August 1986

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
13. 1 15%
14. 2 9%
15. 3 5%
16. 4 1%
17. 5 New
18. 6 1%
19. 7 4%
20. 8 9%
21. 9 16%
22. 10 24%
23. 11 34%
24. 12 First qtr
25. 13 57%
26. 14 68%
27. 15 78%
28. 16 87%
29. 17 94%
30. 18 98%
31. 19 Full
32. 20 99%
33. 21 96%
34. 22 90%
35. 23 83%
36. 24 75%
37. 25 66%
38. 26 57%
39. 27 Last qtr
40. 28 38%
41. 29 29%
42. 30 21%
43. 31 13%

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

Events in August 1986

1. Tue, Aug 52:36 PM

   New Moon

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

2. Sat, Aug 99:19 AM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.

3. Mon, Aug 1111:56 AM

   Mercury at greatest elongation

   19° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.

4. Tue, Aug 1210:22 PM

   First Quarter

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

5. Thu, Aug 1410:11 PM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.

6. Sat, Aug 1612:23 PM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.

7. Sat, Aug 16

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 365,700 km.

8. Tue, Aug 192:54 PM

   Full Moon Sturgeon Moon

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

9. Thu, Aug 218:19 AM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.

10. Wed, Aug 274:39 AM

    Last Quarter

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

11. Wed, Aug 274:47 AM

    Venus at greatest elongation

    46° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.

12. Thu, Aug 28

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,400 km.

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