August 1954

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
8. 1 8%
9. 2 14%
10. 3 22%
11. 4 31%
12. 5 40%
13. 6 First qtr
14. 7 58%
15. 8 68%
16. 9 77%
17. 10 84%
18. 11 91%
19. 12 96%
20. 13 99%
21. 14 Full
22. 15 98%
23. 16 94%
24. 17 87%
25. 18 78%
26. 19 67%
27. 20 56%
28. 21 Last qtr
29. 22 34%
30. 23 24%
31. 24 15%
32. 25 8%
33. 26 3%
34. 27 1%
35. 28 New
36. 29 2%
37. 30 5%
38. 31 10%

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

Events in August 1954

1. Wed, Aug 45:53 AM

   Mercury and Uranus close together

   They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.

2. Thu, Aug 5

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,300 km.

3. Fri, Aug 62:51 PM

   First Quarter

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

4. Tue, Aug 103:41 AM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.

5. Sat, Aug 147:03 AM

   Full Moon Sturgeon Moon

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

6. Wed, Aug 18

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 367,200 km.

7. Sat, Aug 2112:51 AM

   Last Quarter

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

8. Sat, Aug 213:46 PM

   Mercury behind the Sun

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

9. Tue, Aug 248:58 PM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.

10. Wed, Aug 256:22 AM

    Jupiter, Moon, and Uranus gathered

    All within 5.3° of each other in the sky.

11. Wed, Aug 256:33 AM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.

12. Sat, Aug 286:21 AM

    New Moon

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

13. Tue, Aug 317:54 PM

    Venus and Neptune close together

    They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.

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