August 2040

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
11. 1 33%
12. 2 24%
13. 3 16%
14. 4 10%
15. 5 5%
16. 6 2%
17. 7 New
18. 8 1%
19. 9 3%
20. 10 7%
21. 11 12%
22. 12 20%
23. 13 28%
24. 14 38%
25. 15 First qtr
26. 16 60%
27. 17 71%
28. 18 81%
29. 19 89%
30. 20 95%
31. 21 99%
32. 22 Full
33. 23 97%
34. 24 93%
35. 25 86%
36. 26 77%
37. 27 68%
38. 28 58%
39. 29 Last qtr
40. 30 39%
41. 31 30%

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

Events in August 2040

1. Sat, Aug 410:03 PM

   Mercury and Uranus close together

   They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.

2. Sun, Aug 5

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,300 km.

3. Mon, Aug 68:59 PM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.

4. Mon, Aug 611:35 PM

   Mercury, Moon, and Uranus gathered

   All within 4.2° of each other in the sky.

5. Tue, Aug 76:29 AM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.

6. Tue, Aug 78:26 PM

   New Moon

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

7. Thu, Aug 92:09 PM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.

8. Sat, Aug 117:18 AM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.

9. Sat, Aug 118:59 AM

   Jupiter, Mars, and Moon gathered

   All within 3.8° of each other in the sky.

10. Sat, Aug 111:04 PM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.

11. Sun, Aug 122:49 AM

    Jupiter, Moon, and Saturn gathered

    All within 7.6° of each other in the sky.

12. Sun, Aug 123:41 AM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.

13. Mon, Aug 131:37 AM

    Mercury behind the Sun

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

14. Wed, Aug 152:36 PM

    First Quarter

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

15. Fri, Aug 1710:29 PM

    Mars and Jupiter close together

    They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.

16. Mon, Aug 20

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 359,300 km.

17. Wed, Aug 225:10 AM

    Full Moon Sturgeon Moon

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

18. Sun, Aug 268:32 PM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.

19. Wed, Aug 297:16 AM

    Last Quarter

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

20. Thu, Aug 3010:55 PM

    Mars and Saturn close together

    They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.

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