Launch / publish — August 2026
The best days to launch a business in August 2026.
Computed in America/New York (Eastern Time). Event and interval times include their Eastern Time zone label (EDT or EST). A different timezone shifts the day boundaries — the sky doesn’t change, but the local days it lands in can.
You’ve got the launch on the calendar. Here is August 2026, scored for launching: every hour rated on the Moon void-of-course, Mercury retrograde, the Moon’s phase, and its next applying aspect for this decision — then averaged per day. Scores start at 50. Higher scores mean more favorable conditions under Orrery’s rules, not a higher chance of success. Check the times against your availability.
The month’s best stretch opens Thu, Aug 20, 5:00 AM EDT and holds until Fri, Aug 21, 4:00 AM EDT, scoring 76.
Amber rows below are the days that stretch touches. Scores compare moments; they do not promise results.
Rows list factors in that day’s hourly samples. An applying aspect’s exact date can fall on a later day.
| Date | Day | Score | The computed sky |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1 | Sat | 38 | Waning Moon (sampled hours) |
| Aug 2 | Sun | 34 | Applying Moon–Jupiter trine · exact Mon, Aug 3, 2026, 6:20 AM EDTWaning Moon (sampled hours)Void-of-course Sun, Aug 2, 2026, 8:33 AM EDT – Sun, Aug 2, 2026, 4:36 PM EDT |
| Aug 3 | Mon | 42 | Applying Moon–Jupiter trine · exact Mon, Aug 3, 2026, 6:20 AM EDTWaning Moon (sampled hours) |
| Aug 4 | Tue | 29 | Applying Moon–Jupiter square · exact Wed, Aug 5, 2026, 12:33 PM EDTWaning Moon (sampled hours)Void-of-course Tue, Aug 4, 2026, 2:51 PM EDT – Tue, Aug 4, 2026, 10:35 PM EDT |
| Aug 5 | Wed | 34 | Applying Moon–Jupiter square · exact Wed, Aug 5, 2026, 12:33 PM EDTWaning Moon (sampled hours) |
| Aug 6 | Thu | 34 | Waning Moon (sampled hours)Void-of-course Thu, Aug 6, 2026, 7:25 PM EDT – Fri, Aug 7, 2026, 2:07 AM EDT |
| Aug 7 | Fri | 40 | Applying Moon–Jupiter sextile · exact Fri, Aug 7, 2026, 4:18 PM EDTWaning Moon (sampled hours)Void-of-course Thu, Aug 6, 2026, 7:25 PM EDT – Fri, Aug 7, 2026, 2:07 AM EDT |
| Aug 8 | Sat | 38 | Waning Moon (sampled hours) |
| Aug 9 | Sun | 36 | Waning Moon (sampled hours)Void-of-course Sun, Aug 9, 2026, 1:27 AM EDT – Sun, Aug 9, 2026, 3:45 AM EDT |
| Aug 10 | Mon | 17 | Waning Moon (sampled hours)Void-of-course Mon, Aug 10, 2026, 3:30 AM EDT – Tue, Aug 11, 2026, 4:38 AM EDT |
| Aug 11 | Tue | 41 | Applying Moon–Jupiter conjunction · exact Tue, Aug 11, 2026, 8:01 PM EDTWaning Moon (sampled hours)Void-of-course Mon, Aug 10, 2026, 3:30 AM EDT – Tue, Aug 11, 2026, 4:38 AM EDT |
| Aug 12 | Wed | 38 | Waning Moon (sampled hours)Waxing Moon (sampled hours)Void-of-course Wed, Aug 12, 2026, 1:36 PM EDT – Thu, Aug 13, 2026, 6:18 AM EDT |
| Aug 13 | Thu | 46 | Waxing Moon (sampled hours)Void-of-course Wed, Aug 12, 2026, 1:36 PM EDT – Thu, Aug 13, 2026, 6:18 AM EDTVoid-of-course Thu, Aug 13, 2026, 3:23 PM EDT – Sat, Aug 15, 2026, 10:19 AM EDT |
| Aug 14 | Fri | 37 | Waxing Moon (sampled hours)Void-of-course Thu, Aug 13, 2026, 3:23 PM EDT – Sat, Aug 15, 2026, 10:19 AM EDT |
