The Moon on August 20, 2026
Where the Moon sits on August 20, 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.
First Quarter · void of course part of the day
With the Moon in Sagittarius, the emotional weather runs restless and searching. It crosses into Sagittarius at 8:30 AM UTC, so the day carries both moods. The first quarter is a push and a decision point, act on what you started.
- Enters Sagittarius at 8:30 AM UTC
- Void of course: 2:46 AM UTC to 8:30 AM UTC. Poor timing to begin anything you want to go somewhere.
What a Sagittarius Moon feels like
When the Moon moves through Sagittarius, the mood of the day tilts restless and searching. The Moon is the fastest body in the sky and she sets the emotional weather, so this is the undertone beneath August 20, 2026, changing again in a day or two as she moves on. It crosses into Sagittarius at 8:30 AM UTC, so the day carries both moods.
Her phase is the other half. This is a first quarter: a push and a decision point, act on what you started. 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.
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