August 1930

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
13. 1 First qtr
14. 2 62%
15. 3 72%
16. 4 80%
17. 5 87%
18. 6 93%
19. 7 97%
20. 8 99%
21. 9 Full
22. 10 99%
23. 11 96%
24. 12 91%
25. 13 85%
26. 14 77%
27. 15 68%
28. 16 59%
29. 17 Last qtr
30. 18 37%
31. 19 27%
32. 20 17%
33. 21 9%
34. 22 4%
35. 23 New
36. 24 1%
37. 25 4%
38. 26 9%
39. 27 17%
40. 28 26%
41. 29 36%
42. 30 First qtr
43. 31 57%

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

Events in August 1930

1. Fri, Aug 18:26 AM

   First Quarter

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

2. Tue, Aug 511:49 AM

   Mercury and Neptune close together

   They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.

3. Sat, Aug 96:58 AM

   Full Moon Sturgeon MoonMicromoon

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

4. Sat, Aug 9

   Apogee

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

5. Thu, Aug 145:39 AM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.

6. Sun, Aug 177:31 AM

   Last Quarter

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

7. Tue, Aug 191:36 PM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.

8. Sat, Aug 23

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,300 km.

9. Sat, Aug 2311:37 PM

   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 244:16 AM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.

11. Mon, Aug 259:56 PM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.

12. Tue, Aug 2612:44 AM

    Mercury at greatest elongation

    27° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.

13. Wed, Aug 274:02 AM

    Neptune behind the Sun

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

14. Wed, Aug 276:11 AM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.

15. Sat, Aug 307:57 PM

    First Quarter

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

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