August 01, Sunday. The actual solar cross quarter is August 7 when the Sun reaches the midpoint between Summer Solstice and Autumnal Equinox.
August 02, Monday. The Taurus Last quarter Moon (10 Taurus 47) is exact at 10:00 pm. Retrograde Jupiter (3 Aries 14) is rising around mid-night within 3 degrees of Uranus (0 Aries 17).
August 03, Tuesday. Retrograde Jupiter squares retrograde Pluto just after mid-night and Mars (3 Libra) opposes retrograde Jupiter (3 Aries) at 9:20 pm, then squares retrograde Pluto (3 Capricorn 12)
August 06, Thursday. Venus moves into Libra at 8:47 pm, in her steady approach toward Saturn and Mars, now a little more than 1 degree away.
August 07, Saturday. Venus (0 Libra 10) opposes Uranus (0 Aries 10) at 1:00 am. Venus (01 Libra 10), Mars (5 Libra 37), and Saturn (1 Libra 30) are visible in about a 5 degree circle of diameter.
August 08, Sunday. Venus conjuncts Saturn (1 Libra 37) at 10:24 am - visible in the evening sky.
August 09, Monday. The New Moon (17 Leo 25) is exact at 8:08 pm.
August 10, Tuesday. Venus (3 Libra) square Pluto (3 Capricorn) exact late last night or early this morning depending on your time zone.
August 12, Thursday. The Moon is visible approaching Venus and Mars with their exact conjunctions tomorrow. This is the best night for viewing the Perseid Meteor showers…look NE after midnight.
August 13, Friday. This is the only Friday the 13th of the year. The Moon conjuncts Venus (6 Libra 20) at 1:58 am, and Mars (9 Libra 01) at 6:21 am. Tonight the Moon is still visible close to the Venus/Mars/Saturn group. Retrograde Uranus returns to Pisces at 8:31 pm retrograding back to (26 Pisces 40) before station direct on December 5.
August 14, Saturday. The Moon moves into Scorpio at 5:26 pm about 20 degrees from the Venus/Mars/Saturn trio. Saturn sets first around 9:02 pm, Venus sets 5 minutes later, Mars sets about 10 minutes after that and then the Moon sets around 10 pm.
August 15, Sunday. Retrograde Jupiter is opposite Saturn exact tomorrow.
August 16, Monday. First Quarter Moon (23 Scorpio 47) at 11:14 am. Right at sunset, Mercury may be visible about 14 degrees W of Saturn (2 Libra 24) and the Jupiter (2 Aries 24) Saturn (2 Libra 24) opposition is exact.
August 18, Wednesday. Venus (11 Libra) is visible about 2 degrees SW of Mars (12 Libra). The exact conjunction will occur on the morning of the 20th.
August 19, Thursday. The Moon conjuncts retrograde Pluto (2 Capricorn 57)
August 20, Friday. Mercury (19 Virgo 04) stations retrograde at 12:58 pm. Neptune (27 Aquarius) opposes Sun (27 Leo). Plus Venus and Mars (13 Libra) make their exact conjunction.
August 21, Saturday. Saturn (2 Libra 56) squares Pluto (2 Capricorn 56) at 3:16 am. Sun (28 Leo 30) opposes Chiron (28 Aquarius 30) at 8:53 am.
August 22, Sunday. Sun moves into Virgo at 10:27 pm.
August 23, Monday. Moon passes Neptune (27 Aquarius 11) at 1:29 am tomorrow morning.
August 24, Tuesday. The Pisces Full Moon (01 Pisces 26) is exact at 10:04 am.
August 25, Wednesday. Sun trines Pluto signaling the upcoming station direct of Pluto on September 13 or 14 depending on your time zone.
August 26, Thursday. Moon conjuncts Uranus (29 Pisces) at 7 pm and moves into Aries at 7:49 pm passing Jupiter (1 Aries 35) at 10:51pm.
August 27, Friday. Neptune (27 Aquarius 06) and Chiron (28 Aquarius 11) are moving within one degree by August 31 and will station within about a degree of each other around November 6.
August 28, Saturday. The day begins with Moon at 14 Aries and ends with Moon at 25 Aries still amplifying retrograde Jupiter at 1 Aries 210 and the rest of the t-square with retrograde Pluto at 2 Capricorn 51 and Saturn at 3 Libra 36
August 29, Sunday. The Moon moves into Taurus at 7:35 am.
August 31, Tuesday. Just after sunset the closest planet/star trio is visible with Venus (23 Libra) and Mars (20 Libra) near Spica (24 Libra) in a circle diameter of just slightly more than 4 degrees.