Sky Events
July 2025
July 1: Messier 22 (Sagittarius) & IC 4756 (Graff’s Cluster – Serpens) are well placed for observation
July 2: First Quarter Moon
July 3: Earth at Perihelion
July 4: Mercury at greatest eastern elongation
July 13: Full Moon
July 16: Conjunction of Moon & Saturn, close approach of Neptune to Moon and Saturn in Pisces (passing within 3°22′ of each other in early morning)
July 17: Last Quarter Moon, Messier 55 (Sagittarius) well placed for observation
July 20: Close approach of Moon and Pleiades in pre-dawn sky
July 21: Conjunction of Moon and Venus in pre-dawn sky
July 23: Conjunction of Moon and Jupiter in pre-dawn sky
July 24: New Moon
July 25: Pluto at opposition
July 30: Southern δ-Aquariid & α-Capricornid meteor showers peaking
Planets in July
Mercury: Greatest eastern elongation July 4, poorly located on evening sky
Venus: Morning Planet, best at start of July
Mars: Poor position evening planet
Jupiter: May be visible starting mid-July in pre-dawn twilight
Saturn: Improving morning planet
August 2025
August 6: Conjunction of Saturn and Neptune, with angular separation of 1°08′
August 7: Venus at highest morning altitude
August 9: Full Moon
August 12: Conjunction of Venus and Jupiter, with angular separation of 51′
August 12: Conjunction of Moon and Saturn, with angular separation of 4°02′
August 12: Perseid Meteor Shower Peaking
August 14: Messier 15 (Pegasus) is well placed for observation
August 15: Messier 2 (Aquarius) is well placed for observation
August 16: Last Quarter Moon
August 18: κ-Cygnid Meteor Shower Peaking
August 19: Mercury at Greatest Western Elongation
August 19: Conjunction of Moon and Jupiter, angular separation 4°46′
August 20: Conjunction of Moon and Venus angular separation 4°52′
August 21: Conjunction of Moon and Mercury angular separation 3°42′
August 21: Mercury at highest morning altitude
August 23: New Moon
August 26: Conjunction of Moon and Mars, with angular separation of 2°47′
August 31: First Quarter Moon
Planets in August
Mercury: Low altitude morning planet. Highest morning altitude on August 21
Venus: Morning planet. Highest morning altitude on August 7.
Mars: Morning planet. Conjunction with Moon on August 26.
Jupiter: Improving morning planet. Conjunction with Moon on August 19.
Saturn: Morning Planet. Conjunction with Neptune on August 6. Conjunction with Moon on August 12.