1.

Mercury at dichotomy Mercury reaches half phase in the dawn sky. Wed, 05 Aug 2026 at 03:19 PDT (13 days ago) in Gemini

2.

Moon at Last Quarter The Moon reaches last quarter phase – rising in the east at around midnight and appearing high in the sky by sunrise. Wed, 05 Aug 2026 at 19:21 PDT (13 days ago) in Aries

3.

Close approach of the Moon and M45 The Moon and M45 pass close to each other. Thu, 06 Aug 2026 at 23:45 PDT (12 days ago) in Taurus

4.

Lunar occultation of Beta Tauri The Moon will pass in front of Beta Tauri (Elnath), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Australia, Papua New Guinea, Indonesia and Solomon Islands amongst others. Sat, 08 Aug 2026 at 13:11 PDT (10 days ago) in Taurus

5.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°24'. Sat, 08 Aug 2026 at 22:33 PDT (10 days ago) in Taurus

6.

Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Sat, 08 Aug 2026 at 22:48 PDT (10 days ago) in Taurus

7.

Conjunction of Mars and Ceres Mars and Ceres share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°25'. Sun, 09 Aug 2026 at 12:19 PDT (9 days ago) in Orion

8.

The Moon at perigee The Moon makes its monthly closest approach to the Earth, appearing larger than at other times of the month – though only very fractionally. Mon, 10 Aug 2026 at 04:17 PDT (8 days ago) in Gemini

9.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°05'. Tue, 11 Aug 2026 at 05:48 PDT (7 days ago) in Cancer

10.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Wed, 12 Aug 2026 at 10:37 PDT (6 days ago) in Leo

11.

Total solar eclipse There will be an eclipse of the Sun, visible from eastern Greenland and Spain. Wed, 12 Aug 2026 at 10:47 PDT (6 days ago) in Leo

12.

Venus at dichotomy Venus reaches half phase in the evening sky. Wed, 12 Aug 2026 at 12:44 PDT (6 days ago) in Virgo

13.

Perseid meteor shower 2026 The Perseid meteor shower reaches its peak. Wed, 12 Aug 2026 (5 days ago) in Perseus

14.

The Moon at perihelion The Moon passes its closest point to the Sun, a monthly occurrence around the time of new moon. Fri, 14 Aug 2026 at 02:01 PDT (4 days ago) in Leo

15.

Mercury at perihelion Mercury passes its closest point to the Sun. Fri, 14 Aug 2026 at 02:31 PDT (4 days ago) in Cancer

16.

Venus at greatest elongation east Venus is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Fri, 14 Aug 2026 at 14:59 PDT (4 days ago) in Virgo

17.

Messier 15 is well placed The globular cluster M15 (NGC 7078; mag 6.3) in Pegasus culminates at around midnight local time. Fri, 14 Aug 2026 (4 days ago) in Pegasus

18.

Conjunction of Jupiter and Mercury Jupiter and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 33'. Sat, 15 Aug 2026 at 02:13 PDT (3 days ago) in Cancer

19.

Messier 2 is well placed The globular cluster M2 (NGC 7089; mag 6.6) in Aquarius culminates at around midnight local time. Sat, 15 Aug 2026 (3 days ago) in Aquarius

20.

Close approach of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus pass close to each other. Sat, 15 Aug 2026 at 23:56 PDT (3 days ago) in Virgo