| Moon Phase |
Day |
Phenomenon |
Hour
(UT) |
Hour
(EST) |
 |
2 |
Pallas, the second-largest asteroid, is 0 degrees 0 minutes 8 seconds north of the Moon. The asteroid is occulted, or hidden from view, by the Moon. | 1700 | 1 pm |
 |
3 |
Mercury is 7 degrees south of the star Pollux. | 2200 | 6 pm |
 |
6 |
Venus is 1 degree 1 minute north of the star Regulus. | 0700 | 3 am |
 |
7 |
FIRST QUARTER | 0100 | 9 pm
(August 6) |
 |
10 |
Mercury is 0 degrees 9 minutes south of Mars. | 1300 | 9 am |
 |
11 |
Uranus is at opposition, that is Uranus and the Sun are aligned on opposite sides of Earth. | 0500 | 1 am |
|
11 |
The Moon is at its apogee, or farthest point from Earth in its monthly orbit. | 2200 | 6 pm |
 |
12 |
The asteroid Juno is at opposition, that is Juno and the Sun are aligned on opposite sides of Earth. | 0800 | 4 am |
 |
13 |
Neptune is 1 degree 1 minute north of the Moon. The planet is occulted, or hidden from view, by the Moon. | 1700 | 1 pm |
 |
14 |
Uranus is 1 degree 4 minutes north of the Moon. | 2000 | 4 pm |
 |
15 |
FULL MOON | 0500 | 1 am |
 |
22 |
Mercury is in superior conjunction, that is, Mercury and Earth are aligned on opposite sides of the Sun. | 0100 | 9 pm
(August 21) |
|
22 |
LAST QUARTER | 1900 | 3 pm |
|
22 |
Saturn is 2 degrees north of the Moon. | 1900 | 3 pm |
|
22 |
Pluto appears to be motionless in the sky as its apparent backward, or retrograde, motion changes back to direct motion. | 2000 | 4 pm |
 |
23 |
Jupiter is 3 degrees north of the Moon. | 1000 | 6 am |
 |
27 |
The Moon is at its perigee, or closest point to Earth in its monthly orbit. | 1400 | 10 am |
 |
28 |
Mars is 0 degrees 9 minutes south of the Moon. The planet is occulted, or hidden from view, by the Moon. | 0300 | 11 pm
(August 27) |
|
28 |
Vesta, the third-largest asteroid, appears to be motionless in the sky as its apparent backward, or retrograde, motion changes back to direct motion. | 0600 | 2 am |
 |
29 |
NEW MOON | 1000 | 6 am |
 |
30 |
Venus is 4 degrees south of the Moon. | 2300 | 7 pm |
