August 2024

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
12. 1 8%
13. 2 4%
14. 3 1%
15. 4 New
16. 5 1%
17. 6 5%
18. 7 9%
19. 8 16%
20. 9 23%
21. 10 32%
22. 11 41%
23. 12 First qtr
24. 13 60%
25. 14 70%
26. 15 79%
27. 16 87%
28. 17 94%
29. 18 98%
30. 19 Full
31. 20 99%
32. 21 95%
33. 22 88%
34. 23 79%
35. 24 69%
36. 25 58%
37. 26 Last qtr
38. 27 36%
39. 28 27%
40. 29 18%
41. 30 11%
42. 31 6%

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

Events in August 2024

1. Sun, Aug 47:13 AM

   New Moon

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

2. Mon, Aug 57:25 PM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.

3. Tue, Aug 62:07 AM

   Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered

   All within 6.8° of each other in the sky.

4. Thu, Aug 8

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,300 km.

5. Mon, Aug 1211:19 AM

   First Quarter

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

6. Wed, Aug 1411:19 AM

   Mars and Jupiter close together

   They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.

7. Sun, Aug 189:50 PM

   Mercury at inferior conjunction

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

8. Mon, Aug 192:26 PM

   Full Moon Sturgeon Moon

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

9. Tue, Aug 2010:44 PM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.

10. Wed, Aug 21

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 360,200 km.

11. Wed, Aug 215:53 PM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.

12. Sun, Aug 256:15 PM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.

13. Mon, Aug 265:26 AM

    Last Quarter

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

14. Tue, Aug 2712:27 PM

    Jupiter, Mars, and Moon gathered

    All within 6.5° of each other in the sky.

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