August 2170

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
11. 1 80%
12. 2 72%
13. 3 63%
14. 4 Last qtr
15. 5 44%
16. 6 35%
17. 7 25%
18. 8 17%
19. 9 9%
20. 10 4%
21. 11 1%
22. 12 New
23. 13 3%
24. 14 8%
25. 15 16%
26. 16 25%
27. 17 36%
28. 18 First qtr
29. 19 58%
30. 20 69%
31. 21 78%
32. 22 86%
33. 23 92%
34. 24 97%
35. 25 99%
36. 26 Full
37. 27 99%
38. 28 96%
39. 29 91%
40. 30 85%
41. 31 78%

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

Events in August 2170

1. Wed, Aug 1

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,000 km.

2. Sat, Aug 49:29 PM

   Last Quarter

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

3. Thu, Aug 94:51 PM

   Venus at its brightest

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

4. Sat, Aug 115:06 AM

   Neptune at opposition

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

5. Sun, Aug 123:43 AM

   New Moon

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

6. Mon, Aug 13

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 361,500 km.

7. Tue, Aug 146:16 AM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.

8. Wed, Aug 159:43 AM

   Mercury at greatest elongation

   19° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.

9. Thu, Aug 166:03 PM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.

10. Sat, Aug 186:21 PM

    First Quarter

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

11. Tue, Aug 219:12 PM

    Uranus at opposition

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

12. Sat, Aug 253:30 AM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.

13. Sun, Aug 2612:01 AM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.

14. Sun, Aug 261:09 AM

    Saturn at opposition

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

15. Sun, Aug 262:30 AM

    Moon, Saturn, and Uranus gathered

    All within 4.4° of each other in the sky.

16. Sun, Aug 268:13 AM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.

17. Sun, Aug 268:53 AM

    Full Moon Sturgeon Moon

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

18. Wed, Aug 29

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,900 km.

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