August 1990

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
11. 1 78%
12. 2 85%
13. 3 91%
14. 4 96%
15. 5 99%
16. 6 Full
17. 7 99%
18. 8 95%
19. 9 89%
20. 10 82%
21. 11 72%
22. 12 61%
23. 13 Last qtr
24. 14 39%
25. 15 28%
26. 16 18%
27. 17 10%
28. 18 4%
29. 19 1%
30. 20 New
31. 21 2%
32. 22 5%
33. 23 11%
34. 24 18%
35. 25 26%
36. 26 35%
37. 27 44%
38. 28 First qtr
39. 29 63%
40. 30 72%
41. 31 80%

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

Events in August 1990

1. Fri, Aug 310:32 AM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.

2. Fri, Aug 312:26 PM

   Moon, Neptune, and Uranus gathered

   All within 6.3° of each other in the sky.

3. Fri, Aug 310:32 PM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.

4. Sat, Aug 42:11 PM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.

5. Mon, Aug 610:12 AM

   Partial lunar eclipse

   Part of the Moon passes through Earth's dark inner shadow.

6. Mon, Aug 610:20 AM

   Full Moon Sturgeon Moon

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

7. Sat, Aug 114:31 PM

   Mercury at greatest elongation

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

8. Sun, Aug 127:36 PM

   Venus and Jupiter close together

   They pass 0.0° apart in the sky.

9. Mon, Aug 1311:54 AM

   Last Quarter

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

10. Wed, Aug 15

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 369,100 km.

11. Sat, Aug 189:15 AM

    Jupiter, Moon, and Venus gathered

    All within 5.6° of each other in the sky.

12. Sat, Aug 189:16 AM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.

13. Sat, Aug 187:52 PM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.

14. Mon, Aug 208:39 AM

    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 227:29 AM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.

16. Mon, Aug 27

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,200 km.

17. Tue, Aug 283:34 AM

    First Quarter

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

18. Thu, Aug 305:40 PM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.

19. Fri, Aug 315:38 AM

    Moon, Neptune, and Uranus gathered

    All within 6.4° of each other in the sky.

20. Fri, Aug 315:59 AM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.

21. Fri, Aug 317:11 PM

    Moon, Neptune, and Saturn gathered

    All within 7.2° of each other in the sky.

22. Fri, Aug 317:56 PM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.

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