New Moon in Leo, August 2026
Exact on August 12, 2026 at 19:36 (CEST). Read what this moment in the sky means and how it might play out for your zodiac sign.
This event took place on
August 12, 2026, 19:36
Next time: August 2, 2027
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The facts at a glance
New Moon in Leo
Exact moment
August 12, 2026, 19:36
CEST · 17:36 UT
Countdown
Over
on August 12, 2026
Zodiac
Leo
20°01'
Event type
New Moon
New Moon in Leo
How often?
about once a year
almost always in July or August
Next time
August 2, 2027
New Moon in Leo
How we calculated this
Computed to the minute with the Swiss Ephemeris (NASA JPL data), tropical zodiac. The time is German time, Universal Time (UT) is the time at the prime meridian.
Source: planet positions from the Swiss Ephemeris (NASA JPL data), the same basis professional astrology software uses.
20°01' Leo
On August 12, 2026 the New Moon falls in Leo.
What Leo adds
The sign gives the moment its colour. Leo stands for the themes of the day for everyone; for you it depends on where Leo sits in your chart.
New Moon Bingo
Which of these do you know around this day? Tap what fits. Three in a row is bingo.
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Who notices it most
- LeoThe sign itself
- AquariusOpposite
- ScorpioAt a right angle
- TaurusAt a right angle
With the Sun, Moon or Ascendant in one of these signs, many notice a day like this more clearly. Who do you know with one of them?
Why these four?
The moment sits at 20°01' Leo. The four signs lie right there, opposite, or at a right angle to it. Astrology counts these angles as the most noticeable: what happens there nudges, challenges or sets something in motion.
What the New Moon can do
Depending on the area of life it falls into in a chart, it shows up differently. These are the twelve possibilities:
- Fresh startSelf & new starts
- Treasure huntMoney & values
- SignalTalk & close circle
- NestingHome & family
- HeartbeatLove & joy
- Clear-outRoutine & health
- MirrorRelationships
- Deep diveIntimacy & change
- WanderlustTravel & meaning
- SummitCareer & goals
- NetworkFriends & plans
- RetreatRetreat & dreams
A note to future you
Open on
August 2, 2027
New Moon in Leo
- 1What is on your mind most right now?
- 2What should be different by then?
- 3Who do you want to tell about it then?
Write down the three answers today and read them again on August 2, 2027. Who joins you?
New Moons 2026
6 of 12 this year, around this one
Every full moon in your calendar
- Full moon
- New moon
- Eclipse
- Mercury retrograde
The dates appear in your calendar on their own, each with a link to its explanation. Remove it any time.
What does this mean?
On August 12, 2026 at 19:36 (CEST), the New Moon falls in Leo. Sun and Moon line up exactly, and the night sky has no Moon in it. In astrology this is the month's seed point: you plant something new quietly, long before anything shows above ground. This time Leo colors that beginning.
What does the Moon mean?
Your Moon is the inner life: moods, habits, home. It tells what feeds you, what triggers you, and how you get back to feeling safe when everything gets too noisy, whether that's tea on the sofa or a call to your sister. The Sun describes the person you want to be. The Moon is who you are with no one looking, down to your reflexes, longings and dreams.
What does the New Moon mean?
New Moon: the Sun and Moon stand together, so the Moon is invisible from Earth. Think of it as planting, not harvesting. A good time to start something small and quietly, like the first page of a new notebook.
What does Leo mean?
Leo shows up. Heart, stage, the generous gesture, and the nerve to really play a part instead of half hiding behind it. Where Leo is active, something gets lit up, celebrated or given away. Life gets a stage, and you let yourself step onto it.
New Moon in Leo
The New Moon in Leo lights a small creative spark. It is no big show yet and far from done, but it grows in the direction Leo opens.
What it means for your zodiac sign?
A short reading for each sun sign. You feel the moment most where it hits a point in your own chart directly.
Aries
For Aries, a moment like this often just rolls along, like a tailwind on a bike ride. Where does something come easier right now? The focus is your feelings, home and needs: something new can begin quietly now. Fire signs often get going by doing. Pick one small action for the day that you will actually finish.
Taurus
As Taurus, you might get a nudge that feels awkward at first. Check whether it takes you somewhere useful later on. This moment shines a light on your feelings, home and needs, and something new can begin quietly now. Earth signs usually want something they can hold. Turn the impulse into one practical step.
Gemini
The sign Gemini sits at an easy angle to this event. Many people find days like this lighter. Is that true for you? These days, look closely at your feelings, home and needs, since something new can begin quietly now. Air signs like to sort their thoughts in words. Tell someone what is shifting, or write it down.
Cancer
As Cancer, you will probably pick up the undertones more than the main tune. They are quiet and can still be useful. The focus is your feelings, home and needs: something new can begin quietly now. With water signs, feelings often speak first. Take a quiet moment and listen to what they are saying.
Leo
As Leo, you are standing in the middle of this one, since it happens in your sign. Can you feel it? This moment shines a light on your feelings, home and needs, and something new can begin quietly now. Fire signs often get going by doing. Pick one small action for the day that you will actually finish.
Virgo
For Virgo this mostly happens in the background. Rather than an upheaval, maybe one small thing shifts. These days, look closely at your feelings, home and needs, since something new can begin quietly now. Earth signs usually want something they can hold. Turn the impulse into one practical step.
Libra
For Libra, a moment like this often just rolls along, like a tailwind on a bike ride. Where does something come easier right now? The focus is your feelings, home and needs: something new can begin quietly now. Air signs like to sort their thoughts in words. Tell someone what is shifting, or write it down.