| Aug 15 | Sat | 55 | Applying Moon–Jupiter sextile · exact Sun, Aug 16, 2026, 5:02 AM EDTWaxing Moon (sampled hours)Void-of-course Thu, Aug 13, 2026, 3:23 PM EDT – Sat, Aug 15, 2026, 10:19 AM EDT |
| Aug 16 | Sun | 64 | Applying Moon–Jupiter sextile · exact Sun, Aug 16, 2026, 5:02 AM EDTWaxing Moon (sampled hours) |
| Aug 17 | Mon | 50 | Applying Moon–Jupiter square · exact Tue, Aug 18, 2026, 2:43 PM EDTWaxing Moon (sampled hours)Void-of-course Mon, Aug 17, 2026, 7:30 AM EDT – Mon, Aug 17, 2026, 5:46 PM EDT |
| Aug 18 | Tue | 57 | Applying Moon–Jupiter square · exact Tue, Aug 18, 2026, 2:43 PM EDTWaxing Moon (sampled hours) |
| Aug 19 | Wed | 61 | Waxing Moon (sampled hours)Void-of-course Wed, Aug 19, 2026, 10:46 PM EDT – Thu, Aug 20, 2026, 4:30 AM EDT |
| Aug 20 | Thu | 68 | Applying Moon–Jupiter trine · exact Fri, Aug 21, 2026, 3:26 AM EDTWaxing Moon (sampled hours)Void-of-course Wed, Aug 19, 2026, 10:46 PM EDT – Thu, Aug 20, 2026, 4:30 AM EDT |
| Aug 21 | Fri | 64 | Applying Moon–Jupiter trine · exact Fri, Aug 21, 2026, 3:26 AM EDTWaxing Moon (sampled hours) |
| Aug 22 | Sat | 62 | Waxing Moon (sampled hours) |
| Aug 23 | Sun | 62 | Waxing Moon (sampled hours) |
| Aug 24 | Mon | 40 | Waxing Moon (sampled hours)Void-of-course Mon, Aug 24, 2026, 2:30 AM EDT – Tue, Aug 25, 2026, 5:01 AM EDT |
| Aug 25 | Tue | 47 | Applying Moon–Jupiter opposition · exact Wed, Aug 26, 2026, 5:31 AM EDTWaxing Moon (sampled hours)Void-of-course Mon, Aug 24, 2026, 2:30 AM EDT – Tue, Aug 25, 2026, 5:01 AM EDT |
| Aug 26 | Wed | 53 | Applying Moon–Jupiter opposition · exact Wed, Aug 26, 2026, 5:31 AM EDTWaxing Moon (sampled hours)Void-of-course Wed, Aug 26, 2026, 5:59 PM EDT – Thu, Aug 27, 2026, 3:03 PM EDT |
| Aug 27 | Thu | 45 | Waxing Moon (sampled hours)Void-of-course Wed, Aug 26, 2026, 5:59 PM EDT – Thu, Aug 27, 2026, 3:03 PM EDT |
| Aug 28 | Fri | 28 | Waning Moon (sampled hours)Waxing Moon (sampled hours)Void-of-course Fri, Aug 28, 2026, 12:14 PM EDT – Sat, Aug 29, 2026, 10:37 PM EDT |
| Aug 29 | Sat | 15 | Applying Moon–Jupiter trine · exact Sun, Aug 30, 2026, 10:55 PM EDTWaning Moon (sampled hours)Void-of-course Fri, Aug 28, 2026, 12:14 PM EDT – Sat, Aug 29, 2026, 10:37 PM EDT |
| Aug 30 | Sun | 51 | Applying Moon–Jupiter trine · exact Sun, Aug 30, 2026, 10:55 PM EDTWaning Moon (sampled hours) |
| Aug 31 | Mon | 30 | Waning Moon (sampled hours)Void-of-course Mon, Aug 31, 2026, 3:47 PM EDT – Tue, Sep 1, 2026, 4:01 AM EDT |
How to read this
Void-of-course— after the Moon’s last exact aspect in a sign, before it enters the next. The classical read: finish things; don’t start them. Exact times are in the void calendar for August 2026. Mercury retrograde — the traditional caution for messages, deals, and signatures; station times to the second are in the retrograde dates. Waxing / waning — growing favors starts, thinning favors finishing. The applying aspect— the Moon’s next exact contact with this decision’s planet, easy angles helping, hard angles dragging. The full rulebook — which conventions Orrery follows and which it refuses — is in Method.
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