August 2004

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
8. 1 99%
9. 2 95%
10. 3 89%
11. 4 81%
12. 5 72%
13. 6 62%
14. 7 Last qtr
15. 8 43%
16. 9 34%
17. 10 25%
18. 11 17%
19. 12 11%
20. 13 6%
21. 14 2%
22. 15 New
23. 16 1%
24. 17 3%
25. 18 7%
26. 19 13%
27. 20 21%
28. 21 31%
29. 22 42%
30. 23 First qtr
31. 24 64%
32. 25 75%
33. 26 84%
34. 27 92%
35. 28 97%
36. 29 Full
37. 30 99%
38. 31 97%

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

Events in August 2004

1. Mon, Aug 210:11 AM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.

2. Thu, Aug 510:58 PM

   Neptune at opposition

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

3. Sat, Aug 76:01 PM

   Last Quarter

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

4. Wed, Aug 11

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,300 km.

5. Sun, Aug 159:24 PM

   New Moon

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

6. Mon, Aug 165:39 PM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.

7. Tue, Aug 172:33 PM

   Venus at greatest elongation

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

8. Wed, Aug 183:15 AM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.

9. Mon, Aug 236:12 AM

   First Quarter

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

10. Mon, Aug 234:45 PM

    Mercury at inferior conjunction

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

11. Fri, Aug 27

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 365,100 km.

12. Fri, Aug 272:24 PM

    Uranus at opposition

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

13. Sat, Aug 287:06 AM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.

14. Sun, Aug 296:26 PM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.

15. Sun, Aug 2910:22 PM

    Full Moon Sturgeon Moon

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

16. Tue, Aug 3112:07 PM

    Venus and Saturn close together

    They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.

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