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2
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Mercury at westernmost elongation at 8h UT (19.5° from Sun, morning sky). Mag. 0.3.
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3
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Moon near Saturn at 23h UT (morning sky). Mag. 0.6.
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6
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Last Quarter Moon at 2:22 UT.
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6
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Mercury 7.6° South of Pollux at 6h UT (20° from Sun, morning sky).Mags. −0.4.
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7
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Moon near the Pleiades at 8h UT (morning sky).
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9
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Moon near Mars at 7h UT (morning sky). Mag. 1.3.
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9
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Moon, Mars and M35 within 4.9° circle at 9h UT (48° from Sun, morning sky).
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9
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Moon near M35 Cluster at 13h UT (morning sky).
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10
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Moon at perigee (closest to Earth) at 11:18 UT (distance 363,284km; angular size 32.9').
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10
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Moon near Castor at 17h UT (morning sky).
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10
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Moon near Pollux at 23h UT (morning sky).
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11
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Moon near Mercury at 15h UT (16° from Sun, morning sky). Mag. −0.9.
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12
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Perseid meteor shower peaks night of Aug 12-13. Peak lasts about 12 hours. Active from July 17 to August 24. Produces swift, bright meteors (30-50 per hour) with persistent trains. Best viewed from a dark rural location in the Northern Hemisphere.
• Perseids (AMS)
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12
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Total Solar Eclipse from 16:58 to 18:34 UT, greatest eclipse at 17:46 UT (duration 2m 18s). Totality visible along narrow path crossing Arctic, Greenland, Iceland and Spain.
Partial eclipse visible across northern North America, UK, Europe and western parts of Africa.
• Total Solar Eclipse of 2026 August 12 (GIF) (NASA)
• 10 Things to Know About the August 2026 Total Solar Eclipse (Time & Date)
• Solar Eclipses: 2021 - 2040 (Mr Eclipse)
• NASA Solar Eclipse Page (NASA)
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12
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New Moon at 17:36 UT. Start of lunation 1282.
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12
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Venus at dichotomy (D-shape crescent) at 20h UT.
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14
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Mars 0.6° South of M35 Cluster at 23h UT (50° from Sun, morning sky). Mag. 1.3.
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15
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Venus at easternmost elongation at 6h UT (45.9° from Sun, evening sky). Mag. −4.3.
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15
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Mars at northernmost declination (23.7°) at 16h UT (morning sky). Mag. 1.3.
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16
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Moon near Venus at 8h UT (evening sky). Mag. −4.3.
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17
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Moon near Spica at 11h UT (evening sky).
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20
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First Quarter Moon at 2:45 UT.
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21
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Moon near Antares at 3h UT (evening sky). Occultation visible from Antarctica, Argentina, Chile and Falkland Islands.
• Lunar occultation of Antares (In-the-Sky)
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22
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Moon at apogee (farthest from Earth) at 9h UT (distance 404,642km; angular size 29.5').
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27
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Mercury at superior conjunction with the Sun at 17h UT (not visible). The innermost planet passes into the evening sky.
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28
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Partial Eclipse of the Moon from 2:34 to 5:52 UT, mid-eclipse at 4:13 UT. Visible from the Americas, Europe and Africa.
• NASA Lunar Eclipses: 2021-2030 (NASA)
• Partial Lunar Eclipse of 2026 August 28 (PDF) (NASA)
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28
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Full Moon at 4:19 UT.
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31
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Moon near Saturn at 3h UT (morning sky). Mag. 0.5.
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All times Universal Time (UT).
- US Eastern Daylight Time = UT − 4 hours.
- US Pacific Daylight Time = UT − 7 hours.
- Australian Eastern Standard Time = UT + 10 hours
- Singapore Standard Time = UT + 8 hours.
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