August 2042

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
13. 1 Full
14. 2 99%
15. 3 95%
16. 4 89%
17. 5 80%
18. 6 70%
19. 7 59%
20. 8 Last qtr
21. 9 36%
22. 10 26%
23. 11 17%
24. 12 10%
25. 13 5%
26. 14 1%
27. 15 New
28. 16 1%
29. 17 4%
30. 18 8%
31. 19 14%
32. 20 21%
33. 21 29%
34. 22 38%
35. 23 First qtr
36. 24 58%
37. 25 67%
38. 26 77%
39. 27 85%
40. 28 92%
41. 29 97%
42. 30 Full
43. 31 99%

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

Events in August 2042

1. Fri, Aug 11:33 PM

   Full Moon Sturgeon Moon

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

2. Mon, Aug 4

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 365,500 km.

3. Tue, Aug 54:09 AM

   Uranus behind the Sun

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

4. Thu, Aug 78:51 PM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.

5. Fri, Aug 86:35 AM

   Last Quarter

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

6. Sun, Aug 103:44 AM

   Venus at greatest elongation

   46° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.

7. Thu, Aug 148:06 PM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.

8. Fri, Aug 152:01 PM

   New Moon

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

9. Sun, Aug 1711:11 PM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.

10. Tue, Aug 193:51 PM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.

11. Wed, Aug 2012:01 AM

    Mars, Moon, and Venus gathered

    All within 4.5° of each other in the sky.

12. Wed, Aug 2012:12 AM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.

13. Wed, Aug 20

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,200 km.

14. Thu, Aug 217:23 AM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.

15. Fri, Aug 225:46 PM

    Mercury at greatest elongation

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

16. Sat, Aug 234:09 AM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.

17. Sat, Aug 235:55 PM

    First Quarter

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

18. Sat, Aug 3010:02 PM

    Full Moon Sturgeon MoonBlue Moon

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

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