August 1989

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
10. 1 New
11. 2 1%
12. 3 4%
13. 4 9%
14. 5 15%
15. 6 23%
16. 7 31%
17. 8 40%
18. 9 First qtr
19. 10 59%
20. 11 69%
21. 12 78%
22. 13 86%
23. 14 92%
24. 15 97%
25. 16 Full
26. 17 100%
27. 18 97%
28. 19 91%
29. 20 83%
30. 21 74%
31. 22 63%
32. 23 Last qtr
33. 24 40%
34. 25 30%
35. 26 20%
36. 27 13%
37. 28 7%
38. 29 2%
39. 30 0%
40. 31 New

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

Events in August 1989

1. Tue, Aug 112:06 PM

   New Moon

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

2. Wed, Aug 28:36 PM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.

3. Thu, Aug 31:54 AM

   Mars, Mercury, and Moon gathered

   All within 2.9° of each other in the sky.

4. Thu, Aug 32:59 AM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.

5. Fri, Aug 45:58 AM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.

6. Sat, Aug 55:50 PM

   Mercury and Mars close together

   They pass 0.0° apart in the sky.

7. Mon, Aug 7

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,700 km.

8. Wed, Aug 91:29 PM

   First Quarter

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

9. Sun, Aug 133:18 AM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.

10. Sun, Aug 1312:45 PM

    Moon, Saturn, and Uranus gathered

    All within 6.4° of each other in the sky.

11. Sun, Aug 132:49 PM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.

12. Sun, Aug 136:11 PM

    Moon, Neptune, and Saturn gathered

    All within 4.7° of each other in the sky.

13. Sun, Aug 136:31 PM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.

14. Wed, Aug 1611:07 PM

    Full Moon Sturgeon Moon

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

15. Wed, Aug 1611:08 PM

    Total lunar eclipse

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

16. Sat, Aug 19

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 363,600 km.

17. Wed, Aug 232:40 PM

    Last Quarter

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

18. Sat, Aug 263:06 AM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.

19. Tue, Aug 296:21 AM

    Mercury at greatest elongation

    27° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.

20. Thu, Aug 311:30 AM

    Partial solar eclipse

    The Moon covers part of the Sun.

21. Thu, Aug 311:45 AM

    New Moon Black Moon

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

22. Thu, Aug 3110:03 PM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.

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