Ephemeris - August 2026
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 2026
Saturn, Neptune and Pluto are retrograde for part or all of August 2026. The Sun leaves Leo for Virgo on Aug 23. New Moon on Aug 12 at 20° Leo and Full Moon on Aug 28 at 4° Pisces. A total solar eclipse peaks on Aug 12. A partial lunar eclipse peaks on Aug 28. 17 major aspects perfect and 5 sign ingresses occur, all timed below in UT.
Planets retrograde in August 2026
- Saturnalready retrograde on Aug 1, 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 2026 event timeline
- Aug 602:21 UTMoonLast Quarter13° 40′ 26″ Taurus
- Aug 619:13 UTIngressVenus enters Libraleaves Virgo
- Aug 702:41 UT△ 120°Sun trine SaturnSun at 14° 38′ 21″ Leo
- Aug 916:28 UTIngressMercury enters Leoleaves Cancer
- Aug 1018:09 UT△ 120°Venus trine PlutoVenus at 3° 57′ 02″ Libra
- Aug 1022:08 UT☍ 180°Venus opposition NeptuneVenus at 4° 06′ 50″ Libra
- Aug 1108:31 UTIngressMars enters Cancerleaves Gemini
- Aug 1201:20 UT☍ 180°Mercury opposition PlutoMercury at 3° 55′ 18″ Leo
- Aug 1203:42 UT△ 120°Mercury trine NeptuneMercury at 4° 05′ 34″ Leo
- Aug 1203:47 UT△ 120°Venus trine UranusVenus at 5° 19′ 43″ Libra
- Aug 1217:37 UTEclipseNew Moon with total solar eclipse20° 02′ 18″ Leo
- Aug 1220:48 UT⚹ 60°Mercury sextile UranusMercury at 5° 20′ 44″ Leo
- Aug 1316:22 UT⚹ 60°Mercury sextile VenusMercury at 6° 48′ 47″ Leo
- Aug 1511:23 UT☌ 0°Mercury conjunction JupiterMercury at 10° 09′ 03″ Leo
- Aug 1710:00 UT□ 90°Mars square NeptuneMars at 3° 59′ 37″ Cancer
- Aug 1715:26 UT△ 120°Mercury trine SaturnMercury at 14° 20′ 49″ Leo
- Aug 1716:17 UT⚹ 60°Venus sextile JupiterVenus at 10° 37′ 53″ Libra
- Aug 2002:46 UTMoonFirst Quarter27° 08′ 07″ Scorpio
- Aug 2112:41 UT☍ 180°Venus opposition SaturnVenus at 14° 11′ 41″ Libra
- Aug 2302:19 UTIngressSun enters Virgoleaves Leo
- Aug 2511:04 UTIngressMercury enters Virgoleaves Leo
- Aug 2717:04 UT☌ 0°Sun conjunction MercurySun at 4° 26′ 59″ Virgo
- Aug 2804:19 UTEclipseFull Moon with partial lunar eclipse4° 54′ 27″ Pisces
- Aug 2807:25 UT□ 90°Mercury square UranusMercury at 5° 37′ 10″ Virgo
- Aug 2822:19 UT□ 90°Sun square UranusSun at 5° 37′ 35″ Virgo
- Aug 3122:05 UT△ 120°Jupiter trine SaturnJupiter at 13° 40′ 56″ Leo
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 2026
Geocentric tropical ecliptic longitude at 00:00 UT. Retrograde planets marked ℞.
