Constellations in August

These 65 constellations are visible in the month of August at a geographical latitude of +0.0°. Their centre reaches at least 5° above the horizon during the night (between the end and beginning of astronomical twilight). → Settings

IAU NameEnglish NameSeasonCulm@MnDec NDec SDSO
Andromeda (And)Chained MaidenJFM..JJASOND6 October+53.2°+21.7°26
Apus (Aps)Bird of Paradise.FMAMJJASO..24 May-67.5°-83.1°2
Aquarius (Aqr)Water BearerJ...MJJASOND29 August+3.3°-24.9°7
Aquila (Aql)Eagle..MAMJJASOND16 July+18.7°-11.9°23
Ara (Ara)Altar.FMAMJJASON.12 June-45.5°-67.7°3
Aries (Ari)RamJFMA..JASOND5 November+31.2°+10.4°5
Bootes (Boo)HerdsmanJFMAMJJASO..3 May+55.0°+7.4°4
Caelum (Cae)Engraving ToolJFMAM..ASOND4 December-27.0°-48.7°1
Canes Venatici (CVn)Hunting DogsJFMAMJJAS..D9 April+52.4°+27.8°17
Capricornus (Cap)Sea GoatJ..AMJJASOND5 August-8.4°-27.6°1
Cassiopeia (Cas)Seated QueenJFM..JJASOND10 October+77.7°+46.7°44
Centaurus (Cen)CentaurJFMAMJJAS..D5 April-30.0°-64.7°7
Cepheus (Cep)KingJ...MJJASOND27 August+88.7°+53.4°34
Cetus (Cet)Sea MonsterJFM..JJASOND19 October+10.5°-24.9°22
Circinus (Cir)CompassJFMAMJJASO..8 May-55.4°-70.6°1
Coma Berenices (Com)Bernice's HairJFMAMJJAS..D1 April+33.3°+13.3°24
Corona Australis (CrA)Southern Crown.FMAMJJASOND1 July-36.8°-45.5°3
Corona Borealis (CrB)Northern CrownJFMAMJJASO..22 May+39.7°+25.5°
Corvus (Crv)CrowJFMAMJJAS..D28 March-11.7°-25.2°3
Crater (Crt)CupJFMAMJJA..ND11 March-6.7°-25.2°
Crux (Cru)Southern CrossJFMAMJJA...D28 March-55.7°-64.7°3
Cygnus (Cyg)SwanJ..AMJJASOND31 July+61.4°+27.7°45
Delphinus (Del)DolphinJ..AMJJASOND31 July+20.9°+2.4°5
Dorado (Dor)SwordfishJFMAM..ASOND9 December-48.7°-70.1°1
Draco (Dra)Dragon.FMAMJJASON.18 June+86.5°+47.5°8
Equuleus (Equ)Little HorseJ..AMJJASOND8 August+13.0°+2.5°
Eridanus (Eri)RiverJFMA..JASOND25 November+0.4°-57.9°4
Fornax (For)FurnaceJFMA..JASOND8 November-23.8°-39.5°4
Grus (Gru)CraneJ...MJJASOND29 August-36.3°-56.4°4
Hercules (Her)Hercules.FMAMJJASON.12 June+51.3°+3.7°8
Horologium (Hor)ClockJFMA..JASOND15 November-39.6°-67.0°1
Hydrus (Hyi)Male Water SnakeJFM...JASOND31 October-57.8°-82.1°
Indus (Ind)IndianJ..AMJJASOND11 August-45.0°-74.5°
Lacerta (Lac)LizardJ...MJJASOND29 August+56.9°+35.2°3
Lepus (Lep)HareJFMAM..ASOND16 December-10.8°-27.3°4
Libra (Lib)ScalesJFMAMJJASO..12 May-0.5°-30.0°3
Lupus (Lup)WolfJFMAMJJASO..14 May-29.8°-55.6°
Lyra (Lyr)Lyre..MAMJJASOND4 July+47.7°+25.7°7
Microscopium (Mic)MicroscopeJ..AMJJASOND5 August-27.5°-45.1°
Musca (Mus)FlyJFMAMJJA...D29 March-64.6°-75.7°3
Norma (Nor)Carpenter's SquareJFMAMJJASO..24 May-42.3°-60.4°1
Octans (Oct)Octant....MJJASOND11 August-74.3°-90.0°
Ophiuchus (Oph)Serpent Bearer.FMAMJJASON.10 June+14.4°-30.2°37
Orion (Ori)HunterJFMAM..ASOND16 December+22.9°-11.0°27
Pavo (Pav)Peacock..MAMJJASOND14 July-56.6°-75.0°3
Pegasus (Peg)Winged HorseJF..MJJASOND5 September+36.6°+2.3°19
Perseus (Per)HeroJFMA..JASOND18 November+59.1°+30.9°22
Phoenix (Phe)PhoenixJFM..JJASOND6 October-39.3°-57.8°
Pisces (Psc)FishesJFM..JJASOND6 October+33.7°-6.3°8
Piscis Austrinus (PsA)Southern FishJ..AMJJASOND25 August-24.8°-36.5°
Reticulum (Ret)ReticleJFMA..JASOND24 November-52.7°-67.2°
Sagitta (Sge)Arrow..MAMJJASOND16 July+21.6°+16.1°4
Sagittarius (Sgr)Archer..MAMJJASOND5 July-11.7°-45.3°51
Scorpius (Sco)ScorpionJFMAMJJASON.3 June-8.3°-45.8°18
Sculptor (Scl)SculptorJFM..JJASOND2 October-24.8°-39.4°5
Scutum (Sct)Shield.FMAMJJASOND1 July-3.8°-15.9°7
Serpens (Ser)SerpentJFMAMJJASO..19 May+25.7°-16.1°9
Taurus (Tau)BullJFMAM.JASOND30 November+31.1°-1.3°14
Telescopium (Tel)Telescope..MAMJJASOND11 July-45.1°-57.0°
Triangulum (Tri)TriangleJFM..JJASOND27 October+37.3°+25.6°7
Triangulum Australe (TrA)Southern TriangleJFMAMJJASO..24 May-60.3°-70.5°1
Tucana (Tuc)ToucanJF..MJJASOND21 September-56.3°-75.3°2
Ursa Minor (UMi)Little BearJFMAMJJASO..11 May+90.0°+65.4°1
Virgo (Vir)MaidenJFMAMJJAS..D12 April+14.4°-22.7°36
Vulpecula (Vul)Fox..MAMJJASOND26 July+29.5°+19.4°17

Legend: Season = The constellation is visible from the current geographic location in that month and the centre of the Sun is at least 18° below the horizon ("." = not visible, JFMAMJJASOND = months). Culm@Mn = Culmination at local midnight. The approximate centre of the constellation and the Sun re on the opposite side of the sky, which means it is at its highest point in the sky at local midnight, when the Sun is lowest below the horizon. Dec N = Northern extent of the IAU constellation boundaries (J2000.0). Dec S = Southern extent of the IAU constellation boundaries (J2000.0). DSO = Number of pages with described deep-sky objects.