The figures
At 17:37 UTC on Wednesday, August 12, 2026 the Moon and the Sun meet at 20°02' Leo. The distance is 366,954 km, 17,446 km closer than the 384,400 km average — near enough to the mean that the apparent size is unremarkable. The degree, 20°02' Leo, places it in the third decan of Leo, on the axis that runs across to Aquarius. This one is also a total solar eclipse, so the Moon is within range of a node at 20°02' Leo rather than merely beside the Sun. It is the 16th of the 25 lunations dated for 2026, and the cycle it belongs to is set out in what a lunation is.
Exact time where you are
That instant — 17:37 UTC on August 12, 2026 — is one moment worldwide, and only the clock reading changes, with summer time applied wherever the local rule puts the date inside it.
| City | Local time | Local date |
|---|---|---|
| New York | 13:37 | 12 August |
| Los Angeles | 10:37 | 12 August |
| London | 18:37 | 12 August |
| Delhi | 23:07 | 12 August |
| Sydney | 03:37 the next day | 13 August |
| Istanbul | 20:37 | 12 August |
Which house it falls in for your sign
Counted from each sign as the first house, this new moon at 20°02' Leo falls here:
| Sign | House | What that house covers |
|---|---|---|
| Aries | 5th house | play, romance, children and anything you make for its own sake |
| Taurus | 4th house | home, family, roots and private ground |
| Gemini | 3rd house | conversation, short trips, siblings and daily information |
| Cancer | 2nd house | money, possessions and what you consider yours |
| Leo | 1st house | your own bearing, appearance and the first move |
| Virgo | 12th house | rest, solitude, what is behind you and what runs unattended |
| Libra | 11th house | friends, groups, networks and what you are aiming at |
| Scorpio | 10th house | career, public standing and what you are known for |
| Sagittarius | 9th house | distance, study, belief, travel and the long view |
| Capricorn | 8th house | shared money, debt, intimacy and what is not said out loud |
| Aquarius | 7th house | partners, opponents and anyone you deal with one to one |
| Pisces | 6th house | work, routine, health and the small maintenance of a life |
A new moon in Leo
Anything within a couple of degrees of 20°02' Leo in a natal chart is contacted directly by this one, and so is anything near the same degree of Aquarius, Scorpio or Taurus, since those are the other three corners of the same cross.
What the new moon of August 12, 2026 marks is a position rather than an event: 20°02' Leo, in the third decan, with the Sun at 20°02' Leo. The house it occupies in your own chart matters more than the sign name, and the table above gives that house for 20°02' Leo, sign by sign.
Where this one sits in the cycle
The lunation before this one fell 14 days earlier and the next follows 16 days after August 12, 2026.
- Before it: the full moon of July 29, 2026
- After it: the full moon of August 28, 2026
- The last new moon in Leo: July 24, 2025
Questions people ask about this
What time is the new moon on August 12, 2026?
17:37 UTC on August 12, 2026; the table above converts that single instant to six local clocks.
What sign is this new moon in?
20°02' Leo — the third decan. The chart reading for August 12, 2026 works from that degree rather than from the sign name on its own.
Does a new moon cause anything?
No. On August 12, 2026 the Moon simply reaches 20°02' Leo; what the chart gives is a position and a house, not an event.