August 1980

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
13. 1 71%
14. 2 60%
15. 3 Last qtr
16. 4 37%
17. 5 27%
18. 6 18%
19. 7 10%
20. 8 5%
21. 9 1%
22. 10 New
23. 11 1%
24. 12 3%
25. 13 8%
26. 14 14%
27. 15 21%
28. 16 29%
29. 17 38%
30. 18 First qtr
31. 19 57%
32. 20 67%
33. 21 76%
34. 22 85%
35. 23 92%
36. 24 97%
37. 25 Full
38. 26 100%
39. 27 97%
40. 28 91%
41. 29 83%
42. 30 73%
43. 31 62%

• Moon phase
• Perigee or apogee
• Eclipse
• Planets
• Equinox or solstice

Events in August 1980

1. Sun, Aug 38:00 AM

   Last Quarter

   Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.

2. Wed, Aug 69:52 PM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.

3. Sat, Aug 95:06 AM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.

4. Sun, Aug 103:09 PM

   New Moon

   The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.

5. Sun, Aug 103:11 PM

   Annular solar eclipse

   The Moon passes in front of the Sun but is too far away to cover it, leaving a ring of light.

6. Tue, Aug 125:35 PM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.

7. Wed, Aug 134:17 PM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.

8. Fri, Aug 15

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,200 km.

9. Fri, Aug 159:11 PM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.

10. Mon, Aug 186:28 PM

    First Quarter

    Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.

11. Wed, Aug 204:26 PM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.

12. Sun, Aug 243:06 PM

    Venus at greatest elongation

    46° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.

13. Mon, Aug 2511:30 PM

    Penumbral lunar eclipse

    The Moon passes through Earth's faint outer shadow and dims slightly.

14. Mon, Aug 2511:42 PM

    Full Moon Sturgeon Moon

    The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.

15. Tue, Aug 267:38 AM

    Mercury behind the Sun

    On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.

16. Wed, Aug 27

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 360,900 km.

Times are local to America/New York. Each Moon is drawn as it looks at midday.