August 2026

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
14. 1 91%
15. 2 84%
16. 3 76%
17. 4 66%
18. 5 Last qtr
19. 6 44%
20. 7 32%
21. 8 22%
22. 9 13%
23. 10 6%
24. 11 2%
25. 12 New
26. 13 1%
27. 14 5%
28. 15 11%
29. 16 18%
30. 17 27%
31. 18 36%
32. 19 First qtr
33. 20 55%
34. 21 65%
35. 22 73%
36. 23 81%
37. 24 88%
38. 25 94%
39. 26 98%
40. 27 100%
41. 28 Full
42. 29 98%
43. 30 93%
44. 31 87%

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

Events in August 2026

1. Sun, Aug 24:02 AM

   Mercury at greatest elongation

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

2. Mon, Aug 312:22 AM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.

3. Wed, Aug 510:21 PM

   Last Quarter

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

4. Sun, Aug 91:27 AM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.

5. Mon, Aug 10

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 363,300 km.

6. Tue, Aug 119:41 AM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.

7. Tue, Aug 117:43 PM

   Jupiter, Mercury, and Moon gathered

   All within 5.6° of each other in the sky.

8. Tue, Aug 118:01 PM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.

9. Wed, Aug 121:37 PM

   New Moon

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

10. Wed, Aug 121:45 PM

    Total solar eclipse

    The Moon covers the Sun completely along a narrow track across Earth.

11. Sat, Aug 152:23 AM

    Venus at greatest elongation

    46° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.

12. Sat, Aug 157:23 AM

    Mercury and Jupiter close together

    They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.

13. Sun, Aug 163:10 AM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.

14. Wed, Aug 1910:46 PM

    First Quarter

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

15. Sat, Aug 22

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,600 km.

16. Thu, Aug 2712:49 PM

    Mercury behind the Sun

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

17. Fri, Aug 2812:12 AM

    Partial lunar eclipse

    Part of the Moon passes through Earth's dark inner shadow.

18. Fri, Aug 2812:19 AM

    Full Moon Sturgeon Moon

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

19. Sun, Aug 305:19 AM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.

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