August 2014

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
13. 1 27%
14. 2 36%
15. 3 First qtr
16. 4 57%
17. 5 67%
18. 6 77%
19. 7 86%
20. 8 93%
21. 9 98%
22. 10 Full
23. 11 99%
24. 12 94%
25. 13 88%
26. 14 79%
27. 15 69%
28. 16 59%
29. 17 Last qtr
30. 18 39%
31. 19 29%
32. 20 21%
33. 21 14%
34. 22 8%
35. 23 3%
36. 24 1%
37. 25 New
38. 26 1%
39. 27 4%
40. 28 9%
41. 29 15%
42. 30 22%
43. 31 32%

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

Events in August 2014

1. Sat, Aug 23:33 PM

   Mercury and Jupiter close together

   They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.

2. Sun, Aug 37:31 AM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.

3. Sun, Aug 38:50 PM

   First Quarter

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

4. Mon, Aug 46:28 AM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.

5. Fri, Aug 812:07 PM

   Mercury behind the Sun

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

6. Sun, Aug 10

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 356,900 km.

7. Sun, Aug 102:09 PM

   Full Moon Sturgeon MoonSupermoon

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

8. Mon, Aug 117:25 PM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.

9. Thu, Aug 1412:13 PM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.

10. Sun, Aug 178:26 AM

    Last Quarter

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

11. Mon, Aug 181:21 AM

    Venus and Jupiter close together

    They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.

12. Sat, Aug 234:24 PM

    Jupiter, Moon, and Venus gathered

    All within 6.1° of each other in the sky.

13. Sun, Aug 24

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,500 km.

14. Mon, Aug 2510:13 AM

    New Moon

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

15. Mon, Aug 253:28 PM

    Mars and Saturn close together

    They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.

16. Tue, Aug 2610:29 PM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.

17. Fri, Aug 2910:25 AM

    Neptune at opposition

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

18. Sun, Aug 313:10 PM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.

19. Sun, Aug 313:59 PM

    Mars, Moon, and Saturn gathered

    All within 4.9° of each other in the sky.

20. Sun, Aug 319:51 PM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.

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