Ephemeris - August 2023
Every dated event of the month - retrograde stations, sign ingresses, moon phases, eclipses and exact major aspects - followed by the daily longitude table. Times in UT.
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What happens in August 2023
Mercury stations retrograde on Aug 23 at 21° Virgo and Uranus stations retrograde on Aug 29 at 23° Taurus. Mercury, Venus, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto are retrograde for part or all of August 2023. The Sun leaves Leo for Virgo on Aug 23. Full Moon on Aug 1 at 9° Aquarius, New Moon on Aug 16 at 23° Leo and Full Moon on Aug 31 at 7° Pisces. 12 major aspects perfect and 2 sign ingresses occur, all timed below in UT.
Planets retrograde in August 2023
- Mercurystations retrograde Aug 23, still retrograde on Aug 31
- Venusalready retrograde on Aug 1, still retrograde on Aug 31
- Saturnalready retrograde on Aug 1, still retrograde on Aug 31
- Uranusstations retrograde Aug 29, still retrograde on Aug 31
- Neptunealready retrograde on Aug 1, still retrograde on Aug 31
- Plutoalready retrograde on Aug 1, still retrograde on Aug 31
August 2023 event timeline
- Aug 118:32 UTMoonFull Moon9° 16′ 09″ Aquarius
- Aug 120:40 UT△ 120°Mars trine JupiterMars at 13° 46′ 15″ Virgo
- Aug 202:16 UT☍ 180°Mercury opposition SaturnMercury at 5° 38′ 33″ Virgo
- Aug 700:00 UT□ 90°Sun square JupiterSun at 14° 16′ 00″ Leo
- Aug 810:29 UTMoonLast Quarter15° 38′ 54″ Taurus
- Aug 911:04 UT□ 90°Venus square UranusVenus at 22° 54′ 53″ Leo
- Aug 1000:44 UT△ 120°Mercury trine JupiterMercury at 14° 31′ 29″ Virgo
- Aug 1311:14 UT☌ 0°Sun conjunction VenusSun at 20° 28′ 09″ Leo
- Aug 1602:35 UT□ 90°Sun square UranusSun at 23° 00′ 19″ Leo
- Aug 1609:38 UTMoonNew Moon23° 17′ 37″ Leo
- Aug 1613:53 UT△ 120°Mars trine UranusMars at 23° 00′ 36″ Virgo
- Aug 2212:18 UT□ 90°Venus square JupiterVenus at 15° 17′ 55″ Leo
- Aug 2220:41 UT☍ 180°Mars opposition NeptuneMars at 27° 00′ 04″ Virgo
- Aug 2309:01 UTIngressSun enters Virgoleaves Leo
- Aug 2319:58 UTStationMercury stations retrograde21° 51′ 09″ Virgo
- Aug 2409:57 UTMoonFirst Quarter1° 00′ 26″ Sagittarius
- Aug 2500:22 UT△ 120°Mars trine PlutoMars at 28° 22′ 30″ Virgo
- Aug 2708:26 UT☍ 180°Sun opposition SaturnSun at 3° 50′ 02″ Virgo
- Aug 2713:20 UTIngressMars enters Libraleaves Virgo
- Aug 2902:09 UTStationUranus stations retrograde23° 04′ 31″ Taurus
- Aug 3101:36 UTMoonFull Moon7° 25′ 35″ Pisces
Aspect and station times are refined to the minute by bisection. The Moon is excluded from the aspect scan - it perfects roughly 150 aspects a month, which is what the daily table below is for.
Daily planetary positions - August 2023
Geocentric tropical ecliptic longitude at 00:00 UT. Retrograde planets marked ℞.
