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August 1953

A partial solar eclipse in Leo on August 9; Mercury retrograde ends August 4.

Partial Solar Eclipse in Leo

16° Leo · August 9, 11:54 am ET

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This month

  • Last Quarter · TaurusAug 1 · 11:17 pm
  • New Moon · LeoAug 9 · 12:11 pm
  • First Quarter · ScorpioAug 17 · 4:09 pm
  • Full Moon · PiscesAug 24 · 4:21 pm
  • Last Quarter · GeminiAug 31 · 6:47 am
  • Partial solar eclipse · 16° LeoAug 9 · 11:54 am
  • LughnasadhAug 7 · 4:15 pm
  • Mercury stations directAug 4 · 5:28 pm

Mercury retrograde Jul 11 – Aug 4

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Notable aspects

  • Saturn sextile PlutoAug 18 · 3:33 pm
  • Jupiter sextile PlutoAug 31 · 12:17 pm
  • Jupiter trine NeptuneAug 19 · 1:14 pm
  • Sun sextile JupiterAug 13 · 4:13 pm
  • Sun sextile NeptuneAug 14 · 12:57 pm
  • Sun conjunction PlutoAug 15 · 10:16 pm
  • Venus square NeptuneAug 22 · 9:11 pm
  • Mercury sextile NeptuneAug 26 · 2:43 pm
  • Mercury conjunction PlutoAug 27 · 8:16 am