August 1970

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
14. 1 0%
15. 2 New
16. 3 2%
17. 4 5%
18. 5 10%
19. 6 17%
20. 7 24%
21. 8 33%
22. 9 43%
23. 10 First qtr
24. 11 64%
25. 12 74%
26. 13 83%
27. 14 91%
28. 15 97%
29. 16 Full
30. 17 100%
31. 18 96%
32. 19 91%
33. 20 83%
34. 21 73%
35. 22 63%
36. 23 Last qtr
37. 24 42%
38. 25 32%
39. 26 23%
40. 27 16%
41. 28 9%
42. 29 4%
43. 30 1%
44. 31 New

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

Events in August 1970

1. Sun, Aug 21:58 AM

   New Moon

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

2. Sun, Aug 22:09 AM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.

3. Sun, Aug 28:21 AM

   Mars behind the Sun

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

4. Mon, Aug 3

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,400 km.

5. Tue, Aug 48:23 AM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.

6. Thu, Aug 63:59 AM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.

7. Thu, Aug 67:27 PM

   Moon, Uranus, and Venus gathered

   All within 7.5° of each other in the sky.

8. Thu, Aug 68:32 PM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.

9. Mon, Aug 104:50 AM

   First Quarter

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

10. Fri, Aug 143:33 AM

    Venus and Uranus close together

    They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.

11. Sun, Aug 1611:34 AM

    Mercury at greatest elongation

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

12. Sun, Aug 1611:15 PM

    Full Moon Sturgeon MoonSupermoon

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

13. Sun, Aug 1611:23 PM

    Partial lunar eclipse

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

14. Mon, Aug 17

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,100 km.

15. Sun, Aug 234:35 PM

    Last Quarter

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

16. Sun, Aug 30

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,400 km.

17. Sun, Aug 309:32 PM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.

18. Mon, Aug 315:54 PM

    Annular solar eclipse

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

19. Mon, Aug 316:01 PM

    New Moon Black Moon

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

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