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Moon at First Quarter The Moon reaches first quarter phase – appearing high in the sky at sunset and setting in the west at around midnight. Fri, 01 Aug 2025 at 08:41 EDT (98 days away) in Virgo

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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. Fri, 01 Aug 2025 at 16:36 EDT (98 days away) in Libra

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Venus at highest altitude in morning sky Venus is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Fri, 01 Aug 2025 (98 days away) in Pisces

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Asteroid 63 Ausonia at opposition Asteroid 63 Ausonia makes closest approach to the Earth. Sat, 02 Aug 2025 at 19:58 EDT (99 days away) in Capricornus

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Lunar occultation of Antares The Moon will pass in front of Antares (Alpha Scorpii), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Antarctica, Argentina, Chile and Falkland Islands amongst others. Sun, 03 Aug 2025 at 22:10 EDT (100 days away) in Scorpius

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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 05:51 EDT (103 days away) in Pisces

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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 14:14 EDT (104 days away) in Sagittarius

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Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Sat, 09 Aug 2025 at 03:54 EDT (106 days away) in Capricornus

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Asteroid 2 Pallas at opposition Asteroid 2 Pallas makes closest approach to the Earth. Sat, 09 Aug 2025 at 22:22 EDT (106 days away) in Delphinus

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Asteroid 89 Julia at opposition Asteroid 89 Julia makes closest approach to the Earth. Sun, 10 Aug 2025 at 17:34 EDT (107 days away) in Aquarius

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Close approach of Venus and Jupiter Venus and Jupiter pass within 51' of each other. Tue, 12 Aug 2025 at 02:39 EDT (109 days away) in Gemini

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Conjunction of Venus and Jupiter Venus and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 51'. Tue, 12 Aug 2025 at 03:40 EDT (109 days away) in Gemini

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Close approach of the Moon, Saturn and Neptune The Moon, Saturn and Neptune pass close to one another. Tue, 12 Aug 2025 at 08:01 EDT (109 days away) in Pisces

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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 11:17 EDT (109 days away) in Pisces

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Perseid meteor shower 2025 The Perseid meteor shower reaches its peak. Tue, 12 Aug 2025 (109 days away) in Perseus

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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 13:58 EDT (111 days away) in Aries

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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 (111 days away) in Pegasus

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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 (112 days away) in Aquarius

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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. Sat, 16 Aug 2025 at 01:12 EDT (113 days away) in Aries

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Close approach of the Moon and M45 The Moon and M45 pass close to each other. Sat, 16 Aug 2025 at 12:33 EDT (113 days away) in Taurus