August 2081

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
13. 1 15%
14. 2 8%
15. 3 3%
16. 4 New
17. 5 1%
18. 6 4%
19. 7 10%
20. 8 18%
21. 9 28%
22. 10 39%
23. 11 First qtr
24. 12 61%
25. 13 71%
26. 14 79%
27. 15 87%
28. 16 93%
29. 17 97%
30. 18 99%
31. 19 Full
32. 20 99%
33. 21 96%
34. 22 91%
35. 23 85%
36. 24 78%
37. 25 69%
38. 26 59%
39. 27 Last qtr
40. 28 39%
41. 29 29%
42. 30 19%
43. 31 11%

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

Events in August 2081

1. Mon, Aug 48:44 AM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.

2. Mon, Aug 49:24 PM

   New Moon

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

3. Tue, Aug 51:41 AM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.

4. Tue, Aug 5

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 359,300 km.

5. Wed, Aug 62:49 AM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.

6. Mon, Aug 1112:33 PM

   First Quarter

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

7. Tue, Aug 129:46 PM

   Mars behind the Sun

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

8. Sat, Aug 1612:26 AM

   Saturn at opposition

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

9. Sun, Aug 173:00 PM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.

10. Tue, Aug 1912:25 AM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.

11. Tue, Aug 197:15 AM

    Full Moon Sturgeon MoonMicromoon

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

12. Thu, Aug 21

    Apogee

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

13. Thu, Aug 215:46 PM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.

14. Wed, Aug 274:35 AM

    Venus and Neptune close together

    They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.

15. Wed, Aug 2710:08 AM

    Last Quarter

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

16. Sat, Aug 305:43 PM

    Mercury at greatest elongation

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

17. Sun, Aug 318:55 PM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.

18. Sun, Aug 3110:07 PM

    Moon, Neptune, and Venus gathered

    All within 5.6° of each other in the sky.

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