Electional astrology

Best Days — August 2046

The Moon sets the daily rhythm. Waxing days (after the New Moon) favour starting and building; waning days favour finishing and releasing; and when the Moon is void-of-course, tradition says hold off on launching anything new.

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★ Best days this month: Aug 2 · Leo · New Moon Aug 15 · Aquarius Aug 16 · Aquarius · Full Moon Aug 17 · Pisces Aug 18 · Pisces Aug 30 · Leo Aug 31 · Virgo · New Moon
Aug 01 Good 🌙 Cancer · New Moon · void

Good for fresh starts, setting intentions and new ventures. The Moon is void-of-course — hold off on launching anything new.

Aug 02 Best 🌙 Leo · New Moon · New Moon

Good for fresh starts, setting intentions and new ventures.

Aug 03 Good 🌙 Leo · New Moon · void

Good for fresh starts, setting intentions and new ventures. The Moon is void-of-course — hold off on launching anything new.

Aug 04 Good 🌙 Virgo · Waxing Crescent

Good for building momentum on something you've begun.

Aug 05 Good 🌙 Virgo · Waxing Crescent

Good for building momentum on something you've begun.

Aug 06 Good 🌙 Libra · Waxing Crescent

Good for building momentum on something you've begun.

Aug 07 Good 🌙 Libra · First Quarter

Good for pushing through a decision or obstacle.

Aug 08 Good 🌙 Scorpio · First Quarter

Good for pushing through a decision or obstacle.

Aug 09 Good 🌙 Scorpio · First Quarter · First Quarter

Good for pushing through a decision or obstacle.

Aug 10 Good 🌙 Sagittarius · First Quarter

Good for pushing through a decision or obstacle.

Aug 11 Neutral 🌙 Sagittarius · Waxing Gibbous · void

Good for refining and improving toward a goal. The Moon is void-of-course — hold off on launching anything new.

Aug 12 Good 🌙 Capricorn · Waxing Gibbous

Good for refining and improving toward a goal.

Aug 13 Good 🌙 Capricorn · Waxing Gibbous

Good for refining and improving toward a goal.

Aug 14 Neutral 🌙 Capricorn · Waxing Gibbous · void

Good for refining and improving toward a goal. The Moon is void-of-course — hold off on launching anything new.

Aug 15 Best 🌙 Aquarius · Full Moon

Good for launches, visibility, culmination and celebration.

Aug 16 Best 🌙 Aquarius · Full Moon · Full Moon

Good for launches, visibility, culmination and celebration.

Aug 17 Best 🌙 Pisces · Full Moon

Good for launches, visibility, culmination and celebration.

Aug 18 Best 🌙 Pisces · Full Moon

Good for launches, visibility, culmination and celebration.

Aug 19 Neutral 🌙 Pisces · Waning Gibbous · void

Good for sharing, teaching, gratitude and giving back. The Moon is void-of-course — hold off on launching anything new.

Aug 20 Good 🌙 Aries · Waning Gibbous

Good for sharing, teaching, gratitude and giving back.

Aug 21 Good 🌙 Aries · Waning Gibbous

Good for sharing, teaching, gratitude and giving back.

Aug 22 Good 🌙 Taurus · Waning Gibbous

Good for sharing, teaching, gratitude and giving back.

Aug 23 Neutral 🌙 Taurus · Last Quarter

Good for releasing, clearing out and re-evaluating.

Aug 24 Low 🌙 Taurus · Last Quarter · Last Quarter · void

Good for releasing, clearing out and re-evaluating. The Moon is void-of-course — hold off on launching anything new.

Aug 25 Neutral 🌙 Gemini · Last Quarter

Good for releasing, clearing out and re-evaluating.

Aug 26 Low 🌙 Gemini · Last Quarter · void

Good for releasing, clearing out and re-evaluating. The Moon is void-of-course — hold off on launching anything new.

Aug 27 Low 🌙 Cancer · Waning Crescent

Good for rest, retreat and winding down before the new cycle.

Aug 28 Low 🌙 Cancer · Waning Crescent

Good for rest, retreat and winding down before the new cycle.

Aug 29 Low 🌙 Leo · Waning Crescent

Good for rest, retreat and winding down before the new cycle.

Aug 30 Best 🌙 Leo · New Moon

Good for fresh starts, setting intentions and new ventures.

Aug 31 Best 🌙 Virgo · New Moon · New Moon

Good for fresh starts, setting intentions and new ventures.

Astro Planner — August 2046 PDF

These best days plus the month's full sky — phases, eclipses, ingresses, void windows and a day-by-day Moon guide — as one keep-and-print planner:

How to use this

For a fresh start — a launch, a first date, a new project — pick a waxing 'Best' or 'Good' day, ideally just after the New Moon, when the Moon is not void. To finish, release or let go of something, the waning days after the Full Moon are ideal. Avoid starting anything important while the Moon is void-of-course. For day-level timing within a chosen day, see planetary hours; for the month's lunations, see the astro calendar.

This calendar rates days by the Moon alone. The fuller classical method — the Ascendant, retrogrades, combustion and the hour — is set out in Electional Astrology, and the old rule on beginning with a growing Moon in Waxing vs Waning Moon.

Frequently asked questions

How are the best days chosen?

Each day is scored from the Moon's phase, sign and void-of-course status — the classic factors of electional astrology — to flag the month's most favourable days.

What is a void-of-course Moon?

It's the stretch after the Moon's last major aspect in a sign until it changes sign. Plans begun then often 'come to nothing', so those hours are usually avoided.

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