August

For terms in boldface, see Astronomical Terms.

Day	Phenomenon	Hour
1	Mercury is 6° south of Pollux, the brightest star in the constellation Gemini.	1900
2	Uranus is 2° south of the Moon.	0200
3	Venus is 6° south of Regulus, the brightest star in the constellation Leo.	0400
4	The Moon is at perigee.	0000
5	LAST QUARTER	2100
7	Mars is 6° south of the Moon.	0400
7	Jupiter appears to be motionless in the sky as it goes from retrograde motion to direct motion.	0600
12	NEW MOON	2300
13	Neptune is at opposition.	1800
15	Mercury is in superior conjunction.	2000
18	Venus is in inferior conjunction.	0400
19	The Moon is at apogee.	0300
21	FIRST QUARTER	0000
21	Saturn is in conjunction with the Sun.	2300
22	Antares, the brightest star in the constellation Scorpius, is 0° 7' north of the Moon. Occultation of Antares by the Moon.	0100
22	Jupiter is 6° north of the Moon.	0300
24	Mars is 5° north of Aldebaran, the brightest star in the constellation Taurus.	0000
27	Neptune is 1° 4' north of the Moon.	0900
28	FULL MOON. Total eclipse of the Moon.	1100
29	Uranus is 2° south of the Moon.	0900
31	The Moon is at perigee.	0000