Scorpio
As Scorpio, you might get a nudge that feels awkward at first. Check whether it takes you somewhere useful later on. This moment shines a light on your feelings, home and needs, and something new can begin quietly now. With water signs, feelings often speak first. Take a quiet moment and listen to what they are saying.
Sagittarius
The sign Sagittarius sits at an easy angle to this event. Many people find days like this lighter. Is that true for you? These days, look closely at your feelings, home and needs, since something new can begin quietly now. Fire signs often get going by doing. Pick one small action for the day that you will actually finish.
Capricorn
As Capricorn, you will probably pick up the undertones more than the main tune. They are quiet and can still be useful. The focus is your feelings, home and needs: something new can begin quietly now. Earth signs usually want something they can hold. Turn the impulse into one practical step.
Aquarius
As Aquarius, you might get a nudge that feels awkward at first. Check whether it takes you somewhere useful later on. This moment shines a light on your feelings, home and needs, and something new can begin quietly now. Air signs like to sort their thoughts in words. Tell someone what is shifting, or write it down.
Pisces
For Pisces this mostly happens in the background. Rather than an upheaval, maybe one small thing shifts. These days, look closely at your feelings, home and needs, since something new can begin quietly now. With water signs, feelings often speak first. Take a quiet moment and listen to what they are saying.
Tips & rituals
4 ideas for this day
- 1Note 1–3 intentions for the new lunar cycle. The smaller and more concrete they are, the more likely you are to follow through.
- 2Begin exactly one new thing on this day, for example a habit, a conversation or the first step of a project.
- 3Let the evening stay quiet. A new moon is about a soft start, so save the big finish for another day.
- 4Put the note where you will find it again at the next full moon, maybe in your bedside drawer. Then take stock.
Where does this moment hit your chart?
The sky does the same thing for everyone. What reaches you depends on where this moment touches your birth chart. Take a free look at where it lands for you.
Your time windows
Your Time Windows
With dates, and with what you can check in each window.
- Your windowsCheck, prepare, act
- Emotional seasonWhich phase you are in
- DirectionWhere your focus is shifting
- Work & pressureWhat your work demands
- What emergesWhat ends and begins
- Your 90 daysA plan for three months
Discuss it with others
New Moon in Leo 2026 by the numbers
At 19:36 (CEST) the Moon arrives at 20°01' Leo, on the same degree as the Sun. Astrologers date the new moon in Leo to this very moment. Conjunction just means the Sun and Moon share one degree. The Sun then lights the far side of the Moon, so from Earth you cannot see it at all.
This new moon coincides with an eclipse: Solar Eclipse in Leo. So it gets a closer look than the other new and full moons of the year.
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Exact moment | August 12, 2026, 19:36 (CEST) |
| Universal Time | 17:36 UT |
| Event type | New Moon |
| Moon | 20°01' Leo |
| Sun | 20°01' Leo |
| Opposite lunation | Full Moon in Pisces · August 28, 2026 |
| Also an eclipse | Solar Eclipse in Leo · August 12, 2026 |
| Next occurrence | New Moon in Leo · August 2, 2027 |
The full moon in Pisces follows about two weeks later, on August 28, 2026. It marks the other pole of the lunar cycle. You will have to wait until August 2, 2027 for the next new moon in Leo.
The Leo sign profile covers what Leo stands for: its element, modality and ruling planet. The 2026 astrology calendar lists every date of the year, and the page next new moon gathers the new moons still to come. The moon phase calculator works out which phase was in the sky on the day you were born.
How to read the data
- Moon position: the degree the Moon sits on at the exact moment. Every sign runs from 0° at its start to 29° at its end.
- Opposite lunation: this is the coming full moon, where the cycle reaches its height.
- A small test: on the evening of August 12, jot down one sentence about what seemed clearer to you that day. Dig the note out again at the full moon on August 28, 2026 and reread it.
How often is there a new moon in Leo?
Roughly once a year. Between 1900 and 2100 we count 214 new moons in Leo, with two in 13 of those years.
At a new moon, Sun and Moon sit at the same point. So a new moon in Leo can only happen while the Sun itself is in Leo, which almost always means July and August.
Counting every sign, a year holds 12.37 new moons. One lunar cycle takes 29.5 days, a little less than a calendar month, which leaves room for a thirteenth about every 2.7 years.
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Counted | 1900–2100 |
| New moons in Leo | 214 |
| Years with two | 13 |
| Years without | 0 |
| Usually falls in | July and August |
| Previous time | 24 July 2025 |
| Next time after this | 2 August 2027 |
| New moons per year, all signs | 12.37 |
We ran every day from 1900 to 2100 through the Swiss Ephemeris, using the same rules as this calendar. All dates are in German time.
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Common questions
- When is the New Moon in Leo in 2026?
- The New Moon in Leo is on August 12, 2026 at 19:36 CEST (17:36 UT).
- What does the New Moon in Leo mean?
- At the New Moon in Leo, Sun and Moon stand together and the Moon goes dark. It plants a beginning in this sign's key. Something can start quietly, unfinished and without an audience yet, heading where Leo points.
- Which zodiac signs does the New Moon in Leo affect most?
- Usually it's Leo, because the event takes place in that sign. Scorpio, Aquarius, Taurus often notice it as well. They sit square or opposite, and a tense angle like that simply means these signs rub against the theme. Check it against your own chart. Further down you'll find a short reading for all 12 signs.