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New Moon at 3:12 UT. Start of lunation 1195.
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Moon near Mars (10° from Sun, evening sky) at 21h UT. Mag. 1.8.
Mars (Wikipedia)
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Moon at perigee (closest to Earth) at 7:13 UT (359,398 km; angular size 33.3').
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Moon near Regulus (20° from Sun, evening sky) at 14h UT.
Regulus (Wikipedia)
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Moon near Spica (evening sky) at 6h UT.
Spica (Wikipedia)
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First Quarter Moon at 17:32 UT.
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Moon near Antares (evening sky) at 16h UT.
Antares (Wikipedia)
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Mercury at greatest elongation west (19° from Sun, morning sky) at 23h UT. Mag. 0.1.
Mercury (Wikipedia)
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Moon near Jupiter (evening sky) at 1h UT. Mag. −2.4.
Jupiter (Wikipedia)
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Moon near Saturn (evening sky) at 9h UT. Mag. 0.2. Occultation visible from eastern Australia, northern New Zealand, and French Polynesia.
Occultation of Saturn (IOTA)
Saturn (Wikipedia)
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Jupiter 6.9° NE of Antares (evening sky) at 15h UT. Mags. −2.3 and 1.0.
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Perseid meteor shower peaks at 0h UT. Peak lasts about 12 hours. Active from July 17 to August 24. Produces swift, bright meteors (50-100 per hour) many with persistent trains. Best viewed after midnight. Bright moonlight interferes this year.
Summer Meteor Shower (video) (StarGazers, PBS)
Meteor Shower Calendar (IMO)
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Venus at superior conjunction with the Sun at 6h UT (not visible). Venus is passing into the evening sky.
Venus (Wikipedia)
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Full Moon at 12:30 UT.
Full Moon Names (Wikipedia)
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Moon at apogee (farthest from Earth) at 11h UT (distance 406,245 km; angular size 29.4').
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Last Quarter Moon at 14:58 UT.
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Moon near the Pleiades (morning sky) at 16h UT.
The Pleiades (Wikipedia)
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Moon near Aldebaran (morning sky) at 9h UT.
Aldebaran (Wikipedia)
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Moon near Pollux (morning sky) at 14h UT.
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New Moon at 10:37 UT. Start of lunation 1196.
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Moon at perigee (closest to Earth) at 15:58 UT (357,176 km; angular size 33.5'). Only 5.3 hours after New Moon so high tides are forecast.
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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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