On August 4th at 7:13am EDT, the Moon aligns with the Sun in 12.5 degrees of Leo — in other words, the New Moon will be exact (I recommend you also watch my New Moon video on the subject).

This begins a New Moon cycle; it invites us to tune in and seed plants for the next 28 days — it’s an excellent time for all of us to set some Intentions for the next four weeks.

As always, I will let you know about this process towards the end of the article, and I’ll even give you the very best and most potent times for doing so, so stay tuned for that.

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Back to the New Moon! There are several planets of importance in this New Moon chart:

Chiron in Aries and Mercury in Virgo are both still exalted/stationing — we will feel their archetypical energies more strongly until Aug. 9th & 13th; Mercury will start its 3.5-week Retrograde phase less than 24 hours after the New Moon becomes exact.

We also have several planets in exalted degrees: Venus in Leo and Neptune in Pisces are both at 29º (the last degree of their signs), making a Quincunx-aspect to each other. Pluto will be at 0º of Aquarius, an exalted degree, and also in a Quincunx aspect to Venus.

Venus will also make a Square to Uranus in Taurus — so Venus, the archetype of love, self-worth, and relating, is sharply highlighted in this New Moon chart!

Regarding New Moon aspects, the New Moon in Leo sextiles Mars & Jupiter in Gemini, creating an opportunity for connection and sharing ourselves courageously and whole-heartedly.

More about all of that in a moment; first, let’s talk about the New Moon energies:

The New Moon in Leo highlights the power of our individual creativity; and makes our inner creative child and any physical children essential.

For the next 28 days, the New Moon in fun-loving, extroverted Leo has us looking for heartfelt experiences.

It’s important for us to express ourselves, learn about love, and in particular, learn how…

And last, but definitely not least: the New Moon is also the best time to set some powerful intentions for this month’s Moon cycle; the best time for the intention-setting process is soon after the New Moon becomes exact, and definitely not during a Moon void of course phase.

This month’s best and most potent time would be between 7:13am on August 4th and 11:16am on Aug. 5th. Then again, from 5:17pm on Aug. 5th until 7:13am on Aug. 6th. As always, all times are in EDT — the New York timezone.

If you live outside the EDT timezone and converting timezones isn’t your thing, I suggest my Facebook page or following me on Twitter, or Instagram I will post reminders on all of those platforms on August 4th, 5th, and 6th to let you know the best time to set your intentions.

For more info about Setting Intentions, click here.