August 2028

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
10. 1 87%
11. 2 93%
12. 3 97%
13. 4 100%
14. 5 Full
15. 6 98%
16. 7 95%
17. 8 90%
18. 9 84%
19. 10 76%
20. 11 68%
21. 12 58%
22. 13 Last qtr
23. 14 38%
24. 15 28%
25. 16 19%
26. 17 11%
27. 18 5%
28. 19 1%
29. 20 New
30. 21 2%
31. 22 8%
32. 23 15%
33. 24 24%
34. 25 35%
35. 26 First qtr
36. 27 57%
37. 28 67%
38. 29 76%
39. 30 84%
40. 31 90%

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

Events in August 2028

1. Sat, Aug 54:10 AM

   Full Moon Sturgeon Moon

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

2. Tue, Aug 8

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,900 km.

3. Thu, Aug 1012:05 PM

   Venus at greatest elongation

   46° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.

4. Sun, Aug 137:45 AM

   Last Quarter

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

5. Tue, Aug 151:49 AM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.

6. Wed, Aug 1610:49 PM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.

7. Thu, Aug 172:44 PM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.

8. Sun, Aug 206:44 AM

   New Moon

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

9. Mon, Aug 21

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 358,100 km.

10. Mon, Aug 219:28 PM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.

11. Tue, Aug 226:26 AM

    Jupiter, Mercury, and Moon gathered

    All within 6.8° of each other in the sky.

12. Sat, Aug 269:36 PM

    First Quarter

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

13. Mon, Aug 2812:02 AM

    Mercury and Jupiter close together

    They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.

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