Ephemeris August 2026
August 2026 opens with Saturn, Neptune and Pluto all moving retrograde. A total solar eclipse falls on 12 August in Leo. On 6 August Venus enters Libra. The table below gives every position at 00:00 UT.
| Date | Sun | Moon | Mercury | Venus | Mars | Jupiter | Saturn | Uranus | Neptune | Pluto | True Node | Chiron | Moon phase |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8°47' Leo | 6°09' Pisces | 19°31' Cancer | 24°03' Virgo | 23°04' Gemini | 6°57' Leo | 14°43' AriesR | 5°00' Gemini | 4°15' AriesR | 4°10' AquariusR | 29°49' Aquarius | 0°51' Taurus | Waning Gibbous | |
| 9°44' Leo | 18°53' Pisces | 20°22' Cancer | 25°05' Virgo | 23°44' Gemini | 7°10' Leo | 14°43' AriesR | 5°02' Gemini | 4°14' AriesR | 4°09' AquariusR | 29°50' Aquarius | 0°51' Taurus | Waning Gibbous | |
| 10°42' Leo | 1°50' Aries | 21°19' Cancer | 26°07' Virgo | 24°25' Gemini | 7°24' Leo | 14°42' AriesR | 5°04' Gemini | 4°13' AriesR | 4°07' AquariusR | 29°51' Aquarius | 0°51' Taurus | Waning Gibbous | |
| 11°39' Leo | 15°02' Aries | 22°21' Cancer | 27°09' Virgo | 25°05' Gemini | 7°37' Leo | 14°41' AriesR | 5°06' Gemini | 4°13' AriesR | 4°06' AquariusR | 29°52' Aquarius | 0°52' TaurusR | Waning Gibbous | |
| 12°36' Leo | 28°31' Aries | 23°30' Cancer | 28°10' Virgo | 25°45' Gemini | 7°50' Leo | 14°40' AriesR | 5°08' Gemini | 4°12' AriesR | 4°04' AquariusR | 29°53' Aquarius | 0°51' TaurusR | Last Quarter | |
| 13°34' Leo | 12°17' Taurus | 24°44' Cancer | 29°11' Virgo | 26°25' Gemini | 8°04' Leo | 14°39' AriesR | 5°09' Gemini | 4°11' AriesR | 4°03' AquariusR | 29°54' Aquarius | 0°51' TaurusR | Last Quarter | |
| 14°31' Leo | 26°21' Taurus | 26°03' Cancer | 0°12' Libra | 27°06' Gemini | 8°17' Leo | 14°38' AriesR | 5°11' Gemini | 4°10' AriesR | 4°02' AquariusR | 29°54' AquariusR | 0°51' TaurusR | Last Quarter | |
| 15°29' Leo | 10°41' Gemini | 27°27' Cancer | 1°12' Libra | 27°46' Gemini | 8°30' Leo | 14°37' AriesR | 5°13' Gemini | 4°09' AriesR | 4°00' AquariusR | 29°53' AquariusR | 0°51' TaurusR | Waning Crescent | |
| 16°26' Leo | 25°15' Gemini | 28°56' Cancer | 2°12' Libra | 28°26' Gemini | 8°43' Leo | 14°36' AriesR | 5°14' Gemini | 4°08' AriesR | 3°59' AquariusR | 29°51' AquariusR | 0°51' TaurusR | Waning Crescent | |
| 17°24' Leo | 9°57' Cancer | 0°29' Leo | 3°12' Libra | 29°06' Gemini | 8°56' Leo | 14°34' AriesR | 5°16' Gemini | 4°07' AriesR | 3°58' AquariusR | 29°50' AquariusR | 0°51' TaurusR | Waning Crescent | |
| 18°22' Leo | 24°42' Cancer | 2°07' Leo | 4°11' Libra | 29°45' Gemini | 9°10' Leo | 14°33' AriesR | 5°17' Gemini | 4°06' AriesR | 3°56' AquariusR | 29°48' AquariusR | 0°50' TaurusR | Waning Crescent | |
| 19°19' Leo | 9°22' Leo | 3°49' Leo | 5°10' Libra | 0°25' Cancer | 9°23' Leo | 14°31' AriesR | 5°19' Gemini | 4°05' AriesR | 3°55' AquariusR | 29°47' AquariusR | 0°50' TaurusR | New Moon | |
