Ephemeris August 2028
August 2028 opens with Neptune and Pluto both moving retrograde. On 24 August Jupiter enters Libra. The Full Moon falls on 5 August in Aquarius. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9°16' Leo | 19°37' Sagittarius | 16°21' Leo | 24°00' Gemini | 7°29' Cancer | 25°34' Virgo | 10°53' Taurus | 13°15' Gemini | 8°47' AriesR | 7°34' AquariusR | 23°12' Capricorn | 8°32' Taurus | Waxing Gibbous |
| 2 | 10°14' Leo | 2°20' Capricorn | 18°19' Leo | 24°52' Gemini | 8°09' Cancer | 25°44' Virgo | 10°55' Taurus | 13°17' Gemini | 8°46' AriesR | 7°32' AquariusR | 23°13' Capricorn | 8°32' Taurus | Waxing Gibbous |
| 3 | 11°11' Leo | 14°50' Capricorn | 20°16' Leo | 25°46' Gemini | 8°49' Cancer | 25°55' Virgo | 10°57' Taurus | 13°19' Gemini | 8°46' AriesR | 7°31' AquariusR | 23°14' Capricorn | 8°33' Taurus | Waxing Gibbous |
| 4 | 12°09' Leo | 27°10' Capricorn | 22°11' Leo | 26°39' Gemini | 9°29' Cancer | 26°06' Virgo | 10°59' Taurus | 13°21' Gemini | 8°45' AriesR | 7°30' AquariusR | 23°14' CapricornR | 8°33' Taurus | Full Moon |
| 5 | 13°06' Leo | 9°19' Aquarius | 24°05' Leo | 27°34' Gemini | 10°09' Cancer | 26°17' Virgo | 11°01' Taurus | 13°24' Gemini | 8°44' AriesR | 7°28' AquariusR | 23°13' CapricornR | 8°34' Taurus | Full Moon |
| 6 | 14°04' Leo | 21°21' Aquarius | 25°57' Leo | 28°28' Gemini | 10°48' Cancer | 26°28' Virgo | 11°03' Taurus | 13°26' Gemini | 8°43' AriesR | 7°27' AquariusR | 23°12' CapricornR | 8°34' Taurus | Full Moon |
| 7 | 15°01' Leo | 3°18' Pisces | 27°47' Leo | 29°24' Gemini | 11°28' Cancer | 26°39' Virgo | 11°05' Taurus | 13°28' Gemini | 8°42' AriesR | 7°25' AquariusR | 23°09' CapricornR | 8°34' Taurus | Full Moon |
| 8 | 15°59' Leo | 15°10' Pisces | 29°36' Leo | 0°19' Cancer | 12°08' Cancer | 26°50' Virgo | 11°06' Taurus | 13°30' Gemini | 8°42' AriesR | 7°24' AquariusR | 23°05' CapricornR | 8°34' Taurus | Waning Gibbous |
| 9 | 16°56' Leo | 27°01' Pisces | 1°24' Virgo | 1°16' Cancer | 12°47' Cancer | 27°02' Virgo | 11°08' Taurus | 13°32' Gemini | 8°41' AriesR | 7°23' AquariusR | 23°01' CapricornR | 8°35' Taurus | Waning Gibbous |
| 10 | 17°54' Leo | 8°53' Aries | 3°09' Virgo | 2°13' Cancer | 13°27' Cancer | 27°13' Virgo | 11°09' Taurus | 13°34' Gemini | 8°40' AriesR | 7°21' AquariusR | 22°57' CapricornR | 8°35' Taurus | Waning Gibbous |
| 11 | 18°51' Leo | 20°49' Aries | 4°54' Virgo | 3°10' Cancer | 14°06' Cancer | 27°24' Virgo | 11°11' Taurus | 13°36' Gemini | 8°39' AriesR | 7°20' AquariusR | 22°54' CapricornR | 8°35' Taurus | Waning Gibbous |
| 12 | 19°49' Leo | 2°53' Taurus | 6°36' Virgo | 4°08' Cancer | 14°46' Cancer | 27°36' Virgo | 11°12' Taurus | 13°38' Gemini | 8°38' AriesR | 7°19' AquariusR | 22°52' CapricornR | 8°35' TaurusR | Last Quarter |
| 13 | 20°46' Leo | 15°08' Taurus | 8°17' Virgo | 5°06' Cancer | 15°25' Cancer | 27°47' Virgo | 11°13' Taurus | 13°39' Gemini | 8°37' AriesR | 7°17' AquariusR | 22°51' CapricornR | 8°35' TaurusR | Last Quarter |
