August 2027

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
8. 1 1%
9. 2 New
10. 3 2%
11. 4 8%
12. 5 15%
13. 6 24%
14. 7 34%
15. 8 45%
16. 9 First qtr
17. 10 65%
18. 11 74%
19. 12 82%
20. 13 89%
21. 14 94%
22. 15 98%
23. 16 100%
24. 17 Full
25. 18 98%
26. 19 95%
27. 20 90%
28. 21 83%
29. 22 75%
30. 23 65%
31. 24 Last qtr
32. 25 44%
33. 26 33%
34. 27 23%
35. 28 13%
36. 29 6%
37. 30 2%
38. 31 New

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

Events in August 2027

1. Sun, Aug 111:54 AM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.

2. Mon, Aug 21:29 AM

   Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered

   All within 7.5° of each other in the sky.

3. Mon, Aug 21:32 AM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.

4. Mon, Aug 2

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,400 km.

5. Mon, Aug 26:05 AM

   New Moon

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

6. Mon, Aug 26:06 AM

   Total solar eclipse

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

7. Tue, Aug 34:50 PM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.

8. Fri, Aug 61:32 PM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.

9. Mon, Aug 912:54 AM

   First Quarter

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

10. Wed, Aug 112:29 AM

    Mercury and Venus close together

    They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.

11. Wed, Aug 116:47 AM

    Mercury behind the Sun

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

12. Wed, Aug 117:42 PM

    Venus behind the Sun

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

13. Sun, Aug 15

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,100 km.

14. Tue, Aug 173:13 AM

    Penumbral lunar eclipse

    The Moon passes through Earth's faint outer shadow and dims slightly.

15. Tue, Aug 173:29 AM

    Full Moon Sturgeon MoonMicromoon

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

16. Thu, Aug 196:46 PM

    Mercury and Jupiter close together

    They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.

17. Thu, Aug 196:59 PM

    Jupiter, Mercury, and Venus gathered

    All within 6.3° of each other in the sky.

18. Tue, Aug 2410:27 PM

    Last Quarter

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

19. Wed, Aug 2512:40 PM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.

20. Wed, Aug 2510:59 PM

    Venus and Jupiter close together

    They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.

21. Mon, Aug 30

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 359,200 km.

22. Tue, Aug 313:34 AM

    Jupiter behind the Sun

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

23. Tue, Aug 311:10 PM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.

24. Tue, Aug 311:41 PM

    New Moon Black Moon

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

25. Tue, Aug 313:31 PM

    Jupiter, Moon, and Venus gathered

    All within 5.8° of each other in the sky.

26. Tue, Aug 3111:10 PM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.

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