August 1999

August 1999

1999

Day		Moonage	Phenomenon (JST)
1	Sun	19.0	00:19 Lambda-Tau is at minimum brightness
2	Mon	20.0	R-Vir is at maximum brightness (Mag:6.1-12.1,Period 145 days)
			09h Alpha-Cap meteor shower is at peak(Jul.15-Aug.15)
			20:04 Moon passes equator, to northern hemisphere
3	Tue	21.0
4	Wed	22.0	04h Comet 50P/Arend (Period 8.24 years) passses perihelion
			11:05 Moon passes 04o06' south of Jupiter
			21:43 Delta-Lib is at minimum brightness
5	Thu	23.0	02:27 Last quarter moon
			09:01 Moon passes 03o02' south of Saturn
			15:27 Saturn is most at west(Mag:0.3,Dia.:17".9,Ring:40".6 x 14".5)
6	Fri	24.0	R-CMi is at maximum brightness (Mag:7.2-11.6,Period 338 days)
			01:17 Mercury is at apogee(R.A.:07h59.8m)
			02:23 Algol is at minimum brightness
			23h Iota-Aqr (south) meteor shower is at peak(Jul.25-Aug.20)
7	Sat	25.0	R-Ari is at maximum brightness (Mag:7.4-12.7,Period 187 days)
			T-Her is at maximum brightness (Mag:6.8-13.7,Period 165 days)
			00:42 Occultation of Aldebaran(Mag:1.1)(time is in Sapporo)
			07h Uranus is closest to Earth(18.89523AU)
8	Sun	26.0	08:14 Longitude of the sun reaches 135 degrees
			08:52 Uranus is at opposition(Mag:5.7,Dia.:3".7)
			09h Moon is nearest to the Earth 0.954(366,709km,Moonage 25.9,Dia.:32'.6)
			23:12 Algol is at minimum brightness
9	Mon	27.0	04:26 Moon is at north most(Decl.:+20o11'.3)
10	Tue	28.0	11:37 Moon passes 01o09' north of Mercury(Occultation in Arctic)
11	Wed	29.0	20:08 New Moon(Total solar eclipse in Europe)
			21:18 Delta-Lib is at minimum brightness
12	Thu	0.7	R-Cet is at maximum brightness (Mag:7.2-14.3,Period 166 days)
			12h Delta-Aqr (north) meteor shower is at peak(Jul.15-mid August)
			14:00 Moon passes 08o59' north of Venus
13	Fri	1.7	16h Per meteor shower is at peak(Jul.20-Aug.20)
14	Sat	2.7	10:06 Moon is closest to Asteroid Vesta (01o50'.1)
			23:09 Mercury is at western greatest elongation(18o48'.5,Mag:0.0,Dia.:7".5)
15	Sun	3.7	17:46 Moon passes equator, to southern hemisphere
16	Mon	4.7
17	Tue	5.7	Acient Tanabata
18	Wed	6.7	20:54 Delta-Lib is at minimum brightness
			21:07 Moon passes 07o14' north of Mars
19	Thu	7.7	01:43 Venus is at inferior conjunction(08o25'.9 south of Sun,Mag:-4.0,Dia.:57".8)
			10:47 First quarter moon
20	Fri	8.7	08h Moon is farthest from the Earth 1.052(404,258km,Moonage 8.5,Dia.:29'.6)
			12h Cyg meteor shower is at peak(Aug.10-Aug.25)
			14:14 Venus is closest to Sun (08o05'.9)
21	Sat	9.7	W-Lyr is at maximum brightness (Mag:7.3-13.0,Period 198 days)
			15:37 Pluto is at apogee(R.A.:16h31.3m)
22	Sun	10.7
23	Mon	11.7	04:56 Moon is at south most(Decl.:-20o12'.0)
			22:51 Longitude of the sun reaches 150 degrees
24	Tue	12.7	R-Dra is at maximum brightness (Mag:6.7-13.2,Period 245 days)
			01:12 Mercury is closest to Asteroid Ceres (04o53'.1)
			23:23 Moon passes 00o43' north of Neptune(Occultation of Neptune in Asia)
			23:31 Occultation of Neptune(time is in Tokyo)
25	Wed	13.7	12h Comet 84P/Giclas (Period 6.96 years) passses perihelion
			20:29 Delta-Lib is at minimum brightness
			21:02 Occultation of Uranus(time is in Tokyo)
			21:21 Jupiter is at apogee(R.A.:02h12.8m)
			21:53 Moon passes 00o37' north of Uranus(Occultation of Uranus in Asia)
26	Thu	14.7	04:03 Algol is at minimum brightness
			21:30 Mercury passes 10o10'.0 north of Venus
27	Fri	15.7	08:48 Full Moon
28	Sat	16.7
29	Sun	17.7	00:52 Algol is at minimum brightness
30	Mon	18.7	01:55 Moon passes equator, to northern hemisphere
			05:52 Pluto is most at east(Mag:13.8,Dia.:0".1)
31	Tue	19.7	01:29 Saturn is at apogee(R.A.:03h01.8m)
			17:48 Moon passes 03o57' south of Jupiter
			21:40 Algol is at minimum brightness

Special Thanks to Shirakawa Astronomical Observatory