August 1905

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
10. 1 0%
11. 2 3%
12. 3 8%
13. 4 16%
14. 5 25%
15. 6 36%
16. 7 First qtr
17. 8 59%
18. 9 70%
19. 10 79%
20. 11 87%
21. 12 94%
22. 13 98%
23. 14 Full
24. 15 100%
25. 16 98%
26. 17 94%
27. 18 88%
28. 19 81%
29. 20 73%
30. 21 65%
31. 22 55%
32. 23 Last qtr
33. 24 36%
34. 25 27%
35. 26 18%
36. 27 10%
37. 28 5%
38. 29 1%
39. 30 New
40. 31 2%

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

Events in August 1905

1. Wed, Aug 28:00 AM

   Mercury at greatest elongation

   27° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.

2. Thu, Aug 312:40 AM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.

3. Fri, Aug 4

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 367,000 km.

4. Mon, Aug 75:16 PM

   First Quarter

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

5. Fri, Aug 1112:47 AM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.

6. Mon, Aug 143:58 PM

   Venus and Neptune close together

   They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.

7. Mon, Aug 1410:31 PM

   Full Moon Sturgeon Moon

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

8. Mon, Aug 1410:40 PM

   Partial lunar eclipse

   Part of the Moon passes through Earth's dark inner shadow.

9. Tue, Aug 152:43 PM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.

10. Sun, Aug 20

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,900 km.

11. Wed, Aug 231:10 AM

    Last Quarter

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

12. Wed, Aug 233:21 AM

    Saturn at opposition

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

13. Wed, Aug 2311:41 AM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.

14. Sat, Aug 266:18 AM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.

15. Sun, Aug 277:41 AM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.

16. Tue, Aug 299:27 PM

    Mercury at inferior conjunction

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

17. Wed, Aug 306:55 AM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.

18. Wed, Aug 308:07 AM

    Total solar eclipse

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

19. Wed, Aug 308:13 AM

    New Moon

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

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