August 2009

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
14. 1 84%
15. 2 90%
16. 3 95%
17. 4 98%
18. 5 Full
19. 6 100%
20. 7 98%
21. 8 94%
22. 9 88%
23. 10 81%
24. 11 72%
25. 12 62%
26. 13 Last qtr
27. 14 40%
28. 15 30%
29. 16 19%
30. 17 11%
31. 18 5%
32. 19 1%
33. 20 New
34. 21 2%
35. 22 7%
36. 23 14%
37. 24 23%
38. 25 32%
39. 26 42%
40. 27 First qtr
41. 28 62%
42. 29 71%
43. 30 79%
44. 31 86%

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

Events in August 2009

1. Mon, Aug 3

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,000 km.

2. Wed, Aug 58:39 PM

   Penumbral lunar eclipse

   The Moon passes through Earth's faint outer shadow and dims slightly.

3. Wed, Aug 58:55 PM

   Full Moon Sturgeon Moon

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

4. Thu, Aug 63:45 PM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.

5. Thu, Aug 64:26 PM

   Jupiter, Moon, and Neptune gathered

   All within 3.2° of each other in the sky.

6. Thu, Aug 68:19 PM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.

7. Thu, Aug 132:55 PM

   Last Quarter

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

8. Fri, Aug 141:38 PM

   Jupiter at opposition

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

9. Sat, Aug 1510:56 PM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.

10. Mon, Aug 1711:12 AM

    Mercury and Saturn close together

    They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.

11. Mon, Aug 174:47 PM

    Neptune at opposition

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

12. Mon, Aug 175:12 PM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.

13. Wed, Aug 19

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 359,600 km.

14. Thu, Aug 206:02 AM

    New Moon

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

15. Fri, Aug 218:49 PM

    Mercury, Moon, and Saturn gathered

    All within 6.1° of each other in the sky.

16. Sat, Aug 225:34 AM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.

17. Mon, Aug 2412:09 PM

    Mercury at greatest elongation

    27° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.

18. Thu, Aug 277:42 AM

    First Quarter

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

19. Mon, Aug 31

    Apogee

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

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