August 1921

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
9. 1 7%
10. 2 2%
11. 3 New
12. 4 1%
13. 5 5%
14. 6 12%
15. 7 20%
16. 8 30%
17. 9 40%
18. 10 First qtr
19. 11 61%
20. 12 70%
21. 13 79%
22. 14 86%
23. 15 92%
24. 16 96%
25. 17 99%
26. 18 Full
27. 19 99%
28. 20 96%
29. 21 92%
30. 22 86%
31. 23 78%
32. 24 69%
33. 25 59%
34. 26 Last qtr
35. 27 38%
36. 28 27%
37. 29 17%
38. 30 9%
39. 31 3%

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

Events in August 1921

1. Tue, Aug 28:54 AM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.

2. Wed, Aug 34:17 PM

   New Moon

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

3. Wed, Aug 3

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,100 km.

4. Wed, Aug 38:11 PM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.

5. Sat, Aug 65:28 AM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.

6. Sat, Aug 68:57 AM

   Neptune behind the Sun

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

7. Sat, Aug 610:02 AM

   Jupiter, Moon, and Saturn gathered

   All within 4.5° of each other in the sky.

8. Sat, Aug 610:36 AM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.

9. Wed, Aug 1010:13 AM

   First Quarter

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

10. Wed, Aug 107:14 PM

    Mercury and Mars close together

    They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.

11. Mon, Aug 159:00 AM

    Mercury and Neptune close together

    They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.

12. Mon, Aug 159:54 AM

    Mars, Mercury, and Neptune gathered

    All within 6.1° of each other in the sky.

13. Wed, Aug 17

    Apogee

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

14. Thu, Aug 1811:28 AM

    Full Moon Sturgeon MoonMicromoon

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

15. Fri, Aug 191:42 PM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.

16. Tue, Aug 236:26 AM

    Mercury behind the Sun

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

17. Thu, Aug 259:03 AM

    Mars and Neptune close together

    They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.

18. Fri, Aug 268:51 AM

    Last Quarter

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

19. Tue, Aug 306:44 AM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.

20. Wed, Aug 318:26 AM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.

21. Wed, Aug 3111:12 AM

    Uranus at opposition

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

22. Wed, Aug 311:44 PM

    Mars, Moon, and Neptune gathered

    All within 5.7° of each other in the sky.

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