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Conjunction of Saturn and Neptune Saturn and Neptune share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°08'. Wed, 06 Aug 2025 at 02:51 PDT (13 days ago) in Pisces

2.

The Moon at aphelion The Moon recedes to its orbit's furthest point from the Sun, which happens each month around the time of full moon. Thu, 07 Aug 2025 at 11:14 PDT (12 days ago) in Sagittarius

3.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Sat, 09 Aug 2025 at 00:54 PDT (10 days ago) in Capricornus

4.

Asteroid 2 Pallas at opposition Asteroid 2 Pallas makes closest approach to the Earth. Sat, 09 Aug 2025 at 19:22 PDT (10 days ago) in Delphinus

5.

Asteroid 89 Julia at opposition Asteroid 89 Julia makes closest approach to the Earth. Sun, 10 Aug 2025 at 14:34 PDT (9 days ago) in Aquarius

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Close approach of Venus and Jupiter Venus and Jupiter pass within 51' of each other. Mon, 11 Aug 2025 at 23:39 PDT (8 days ago) in Gemini

7.

Conjunction of Venus and Jupiter Venus and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 51'. Tue, 12 Aug 2025 at 00:40 PDT (7 days ago) in Gemini

8.

Close approach of the Moon, Saturn and Neptune The Moon, Saturn and Neptune pass close to one another. Tue, 12 Aug 2025 at 05:01 PDT (7 days ago) in Pisces

9.

Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°02'. Tue, 12 Aug 2025 at 08:17 PDT (7 days ago) in Pisces

10.

Perseid meteor shower 2025 The Perseid meteor shower reaches its peak. Tue, 12 Aug 2025 (7 days ago) in Perseus

11.

The Moon at perigee The Moon makes its monthly closest approach to the Earth, making it appear fractionally larger than at other times of the month. Thu, 14 Aug 2025 at 10:58 PDT (5 days ago) in Aries

12.

Messier 15 is well placed The globular cluster M15 (NGC 7078; mag 6.3) in Pegasus culminates at around midnight local time. Thu, 14 Aug 2025 (5 days ago) in Pegasus

13.

Messier 2 is well placed The globular cluster M2 (NGC 7089; mag 6.6) in Aquarius culminates at around midnight local time. Fri, 15 Aug 2025 (4 days ago) in Aquarius

14.

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. Fri, 15 Aug 2025 at 22:12 PDT (4 days ago) in Aries

15.

Close approach of the Moon and M45 The Moon and M45 pass close to each other. Sat, 16 Aug 2025 at 09:33 PDT (3 days ago) in Taurus

16.

κ-Cygnid meteor shower 2025 The κ-Cygnid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sun, 17 Aug 2025 (Today) in Draco

17.

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 Brazil, Mauritania, Guinea and Mali amongst others. Sun, 17 Aug 2025 at 23:59 PDT (2 days ago) in Taurus

18.

Mercury at greatest elongation west Mercury is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Tue, 19 Aug 2025 at 05:25 PDT (12 hours ago) in Cancer

19.

Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°46'. Tue, 19 Aug 2025 at 14:05 PDT (3 hours ago) in Gemini

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Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Tue, 19 Aug 2025 at 15:23 PDT (2 hours ago) in Gemini