August 2013

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
12. 1 23%
13. 2 16%
14. 3 10%
15. 4 5%
16. 5 2%
17. 6 New
18. 7 1%
19. 8 3%
20. 9 8%
21. 10 14%
22. 11 22%
23. 12 31%
24. 13 41%
25. 14 First qtr
26. 15 64%
27. 16 74%
28. 17 84%
29. 18 92%
30. 19 97%
31. 20 Full
32. 21 99%
33. 22 96%
34. 23 91%
35. 24 84%
36. 25 76%
37. 26 67%
38. 27 57%
39. 28 Last qtr
40. 29 38%
41. 30 29%
42. 31 21%

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

Events in August 2013

1. Sat, Aug 3

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,800 km.

2. Sat, Aug 35:55 PM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.

3. Sat, Aug 311:37 PM

   Jupiter, Mars, and Moon gathered

   All within 5.9° of each other in the sky.

4. Mon, Aug 52:49 AM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.

5. Tue, Aug 65:51 PM

   New Moon

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

6. Fri, Aug 96:05 PM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.

7. Tue, Aug 132:48 AM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.

8. Wed, Aug 146:56 AM

   First Quarter

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

9. Sun, Aug 18

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 362,300 km.

10. Tue, Aug 209:45 PM

    Full Moon Sturgeon Moon

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

11. Sat, Aug 2412:17 AM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.

12. Sat, Aug 244:42 PM

    Mercury behind the Sun

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

13. Mon, Aug 269:35 PM

    Neptune at opposition

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

14. Wed, Aug 285:35 AM

    Last Quarter

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

15. Fri, Aug 30

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,900 km.

16. Sat, Aug 3111:46 AM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.

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