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2
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Moon near Jupiter (evening sky) at 0h UT. Mag. −2.7.
• Jupiter (Wikipedia)
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2
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Moon near Saturn (evening sky) at 14h UT. Mag. 0.2.
• Saturn (Wikipedia)
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3
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Full Moon at 15:58 UT.
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9
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Moon near Mars (morning sky) at 9h UT. Mag. −1.3.
• Mars (Wikipedia)
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9
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Moon at apogee (farthest from Earth) at 14h UT (distance 404,659 km; angular size 29.5').
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10
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Venus 4.4° S of M35 cluster (46° from Sun, morning sky) at 11h UT. Mag. −4.3.
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11
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Last Quarter Moon at 16:47 UT.
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12
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Perseid meteor shower peaks at 13h to 16h 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. Moonlight interferes this year.
• Perseids (Wikipedia)
• 2020 Meteor Shower Calendar (PDF) (IMO)
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12
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Moon near the Pleiades at 16h UT (morning sky).
• The Pleiades (Wikipedia)
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13
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Venus at greatest elongation west (46° from Sun, morning sky) at 0h UT. Mag. −4.3.
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13
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Moon near Aldebaran at 10h UT (morning sky).
• Aldebaran (Wikipedia)
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15
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Moon near Venus (morning sky) at 14h UT. Mag. −4.3.
• Venus (Wikipedia)
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16
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Moon near Castor (morning sky) at 15h UT.
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16
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Moon near Pollux (morning sky) at 20h UT.
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17
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Mercury at superior conjunction with the Sun at 15h UT. The innermost planet passes into the evening sky.
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17
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Moon near Beehive cluster M44 (morning sky) at 19h UT.
• Beehive Cluster (Wikipedia)
• M44: The Beehive Cluster (APOD)
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19
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New Moon at 2:41 UT. Start of lunation 1208.
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21
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Moon at perigee (closest to Earth) at 10:58 UT (distance 363,513 km; angular size 32.9').
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23
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Moon near Spica (evening sky) at 2h UT.
• Spica (Wikipedia)
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25
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First Quarter Moon at 17:58 UT.
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26
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Moon near Antares (evening sky) at 8h UT.
• Antares (Wikipedia)
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29
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Moon near Jupiter (evening sky) at 2h UT. Mag. −2.6.
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29
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Moon near Saturn (evening sky) at 18h UT. Mag. 0.3.
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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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