1 Moon at perigee (closest to Earth) at 20:47 UT (distance 369,334km; angular size 32.4'). 3 Moon near M35 Cluster at 1h UT (morning sky). 3 Last Quarter Moon at 13:25 UT. 4 Moon near Castor at 7h UT (morning sky).

Discover the top night sky events for October 2026! Learn when and where to see the Orionids, Draconids, Moon alignments with Mars & Jupiter, and the Hunter's Moon.

2 Venus 1.5° SSW of Spica at 1h UT (evening sky). Mags. −4.5 and 1.0. 3 Moon near the Pleiades at 13h UT (morning sky). 4 Last Quarter Moon at 7:51 UT. 5 Moon near M35 Cluster at 20h UT (morning sky).

Orange County skywatchers have a special reason to look east on the evening of Thursday, August 27. A deep partial lunar eclipse will unfold across the night sky, with nearly the entire Moon entering Earth’s darkest shadow. At maximum eclipse, approximately 96% of the Moon’s disk will be inside Earth’s umbra, leaving only a thin, brightly illuminated portion of the Moon outside the shadow.

2 Mercury at westernmost elongation at 8h UT (19.5° from Sun, morning sky). Mag. 0.3. 3 Moon near Saturn at 23h UT (morning sky). Mag. 0.6. 6 Last Quarter Moon at 2:22 UT. 6 Mercury 7.6° South of Pollux at 6h UT (20° from Sun, morning sky)