August 2103

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
11. 1 2%
12. 2 New
13. 3 0%
14. 4 3%
15. 5 6%
16. 6 12%
17. 7 19%
18. 8 27%
19. 9 36%
20. 10 First qtr
21. 11 55%
22. 12 66%
23. 13 75%
24. 14 84%
25. 15 92%
26. 16 97%
27. 17 Full
28. 18 99%
29. 19 96%
30. 20 90%
31. 21 81%
32. 22 72%
33. 23 61%
34. 24 Last qtr
35. 25 40%
36. 26 30%
37. 27 21%
38. 28 14%
39. 29 8%
40. 30 4%
41. 31 1%

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

Events in August 2103

1. Thu, Aug 28:13 PM

   New Moon

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

2. Sat, Aug 47:05 PM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.

3. Sun, Aug 5

   Apogee

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

4. Fri, Aug 1011:36 PM

   First Quarter

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

5. Wed, Aug 1511:20 AM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.

6. Fri, Aug 179:03 PM

   Full Moon Sturgeon MoonSupermoon

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

7. Sat, Aug 18

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,400 km.

8. Sun, Aug 198:39 AM

   Mercury at inferior conjunction

   Passes between Earth and the Sun and is lost in its glare.

9. Fri, Aug 2412:15 PM

   Last Quarter

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

10. Sat, Aug 2510:00 AM

    Venus at its brightest

    Shines at magnitude -4.7, as bright as it gets this time around.

11. Sun, Aug 268:46 AM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.

12. Tue, Aug 287:53 PM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.

13. Fri, Aug 3112:14 AM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.

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