The sky in August 2026
Every new and full Moon, eclipse, change of sign and retrograde turn this month, each in your own time.
- The Sun
- Into Virgo on
- The Moon
- New in Leo, an eclipseFull in Pisces, an eclipse
- Retrograde
- Saturn, Neptune, Pluto
Day by day
Venus enters Libra
Mercury enters Leo
Mars enters Cancer
New Moon in Leo, at 20°, a total solar eclipse
The Sun enters Virgo
Mercury enters Virgo
Full Moon in Pisces, at 4°, a partial lunar eclipse
Retrograde this month
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New and full Moons, eclipses, retrograde turns and the Sun’s new signs, each at its minute in your own time.
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The days that matter, in your own chart
Every Sunday, the week ahead read against your chart, with the day each contact is exact. Before each month, a longer look.