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August 2017

A partial lunar eclipse in Aquarius on August 7 and a total solar eclipse in Leo on August 21; Mercury stations retrograde on August 12.

Total Solar Eclipse in Leo

28° Leo · August 21, 2:26 pm ET

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This month

  • Full Moon · AquariusAug 7 · 2:11 pm
  • Last Quarter · TaurusAug 14 · 9:16 pm
  • New Moon · LeoAug 21 · 2:31 pm
  • First Quarter · SagittariusAug 29 · 4:14 am
  • Partial lunar eclipse · 15° AquariusAug 7 · 2:21 pm
  • Total solar eclipse · 28° LeoAug 21 · 2:26 pm
  • LughnasadhAug 7 · 3:40 am
  • Uranus stations retrogradeAug 3 · 1:51 am
  • Mercury stations retrogradeAug 12 · 9:05 pm
  • Saturn stations directAug 25 · 8:14 am

Mercury retrograde Aug 12 – Sep 5

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Notable aspects

  • Jupiter square PlutoAug 4 · 2:38 pm
  • Mars trine SaturnAug 22 · 9:22 am
  • Jupiter sextile SaturnAug 27 · 8:13 am
  • Mars sextile JupiterAug 20 · 12:44 pm
  • Sun sextile JupiterAug 10 · 5:26 pm
  • Sun trine SaturnAug 13 · 5:07 pm
  • Venus opposition PlutoAug 15 · 7:16 am
  • Venus square JupiterAug 17 · 2:41 am
  • Venus square UranusAug 24 · 3:02 pm
  • Sun conjunction Mercury · cazimiAug 26 · 4:42 pm