August 2074

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
11. 1 66%
12. 2 76%
13. 3 85%
14. 4 93%
15. 5 97%
16. 6 Full
17. 7 100%
18. 8 97%
19. 9 92%
20. 10 86%
21. 11 78%
22. 12 70%
23. 13 60%
24. 14 Last qtr
25. 15 42%
26. 16 32%
27. 17 24%
28. 18 16%
29. 19 9%
30. 20 4%
31. 21 1%
32. 22 New
33. 23 1%
34. 24 5%
35. 25 11%
36. 26 20%
37. 27 30%
38. 28 40%
39. 29 First qtr
40. 30 63%
41. 31 74%

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

Events in August 2074

1. Wed, Aug 14:20 PM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.

2. Thu, Aug 2

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 367,500 km.

3. Sat, Aug 46:09 AM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.

4. Sat, Aug 46:23 AM

   Mercury and Jupiter close together

   They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.

5. Mon, Aug 69:53 PM

   Penumbral lunar eclipse

   The Moon passes through Earth's faint outer shadow and dims slightly.

6. Mon, Aug 610:06 PM

   Full Moon Sturgeon Moon

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

7. Tue, Aug 142:10 PM

   Last Quarter

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

8. Wed, Aug 15

   Apogee

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

9. Thu, Aug 167:39 PM

   Jupiter behind the Sun

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

10. Sun, Aug 1910:54 AM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.

11. Wed, Aug 223:20 AM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.

12. Wed, Aug 2210:59 AM

    New Moon

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

13. Fri, Aug 247:20 AM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.

14. Tue, Aug 28

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 369,500 km.

15. Tue, Aug 2810:41 PM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.

16. Wed, Aug 298:12 AM

    First Quarter

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

17. Fri, Aug 3111:42 AM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.

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