August 2052

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
12. 1 42%
13. 2 First qtr
14. 3 61%
15. 4 70%
16. 5 78%
17. 6 85%
18. 7 92%
19. 8 96%
20. 9 99%
21. 10 Full
22. 11 99%
23. 12 95%
24. 13 89%
25. 14 81%
26. 15 72%
27. 16 61%
28. 17 Last qtr
29. 18 38%
30. 19 27%
31. 20 18%
32. 21 10%
33. 22 4%
34. 23 1%
35. 24 New
36. 25 2%
37. 26 5%
38. 27 11%
39. 28 18%
40. 29 26%
41. 30 35%
42. 31 44%

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

Events in August 2052

1. Fri, Aug 29:20 AM

   First Quarter

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

2. Sat, Aug 31:59 PM

   Venus at greatest elongation

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

3. Sun, Aug 4

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,400 km.

4. Wed, Aug 71:55 AM

   Mercury at greatest elongation

   19° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.

5. Sat, Aug 108:52 AM

   Full Moon Sturgeon Moon

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

6. Sun, Aug 115:23 AM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.

7. Thu, Aug 1510:53 PM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.

8. Sat, Aug 1710:43 AM

   Last Quarter

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

9. Sat, Aug 1711:12 PM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.

10. Mon, Aug 19

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 369,200 km.

11. Tue, Aug 208:16 PM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.

12. Wed, Aug 216:17 AM

    Saturn at opposition

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

13. Sat, Aug 247:07 AM

    New Moon

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

14. Mon, Aug 268:16 AM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.

15. Tue, Aug 2712:10 AM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.

16. Sat, Aug 31

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,200 km.

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