August 2053

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
13. 1 96%
14. 2 92%
15. 3 86%
16. 4 78%
17. 5 69%
18. 6 58%
19. 7 Last qtr
20. 8 36%
21. 9 26%
22. 10 16%
23. 11 8%
24. 12 3%
25. 13 New
26. 14 1%
27. 15 4%
28. 16 9%
29. 17 17%
30. 18 26%
31. 19 35%
32. 20 45%
33. 21 First qtr
34. 22 64%
35. 23 73%
36. 24 81%
37. 25 88%
38. 26 93%
39. 27 97%
40. 28 100%
41. 29 Full
42. 30 98%
43. 31 94%

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

Events in August 2053

1. Sat, Aug 211:06 AM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.

2. Thu, Aug 76:25 AM

   Last Quarter

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

3. Fri, Aug 83:59 PM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.

4. Tue, Aug 12

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 360,200 km.

5. Wed, Aug 134:39 PM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.

6. Wed, Aug 138:41 PM

   New Moon

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

7. Fri, Aug 158:20 AM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.

8. Fri, Aug 158:40 PM

   Mercury behind the Sun

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

9. Sat, Aug 165:20 PM

   Moon, Uranus, and Venus gathered

   All within 1.0° of each other in the sky.

10. Sat, Aug 165:32 PM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.

11. Sat, Aug 165:33 PM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.

12. Sat, Aug 165:43 PM

    Venus and Uranus close together

    They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.

13. Mon, Aug 187:07 PM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.

14. Thu, Aug 2112:27 AM

    First Quarter

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

15. Sun, Aug 24

    Apogee

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

16. Fri, Aug 293:53 AM

    Full Moon Sturgeon Moon

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

17. Fri, Aug 294:04 AM

    Penumbral lunar eclipse

    The Moon passes through Earth's faint outer shadow and dims slightly.

18. Fri, Aug 291:39 PM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.

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