August 2071

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
14. 1 38%
15. 2 First qtr
16. 3 58%
17. 4 68%
18. 5 76%
19. 6 84%
20. 7 90%
21. 8 95%
22. 9 98%
23. 10 Full
24. 11 100%
25. 12 97%
26. 13 93%
27. 14 88%
28. 15 80%
29. 16 72%
30. 17 62%
31. 18 Last qtr
32. 19 40%
33. 20 29%
34. 21 19%
35. 22 11%
36. 23 4%
37. 24 1%
38. 25 New
39. 26 3%
40. 27 7%
41. 28 14%
42. 29 23%
43. 30 32%
44. 31 42%

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

Events in August 2071

1. Sat, Aug 11:42 PM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.

2. Sun, Aug 21:44 AM

   Mercury at inferior conjunction

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

3. Sun, Aug 25:05 PM

   First Quarter

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

4. Sat, Aug 8

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,100 km.

5. Mon, Aug 107:39 PM

   Full Moon Sturgeon Moon

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

6. Tue, Aug 181:57 PM

   Last Quarter

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

7. Wed, Aug 194:03 AM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.

8. Thu, Aug 202:49 AM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.

9. Thu, Aug 2011:08 AM

   Mercury at greatest elongation

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

10. Fri, Aug 2111:53 PM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.

11. Sat, Aug 2211:29 PM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.

12. Sun, Aug 239:34 PM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.

13. Sun, Aug 23

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 359,700 km.

14. Tue, Aug 254:16 AM

    New Moon

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

15. Sat, Aug 292:06 AM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.

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