August 2007

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
11. 1 91%
12. 2 84%
13. 3 75%
14. 4 64%
15. 5 Last qtr
16. 6 41%
17. 7 30%
18. 8 21%
19. 9 12%
20. 10 6%
21. 11 2%
22. 12 New
23. 13 1%
24. 14 3%
25. 15 7%
26. 16 13%
27. 17 20%
28. 18 29%
29. 19 38%
30. 20 First qtr
31. 21 57%
32. 22 66%
33. 23 75%
34. 24 83%
35. 25 91%
36. 26 96%
37. 27 99%
38. 28 Full
39. 29 98%
40. 30 93%
41. 31 86%

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

Events in August 2007

1. Wed, Aug 18:34 PM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.

2. Fri, Aug 3

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 368,900 km.

3. Sun, Aug 55:20 PM

   Last Quarter

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

4. Sun, Aug 1212:13 PM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.

5. Sun, Aug 127:03 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 139:15 AM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.

7. Mon, Aug 132:17 PM

   Neptune at opposition

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

8. Wed, Aug 153:41 PM

   Mercury behind the Sun

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

9. Fri, Aug 1711:35 PM

   Venus at inferior conjunction

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

10. Sat, Aug 189:44 AM

    Mercury and Saturn close together

    They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.

11. Sat, Aug 18

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,600 km.

12. Mon, Aug 207:54 PM

    First Quarter

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

13. Tue, Aug 217:32 PM

    Saturn behind the Sun

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

14. Mon, Aug 276:00 AM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.

15. Tue, Aug 286:35 AM

    Full Moon Sturgeon Moon

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

16. Tue, Aug 286:37 AM

    Total lunar eclipse

    The Moon passes fully into Earth's shadow and turns a dim copper red.

17. Wed, Aug 293:14 AM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.

18. Thu, Aug 30

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 364,200 km.

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