August 2102

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
10. 1 90%
11. 2 82%
12. 3 72%
13. 4 62%
14. 5 Last qtr
15. 6 42%
16. 7 32%
17. 8 24%
18. 9 16%
19. 10 10%
20. 11 5%
21. 12 2%
22. 13 New
23. 14 0%
24. 15 3%
25. 16 7%
26. 17 13%
27. 18 20%
28. 19 29%
29. 20 39%
30. 21 First qtr
31. 22 61%
32. 23 72%
33. 24 81%
34. 25 90%
35. 26 96%
36. 27 99%
37. 28 Full
38. 29 97%
39. 30 92%
40. 31 85%

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

Events in August 2102

1. Sat, Aug 54:10 PM

   Last Quarter

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

2. Wed, Aug 98:46 AM

   Mercury at greatest elongation

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

3. Thu, Aug 1011:24 AM

   Mars and Neptune close together

   They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.

4. Fri, Aug 11

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,200 km.

5. Sat, Aug 122:55 PM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.

6. Sun, Aug 134:23 AM

   Mars, Mercury, and Neptune gathered

   All within 5.7° of each other in the sky.

7. Sun, Aug 137:37 PM

   New Moon

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

8. Wed, Aug 163:54 AM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.

9. Wed, Aug 166:05 AM

   Mars, Mercury, Moon, and Neptune gathered

   All within 5.9° of each other in the sky.

10. Wed, Aug 161:30 PM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.

11. Sat, Aug 193:13 AM

    Mercury and Neptune close together

    They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.

12. Mon, Aug 211:05 PM

    First Quarter

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

13. Tue, Aug 225:37 PM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.

14. Sat, Aug 26

    Perigee

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

15. Mon, Aug 284:05 AM

    Full Moon Sturgeon Moon

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

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