August 1926

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
8. 1 41%
9. 2 31%
10. 3 22%
11. 4 14%
12. 5 8%
13. 6 3%
14. 7 1%
15. 8 New
16. 9 1%
17. 10 4%
18. 11 9%
19. 12 15%
20. 13 22%
21. 14 30%
22. 15 40%
23. 16 First qtr
24. 17 60%
25. 18 70%
26. 19 80%
27. 20 88%
28. 21 95%
29. 22 99%
30. 23 Full
31. 24 98%
32. 25 93%
33. 26 86%
34. 27 77%
35. 28 66%
36. 29 56%
37. 30 Last qtr
38. 31 35%

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

Events in August 1926

1. Thu, Aug 510:09 PM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.

2. Sat, Aug 79:55 AM

   Mercury at inferior conjunction

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

3. Sun, Aug 89:49 AM

   New Moon

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

4. Mon, Aug 93:53 AM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.

5. Tue, Aug 10

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,400 km.

6. Sun, Aug 153:55 PM

   Jupiter at opposition

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

7. Mon, Aug 166:36 AM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.

8. Mon, Aug 1612:39 PM

   First Quarter

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

9. Wed, Aug 181:38 AM

   Neptune behind the Sun

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

10. Sun, Aug 227:30 PM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.

11. Mon, Aug 238:38 AM

    Full Moon Sturgeon MoonSupermoon

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

12. Mon, Aug 23

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,000 km.

13. Wed, Aug 255:56 AM

    Mercury at greatest elongation

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

14. Wed, Aug 256:04 AM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.

15. Sat, Aug 287:22 AM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.

16. Mon, Aug 3012:40 AM

    Last Quarter

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

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