August 1999

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
8. 1 82%
9. 2 73%
10. 3 62%
11. 4 Last qtr
12. 5 39%
13. 6 28%
14. 7 18%
15. 8 10%
16. 9 4%
17. 10 1%
18. 11 New
19. 12 2%
20. 13 6%
21. 14 12%
22. 15 19%
23. 16 28%
24. 17 37%
25. 18 First qtr
26. 19 56%
27. 20 65%
28. 21 74%
29. 22 82%
30. 23 89%
31. 24 94%
32. 25 98%
33. 26 Full
34. 27 99%
35. 28 97%
36. 29 91%
37. 30 84%
38. 31 75%

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

Events in August 1999

1. Wed, Aug 412:27 AM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.

2. Wed, Aug 41:27 PM

   Last Quarter

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

3. Wed, Aug 49:28 PM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.

4. Sat, Aug 72:19 PM

   Uranus at opposition

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

5. Sat, Aug 7

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 366,700 km.

6. Mon, Aug 911:01 PM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.

7. Wed, Aug 117:03 AM

   Total solar eclipse

   The Moon covers the Sun completely along a narrow track across Earth.

8. Wed, Aug 117:09 AM

   New Moon

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

9. Sat, Aug 1410:05 AM

   Mercury at greatest elongation

   19° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.

10. Wed, Aug 189:47 PM

    First Quarter

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

11. Thu, Aug 19

    Apogee

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

12. Fri, Aug 207:50 AM

    Venus at inferior conjunction

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

13. Tue, Aug 2410:04 AM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.

14. Wed, Aug 258:32 AM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.

15. Thu, Aug 267:48 PM

    Full Moon Sturgeon Moon

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

16. Tue, Aug 317:01 AM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.

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