August 1972

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
10. 1 58%
11. 2 Last qtr
12. 3 35%
13. 4 24%
14. 5 15%
15. 6 8%
16. 7 3%
17. 8 0%
18. 9 New
19. 10 2%
20. 11 7%
21. 12 13%
22. 13 20%
23. 14 28%
24. 15 37%
25. 16 First qtr
26. 17 56%
27. 18 65%
28. 19 74%
29. 20 82%
30. 21 89%
31. 22 95%
32. 23 99%
33. 24 Full
34. 25 99%
35. 26 95%
36. 27 89%
37. 28 81%
38. 29 71%
39. 30 60%
40. 31 Last qtr

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

Events in August 1972

1. Wed, Aug 24:02 AM

   Last Quarter

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

2. Thu, Aug 3

   Perigee

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

3. Fri, Aug 47:22 PM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.

4. Mon, Aug 73:55 PM

   Mercury at inferior conjunction

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

5. Tue, Aug 89:22 PM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.

6. Wed, Aug 91:26 AM

   New Moon

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

7. Wed, Aug 97:33 PM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.

8. Wed, Aug 16

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,200 km.

9. Wed, Aug 169:09 PM

   First Quarter

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

10. Sat, Aug 195:45 PM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.

11. Thu, Aug 242:22 PM

    Full Moon Sturgeon Moon

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

12. Fri, Aug 2511:14 AM

    Mercury at greatest elongation

    18° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.

13. Sat, Aug 2610:18 PM

    Venus at greatest elongation

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

14. Mon, Aug 28

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 367,800 km.

15. Thu, Aug 318:48 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.