A table listing some of the Astronomical Phenomena for August 2018:
| Day (UT) | Time (UT) | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22:15 | Vesta (mag. 6.3) begins direct motion. |
| 3 | 21:22 | Uranus (mag. 5.8) 5 degrees north of Moon. |
| 4 | 18:19 | Last quarter moon. |
| 6 | 19:02 | Moon 1.1 degrees north of Aldebaran (mag. 0.9). |
| 7 | 15:54 | Uranus (mag. 5.8) begins retrograde motion. |
| 8 | 05:27 | Mercury is at inferior conjunction. |
| 9 | 20:07 | Moon 7.8 degrees south of Pollux (mag. +1.1). |
| 10 | 18:00 | Moon at perigee approx. 358,082 kilometres or 222,502 miles from the Earth. |
| 11 | 09:47 | New moon. Partial solar eclipse visible from north of North America, Greenland, Northern Europe and north-eastern Asia. . |
| 12 | 03:08 | Moon 1.8 degrees north of Regulus (mag. +1.4). |
| 12 | 23:00 | Perseids meteor shower peaks ZHR = 80. |
| 13 | 14:26 | Ceres (mag. 8.7) 4.5 degrees north of Moon. |
| 14 | 13:35 | Venus (mag. -4.4) 6.3 degrees south of Moon. |
| 15 | 17:21 | Moon 7.7 degrees north of Spica (mag. +1.0). |
| 17 | 10:38 | Jupiter (mag. -2.0) 4.5 degrees south of Moon. |
| 17 | 17:02 | Venus (mag. -4.5) at greatest elongation 45.9 degrees east of the Sun (visible in the evening sky). |
| 18 | 07:49 | First quarter moon. |
| 19 | 09:30 | Moon 9.1 degrees north of Antares. |
| 20 | 14:37 | Vesta (mag. 6.8) 4.3 degrees south of Moon. |
| 21 | 09:39 | Saturn (mag. 0.3) 2.1 degrees south of Moon. |
| 23 | 11:12 | Moon at apogee approx. 405,743 kilometres or 252,117 miles from the Earth. |
| 23 | 17:13 | Mars (mag. -2.3) 6.8 degrees south of Moon. |
| 26 | 11:57 | Full moon. |
| 26 | 20:35 | Mercury (mag. -0.1) at greatest elongation 18.3 degrees west of the Sun (visible in the morning sky). |
| 27 | 10:12 | Neptune (mag. 7.8) 2.5 degrees north of Moon. |
| 28 | 10:05 | Mars (mag. -2.2) begins direct motion. |
| 31 | 02:42 | Uranus (mag. 5.7) 4.9 degrees north of Moon. |