Portal:Astronomy/Events/August 2012
| 2 August, 03:28 | Full moon |
| 9 August, 21:00 | Eta Eridanids peak |
| 10 August, 10:53 | Moon at apogee |
| 12 August, 17:00 | Perseids peak |
| 13 August, 19:42 | Moon occults Venus |
| 15 August, 09:06 | Venus at greatest western elongation |
| 16 August, 12:06 | Mercury at greatest western elongation |
| 17 August, 15:54 | New moon |
| 23 August, 19:24 | Moon at perigee |
| 24 August | Neptune at opposition |
| 31 August, 13:58 | Full moon |