August 1913

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
13. 1 1%
14. 2 New
15. 3 2%
16. 4 7%
17. 5 14%
18. 6 23%
19. 7 34%
20. 8 First qtr
21. 9 56%
22. 10 66%
23. 11 76%
24. 12 84%
25. 13 91%
26. 14 96%
27. 15 99%
28. 16 Full
29. 17 99%
30. 18 97%
31. 19 93%
32. 20 87%
33. 21 80%
34. 22 72%
35. 23 63%
36. 24 Last qtr
37. 25 43%
38. 26 33%
39. 27 23%
40. 28 14%
41. 29 7%
42. 30 2%
43. 31 New

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

Events in August 1913

1. Fri, Aug 110:16 AM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.

2. Sat, Aug 27:58 AM

   New Moon

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

3. Sun, Aug 3

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 360,300 km.

4. Mon, Aug 46:19 AM

   Mercury at inferior conjunction

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

5. Fri, Aug 811:03 PM

   First Quarter

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

6. Wed, Aug 1312:05 AM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.

7. Fri, Aug 152:47 AM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.

8. Sat, Aug 163:27 PM

   Full Moon Sturgeon Moon

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

9. Tue, Aug 19

   Apogee

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

10. Fri, Aug 227:38 AM

    Mercury at greatest elongation

    18° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.

11. Sun, Aug 247:37 AM

    Mars and Saturn close together

    They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.

12. Sun, Aug 247:18 PM

    Last Quarter

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

13. Tue, Aug 2612:33 AM

    Mars, Moon, and Saturn gathered

    All within 6.8° of each other in the sky.

14. Thu, Aug 289:04 PM

    Moon, Neptune, and Venus gathered

    All within 5.3° of each other in the sky.

15. Thu, Aug 2810:15 PM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.

16. Fri, Aug 296:28 PM

    Venus and Neptune close together

    They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.

17. Sat, Aug 301:55 PM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.

18. Sun, Aug 313:38 PM

    New Moon Black Moon

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

19. Sun, Aug 313:51 PM

    Partial solar eclipse

    The Moon covers part of the Sun.

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