| 14 | 21°44' Leo | 27°40' Taurus | 9°57' Virgo | 6°04' Cancer | 16°04' Cancer | 27°59' Virgo | 11°14' Taurus | 13°41' Gemini | 8°36' AriesR | 7°16' AquariusR | 22°51' Capricorn | 8°35' TaurusR | Last Quarter |
| 15 | 22°42' Leo | 10°33' Gemini | 11°35' Virgo | 7°03' Cancer | 16°43' Cancer | 28°10' Virgo | 11°15' Taurus | 13°43' Gemini | 8°35' AriesR | 7°15' AquariusR | 22°52' Capricorn | 8°35' TaurusR | Last Quarter |
| 16 | 23°39' Leo | 23°49' Gemini | 13°12' Virgo | 8°03' Cancer | 17°23' Cancer | 28°22' Virgo | 11°16' Taurus | 13°45' Gemini | 8°34' AriesR | 7°13' AquariusR | 22°53' Capricorn | 8°34' TaurusR | Waning Crescent |
| 17 | 24°37' Leo | 7°31' Cancer | 14°47' Virgo | 9°02' Cancer | 18°02' Cancer | 28°33' Virgo | 11°16' Taurus | 13°46' Gemini | 8°33' AriesR | 7°12' AquariusR | 22°55' Capricorn | 8°34' TaurusR | Waning Crescent |
| 18 | 25°35' Leo | 21°41' Cancer | 16°21' Virgo | 10°02' Cancer | 18°41' Cancer | 28°45' Virgo | 11°17' Taurus | 13°48' Gemini | 8°32' AriesR | 7°11' AquariusR | 22°55' Capricorn | 8°34' TaurusR | Waning Crescent |
| 19 | 26°32' Leo | 6°16' Leo | 17°53' Virgo | 11°03' Cancer | 19°20' Cancer | 28°57' Virgo | 11°17' Taurus | 13°50' Gemini | 8°31' AriesR | 7°09' AquariusR | 22°55' CapricornR | 8°33' TaurusR | New Moon |
| 20 | 27°30' Leo | 21°11' Leo | 19°24' Virgo | 12°04' Cancer | 19°59' Cancer | 29°09' Virgo | 11°18' Taurus | 13°51' Gemini | 8°30' AriesR | 7°08' AquariusR | 22°52' CapricornR | 8°33' TaurusR | New Moon |
| 21 | 28°28' Leo | 6°19' Virgo | 20°53' Virgo | 13°05' Cancer | 20°38' Cancer | 29°21' Virgo | 11°18' Taurus | 13°53' Gemini | 8°28' AriesR | 7°07' AquariusR | 22°49' CapricornR | 8°32' TaurusR | New Moon |
| 22 | 29°26' Leo | 21°31' Virgo | 22°21' Virgo | 14°06' Cancer | 21°17' Cancer | 29°33' Virgo | 11°18' Taurus | 13°54' Gemini | 8°27' AriesR | 7°06' AquariusR | 22°44' CapricornR | 8°32' TaurusR | New Moon |
| 23 | 0°24' Virgo | 6°35' Libra | 23°47' Virgo | 15°08' Cancer | 21°55' Cancer | 29°45' Virgo | 11°18' TaurusR | 13°55' Gemini | 8°26' AriesR | 7°04' AquariusR | 22°38' CapricornR | 8°31' TaurusR | Waxing Crescent |
| 24 | 1°21' Virgo | 21°24' Libra | 25°12' Virgo | 16°10' Cancer | 22°34' Cancer | 29°57' Virgo | 11°18' TaurusR | 13°57' Gemini | 8°25' AriesR | 7°03' AquariusR | 22°33' CapricornR | 8°31' TaurusR | Waxing Crescent |
| 25 | 2°19' Virgo | 5°50' Scorpio | 26°35' Virgo | 17°12' Cancer | 23°13' Cancer | 0°09' Libra | 11°18' TaurusR | 13°58' Gemini | 8°24' AriesR | 7°02' AquariusR | 22°29' CapricornR | 8°30' TaurusR | Waxing Crescent |
| 26 | 3°17' Virgo | 19°51' Scorpio | 27°57' Virgo | 18°15' Cancer | 23°51' Cancer | 0°21' Libra | 11°18' TaurusR | 13°59' Gemini | 8°22' AriesR | 7°01' AquariusR | 22°27' CapricornR | 8°29' TaurusR | First Quarter |
| 27 | 4°15' Virgo | 3°26' Sagittarius | 29°16' Virgo | 19°18' Cancer | 24°30' Cancer | 0°33' Libra | 11°17' TaurusR | 14°00' Gemini | 8°21' AriesR | 6°59' AquariusR | 22°26' CapricornR | 8°28' TaurusR | First Quarter |
| 28 | 5°13' Virgo | 16°36' Sagittarius | 0°35' Libra | 20°21' Cancer | 25°09' Cancer | 0°46' Libra | 11°17' TaurusR | 14°02' Gemini | 8°20' AriesR | 6°58' AquariusR | 22°26' Capricorn | 8°27' TaurusR | First Quarter |
