August 1964

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
14. 1 44%
15. 2 33%
16. 3 23%
17. 4 13%
18. 5 6%
19. 6 2%
20. 7 New
21. 8 1%
22. 9 5%
23. 10 11%
24. 11 18%
25. 12 27%
26. 13 36%
27. 14 First qtr
28. 15 55%
29. 16 64%
30. 17 73%
31. 18 81%
32. 19 88%
33. 20 94%
34. 21 97%
35. 22 100%
36. 23 Full
37. 24 98%
38. 25 93%
39. 26 87%
40. 27 79%
41. 28 69%
42. 29 58%
43. 30 Last qtr
44. 31 36%

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

Events in August 1964

1. Sat, Aug 111:54 PM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.

2. Mon, Aug 31:10 PM

   Mercury and Uranus close together

   They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.

3. Tue, Aug 412:27 PM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.

4. Tue, Aug 46:54 PM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.

5. Tue, Aug 47:23 PM

   Mars, Moon, and Venus gathered

   All within 6.4° of each other in the sky.

6. Wed, Aug 5

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 363,100 km.

7. Wed, Aug 53:27 PM

   Mercury at greatest elongation

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

8. Fri, Aug 73:17 PM

   New Moon

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

9. Sun, Aug 97:00 AM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.

10. Sun, Aug 93:18 PM

    Mercury, Moon, and Uranus gathered

    All within 7.2° of each other in the sky.

11. Fri, Aug 149:03 AM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.

12. Fri, Aug 1411:19 PM

    First Quarter

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

13. Mon, Aug 17

    Apogee

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

14. Sun, Aug 231:25 AM

    Full Moon Sturgeon Moon

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

15. Sun, Aug 234:32 AM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.

16. Mon, Aug 244:05 PM

    Saturn at opposition

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

17. Wed, Aug 262:39 PM

    Venus and Mars close together

    They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.

18. Sat, Aug 296:03 AM

    Venus at greatest elongation

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

19. Sat, Aug 299:52 AM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.

20. Sun, Aug 305:15 AM

    Last Quarter

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

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