August 2027 Astrology Calendar
Every moon phase, retrograde, eclipse and planetary ingress in August 2027, with exact dates.
August 2027 — Highlights
- 🌑 August 2 — New Moon at 9° Leo 55′
- 🌓 August 9 — First Quarter Moon at 16° Scorpio 25′
- 🌕 August 17 — Full Moon at 24° Aquarius 12′
- 🌗 August 25 — Last Quarter Moon at 1° Gemini 42′
- 🌑 August 31 — New Moon at 8° Virgo 06′
- ☀️ August 2 — Total Solar Eclipse at 9° Leo 55′
- 🌘 August 17 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse at 24° Aquarius 04′
- ℞ Chiron retrograde 2027-08-08 → 2028-01-10
- ℞ Saturn retrograde 2027-08-09 → 2027-12-24
1
Sun in Leo and Uranus in Gemini work well together now, offering an opportunity if you're willing to act on it. Themes of your core vitality, identity, and sense of purpose are highlighted. A little action goes a long way today, so make the small move you've been putting off. A tense square between Mercury in Cancer and Saturn in Aries forces a choice; this energy won't let you sit still. Themes of discipline, responsibility, structure, and long-term commitment are highlighted. Resist the urge to force an outcome; instead, pour the tension into focused, productive work. Venus in Leo and Neptune in Aries are in graceful agreement, smoothing the path ahead. Themes of love, money, values, and what brings you pleasure are highlighted. Make the most of the ease, but don't get so comfortable that you let the moment drift past unused. An opposition between Venus in Leo and Pluto in Aquarius pulls you in two directions, asking for awareness rather than a quick fix. Themes of love, money, values, and what brings you pleasure are highlighted. Step back far enough to see the whole picture before you react. With the Moon in Leo, warmth and self-expression take center stage. Let yourself be seen and have some fun. With the Moon meeting Mercury in Cancer, matters of your thinking, communication, and the way you process information rise to the surface; what you feel and what's happening seem to point the same way.
2
Mercury crosses into Leo now, so the affairs it governs — your thinking, communication, and the way you process information — take on the qualities of creativity, warmth, romance, and self-expression for a while. The Leo New Moon at 9° Leo 55′ is also a Total SOLAR Eclipse, and that raises the stakes considerably. Eclipses act like cosmic accelerators: beginnings seeded now tend to arrive quickly and reshape the road ahead in ways you can't fully see yet. Plant your intentions, then trust the eclipse to clear space for them. Avoid forcing big decisions in the hours around it. With the Moon meeting Sun in Leo, matters of your core vitality, identity, and sense of purpose rise to the surface; what you feel and what's happening seem to point the same way.
3
A supportive angle between Venus in Leo and Uranus in Gemini opens a door, though you'll need to walk through it. Themes of change, freedom, innovation, and the urge to break routine are highlighted. Say yes to the opportunity even if it feels modest; these openings compound over time. With the Moon in Virgo, the urge to organize and improve grows strong. Small, practical efforts feel deeply satisfying. The Moon and Jupiter align in Virgo today, so growth, opportunity, optimism, and the bigger picture shapes the emotional tone of your day. Pay attention to your instincts.
4
Mercury in Leo and Chiron in Taurus grind against each other, and the friction is impossible to ignore. Themes of your thinking, communication, and the way you process information are highlighted. Channel the restlessness into something constructive before it leaks out as irritation. The Moon in Virgo pushes against Uranus in Gemini, and change, freedom, innovation, and the urge to break routine can feel like an obstacle. Channel the restlessness somewhere useful.
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Mercury in Leo and Neptune in Aries flow together effortlessly, like a current carrying you downstream. Themes of your thinking, communication, and the way you process information are highlighted. Enjoy the flow and put it to work on something that matters to you. An opposition between Mercury in Leo and Pluto in Aquarius pulls you in two directions, asking for awareness rather than a quick fix. Themes of your thinking, communication, and the way you process information are highlighted. Look for the middle path; the answer usually lies in honoring both sides rather than choosing one. The Moon glides into Libra, and harmony becomes the priority. Relationships, beauty, and fairness come into focus over the next couple of days.
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A supportive angle between Mercury in Leo and Uranus in Gemini opens a door, though you'll need to walk through it. Themes of change, freedom, innovation, and the urge to break routine are highlighted. Take the initiative; the support is there, but it rewards effort rather than waiting. With the Moon in Libra sextile Sun in Leo, a quiet opportunity opens around your core vitality, identity, and sense of purpose; take it.
7
Chiron turns retrograde now. Over the coming weeks, the areas it governs — old wounds, healing, and where you feel most vulnerable — ask for a second look; loose ends and unfinished business from the past tend to resurface for completion. The Moon plunges into Scorpio, deepening everything it touches. Emotions intensify and you can see beneath the surface of things. The Moon in Scorpio sends a friendly sextile to Jupiter in Virgo, and growth, opportunity, optimism, and the bigger picture feels easy to access if you make a small effort.
