August 1927

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
9. 1 15%
10. 2 22%
11. 3 31%
12. 4 40%
13. 5 First qtr
14. 6 59%
15. 7 68%
16. 8 77%
17. 9 85%
18. 10 92%
19. 11 97%
20. 12 100%
21. 13 Full
22. 14 97%
23. 15 91%
24. 16 84%
25. 17 74%
26. 18 63%
27. 19 Last qtr
28. 20 41%
29. 21 30%
30. 22 21%
31. 23 13%
32. 24 7%
33. 25 3%
34. 26 1%
35. 27 New
36. 28 2%
37. 29 6%
38. 30 11%
39. 31 17%

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

Events in August 1927

1. Wed, Aug 3

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,700 km.

2. Fri, Aug 52:05 PM

   First Quarter

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

3. Sun, Aug 73:14 AM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.

4. Mon, Aug 88:03 AM

   Mercury at greatest elongation

   19° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.

5. Mon, Aug 86:02 PM

   Venus at its brightest

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

6. Thu, Aug 117:50 AM

   Jupiter and Uranus close together

   They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.

7. Sat, Aug 1312:37 AM

   Full Moon Sturgeon Moon

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

8. Mon, Aug 15

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 363,800 km.

9. Mon, Aug 1511:19 PM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.

10. Mon, Aug 1511:37 PM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.

11. Mon, Aug 1511:42 PM

    Jupiter, Moon, and Uranus gathered

    All within 4.3° of each other in the sky.

12. Fri, Aug 193:54 PM

    Last Quarter

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

13. Sat, Aug 202:24 PM

    Neptune behind the Sun

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

14. Fri, Aug 2612:07 PM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.

15. Fri, Aug 262:40 PM

    Mercury, Moon, and Neptune gathered

    All within 3.9° of each other in the sky.

16. Fri, Aug 263:00 PM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.

17. Sat, Aug 272:46 AM

    New Moon

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

18. Sat, Aug 276:25 AM

    Mercury and Neptune close together

    They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.

19. Sun, Aug 283:40 PM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.

20. Wed, Aug 31

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,700 km.

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