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August 2008

A total solar eclipse in Leo on August 1 and a partial lunar eclipse in Aquarius on August 16.

Total Solar Eclipse in Leo

9° Leo · August 1, 6:21 am ET

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This month

  • New Moon · LeoAug 1 · 6:13 am
  • First Quarter · ScorpioAug 8 · 4:21 pm
  • Full Moon · AquariusAug 16 · 5:17 pm
  • Last Quarter · GeminiAug 23 · 7:50 pm
  • New Moon · VirgoAug 30 · 3:59 pm
  • Total solar eclipse · 9° LeoAug 1 · 6:21 am
  • Partial lunar eclipse · 24° AquariusAug 16 · 5:10 pm
  • LughnasadhAug 6 · 11:16 pm

All times Eastern (America/New_York) — the printed edition's anchor.

Notable aspects

  • Mars square PlutoAug 17 · 2:15 am
  • Mars opposition UranusAug 6 · 2:38 pm
  • Venus trine PlutoAug 5 · 12:54 am
  • Mercury trine PlutoAug 9 · 2:18 pm
  • Venus conjunction SaturnAug 13 · 1:03 pm
  • Sun opposition NeptuneAug 15 · 3:50 am
  • Sun trine PlutoAug 21 · 2:51 am
  • Mercury square PlutoAug 27 · 9:37 pm
  • Venus square PlutoAug 29 · 5:52 am