Sky calendar August 2026

11 events this month: 1 New Moon, 1 Full Moon, 5 sign changes, 0 stations, 2 eclipses.

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6 Venus enters Libra

9 Mercury enters Leo

11 Mars enters Cancer

12 New Moon in Leo Total solar eclipse in Leo

23 The Sun enters Virgo

25 Mercury enters Virgo

28 Partial lunar eclipse in Pisces Full Moon in Pisces

The grid places each event on its UTC date.

All events in August 2026

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Event	When (UTC)	Position
Last quarter Moon in Taurus	6 Aug, 02:21	13°40′ Taurus
Venus enters Libra	6 Aug, 19:13	–
Mercury enters Leo	9 Aug, 16:28	–
Mars enters Cancer	11 Aug, 08:31	–
New Moon in Leo	12 Aug, 17:36	20°01′ Leo
Total solar eclipse in Leo	12 Aug, 17:45	20°02′ Leo
First quarter Moon in Scorpio	20 Aug, 02:46	27°07′ Scorpio
The Sun enters Virgo	23 Aug, 02:18	–
Mercury enters Virgo	25 Aug, 11:04	–
Partial lunar eclipse in Pisces	28 Aug, 04:12	4°51′ Pisces
Full Moon in Pisces	28 Aug, 04:18	4°54′ Pisces

Times marked “about” are rounded to the hour, and slow-planet events are given by date only, because those moments cannot be computed to the minute with the software we use.