August 1912

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
12. 1 89%
13. 2 82%
14. 3 74%
15. 4 65%
16. 5 Last qtr
17. 6 44%
18. 7 34%
19. 8 23%
20. 9 14%
21. 10 7%
22. 11 2%
23. 12 New
24. 13 1%
25. 14 5%
26. 15 12%
27. 16 20%
28. 17 30%
29. 18 40%
30. 19 First qtr
31. 20 60%
32. 21 69%
33. 22 78%
34. 23 85%
35. 24 91%
36. 25 96%
37. 26 99%
38. 27 Full
39. 28 99%
40. 29 97%
41. 30 92%
42. 31 86%

• Moon phase
• Perigee or apogee
• Eclipse
• Planets
• Equinox or solstice

Events in August 1912

1. Mon, Aug 511:17 PM

   Last Quarter

   Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.

2. Mon, Aug 12

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,500 km.

3. Mon, Aug 122:57 PM

   New Moon

   The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.

4. Tue, Aug 138:53 AM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.

5. Tue, Aug 134:25 PM

   Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered

   All within 7.7° of each other in the sky.

6. Wed, Aug 1411:51 AM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.

7. Mon, Aug 1911:56 AM

   First Quarter

   Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.

8. Tue, Aug 206:34 AM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.

9. Thu, Aug 224:19 AM

   Mercury at inferior conjunction

   Passes between Earth and the Sun and is lost in its glare.

10. Sat, Aug 246:44 PM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.

11. Sun, Aug 25

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,000 km.

12. Tue, Aug 272:59 PM

    Full Moon Sturgeon Moon

    The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.

Times are local to America/New York. Each Moon is drawn as it looks at midday.