August 2166

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
13. 1 27%
14. 2 36%
15. 3 First qtr
16. 4 55%
17. 5 65%
18. 6 74%
19. 7 82%
20. 8 89%
21. 9 95%
22. 10 99%
23. 11 Full
24. 12 99%
25. 13 94%
26. 14 88%
27. 15 79%
28. 16 69%
29. 17 57%
30. 18 Last qtr
31. 19 35%
32. 20 25%
33. 21 16%
34. 22 9%
35. 23 4%
36. 24 1%
37. 25 New
38. 26 1%
39. 27 4%
40. 28 8%
41. 29 14%
42. 30 22%
43. 31 30%

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

Events in August 2166

1. Sat, Aug 212:27 AM

   Neptune at opposition

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

2. Sat, Aug 2

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,500 km.

3. Sun, Aug 311:23 PM

   First Quarter

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

4. Tue, Aug 53:54 AM

   Uranus at opposition

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

5. Fri, Aug 811:02 PM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.

6. Sun, Aug 107:20 PM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.

7. Mon, Aug 1112:29 AM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.

8. Mon, Aug 1112:30 AM

   Moon, Neptune, and Uranus gathered

   All within 3.1° of each other in the sky.

9. Mon, Aug 1111:08 AM

   Full Moon Sturgeon Moon

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

10. Mon, Aug 1111:10 AM

    Total lunar eclipse

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

11. Thu, Aug 14

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 364,900 km.

12. Mon, Aug 183:26 AM

    Last Quarter

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

13. Tue, Aug 191:09 AM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.

14. Mon, Aug 252:24 AM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.

15. Mon, Aug 2512:07 PM

    Annular solar eclipse

    The Moon passes in front of the Sun but is too far away to cover it, leaving a ring of light.

16. Mon, Aug 2512:19 PM

    New Moon

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

17. Wed, Aug 273:21 PM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.

18. Thu, Aug 289:45 AM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.

19. Sat, Aug 30

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,500 km.

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