August 2011

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
9. 1 5%
10. 2 11%
11. 3 20%
12. 4 30%
13. 5 41%
14. 6 First qtr
15. 7 64%
16. 8 74%
17. 9 83%
18. 10 90%
19. 11 95%
20. 12 99%
21. 13 Full
22. 14 99%
23. 15 96%
24. 16 92%
25. 17 86%
26. 18 79%
27. 19 71%
28. 20 62%
29. 21 Last qtr
30. 22 43%
31. 23 33%
32. 24 24%
33. 25 15%
34. 26 8%
35. 27 3%
36. 28 New
37. 29 1%
38. 30 4%
39. 31 9%

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

Events in August 2011

1. Mon, Aug 16:28 AM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.

2. Tue, Aug 2

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 365,800 km.

3. Sat, Aug 67:08 AM

   First Quarter

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

4. Sat, Aug 132:58 PM

   Full Moon Sturgeon Moon

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

5. Tue, Aug 167:30 AM

   Venus behind the Sun

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

6. Tue, Aug 168:57 PM

   Mercury at inferior conjunction

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

7. Thu, Aug 18

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,200 km.

8. Sat, Aug 205:13 AM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.

9. Sun, Aug 215:55 PM

   Last Quarter

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

10. Mon, Aug 227:18 PM

    Neptune at opposition

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

11. Thu, Aug 259:04 AM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.

12. Sat, Aug 277:49 PM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.

13. Sun, Aug 2811:04 PM

    New Moon

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

14. Tue, Aug 30

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 360,800 km.

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