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Moon near M35 star cluster at 8h UT (morning sky).
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Moon near Castor at 18h UT (morning sky).
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Moon near Pollux at 0h UT (morning sky).
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New Moon at 11:13 UT. Start of lunation 1257.
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Mars 4.9° N of Aldebaran at 14h UT (morning sky). Mags. 0.9 and 0.9.
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Venus 1.0° NNE of Regulus at 6h UT (17° from Sun, evening sky). Mags. −3.9 and 1.0.
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Moon, Venus and Regulus within circle 2.7° diameter at 22h UT (17° from Sun, evening sky). Mags. −3.9 and 1.0.
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Moon near Regulus at 23h UT (16° from Sun, evening sky).
• Regulus (Wikipedia)
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Moon near Venus at 0h UT (17° from Sun, evening sky). Mag. −3.9. Pairings of the crescent Moon and Venus always make for a spectacular sight. Don’t miss it!
• Venus (Wikipedia)
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Moon near Mercury at 7h UT (20° from Sun, evening sky). Mag. 1.7. An opportunity to view elusive Mercury.
• Mercury (Wikipedia)
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Mercury 5.7° SSW of Venus at 18h UT (18° from Sun, evening sky). Mags. 1.9 and −3.9.
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Moon at apogee (farthest from Earth) at 2h UT (distance 405,297km; angular size 29.5').
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Moon near Spica at 9h UT (evening sky). Occultation visible from Eastern and SE Asia.
• Spica (Wikipedia)
• Occultation of Spica (In-The-Sky)
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Perseid meteor shower peaks at 0h UT. Peak lasts about 12 hours. Active from July 14 to September 1. Produces swift, bright meteors (50-75 per hour) with persistent trains. Best viewed after midnight.
• Perseids (Wikipedia)
• 2023 Meteor Shower Calendar (PDF) |
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First Quarter Moon at 15:19 UT.
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Moon near Antares at 3h UT (evening sky). Occultation visible from French Polynesia, Cook Islands and Pitcairn.
• Antares (Wikipedia)
• Occultation of Antares (In-The-Sky)
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Mars 0.3° N of Jupiter at 16h UT (morning sky). Mags. 0.8 and −2.2.
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Mercury at inferior conjunction with the Sun at 2h UT. The innermost planet passes into the morning sky.
• Mercury (Wikipedia)
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Full Moon at 18:27 UT.
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Moon near Saturn at 1h UT (morning sky). Mag. 0.7. Occultation visible from Latin America, the Caribbean, Africa and Europe.
• Saturn (Wikipedia)
• Occultation of Saturn (In-The-Sky)
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Moon at perigee (closest to Earth) at 5:10 UT (distance 360,196km; angular size 33.2').
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Moon near Uranus at 23h UT (morning sky). Mag. 5.7.
• Uranus (Wikipedia)
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Moon near the Pleiades at 4h UT (morning sky).
• The Pleiades (Wikipedia)
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Last Quarter Moon at 9:28 UT.
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Moon near Jupiter at 12h UT (morning sky). Mag. −2.3.
• Jupiter (Wikipedia)
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Moon near Mars at 1h UT (morning sky). Mag. 0.8.
• Mars (Wikipedia)
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Moon near M35 star cluster at 14h UT (morning sky).
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Moon near Castor at 0h UT (morning sky).
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Moon near Pollux at 6h UT (morning sky).
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Moon near Beehive cluster M44 at 9h UT (31° from Sun, morning sky).
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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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