August 2105

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
14. 1 68%
15. 2 57%
16. 3 Last qtr
17. 4 34%
18. 5 24%
19. 6 15%
20. 7 7%
21. 8 3%
22. 9 New
23. 10 1%
24. 11 3%
25. 12 8%
26. 13 14%
27. 14 22%
28. 15 31%
29. 16 40%
30. 17 First qtr
31. 18 59%
32. 19 68%
33. 20 76%
34. 21 84%
35. 22 91%
36. 23 96%
37. 24 99%
38. 25 Full
39. 26 98%
40. 27 95%
41. 28 88%
42. 29 80%
43. 30 70%
44. 31 59%

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

Events in August 2105

1. Sat, Aug 13:58 PM

   Mercury at greatest elongation

   20° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.

2. Mon, Aug 32:29 AM

   Last Quarter

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

3. Mon, Aug 310:57 AM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.

4. Wed, Aug 5

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 367,900 km.

5. Thu, Aug 69:37 AM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.

6. Fri, Aug 711:34 AM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.

7. Sat, Aug 81:22 PM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.

8. Sun, Aug 99:33 PM

   New Moon

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

9. Mon, Aug 172:00 PM

   First Quarter

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

10. Tue, Aug 18

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,100 km.

11. Wed, Aug 192:29 PM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.

12. Tue, Aug 2510:07 AM

    Full Moon Sturgeon Moon

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

13. Thu, Aug 272:59 AM

    Mercury behind the Sun

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

14. Sun, Aug 304:28 PM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.

15. Mon, Aug 31

    Perigee

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

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