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Moon at First Quarter

From the Moon feed

Wed, 19 Aug 2026 19:46 PDT
17 hours ago

The Moon reaches first quarter phase – appearing high in the sky at sunset and remaining visible until around midnight.

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The Moon in conjunction with Venus and Jupiter, with the Very Large Telescope in the foreground. Image © Y. Beletsky, ESO, 2009.

Lunar occultation of Antares

From the Lunar Occultations feed

Thu, 20 Aug 2026 19:55 PDT to 23:49 PDT
6 hours away

© Collin Grady from Las Vegas, Nevada.

Partial lunar eclipse

From the Eclipses feed

Thu, 27 Aug 2026 18:25 PDT to
Fri, 28 Aug 2026 00:02 PDT
7 days away

Simulated image courtesy of Tom Ruen.

Full Moon

From the Moon feed

Thu, 27 Aug 2026 21:18 PDT
7 days away

The Moon in conjunction with Venus and Jupiter, with the Very Large Telescope in the foreground. Image © Y. Beletsky, ESO, 2009.

Close approach of the Moon and Saturn

From the Appulses feed

Sun, 30 Aug 2026 19:32 PDT
10 days away

The Moon in conjunction with Venus and Jupiter, with the Very Large Telescope in the foreground. Image © Y. Beletsky, ESO, 2009.

Close approach of the Moon and M45

From the Appulses feed

Thu, 03 Sep 2026 05:25 PDT
14 days away

Simulated image courtesy of Tom Ruen.

Moon at Last Quarter

From the Moon feed

Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:51 PDT
15 days away

The Moon in conjunction with Venus and Jupiter, with the Very Large Telescope in the foreground. Image © Y. Beletsky, ESO, 2009.

Lunar occultation of Beta Tauri

From the Lunar Occultations feed

Fri, 04 Sep 2026 17:42 PDT to 21:32 PDT
15 days away

The Moon in conjunction with Venus and Jupiter, with the Very Large Telescope in the foreground. Image © Y. Beletsky, ESO, 2009.

Close approach of the Moon and Mars

From the Appulses feed

Sun, 06 Sep 2026 12:28 PDT
17 days away

The Moon in conjunction with Venus and Jupiter, with the Very Large Telescope in the foreground. Image © Y. Beletsky, ESO, 2009.

Close approach of the Moon and M44

From the Appulses feed

Mon, 07 Sep 2026 22:54 PDT
18 days away

The Moon in conjunction with Venus and Jupiter, with the Very Large Telescope in the foreground. Image © Y. Beletsky, ESO, 2009.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter

From the Appulses feed

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 11:44 PDT
19 days away

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