August 1971

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
8. 1 71%
9. 2 80%
10. 3 88%
11. 4 94%
12. 5 98%
13. 6 Full
14. 7 99%
15. 8 95%
16. 9 89%
17. 10 80%
18. 11 70%
19. 12 59%
20. 13 Last qtr
21. 14 37%
22. 15 27%
23. 16 18%
24. 17 11%
25. 18 5%
26. 19 2%
27. 20 New
28. 21 1%
29. 22 3%
30. 23 7%
31. 24 12%
32. 25 19%
33. 26 27%
34. 27 36%
35. 28 First qtr
36. 29 56%
37. 30 66%
38. 31 75%

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

Events in August 1971

1. Sun, Aug 14:59 AM

   Jupiter, Moon, and Neptune gathered

   All within 6.8° of each other in the sky.

2. Fri, Aug 63:42 PM

   Full Moon Sturgeon Moon

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

3. Fri, Aug 63:43 PM

   Total lunar eclipse

   The Moon passes fully into Earth's shadow and turns a dim copper red.

4. Sun, Aug 8

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 363,000 km.

5. Tue, Aug 102:44 AM

   Mars at opposition

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

6. Fri, Aug 136:55 AM

   Last Quarter

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

7. Fri, Aug 202:47 PM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.

8. Fri, Aug 206:38 PM

   Partial solar eclipse

   The Moon covers part of the Sun.

9. Fri, Aug 206:54 PM

   New Moon

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

10. Sat, Aug 212:05 PM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.

11. Tue, Aug 24

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,800 km.

12. Thu, Aug 2610:54 AM

    Mercury at inferior conjunction

    Passes between Earth and the Sun and is lost in its glare.

13. Fri, Aug 272:18 PM

    Venus behind the Sun

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

14. Sat, Aug 281:59 PM

    Jupiter, Moon, and Neptune gathered

    All within 6.7° of each other in the sky.

15. Sat, Aug 2810:56 PM

    First Quarter

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

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