| 20°17' Leo | 23°51' Leo | 5°35' Leo | 6°09' Libra | 1°05' Cancer | 9°36' Leo | 14°30' AriesR | 5°20' Gemini | 4°04' AriesR | 3°54' AquariusR | 29°47' AquariusR | 0°49' TaurusR | New Moon | |
| 21°14' Leo | 8°03' Virgo | 7°23' Leo | 7°07' Libra | 1°44' Cancer | 9°49' Leo | 14°28' AriesR | 5°22' Gemini | 4°03' AriesR | 3°52' AquariusR | 29°47' Aquarius | 0°49' TaurusR | New Moon | |
| 22°12' Leo | 21°54' Virgo | 9°15' Leo | 8°05' Libra | 2°24' Cancer | 10°02' Leo | 14°26' AriesR | 5°23' Gemini | 4°02' AriesR | 3°51' AquariusR | 29°47' Aquarius | 0°48' TaurusR | Waxing Crescent | |
| 23°10' Leo | 5°22' Libra | 11°09' Leo | 9°02' Libra | 3°03' Cancer | 10°15' Leo | 14°24' AriesR | 5°25' Gemini | 4°01' AriesR | 3°50' AquariusR | 29°48' Aquarius | 0°48' TaurusR | Waxing Crescent | |
| 24°07' Leo | 18°27' Libra | 13°05' Leo | 9°59' Libra | 3°43' Cancer | 10°29' Leo | 14°22' AriesR | 5°26' Gemini | 3°59' AriesR | 3°48' AquariusR | 29°49' Aquarius | 0°47' TaurusR | Waxing Crescent | |
| 25°05' Leo | 1°10' Scorpio | 15°03' Leo | 10°56' Libra | 4°22' Cancer | 10°42' Leo | 14°20' AriesR | 5°27' Gemini | 3°58' AriesR | 3°47' AquariusR | 29°49' Aquarius | 0°46' TaurusR | Waxing Crescent | |
| 26°03' Leo | 13°34' Scorpio | 17°02' Leo | 11°52' Libra | 5°01' Cancer | 10°55' Leo | 14°17' AriesR | 5°28' Gemini | 3°57' AriesR | 3°46' AquariusR | 29°49' Aquarius | 0°45' TaurusR | First Quarter | |
| 27°01' Leo | 25°44' Scorpio | 19°01' Leo | 12°47' Libra | 5°40' Cancer | 11°08' Leo | 14°15' AriesR | 5°29' Gemini | 3°56' AriesR | 3°44' AquariusR | 29°49' Aquarius | 0°45' TaurusR | First Quarter | |
| 27°58' Leo | 7°43' Sagittarius | 21°02' Leo | 13°42' Libra | 6°19' Cancer | 11°21' Leo | 14°13' AriesR | 5°30' Gemini | 3°55' AriesR | 3°43' AquariusR | 29°49' AquariusR | 0°44' TaurusR | First Quarter | |
| 28°56' Leo | 19°37' Sagittarius | 23°03' Leo | 14°37' Libra | 6°58' Cancer | 11°34' Leo | 14°10' AriesR | 5°31' Gemini | 3°53' AriesR | 3°42' AquariusR | 29°49' AquariusR | 0°43' TaurusR | First Quarter | |
| 29°54' Leo | 1°29' Capricorn | 25°04' Leo | 15°31' Libra | 7°37' Cancer | 11°47' Leo | 14°08' AriesR | 5°32' Gemini | 3°52' AriesR | 3°41' AquariusR | 29°49' Aquarius | 0°42' TaurusR | Waxing Gibbous | |
| 0°52' Virgo | 13°24' Capricorn | 27°04' Leo | 16°24' Libra | 8°16' Cancer | 11°59' Leo | 14°05' AriesR | 5°33' Gemini | 3°51' AriesR | 3°39' AquariusR | 29°49' Aquarius | 0°41' TaurusR | Waxing Gibbous | |
| 1°50' Virgo | 25°26' Capricorn | 29°04' Leo | 17°17' Libra | 8°55' Cancer | 12°12' Leo | 14°02' AriesR | 5°34' Gemini | 3°49' AriesR | 3°38' AquariusR | 29°50' Aquarius | 0°40' TaurusR | Waxing Gibbous | |
| 2°47' Virgo | 7°37' Aquarius | 1°04' Virgo | 18°10' Libra | 9°33' Cancer | 12°25' Leo | 13°59' AriesR | 5°35' Gemini | 3°48' AriesR | 3°37' AquariusR | 29°50' Aquarius | 0°38' TaurusR | Waxing Gibbous | |
