosen first, monetized second.
On the artwork
Every tarot card and zodiac illustration on this site is in the public domain: the tarot images come from the 1909 Rider-Waite-Smith deck (illustrated by Pamela Colman Smith), and the zodiac plates come from Sidney Hall’s 1825 Urania’s Mirror. Both are sourced from Wikimedia Commons. No image on this site is used without a clear, verified public-domain or open license.