August 1992

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
14. 1 12%
15. 2 21%
16. 3 31%
17. 4 42%
18. 5 First qtr
19. 6 63%
20. 7 72%
21. 8 81%
22. 9 88%
23. 10 93%
24. 11 97%
25. 12 99%
26. 13 Full
27. 14 98%
28. 15 95%
29. 16 91%
30. 17 84%
31. 18 77%
32. 19 68%
33. 20 58%
34. 21 Last qtr
35. 22 37%
36. 23 26%
37. 24 17%
38. 25 9%
39. 26 3%
40. 27 New
41. 28 1%
42. 29 4%
43. 30 10%
44. 31 18%

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

Events in August 1992

1. Sun, Aug 24:36 PM

   Mercury at inferior conjunction

   Passes between Earth and the Sun and is lost in its glare.

2. Wed, Aug 56:59 AM

   First Quarter

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

3. Fri, Aug 75:39 AM

   Saturn at opposition

   Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.

4. Mon, Aug 104:56 AM

   Moon, Neptune, and Uranus gathered

   All within 2.3° of each other in the sky.

5. Mon, Aug 105:26 AM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.

6. Mon, Aug 109:25 AM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.

7. Wed, Aug 125:54 PM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.

8. Thu, Aug 136:27 AM

   Full Moon Sturgeon MoonMicromoon

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

9. Thu, Aug 13

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,400 km.

10. Thu, Aug 209:55 PM

    Mercury at greatest elongation

    18° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.

11. Fri, Aug 216:01 AM

    Last Quarter

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

12. Sat, Aug 224:24 PM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.

13. Sun, Aug 231:42 AM

    Venus and Jupiter close together

    They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.

14. Wed, Aug 266:32 PM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.

15. Thu, Aug 27

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,400 km.

16. Thu, Aug 2710:42 PM

    New Moon

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

17. Sat, Aug 294:52 AM

    Jupiter, Moon, and Venus gathered

    All within 6.9° of each other in the sky.

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