August 1958

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
13. 1 96%
14. 2 91%
15. 3 85%
16. 4 78%
17. 5 69%
18. 6 60%
19. 7 Last qtr
20. 8 41%
21. 9 32%
22. 10 23%
23. 11 15%
24. 12 8%
25. 13 3%
26. 14 New
27. 15 1%
28. 16 3%
29. 17 9%
30. 18 17%
31. 19 26%
32. 20 37%
33. 21 First qtr
34. 22 60%
35. 23 70%
36. 24 79%
37. 25 87%
38. 26 93%
39. 27 97%
40. 28 100%
41. 29 Full
42. 30 98%
43. 31 95%

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

Events in August 1958

1. Mon, Aug 45:40 PM

   Uranus behind the Sun

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

2. Tue, Aug 5

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,500 km.

3. Thu, Aug 75:01 AM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.

4. Thu, Aug 71:50 PM

   Last Quarter

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

5. Thu, Aug 1411:33 PM

   New Moon

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

6. Fri, Aug 1510:48 PM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.

7. Sun, Aug 17

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 363,900 km.

8. Tue, Aug 1910:35 AM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.

9. Tue, Aug 197:46 PM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.

10. Tue, Aug 197:49 PM

    Jupiter, Moon, and Neptune gathered

    All within 5.5° of each other in the sky.

11. Thu, Aug 213:45 PM

    First Quarter

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

12. Sat, Aug 234:12 AM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.

13. Sat, Aug 2311:04 AM

    Mercury at inferior conjunction

    Passes between Earth and the Sun and is lost in its glare.

14. Tue, Aug 267:17 PM

    Venus and Uranus close together

    They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.

15. Fri, Aug 291:54 AM

    Full Moon Sturgeon Moon

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

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