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The International Association for Astronomical Studies

August 2026
At-A-Glance

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  • Mercury is at greatest western elongation (19°)
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  • The Moon passes 5° north of Neptune
  • The Moon passes 7° north of Saturn
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  • Last Quarter Moon
  • Mercury passes 8° south of Pollux
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  • The Moon passes 5° north of Uranus
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  • The Moon passes 4° north of Mars
  • 10
  • The Moon is at perigee (225,734 miles from Earth)
  • 11
  • The Moon passes 2° north of Mercury
  • 12
  • New Moon
  • Total solar eclipse, visible over Greenland, Iceland and Spain
  • Perseid meteor shower peaks
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  • Venus is at greatest eastern elongation (46°)
  • Mercury passes 0.6° north of Jupiter
  • 16
  • The Moon passes 2° south of Venus
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  • First Quarter Moon
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  • The Moon passes 0.6° south of Antares
  • 22
  • The Moon is at apogee (251,433 miles from Earth)
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  • Asteroid Pallas is stationary
  • Mercury is in superior conjunction
  • 28
  • Full Moon
  • Partial lunar eclipse, visible over the Americas
  • Asteroid Metis is at opposition
  • Asteroid Vesta is stationary
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  • The Moon passes 5° north of Neptune
  • 31
  • The Moon passes 7° north of Saturn
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