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Sun, Moon & Stars
Movement of the heavenly bodies: August 2001
August Calendar
| Moon Phase |
Day |
Phenomenon |
Hour
(UT) |
Hour
(EST) |
 |
3 |
Neptune is 3 degrees north of the Moon. |
1900 | 3 pm |
 |
4 |
FULL MOON |
0600 | 2 am |
 |
5 |
Uranus is 3 degrees north of the Moon. |
0300 | 11 pm
(Aug. 4) |
|
5 |
The Moon is at its apogee, or the farthest point from Earth in its monthly orbit. |
2100 | 5 pm |
|
5 |
Mercury is in superior conjunction, that is, Mercury and Earth are aligned on opposite sides of the Sun. |
2200 | 6 pm |
 |
6 |
Venus is 1 degree 2 minutes south of Jupiter. |
0000 | 8 pm
(Aug. 5) |
 |
12 |
LAST QUARTER |
0800 | 4 am |
 |
14 |
Saturn is 0 degrees 2 minutes north of the Moon. The planet is occulted, or hidden from view, by the Moon |
0300 | 11 pm
(Aug. 13) |
 |
15 |
Uranus is at opposition, that is, Uranus and the Sun are aligned on opposite sides of Earth |
1500 | 11 am |
|
15 |
Jupiter is 0 degrees 4 minutes south of the Moon. The planet is occulted, or hidden from view, by the Moon. |
2000 | 4 pm |
 |
16 |
Venus is 1 degree 9 minutes south of the Moon. |
1300 | 9 am |
 |
19 |
NEW MOON |
0300 | 11 pm |
|
19 |
The Moon is at its perigee, or closest point to Earth in it's monthly orbit. |
0600 | 2 am |
 |
22 |
Venus is 7 degrees south of Pollux. |
1300 | 9 am |
 |
25 |
Pluto appears to be motionless in the sky as its apparent backward, or retrograde, motion changes back to direct motion. |
0700 | 3 am |
|
25 |
FIRST QUARTER |
2000 | 4 pm |
 |
27 |
Mars is 5 degrees south of the Moon. |
1200 | 8 am |
 |
28 |
Ceres, the largest asteroid, appears to be motionless in the sky as its apparant backward, or retrograde, motion changes back to direct motion. |
0200 | 10 pm
(Aug. 27) |
 |
31 |
Neptune is 3 degrees north of the Moon. |
0000 | 8 pm
(Aug. 30) |
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