If you take a moment to look up, you will notice that The Moon today advances towards its crescent phasefor the second time in the August lunar calendar. Is it difficult for you to identify it? It’s very easy: in the northern hemisphere, its luminous outline draws a large letter D, while in the southern hemisphere it forms a C.

And tonight the Moon does not travel alone: Mars, the red planet, will meet it at 5:41 p.m.. Best of all, you don’t need a sophisticated telescope to identify Mars and take a look at this celestial dance. All you need is your eyes, a little calm, and the ability to marvel at the universe.

Give yourself that moment: heaven always reminds us that we are part of something much bigger and beautiful.

Moon today, Tuesday, August 26, 2025

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• Today’s moon phase: new moon visible
• What time does the Moon rise today? 10:27 (Madrid)
• At what time does the Moon set?: 22:00 (Madrid)
• Lightning: 7.3%-13.2%
• Orbit: Falling
• Constellation: Virgo
• Astrological sign: Pound

How today’s crescent Moon influences Tuesday

The visible new Moon occurs today in the sign of Libra, with air energy, and in its orbital movement it continues to descend. It is a Moon that invites you to unite desire with diplomacy. And what does this mean?

The growing Moon in Libra prompts us to open your heart and express more clearly what we long for and we feel. The words flow more easily, inviting us to share our emotions honestly and harmoniously.

Today, in addition, the Moon, the receptive and emotional principle, aligns in conjunction with Mars, the reactive and active principle. This union creates a powerful vibration, ideal for start new projects or give a boost to what you have been developing.

The key is to align your desire with diplomacy, and learn to decide calmly, connecting with courage that lives inside you, your Martian spark.

Personal and beauty care most favored by lunar energy

• While the Moon is in the waxing phase, your body is more receptive to the nutrients you provide, so it is a perfect period of time to enrich the diet with quality nutrients, incorporating especially nutritious foods into your diet or supplementing it. Make sure to put a lot of color in your dishes to make them richer in antioxidants.
• In your beauty routine, apply today facial and hair masksalways better made with natural and quality ingredients, that do not contain toxic ingredients in their composition, helping you obtain well-nourished and healthy skin and hair. You can try with one avocado and honey mask for the skin, which also works for the hair, or use coconut oil, amla oil or aloe vera to nourish your hair, leaving it softer and shinier.
• It is an excellent day to go to your hairdresser if you want to apply a vegetable dye or mud and renew your hair color. In addition, it is also a good time to cover your gray hair or give your hair another color with henna.
• If you had in mind to shave and you want to take advantage of the most favorable lunar phase, it is best to wait for the Moon to begin to wane. Anyway, you will also have some excellent hours this week on Saturday first thing in the morning.
• It’s a good time to channel your vital energy through sport and gain confidenceenthusiasm and positivity.
• If you have tendency to gain kilos easilywith this Moon today it is better that you do not commit excesses.
• End the day with a revitalizing or decontracting massage to relieve and release accumulated tensions.

What to prioritize at home

• A gesture as simple as opening the windows and letting air flow freely can make all the differenceas it oxygenates the environments and provides a feeling of renewal, in tune with the expansive energy of these last days when we already have a waxing Moon.
• If you feel the need to put order in your home, start with your study area, work or reading corner.
• Take care of the details at home! Rather than doing a deep cleaning, do light tasks how to clean the dust, sweep, mop the floor, renew the textiles and, if you want, decorate the living room with candles and fresh flowers. Venus is the ruler of Libra, so beauty and harmony are the priority today.
• During the waxing Moon it is a good time to start developing a new project or idea. Take advantage of Libra’s energy to investigate, gather information, unite common ground, and begin to shape it.

Garden and garden tasks

Today’s thin Moon can be seen at the height of the constellation of Virgo, which is related to an earth and root energy in biodynamic agriculture. This energy is what determines the recommendations for this Tuesday between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m.:

• The energy of the earth and roots favors the production and turning of compost.
• It’s an excellent day for prepare slurry, fertilizers and composting for your crops and plants.
• As for the caring for your indoor plantsit is a perfect occasion to give them extra attention and, if you see that they have grown weeds spontaneously around them, tear them out.
• It is an excellent time to harvest pumpkins that are at their peak if you grow them in your garden.
• It is also a good time to start collect root plant seeds for the next planting.
• From 6 p.m. until 4 a.m., the energy available is from water and leaves. Take advantage to Water abundantly in the evening. Your ornamental plants and crops will receive this water very well.

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