August 1933

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
10. 1 77%
11. 2 86%
12. 3 93%
13. 4 98%
14. 5 Full
15. 6 99%
16. 7 95%
17. 8 90%
18. 9 82%
19. 10 74%
20. 11 65%
21. 12 Last qtr
22. 13 45%
23. 14 36%
24. 15 27%
25. 16 19%
26. 17 12%
27. 18 7%
28. 19 3%
29. 20 0%
30. 21 New
31. 22 2%
32. 23 6%
33. 24 13%
34. 25 21%
35. 26 31%
36. 27 41%
37. 28 First qtr
38. 29 64%
39. 30 75%
40. 31 84%

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

Events in August 1933

1. Thu, Aug 3

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 362,600 km.

2. Thu, Aug 37:57 PM

   Venus and Neptune close together

   They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.

3. Sat, Aug 53:32 PM

   Full Moon Sturgeon Moon

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

4. Sat, Aug 53:45 PM

   Penumbral lunar eclipse

   The Moon passes through Earth's faint outer shadow and dims slightly.

5. Sat, Aug 53:46 PM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.

6. Sat, Aug 56:51 PM

   Saturn at opposition

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

7. Sat, Aug 1211:49 PM

   Last Quarter

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

8. Tue, Aug 15

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,800 km.

9. Thu, Aug 176:12 AM

   Venus and Jupiter close together

   They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.

10. Thu, Aug 176:56 PM

    Mercury at greatest elongation

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

11. Sat, Aug 1911:26 AM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.

12. Mon, Aug 211:48 AM

    New Moon

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

13. Mon, Aug 211:48 AM

    Annular solar eclipse

    The Moon passes in front of the Sun but is too far away to cover it, leaving a ring of light.

14. Mon, Aug 2111:54 PM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.

15. Wed, Aug 236:46 AM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.

16. Wed, Aug 238:33 AM

    Jupiter, Moon, and Venus gathered

    All within 6.1° of each other in the sky.

17. Wed, Aug 236:46 PM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.

18. Fri, Aug 256:21 PM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.

19. Mon, Aug 286:13 AM

    First Quarter

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

20. Thu, Aug 31

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 367,700 km.

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