August 2005

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
9. 1 11%
10. 2 6%
11. 3 2%
12. 4 New
13. 5 0%
14. 6 2%
15. 7 6%
16. 8 11%
17. 9 18%
18. 10 26%
19. 11 35%
20. 12 First qtr
21. 13 56%
22. 14 67%
23. 15 77%
24. 16 86%
25. 17 93%
26. 18 98%
27. 19 Full
28. 20 99%
29. 21 95%
30. 22 88%
31. 23 80%
32. 24 70%
33. 25 60%
34. 26 Last qtr
35. 27 40%
36. 28 31%
37. 29 22%
38. 30 15%
39. 31 9%

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

Events in August 2005

1. Thu, Aug 42:03 AM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.

2. Thu, Aug 4

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,600 km.

3. Thu, Aug 411:05 PM

   New Moon

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

4. Fri, Aug 57:28 PM

   Mercury at inferior conjunction

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

5. Mon, Aug 812:57 AM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.

6. Mon, Aug 812:02 PM

   Neptune at opposition

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

7. Wed, Aug 103:07 AM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.

8. Fri, Aug 1210:39 PM

   First Quarter

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

9. Thu, Aug 188:43 PM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.

10. Fri, Aug 19

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,400 km.

11. Fri, Aug 191:53 PM

    Full Moon Sturgeon MoonSupermoon

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

12. Sat, Aug 209:29 AM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.

13. Tue, Aug 237:19 PM

    Mercury at greatest elongation

    18° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.

14. Fri, Aug 2611:18 AM

    Last Quarter

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

15. Wed, Aug 313:00 PM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.

16. Wed, Aug 31

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,200 km.

17. Wed, Aug 3110:46 PM

    Uranus at opposition

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

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