August 2019

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
12. 1 0%
13. 2 4%
14. 3 10%
15. 4 18%
16. 5 28%
17. 6 38%
18. 7 First qtr
19. 8 60%
20. 9 70%
21. 10 79%
22. 11 87%
23. 12 93%
24. 13 97%
25. 14 99%
26. 15 Full
27. 16 99%
28. 17 96%
29. 18 91%
30. 19 85%
31. 20 78%
32. 21 69%
33. 22 60%
34. 23 Last qtr
35. 24 39%
36. 25 29%
37. 26 19%
38. 27 11%
39. 28 5%
40. 29 1%
41. 30 New
42. 31 2%

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

Events in August 2019

1. Thu, Aug 14:48 PM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.

2. Fri, Aug 2

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 359,400 km.

3. Wed, Aug 71:31 PM

   First Quarter

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

4. Fri, Aug 97:02 PM

   Mercury at greatest elongation

   19° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.

5. Fri, Aug 97:24 PM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.

6. Mon, Aug 125:52 AM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 0.0° apart in the sky.

7. Wed, Aug 141:32 AM

   Venus behind the Sun

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

8. Thu, Aug 158:29 AM

   Full Moon Sturgeon Moon

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

9. Sat, Aug 17

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,200 km.

10. Sat, Aug 1712:08 PM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.

11. Wed, Aug 211:33 PM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.

12. Fri, Aug 2310:56 AM

    Last Quarter

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

13. Sat, Aug 241:04 PM

    Venus and Mars close together

    They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.

14. Thu, Aug 2910:22 PM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.

15. Fri, Aug 306:37 AM

    New Moon

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

16. Fri, Aug 307:34 AM

    Mars, Mercury, and Moon gathered

    All within 5.5° of each other in the sky.

17. Fri, Aug 308:15 AM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.

18. Fri, Aug 3010:08 AM

    Mars, Moon, and Venus gathered

    All within 3.6° of each other in the sky.

19. Fri, Aug 30

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,200 km.

20. Fri, Aug 302:13 PM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.

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