August 1914

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
14. 1 79%
15. 2 87%
16. 3 94%
17. 4 98%
18. 5 New
19. 6 99%
20. 7 97%
21. 8 93%
22. 9 87%
23. 10 80%
24. 11 72%
25. 12 63%
26. 13 Last qtr
27. 14 44%
28. 15 34%
29. 16 25%
30. 17 17%
31. 18 10%
32. 19 4%
33. 20 1%
34. 21 New
35. 22 2%
36. 23 7%
37. 24 14%
38. 25 23%
39. 26 33%
40. 27 First qtr
41. 28 56%
42. 29 67%
43. 30 77%
44. 31 85%

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

Events in August 1914

1. Sun, Aug 22:31 PM

   Uranus at opposition

   Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.

2. Wed, Aug 58:20 AM

   Mercury at greatest elongation

   19° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.

3. Wed, Aug 51:47 PM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.

4. Wed, Aug 55:35 PM

   Venus and Mars close together

   They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.

5. Wed, Aug 57:40 PM

   New Moon

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

6. Thu, Aug 65:20 AM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.

7. Mon, Aug 103:13 AM

   Mercury and Neptune close together

   They pass 0.0° apart in the sky.

8. Mon, Aug 103:45 PM

   Jupiter at opposition

   Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.

9. Wed, Aug 12

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,500 km.

10. Thu, Aug 137:56 PM

    Last Quarter

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

11. Wed, Aug 196:05 AM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.

12. Thu, Aug 2012:52 PM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.

13. Fri, Aug 217:26 AM

    New Moon

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

14. Fri, Aug 217:34 AM

    Total solar eclipse

    The Moon covers the Sun completely along a narrow track across Earth.

15. Sun, Aug 2311:21 PM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.

16. Mon, Aug 24

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 364,800 km.

17. Mon, Aug 242:52 PM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.

18. Thu, Aug 2711:52 PM

    First Quarter

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

19. Sun, Aug 301:06 PM

    Mercury behind the Sun

    On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.

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