August 1969

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
13. 1 83%
14. 2 74%
15. 3 64%
16. 4 Last qtr
17. 5 44%
18. 6 35%
19. 7 26%
20. 8 18%
21. 9 11%
22. 10 6%
23. 11 2%
24. 12 0%
25. 13 New
26. 14 2%
27. 15 6%
28. 16 11%
29. 17 19%
30. 18 27%
31. 19 37%
32. 20 First qtr
33. 21 59%
34. 22 70%
35. 23 81%
36. 24 89%
37. 25 95%
38. 26 99%
39. 27 Full
40. 28 98%
41. 29 93%
42. 30 87%
43. 31 79%

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

Events in August 1969

1. Mon, Aug 49:39 PM

   Last Quarter

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

2. Sat, Aug 9

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,000 km.

3. Wed, Aug 131:17 AM

   New Moon

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

4. Thu, Aug 1410:10 PM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.

5. Sat, Aug 1610:28 AM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.

6. Sat, Aug 1611:57 AM

   Jupiter, Moon, and Uranus gathered

   All within 3.4° of each other in the sky.

7. Sat, Aug 164:52 PM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.

8. Wed, Aug 204:03 PM

   First Quarter

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

9. Thu, Aug 217:07 PM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.

10. Mon, Aug 25

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 361,500 km.

11. Wed, Aug 276:32 AM

    Full Moon Sturgeon Moon

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

12. Wed, Aug 276:47 AM

    Penumbral lunar eclipse

    The Moon passes through Earth's faint outer shadow and dims slightly.

13. Fri, Aug 297:57 AM

    Mercury and Uranus close together

    They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.

14. Sat, Aug 303:52 AM

    Jupiter, Mercury, and Uranus gathered

    All within 5.2° of each other in the sky.

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