August 2019 Sky
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- On August 1, 2019
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- Aldebaran, Antares, Jupiter, Mars, Mercury, meteor shower, Perseid meteor shower, Pleiades, Pollux, Regulus, Saturn, Spica, Venus, Venus at superior conjunction
August 2019 Sky
| 1 | New Moon at 3:12 UT. Start of lunation 1195. |
| 1 | Moon near Mars (10° from Sun, evening sky) at 21h UT. Mag. 1.8. • Mars (Wikipedia) |
| 2 | Moon at perigee (closest to Earth) at 7:13 UT (359,398 km; angular size 33.3′). |
| 2 | Moon near Regulus (20° from Sun, evening sky) at 14h UT. • Regulus (Wikipedia) |
| 6 | Moon near Spica (evening sky) at 6h UT. • Spica (Wikipedia) |
| 7 | First Quarter Moon at 17:32 UT. |
| 9 | Moon near Antares (evening sky) at 16h UT. • Antares (Wikipedia) |
| 9 | Mercury at greatest elongation west (19° from Sun, morning sky) at 23h UT. Mag. 0.1. • Mercury (Wikipedia) |
| 10 | Moon near Jupiter (evening sky) at 1h UT. Mag. −2.4. • Jupiter (Wikipedia) |
| 12 | Moon near Saturn (evening sky) at 9h UT. Mag. 0.2. Occultation visible from eastern Australia, northern New Zealand, and French Polynesia. • Occultation of Saturn (IOTA) • Saturn (Wikipedia) |
| 12 | Jupiter 6.9° NE of Antares (evening sky) at 15h UT. Mags. −2.3 and 1.0. |
| 13 | Perseid meteor shower peaks at 0h UT. Peak lasts about 12 hours. Active from July 17 to August 24. Produces swift, bright meteors (50-100 per hour) many with persistent trains. Best viewed after midnight. Bright moonlight interferes this year. • Summer Meteor Shower (video) (StarGazers, PBS) • Observing the Perseids (Gary Kronk) • Meteor Shower Calendar (IMO) |
| 14 | Venus at superior conjunction with the Sun at 6h UT (not visible). Venus is passing into the evening sky. • Venus (Wikipedia) |
| 15 | Full Moon at 12:30 UT. • Full Moon Names (Wikipedia) |
| 17 | Moon at apogee (farthest from Earth) at 11h UT (distance 406,245 km; angular size 29.4′). |
| 23 | Last Quarter Moon at 14:58 UT. |
| 23 | Moon near the Pleiades (morning sky) at 16h UT. • The Pleiades (Wikipedia) |
| 24 | Moon near Aldebaran (morning sky) at 9h UT. • Aldebaran (Wikipedia) |
| 27 | Moon near Pollux (morning sky) at 14h UT. |
| 30 | New Moon at 10:37 UT. Start of lunation 1196. |
| 30 | Moon at perigee (closest to Earth) at 15:58 UT (357,176 km; angular size 33.5′). Only 5.3 hours after New Moon so high tides are forecast. |
| August 2019 Sky All times Universal Time (UT). | |
