August 1901

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
12. 1 98%
13. 2 94%
14. 3 87%
15. 4 78%
16. 5 68%
17. 6 57%
18. 7 Last qtr
19. 8 35%
20. 9 24%
21. 10 15%
22. 11 8%
23. 12 3%
24. 13 1%
25. 14 New
26. 15 2%
27. 16 6%
28. 17 11%
29. 18 18%
30. 19 26%
31. 20 35%
32. 21 44%
33. 22 First qtr
34. 23 63%
35. 24 72%
36. 25 81%
37. 26 88%
38. 27 94%
39. 28 98%
40. 29 Full
41. 30 99%
42. 31 95%

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

Events in August 1901

1. Fri, Aug 29:24 AM

   Mercury at greatest elongation

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

2. Tue, Aug 6

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 369,600 km.

3. Wed, Aug 73:02 AM

   Last Quarter

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

4. Sat, Aug 1010:47 AM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.

5. Wed, Aug 143:27 AM

   New Moon

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

6. Mon, Aug 1912:41 AM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.

7. Tue, Aug 20

   Apogee

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

8. Thu, Aug 222:52 AM

   First Quarter

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

9. Fri, Aug 237:43 AM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.

10. Sat, Aug 2411:35 PM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.

11. Sun, Aug 2510:04 AM

    Jupiter, Moon, and Saturn gathered

    All within 6.8° of each other in the sky.

12. Sun, Aug 2512:32 PM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.

13. Tue, Aug 274:33 PM

    Mercury behind the Sun

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

14. Thu, Aug 293:21 PM

    Full Moon Sturgeon Moon

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

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