Local Sky Events
August
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- Moon is third quarter Jul 7th, new on Jul 14th, first quarter on 21st, and Full Moon Jul 29th, third quarter Aug 5.
- Moon third quarter Aug 5, new Aug 12, first quarter Aug 19, full Aug 28.
- Looking to the East-Northeast on Aug 9th, about 30 minutes before sunrise, the waning crescent Moon will be just to the left of Mars.
- July 6 the Earth will reach aphelion, the farthest from the sun this year at 94.5 million miles, which is 3.4% farther from the sun then it is in January.
- Aug 11 Jupiter appears just above the East-Northeast horizon joining Mercury and Mars for early morning planetary viewing having passed conjunction with the Sun.
- Aug 12 Partial Solar Eclipse. Times for Utica, NY: begin at 12:58 pm, peak mid-eclipse at 1:47 pm, ends at 2:35 pm. For other locations: https://www.timeanddate.com/
- Brilliant Venus is easy to find above the Western horizon shining in the early evening sky.
- Perseid Meteor Shower, night of Aug 12/13. From a dark site 50-100 meteors per hour may be seen radiating from the constellation Perseus. Look about 90 degrees away from Perseus to see the most meteors.
- Mercury begins its ascent into the early morning skies on Aug 5th. On the morning of the 15th, Mercury and Jupiter have a close encounter being separated by only ½ degree. Mercury at Magnitude -1.3 and Jupiter at magnitude -1.8 should be easy to find.
- Looking to the West-Southwest on the 15th and 16th, about 45 minutes after sunset, the new crescent Moon will bracket brilliant Venus.
- Partial Eclipse of the Moon, Aug 27/28. The moon moves into Earth's shadow at 10:33 pm Aug 27. It will be at maximum (93%) eclipse at 12:12 am Aug 28 and move out of Earth's shadow at 1:51 am. The moon will turn reddish from sun's red light being bent by the Earth and falling on the Moon.
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- Moon is third quarter Jul 7th, new on Jul 14th, first quarter on 21st, and Full Moon Jul 29th, third quarter Aug 5.
- Moon third quarter Aug 5, new Aug 12, first quarter Aug 19, full Aug 28.
- Looking to the East-Northeast on Aug 9th, about 30 minutes before sunrise, the waning crescent Moon will be just to the left of Mars.
- July 6 the Earth will reach aphelion, the farthest from the sun this year at 94.5 million miles, which is 3.4% farther from the sun then it is in January.
- Aug 11 Jupiter appears just above the East-Northeast horizon joining Mercury and Mars for early morning planetary viewing having passed conjunction with the Sun.
- Aug 12 Partial Solar Eclipse. Times for Utica, NY: begin at 12:58 pm, peak mid-eclipse at 1:47 pm, ends at 2:35 pm. For other locations: https://www.timeanddate.com/
- Brilliant Venus is easy to find above the Western horizon shining in the early evening sky.
- Perseid Meteor Shower, night of Aug 12/13. From a dark site 50-100 meteors per hour may be seen radiating from the constellation Perseus. Look about 90 degrees away from Perseus to see the most meteors.
- Mercury begins its ascent into the early morning skies on Aug 5th. On the morning of the 15th, Mercury and Jupiter have a close encounter being separated by only ½ degree. Mercury at Magnitude -1.3 and Jupiter at magnitude -1.8 should be easy to find.
- Looking to the West-Southwest on the 15th and 16th, about 45 minutes after sunset, the new crescent Moon will bracket brilliant Venus.
- Partial Eclipse of the Moon, Aug 27/28. The moon moves into Earth's shadow at 10:33 pm Aug 27. It will be at maximum (93%) eclipse at 12:12 am Aug 28 and move out of Earth's shadow at 1:51 am. The moon will turn reddish from sun's red light being bent by the Earth and falling on the Moon.
See our Links page - Sky Watching - for other events.
See Sky and Telescope Magazine (The Sky at a Glance) for more events.