August 1995

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
10. 1 24%
11. 2 34%
12. 3 First qtr
13. 4 56%
14. 5 67%
15. 6 78%
16. 7 87%
17. 8 94%
18. 9 98%
19. 10 Full
20. 11 99%
21. 12 95%
22. 13 89%
23. 14 82%
24. 15 73%
25. 16 64%
26. 17 Last qtr
27. 18 45%
28. 19 36%
29. 20 27%
30. 21 19%
31. 22 12%
32. 23 7%
33. 24 3%
34. 25 0%
35. 26 New
36. 27 2%
37. 28 7%
38. 29 13%
39. 30 21%
40. 31 31%

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

Events in August 1995

1. Tue, Aug 19:39 AM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.

2. Thu, Aug 311:16 PM

   First Quarter

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

3. Sat, Aug 54:32 PM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.

4. Tue, Aug 8

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 362,900 km.

5. Tue, Aug 811:01 PM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.

6. Wed, Aug 94:37 AM

   Moon, Neptune, and Uranus gathered

   All within 5.6° of each other in the sky.

7. Thu, Aug 102:16 PM

   Full Moon Sturgeon Moon

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

8. Thu, Aug 1711:04 PM

   Last Quarter

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

9. Sun, Aug 20

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,800 km.

10. Sun, Aug 207:27 PM

    Venus behind the Sun

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

11. Sat, Aug 2612:31 AM

    New Moon

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

12. Mon, Aug 281:07 AM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.

13. Tue, Aug 2911:26 PM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.

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