August 2006

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
10. 1 43%
11. 2 First qtr
12. 3 63%
13. 4 73%
14. 5 82%
15. 6 89%
16. 7 95%
17. 8 99%
18. 9 Full
19. 10 98%
20. 11 93%
21. 12 85%
22. 13 76%
23. 14 66%
24. 15 Last qtr
25. 16 44%
26. 17 33%
27. 18 24%
28. 19 16%
29. 20 9%
30. 21 4%
31. 22 1%
32. 23 New
33. 24 1%
34. 25 3%
35. 26 7%
36. 27 13%
37. 28 20%
38. 29 28%
39. 30 37%
40. 31 First qtr

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

Events in August 2006

1. Wed, Aug 24:46 AM

   First Quarter

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

2. Wed, Aug 24:58 AM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.

3. Sun, Aug 68:26 PM

   Mercury at greatest elongation

   19° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.

4. Mon, Aug 77:59 AM

   Saturn behind the Sun

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

5. Wed, Aug 96:54 AM

   Full Moon Sturgeon Moon

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

6. Wed, Aug 99:41 AM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.

7. Thu, Aug 10

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 359,700 km.

8. Fri, Aug 111:05 AM

   Neptune at opposition

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

9. Fri, Aug 112:06 AM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.

10. Tue, Aug 159:51 PM

    Last Quarter

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

11. Sun, Aug 208:21 PM

    Mercury, Saturn, and Venus gathered

    All within 6.6° of each other in the sky.

12. Sun, Aug 208:43 PM

    Mercury and Saturn close together

    They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.

13. Tue, Aug 221:07 AM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.

14. Tue, Aug 221:43 AM

    Mercury, Moon, Saturn, and Venus gathered

    All within 7.5° of each other in the sky.

15. Tue, Aug 2211:41 AM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.

16. Tue, Aug 226:44 PM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.

17. Wed, Aug 233:10 PM

    New Moon

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

18. Fri, Aug 259:12 AM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.

19. Fri, Aug 25

    Apogee

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

20. Sat, Aug 267:40 PM

    Venus and Saturn close together

    They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.

21. Tue, Aug 296:04 PM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.

22. Thu, Aug 316:57 PM

    First Quarter

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

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