Moon phases August 2030
The Moon in August 2030, day by day: its phase as it looks, how much of it is lit, the zodiac sign it is in, and the old gardening and haircut rules that moon calendars hand down.
The four main phases
| UTC | New York | London | |
|---|---|---|---|
| First quarter | Aug 06, 16:42 | Aug 06, 12:42 | Aug 06, 17:42 |
| Full moon | Aug 13, 10:44 | Aug 13, 06:44 | Aug 13, 11:44 |
| Last quarter | Aug 21, 01:15 | Aug 20, 21:15 | Aug 21, 02:15 |
| New moon | Aug 28, 23:07 | Aug 28, 19:07 | Aug 29, 00:07 |
The month at a glance
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Day by day
| Day | Lit | Moon in | By the almanac | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 4 % | Leo → Virgo 07:30 | barren | |
| Fri 2 | 9 % | Virgo | barren | |
| Sat 3 | 16 % | Virgo → Libra 13:40 | barren | |
| Sun 4 | 25 % | Libra | semi-fruitful | |
| Mon 5 | 36 % | Libra → Scorpio 18:11 | semi-fruitful | |
| Tue 6 | 47 % | Scorpio | fruitful | |
| Wed 7 | 58 % | Scorpio → Sagittarius 21:24 | fruitful | |
| Thu 8 | 69 % | Sagittarius | barren | |
| Fri 9 | 79 % | Sagittarius → Capricorn 23:40 | barren | |
| Sat 10 | 88 % | Capricorn | semi-fruitful | |
| Sun 11 | 95 % | Capricorn | semi-fruitful | |
| Mon 12 | 99 % | Capricorn → Aquarius 01:40 | barren | |
| Tue 13 | 100 % | Aquarius | barren | |
| Wed 14 | 99 % | Aquarius → Pisces 04:39 | fruitful | |
| Thu 15 | 95 % | Pisces | fruitful | |
| Fri 16 | 90 % | Pisces → Aries 10:08 | barren | |
| Sat 17 | 83 % | Aries | barren | |
| Sun 18 | 74 % | Aries → Taurus 19:08 | barren | |
| Mon 19 | 65 % | Taurus | semi-fruitful | |
| Tue 20 | 56 % | Taurus | semi-fruitful | |
| Wed 21 | 47 % | Taurus → Gemini 07:11 | barren | |
| Thu 22 | 37 % | Gemini | barren | |
| Fri 23 | 28 % | Gemini → Cancer 20:01 | barren | |
| Sat 24 | 20 % | Cancer | fruitful | |
| Sun 25 | 13 % | Cancer | fruitful | |
| Mon 26 | 7 % | Cancer → Leo 06:59 | barren | |
| Tue 27 | 3 % | Leo | barren | |
| Wed 28 | 0 % | Leo → Virgo 14:51 | barren | |
| Thu 29 | 0 % | Virgo | barren | |
| Fri 30 | 3 % | Virgo → Libra 20:03 | barren | |
| Sat 31 | 7 % | Libra | semi-fruitful |
Times of sign changes in Central European time.
Good days for a haircut
By the old rule, hair grows back fuller when it is cut under a waxing moon in Leo or Virgo, and not in Pisces or Cancer.
Thu 1, Fri 2, Sat 3, Thu 29, Fri 30
Planting by the Moon
The old almanac rule says to sow annual flowers and the crops that bear above ground, such as beans, corn and tomatoes, while the moon is waxing, from new moon to full. While the moon is waning, from full moon back to new, the same rule turns to what grows below ground: carrots, onions, potatoes, flowering bulbs and perennials.
- Fruitful (6, 7, 14, 15, 24, 25): Cancer, Scorpio and Pisces are the fruitful signs of the old almanacs, the water signs in which people liked to sow, plant and graft.
- Semi-fruitful (4, 5, 10, 11, 19, 20, 31): Taurus, Capricorn and Libra count as semi-fruitful, a second choice for sowing when the fruitful days do not fit; the Almanac names Taurus for planting and Capricorn for mending fences and garden beds.
- Barren (1, 2, 3, 8, 9, 12, 13, 16, 17, 18, 21, 22, 23, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30): Aries, Gemini, Leo, Virgo, Sagittarius and Aquarius are the barren signs, which tradition kept for weeding, ploughing, harvesting and any work where nothing new is meant to take root.
The Moon's position and phases are computed; the planting and haircut rules are tradition, handed down by the old almanacs, not a promise.
The full moon this month: Sturgeon Moon
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