Full Moon and New Moon in August 2026

Full moon, new moon and both quarters in August 2026: UTC times, signs, any eclipses and each Moon sign change, with links to the months before and after.

Times are given in UTC.

The Moon's sign in August 2026

The Moon changes sign roughly every two and a half days. Below is the moment it enters each sign this month. Times are in UTC, so where you live the change may fall on the day before or after.

1. Start of the monthPisces
2. 2 August 2026, 20:37 UTCAries
3. 5 August 2026, 02:35 UTCTaurus
4. 7 August 2026, 06:08 UTCGemini
5. 9 August 2026, 07:46 UTCCancer
6. 11 August 2026, 08:38 UTCLeo
7. 13 August 2026, 10:18 UTCVirgo
8. 15 August 2026, 14:20 UTCLibra
9. 17 August 2026, 21:46 UTCScorpio
10. 20 August 2026, 08:30 UTCSagittarius
11. 22 August 2026, 20:59 UTCCapricorn
12. 25 August 2026, 09:02 UTCAquarius
13. 27 August 2026, 19:04 UTCPisces
14. 30 August 2026, 02:38 UTCAries

Phase times are calculated with Jean Meeus's "Astronomical Algorithms" and checked against the phase list published by the US Naval Observatory (USNO). The Moon's sign changes are found the same way. All times are UTC.