Moon calendar for August 2023
The Moon's sign and phase for every day of the month, with lunar days and the best days for love, money, travel and more. Times are for London.
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The Moon's sign and phase for every day of the month, with lunar days and the best days for love, money, travel and more. Times are for London.
Each day shows what the Moon favours. Pick a topic to see how every day rates for it.
1 Tue
🌕 Full Moon
♑ Capricorn, enters Aquarius at 04:58
Lunar day: 15, 16 (from 21:22)
Full Moon at 19:32
A quiet day: nothing stands out
2 Wed
🌕 Full Moon
♒ Aquarius
Lunar day: 16, 17 (from 21:46)
Good for: 🤝 Family and friends · ✈️ Travel
3 Thu
🌖 Waning Gibbous
♒ Aquarius, enters Pisces at 04:05
Lunar day: 17, 18 (from 22:04)
Good for: 🌱 Garden
4 Fri
🌖 Waning Gibbous
♓ Pisces
Lunar day: 18, 19 (from 22:19)
Good for: 🌱 Garden
5 Sat
🌖 Waning Gibbous
♓ Pisces, enters Aries at 04:19
Lunar day: 19, 20 (from 22:32)
A quiet day: nothing stands out
6 Sun
🌖 Waning Gibbous
♈ Aries
Lunar day: 20, 21 (from 22:45)
A quiet day: nothing stands out
7 Mon
🌗 Last Quarter
♈ Aries, enters Taurus at 07:25
Lunar day: 21, 22 (from 23:00)
Good for: 🌱 Garden
8 Tue
🌗 Last Quarter
♉ Taurus
Lunar day: 22, 23 (from 23:18)
Good for: 🌱 Garden
9 Wed
🌗 Last Quarter
♉ Taurus, enters Gemini at 14:05
Lunar day: 23, 24 (from 23:41)
Good for: 🌱 Garden
10 Thu
🌘 Waning Crescent
♊ Gemini
Lunar day: 24
Good for: 🤝 Family and friends · ✈️ Travel
11 Fri
🌘 Waning Crescent
♊ Gemini, enters Cancer at 23:52
Lunar day: 24, 25 (from 00:13)
Good for: 🤝 Family and friends · ✈️ Travel
12 Sat
🌘 Waning Crescent
♋ Cancer
Lunar day: 25, 26 (from 00:55)
Good for: 🤝 Family and friends · 🌱 Garden
13 Sun
🌘 Waning Crescent
♋ Cancer
Lunar day: 26, 27 (from 01:51)
Good for: 🤝 Family and friends · 🌱 Garden
14 Mon
🌑 New Moon
♋ Cancer, enters Leo at 11:36
Lunar day: 27, 28 (from 02:56)
A quiet day: nothing stands out
15 Tue
🌑 New Moon
♌ Leo
Lunar day: 28, 29 (from 04:07)
A quiet day: nothing stands out
16 Wed
🌑 New Moon
♌ Leo
Lunar day: 29, 30 (from 05:19), 1 (from 10:38)
New Moon at 10:38
A quiet day: nothing stands out
17 Thu
🌑 New Moon
♌ Leo, enters Virgo at 00:14
Lunar day: 1, 2 (from 06:31)
Good for: 💼 Business · 💰 Money · ✂️ Haircut
18 Fri
🌑 New Moon
♍ Virgo
Lunar day: 2, 3 (from 07:42)
Good for: 💼 Business · 💰 Money · ✂️ Haircut
19 Sat
🌒 Waxing Crescent
♍ Virgo, enters Libra at 12:53
Lunar day: 3, 4 (from 08:52)
Good for: 💼 Business · 💰 Money · ✂️ Haircut
20 Sun
🌒 Waxing Crescent
♎ Libra
Lunar day: 4, 5 (from 10:02)
Good for: ❤️ Love · 🤝 Family and friends · 💄 Beauty · 🛍️ Shopping · 🌱 Garden
21 Mon
🌒 Waxing Crescent
♎ Libra
Lunar day: 5, 6 (from 11:14)
Good for: ❤️ Love · 🤝 Family and friends · 💄 Beauty · 🛍️ Shopping · 🌱 Garden
22 Tue
🌒 Waxing Crescent
♎ Libra, enters Scorpio at 00:22
Lunar day: 6, 7 (from 12:29)
Good for: 🌱 Garden
23 Wed
🌓 First Quarter
♏ Scorpio
Lunar day: 7, 8 (from 13:47)
Good for: 🌱 Garden
24 Thu
🌓 First Quarter
♏ Scorpio, enters Sagittarius at 09:07
Lunar day: 8, 9 (from 15:08)
Good for: ✈️ Travel
25 Fri
🌓 First Quarter
♐ Sagittarius
Lunar day: 9, 10 (from 16:29)
Good for: ✈️ Travel
26 Sat
🌔 Waxing Gibbous
♐ Sagittarius, enters Capricorn at 14:05
Lunar day: 10, 11 (from 17:41)
Good for: ✈️ Travel
27 Sun
🌔 Waxing Gibbous
♑ Capricorn
Lunar day: 11, 12 (from 18:38)
Good for: 💼 Business · 💰 Money · ✂️ Haircut · 🌱 Garden
28 Mon
🌔 Waxing Gibbous
♑ Capricorn, enters Aquarius at 15:31
Lunar day: 12, 13 (from 19:19)
Good for: 💼 Business · 💰 Money · ✂️ Haircut · 🌱 Garden
29 Tue
🌔 Waxing Gibbous
♒ Aquarius
Lunar day: 13, 14 (from 19:47)
Good for: 🤝 Family and friends · ✈️ Travel
30 Wed
🌕 Full Moon
♒ Aquarius, enters Pisces at 14:56
Lunar day: 14, 15 (from 20:07)
Good for: 🤝 Family and friends · ✈️ Travel
31 Thu
🌕 Full Moon
♓ Pisces
Lunar day: 15, 16 (from 20:23)
Full Moon at 02:36
A quiet day: nothing stands out
Tips follow traditional lunar-calendar rules: the Moon's sign sets the theme and a waxing or waning Moon sets the direction. They're folklore, so enjoy them with a pinch of salt.