| Date | Sun | Moon | Mercury | Venus | Mars | Jupiter | Saturn | Uranus | Neptune | Pluto |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-08-01 | 8° 31′ 30″ | 27° 29′ 24″ | 4° 13′ 45″ | 27° 01′ 22″℞ | 13° 14′ 05″ | 13° 40′ 51″ | 5° 42′ 42″℞ | 22° 44′ 56″ | 27° 26′ 15″℞ | 28° 53′ 34″℞ |
| 2023-08-02 | 9° 28′ 53″ | 12° 45′ 12″ | 5° 31′ 19″ | 26° 39′ 11″℞ | 13° 51′ 26″ | 13° 47′ 06″ | 5° 38′ 55″℞ | 22° 46′ 17″ | 27° 25′ 18″℞ | 28° 52′ 11″℞ |
| 2023-08-03 | 10° 26′ 16″ | 28° 02′ 24″ | 6° 46′ 46″ | 26° 14′ 51″℞ | 14° 28′ 49″ | 13° 53′ 12″ | 5° 35′ 05″℞ | 22° 47′ 36″ | 27° 24′ 19″℞ | 28° 50′ 47″℞ |
| 2023-08-04 | 11° 23′ 40″ | 13° 09′ 57″ | 8° 00′ 03″ | 25° 48′ 29″℞ | 15° 06′ 14″ | 13° 59′ 09″ | 5° 31′ 11″℞ | 22° 48′ 51″ | 27° 23′ 19″℞ | 28° 49′ 24″℞ |
| 2023-08-05 | 12° 21′ 05″ | 27° 58′ 52″ | 9° 11′ 05″ | 25° 20′ 12″℞ | 15° 43′ 42″ | 14° 04′ 55″ | 5° 27′ 15″℞ | 22° 50′ 04″ | 27° 22′ 17″℞ | 28° 48′ 01″℞ |
| 2023-08-06 | 13° 18′ 31″ | 12° 23′ 18″ | 10° 19′ 48″ | 24° 50′ 09″℞ | 16° 21′ 13″ | 14° 10′ 32″ | 5° 23′ 15″℞ | 22° 51′ 14″ | 27° 21′ 13″℞ | 28° 46′ 38″℞ |
| 2023-08-07 | 14° 15′ 58″ | 26° 20′ 55″ | 11° 26′ 08″ | 24° 18′ 30″℞ | 16° 58′ 45″ | 14° 15′ 59″ | 5° 19′ 13″℞ | 22° 52′ 20″ | 27° 20′ 09″℞ | 28° 45′ 16″℞ |
| 2023-08-08 | 15° 13′ 27″ | 9° 52′ 12″ | 12° 29′ 58″ | 23° 45′ 25″℞ | 17° 36′ 21″ | 14° 21′ 16″ | 5° 15′ 08″℞ | 22° 53′ 25″ | 27° 19′ 02″℞ | 28° 43′ 54″℞ |
| 2023-08-09 | 16° 10′ 57″ | 22° 59′ 36″ | 13° 31′ 12″ | 23° 11′ 05″℞ | 18° 13′ 59″ | 14° 26′ 22″ | 5° 11′ 00″℞ | 22° 54′ 26″ | 27° 17′ 54″℞ | 28° 42′ 33″℞ |
| 2023-08-10 | 17° 08′ 28″ | 5° 46′ 36″ | 14° 29′ 43″ | 22° 35′ 43″℞ | 18° 51′ 39″ | 14° 31′ 19″ | 5° 06′ 50″℞ | 22° 55′ 24″ | 27° 16′ 45″℞ | 28° 41′ 13″℞ |
| 2023-08-11 | 18° 06′ 01″ | 18° 17′ 01″ | 15° 25′ 24″ | 21° 59′ 32″℞ | 19° 29′ 22″ | 14° 36′ 05″ | 5° 02′ 37″℞ | 22° 56′ 20″ | 27° 15′ 35″℞ | 28° 39′ 53″℞ |
| 2023-08-12 | 19° 03′ 35″ | 0° 34′ 33″ | 16° 18′ 06″ | 21° 22′ 45″℞ | 20° 07′ 08″ | 14° 40′ 40″ | 4° 58′ 22″℞ | 22° 57′ 13″ | 27° 14′ 23″℞ | 28° 38′ 34″℞ |
| 2023-08-13 | 20° 01′ 11″ | 12° 42′ 25″ | 17° 07′ 40″ | 20° 45′ 36″℞ | 20° 44′ 57″ | 14° 45′ 05″ | 4° 54′ 05″℞ | 22° 58′ 03″ | 27° 13′ 10″℞ | 28° 37′ 15″℞ |
| 2023-08-14 | 20° 58′ 48″ | 24° 43′ 14″ | 17° 53′ 56″ | 20° 08′ 19″℞ | 21° 22′ 48″ | 14° 49′ 19″ | 4° 49′ 46″℞ | 22° 58′ 49″ | 27° 11′ 56″℞ | 28° 35′ 57″℞ |
| 2023-08-15 | 21° 56′ 26″ | 6° 39′ 06″ | 18° 36′ 44″ | 19° 31′ 09″℞ | 22° 00′ 41″ | 14° 53′ 23″ | 4° 45′ 25″℞ | 22° 59′ 33″ | 27° 10′ 40″℞ | 28° 34′ 40″℞ |
| 2023-08-16 | 22° 54′ 05″ | 18° 31′ 43″ | 19° 15′ 53″ | 18° 54′ 19″℞ | 22° 38′ 37″ | 14° 57′ 15″ | 4° 41′ 02″℞ | 23° 00′ 14″ | 27° 09′ 23″℞ | 28° 33′ 23″℞ |
| 2023-08-17 | 23° 51′ 46″ | 0° 22′ 36″ | 19° 51′ 09″ | 18° 18′ 04″℞ | 23° 16′ 36″ | 15° 00′ 56″ | 4° 36′ 38″℞ | 23° 00′ 52″ | 27° 08′ 05″℞ | 28° 32′ 07″℞ |
