August 1956

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
11. 1 30%
12. 2 20%
13. 3 12%
14. 4 5%
15. 5 1%
16. 6 New
17. 7 2%
18. 8 7%
19. 9 14%
20. 10 23%
21. 11 33%
22. 12 43%
23. 13 First qtr
24. 14 63%
25. 15 72%
26. 16 80%
27. 17 87%
28. 18 93%
29. 19 97%
30. 20 99%
31. 21 Full
32. 22 99%
33. 23 96%
34. 24 91%
35. 25 84%
36. 26 76%
37. 27 66%
38. 28 56%
39. 29 Last qtr
40. 30 34%
41. 31 23%

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

Events in August 1956

1. Fri, Aug 38:39 AM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.

2. Sun, Aug 52:39 PM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.

3. Sun, Aug 5

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,800 km.

4. Mon, Aug 67:25 AM

   New Moon

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

5. Tue, Aug 74:16 PM

   Jupiter, Mercury, and Moon gathered

   All within 6.2° of each other in the sky.

6. Thu, Aug 912:37 PM

   Mercury and Jupiter close together

   They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.

7. Sat, Aug 1110:35 AM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.

8. Mon, Aug 134:45 AM

   First Quarter

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

9. Mon, Aug 133:51 PM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.

10. Sat, Aug 18

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,900 km.

11. Tue, Aug 218:38 AM

    Full Moon Sturgeon Moon

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

12. Wed, Aug 2912:13 AM

    Last Quarter

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

13. Fri, Aug 3112:35 AM

    Mercury at greatest elongation

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

14. Fri, Aug 312:43 PM

    Venus at greatest elongation

    46° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.

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