August 2023

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
10. 1 Full
11. 2 99%
12. 3 94%
13. 4 88%
14. 5 79%
15. 6 69%
16. 7 58%
17. 8 Last qtr
18. 9 37%
19. 10 28%
20. 11 20%
21. 12 12%
22. 13 7%
23. 14 3%
24. 15 1%
25. 16 New
26. 17 2%
27. 18 5%
28. 19 9%
29. 20 16%
30. 21 24%
31. 22 32%
32. 23 42%
33. 24 First qtr
34. 25 64%
35. 26 74%
36. 27 83%
37. 28 91%
38. 29 97%
39. 30 Full
40. 31 99%

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

Events in August 2023

1. Tue, Aug 12:32 PM

   Full Moon Sturgeon MoonSupermoon

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

2. Wed, Aug 2

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,300 km.

3. Thu, Aug 37:51 AM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.

4. Fri, Aug 46:59 PM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.

5. Tue, Aug 84:10 AM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.

6. Tue, Aug 86:29 AM

   Last Quarter

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

7. Tue, Aug 87:50 PM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.

8. Wed, Aug 99:47 PM

   Mercury at greatest elongation

   27° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.

9. Sun, Aug 137:08 AM

   Venus at inferior conjunction

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

10. Wed, Aug 165:38 AM

    New Moon

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

11. Wed, Aug 16

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,600 km.

12. Fri, Aug 181:55 PM

    Mars, Mercury, and Moon gathered

    All within 6.2° of each other in the sky.

13. Fri, Aug 188:57 PM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.

14. Thu, Aug 245:57 AM

    First Quarter

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

15. Sun, Aug 274:13 AM

    Saturn at opposition

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

16. Wed, Aug 30

    Perigee

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

17. Wed, Aug 303:32 PM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.

18. Wed, Aug 309:36 PM

    Full Moon Sturgeon MoonBlue MoonSupermoon

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

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