August 2031

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
13. 1 97%
14. 2 Full
15. 3 99%
16. 4 96%
17. 5 90%
18. 6 83%
19. 7 74%
20. 8 64%
21. 9 Last qtr
22. 10 44%
23. 11 34%
24. 12 25%
25. 13 18%
26. 14 11%
27. 15 6%
28. 16 2%
29. 17 0%
30. 18 New
31. 19 2%
32. 20 6%
33. 21 12%
34. 22 19%
35. 23 28%
36. 24 38%
37. 25 First qtr
38. 26 60%
39. 27 71%
40. 28 81%
41. 29 89%
42. 30 96%
43. 31 99%

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

Events in August 2031

1. Sat, Aug 2

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 358,000 km.

2. Sat, Aug 29:46 PM

   Full Moon Sturgeon MoonSupermoon

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

3. Thu, Aug 79:28 AM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.

4. Sat, Aug 98:24 PM

   Last Quarter

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

5. Sun, Aug 1010:54 PM

   Venus at inferior conjunction

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

6. Mon, Aug 1111:57 PM

   Mercury at inferior conjunction

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

7. Tue, Aug 122:30 PM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.

8. Wed, Aug 131:55 AM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.

9. Wed, Aug 132:08 AM

   Moon, Saturn, and Uranus gathered

   All within 5.8° of each other in the sky.

10. Thu, Aug 14

    Apogee

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

11. Sat, Aug 1610:12 PM

    Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered

    All within 4.2° of each other in the sky.

12. Sun, Aug 173:43 AM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.

13. Sun, Aug 175:48 AM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.

14. Mon, Aug 1812:32 AM

    New Moon

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

15. Mon, Aug 2510:46 AM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.

16. Mon, Aug 252:40 PM

    First Quarter

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

17. Tue, Aug 267:49 PM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.

18. Fri, Aug 291:38 PM

    Mercury at greatest elongation

    18° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.

19. Sat, Aug 30

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 361,700 km.

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