05/08/2025
🌕 August 9 – Full Moon (Sturgeon Moon)
🕓 Time: 10:55 AM UTC
🌝 This full moon is called the Sturgeon Moon, traditionally named by Native American tribes. It's a great time for moon watching, especially just after sunset.
🌠 August 12 – Perseid Meteor Shower Peak
Time: Best viewing from 2:00 AM to dawn (local time)
One of the most active and reliable meteor showers, producing up to 100 meteors per hour under dark skies. Watch near the constellation Perseus, away from city lights.
✨ August 12 – Venus-Jupiter Conjunction
Time: Closest approach at 9:43 PM UTC
The two brightest planets in the sky, Venus and Jupiter, will appear very close to each other less than 0.5° apart a beautiful sight just before sunrise or after sunset.
🪐 August 18 – 6 Planet Alignment
Time: Visible just before sunrise (~5:00–6:00 AM local time)
Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune will line up across the sky some visible to the naked eye others needing binoculars/telescope.
🌘 August 21 – Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury
Time: Closest approach at 1:17 AM UTC
A close pairing of the Moon and Mercury, best seen shortly before sunrise near the eastern horizon.
🌑 August 22 – New Black Moon
Time: 7:27 PM UTC
A Black Moon is the second new moon in a single month or a month without a full moon (depending on definition). It’s invisible in the sky but marks a good time for stargazing due to darker skies.
