August 1981

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
14. 1 3%
15. 2 7%
16. 3 14%
17. 4 21%
18. 5 30%
19. 6 39%
20. 7 First qtr
21. 8 58%
22. 9 67%
23. 10 76%
24. 11 84%
25. 12 90%
26. 13 96%
27. 14 99%
28. 15 Full
29. 16 99%
30. 17 95%
31. 18 89%
32. 19 81%
33. 20 72%
34. 21 61%
35. 22 Last qtr
36. 23 38%
37. 24 27%
38. 25 18%
39. 26 10%
40. 27 4%
41. 28 1%
42. 29 New
43. 30 1%
44. 31 5%

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

Events in August 1981

1. Sun, Aug 210:39 AM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.

2. Tue, Aug 49:38 AM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.

3. Tue, Aug 410:56 AM

   Jupiter, Moon, and Saturn gathered

   All within 3.6° of each other in the sky.

4. Tue, Aug 411:14 AM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.

5. Fri, Aug 73:26 PM

   First Quarter

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

6. Sat, Aug 8

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,200 km.

7. Sat, Aug 81:24 PM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.

8. Mon, Aug 101:48 AM

   Mercury behind the Sun

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

9. Mon, Aug 105:57 PM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.

10. Sat, Aug 1512:37 PM

    Full Moon Sturgeon Moon

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

11. Fri, Aug 21

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 369,600 km.

12. Sat, Aug 2210:16 AM

    Last Quarter

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

13. Mon, Aug 249:34 PM

    Jupiter, Saturn, and Venus gathered

    All within 2.7° of each other in the sky.

14. Tue, Aug 251:01 AM

    Venus and Saturn close together

    They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.

15. Wed, Aug 2610:57 AM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.

16. Thu, Aug 2712:14 PM

    Venus and Jupiter close together

    They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.

17. Sat, Aug 2910:44 AM

    New Moon

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

18. Sun, Aug 3010:41 PM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.

19. Mon, Aug 3111:33 PM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.

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