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Lunar Calendar Month August 2018 (Bermuda)

The Moon is the only natural satellite of the Earth and the fifth largest moon in the Solar System. It is the largest natural satellite in the solar system relative to the size of its planet. The following is information specific for Hamilton, Bermuda during August 2018.

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Date and time of moon phases

The information in the following table comes from calculations published by the Astronomical Applications Department of the U.S. Naval Observatory.

Moon phasesDatesTime
3rd quarter2018-08-0415:18
new moon2018-08-1106:58
1st quarter2018-08-1804:48
full moon2018-08-2608:56

Apogee and perigee of the Moon

The following table shows the dates of perigee and apogee of the Moon during August 2018.

PositionDatesTimeDistanceNotes
Perigee2018-08-1015:06358,082 km
Apogee2018-08-2308:25405,743 km

Eclipses in August 2018

The following is information about eclipses occuring worldwide during August 2018. The eclipses listed here may be totally visible, partly visible or not visible in any part of Bermuda.

TypeDatesSarosNotes
solar eclipse2018-08-11155

Meteor Activity

Active meteor showers this month and their peak days. For more information, see the meteor shower calendar 2018.

NamePeak Day
Perseids2018-08-12
κ-Cygnids2018-08-18

Moon-Planet Conjunctions

A Moon-planet conjunction occurs when an astronomical object has either the same, or nearly the same, right ascension or the same ecliptic longitude of that of the Moon, as observed from Earth.

Astronomical ObjectsDate and Time
Aldebaran2018-08-06 15:35
Venus2018-08-14 10:35
Jupiter2018-08-17 07:38
Saturn2018-08-21 06:55

Illumination of the Moon

The following table depicts the illumination of the Moon, calculated at 00:00, throughtout the 31 days of August 2018.

August 2018
wMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturdaySunday
Week 31
30Monday
 
31Tuesday
 
1Wednesday
 
83.9% illuminated
Age:18.6
2Thursday
 
76% illuminated
Age:19.6
3Friday
 
66.9% illuminated
Age:20.5
4Saturday
 
56.8% illuminated
Age:21.5
5Sunday
 
46.1% illuminated
Age:22.5
Week 32
6Monday
 
35.3% illuminated
Age:23.5
7Tuesday
 
24.9% illuminated
Age:24.6
8Wednesday
 
15.5% illuminated
Age:25.7
9Thursday
 
7.8% illuminated
Age:26.9
10Friday
 
2.5% illuminated
Age:28
11Saturday
 
0.1% illuminated
Age:29.2
12Sunday
 
0.8% illuminated
Age:0.8
Week 33
13Monday
 
4.4% illuminated
Age:2
14Tuesday
 
10.5% illuminated
Age:3.1
15Wednesday
 
18.5% illuminated
Age:4.2
16Thursday
 
27.8% illuminated
Age:5.2
17Friday
 
37.8% illuminated
Age:6.2
18Saturday
 
47.9% illuminated
Age:7.2
19Sunday
 
57.9% illuminated
Age:8.1
Week 34
20Monday
 
67.3% illuminated
Age:9
21Tuesday
 
76% illuminated
Age:10
22Wednesday
 
83.6% illuminated
Age:10.8
23Thursday
 
90% illuminated
Age:11.7
24Friday
 
94.9% illuminated
Age:12.6
25Saturday
 
98.3% illuminated
Age:13.5
26Sunday
 
99.9% illuminated
Age:14.4
Week 35
27Monday
 
99.6% illuminated
Age:15.3
28Tuesday
 
97.5% illuminated
Age:16.3
29Wednesday
 
93.4% illuminated
Age:17.2
30Thursday
 
87.5% illuminated
Age:18.2
31Friday
 
80% illuminated
Age:19.1
1Saturday
 
2Sunday
 
3Monday
 
4Tuesday
 
5Wednesday
 
6Thursday
 
7Friday
 
8Saturday
 
9Sunday
 
10Monday
 
11Tuesday
 
12Wednesday
 
13Thursday
 
14Friday
 
15Saturday
 
16Sunday
 
Content last updated on 2018-10-21T17:33:00Z