August 1975

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
13. 1 37%
14. 2 28%
15. 3 19%
16. 4 11%
17. 5 5%
18. 6 1%
19. 7 New
20. 8 2%
21. 9 7%
22. 10 15%
23. 11 24%
24. 12 34%
25. 13 First qtr
26. 14 56%
27. 15 67%
28. 16 76%
29. 17 84%
30. 18 91%
31. 19 96%
32. 20 99%
33. 21 Full
34. 22 99%
35. 23 97%
36. 24 93%
37. 25 87%
38. 26 80%
39. 27 72%
40. 28 63%
41. 29 Last qtr
42. 30 43%
43. 31 33%

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

Events in August 1975

1. Fri, Aug 15:03 AM

   Mercury behind the Sun

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

2. Fri, Aug 17:53 AM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.

3. Wed, Aug 612:59 AM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.

4. Thu, Aug 77:57 AM

   New Moon

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

5. Fri, Aug 8

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 359,900 km.

6. Sat, Aug 93:13 AM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.

7. Tue, Aug 128:40 AM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.

8. Wed, Aug 1310:24 PM

   First Quarter

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

9. Fri, Aug 157:22 AM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.

10. Thu, Aug 213:48 PM

    Full Moon Sturgeon Moon

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

11. Sat, Aug 23

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,200 km.

12. Tue, Aug 269:36 AM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.

13. Wed, Aug 279:03 AM

    Venus at inferior conjunction

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

14. Fri, Aug 297:20 PM

    Last Quarter

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

15. Sat, Aug 301:13 AM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.

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