August 2044

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
9. 1 59%
10. 2 69%
11. 3 77%
12. 4 84%
13. 5 91%
14. 6 95%
15. 7 99%
16. 8 Full
17. 9 99%
18. 10 97%
19. 11 93%
20. 12 86%
21. 13 78%
22. 14 69%
23. 15 58%
24. 16 Last qtr
25. 17 36%
26. 18 25%
27. 19 16%
28. 20 8%
29. 21 3%
30. 22 New
31. 23 1%
32. 24 4%
33. 25 9%
34. 26 16%
35. 27 24%
36. 28 34%
37. 29 43%
38. 30 First qtr
39. 31 62%

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

Events in August 2044

1. Fri, Aug 5

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,600 km.

2. Fri, Aug 59:30 PM

   Venus at greatest elongation

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

3. Sun, Aug 77:57 AM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.

4. Mon, Aug 85:14 PM

   Full Moon Sturgeon Moon

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

5. Sun, Aug 141:34 AM

   Mercury at inferior conjunction

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

6. Sun, Aug 1411:52 AM

   Uranus behind the Sun

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

7. Tue, Aug 166:03 AM

   Last Quarter

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

8. Sat, Aug 20

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 362,700 km.

9. Sun, Aug 219:50 PM

   Mercury, Moon, and Uranus gathered

   All within 6.7° of each other in the sky.

10. Mon, Aug 228:37 AM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.

11. Mon, Aug 229:06 PM

    New Moon

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

12. Mon, Aug 229:15 PM

    Total solar eclipse

    The Moon covers the Sun completely along a narrow track across Earth.

13. Sat, Aug 274:41 PM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.

14. Tue, Aug 305:19 AM

    First Quarter

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

15. Wed, Aug 3110:31 AM

    Mercury at greatest elongation

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

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