August 1960

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
9. 1 63%
10. 2 73%
11. 3 83%
12. 4 91%
13. 5 97%
14. 6 Full
15. 7 100%
16. 8 97%
17. 9 91%
18. 10 84%
19. 11 75%
20. 12 66%
21. 13 56%
22. 14 Last qtr
23. 15 36%
24. 16 28%
25. 17 19%
26. 18 13%
27. 19 7%
28. 20 3%
29. 21 1%
30. 22 New
31. 23 2%
32. 24 5%
33. 25 11%
34. 26 18%
35. 27 27%
36. 28 37%
37. 29 First qtr
38. 30 60%
39. 31 71%

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

Events in August 1960

1. Mon, Aug 14:36 PM

   Venus and Uranus close together

   They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.

2. Wed, Aug 32:04 PM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.

3. Thu, Aug 48:29 PM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.

4. Fri, Aug 52:53 PM

   Mercury at greatest elongation

   19° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.

5. Fri, Aug 5

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 359,600 km.

6. Sat, Aug 610:41 PM

   Full Moon Sturgeon Moon

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

7. Sun, Aug 141:27 AM

   Uranus behind the Sun

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

8. Sun, Aug 141:37 AM

   Last Quarter

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

9. Mon, Aug 1511:55 AM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.

10. Wed, Aug 17

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,500 km.

11. Sun, Aug 218:51 AM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.

12. Sun, Aug 2110:01 AM

    Mercury, Moon, and Uranus gathered

    All within 3.8° of each other in the sky.

13. Sun, Aug 212:47 PM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.

14. Mon, Aug 225:15 AM

    New Moon

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

15. Mon, Aug 2210:25 PM

    Mercury and Uranus close together

    They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.

16. Tue, Aug 234:58 PM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.

17. Sat, Aug 2711:34 AM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.

18. Mon, Aug 293:22 PM

    First Quarter

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

19. Tue, Aug 307:19 PM

    Mercury behind the Sun

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

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