August 2073

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
10. 1 5%
11. 2 1%
12. 3 New
13. 4 1%
14. 5 5%
15. 6 12%
16. 7 20%
17. 8 30%
18. 9 42%
19. 10 First qtr
20. 11 64%
21. 12 74%
22. 13 83%
23. 14 90%
24. 15 96%
25. 16 99%
26. 17 Full
27. 18 99%
28. 19 96%
29. 20 92%
30. 21 86%
31. 22 79%
32. 23 71%
33. 24 62%
34. 25 Last qtr
35. 26 42%
36. 27 33%
37. 28 23%
38. 29 15%
39. 30 8%
40. 31 3%

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

Events in August 2073

1. Tue, Aug 17:59 PM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.

2. Wed, Aug 210:55 AM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.

3. Wed, Aug 21:06 PM

   Jupiter, Mercury, and Moon gathered

   All within 4.4° of each other in the sky.

4. Wed, Aug 27:25 PM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.

5. Thu, Aug 31:04 PM

   New Moon

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

6. Thu, Aug 31:12 PM

   Total solar eclipse

   The Moon covers the Sun completely along a narrow track across Earth.

7. Sun, Aug 6

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 365,500 km.

8. Thu, Aug 105:54 AM

   First Quarter

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

9. Thu, Aug 107:04 AM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.

10. Fri, Aug 1111:45 AM

    Mercury behind the Sun

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

11. Sat, Aug 1211:54 PM

    Venus and Neptune close together

    They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.

12. Sun, Aug 1311:31 AM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.

13. Thu, Aug 171:40 PM

    Total lunar eclipse

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

14. Thu, Aug 171:45 PM

    Full Moon Sturgeon Moon

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

15. Tue, Aug 22

    Apogee

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

16. Wed, Aug 232:30 PM

    Venus and Jupiter close together

    They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.

17. Fri, Aug 255:05 PM

    Last Quarter

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

18. Mon, Aug 281:42 PM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.

19. Tue, Aug 297:17 AM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.

20. Wed, Aug 307:08 AM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.

21. Wed, Aug 307:39 AM

    Jupiter, Moon, and Venus gathered

    All within 6.7° of each other in the sky.

22. Wed, Aug 307:44 PM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.

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