☽Lunation
Last Quarter in Taurus
16 August 2025 · 05:15 UTC
383 days ago
The Moon squares the Sun at 23°37′ Taurus on 16 August 2025, 05:15 UTC — ninety degrees of separation, and a half-lit disc in the sky.
The last quarter is the releasing square. The cycle has peaked and this is the point at which it is worth deciding what to stop carrying. In Taurus what asks to be released is usually logistics — cost, time, and the unglamorous question of who is actually going to do the work.
The numbers
Exact at16 August 2025, 05:15 UTC
Position23°37′ Taurus
ElementEarth
ModalityFixed
Body☽ Moon
Times are UTC, computed from the ephemeris rather than transcribed. Positions are geocentric and tropical.