August 1939

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
10. 1 98%
11. 2 95%
12. 3 90%
13. 4 84%
14. 5 76%
15. 6 67%
16. 7 57%
17. 8 Last qtr
18. 9 37%
19. 10 27%
20. 11 17%
21. 12 9%
22. 13 4%
23. 14 New
24. 15 1%
25. 16 4%
26. 17 9%
27. 18 17%
28. 19 27%
29. 20 37%
30. 21 First qtr
31. 22 58%
32. 23 68%
33. 24 77%
34. 25 84%
35. 26 91%
36. 27 95%
37. 28 98%
38. 29 Full
39. 30 99%
40. 31 97%

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

Events in August 1939

1. Tue, Aug 1

   Apogee

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

2. Sat, Aug 56:51 AM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.

3. Mon, Aug 73:09 AM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.

4. Tue, Aug 85:18 AM

   Last Quarter

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

5. Tue, Aug 86:06 PM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.

6. Thu, Aug 1012:02 PM

   Mercury at inferior conjunction

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

7. Mon, Aug 1412:31 PM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.

8. Mon, Aug 141:57 PM

   Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered

   All within 6.0° of each other in the sky.

9. Mon, Aug 1411:53 PM

   New Moon

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

10. Tue, Aug 15

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,200 km.

11. Thu, Aug 1712:06 AM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.

12. Mon, Aug 215:21 PM

    First Quarter

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

13. Mon, Aug 283:02 AM

    Mercury at greatest elongation

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

14. Mon, Aug 28

    Apogee

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

15. Tue, Aug 296:09 PM

    Full Moon Sturgeon MoonMicromoon

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

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