| 2023-08-18 | 24° 49′ 28″ | 12° 13′ 21″ | 20° 22′ 22″ | 17° 42′ 36″℞ | 23° 54′ 37″ | 15° 04′ 27″ | 4° 32′ 12″℞ | 23° 01′ 27″ | 27° 06′ 45″℞ | 28° 30′ 52″℞ |
| 2023-08-19 | 25° 47′ 11″ | 24° 05′ 46″ | 20° 49′ 17″ | 17° 08′ 08″℞ | 24° 32′ 40″ | 15° 07′ 46″ | 4° 27′ 45″℞ | 23° 01′ 58″ | 27° 05′ 25″℞ | 28° 29′ 38″℞ |
| 2023-08-20 | 26° 44′ 56″ | 6° 02′ 12″ | 21° 11′ 39″ | 16° 34′ 54″℞ | 25° 10′ 46″ | 15° 10′ 53″ | 4° 23′ 16″℞ | 23° 02′ 27″ | 27° 04′ 03″℞ | 28° 28′ 24″℞ |
| 2023-08-21 | 27° 42′ 41″ | 18° 05′ 35″ | 21° 29′ 16″ | 16° 03′ 03″℞ | 25° 48′ 55″ | 15° 13′ 50″ | 4° 18′ 47″℞ | 23° 02′ 53″ | 27° 02′ 40″℞ | 28° 27′ 12″℞ |
| 2023-08-22 | 28° 40′ 28″ | 0° 19′ 27″ | 21° 41′ 51″ | 15° 32′ 47″℞ | 26° 27′ 06″ | 15° 16′ 35″ | 4° 14′ 16″℞ | 23° 03′ 16″ | 27° 01′ 16″℞ | 28° 26′ 00″℞ |
| 2023-08-23 | 29° 38′ 16″ | 12° 47′ 53″ | 21° 49′ 12″ | 15° 04′ 15″℞ | 27° 05′ 20″ | 15° 19′ 09″ | 4° 09′ 45″℞ | 23° 03′ 35″ | 26° 59′ 51″℞ | 28° 24′ 49″℞ |
| 2023-08-24 | 0° 36′ 05″ | 25° 35′ 15″ | 21° 51′ 04″℞ | 14° 37′ 35″℞ | 27° 43′ 36″ | 15° 21′ 31″ | 4° 05′ 14″℞ | 23° 03′ 52″ | 26° 58′ 25″℞ | 28° 23′ 40″℞ |
| 2023-08-25 | 1° 33′ 55″ | 8° 45′ 44″ | 21° 47′ 15″℞ | 14° 12′ 56″℞ | 28° 21′ 54″ | 15° 23′ 42″ | 4° 00′ 42″℞ | 23° 04′ 06″ | 26° 56′ 59″℞ | 28° 22′ 31″℞ |
| 2023-08-26 | 2° 31′ 46″ | 22° 22′ 41″ | 21° 37′ 37″℞ | 13° 50′ 23″℞ | 29° 00′ 16″ | 15° 25′ 41″ | 3° 56′ 09″℞ | 23° 04′ 17″ | 26° 55′ 31″℞ | 28° 21′ 23″℞ |
| 2023-08-27 | 3° 29′ 39″ | 6° 27′ 48″ | 21° 22′ 01″℞ | 13° 30′ 02″℞ | 29° 38′ 39″ | 15° 27′ 29″ | 3° 51′ 37″℞ | 23° 04′ 25″ | 26° 54′ 03″℞ | 28° 20′ 17″℞ |
| 2023-08-28 | 4° 27′ 33″ | 21° 00′ 15″ | 21° 00′ 26″℞ | 13° 11′ 58″℞ | 0° 17′ 05″ | 15° 29′ 05″ | 3° 47′ 04″℞ | 23° 04′ 30″ | 26° 52′ 33″℞ | 28° 19′ 11″℞ |
| 2023-08-29 | 5° 25′ 28″ | 5° 55′ 54″ | 20° 32′ 54″℞ | 12° 56′ 13″℞ | 0° 55′ 33″ | 15° 30′ 29″ | 3° 42′ 32″℞ | 23° 04′ 31″ | 26° 51′ 03″℞ | 28° 18′ 06″℞ |
| 2023-08-30 | 6° 23′ 25″ | 21° 07′ 18″ | 19° 59′ 33″℞ | 12° 42′ 52″℞ | 1° 34′ 04″ | 15° 31′ 42″ | 3° 38′ 00″℞ | 23° 04′ 30″℞ | 26° 49′ 32″℞ | 28° 17′ 03″℞ |
| 2023-08-31 | 7° 21′ 23″ | 6° 24′ 26″ | 19° 20′ 39″℞ | 12° 31′ 54″℞ | 2° 12′ 37″ | 15° 32′ 43″ | 3° 33′ 28″℞ | 23° 04′ 26″℞ | 26° 48′ 00″℞ | 28° 16′ 00″℞ |
Reference, not advice
This is cultural and astronomical reference, not personal prediction or advice.
Table positions computed at 00:00 UT each day by Astronomy Engine. Retrograde flag inferred from 24-hour ecliptic longitude delta. Timeline events are found by daily scan and then bisected to one-minute precision, so station, ingress, lunation and aspect times are exact to the minute rather than to the day.
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