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Moon near Beehive cluster (evening sky) at 18h UT.
• Beehive Cluster (Wikipedia)
• M44: The Beehive Cluster (APOD)
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First Quarter Moon at 2:47 UT.
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Moon near Regulus (evening sky) at 10h UT. Occultation visible from Australia and New Zealand.
• Occultation of Regulus (IOTA)
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Mars 6.2° N of Aldebaran (24° from Sun, evening sky) at 22h UT. Mags. 1.6 and 0.8.
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Eta Aquarid meteor shower peaks at 2h UT. Most active for 7 days around this date. Associated with Comet Halley. Very fast, bright meteors, up to 30 per hour. Favors skywatchers in the tropics and southern hemisphere observing a few hours before dawn.
• The Eta Aquarids (Gary Kronk)
• Meteor Shower Calendar (American Meteor Society)
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Moon near Jupiter (evening sky) at 23h UT. Mag. −2.4.
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Moon near Spica (evening sky) at 17h UT.
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10
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Full Moon at 21:43 UT.
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12
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Moon near Antares (morning sky) at 13h UT.
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12
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Moon at apogee (farthest from Earth) at 20h UT (distance 406,210 km; angular size 29.4').
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Moon near Saturn (morning sky) at 23h UT. Mag. 0.2.
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Mercury at greatest elongation west (26° from Sun, morning sky) at 23h UT. Mag. 0.6.
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Last Quarter Moon at 0:34 UT.
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Moon near Neptune (75° from Sun, morning sky) at 6h UT. Occultation visible from the South Atlantic Ocean. Mag. 7.9.
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Moon near Venus (morning sky) at 14h UT. Mag. −4.4.
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Moon near Mercury (25° from Sun, morning sky) at 2h UT. Mag. 0.2.
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New Moon at 19:45 UT. Start of lunation 1168.
• Lunation Number (Wikipedia)
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26
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Moon at perigee (closest to Earth) at 1:20 UT (357,207 km; angular size 33.5').
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27
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Moon near Mars (18° from Sun, evening sky) at 3h UT. Mag. 1.7.
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Moon near Beehive cluster (evening sky) at 1h UT.
• Beehive Cluster (Wikipedia)
• M44: The Beehive Cluster (APOD)
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Moon near Regulus (evening sky) at 17h UT. Occultation visible from central Africa and Madagascar.
• Occultation of Regulus (IOTA)
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All times Universal Time (UT).
- USA Eastern Summer Time = UT − 4 hours.
- Australian Eastern Standard Time = UT + 10 hours
- Singapore Standard Time = UT + 8 hours.
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