August 1978

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
10. 1 5%
11. 2 2%
12. 3 New
13. 4 0%
14. 5 2%
15. 6 6%
16. 7 12%
17. 8 19%
18. 9 28%
19. 10 38%
20. 11 First qtr
21. 12 59%
22. 13 70%
23. 14 80%
24. 15 89%
25. 16 95%
26. 17 99%
27. 18 Full
28. 19 98%
29. 20 93%
30. 21 86%
31. 22 78%
32. 23 68%
33. 24 59%
34. 25 Last qtr
35. 26 39%
36. 27 30%
37. 28 22%
38. 29 14%
39. 30 8%
40. 31 4%

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

Events in August 1978

1. Tue, Aug 1

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,400 km.

2. Wed, Aug 27:56 AM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.

3. Thu, Aug 39:01 PM

   New Moon

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

4. Sat, Aug 55:34 AM

   Mercury, Moon, and Saturn gathered

   All within 5.6° of each other in the sky.

5. Sat, Aug 512:56 PM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.

6. Sat, Aug 54:25 PM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.

7. Mon, Aug 79:20 PM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.

8. Tue, Aug 82:08 AM

   Mars, Moon, and Venus gathered

   All within 2.4° of each other in the sky.

9. Tue, Aug 82:08 AM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 0.0° apart in the sky.

10. Fri, Aug 114:54 AM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.

11. Fri, Aug 114:07 PM

    First Quarter

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

12. Sun, Aug 137:43 AM

    Venus and Mars close together

    They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.

13. Sun, Aug 132:13 PM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.

14. Thu, Aug 17

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 359,200 km.

15. Fri, Aug 186:14 AM

    Full Moon Sturgeon Moon

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

16. Fri, Aug 184:02 PM

    Mercury at inferior conjunction

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

17. Fri, Aug 258:18 AM

    Last Quarter

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

18. Sun, Aug 2710:55 AM

    Saturn behind the Sun

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

19. Tue, Aug 29

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,600 km.

20. Tue, Aug 293:47 PM

    Venus at greatest elongation

    46° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.

21. Wed, Aug 302:15 AM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.

22. Thu, Aug 3111:14 PM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.

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