| Date | Sun | Moon | Mercury | Venus | Mars | Jupiter | Saturn | Uranus | Neptune | Pluto |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-01 | 8° 47′ 19″ | 6° 09′ 55″ | 19° 31′ 10″ | 24° 03′ 31″ | 23° 04′ 05″ | 6° 57′ 40″ | 14° 43′ 28″℞ | 5° 00′ 33″ | 4° 15′ 44″℞ | 4° 10′ 30″℞ |
| 2026-08-02 | 9° 44′ 42″ | 18° 53′ 27″ | 20° 22′ 15″ | 25° 05′ 39″ | 23° 44′ 36″ | 7° 10′ 56″ | 14° 42′ 53″℞ | 5° 02′ 29″ | 4° 14′ 58″℞ | 4° 09′ 06″℞ |
| 2026-08-03 | 10° 42′ 06″ | 1° 50′ 35″ | 21° 19′ 13″ | 26° 07′ 31″ | 24° 25′ 02″ | 7° 24′ 13″ | 14° 42′ 12″℞ | 5° 04′ 23″ | 4° 14′ 09″℞ | 4° 07′ 42″℞ |
| 2026-08-04 | 11° 39′ 32″ | 15° 02′ 52″ | 22° 21′ 55″ | 27° 09′ 06″ | 25° 05′ 23″ | 7° 37′ 29″ | 14° 41′ 25″℞ | 5° 06′ 14″ | 4° 13′ 19″℞ | 4° 06′ 18″℞ |
| 2026-08-05 | 12° 36′ 58″ | 28° 31′ 42″ | 23° 30′ 15″ | 28° 10′ 22″ | 25° 45′ 41″ | 7° 50′ 45″ | 14° 40′ 32″℞ | 5° 08′ 02″ | 4° 12′ 28″℞ | 4° 04′ 55″℞ |
| 2026-08-06 | 13° 34′ 26″ | 12° 18′ 00″ | 24° 44′ 02″ | 29° 11′ 21″ | 26° 25′ 54″ | 8° 04′ 00″ | 14° 39′ 33″℞ | 5° 09′ 48″ | 4° 11′ 35″℞ | 4° 03′ 32″℞ |
| 2026-08-07 | 14° 31′ 55″ | 26° 21′ 51″ | 26° 03′ 06″ | 0° 12′ 02″ | 27° 06′ 02″ | 8° 17′ 15″ | 14° 38′ 28″℞ | 5° 11′ 31″ | 4° 10′ 40″℞ | 4° 02′ 09″℞ |
| 2026-08-08 | 15° 29′ 25″ | 10° 41′ 58″ | 27° 27′ 15″ | 1° 12′ 23″ | 27° 46′ 07″ | 8° 30′ 30″ | 14° 37′ 16″℞ | 5° 13′ 12″ | 4° 09′ 43″℞ | 4° 00′ 46″℞ |
| 2026-08-09 | 16° 26′ 57″ | 25° 15′ 27″ | 28° 56′ 15″ | 2° 12′ 24″ | 28° 26′ 07″ | 8° 43′ 44″ | 14° 35′ 59″℞ | 5° 14′ 50″ | 4° 08′ 46″℞ | 3° 59′ 24″℞ |
| 2026-08-10 | 17° 24′ 30″ | 9° 57′ 39″ | 0° 29′ 50″ | 3° 12′ 06″ | 29° 06′ 02″ | 8° 56′ 57″ | 14° 34′ 36″℞ | 5° 16′ 25″ | 4° 07′ 46″℞ | 3° 58′ 03″℞ |
| 2026-08-11 | 18° 22′ 05″ | 24° 42′ 24″ | 2° 07′ 42″ | 4° 11′ 26″ | 29° 45′ 52″ | 9° 10′ 09″ | 14° 33′ 07″℞ | 5° 17′ 58″ | 4° 06′ 45″℞ | 3° 56′ 41″℞ |
| 2026-08-12 | 19° 19′ 40″ | 9° 22′ 46″ | 3° 49′ 32″ | 5° 10′ 25″ | 0° 25′ 38″ | 9° 23′ 20″ | 14° 31′ 32″℞ | 5° 19′ 28″ | 4° 05′ 42″℞ | 3° 55′ 20″℞ |
| 2026-08-13 | 20° 17′ 17″ | 23° 51′ 54″ | 5° 34′ 59″ | 6° 09′ 01″ | 1° 05′ 19″ | 9° 36′ 30″ | 14° 29′ 51″℞ | 5° 20′ 55″ | 4° 04′ 38″℞ | 3° 54′ 00″℞ |
| 2026-08-14 | 21° 14′ 55″ | 8° 03′ 59″ | 7° 23′ 40″ | 7° 07′ 15″ | 1° 44′ 55″ | 9° 49′ 40″ | 14° 28′ 05″℞ | 5° 22′ 19″ | 4° 03′ 32″℞ | 3° 52′ 40″℞ |
| 2026-08-15 | 22° 12′ 34″ | 21° 54′ 56″ | 9° 15′ 13″ | 8° 05′ 04″ | 2° 24′ 26″ | 10° 02′ 48″ | 14° 26′ 12″℞ | 5° 23′ 40″ | 4° 02′ 25″℞ | 3° 51′ 21″℞ |
