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Monday 1 August 2022

What the atlas records for this date, across the traditions it covers.

The Day BeforeTodayThe Day AfterAll Of August 2022

Observed On This Date

Lughnasadh
Harvest / agricultural
1 August
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The Week Ahead

Saturday 6 AugustThe Transfiguration

This Week In Space and Astronomy History

3 AugustMESSENGER, Launch Date 2004
4 AugustDanuri, Launch Date 2022
4 AugustDanuri Mission, Launch Date 2022
5 AugustJuno, Launch Date 2011
5 AugustJuno Mission, Launch Date 2011
5 AugustMars 6, Launch Date 1973
7 AugustApollo 15, End Date 1971
7 AugustSSLV, First Flight Date 2022
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Dates for the Hebrew and Islamic calendars are the tabular reckoning, which is what a printed calendar prints. Communities that begin a month on a sighted crescent may differ by a day, and differ from one another by place.