Sun, Moon, and Stars: August 2000
Updated February 21, 2017 | Factmonster Staff 
Sun, Moon & Stars
Movement of the heavenly bodies: August 2000
Movement of the heavenly bodies: August 2000
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August Calendar
| 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 |
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