August 1985

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
12. 1 99%
13. 2 96%
14. 3 92%
15. 4 85%
16. 5 78%
17. 6 70%
18. 7 60%
19. 8 Last qtr
20. 9 42%
21. 10 32%
22. 11 24%
23. 12 16%
24. 13 9%
25. 14 4%
26. 15 1%
27. 16 New
28. 17 2%
29. 18 7%
30. 19 14%
31. 20 23%
32. 21 33%
33. 22 44%
34. 23 First qtr
35. 24 66%
36. 25 76%
37. 26 85%
38. 27 92%
39. 28 97%
40. 29 99%
41. 30 Full
42. 31 98%

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

Events in August 1985

1. Thu, Aug 112:34 AM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.

2. Sun, Aug 47:28 AM

   Jupiter at opposition

   Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.

3. Wed, Aug 7

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,100 km.

4. Thu, Aug 82:29 PM

   Last Quarter

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

5. Sat, Aug 106:00 PM

   Mercury at inferior conjunction

   Passes between Earth and the Sun and is lost in its glare.

6. Thu, Aug 151:27 PM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.

7. Fri, Aug 166:06 AM

   New Moon

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

8. Fri, Aug 168:19 AM

   Mercury and Mars close together

   They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.

9. Tue, Aug 20

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 367,400 km.

10. Thu, Aug 2211:07 AM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.

11. Fri, Aug 2312:36 AM

    First Quarter

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

12. Sat, Aug 2412:33 AM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.

13. Sun, Aug 256:01 AM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 5.0° apart in the sky.

14. Wed, Aug 282:01 AM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.

15. Wed, Aug 288:20 AM

    Mercury at greatest elongation

    18° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.

16. Fri, Aug 305:27 AM

    Full Moon Sturgeon Moon

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

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