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New moon of August 2025: date, time and sign
The new moon forms on Saturday 23 August at 08:06 (Paris time), Moon in Virgo at 0°23', in the Magha nakshatra.
Phase
New moon
Date & time
23 August02:06 New York · 23:06 Los Angeles (22/08) · 07:06 London
Sign
Virgo0°23' · Magha
Next new moon
21 Septemberin Virgo
What this lunation illuminates
A new moon in Virgo invites you to put things back in order, to adjust, to care for the concrete. One small useful gesture lays a healthy base.
A good moment to start a routine, a sorting, an intention to take better care of yourself day to day.
The Vedic layer: Magha
Your Moon moves through Magha, the throne of the ancestors. A quiet dignity lives in you, and a strong bond to what came before you: your path honours your roots and seeks to be worthy of them.
Where does this new moon fall in your chart?
In your 4th house it speaks of family; in your 10th, of career. Calculate your chart to find out, it's free and instant.
The lunation data
| Body | Position | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Moon | 0°23' Virgo | conjunct the Sun, start of the cycle |
| Sun | 0°23' Virgo | conjunct the Moon |
Frequently asked questions
It forms on Saturday 23 August at 08:06, Paris time, Moon in Virgo at 0°23'.
It forms in Virgo, in the Magha nakshatra.
The nakshatra is the Vedic division of the sky into 27 sectors, read from the Moon's sidereal position (Lahiri ayanamsa). Here the Moon is in Magha. The sign itself stays calculated in tropical: this is Elvira's tropical-vedic approach.
These positions are the same for everyone; their personal meaning depends on your chart. You can calculate your free birth chart, or see more clearly in a reading with Elvira.
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