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The Moon in Scorpio squares Venus in Leo, putting pressure on matters of love, money, values, and what brings you pleasure as emotions snag. Work with the friction instead of against it. The Moon in Scorpio pushes against Mercury in Leo, and your thinking, communication, and the way you process information can feel like an obstacle. Channel the restlessness somewhere useful.
9
Saturn stations retrograde, beginning a period to review, revise, and reconsider matters of discipline, responsibility, structure, and long-term commitment. Rather than pushing forward, this is the time to refine what already exists and revisit what you may have rushed past. At 16° Scorpio 25′, the First Quarter Moon asks for commitment under pressure. Stay with your goals even when the path gets steeper. The Moon in Scorpio squares Sun in Leo, putting pressure on matters of your core vitality, identity, and sense of purpose as emotions snag. Work with the friction instead of against it.
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Moon in Sagittarius wants room to roam. Stay open, stay hopeful, and let yourself dream a little bigger. A tense Moon-Jupiter square between Sagittarius and Virgo stirs up growth, opportunity, optimism, and the bigger picture; don't let a passing mood make a lasting decision.
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Sun in Leo and Mercury in Leo unite, fusing their energies into a single, concentrated force. Themes of your core vitality, identity, and sense of purpose are highlighted. Use the concentrated energy to start something or make a bold statement, but be aware that nuance can get lost when everything points the same way. Sun in Leo and Venus in Leo unite, fusing their energies into a single, concentrated force. Themes of your core vitality, identity, and sense of purpose are highlighted. Use the concentrated energy to start something or make a bold statement, but be aware that nuance can get lost when everything points the same way. Mercury in Leo meets Venus in Leo today, and the two blend together so completely it can be hard to tell where one ends and the other begins. Themes of love, money, values, and what brings you pleasure are highlighted. This is a potent seed-planting moment; whatever you initiate now carries extra weight. With the Moon in Sagittarius trine Sun in Leo, your core vitality, identity, and sense of purpose supports you quietly; a pleasant, harmonious current runs through the day.
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With the Moon in Capricorn, discipline comes more naturally. Tackle responsibilities and build toward something lasting. A graceful Moon-Jupiter trine connects Capricorn and Virgo, making growth, opportunity, optimism, and the bigger picture feel natural and unforced.
13
The Moon spends the day in Capricorn, and its themes linger. Focus on goals and steady, responsible progress.
14
The Moon in Capricorn squares Mars in Libra, putting pressure on matters of drive, desire, courage, and how you take action as emotions snag. Work with the friction instead of against it.
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Mercury in Leo and Saturn in Aries are in graceful agreement, smoothing the path ahead. Themes of discipline, responsibility, structure, and long-term commitment are highlighted. This is a good day to advance plans that need a tailwind; the universe is cooperating. The Moon enters Aquarius, cooling the emotional temperature and widening your perspective. Independence, originality, and community come to the fore. The Moon joins Pluto in Aquarius, blending your feelings with power, transformation, and deep psychological truth and giving the day an emotionally charged, focused quality.
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With the Moon in Aquarius trine Mars in Libra, drive, desire, courage, and how you take action supports you quietly; a pleasant, harmonious current runs through the day.
17
Mercury enters Virgo, carrying its themes of your thinking, communication, and the way you process information into a fresh chapter shaped by order, health, service, and attention to detail. Jupiter in Virgo and Chiron in Taurus flow together effortlessly, like a current carrying you downstream. Themes of old wounds, healing, and where you feel most vulnerable are highlighted. Enjoy the flow and put it to work on something that matters to you. The Aquarius Full Moon at 24° Aquarius 12′ is also a Penumbral LUNAR Eclipse, intensifying everything this lunation touches. Eclipse Full Moons bring culminations that feel fated; long-building situations can resolve suddenly, and emotions run close to the surface. Let what's finished go, and resist the urge to grip too tightly. Clarity usually follows within a few weeks. Moon in Pisces blurs the edges of the day. Trust your intuition and be gentle with yourself and others. The Moon in Aquarius sits opposite Sun in Leo, pulling your core vitality, identity, and sense of purpose into the light; awareness matters more than action here.
18
A harmonious trine links Venus in Leo and Saturn in Aries, and things in these areas of life simply feel easier. Themes of discipline, responsibility, structure, and long-term commitment are highlighted. This is a good day to advance plans that need a tailwind; the universe is cooperating. A Moon-Jupiter opposition stretches between Pisces and Virgo, highlighting growth, opportunity, optimism, and the bigger picture through contrast rather than conflict.
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Mercury in Virgo meets Jupiter in Virgo today, and the two blend together so completely it can be hard to tell where one ends and the other begins. Themes of your thinking, communication, and the way you process information are highlighted. This is a potent seed-planting moment; whatever you initiate now carries extra weight. A harmonious trine links Mercury in Virgo and Chiron in Taurus, and things in these areas of life simply feel easier. Themes of old wounds, healing, and where you feel most vulnerable are highlighted. Enjoy the flow and put it to work on something that matters to you.
