Portal:Astronomy/Events/August 2016
| 2 August, 20:45 | New moon |
| 4 August, 22:11 | Moon occults Mercury |
| 6 August, 03:30 | Moon occults Jupiter |
| 10 August, 00:06 | Moon at apogee |
| 12 August, 17:00 | Perseids peak |
| 16 August, 21:24 | Mercury at greatest eastern elongation |
| 18 August, 09:27 | Full moon |
| 19 August, 12:03 | Moon occults Neptune |
| 22 August, 01:27 | Moon at perigee |