August 2030

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
12. 1 5%
13. 2 11%
14. 3 19%
15. 4 28%
16. 5 39%
17. 6 First qtr
18. 7 61%
19. 8 72%
20. 9 82%
21. 10 90%
22. 11 96%
23. 12 99%
24. 13 Full
25. 14 98%
26. 15 94%
27. 16 88%
28. 17 81%
29. 18 72%
30. 19 63%
31. 20 Last qtr
32. 21 44%
33. 22 35%
34. 23 26%
35. 24 18%
36. 25 11%
37. 26 6%
38. 27 2%
39. 28 New
40. 29 1%
41. 30 4%
42. 31 9%

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

Events in August 2030

1. Thu, Aug 11:54 PM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.

2. Fri, Aug 21:39 AM

   Mercury at greatest elongation

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

3. Mon, Aug 53:03 PM

   Venus and Mars close together

   They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.

4. Tue, Aug 612:43 PM

   First Quarter

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

5. Tue, Aug 67:58 PM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.

6. Fri, Aug 9

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 366,700 km.

7. Tue, Aug 136:44 AM

   Full Moon Sturgeon Moon

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

8. Tue, Aug 209:15 PM

   Last Quarter

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

9. Wed, Aug 215:45 PM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.

10. Wed, Aug 21

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,200 km.

11. Thu, Aug 2210:33 PM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.

12. Wed, Aug 287:07 PM

    New Moon

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

13. Wed, Aug 289:54 PM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.

14. Thu, Aug 294:02 PM

    Mercury at inferior conjunction

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

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