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Moon near Mars at 17h UT (54° from Sun, morning sky). Mag. 1.0.
• Mars (Wikipedia)
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2
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Moon near Uranus at 9h UT (45° from Sun, morning sky). Mag. 5.8.
• Uranus (Wikipedia)
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2
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Moon near the Pleiades at 17h UT (41° from Sun, morning sky).
• The Pleiades (Wikipedia)
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3
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Moon near Jupiter at 7h UT (morning sky). Mag. −2.0.
• Jupiter (Wikipedia)
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5
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Earth at Aphelion (farthest from Sun) at 6h UT. The Sun- Earth distance is 1.016725 a.u. or about 152.1 million km.
• Earth at Aphelion (SpaceWeather.com)
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5
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Dwarf planet 1 Ceres at opposition at 15h UT. Mag. 7.3.
• Ceres (Wikipedia)
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5
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New Moon at 22:58 UT. Start of lunation 1256.
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7
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Mercury 0.11° NNE of Beehive Cluster (M44) at 5h UT (22° from Sun, evening sky). Mag. −0.2.
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7
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Moon, Mercury and Beehive cluster (M44) within circle 3.2° diameter at 19h UT (evening sky). Mag. −0.2.
• Beehive Cluster (Wikipedia)
• M44: The Beehive Cluster (APOD)
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7
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Moon near Mercury at 21h UT (23° from Sun, morning sky). Mag. -0.2.
• Mercury (Wikipedia)
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9
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Moon near Regulus at 15h UT (evening sky).
• Regulus (Wikipedia)
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9
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Jupiter 4.8° N of Aldebaran at 23h UT (38° from Sun, morning sky). Mags. −2.0 and 0.9.
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12
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Moon at apogee (farthest from Earth) at 8h UT (distance 404,362km; angular size 29.6').
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13
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First Quarter Moon at 22:49 UT.
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14
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Moon near Spica at 4h UT (evening sky). Occultation visible from North and Central America.
• Spica (Wikipedia)
• Occultation of Spica (In-The-Sky)
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15
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Mars 0.53° SE of Uranus at 15h UT (57° from Sun, morning sky). Mags. 0.9 and 5.8.
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17
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Moon near Antares at 21h UT (evening sky). Occultation visible from Southern Africa and Madagascar.
• Antares (Wikipedia)
• Occultation of Antares (In-The-Sky)
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21
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Full Moon at 10:19 UT.
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21
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Mars 4.8° SE of the Pleiades at 12h UT (59° from Sun, morning sky). Mag. 0.9
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22
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Mercury at greatest elongation east at 7h UT (27° from Sun, evening sky). Mag. 0.5.
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22
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Pluto at opposition at 21h UT. Mag. 14.4. Requires at least a 10-inch telescope and a very dark sky to observe visually.
• Pluto (Wikipedia)
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24
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Moon at perigee (closest to Earth) at 5:44 UT (distance 364,917km; angular size 32.7').
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24
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Moon near Saturn at 21h UT (morning sky). Mag. 0.9. Occultation visible from SE Asia, India and Madagascar.
• Saturn (Wikipedia)
• Disappearance and Reappearance Times (IOTA)
• Occultation of Saturn (In-The-Sky)
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25
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Mercury 2.1° SW of Regulus at 11h UT (27° from Sun, evening sky). Mag. 1.4
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28
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Last Quarter Moon at 2:53 UT.
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29
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Moon near the Pleiades at 23h UT (67° from Sun, morning sky).
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30
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Moon near Mars at 9h UT (morning sky). Mag. 0.9.
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30
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Moon near the Jupiter at 23h UT (morning sky). Mag. −2.1.
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Southern Delta Aquarid meteor shower peaks. Active from July 12 to August 23. Produces medium speed, faint meteors (about 15 to 20 per hour). Best seen from southern latitudes.
• Southern Delta Aquariids (Wikipedia)
• AMS Meteor Shower Calendar 2024-2025 (IMO)
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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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