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

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)

1 Moon near Mercury at 14h UT (17° from Sun, morning sky). Mag. 0.5. • Mercury (Wikipedia) 3 New Moon at 1:56 UT. Start of lunation 1258. 5 Mercury at greatest elongation west at 2h UT (18° from Sun, morning sky). Mag. −0.2. 5 Moon near Venus at 10h UT (25° from Sun,

The Perseid meteor shower, one of the most anticipated celestial events of the year, will reach its peak in 2024 during the nights of August 11th and 12th. This year, conditions are particularly favorable for stargazers in Orange County, California, as the crescent

1 Moon near M35 star cluster at 8h UT (morning sky). 2 Moon near Castor at 18h UT (morning sky). 3 Moon near Pollux at 0h UT (morning sky). 4 New Moon at 11:13 UT. Start of lunation 1257. 4 Mars 4.9° N of Aldebaran at 14h UT (morning sky). Mags. 0.9 and 0.9. 5 Venus 1.0° NNE of Regulus at 6h UT (17°