August 2021

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
8. 1 40%
9. 2 31%
10. 3 22%
11. 4 15%
12. 5 9%
13. 6 4%
14. 7 1%
15. 8 New
16. 9 2%
17. 10 5%
18. 11 11%
19. 12 19%
20. 13 28%
21. 14 39%
22. 15 First qtr
23. 16 62%
24. 17 73%
25. 18 82%
26. 19 90%
27. 20 96%
28. 21 99%
29. 22 Full
30. 23 98%
31. 24 95%
32. 25 89%
33. 26 82%
34. 27 74%
35. 28 65%
36. 29 56%
37. 30 Last qtr
38. 31 37%

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

Events in August 2021

1. Sun, Aug 19:54 AM

   Mercury behind the Sun

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

2. Mon, Aug 22:02 AM

   Saturn at opposition

   Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.

3. Mon, Aug 2

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,400 km.

4. Sun, Aug 89:50 AM

   New Moon

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

5. Mon, Aug 91:45 AM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.

6. Mon, Aug 911:42 PM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.

7. Wed, Aug 116:15 AM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.

8. Sun, Aug 1511:20 AM

   First Quarter

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

9. Tue, Aug 17

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 369,100 km.

10. Wed, Aug 1811:28 PM

    Mercury and Mars close together

    They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.

11. Thu, Aug 198:15 PM

    Jupiter at opposition

    Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.

12. Fri, Aug 207:54 PM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.

13. Sun, Aug 223:17 AM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.

14. Sun, Aug 228:02 AM

    Full Moon Sturgeon Moon

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

15. Tue, Aug 2412:49 AM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.

16. Sat, Aug 285:51 AM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.

17. Sun, Aug 29

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,100 km.

18. Mon, Aug 303:13 AM

    Last Quarter

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

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