August 1994

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
9. 1 30%
10. 2 22%
11. 3 14%
12. 4 8%
13. 5 3%
14. 6 1%
15. 7 New
16. 8 2%
17. 9 7%
18. 10 13%
19. 11 22%
20. 12 32%
21. 13 43%
22. 14 First qtr
23. 15 66%
24. 16 76%
25. 17 85%
26. 18 92%
27. 19 97%
28. 20 99%
29. 21 Full
30. 22 98%
31. 23 94%
32. 24 89%
33. 25 82%
34. 26 74%
35. 27 65%
36. 28 56%
37. 29 Last qtr
38. 30 37%
39. 31 28%

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

Events in August 1994

1. Wed, Aug 312:48 AM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.

2. Sun, Aug 74:45 AM

   New Moon

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

3. Wed, Aug 104:54 PM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.

4. Fri, Aug 12

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 369,500 km.

5. Fri, Aug 128:39 PM

   Mercury behind the Sun

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

6. Sat, Aug 132:17 AM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.

7. Sun, Aug 141:57 AM

   First Quarter

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

8. Thu, Aug 188:54 AM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.

9. Thu, Aug 1812:10 PM

   Moon, Neptune, and Uranus gathered

   All within 5.1° of each other in the sky.

10. Sun, Aug 212:47 AM

    Full Moon Sturgeon Moon

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

11. Wed, Aug 246:45 PM

    Venus at greatest elongation

    46° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.

12. Sat, Aug 27

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,300 km.

13. Mon, Aug 292:41 AM

    Last Quarter

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

14. Wed, Aug 319:58 PM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.

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