Moon calendar
August 1948
- 1 17%
- 2 9%
- 3 4%
- 4 1%
- 5 New
- 6 4%
- 7 9%
- 8 17%
- 9 27%
- 10 38%
- 11 First qtr
- 12 59%
- 13 69%
- 14 78%
- 15 85%
- 16 91%
- 17 96%
- 18 99%
- 19 Full
- 20 99%
- 21 97%
- 22 92%
- 23 87%
- 24 79%
- 25 71%
- 26 62%
- 27 Last qtr
- 28 41%
- 29 30%
- 30 20%
- 31 12%
- Moon phase
- Perigee or apogee
- Eclipse
- Planets
- Equinox or solstice
Events in August 1948
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1:25 AM
Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
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1:13 AM
Mars and Neptune close together
They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.
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10:48 AM
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
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12:13 AM
New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,900 km.
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6:49 PM
Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
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9:20 PM
Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.
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10:16 PM
Mars, Moon, and Neptune gathered
All within 3.2° of each other in the sky.
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2:20 AM
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.
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3:40 PM
Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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3:40 PM
First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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11:49 PM
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
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10:51 PM
Mercury and Saturn close together
They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.
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1:59 AM
Saturn behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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1:32 PM
Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,400 km.
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2:46 PM
Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
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12:30 PM
Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.
Times are local to America/New York. Each Moon is drawn as it looks at midday.