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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 (13 days ago) in Gemini

2.

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 (12 days ago) in Cancer

3.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Wed, 12 Aug 2026 at 10:37 PDT (11 days ago) in Leo

4.

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 (11 days ago) in Leo

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Venus at dichotomy Venus reaches half phase in the evening sky. Wed, 12 Aug 2026 at 12:44 PDT (11 days ago) in Virgo

6.

Perseid meteor shower 2026 The Perseid meteor shower reaches its peak. Wed, 12 Aug 2026 (10 days ago) in Perseus

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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 (9 days ago) in Leo

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Mercury at perihelion Mercury passes its closest point to the Sun. Fri, 14 Aug 2026 at 02:31 PDT (9 days ago) in Cancer

9.

Venus at greatest elongation east Venus is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Fri, 14 Aug 2026 at 14:59 PDT (9 days ago) in Virgo

10.

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 (9 days ago) in Pegasus

11.

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 (8 days ago) in Cancer

12.

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 (8 days ago) in Aquarius

13.

Close approach of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus pass close to each other. Sat, 15 Aug 2026 at 23:56 PDT (8 days ago) in Virgo

14.

Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°04'. Sun, 16 Aug 2026 at 01:47 PDT (7 days ago) in Virgo

15.

κ-Cygnid meteor shower 2026 The κ-Cygnid meteor shower reaches its peak. Tue, 18 Aug 2026 (5 days ago) in Draco

16.

Moon at First Quarter The Moon reaches first quarter phase – appearing high in the sky at sunset and remaining visible until around midnight. Wed, 19 Aug 2026 at 19:46 PDT (4 days ago) in Libra

17.

Lunar occultation of Antares The Moon will pass in front of Antares (Alpha Scorpii), creating a lunar occultation visible from Antarctica, Argentina, Chile and Falkland Islands. Thu, 20 Aug 2026 at 21:52 PDT (3 days ago) in Scorpius

18.

The Moon at apogee The Moon recedes to its orbit's furthest point from the Earth, making it appear fractionally smaller than at other times of the month. Sat, 22 Aug 2026 at 01:20 PDT (Yesterday) in Ophiuchus

19.

Lunar occultation of Sigma Sagittarii The Moon will pass in front of Sigma Sagittarii (Nunki), creating a lunar occultation visible from parts of Sub-Saharan Africa, Falkland Islands, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, Antarctica and Bouvet Island. Sun, 23 Aug 2026 at 15:44 PDT (3 hours ago) in Sagittarius

20.

The Moon at aphelion The Moon passes its furthest point from the Sun, a monthly occurrence around the time of full moon. Tue, 25 Aug 2026 at 13:21 PDT (2 days away) in Capricornus