Moon calendar
August 2020
- 1 96%
- 2 99%
- 3 Full
- 4 99%
- 5 96%
- 6 91%
- 7 85%
- 8 77%
- 9 69%
- 10 60%
- 11 Last qtr
- 12 41%
- 13 31%
- 14 22%
- 15 14%
- 16 8%
- 17 3%
- 18 New
- 19 1%
- 20 4%
- 21 9%
- 22 17%
- 23 27%
- 24 38%
- 25 First qtr
- 26 60%
- 27 71%
- 28 80%
- 29 88%
- 30 93%
- 31 97%
- Moon phase
- Perigee or apogee
- Eclipse
- Planets
- Equinox or solstice
Events in August 2020
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7:56 PM
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.
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8:16 PM
Jupiter, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 7.7° of each other in the sky.
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9:58 AM
Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.
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11:59 AM
Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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2:11 PM
Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
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4:34 AM
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,600 km.
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7:04 PM
Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
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12:45 PM
Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
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8:16 PM
Venus at greatest elongation
46° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.
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9:26 AM
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
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10:53 AM
Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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10:42 PM
New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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1:38 AM
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 363,500 km.
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1:58 PM
First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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9:55 PM
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.
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1:17 PM
Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
Times are local to America/New York. Each Moon is drawn as it looks at midday.