August 1979

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
11. 1 First qtr
12. 2 65%
13. 3 74%
14. 4 84%
15. 5 91%
16. 6 97%
17. 7 Full
18. 8 100%
19. 9 96%
20. 10 91%
21. 11 83%
22. 12 73%
23. 13 62%
24. 14 Last qtr
25. 15 41%
26. 16 31%
27. 17 22%
28. 18 15%
29. 19 8%
30. 20 4%
31. 21 1%
32. 22 New
33. 23 1%
34. 24 3%
35. 25 8%
36. 26 14%
37. 27 21%
38. 28 29%
39. 29 39%
40. 30 First qtr
41. 31 60%

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

Events in August 1979

1. Wed, Aug 11:58 AM

   First Quarter

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

2. Wed, Aug 16:03 PM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.

3. Sat, Aug 41:44 AM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.

4. Tue, Aug 711:21 PM

   Full Moon Sturgeon MoonSupermoon

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

5. Wed, Aug 8

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,800 km.

6. Mon, Aug 135:15 AM

   Jupiter behind the Sun

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

7. Tue, Aug 143:02 PM

   Last Quarter

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

8. Thu, Aug 1611:57 AM

   Venus and Jupiter close together

   They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.

9. Sun, Aug 1912:21 AM

   Mercury at greatest elongation

   19° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.

10. Mon, Aug 208:30 PM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.

11. Tue, Aug 2110:49 PM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.

12. Wed, Aug 2212:14 AM

    Jupiter, Moon, and Venus gathered

    All within 5.6° of each other in the sky.

13. Wed, Aug 2211:25 AM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.

14. Wed, Aug 221:11 PM

    New Moon

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

15. Wed, Aug 221:21 PM

    Annular solar eclipse

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

16. Thu, Aug 23

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,500 km.

17. Thu, Aug 239:54 PM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.

18. Sat, Aug 258:01 AM

    Venus behind the Sun

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

19. Wed, Aug 291:56 AM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.

20. Thu, Aug 3010:38 AM

    Mercury and Jupiter close together

    They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.

21. Thu, Aug 302:09 PM

    First Quarter

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

22. Fri, Aug 319:56 AM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.

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