August 2036

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
13. 1 75%
14. 2 83%
15. 3 90%
16. 4 95%
17. 5 98%
18. 6 Full
19. 7 100%
20. 8 98%
21. 9 94%
22. 10 89%
23. 11 82%
24. 12 74%
25. 13 65%
26. 14 Last qtr
27. 15 44%
28. 16 33%
29. 17 23%
30. 18 14%
31. 19 6%
32. 20 2%
33. 21 New
34. 22 1%
35. 23 6%
36. 24 12%
37. 25 21%
38. 26 30%
39. 27 40%
40. 28 First qtr
41. 29 61%
42. 30 70%
43. 31 78%

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

Events in August 2036

1. Wed, Aug 6

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,200 km.

2. Wed, Aug 610:49 PM

   Full Moon Sturgeon MoonMicromoon

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

3. Wed, Aug 610:51 PM

   Total lunar eclipse

   The Moon passes fully into Earth's shadow and turns a dim copper red.

4. Fri, Aug 84:38 AM

   Venus at greatest elongation

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

5. Mon, Aug 1110:16 PM

   Mercury at greatest elongation

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

6. Tue, Aug 129:17 PM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.

7. Thu, Aug 147:57 PM

   Saturn behind the Sun

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

8. Thu, Aug 149:36 PM

   Last Quarter

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

9. Sat, Aug 1611:24 PM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.

10. Mon, Aug 187:59 AM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.

11. Mon, Aug 187:26 PM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.

12. Mon, Aug 188:33 PM

    Moon, Uranus, and Venus gathered

    All within 7.2° of each other in the sky.

13. Thu, Aug 21

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,800 km.

14. Thu, Aug 214:36 AM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.

15. Thu, Aug 211:24 PM

    Partial solar eclipse

    The Moon covers part of the Sun.

16. Thu, Aug 211:35 PM

    New Moon

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

17. Fri, Aug 227:37 AM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.

18. Mon, Aug 259:38 AM

    Venus and Uranus close together

    They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.

19. Thu, Aug 2810:43 AM

    First Quarter

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

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