AUGUST 2025 (Northern Hemisphere)
| 1 | First Quarter Moon at 12:40 UT. |
| 1 | Moon at apogee (farthest from Earth) at 21h UT (distance 404,161km; angular size 29.6′). |
| 4 | Moon near Antares at 0h UT (evening sky). Occultation visible from Antarctica, southern Argentina, southern Chile and Falkland Islands. • Lunar occultation of Antares (In-The-Sky) |
| 5 | Venus at northernmost declination (22.0°) at 8h UT. Mag. −4.0. |
| 7 | Asteroid 2 Pallas at opposition at 13h UT. Mag. 9.4. • Pallas (Wikipedia) |
| 9 | Full Moon at 7:56 UT. |
| 12 | Perseid meteor shower peaks at 0h UT. Peak lasts about 12 hours. Active from July 14 to September 1. Produces swift, bright meteors (50-75 per hour) with persistent trains. Best viewed after midnight. • Perseids (Wikipedia) • Perseids (American Meteor Society) • 2025 Meteor Shower Calendar (PDF) (International Meteor Organization) |
| 12 | Venus 0.9° S of Jupiter at 7h UT (36° from Sun, morning sky). Mags. −4.0 and −1.9. |
| 12 | Moon near Saturn at 13h UT (morning sky). Mag. 0.8. |
| 14 | Moon at perigee (closest to Earth) at 18:04 UT (distance 369,288km; angular size 32.4′). |
| 16 | Last Quarter Moon at 5:13 UT. |
| 16 | Moon near the Pleiades at 17h UT (morning sky). |
| 19 | Moon near M35 Cluster at 0h UT (54° from Sun, morning sky). |
| 19 | Mercury at westernmost elongation at 10h UT (19° from Sun, morning sky). Mag. 0.0. |
| 19 | Moon near Jupiter at 23h UT (morning sky). Mag. −2.0. |
| 20 | Moon near Castor at 7h UT (morning sky). |
| 20 | Moon near Pollux at 13h UT (morning sky). |
| 20 | Moon near Venus at 14h UT (morning sky). Mag. −4.0. |
| 21 | Moon near Beehive Cluster (M44) at 14h UT (morning sky). |
| 21 | Moon near Mercury at 20h UT (18° from Sun, morning sky). Mag. −0.4. |
| 23 | New Moon at 6:06 UT. Start of lunation 1270. |
| 26 | Moon near Mars at 15h UT (evening sky). Mag. 1.6. |
| 27 | Moon near Spica at 12h UT (evening sky). Occultation visible from Antarctica. • Lunar occultation of Spica (In-The-Sky) |
| 29 | Moon at apogee (farthest from Earth) at 16h UT (distance 404,548km; angular size 29.5′). |
| 31 | First Quarter Moon at 6:24 UT. |
| 31 | Moon near Antares at 8h UT (evening sky). Occultation visible from Antarctica, south-western New Zealand and Macquarie Island. • Lunar occultation of Antares (In-The-Sky) |
All times in Universal Time (UT).
- US Eastern Daylight Time = UT − 4 hours.
- US Pacific Daylight Time = UT − 7 hours.
- Australian Eastern Standard Time = UT + 10 hours
- Singapore Standard Time = UT + 8 hours.
More sky events and links at http://Skymaps.com/skycalendar/
Visit my YouTube Page for captures of many of the Night Sky events for each month.