August 2025 Sky

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  • On August 1, 2025
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  • Antares, Beehive cluster M44, Castor, Jupiter, M35, Mars, Mercury, Perseid meteor shower, Pleiades, Pollux, Saturn, Spica, Venus

August 2025 Sky

1 First Quarter Moon at 12:40 UT.
1 Moon at apogee (farthest from Earth) at 21h UT (distance 404,161km; angular size 29.6′).
4 Moon near Antares at 0h UT (evening sky). Occultation visible from Antarctica, southern Argentina, southern Chile and Falkland Islands.
• Lunar occultation of Antares (In-The-Sky)
5 Venus at northernmost declination (22.0°) at 8h UT. Mag. −4.0.
7 Asteroid 2 Pallas at opposition at 13h UT. Mag. 9.4.
• Pallas (Wikipedia)
9 Full Moon at 7:56 UT.
12 Perseid meteor shower peaks at 0h UT. Peak lasts about 12 hours. Active from July 14 to September 1. Produces swift, bright meteors (50-75 per hour) with persistent trains. Best viewed after midnight.
• Perseids (Wikipedia)
• Perseids (American Meteor Society)
• 2025 Meteor Shower Calendar (PDF) (International Meteor Organization)
12 Venus 0.9° S of Jupiter at 7h UT (36° from Sun, morning sky). Mags. −4.0 and −1.9.
12 Moon near Saturn at 13h UT (morning sky). Mag. 0.8.
14 Moon at perigee (closest to Earth) at 18:04 UT (distance 369,288km; angular size 32.4′).
16 Last Quarter Moon at 5:13 UT.
16 Moon near the Pleiades at 17h UT (morning sky).
19 Moon near M35 Cluster at 0h UT (54° from Sun, morning sky).
19 Mercury at westernmost elongation at 10h UT (19° from Sun, morning sky). Mag. 0.0.
19 Moon near Jupiter at 23h UT (morning sky). Mag. −2.0.
20 Moon near Castor at 7h UT (morning sky).
20 Moon near Pollux at 13h UT (morning sky).
20 Moon near Venus at 14h UT (morning sky). Mag. −4.0.
21 Moon near Beehive Cluster (M44) at 14h UT (morning sky).
21 Moon near Mercury at 20h UT (18° from Sun, morning sky). Mag. −0.4.
23 New Moon at 6:06 UT. Start of lunation 1270.
26 Moon near Mars at 15h UT (evening sky). Mag. 1.6.
27 Moon near Spica at 12h UT (evening sky). Occultation visible from Antarctica.
• Lunar occultation of Spica (In-The-Sky)
29 Moon at apogee (farthest from Earth) at 16h UT (distance 404,548km; angular size 29.5′).
31 First Quarter Moon at 6:24 UT.
31 Moon near Antares at 8h UT (evening sky). Occultation visible from Antarctica, south-western New Zealand and Macquarie Island.
• Lunar occultation of Antares (In-The-Sky)
August 2025 Sky All times Universal Time (UT).

  • US Eastern Daylight Time = UT − 4 hours.
  • US Pacific Daylight Time = UT − 7 hours.
  • Australian Eastern Standard Time = UT + 10 hours
  • Singapore Standard Time = UT + 8 hours.