August 1961

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
10. 1 70%
11. 2 59%
12. 3 Last qtr
13. 4 38%
14. 5 28%
15. 6 20%
16. 7 13%
17. 8 7%
18. 9 3%
19. 10 1%
20. 11 New
21. 12 1%
22. 13 4%
23. 14 9%
24. 15 15%
25. 16 23%
26. 17 32%
27. 18 42%
28. 19 First qtr
29. 20 63%
30. 21 74%
31. 22 83%
32. 23 91%
33. 24 97%
34. 25 Full
35. 26 100%
36. 27 96%
37. 28 91%
38. 29 83%
39. 30 74%
40. 31 64%

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

Events in August 1961

1. Thu, Aug 37:47 AM

   Last Quarter

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

2. Mon, Aug 72:10 PM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.

3. Thu, Aug 1010:06 PM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.

4. Fri, Aug 116:36 AM

   New Moon

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

5. Fri, Aug 116:46 AM

   Annular solar eclipse

   The Moon passes in front of the Sun but is too far away to cover it, leaving a ring of light.

6. Fri, Aug 11

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,500 km.

7. Fri, Aug 119:14 PM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.

8. Mon, Aug 1410:41 AM

   Mercury behind the Sun

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

9. Mon, Aug 143:56 PM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.

10. Wed, Aug 163:53 PM

    Mercury and Uranus close together

    They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.

11. Thu, Aug 1710:25 PM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.

12. Sat, Aug 195:24 AM

    Uranus behind the Sun

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

13. Sat, Aug 196:51 AM

    First Quarter

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

14. Wed, Aug 2310:04 AM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.

15. Wed, Aug 234:00 PM

    Jupiter, Moon, and Saturn gathered

    All within 4.6° of each other in the sky.

16. Wed, Aug 235:28 PM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.

17. Fri, Aug 25

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,200 km.

18. Fri, Aug 2511:08 PM

    Partial lunar eclipse

    Part of the Moon passes through Earth's dark inner shadow.

19. Fri, Aug 2511:13 PM

    Full Moon Sturgeon MoonSupermoon

    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.