August 2017

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
10. 1 69%
11. 2 77%
12. 3 85%
13. 4 91%
14. 5 96%
15. 6 99%
16. 7 Full
17. 8 99%
18. 9 96%
19. 10 91%
20. 11 84%
21. 12 76%
22. 13 66%
23. 14 Last qtr
24. 15 43%
25. 16 32%
26. 17 22%
27. 18 13%
28. 19 6%
29. 20 2%
30. 21 New
31. 22 1%
32. 23 4%
33. 24 10%
34. 25 17%
35. 26 25%
36. 27 34%
37. 28 44%
38. 29 First qtr
39. 30 63%
40. 31 71%

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

Events in August 2017

1. Wed, Aug 2

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,000 km.

2. Thu, Aug 33:36 AM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.

3. Mon, Aug 72:11 PM

   Full Moon Sturgeon Moon

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

4. Mon, Aug 72:20 PM

   Partial lunar eclipse

   Part of the Moon passes through Earth's dark inner shadow.

5. Wed, Aug 97:13 PM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.

6. Sun, Aug 134:00 AM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.

7. Mon, Aug 149:15 PM

   Last Quarter

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

8. Fri, Aug 18

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 366,100 km.

9. Sat, Aug 1912:05 AM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.

10. Sun, Aug 2011:55 PM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.

11. Mon, Aug 212:25 PM

    Total solar eclipse

    The Moon covers the Sun completely along a narrow track across Earth.

12. Mon, Aug 212:30 PM

    New Moon

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

13. Fri, Aug 2511:31 AM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.

14. Sat, Aug 264:34 PM

    Mercury at inferior conjunction

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

15. Tue, Aug 294:13 AM

    First Quarter

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

16. Wed, Aug 30

    Apogee

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

17. Wed, Aug 3010:31 AM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.

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