Moon calendar August 2018

In August 2018 the Moon is full on Aug 26 (the Sturgeon Moon, a micromoon), and new on Aug 11, the darkest stretch of the month for stargazing.

The Moon each evening in August 2018

The Moon as seen at 9 p.m. Eastern Time each evening, with the share of its disk that is lit. Highlighted days have a main phase.

August 177%

August 268%

August 358%

August 447%

August 536%

August 626%

August 716%

August 88%

August 93%

August 100%

August 111%

August 124%

August 1310%

August 1418%

August 1527%

August 1637%

August 1747%

August 1857%

August 1967%

August 2075%

August 2183%

August 2290%

August 2395%

August 2498%

August 25100%

August 26100%

August 2798%

August 2894%

August 2988%

August 3081%

August 3172%

August 2018 moon phases in US time zones

Phase	Eastern	Central	Mountain	Pacific	Alaska	Hawaii
Last Quarter	Aug 4, 2:18 PM	Aug 4, 1:18 PM	Aug 4, 12:18 PM	Aug 4, 11:18 AM	Aug 4, 10:18 AM	Aug 4, 8:18 AM
New Moon	Aug 11, 5:58 AM	Aug 11, 4:58 AM	Aug 11, 3:58 AM	Aug 11, 2:58 AM	Aug 11, 1:58 AM	Aug 10, 11:58 PM
First Quarter	Aug 18, 3:49 AM	Aug 18, 2:49 AM	Aug 18, 1:49 AM	Aug 18, 12:49 AM	Aug 17, 11:49 PM	Aug 17, 9:49 PM
Full Moon Sturgeon Moon	Aug 26, 7:56 AM	Aug 26, 6:56 AM	Aug 26, 5:56 AM	Aug 26, 4:56 AM	Aug 26, 3:56 AM	Aug 26, 1:56 AM

The Sturgeon Moon is a micromoon, 402,406 km away (within 10% of the year's farthest). See how we define a supermoon.

Perigee (closest): Aug 10, 2:06 PM ET, 358,071 km from Earth.
Apogee (farthest): Aug 23, 7:21 AM ET, 405,732 km from Earth.
Partial solar eclipse, greatest Aug 11, 5:46 AM ET.
Perseids peak: Aug 12, 9:00 PM ET.
Venus at greatest evening elongation: Aug 17, 1:27 PM ET, 46° from the Sun.
Mercury at greatest morning elongation: Aug 26, 4:34 PM ET, 18° from the Sun.

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