| 2026-08-16 | 23° 10′ 14″ | 5° 22′ 42″ | 11° 09′ 13″ | 9° 02′ 29″ | 3° 03′ 53″ | 10° 15′ 54″ | 14° 24′ 14″℞ | 5° 24′ 59″ | 4° 01′ 17″℞ | 3° 50′ 02″℞ |
| 2026-08-17 | 24° 07′ 55″ | 18° 27′ 14″ | 13° 05′ 17″ | 9° 59′ 28″ | 3° 43′ 14″ | 10° 29′ 00″ | 14° 22′ 10″℞ | 5° 26′ 14″ | 4° 00′ 07″℞ | 3° 48′ 43″℞ |
| 2026-08-18 | 25° 05′ 37″ | 1° 10′ 11″ | 15° 03′ 01″ | 10° 56′ 00″ | 4° 22′ 31″ | 10° 42′ 04″ | 14° 20′ 00″℞ | 5° 27′ 27″ | 3° 58′ 55″℞ | 3° 47′ 26″℞ |
| 2026-08-19 | 26° 03′ 20″ | 13° 34′ 34″ | 17° 02′ 01″ | 11° 52′ 04″ | 5° 01′ 42″ | 10° 55′ 06″ | 14° 17′ 45″℞ | 5° 28′ 37″ | 3° 57′ 42″℞ | 3° 46′ 09″℞ |
| 2026-08-20 | 27° 01′ 05″ | 25° 44′ 15″ | 19° 01′ 57″ | 12° 47′ 40″ | 5° 40′ 49″ | 11° 08′ 07″ | 14° 15′ 25″℞ | 5° 29′ 44″ | 3° 56′ 29″℞ | 3° 44′ 52″℞ |
| 2026-08-21 | 27° 58′ 50″ | 7° 43′ 39″ | 21° 02′ 28″ | 13° 42′ 46″ | 6° 19′ 51″ | 11° 21′ 07″ | 14° 12′ 59″℞ | 5° 30′ 48″ | 3° 55′ 13″℞ | 3° 43′ 37″℞ |
| 2026-08-22 | 28° 56′ 37″ | 19° 37′ 18″ | 23° 03′ 15″ | 14° 37′ 20″ | 6° 58′ 47″ | 11° 34′ 05″ | 14° 10′ 28″℞ | 5° 31′ 50″ | 3° 53′ 57″℞ | 3° 42′ 22″℞ |
| 2026-08-23 | 29° 54′ 25″ | 1° 29′ 36″ | 25° 04′ 04″ | 15° 31′ 23″ | 7° 37′ 39″ | 11° 47′ 01″ | 14° 07′ 52″℞ | 5° 32′ 48″ | 3° 52′ 39″℞ | 3° 41′ 08″℞ |
| 2026-08-24 | 0° 52′ 13″ | 13° 24′ 43″ | 27° 04′ 38″ | 16° 24′ 52″ | 8° 16′ 26″ | 11° 59′ 56″ | 14° 05′ 10″℞ | 5° 33′ 44″ | 3° 51′ 21″℞ | 3° 39′ 55″℞ |
| 2026-08-25 | 1° 50′ 04″ | 25° 26′ 17″ | 29° 04′ 46″ | 17° 17′ 47″ | 8° 55′ 07″ | 12° 12′ 48″ | 14° 02′ 24″℞ | 5° 34′ 36″ | 3° 50′ 01″℞ | 3° 38′ 43″℞ |
| 2026-08-26 | 2° 47′ 55″ | 7° 37′ 23″ | 1° 04′ 17″ | 18° 10′ 06″ | 9° 33′ 44″ | 12° 25′ 39″ | 13° 59′ 32″℞ | 5° 35′ 26″ | 3° 48′ 39″℞ | 3° 37′ 31″℞ |
| 2026-08-27 | 3° 45′ 48″ | 20° 00′ 21″ | 3° 03′ 03″ | 19° 01′ 48″ | 10° 12′ 15″ | 12° 38′ 27″ | 13° 56′ 35″℞ | 5° 36′ 12″ | 3° 47′ 17″℞ | 3° 36′ 21″℞ |
| 2026-08-28 | 4° 43′ 42″ | 2° 36′ 50″ | 5° 00′ 55″ | 19° 52′ 51″ | 10° 50′ 41″ | 12° 51′ 13″ | 13° 53′ 34″℞ | 5° 36′ 56″ | 3° 45′ 54″℞ | 3° 35′ 11″℞ |
| 2026-08-29 | 5° 41′ 37″ | 15° 27′ 41″ | 6° 57′ 49″ | 20° 43′ 14″ | 11° 29′ 03″ | 13° 03′ 57″ | 13° 50′ 27″℞ | 5° 37′ 36″ | 3° 44′ 29″℞ | 3° 34′ 02″℞ |
| 2026-08-30 | 6° 39′ 35″ | 28° 33′ 06″ | 8° 53′ 41″ | 21° 32′ 57″ | 12° 07′ 19″ | 13° 16′ 39″ | 13° 47′ 16″℞ | 5° 38′ 14″ | 3° 43′ 04″℞ | 3° 32′ 54″℞ |
| 2026-08-31 | 7° 37′ 34″ | 11° 52′ 42″ | 10° 48′ 26″ | 22° 21′ 56″ | 12° 45′ 30″ | 13° 29′ 19″ | 13° 44′ 00″℞ | 5° 38′ 48″ | 3° 41′ 37″℞ | 3° 31′ 47″℞ |
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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