August 1977

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
9. 1 94%
10. 2 87%
11. 3 80%
12. 4 71%
13. 5 62%
14. 6 Last qtr
15. 7 42%
16. 8 33%
17. 9 25%
18. 10 17%
19. 11 10%
20. 12 5%
21. 13 2%
22. 14 New
23. 15 1%
24. 16 4%
25. 17 9%
26. 18 16%
27. 19 24%
28. 20 35%
29. 21 First qtr
30. 22 57%
31. 23 68%
32. 24 79%
33. 25 87%
34. 26 94%
35. 27 98%
36. 28 Full
37. 29 99%
38. 30 96%
39. 31 91%

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

Events in August 1977

1. Sat, Aug 64:40 PM

   Last Quarter

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

2. Mon, Aug 84:01 PM

   Mercury at greatest elongation

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

3. Mon, Aug 8

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,600 km.

4. Tue, Aug 98:01 AM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.

5. Wed, Aug 109:31 AM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.

6. Thu, Aug 118:59 AM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.

7. Sat, Aug 132:31 AM

   Saturn behind the Sun

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

8. Sun, Aug 145:31 PM

   New Moon

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

9. Tue, Aug 167:49 PM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.

10. Sat, Aug 209:48 AM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.

11. Sun, Aug 219:04 PM

    First Quarter

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

12. Mon, Aug 229:37 PM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.

13. Wed, Aug 24

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 368,400 km.

14. Sun, Aug 284:10 PM

    Full Moon Sturgeon Moon

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

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