August 1942

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
14. 1 72%
15. 2 63%
16. 3 Last qtr
17. 4 43%
18. 5 34%
19. 6 25%
20. 7 18%
21. 8 11%
22. 9 6%
23. 10 2%
24. 11 New
25. 12 0%
26. 13 2%
27. 14 7%
28. 15 13%
29. 16 21%
30. 17 30%
31. 18 41%
32. 19 First qtr
33. 20 64%
34. 21 74%
35. 22 84%
36. 23 92%
37. 24 97%
38. 25 Full
39. 26 100%
40. 27 97%
41. 28 92%
42. 29 86%
43. 30 78%
44. 31 69%

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

Events in August 1942

1. Sat, Aug 110:51 PM

   Venus and Jupiter close together

   They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.

2. Sun, Aug 26:22 PM

   Mercury behind the Sun

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

3. Mon, Aug 37:04 PM

   Last Quarter

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

4. Wed, Aug 56:39 PM

   Moon, Saturn, and Uranus gathered

   All within 6.5° of each other in the sky.

5. Thu, Aug 65:49 AM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.

6. Fri, Aug 7

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,400 km.

7. Sun, Aug 912:22 AM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.

8. Sun, Aug 92:45 AM

   Jupiter, Moon, and Venus gathered

   All within 7.1° of each other in the sky.

9. Sun, Aug 94:03 PM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.

10. Tue, Aug 1110:28 PM

    New Moon

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

11. Tue, Aug 1110:44 PM

    Partial solar eclipse

    The Moon covers part of the Sun.

12. Wed, Aug 127:52 PM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.

13. Thu, Aug 1310:43 AM

    Mars, Mercury, and Moon gathered

    All within 6.8° of each other in the sky.

14. Thu, Aug 1310:54 AM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.

15. Sat, Aug 151:16 AM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.

16. Wed, Aug 197:31 AM

    First Quarter

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

17. Wed, Aug 198:36 AM

    Mercury and Mars close together

    They pass 0.0° apart in the sky.

18. Sun, Aug 23

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 364,800 km.

19. Tue, Aug 2511:46 PM

    Full Moon Sturgeon Moon

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

20. Tue, Aug 2511:47 PM

    Total lunar eclipse

    The Moon passes fully into Earth's shadow and turns a dim copper red.

21. Sun, Aug 307:36 AM

    Mercury and Neptune close together

    They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.

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