20
Venus crosses into Virgo now, so the affairs it governs — love, money, values, and what brings you pleasure — take on the qualities of order, health, service, and attention to detail for a while. Sun in Leo and Saturn in Aries flow together effortlessly, like a current carrying you downstream. Themes of your core vitality, identity, and sense of purpose are highlighted. Enjoy the flow and put it to work on something that matters to you. Moon in Aries lights a fire under the next two days. Be brave, be first, and channel the restlessness into something physical. A Moon-Neptune conjunction in Aries fuses emotion with imagination, intuition, dreams, and spiritual sensitivity, making this a good moment to act on what you sincerely feel.
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The Moon in Aries sits opposite Mars in Libra, pulling drive, desire, courage, and how you take action into the light; awareness matters more than action here.
22
Mercury in Virgo and Uranus in Gemini grind against each other, and the friction is impossible to ignore. Themes of your thinking, communication, and the way you process information are highlighted. Address the friction head-on rather than avoiding it, and it can become genuine momentum. Moon in Taurus invites you to slow down and stabilize. Tend to your resources and enjoy something tactile and real. With the Moon meeting Saturn in Aries, matters of discipline, responsibility, structure, and long-term commitment rise to the surface; what you feel and what's happening seem to point the same way.
23
The Sun moves into Virgo, opening Virgo season and tinting the next four weeks with order, health, service, and attention to detail. It's a natural moment to realign your focus around these themes.
24
Venus in Virgo and Chiron in Taurus flow together effortlessly, like a current carrying you downstream. Themes of love, money, values, and what brings you pleasure are highlighted. Enjoy the flow and put it to work on something that matters to you. At 1° Gemini 42′, the Last Quarter Moon invites reflection and pruning. Tie off what's done and prepare the ground for renewal. The Moon enters Gemini and the mind speeds up. Conversation, errands, reading, and quick exchanges all flow more easily now.
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A powerful merging of Venus in Virgo and Jupiter in Virgo brings these themes together with real intensity. Themes of growth, opportunity, optimism, and the bigger picture are highlighted. This is a potent seed-planting moment; whatever you initiate now carries extra weight. A Moon-Uranus conjunction in Gemini fuses emotion with change, freedom, innovation, and the urge to break routine, making this a good moment to act on what you sincerely feel.
26
The Moon comes home to Cancer, deepening feelings and pulling focus toward family, nurture, and the places you feel safe. Tend to your emotional needs. A supportive Moon-Saturn sextile links Gemini and Aries, smoothing your dealings with discipline, responsibility, structure, and long-term commitment.
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Sun in Virgo and Chiron in Taurus flow together effortlessly, like a current carrying you downstream. Themes of your core vitality, identity, and sense of purpose are highlighted. Make the most of the ease, but don't get so comfortable that you let the moment drift past unused. A tense Moon-Neptune square between Cancer and Aries stirs up imagination, intuition, dreams, and spiritual sensitivity; don't let a passing mood make a lasting decision.
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A tense square between Venus in Virgo and Uranus in Gemini forces a choice; this energy won't let you sit still. Themes of love, money, values, and what brings you pleasure are highlighted. Channel the restlessness into something constructive before it leaks out as irritation. The Moon in Cancer squares Saturn in Aries, putting pressure on matters of discipline, responsibility, structure, and long-term commitment as emotions snag. Work with the friction instead of against it.
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Mars in Libra and Saturn in Aries face off across the sky, and you're caught in the balance between them. Themes of discipline, responsibility, structure, and long-term commitment are highlighted. Relationships and projects can mirror something back to you now, so pay attention to what shows up. With the Moon in Leo, warmth and self-expression take center stage. Let yourself be seen and have some fun. A graceful Moon-Neptune trine connects Leo and Aries, making imagination, intuition, dreams, and spiritual sensitivity feel natural and unforced.
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The Moon in Leo trines Saturn in Aries, and discipline, responsibility, structure, and long-term commitment flows with unusual ease today. Lean into it.
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A powerful merging of Sun in Virgo and Jupiter in Virgo brings these themes together with real intensity. Themes of your core vitality, identity, and sense of purpose are highlighted. Lean into the intensity, just don't expect much objectivity while the two are this close. The Virgo New Moon at 8° Virgo 06′ resets the lunar cycle and makes space for new beginnings. Set intentions around order, health, service, and attention to detail, and plant the seeds you'd like to watch grow over the coming month. With the Moon in Virgo, the urge to organize and improve grows strong. Small, practical efforts feel deeply satisfying. With the Moon meeting Sun in Virgo, matters of your core vitality, identity, and sense of purpose rise to the surface; what you feel and what's happening seem to point the same way.
FAQ
When is the Full Moon in August 2027?
The Full Moon in August 2027 falls on August 17, at 24° Aquarius 12′.
When is the New Moon in August 2027?
The New Moon in August 2027 is on August 2, in Leo.
Is Mercury retrograde in August 2027?
No — Mercury is not retrograde in August 2027.
Is there an eclipse in August 2027?
Yes — there is a total solar eclipse in August 2027, in Leo.