August 2051

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
10. 1 26%
11. 2 17%
12. 3 10%
13. 4 4%
14. 5 1%
15. 6 New
16. 7 1%
17. 8 4%
18. 9 9%
19. 10 15%
20. 11 23%
21. 12 31%
22. 13 40%
23. 14 First qtr
24. 15 59%
25. 16 69%
26. 17 78%
27. 18 86%
28. 19 92%
29. 20 97%
30. 21 Full
31. 22 99%
32. 23 96%
33. 24 91%
34. 25 83%
35. 26 73%
36. 27 62%
37. 28 Last qtr
38. 29 40%
39. 30 29%
40. 31 20%

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

Events in August 2051

1. Sat, Aug 52:20 AM

   Venus behind the Sun

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

2. Sun, Aug 611:05 AM

   New Moon

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

3. Sun, Aug 612:56 PM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.

4. Sun, Aug 62:41 PM

   Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered

   All within 6.1° of each other in the sky.

5. Mon, Aug 71:35 AM

   Mercury at inferior conjunction

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

6. Tue, Aug 811:47 AM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.

7. Wed, Aug 92:54 PM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.

8. Wed, Aug 94:26 PM

   Saturn at opposition

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

9. Sat, Aug 12

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,600 km.

10. Mon, Aug 1412:49 PM

    First Quarter

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

11. Mon, Aug 219:35 PM

    Full Moon Sturgeon Moon

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

12. Thu, Aug 24

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 363,300 km.

13. Thu, Aug 248:54 PM

    Venus and Mars close together

    They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.

14. Fri, Aug 2512:41 AM

    Mercury at greatest elongation

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

15. Mon, Aug 285:16 AM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.

16. Mon, Aug 281:29 PM

    Last Quarter

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

17. Wed, Aug 303:16 PM

    Jupiter, Mars, and Venus gathered

    All within 3.5° of each other in the sky.

18. Wed, Aug 303:40 PM

    Venus and Jupiter close together

    They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.

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