August 1
Lunar Lammas/Lughnasa; The second Super Full Moon of 2023; Full Moon in Aquarius: also known as the Sturgeon Moon, the Green Corn Moon, the Grain Moon, the Red Moon or the Barley Moon
August 2
Lammas/Lughnasa; Santa Barbara Fiesta starts
August 6
Santa Barbara Fiesta ends
August 13
Obon (or Bon) Festival begins
August 16
New Moon in Leo; Obon (or Bon) Festival ends
August 23
Sun moves into Virgo
August 24
Mercury retrogrades at 21° Virgo
August 27
Mars moves into Libra
August 28
Uranus retrogrades at 23° Taurus
August 30
The third Super Full Moon of 2023; The second Full Moon in August (Blue Moon); Full Moon in Pisces
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