August 2003

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
13. 1 13%
14. 2 22%
15. 3 32%
16. 4 43%
17. 5 First qtr
18. 6 65%
19. 7 76%
20. 8 85%
21. 9 92%
22. 10 97%
23. 11 99%
24. 12 Full
25. 13 97%
26. 14 93%
27. 15 87%
28. 16 80%
29. 17 72%
30. 18 63%
31. 19 Last qtr
32. 20 44%
33. 21 35%
34. 22 26%
35. 23 18%
36. 24 11%
37. 25 5%
38. 26 2%
39. 27 New
40. 28 1%
41. 29 5%
42. 30 11%
43. 31 19%

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

Events in August 2003

1. Mon, Aug 49:45 AM

   Neptune at opposition

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

2. Tue, Aug 53:28 AM

   First Quarter

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

3. Wed, Aug 6

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 369,400 km.

4. Mon, Aug 1111:35 AM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.

5. Tue, Aug 1212:48 AM

   Full Moon Sturgeon Moon

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

6. Tue, Aug 1210:37 PM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.

7. Wed, Aug 1312:00 PM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.

8. Thu, Aug 144:56 PM

   Mercury at greatest elongation

   27° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.

9. Mon, Aug 181:26 PM

   Venus behind the Sun

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

10. Tue, Aug 19

    Apogee

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

11. Tue, Aug 198:48 PM

    Last Quarter

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

12. Thu, Aug 216:24 AM

    Venus and Jupiter close together

    They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.

13. Fri, Aug 226:16 AM

    Jupiter behind the Sun

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

14. Sat, Aug 2310:49 AM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.

15. Sun, Aug 245:46 AM

    Uranus at opposition

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

16. Wed, Aug 276:28 AM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.

17. Wed, Aug 278:23 AM

    Jupiter, Moon, and Venus gathered

    All within 6.2° of each other in the sky.

18. Wed, Aug 271:26 PM

    New Moon

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

19. Wed, Aug 276:07 PM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.

20. Thu, Aug 281:52 PM

    Mars at opposition

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

21. Sun, Aug 31

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 367,900 km.

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