August 2020 Sky
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- On August 1, 2020
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- Aldebaran, Antares, Beehive cluster M44, Castor, Jupiter, Mars, Mercury at superior conjunction, Perseid meteor shower peaks, Pleiades, Pollux, Saturn, Spica, Venus, Venus at greatest elongation west
August 2020 Sky
| 2 | Moon near Jupiter (evening sky) at 0h UT. Mag. −2.7. • Jupiter (Wikipedia) |
| 2 | Moon near Saturn (evening sky) at 14h UT. Mag. 0.2. • Saturn (Wikipedia) |
| 3 | Full Moon at 15:58 UT. |
| 9 | Moon near Mars (morning sky) at 9h UT. Mag. −1.3. • Mars (Wikipedia) |
| 9 | Moon at apogee (farthest from Earth) at 14h UT (distance 404,659 km; angular size 29.5′). |
| 10 | Venus 4.4° S of M35 cluster (46° from Sun, morning sky) at 11h UT. Mag. −4.3. |
| 11 | Last Quarter Moon at 16:47 UT. |
| 12 | Perseid meteor shower peaks at 13h to 16h 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. Moonlight interferes this year. • Perseids (Wikipedia) • 2020 Meteor Shower Calendar (PDF) (IMO) |
| 12 | Moon near the Pleiades at 16h UT (morning sky). • The Pleiades (Wikipedia) |
| 13 | Venus at greatest elongation west (46° from Sun, morning sky) at 0h UT. Mag. −4.3. |
| 13 | Moon near Aldebaran at 10h UT (morning sky). • Aldebaran (Wikipedia) |
| 15 | Moon near Venus (morning sky) at 14h UT. Mag. −4.3. • Venus (Wikipedia) |
| 16 | Moon near Castor (morning sky) at 15h UT. |
| 16 | Moon near Pollux (morning sky) at 20h UT. |
| 17 | Mercury at superior conjunction with the Sun at 15h UT. The innermost planet passes into the evening sky. |
| 17 | Moon near Beehive cluster M44 (morning sky) at 19h UT. • Beehive Cluster (Wikipedia) • M44: The Beehive Cluster (APOD) |
| 19 | New Moon at 2:41 UT. Start of lunation 1208. |
| 21 | Moon at perigee (closest to Earth) at 10:58 UT (distance 363,513 km; angular size 32.9′). |
| 23 | Moon near Spica (evening sky) at 2h UT. • Spica (Wikipedia) |
| 25 | First Quarter Moon at 17:58 UT. |
| 26 | Moon near Antares (evening sky) at 8h UT. • Antares (Wikipedia) |
| 29 | Moon near Jupiter (evening sky) at 2h UT. Mag. −2.6. |
| 29 | Moon near Saturn (evening sky) at 18h UT. Mag. 0.3. |
| All times Universal Time (UT). | |