| 3°45' Virgo | 20°00' Aquarius | 3°03' Virgo | 19°01' Libra | 10°12' Cancer | 12°38' Leo | 13°56' AriesR | 5°36' Gemini | 3°47' AriesR | 3°36' AquariusR | 29°50' Aquarius | 0°37' TaurusR | Full Moon | |
| 4°43' Virgo | 2°36' Pisces | 5°00' Virgo | 19°52' Libra | 10°50' Cancer | 12°51' Leo | 13°53' AriesR | 5°36' Gemini | 3°45' AriesR | 3°35' AquariusR | 29°50' AquariusR | 0°36' TaurusR | Full Moon | |
| 5°41' Virgo | 15°27' Pisces | 6°57' Virgo | 20°43' Libra | 11°29' Cancer | 13°04' Leo | 13°50' AriesR | 5°37' Gemini | 3°44' AriesR | 3°34' AquariusR | 29°50' AquariusR | 0°35' TaurusR | Full Moon | |
| 6°39' Virgo | 28°33' Pisces | 8°53' Virgo | 21°33' Libra | 12°07' Cancer | 13°16' Leo | 13°47' AriesR | 5°38' Gemini | 3°42' AriesR | 3°32' AquariusR | 29°49' AquariusR | 0°33' TaurusR | Full Moon | |
| 7°37' Virgo | 11°52' Aries | 10°48' Virgo | 22°22' Libra | 12°45' Cancer | 13°29' Leo | 13°44' AriesR | 5°38' Gemini | 3°41' AriesR | 3°31' AquariusR | 29°48' AquariusR | 0°32' TaurusR | Waning Gibbous |
R marks a planet moving retrograde on that day.
This month in the sky
Retrograde stations
≈ Chironturns retrograde0° Taurus
Station times are read from the daily speed and rounded to the hour, so they are approximate.
Sign changes
Venusenters Libra
Mercuryenters Leo
Marsenters Cancer
Sunenters Virgo
Mercuryenters Virgo
Moon phases
Last Quarter13°39' Taurus
New Moon20°01' Leo
First Quarter27°07' Scorpio
Full Moon4°53' Pisces
Void of course Moon
≈ →last aspect: Venus opposition · enters Aries
≈ →last aspect: Mars sextile · enters Taurus
≈ →last aspect: Mercury sextile · enters Gemini
≈ →last aspect: Mars conjunction · enters Cancer
≈ →last aspect: Saturn square · enters Leo
≈ →last aspect: Sun conjunction · enters Virgo
≈ →last aspect: Mars sextile · enters Libra
≈ →last aspect: Sun sextile · enters Scorpio
≈ →last aspect: Sun square · enters Sagittarius
≈ →last aspect: Sun trine · enters Capricorn
≈ →last aspect: Venus square · enters Aquarius
≈ →last aspect: Venus trine · enters Pisces
≈ →last aspect: Mars trine · enters Aries
Classical method: the last exact aspect of the Moon to a planet from the Sun to Saturn opens the void, and the Moon's sign change closes it. The start is approximate, the end is exact.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which planets are retrograde in August 2026?
In August 2026 the stations are: Chiron turns retrograde (3 August). The R in the table marks every day a planet is retrograde.
When is the Full Moon in August 2026?
The Full Moon is on 28 August at 04:18 UTC, in Pisces.
How do I read this table?
Each row is one day at 00:00 Universal Time and each column is one body. A cell gives the degree and minute within the sign, and an R means the body is moving retrograde that day. Read down a column to follow one planet, read across a row to see the whole sky on one date.
Calculated with Swiss Ephemeris. Positions are geocentric and in the tropical zodiac, for 00:00 Universal Time.
Data generated on .