August 1917

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
11. 1 97%
12. 2 100%
13. 3 Full
14. 4 96%
15. 5 91%
16. 6 83%
17. 7 73%
18. 8 62%
19. 9 Last qtr
20. 10 41%
21. 11 31%
22. 12 22%
23. 13 14%
24. 14 8%
25. 15 4%
26. 16 1%
27. 17 New
28. 18 1%
29. 19 4%
30. 20 8%
31. 21 14%
32. 22 21%
33. 23 29%
34. 24 39%
35. 25 First qtr
36. 26 60%
37. 27 70%
38. 28 80%
39. 29 88%
40. 30 95%
41. 31 99%

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

Events in August 1917

1. Wed, Aug 11:09 AM

   Saturn and Neptune close together

   They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.

2. Fri, Aug 312:11 AM

   Full Moon Sturgeon MoonSupermoon

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

3. Fri, Aug 3

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,800 km.

4. Fri, Aug 36:58 PM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.

5. Thu, Aug 92:56 PM

   Last Quarter

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

6. Sat, Aug 115:43 AM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.

7. Mon, Aug 1310:52 PM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.

8. Tue, Aug 1410:45 PM

   Uranus at opposition

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

9. Wed, Aug 1511:01 PM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.

10. Thu, Aug 161:19 AM

    Moon, Neptune, and Saturn gathered

    All within 2.8° of each other in the sky.

11. Thu, Aug 161:48 AM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.

12. Fri, Aug 171:21 PM

    New Moon

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

13. Sat, Aug 18

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,600 km.

14. Mon, Aug 201:11 AM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.

15. Mon, Aug 208:46 AM

    Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered

    All within 6.0° of each other in the sky.

16. Wed, Aug 2211:43 PM

    Mercury at greatest elongation

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

17. Sat, Aug 252:08 PM

    First Quarter

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

18. Fri, Aug 314:10 AM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.

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