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Total solar eclipse There will be an eclipse of the Sun, visible from eastern Greenland and Spain. Wed, 12 Aug 2026 at 13:47 EDT (64 days away) in Leo

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Venus at dichotomy Venus reaches half phase in the evening sky. Wed, 12 Aug 2026 at 15:44 EDT (64 days away) in Virgo

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Perseid meteor shower 2026 The Perseid meteor shower reaches its peak. Wed, 12 Aug 2026 (65 days away) 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 05:01 EDT (66 days away) in Leo

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Mercury at perihelion Mercury passes its closest point to the Sun. Fri, 14 Aug 2026 at 05:31 EDT (66 days away) in Cancer

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Venus at greatest elongation east Venus is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Fri, 14 Aug 2026 at 17:59 EDT (66 days away) in Virgo

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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. Fri, 14 Aug 2026 (66 days away) in Pegasus

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Conjunction of Jupiter and Mercury Jupiter and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 33'. Sat, 15 Aug 2026 at 05:13 EDT (67 days away) in Cancer

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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. Sat, 15 Aug 2026 (67 days away) in Aquarius

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Close approach of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus pass close to each other. Sun, 16 Aug 2026 at 02:56 EDT (68 days away) in Virgo

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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 04:47 EDT (68 days away) in Virgo

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κ-Cygnid meteor shower 2026 The κ-Cygnid meteor shower reaches its peak. Tue, 18 Aug 2026 (70 days away) in Draco

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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 22:46 EDT (71 days away) in Libra

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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. Fri, 21 Aug 2026 at 00:52 EDT (73 days away) in Scorpius

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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. Sat, 22 Aug 2026 at 04:20 EDT (74 days away) in Ophiuchus

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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 18:44 EDT (75 days away) in Sagittarius

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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 16:21 EDT (77 days away) in Capricornus

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Mercury at superior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the far side of the Sun. Thu, 27 Aug 2026 at 13:11 EDT (79 days away) in Leo

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Partial lunar eclipse There will be an eclipse of the Moon, visible from the Americas, Antarctica, Africa and Europe. Fri, 28 Aug 2026 at 00:14 EDT (80 days away) in Aquarius

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Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Fri, 28 Aug 2026 at 00:18 EDT (80 days away) in Aquarius