August 1955

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
9. 1 96%
10. 2 99%
11. 3 Full
12. 4 99%
13. 5 96%
14. 6 91%
15. 7 85%
16. 8 76%
17. 9 66%
18. 10 Last qtr
19. 11 44%
20. 12 33%
21. 13 22%
22. 14 13%
23. 15 6%
24. 16 2%
25. 17 New
26. 18 1%
27. 19 4%
28. 20 10%
29. 21 17%
30. 22 25%
31. 23 34%
32. 24 43%
33. 25 First qtr
34. 26 62%
35. 27 71%
36. 28 79%
37. 29 87%
38. 30 93%
39. 31 97%

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

Events in August 1955

1. Wed, Aug 33:30 PM

   Full Moon Sturgeon Moon

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

2. Thu, Aug 41:34 AM

   Jupiter behind the Sun

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

3. Thu, Aug 410:15 PM

   Jupiter, Mercury, and Venus gathered

   All within 6.8° of each other in the sky.

4. Thu, Aug 410:44 PM

   Jupiter, Mars, and Mercury gathered

   All within 4.6° of each other in the sky.

5. Thu, Aug 410:48 PM

   Mercury and Jupiter close together

   They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.

6. Fri, Aug 512:41 PM

   Mercury behind the Sun

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

7. Mon, Aug 83:41 AM

   Mercury and Mars close together

   They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.

8. Wed, Aug 1010:33 PM

   Last Quarter

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

9. Thu, Aug 113:34 PM

   Jupiter, Mars, and Venus gathered

   All within 7.3° of each other in the sky.

10. Thu, Aug 114:06 PM

    Venus and Jupiter close together

    They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.

11. Sun, Aug 14

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 365,900 km.

12. Mon, Aug 1510:46 PM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.

13. Tue, Aug 1610:45 PM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.

14. Tue, Aug 1611:06 PM

    Mars behind the Sun

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

15. Wed, Aug 174:26 AM

    Jupiter, Moon, and Venus gathered

    All within 5.7° of each other in the sky.

16. Wed, Aug 1712:01 PM

    Mars, Moon, and Venus gathered

    All within 5.8° of each other in the sky.

17. Wed, Aug 173:58 PM

    New Moon

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

18. Tue, Aug 239:16 PM

    Venus and Mars close together

    They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.

19. Thu, Aug 254:52 AM

    First Quarter

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

20. Fri, Aug 26

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,200 km.

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