August 2018

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
11. 1 80%
12. 2 71%
13. 3 62%
14. 4 Last qtr
15. 5 40%
16. 6 30%
17. 7 20%
18. 8 11%
19. 9 5%
20. 10 1%
21. 11 New
22. 12 2%
23. 13 7%
24. 14 15%
25. 15 23%
26. 16 33%
27. 17 43%
28. 18 First qtr
29. 19 63%
30. 20 72%
31. 21 80%
32. 22 87%
33. 23 93%
34. 24 97%
35. 25 99%
36. 26 Full
37. 27 99%
38. 28 95%
39. 29 90%
40. 30 84%
41. 31 75%

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

Events in August 2018

1. Fri, Aug 38:33 PM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.

2. Sat, Aug 42:18 PM

   Last Quarter

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

3. Wed, Aug 89:56 PM

   Mercury at inferior conjunction

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

4. Fri, Aug 10

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 358,100 km.

5. Sat, Aug 115:46 AM

   Partial solar eclipse

   The Moon covers part of the Sun.

6. Sat, Aug 115:58 AM

   New Moon

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

7. Fri, Aug 179:06 AM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.

8. Fri, Aug 171:27 PM

   Venus at greatest elongation

   46° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.

9. Sat, Aug 183:49 AM

   First Quarter

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

10. Tue, Aug 215:32 AM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.

11. Thu, Aug 23

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,700 km.

12. Sun, Aug 267:56 AM

    Full Moon Sturgeon Moon

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

13. Sun, Aug 264:34 PM

    Mercury at greatest elongation

    18° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.

14. Mon, Aug 278:03 AM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.

15. Fri, Aug 311:50 AM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.

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