Celestial Events
Jul 3-Aug 15: Alpha Capricornids meteor shower
Jul 12-Aug 23: Delta Aquariid meteor shower
Jul 17-Aug 24: Perseid meteor shower
Aug 7: Io Shadow Start (23:51)
Aug 8: Io Transit End (02:18)
Aug 8: Io Shadow End (02:09)
Aug 8: Io Transit Start (00:00)
Aug 8: Mars 4.4°S of Moon
Aug 9: Ganymede Shadow End (23:24)
Aug 9: Europa Transit Start (04:37)
Aug 9: Europa Shadow Start (04:15)
Aug 10: Ganymede Transit End (00:11)
Aug 10: Pollux 3.6°N of Moon
Aug 10: Moon at Perigee: 363,287 km; 225,736 mi
Aug 11: Mercury 2.1°S of Moon
Daily Almanac
Darkness Ends:
04:09
Astro Twlight Ends:
04:55
Sunrise:
06:09
Solar Noon:
13:21
Sunset:
20:33
Astro Twlight Begins:
21:46
Darkness Begins:
22:32
Moonrise:
00:08
Moonset:
16:40
Illumination:
28.9%
| Moon Illumination Aug 2026 |
| Sun |
Mon |
Tue |
Wed |
Thu |
Fri |
Sat |
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1: 89% |
| 2: 81% |
3: 73% |
4: 62% |
5: 51% |
6: 40% |
7: 29% |
8: 19% |
| 9: 11% |
10: 4% |
11: 1% |
12: 0% |
13: 2% |
14: 7% |
15: 13% |
| 16: 21% |
17: 30% |
18: 39% |
19: 49% |
20: 59% |
21: 68% |
22: 76% |
| 23: 84% |
24: 90% |
25: 95% |
26: 99% |
27: 100% |
28: 99% |
29: 96% |
| 30: 91% |
31: 84% |
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