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 1: First Quarter Moon

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.