August 1906

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
11. 1 89%
12. 2 96%
13. 3 99%
14. 4 Full
15. 5 98%
16. 6 94%
17. 7 88%
18. 8 81%
19. 9 73%
20. 10 63%
21. 11 Last qtr
22. 12 45%
23. 13 35%
24. 14 26%
25. 15 18%
26. 16 11%
27. 17 6%
28. 18 2%
29. 19 New
30. 20 1%
31. 21 3%
32. 22 8%
33. 23 16%
34. 24 25%
35. 25 35%
36. 26 First qtr
37. 27 58%
38. 28 69%
39. 29 79%
40. 30 87%
41. 31 94%

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

Events in August 1906

1. Wed, Aug 1

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 366,100 km.

2. Wed, Aug 17:37 PM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.

3. Sat, Aug 48:00 AM

   Total lunar eclipse

   The Moon passes fully into Earth's shadow and turns a dim copper red.

4. Sat, Aug 48:00 AM

   Full Moon Sturgeon Moon

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

5. Mon, Aug 65:05 PM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.

6. Sat, Aug 119:48 PM

   Last Quarter

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

7. Sun, Aug 126:49 AM

   Mercury at inferior conjunction

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

8. Mon, Aug 13

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,400 km.

9. Wed, Aug 153:34 PM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.

10. Thu, Aug 168:26 AM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.

11. Sat, Aug 1810:26 PM

    Mercury and Mars close together

    They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.

12. Sat, Aug 1811:03 PM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.

13. Sat, Aug 1811:06 PM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.

14. Sun, Aug 193:19 AM

    Mars, Mercury, and Moon gathered

    All within 4.5° of each other in the sky.

15. Sun, Aug 198:12 PM

    Partial solar eclipse

    The Moon covers part of the Sun.

16. Sun, Aug 198:27 PM

    New Moon

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

17. Sun, Aug 267:42 PM

    First Quarter

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

18. Mon, Aug 27

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 369,700 km.

19. Wed, Aug 291:27 AM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.

20. Wed, Aug 295:40 PM

    Mercury at greatest elongation

    18° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.

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