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The Moon on

Saturday, August 14, 1971

Waning crescent

39% lit, drifting through Taurus.

8 days after the Sturgeon Moon.

The Moon's phase is the same everywhere on Earth; this page shows it at noon UTC on that date.

Planets in the sky that night

  • Mercuryin the evening sky after sunset
  • Venushidden in the Sun's glare
  • Marsup all night, at its brightest
  • Jupiterin the evening sky after sunset
  • Saturnin the morning sky before dawn

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Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).