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New moon of August 2026: date, time and sign
The new moon forms on Wednesday 12 August at 19:36 (Paris time), Moon in Leo at 20°02', in the Ashlesha nakshatra.
Phase
New moon
Date & time
12 August13:36 New York · 10:36 Los Angeles · 18:36 London
Sign
Leo20°02' · Ashlesha
Next new moon
11 Septemberin Virgo
What this lunation illuminates
A new moon in Leo opens a cycle of creation and heart. What you love deeply asks to be born and to shine.
Days to dare a generous, joyful intention that makes you vibrate, without waiting for approval.
The Vedic layer: Ashlesha
Your Moon moves through Ashlesha, the serpent with the deep gaze. You perceive what hides beneath surfaces, with an almost hypnotic intuition: your soul learns to place this penetration at the service of connection, not of control.
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 | 20°02' Leo | conjunct the Sun, start of the cycle |
| Sun | 20°02' Leo | conjunct the Moon |
Frequently asked questions
It forms on Wednesday 12 August at 19:36, Paris time, Moon in Leo at 20°02'.
It forms in Leo, in the Ashlesha 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 Ashlesha. 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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