Moon calendar: August 2026
Every moon phase, the Moon's sign each day and the key lunar dates for August 2026, calculated from real astronomical positions.
Key moon dates
- Last Quarter · in ♉︎ Taurus
- New Moon · in ♌︎ Leo
- First Quarter · in ♏︎ Scorpio
- Full Moon · Sturgeon Moon · in ♓︎ Pisces
Times are shown in your local time when JavaScript is on, otherwise in UTC.
Eclipses this month
Solar eclipse (total) on August 12 in Leo.
Lunar eclipse (partial) on August 28 in Pisces.
How to use this month's moon
New Moon in Leo (August 12). A good checkpoint for creative projects and visibility. Start something you would enjoy showing someone, even if it is small.
Full Moon in Pisces (August 28). Time to review escapism. Review where scrolling, avoidance or blurred boundaries have been draining your energy.
Using the lunar cycle as a planning rhythm gives you a natural reset roughly every two weeks: set intentions at the new moon, check progress at the full moon. More in the new moon routine and the full moon reset.
Retrogrades during August 2026
- Saturn is retrograde until December 11, 2026.
- Neptune is retrograde until December 12, 2026.
- Pluto is retrograde until October 16, 2026.
See every date in the retrograde calendar.
Day by day
| Date | Phase | Lit | Moon in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | Waning Gibbous | 92% | ♓︎ Pisces |
| Sun 2 | Waning Gibbous | 85% | ♓︎ Pisces Pisces → Aries, |
| Mon 3 | Waning Gibbous | 77% | ♈︎ Aries |
| Tue 4 | Waning Gibbous | 67% | ♈︎ Aries |
| Wed 5 | Waning Gibbous | 57% | ♉︎ Taurus Aries → Taurus, |
| Thu 6 | Last Quarter | 46% | ♉︎ Taurus |
| Fri 7 | Waning Crescent | 34% | ♊︎ Gemini Taurus → Gemini, |
| Sat 8 | Waning Crescent | 24% | ♊︎ Gemini |
| Sun 9 | Waning Crescent | 14% | ♋︎ Cancer Gemini → Cancer, |
| Mon 10 | Waning Crescent | 7% | ♋︎ Cancer |
| Tue 11 | Waning Crescent | 2% | ♌︎ Leo Cancer → Leo, |
| Wed 12 | New Moon | 0% | ♌︎ Leo |
| Thu 13 | Waxing Crescent | 1% | ♍︎ Virgo Leo → Virgo, |
| Fri 14 | Waxing Crescent | 4% | ♍︎ Virgo |
| Sat 15 | Waxing Crescent | 10% | ♍︎ Virgo Virgo → Libra, |
| Sun 16 | Waxing Crescent | 17% | ♎︎ Libra |
| Mon 17 | Waxing Crescent | 25% | ♎︎ Libra Libra → Scorpio, |
| Tue 18 | Waxing Crescent | 35% | ♏︎ Scorpio |
| Wed 19 | Waxing Crescent | 44% | ♏︎ Scorpio |
| Thu 20 | First Quarter | 54% | ♐︎ Sagittarius Scorpio → Sagittarius, |
| Fri 21 | Waxing Gibbous | 63% | ♐︎ Sagittarius |
| Sat 22 | Waxing Gibbous | 72% | ♐︎ Sagittarius Sagittarius → Capricorn, |
| Sun 23 | Waxing Gibbous | 80% | ♑︎ Capricorn |
| Mon 24 | Waxing Gibbous | 87% | ♑︎ Capricorn |
| Tue 25 | Waxing Gibbous | 93% | ♒︎ Aquarius Capricorn → Aquarius, |
| Wed 26 | Waxing Gibbous | 97% | ♒︎ Aquarius |
| Thu 27 | Waxing Gibbous | 100% | ♒︎ Aquarius Aquarius → Pisces, |
| Fri 28 | Full Moon | 100% | ♓︎ Pisces |
| Sat 29 | Waning Gibbous | 98% | ♓︎ Pisces |
| Sun 30 | Waning Gibbous | 94% | ♈︎ Aries Pisces → Aries, |
| Mon 31 | Waning Gibbous | 88% | ♈︎ Aries |
Phase, illumination and sign are given for 12:00 UTC each day. Sign changes show the exact moment the Moon moves into the next sign.
Calculated with Astronomy Engine. Astrological meanings are for reflection and planning, not prediction.