| 29 | 6°11' Virgo | 29°24' Sagittarius | 1°51' Libra | 21°25' Cancer | 25°47' Cancer | 0°58' Libra | 11°16' TaurusR | 14°03' Gemini | 8°18' AriesR | 6°57' AquariusR | 22°28' Capricorn | 8°27' TaurusR | Waxing Gibbous |
| 30 | 7°09' Virgo | 11°55' Capricorn | 3°06' Libra | 22°28' Cancer | 26°25' Cancer | 1°10' Libra | 11°16' TaurusR | 14°04' Gemini | 8°17' AriesR | 6°56' AquariusR | 22°29' Capricorn | 8°26' TaurusR | Waxing Gibbous |
| 31 | 8°07' Virgo | 24°12' Capricorn | 4°19' Libra | 23°32' Cancer | 27°04' Cancer | 1°23' Libra | 11°15' TaurusR | 14°05' Gemini | 8°16' AriesR | 6°55' AquariusR | 22°29' CapricornR | 8°25' TaurusR | Waxing Gibbous |
R marks a planet moving retrograde on that day.
This month in the sky
Retrograde stations
≈ 11 August, 16:00 UTCChironturns retrograde8° Taurus
≈ 22 August, 23:00 UTCSaturnturns retrograde11° Taurus
Station times are read from the daily speed and rounded to the hour, so they are approximate.
Sign changes
7 August, 15:27 UTCVenusenters Cancer
8 August, 05:10 UTCMercuryenters Virgo
22 August, 14:02 UTCSunenters Virgo
24 August, 05:09 UTCJupiterenters Libra
27 August, 13:09 UTCMercuryenters Libra
Moon phases
5 August, 08:09 UTCFull Moon13°25' Aquarius
13 August, 11:45 UTCLast Quarter21°14' Taurus
20 August, 10:43 UTCNew Moon27°55' Leo
27 August, 01:35 UTCFirst Quarter4°18' Sagittarius
Void of course Moon
≈ 1 August, 11:20 UTC→1 August, 19:33 UTClast aspect: Jupiter square · enters Capricorn
≈ 3 August, 21:54 UTC→4 August, 05:35 UTClast aspect: Jupiter trine · enters Aquarius
≈ 6 August, 15:29 UTC→6 August, 17:21 UTClast aspect: Venus trine · enters Pisces
≈ 9 August, 00:01 UTC→9 August, 06:02 UTClast aspect: Jupiter opposition · enters Aries
≈ 10 August, 19:44 UTC→11 August, 18:18 UTClast aspect: Sun trine · enters Taurus
≈ 14 August, 00:35 UTC→14 August, 04:23 UTClast aspect: Jupiter trine · enters Gemini
≈ 16 August, 08:10 UTC→16 August, 10:56 UTClast aspect: Jupiter square · enters Cancer
≈ 18 August, 11:53 UTC→18 August, 13:46 UTClast aspect: Jupiter sextile · enters Leo
≈ 20 August, 10:44 UTC→20 August, 14:00 UTClast aspect: Sun conjunction · enters Virgo
≈ 22 August, 12:56 UTC→22 August, 13:28 UTClast aspect: Jupiter conjunction · enters Libra
≈ 24 August, 02:01 UTC→24 August, 14:13 UTClast aspect: Mars square · enters Scorpio
≈ 26 August, 15:46 UTC→26 August, 17:52 UTClast aspect: Mercury sextile · enters Sagittarius
≈ 27 August, 01:36 UTC→29 August, 01:08 UTClast aspect: Sun square · enters Capricorn
≈ 31 August, 05:57 UTC→31 August, 11:27 UTClast aspect: Mars opposition · enters Aquarius
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 2028?
In August 2028 the stations are: Chiron turns retrograde (11 August) and Saturn turns retrograde (22 August). The R in the table marks every day a planet is retrograde.
When is the Full Moon in August 2028?
The Full Moon is on 5 August at 08:09 UTC, in Aquarius.
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, for 00:00 Universal Time.