Overview

• On August 1 at 09:41 a.m. Argentina time the Moon entered its first quarter in Scorpio, marking the start of August’s lunar cycle.
• NASA clarified that no solar eclipse will occur on August 2, 2025, and noted the next total solar eclipse is set for August 2, 2027.
• The full moon known as Luna de Esturión will peak at 4:54 a.m. on August 9, a name derived from Native American sturgeon harvest traditions in the Great Lakes.
• Official lunar charts place the sturgeon moon under the sign of Aquarius, followed by a waning quarter on August 16 in Taurus and a new moon on August 23 in Virgo.
• Despite its brightness, the August full moon does not qualify as a supermoon because it does not coincide with the Moon’s closest orbital approach to Earth.