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The Moon on

Friday, August 8, 1997

Waxing crescent

22% lit, drifting through Virgo.

10 days before 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
  • Venusin the evening sky after sunset
  • Marsin the evening sky after sunset
  • Jupiterup all night, at its brightest
  • Saturnin the morning sky before dawn

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Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).