Moon calendar, August 2020
Full Moon on 3 August at 15:58, in Aquarius. New Moon on 19 August at 02:41, in Leo.
The Moon changes sign 13 times this month and is void of course before each change.
| Date | Moon sign | Phase | Void of course |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | Capricorn | ||
| Sun 2 | Capricorn, enters Aquarius at 18:10 | 13:59 to 18:10 | |
| Mon 3 | Aquarius | Full Moon at 15:58 | |
| Tue 4 | Aquarius | from 21:45 | |
| Wed 5 | Aquarius, enters Pisces at 02:27 | until 02:27 | |
| Thu 6 | Pisces | ||
| Fri 7 | Pisces, enters Aries at 13:04 | 12:53 to 13:04 | |
| Sat 8 | Aries | ||
| Sun 9 | Aries | from 19:49 | |
| Mon 10 | Aries, enters Taurus at 01:27 | until 01:27 | |
| Tue 11 | Taurus | Last quarter at 16:44 | |
| Wed 12 | Taurus, enters Gemini at 13:45 | 07:54 to 13:45 | |
| Thu 13 | Gemini | ||
| Fri 14 | Gemini, enters Cancer at 23:35 | 11:19 to 23:35 | |
| Sat 15 | Cancer | ||
| Sun 16 | Cancer | from 23:59 | |
| Mon 17 | Cancer, enters Leo at 05:38 | until 05:38 | |
| Tue 18 | Leo | ||
| Wed 19 | Leo, enters Virgo at 08:20 | New Moon at 02:41 | 05:38 to 08:20 |
| Thu 20 | Virgo | ||
| Fri 21 | Virgo, enters Libra at 09:15 | 03:36 to 09:15 | |
| Sat 22 | Libra | ||
| Sun 23 | Libra, enters Scorpio at 10:15 | 04:19 to 10:15 | |
| Mon 24 | Scorpio | ||
| Tue 25 | Scorpio, enters Sagittarius at 12:49 | First quarter at 17:57 | 06:27 to 12:49 |
| Wed 26 | Sagittarius | ||
| Thu 27 | Sagittarius, enters Capricorn at 17:36 | 11:59 to 17:36 | |
| Fri 28 | Capricorn | ||
| Sat 29 | Capricorn | from 19:30 | |
| Sun 30 | Capricorn, enters Aquarius at 00:37 | until 00:37 | |
| Mon 31 | Aquarius |
Tropical zodiac · geocentric, apparent positions · Swiss Ephemeris, checked against NASA JPL DE440 · void of course: last exact conjunction, sextile, square, trine or opposition to the Sun and Mercury to Pluto · times in UTC
Go deeper: phases, signs and void of course
Phases. New Moon is the moment the Moon passes the Sun in longitude; first quarter, full and last quarter are 90°, 180° and 270° past it. Each happens at one instant worldwide; only the clock time differs by place.
Signs. The Moon crosses a sign in about two and a half days. These are tropical signs; in a sidereal (Vedic) zodiac the Moon reaches each sign about 24° later, nearly two days after the times shown.
Void of course. From the Moon’s last exact major aspect in a sign until it enters the next sign. William Lilly, in the 17th century, counted only the Sun and the five visible planets; most modern calendars add Uranus, Neptune and Pluto, so their void periods are often shorter. Switch between the two above.