August 2016

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
9. 1 2%
10. 2 New
11. 3 1%
12. 4 4%
13. 5 8%
14. 6 15%
15. 7 22%
16. 8 31%
17. 9 40%
18. 10 First qtr
19. 11 59%
20. 12 68%
21. 13 77%
22. 14 85%
23. 15 91%
24. 16 96%
25. 17 99%
26. 18 Full
27. 19 98%
28. 20 93%
29. 21 86%
30. 22 77%
31. 23 67%
32. 24 Last qtr
33. 25 44%
34. 26 33%
35. 27 23%
36. 28 15%
37. 29 8%
38. 30 3%
39. 31 1%

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

Events in August 2016

1. Tue, Aug 24:45 PM

   New Moon

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

2. Thu, Aug 412:13 AM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.

3. Thu, Aug 45:45 PM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.

4. Fri, Aug 511:20 PM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.

5. Tue, Aug 9

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,300 km.

6. Wed, Aug 102:21 PM

   First Quarter

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

7. Fri, Aug 128:51 AM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.

8. Tue, Aug 165:18 PM

   Mercury at greatest elongation

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

9. Thu, Aug 185:27 AM

   Full Moon Sturgeon Moon

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

10. Fri, Aug 197:21 AM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.

11. Sun, Aug 21

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 367,000 km.

12. Mon, Aug 225:10 AM

    Mercury and Jupiter close together

    They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.

13. Mon, Aug 227:47 AM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.

14. Wed, Aug 247:25 AM

    Mars and Saturn close together

    They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.

15. Wed, Aug 2411:41 PM

    Last Quarter

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

16. Sat, Aug 276:30 PM

    Venus and Jupiter close together

    They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.

17. Sat, Aug 2711:59 PM

    Jupiter, Mercury, and Venus gathered

    All within 5.1° of each other in the sky.

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