August 1934

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
11. 1 56%
12. 2 Last qtr
13. 3 36%
14. 4 27%
15. 5 19%
16. 6 12%
17. 7 6%
18. 8 3%
19. 9 0%
20. 10 New
21. 11 2%
22. 12 5%
23. 13 10%
24. 14 17%
25. 15 25%
26. 16 34%
27. 17 44%
28. 18 First qtr
29. 19 66%
30. 20 77%
31. 21 86%
32. 22 93%
33. 23 98%
34. 24 Full
35. 25 99%
36. 26 95%
37. 27 89%
38. 28 81%
39. 29 72%
40. 30 62%
41. 31 Last qtr

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

Events in August 1934

1. Thu, Aug 22:27 AM

   Last Quarter

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

2. Thu, Aug 212:10 PM

   Venus and Mars close together

   They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.

3. Tue, Aug 711:56 AM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.

4. Tue, Aug 72:09 PM

   Mars, Moon, and Venus gathered

   All within 2.9° of each other in the sky.

5. Tue, Aug 76:06 PM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.

6. Wed, Aug 83:36 PM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.

7. Wed, Aug 8

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,300 km.

8. Fri, Aug 104:37 AM

   Annular solar eclipse

   The Moon passes in front of the Sun but is too far away to cover it, leaving a ring of light.

9. Fri, Aug 104:46 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 125:32 AM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.

11. Sat, Aug 1812:33 AM

    First Quarter

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

12. Sat, Aug 187:06 AM

    Saturn at opposition

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

13. Thu, Aug 23

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 358,700 km.

14. Fri, Aug 245:08 AM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.

15. Fri, Aug 243:37 PM

    Full Moon Sturgeon MoonSupermoon

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

16. Sun, Aug 262:29 AM

    Mercury behind the Sun

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

17. Fri, Aug 312:38 AM

    Mercury and Neptune close together

    They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.

18. Fri, Aug 313:40 PM

    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.