August 1923

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
11. 1 78%
12. 2 70%
13. 3 61%
14. 4 Last qtr
15. 5 42%
16. 6 33%
17. 7 24%
18. 8 16%
19. 9 9%
20. 10 4%
21. 11 1%
22. 12 New
23. 13 2%
24. 14 6%
25. 15 13%
26. 16 22%
27. 17 32%
28. 18 43%
29. 19 First qtr
30. 20 66%
31. 21 76%
32. 22 85%
33. 23 92%
34. 24 97%
35. 25 99%
36. 26 Full
37. 27 98%
38. 28 95%
39. 29 90%
40. 30 84%
41. 31 76%

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

Events in August 1923

1. Sat, Aug 4

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,200 km.

2. Sat, Aug 43:22 PM

   Last Quarter

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

3. Wed, Aug 83:55 PM

   Mars behind the Sun

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

4. Sat, Aug 1111:16 AM

   Neptune behind the Sun

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

5. Sat, Aug 114:06 PM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.

6. Sun, Aug 124:45 AM

   Mars, Moon, Neptune, and Venus gathered

   All within 7.3° of each other in the sky.

7. Sun, Aug 125:08 AM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.

8. Sun, Aug 125:56 AM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.

9. Sun, Aug 127:16 AM

   New Moon

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

10. Sun, Aug 1211:25 PM

    Mars and Neptune close together

    They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.

11. Mon, Aug 138:59 PM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.

12. Thu, Aug 16

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 367,600 km.

13. Thu, Aug 168:34 AM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.

14. Sat, Aug 183:03 AM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.

15. Sat, Aug 183:33 AM

    Mars, Neptune, and Venus gathered

    All within 3.2° of each other in the sky.

16. Sat, Aug 186:20 AM

    Venus and Neptune close together

    They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.

17. Sun, Aug 192:07 AM

    First Quarter

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

18. Thu, Aug 231:27 PM

    Venus and Mars close together

    They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.

19. Sun, Aug 266:29 AM

    Full Moon Sturgeon Moon

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

20. Sun, Aug 266:39 AM

    Partial lunar eclipse

    Part of the Moon passes through Earth's dark inner shadow.

21. Mon, Aug 279:05 AM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.

22. Fri, Aug 31

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,800 km.

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