August 1929

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
12. 1 17%
13. 2 9%
14. 3 3%
15. 4 New
16. 5 1%
17. 6 3%
18. 7 9%
19. 8 16%
20. 9 25%
21. 10 34%
22. 11 44%
23. 12 First qtr
24. 13 64%
25. 14 73%
26. 15 80%
27. 16 87%
28. 17 93%
29. 18 97%
30. 19 99%
31. 20 Full
32. 21 98%
33. 22 95%
34. 23 89%
35. 24 82%
36. 25 73%
37. 26 63%
38. 27 Last qtr
39. 28 41%
40. 29 30%
41. 30 20%
42. 31 11%

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

Events in August 1929

1. Sat, Aug 3

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 359,700 km.

2. Sun, Aug 411:40 PM

   New Moon

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

3. Mon, Aug 59:39 AM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.

4. Tue, Aug 65:06 AM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.

5. Wed, Aug 73:32 PM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.

6. Sun, Aug 117:16 PM

   Mercury and Neptune close together

   They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.

7. Mon, Aug 122:01 AM

   First Quarter

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

8. Thu, Aug 1512:15 AM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.

9. Thu, Aug 15

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,300 km.

10. Tue, Aug 205:42 AM

    Full Moon Sturgeon Moon

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

11. Fri, Aug 234:54 PM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.

12. Sat, Aug 243:34 PM

    Neptune behind the Sun

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

13. Tue, Aug 274:02 PM

    Last Quarter

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

14. Wed, Aug 289:20 AM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.

15. Sat, Aug 31

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 364,200 km.

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