Moon calendar for August 1956
The Moon's sign and phase for every day of the month, with lunar days and the best days for love, money, travel and more. Times are for London.
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The Moon's sign and phase for every day of the month, with lunar days and the best days for love, money, travel and more. Times are for London.
Each day shows what the Moon favours. Pick a topic to see how every day rates for it.
1 Wed
🌗 Last Quarter
♉ Taurus, enters Gemini at 12:16
Lunar day: 24
Good for: 🌱 Garden
2 Thu
🌘 Waning Crescent
♊ Gemini
Lunar day: 24, 25 (from 00:43)
Good for: 🤝 Family and friends · ✈️ Travel
3 Fri
🌘 Waning Crescent
♊ Gemini, enters Cancer at 14:32
Lunar day: 25, 26 (from 01:40)
Good for: 🤝 Family and friends · ✈️ Travel
4 Sat
🌘 Waning Crescent
♋ Cancer
Lunar day: 26, 27 (from 02:51)
Good for: 🤝 Family and friends · 🌱 Garden
5 Sun
🌑 New Moon
♋ Cancer, enters Leo at 14:26
Lunar day: 27, 28 (from 04:11)
Good for: 🤝 Family and friends · 🌱 Garden
6 Mon
🌑 New Moon
♌ Leo
Lunar day: 28, 29 (from 05:36), 1 (from 12:25)
New Moon at 12:25
A quiet day: nothing stands out
7 Tue
🌑 New Moon
♌ Leo, enters Virgo at 13:49
Lunar day: 1, 2 (from 07:01)
Good for: ❤️ Love · 💄 Beauty · 🛍️ Shopping · ✂️ Haircut
8 Wed
🌒 Waxing Crescent
♍ Virgo
Lunar day: 2, 3 (from 08:25)
Good for: 💼 Business · 💰 Money · ✂️ Haircut
9 Thu
🌒 Waxing Crescent
♍ Virgo, enters Libra at 14:50
Lunar day: 3, 4 (from 09:47)
Good for: 💼 Business · 💰 Money · ✂️ Haircut
10 Fri
🌒 Waxing Crescent
♎ Libra
Lunar day: 4, 5 (from 11:06)
Good for: ❤️ Love · 🤝 Family and friends · 💄 Beauty · 🛍️ Shopping · 🌱 Garden
11 Sat
🌒 Waxing Crescent
♎ Libra, enters Scorpio at 19:20
Lunar day: 5, 6 (from 12:21)
Good for: ❤️ Love · 🤝 Family and friends · 💄 Beauty · 🛍️ Shopping · 🌱 Garden
12 Sun
🌓 First Quarter
♏ Scorpio
Lunar day: 6, 7 (from 13:34)
Good for: 🌱 Garden
13 Mon
🌓 First Quarter
♏ Scorpio
Lunar day: 7, 8 (from 14:41)
Good for: 🌱 Garden
14 Tue
🌓 First Quarter
♏ Scorpio, enters Sagittarius at 03:59
Lunar day: 8, 9 (from 15:42)
Good for: ✈️ Travel
15 Wed
🌔 Waxing Gibbous
♐ Sagittarius
Lunar day: 9, 10 (from 16:36)
Good for: ✈️ Travel
16 Thu
🌔 Waxing Gibbous
♐ Sagittarius, enters Capricorn at 15:47
Lunar day: 10, 11 (from 17:21)
Good for: ✈️ Travel
17 Fri
🌔 Waxing Gibbous
♑ Capricorn
Lunar day: 11, 12 (from 17:59)
Good for: 💼 Business · 💰 Money · ✂️ Haircut · 🌱 Garden
18 Sat
🌔 Waxing Gibbous
♑ Capricorn
Lunar day: 12, 13 (from 18:30)
Good for: 💼 Business · 💰 Money · ✂️ Haircut · 🌱 Garden
19 Sun
🌔 Waxing Gibbous
♑ Capricorn, enters Aquarius at 04:37
Lunar day: 13, 14 (from 18:56)
Good for: 🤝 Family and friends · ✈️ Travel
20 Mon
🌕 Full Moon
♒ Aquarius
Lunar day: 14, 15 (from 19:19)
Good for: 🤝 Family and friends · ✈️ Travel
21 Tue
🌕 Full Moon
♒ Aquarius, enters Pisces at 16:47
Lunar day: 15, 16 (from 19:39)
Full Moon at 13:38
A quiet day: nothing stands out
22 Wed
🌕 Full Moon
♓ Pisces
Lunar day: 16, 17 (from 19:58)
Good for: 🌱 Garden
23 Thu
🌕 Full Moon
♓ Pisces
Lunar day: 17, 18 (from 20:18)
Good for: 🌱 Garden
24 Fri
🌖 Waning Gibbous
♓ Pisces, enters Aries at 03:29
Lunar day: 18, 19 (from 20:38)
A quiet day: nothing stands out
25 Sat
🌖 Waning Gibbous
♈ Aries
Lunar day: 19, 20 (from 21:00)
A quiet day: nothing stands out
26 Sun
🌖 Waning Gibbous
♈ Aries, enters Taurus at 12:23
Lunar day: 20, 21 (from 21:27)
A quiet day: nothing stands out
27 Mon
🌗 Last Quarter
♉ Taurus
Lunar day: 21, 22 (from 21:59)
Good for: 🌱 Garden
28 Tue
🌗 Last Quarter
♉ Taurus, enters Gemini at 18:59
Lunar day: 22, 23 (from 22:39)
Good for: 🌱 Garden
29 Wed
🌗 Last Quarter
♊ Gemini
Lunar day: 23, 24 (from 23:30)
Good for: 🤝 Family and friends · ✈️ Travel
30 Thu
🌗 Last Quarter
♊ Gemini, enters Cancer at 22:51
Lunar day: 24
Good for: 🤝 Family and friends · ✈️ Travel
31 Fri
🌘 Waning Crescent
♋ Cancer
Lunar day: 24, 25 (from 00:33)
Good for: 🤝 Family and friends · 🌱 Garden
Tips follow traditional lunar-calendar rules: the Moon's sign sets the theme and a waxing or waning Moon sets the direction. They're folklore, so enjoy them with a pinch of salt.