August 2008

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
13. 1 New
14. 2 2%
15. 3 6%
16. 4 13%
17. 5 21%
18. 6 29%
19. 7 39%
20. 8 First qtr
21. 9 58%
22. 10 67%
23. 11 76%
24. 12 83%
25. 13 90%
26. 14 95%
27. 15 98%
28. 16 Full
29. 17 99%
30. 18 96%
31. 19 91%
32. 20 84%
33. 21 75%
34. 22 65%
35. 23 Last qtr
36. 24 42%
37. 25 31%
38. 26 21%
39. 27 12%
40. 28 6%
41. 29 2%
42. 30 New
43. 31 1%

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

Events in August 2008

1. Fri, Aug 16:13 AM

   New Moon

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

2. Fri, Aug 16:21 AM

   Total solar eclipse

   The Moon covers the Sun completely along a narrow track across Earth.

3. Fri, Aug 111:52 AM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.

4. Sat, Aug 29:19 AM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.

5. Sun, Aug 36:58 AM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.

6. Mon, Aug 45:13 AM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.

7. Fri, Aug 84:20 PM

   First Quarter

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

8. Sun, Aug 10

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,500 km.

9. Wed, Aug 1310:42 AM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.

10. Wed, Aug 131:03 PM

    Venus and Saturn close together

    They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.

11. Fri, Aug 153:35 AM

    Neptune at opposition

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

12. Fri, Aug 153:58 PM

    Mercury and Saturn close together

    They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.

13. Fri, Aug 154:17 PM

    Mercury, Saturn, and Venus gathered

    All within 2.4° of each other in the sky.

14. Sat, Aug 162:23 PM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.

15. Sat, Aug 165:10 PM

    Partial lunar eclipse

    Part of the Moon passes through Earth's dark inner shadow.

16. Sat, Aug 165:17 PM

    Full Moon Sturgeon Moon

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

17. Mon, Aug 187:12 PM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.

18. Thu, Aug 2111:41 AM

    Mercury and Venus close together

    They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.

19. Sat, Aug 237:50 PM

    Last Quarter

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

20. Tue, Aug 26

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 368,700 km.

21. Sat, Aug 303:58 PM

    New Moon Black Moon

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

22. Sat, Aug 3010:21 PM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.

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