The Moon on August 9, 2026

Where the Moon sits on August 9, 2026: her sign, phase, and void-of-course windows, computed with the Swiss Ephemeris. Times in UTC; for your own timezone see the live Moon tool.

☽ Cancer

Waning Crescent · void of course part of the day

With the Moon in Cancer, the emotional weather runs tender and protective. It crosses into Cancer at 7:45 AM UTC, so the day carries both moods. The waning crescent is rest and surrender before the next cycle.

What a Cancer Moon feels like

When the Moon moves through Cancer, the mood of the day tilts tender and protective. The Moon is the fastest body in the sky and she sets the emotional weather, so this is the undertone beneath August 9, 2026, changing again in a day or two as she moves on. It crosses into Cancer at 7:45 AM UTC, so the day carries both moods. Cancer is ruled by the Moon, and that rulership is where the sign's style comes from.

Her phase is the other half. This is a waning crescent: rest and surrender before the next cycle. If you are timing something that matters, the rule of thumb is to build on a waxing Moon, release on a waning one, and steer clear of the void-of-course windows above.

For the void-of-course windows on August 9, 2026 led up front, with what to do about them, see the void of course read for this date.

The Moon's aspects on August 9, 2026

At 5:27 AM UTC, the Moon meets Mars, raising the temperature, energy runs hot and quick to act. At 12:11 PM UTC, the Moon squares off with Venus, straining comfort or budget, a want and a need pulling in different directions.

What to do with a Cancer Moon on August 9, 2026

Good day to tend people and home, a call to family or a meal cooked from scratch lands well. Watch taking a neutral comment personally, the skin is thinner than usual.

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