August 1988

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
9. 1 83%
10. 2 73%
11. 3 62%
12. 4 Last qtr
13. 5 40%
14. 6 30%
15. 7 21%
16. 8 14%
17. 9 8%
18. 10 3%
19. 11 1%
20. 12 New
21. 13 1%
22. 14 4%
23. 15 9%
24. 16 15%
25. 17 22%
26. 18 31%
27. 19 40%
28. 20 First qtr
29. 21 61%
30. 22 71%
31. 23 80%
32. 24 89%
33. 25 95%
34. 26 99%
35. 27 Full
36. 28 98%
37. 29 93%
38. 30 85%
39. 31 76%

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

Events in August 1988

1. Tue, Aug 211:14 PM

   Mercury behind the Sun

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

2. Thu, Aug 42:22 PM

   Last Quarter

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

3. Fri, Aug 128:31 AM

   New Moon

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

4. Sat, Aug 137:37 AM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.

5. Sun, Aug 14

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,300 km.

6. Sat, Aug 2011:52 AM

   First Quarter

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

7. Mon, Aug 227:44 AM

   Venus at greatest elongation

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

8. Mon, Aug 223:01 PM

   Moon, Saturn, and Uranus gathered

   All within 6.2° of each other in the sky.

9. Mon, Aug 224:48 PM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.

10. Sat, Aug 276:56 AM

    Full Moon Sturgeon MoonSupermoon

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

11. Sat, Aug 277:04 AM

    Partial lunar eclipse

    Part of the Moon passes through Earth's dark inner shadow.

12. Sat, Aug 27

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,100 km.

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