August 1903

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
14. 1 64%
15. 2 73%
16. 3 81%
17. 4 88%
18. 5 94%
19. 6 97%
20. 7 99%
21. 8 Full
22. 9 98%
23. 10 95%
24. 11 90%
25. 12 83%
26. 13 75%
27. 14 66%
28. 15 56%
29. 16 Last qtr
30. 17 34%
31. 18 23%
32. 19 14%
33. 20 7%
34. 21 2%
35. 22 New
36. 23 1%
37. 24 5%
38. 25 11%
39. 26 19%
40. 27 29%
41. 28 39%
42. 29 First qtr
43. 30 58%
44. 31 68%

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

Events in August 1903

1. Thu, Aug 6

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,300 km.

2. Sat, Aug 83:54 AM

   Full Moon Sturgeon MoonMicromoon

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

3. Tue, Aug 116:42 AM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.

4. Sun, Aug 1612:23 AM

   Last Quarter

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

5. Sun, Aug 1612:54 AM

   Venus at its brightest

   Shines at magnitude -4.7, as bright as it gets this time around.

6. Wed, Aug 191:47 AM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.

7. Fri, Aug 21

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 358,700 km.

8. Sat, Aug 222:51 PM

   New Moon

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

9. Mon, Aug 247:25 AM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.

10. Thu, Aug 279:33 PM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.

11. Sat, Aug 293:34 PM

    First Quarter

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

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