August 2168

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
9. 1 6%
10. 2 1%
11. 3 New
12. 4 2%
13. 5 6%
14. 6 13%
15. 7 21%
16. 8 30%
17. 9 40%
18. 10 First qtr
19. 11 60%
20. 12 69%
21. 13 78%
22. 14 85%
23. 15 91%
24. 16 96%
25. 17 99%
26. 18 Full
27. 19 99%
28. 20 96%
29. 21 92%
30. 22 85%
31. 23 77%
32. 24 68%
33. 25 57%
34. 26 Last qtr
35. 27 35%
36. 28 24%
37. 29 15%
38. 30 7%
39. 31 2%

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

Events in August 2168

1. Mon, Aug 112:36 AM

   Saturn at opposition

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

2. Tue, Aug 2

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 359,200 km.

3. Tue, Aug 24:11 PM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.

4. Wed, Aug 310:48 AM

   New Moon

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

5. Thu, Aug 47:02 PM

   Mercury at greatest elongation

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

6. Fri, Aug 59:26 AM

   Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered

   All within 5.9° of each other in the sky.

7. Fri, Aug 510:10 AM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.

8. Fri, Aug 510:42 AM

   Mercury and Venus close together

   They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.

9. Sat, Aug 62:56 AM

   Neptune at opposition

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

10. Sun, Aug 77:52 AM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.

11. Wed, Aug 1011:23 AM

    First Quarter

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

12. Sat, Aug 131:46 AM

    Uranus at opposition

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

13. Sun, Aug 14

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,400 km.

14. Wed, Aug 173:53 AM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.

15. Wed, Aug 174:33 AM

    Moon, Neptune, and Saturn gathered

    All within 5.8° of each other in the sky.

16. Wed, Aug 173:21 PM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.

17. Thu, Aug 183:32 AM

    Moon, Neptune, and Uranus gathered

    All within 6.8° of each other in the sky.

18. Thu, Aug 184:46 AM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.

19. Thu, Aug 183:42 PM

    Full Moon Sturgeon Moon

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

20. Fri, Aug 262:54 AM

    Last Quarter

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

21. Tue, Aug 3011:26 AM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.

22. Tue, Aug 30

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 363,300 km.

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