August 2156

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
8. 1 Full
9. 2 98%
10. 3 94%
11. 4 87%
12. 5 78%
13. 6 68%
14. 7 57%
15. 8 Last qtr
16. 9 36%
17. 10 26%
18. 11 18%
19. 12 11%
20. 13 6%
21. 14 2%
22. 15 New
23. 16 0%
24. 17 2%
25. 18 6%
26. 19 11%
27. 20 17%
28. 21 25%
29. 22 34%
30. 23 44%
31. 24 First qtr
32. 25 65%
33. 26 75%
34. 27 85%
35. 28 92%
36. 29 97%
37. 30 Full
38. 31 99%

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

Events in August 2156

1. Sun, Aug 111:48 AM

   Full Moon Sturgeon MoonSupermoon

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

2. Mon, Aug 2

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 358,400 km.

3. Sun, Aug 82:58 AM

   Last Quarter

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

4. Wed, Aug 113:57 PM

   Mercury at inferior conjunction

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

5. Fri, Aug 137:27 PM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.

6. Fri, Aug 139:38 PM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.

7. Fri, Aug 1310:03 PM

   Jupiter, Mars, and Moon gathered

   All within 2.9° of each other in the sky.

8. Sun, Aug 1511:22 PM

   New Moon

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

9. Sun, Aug 1511:35 PM

   Partial solar eclipse

   The Moon covers part of the Sun.

10. Mon, Aug 166:26 AM

    Mars and Jupiter close together

    They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.

11. Tue, Aug 17

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,400 km.

12. Wed, Aug 185:38 AM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.

13. Tue, Aug 241:29 AM

    First Quarter

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

14. Thu, Aug 263:13 AM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.

15. Fri, Aug 279:00 AM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.

16. Sun, Aug 298:30 AM

    Mercury at greatest elongation

    18° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.

17. Mon, Aug 30

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,000 km.

18. Mon, Aug 307:14 PM

    Total lunar eclipse

    The Moon passes fully into Earth's shadow and turns a dim copper red.

19. Mon, Aug 307:18 PM

    Full Moon Sturgeon MoonBlue MoonSupermoon

    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.