August 2025 Sky

Posted by OCastronomy
On August 1, 2025

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

June 2025 Sky

Posted by OCastronomy
On June 4, 2025

1 Venus at westernmost elongation at 3h UT (46° from Sun, morning sky). Mag. −4.3. 1 Moon near Mars at 12h UT (evening sky). Mag. 1.3. 1 Venus at dichotomy (D-shape) at 22h UT (morning sky). • Dichotomy (Wikipedia) 2 Moon near Regulus at 4h UT (evening sky). 3 First Quarter Moon at 3:41

May 2025 Sky

Posted by OCastronomy
On May 17, 2025

1 Asteroid 4 Vesta at opposition at 12h UT. Mag. 5.7. 1 Moon near M35 Cluster at 12h UT (51° from Sun, evening sky). 2 Moon near Castor at 19h UT (evening sky). 3 Moon near Pollux at 1h UT (evening sky). 4 Moon, Mars and Beehive Cluster (M44) within circle 2.6° diameter at 1h UT (evening sky).

April 2025 Sky

Posted by OCastronomy
On April 4, 2025

Moon near the Pleiades at 22h UT (evening sky). 2 Moon near Jupiter at 23h UT (evening sky). Mag. −2.1. 4 Moon near M35 star cluster at 4h UT (evening sky). 5 First Quarter Moon at 2:16 UT. 5 Moon near Castor at 12h UT (evening sky). 5 Moon near Pollux at 17h UT (evening sky). 5 Moon near Mars at 21h UT

March 2025 Sky

Posted by OCastronomy
On March 1, 2025

1 Moon near Mercury at 5h UT (16° from Sun, evening sky). Mag. −1.0. 1 Moon at perigee (closest to Earth) at 21:20 UT (distance 361,964km; angular size 33.0'). 2 Moon near Venus at 5h UT (evening sky). Mag. −4.6. 5 Moon near the Pleiades at 14h UT (evening sky). 6 Moon near Jupiter at 11h

February 2025 Sky

Posted by OCastronomy
On February 8, 2025

1 Moon near Saturn at 5h UT (evening sky). Mag. 1.2. Take the opportunity to view Saturn and its almost edge-on rings before it disappears into the evening twilight at the end of the month. • Saturn (Wikipedia) 1 Moon near Venus at 23h UT (evening sky). Mag. −4.6. • Venus (Wikipedia) 2 Moon at

January 2025 Sky

Posted by OCastronomy
On January 1, 2025

December 2024 Sky

Posted by OCastronomy
On December 1, 2024

1 New Moon at 6:21 UT. Start of lunation 1261. 3 Mars 2.1° NNW of Beehive Cluster (M44) at 23h UT (morning sky). Mag. −0.6. 5 Moon near Venus at 1h UT (evening sky). Mag. −4.2. • Venus (Wikipedia) 6 Mercury at inferior conjunction with the Sun at 2h UT. The innermost planet passes

November 2024 Sky

Posted by OCastronomy
On November 3, 2024

1 New Moon at 12:47 UT. Start of lunation 1260. 3 Moon near Mercury at 7h UT (19° from Sun, evening sky). Mag. −0.3. Use the Moon to help find the elusive planet Mercury. • Mercury (Wikipedia) 4 Moon near Antares at 2h UT (28° from Sun, evening

October 2024 Sky

Posted by OCastronomy
On October 1, 2024

2 Annular Solar Eclipse from 16:50 to 20:39 UT with greatest eclipse at 18:45 UT. Path of annularity extends across southern Chile and southern Argentina. Partial eclipse in the Pacific Ocean and southern South America. • Annular Solar Eclipse of 2024 October 2 (GIF) (NASA)

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