🌕
Full moon
Illumination 100% · lunar day 16
Moon phases this month
🌘
Last quarter
6 August
🌑
New moon
12 August
🌓
First quarter
20 August
🌕
Full moon
27 August
Month calendar
1
🌖
90%
2
🌖
82%
3
🌖
73%
4
🌖
63%
5
🌖
53%
6
🌘
42%
7
🌘
32%
8
🌘
23%
9
🌘
14%
10
🌘
8%
11
🌘
3%
12
🌑
0%
13
🌑
0%
14
🌑
2%
15
🌒
6%
16
🌒
12%
17
🌒
20%
18
🌒
29%
19
🌒
39%
20
🌓
50%
21
🌔
60%
22
🌔
70%
23
🌔
79%
24
🌔
87%
25
🌔
93%
26
🌕
98%
27
🌕
100%
28
🌕
100%
29
🌖
97%
30
🌖
93%
31
🌖
86%
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Tips: on a waxing Moon people traditionally plant above-ground crops and start new ventures; on a waning Moon — tend to root crops, clean up and finish tasks. Around the full and new Moon well-being may fluctuate — best to avoid overexertion.
Lunar calendar — August 2026
Moon phases for August 2026: new moon, first quarter, full moon and last quarter, illumination and the lunar day for every day of the month. Computed from astronomical formulas (the synodic month). The lunar calendar is used for gardening, fishing and planning.