August 2068

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
11. 1 11%
12. 2 18%
13. 3 26%
14. 4 34%
15. 5 44%
16. 6 First qtr
17. 7 63%
18. 8 73%
19. 9 82%
20. 10 90%
21. 11 96%
22. 12 99%
23. 13 Full
24. 14 97%
25. 15 92%
26. 16 85%
27. 17 75%
28. 18 65%
29. 19 Last qtr
30. 20 43%
31. 21 33%
32. 22 23%
33. 23 15%
34. 24 9%
35. 25 4%
36. 26 1%
37. 27 New
38. 28 1%
39. 29 3%
40. 30 8%
41. 31 13%

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

Events in August 2068

1. Thu, Aug 2

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,600 km.

2. Fri, Aug 33:29 AM

   Jupiter at opposition

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

3. Sun, Aug 59:44 AM

   Mercury and Mars close together

   They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.

4. Mon, Aug 63:38 AM

   First Quarter

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

5. Wed, Aug 85:20 AM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.

6. Mon, Aug 135:51 AM

   Full Moon Sturgeon Moon

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

7. Tue, Aug 14

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 359,400 km.

8. Tue, Aug 143:04 PM

   Venus and Neptune close together

   They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.

9. Sun, Aug 192:16 PM

   Mercury and Saturn close together

   They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.

10. Sun, Aug 198:16 PM

    Last Quarter

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

11. Wed, Aug 2210:24 PM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.

12. Thu, Aug 234:25 PM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.

13. Mon, Aug 272:28 PM

    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 275:47 PM

    Mercury at greatest elongation

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

15. Wed, Aug 2912:23 AM

    Mars, Moon, and Saturn gathered

    All within 7.0° of each other in the sky.

16. Wed, Aug 29

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,400 km.

17. Thu, Aug 302:00 AM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.

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