August 1963

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
12. 1 86%
13. 2 92%
14. 3 97%
15. 4 99%
16. 5 Full
17. 6 98%
18. 7 94%
19. 8 87%
20. 9 78%
21. 10 68%
22. 11 57%
23. 12 Last qtr
24. 13 34%
25. 14 24%
26. 15 15%
27. 16 8%
28. 17 3%
29. 18 1%
30. 19 New
31. 20 2%
32. 21 6%
33. 22 11%
34. 23 18%
35. 24 26%
36. 25 35%
37. 26 44%
38. 27 First qtr
39. 28 63%
40. 29 72%
41. 30 81%
42. 31 88%

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

Events in August 1963

1. Mon, Aug 55:31 AM

   Full Moon Sturgeon Moon

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

2. Mon, Aug 57:46 PM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.

3. Mon, Aug 58:30 PM

   Mercury and Uranus close together

   They pass 0.0° apart in the sky.

4. Sat, Aug 1012:55 AM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.

5. Sat, Aug 10

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 369,400 km.

6. Mon, Aug 122:21 AM

   Last Quarter

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

7. Tue, Aug 131:19 AM

   Saturn at opposition

   Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.

8. Sun, Aug 189:37 PM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.

9. Mon, Aug 193:35 AM

   New Moon

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

10. Mon, Aug 199:04 PM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.

11. Sat, Aug 246:26 AM

    Mercury at greatest elongation

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

12. Sun, Aug 2510:08 AM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.

13. Sun, Aug 25

    Apogee

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

14. Tue, Aug 272:54 AM

    First Quarter

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

15. Thu, Aug 291:55 PM

    Uranus behind the Sun

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

16. Thu, Aug 293:38 PM

    Venus and Uranus close together

    They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.

17. Thu, Aug 298:51 PM

    Venus 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.