August 2072

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
9. 1 94%
10. 2 88%
11. 3 82%
12. 4 74%
13. 5 65%
14. 6 55%
15. 7 Last qtr
16. 8 35%
17. 9 25%
18. 10 16%
19. 11 8%
20. 12 3%
21. 13 New
22. 14 1%
23. 15 4%
24. 16 10%
25. 17 18%
26. 18 28%
27. 19 39%
28. 20 First qtr
29. 21 60%
30. 22 70%
31. 23 79%
32. 24 86%
33. 25 92%
34. 26 96%
35. 27 99%
36. 28 Full
37. 29 99%
38. 30 96%
39. 31 92%

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

Events in August 2072

1. Mon, Aug 1

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,900 km.

2. Tue, Aug 29:36 AM

   Mercury at greatest elongation

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

3. Sun, Aug 712:15 AM

   Last Quarter

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

4. Wed, Aug 1012:13 PM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.

5. Thu, Aug 1111:53 AM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.

6. Fri, Aug 128:05 PM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.

7. Sat, Aug 139:21 PM

   New Moon

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

8. Sun, Aug 14

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,800 km.

9. Mon, Aug 1512:39 PM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.

10. Tue, Aug 165:09 PM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.

11. Fri, Aug 191:33 AM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.

12. Sat, Aug 201:21 PM

    First Quarter

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

13. Sat, Aug 275:58 PM

    Mercury behind the Sun

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

14. Sun, Aug 2811:59 AM

    Full Moon Sturgeon MoonMicromoon

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

15. Sun, Aug 2812:03 PM

    Total lunar eclipse

    The Moon passes fully into Earth's shadow and turns a dim copper red.

16. Sun, Aug 28

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,300 km.

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