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September 2025 Sky

  • Posted by OCastronomy
  • On September 12, 2025
1 Venus 1.2° South of Beehive Cluster (M44) at 4h UT (morning sky). Mag. −4.0. 7 Total Lunar Eclipse begins at 17:31 UT and ends at 18:53 UT. Greatest eclipse at 18:12 UT. Partial phases begin at 16:27 UT and end at 19:56 UT. During totality the Moon will appear red- orange in color
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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
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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
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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).
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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