August 2172

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
14. 1 90%
15. 2 96%
16. 3 99%
17. 4 Full
18. 5 97%
19. 6 92%
20. 7 86%
21. 8 77%
22. 9 68%
23. 10 59%
24. 11 Last qtr
25. 12 39%
26. 13 30%
27. 14 22%
28. 15 15%
29. 16 9%
30. 17 4%
31. 18 1%
32. 19 New
33. 20 1%
34. 21 4%
35. 22 10%
36. 23 17%
37. 24 26%
38. 25 36%
39. 26 First qtr
40. 27 59%
41. 28 70%
42. 29 80%
43. 30 88%
44. 31 95%

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

Events in August 2172

1. Sun, Aug 2

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 361,600 km.

2. Tue, Aug 42:27 AM

   Full Moon Sturgeon Moon

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

3. Tue, Aug 48:32 PM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.

4. Wed, Aug 58:40 PM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.

5. Thu, Aug 66:47 PM

   Mercury behind the Sun

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

6. Fri, Aug 711:57 AM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.

7. Sat, Aug 85:16 PM

   Mars and Jupiter close together

   They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.

8. Tue, Aug 119:02 AM

   Last Quarter

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

9. Fri, Aug 14

   Apogee

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

10. Sat, Aug 157:32 AM

    Neptune at opposition

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

11. Wed, Aug 1911:27 AM

    New Moon

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

12. Thu, Aug 202:39 PM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.

13. Tue, Aug 254:38 AM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.

14. Tue, Aug 256:43 PM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.

15. Wed, Aug 265:56 PM

    First Quarter

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

16. Sat, Aug 293:07 PM

    Uranus at opposition

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

17. Sun, Aug 30

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 366,600 km.

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