August 1937

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
8. 1 29%
9. 2 19%
10. 3 11%
11. 4 5%
12. 5 1%
13. 6 New
14. 7 2%
15. 8 6%
16. 9 12%
17. 10 19%
18. 11 27%
19. 12 37%
20. 13 First qtr
21. 14 55%
22. 15 65%
23. 16 73%
24. 17 81%
25. 18 88%
26. 19 94%
27. 20 98%
28. 21 Full
29. 22 99%
30. 23 97%
31. 24 92%
32. 25 85%
33. 26 76%
34. 27 65%
35. 28 Last qtr
36. 29 42%
37. 30 31%
38. 31 21%

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

Events in August 1937

1. Tue, Aug 3

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 366,500 km.

2. Tue, Aug 34:50 AM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.

3. Fri, Aug 68:37 AM

   New Moon

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

4. Sun, Aug 88:20 AM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.

5. Sun, Aug 84:52 PM

   Mercury, Moon, and Neptune gathered

   All within 6.4° of each other in the sky.

6. Fri, Aug 135:43 PM

   Mercury and Neptune close together

   They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.

7. Fri, Aug 1310:28 PM

   First Quarter

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

8. Sat, Aug 1410:47 PM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.

9. Sat, Aug 14

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,100 km.

10. Wed, Aug 186:09 AM

    Mercury at greatest elongation

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

11. Wed, Aug 186:06 PM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.

12. Sat, Aug 218:47 PM

    Full Moon Sturgeon Moon

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

13. Fri, Aug 277:14 AM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.

14. Sat, Aug 287:55 PM

    Last Quarter

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

15. Sat, Aug 28

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 369,900 km.

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