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Full Moon at 17:24 UT.
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Moon near Antares at 1h UT (morning sky). Occultation visible from Antarctica, Argentina, Chile and Bolivia.
• Lunar occultation of Antares (In-the-Sky)
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Moon at apogee (farthest from Earth) at 22h UT (distance 405,839km; angular size 29.4').
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Eta Aquariid meteor shower peaks. Most active for 7 days around this date. Associated with Comet Halley. Very fast, bright meteors, up to 50 per hour. Best seen from the tropics and southern hemisphere a few hours before dawn.
In 2026 a waning gibbous Moon will adversely affect the visibility of this shower.
• Eta Aquariids (Wikipedia)
• AMS Meteor Shower Calendar 2026-2027 (IMO)
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Last Quarter Moon at 21:13 UT.
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Moon near Saturn at 18h UT (morning sky). Mag. 0.9.
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Mercury at superior conjunction with the Sun at 14h UT (not visible). The innermost planet passes into the evening sky.
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Moon near Mars at 22h UT (27° from Sun, morning sky). Mag. 1.2.
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New Moon at 20:02 UT. Start of lunation 1279.
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Moon at perigee (closest to Earth) at 13:45 UT (distance 358,075km; angular size 33.4').
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Moon near Venus at 3h UT (evening sky). Mag. −4.0.
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Moon, Venus and M35 within 3.7° circle at 5h UT (33° from Sun, evening sky). Mag. −4.0.
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Moon near M35 Cluster at 7h UT (evening sky).
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Moon near Castor at 11h UT (evening sky).
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Moon near Jupiter at 15h UT (evening sky). Mag. −1.9.
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Moon near Pollux at 16h UT (evening sky).
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Venus 0.76° N of M35 cluster at 1h UT (evening sky).
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Moon near Beehive Cluster (M44) at 17h UT (evening sky).
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Venus at northernmost declination (25.1°) at 18h UT.
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Uranus at conjunction with the Sun at 14h UT. Uranus passes into the morning sky.
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Moon near Regulus at 5h UT (evening sky). Occultation visible from parts of Oceania.
• Lunar occultation of Regulus (In-the-Sky)
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First Quarter Moon at 11:11 UT.
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Moon near Spica at 14h UT (evening sky).
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Moon near Antares at 7h UT (midnight sky). Occultation visible from Chile, Argentina, eastern Australia and New Zealand.
• Lunar occultation of Antares (In-the-Sky)
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Full Moon at 8:46 UT. A "Blue Moon" − the second Full Moon in a month.
• Blue Moon (Wikipedia)
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All times 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.
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