August 2056

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
10. 1 67%
11. 2 58%
12. 3 Last qtr
13. 4 39%
14. 5 30%
15. 6 22%
16. 7 14%
17. 8 8%
18. 9 3%
19. 10 1%
20. 11 New
21. 12 2%
22. 13 7%
23. 14 14%
24. 15 23%
25. 16 33%
26. 17 44%
27. 18 First qtr
28. 19 67%
29. 20 77%
30. 21 86%
31. 22 92%
32. 23 97%
33. 24 100%
34. 25 Full
35. 26 98%
36. 27 94%
37. 28 88%
38. 29 81%
39. 30 74%
40. 31 65%

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

Events in August 2056

1. Tue, Aug 15:13 PM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.

2. Thu, Aug 37:52 AM

   Last Quarter

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

3. Thu, Aug 3

   Apogee

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

4. Sat, Aug 57:24 PM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.

5. Sat, Aug 59:52 PM

   Mars, Moon, and Neptune gathered

   All within 3.8° of each other in the sky.

6. Sun, Aug 62:46 AM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.

7. Mon, Aug 72:59 AM

   Mercury at greatest elongation

   27° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.

8. Fri, Aug 113:48 AM

   New Moon

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

9. Sat, Aug 127:50 PM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.

10. Sun, Aug 134:06 AM

    Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered

    All within 7.1° of each other in the sky.

11. Tue, Aug 155:53 AM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.

12. Wed, Aug 16

    Perigee

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

13. Fri, Aug 1812:14 AM

    First Quarter

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

14. Tue, Aug 229:44 PM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.

15. Fri, Aug 252:00 AM

    Full Moon Sturgeon Moon

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

16. Tue, Aug 2912:15 AM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.

17. Thu, Aug 31

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,500 km.

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