August 1974

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
12. 1 98%
13. 2 Full
14. 3 100%
15. 4 98%
16. 5 94%
17. 6 89%
18. 7 82%
19. 8 74%
20. 9 65%
21. 10 Last qtr
22. 11 44%
23. 12 34%
24. 13 23%
25. 14 14%
26. 15 7%
27. 16 2%
28. 17 New
29. 18 1%
30. 19 5%
31. 20 12%
32. 21 20%
33. 22 30%
34. 23 40%
35. 24 First qtr
36. 25 60%
37. 26 70%
38. 27 78%
39. 28 85%
40. 29 91%
41. 30 96%
42. 31 99%

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

Events in August 1974

1. Fri, Aug 2

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,300 km.

2. Fri, Aug 211:57 PM

   Full Moon Sturgeon MoonMicromoon

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

3. Sat, Aug 1010:46 PM

   Last Quarter

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

4. Wed, Aug 1410:46 PM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.

5. Fri, Aug 162:57 AM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.

6. Sat, Aug 17

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,600 km.

7. Sat, Aug 175:52 AM

   Mercury behind the Sun

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

8. Sat, Aug 173:02 PM

   New Moon

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

9. Wed, Aug 215:26 PM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.

10. Sat, Aug 2411:39 AM

    First Quarter

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

11. Sat, Aug 2410:41 PM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.

12. Fri, Aug 30

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,000 km.

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