August 2001

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
11. 1 94%
12. 2 98%
13. 3 100%
14. 4 Full
15. 5 98%
16. 6 95%
17. 7 90%
18. 8 83%
19. 9 75%
20. 10 67%
21. 11 57%
22. 12 Last qtr
23. 13 36%
24. 14 26%
25. 15 17%
26. 16 9%
27. 17 3%
28. 18 New
29. 19 1%
30. 20 4%
31. 21 10%
32. 22 18%
33. 23 27%
34. 24 38%
35. 25 First qtr
36. 26 59%
37. 27 68%
38. 28 77%
39. 29 85%
40. 30 91%
41. 31 95%

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

Events in August 2001

1. Fri, Aug 34:30 PM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.

2. Sat, Aug 41:56 AM

   Full Moon Sturgeon MoonMicromoon

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

3. Sun, Aug 512:51 AM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.

4. Sun, Aug 5

   Apogee

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

5. Sun, Aug 55:36 PM

   Mercury behind the Sun

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

6. Sun, Aug 56:48 PM

   Venus and Jupiter close together

   They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.

7. Sun, Aug 123:53 AM

   Last Quarter

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

8. Mon, Aug 1310:54 PM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.

9. Wed, Aug 1511:06 AM

   Uranus at opposition

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

10. Wed, Aug 153:50 PM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.

11. Thu, Aug 169:03 AM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.

12. Sat, Aug 1810:55 PM

    New Moon

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

13. Sun, Aug 19

    Perigee

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

14. Sun, Aug 199:39 PM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.

15. Sat, Aug 253:55 PM

    First Quarter

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

16. Mon, Aug 278:49 AM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.

17. Thu, Aug 309:04 PM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.

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