August 2050

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
9. 1 97%
10. 2 Full
11. 3 99%
12. 4 96%
13. 5 90%
14. 6 82%
15. 7 72%
16. 8 61%
17. 9 Last qtr
18. 10 40%
19. 11 30%
20. 12 21%
21. 13 13%
22. 14 7%
23. 15 3%
24. 16 1%
25. 17 New
26. 18 1%
27. 19 4%
28. 20 9%
29. 21 15%
30. 22 22%
31. 23 31%
32. 24 40%
33. 25 First qtr
34. 26 61%
35. 27 71%
36. 28 81%
37. 29 89%
38. 30 95%
39. 31 99%

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

Events in August 2050

1. Tue, Aug 210:20 PM

   Full Moon Sturgeon Moon

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

2. Thu, Aug 4

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 359,000 km.

3. Sun, Aug 72:59 PM

   Jupiter behind the Sun

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

4. Sun, Aug 75:36 PM

   Venus at greatest elongation

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

5. Tue, Aug 912:48 PM

   Last Quarter

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

6. Wed, Aug 108:31 AM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.

7. Sun, Aug 143:44 AM

   Mars at opposition

   Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.

8. Wed, Aug 177:47 AM

   New Moon

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

9. Thu, Aug 189:22 AM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.

10. Fri, Aug 19

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,500 km.

11. Fri, Aug 199:54 AM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.

12. Sun, Aug 2110:50 AM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 0.0° apart in the sky.

13. Wed, Aug 2410:29 PM

    Mercury at inferior conjunction

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

14. Thu, Aug 2510:56 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.