Moon Calendar — August 2026
Last Quarter
New Moon
First Quarter
Full Moon
The Moon through the signs
An energetic, impulsive Moon — good for starting, exercising and bold action; tempers flare quickly.
A calm, sensual Moon (exalted here) — favours comfort, finances, cooking, the body and steady tasks.
A chatty, restless Moon — favours communication, errands, learning and socialising; focus scatters.
A tender, home-loving Moon (at home here) — favours family, nesting, cooking and emotional care.
A warm, dramatic Moon — favours romance, creativity, play and celebration; egos need stroking.
A practical, tidy Moon — favours work, health routines, cleaning, detail and getting organised.
A sociable, harmonising Moon — favours relationships, beauty, art and diplomacy; decisions waver.
An intense, probing Moon (in fall here) — favours depth, research and intimacy; emotions run deep and brooding.
An adventurous, optimistic Moon — favours travel, study, the outdoors and big plans; restlessness rises.
A serious, goal-focused Moon (in detriment here) — favours work, structure and ambition; feelings stay reserved.
A detached, friendly Moon — favours groups, innovation, technology and ideals; emotions cool and abstract.
A dreamy, compassionate Moon — favours rest, art, spirituality and empathy; boundaries blur, sleep deepens.
The Moon changes sign roughly every 2½ days, colouring the mood of each day with that sign's qualities. Tracking the Moon's sign helps you time activities to the prevailing emotional weather — pushing ahead under an Aries Moon, nesting under a Cancer Moon, socialising under a Libra Moon. The phase (shown by each day's icon) adds the waxing-to-waning rhythm of building and releasing.
How to use the Moon Calendar
A daily Moon calendar showing the Moon's sign and phase each day — the fastest, most personal rhythm in astrology.
Getting started
- Pick a month.
- Each day shows the Moon's zodiac sign and its phase.
Reading your result
The Moon's sign colours the day's mood (fiery, practical, social, sensitive); the phase tracks the build from New (begin) to Full (culminate) to balsamic (release).
Astrologer's tip Plant intentions at the New Moon; harvest and release around the Full Moon.