Aug22026 · UTC
Mercury at Greatest Western Elongation
Mercury reaches its widest apparent separation from the Sun and is best placed in the morning sky.
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August 2026.
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| 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
| 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
| 30 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
12 events this month
Grouped by peak date in UTCSunday, August 2 UTC
Friday, August 7 UTC
Aug72026 · UTC
Eta Eridanids Meteor Shower
Eta Eridanids activity peaks with a listed zenithal hourly rate of 3. Actual visible rates depend on sky darkness, radiant altitude, and local weather.
Wednesday, August 12 UTC
Aug122026 · UTC
Possible Perseids Outburst
A predicted encounter with one branch of the old 1079 Perseid dust trail; no reliable activity-rate estimate is available.
Aug122026 · UTC
New Moon
Dark moonless skies make this a useful night for stargazing.
Aug122026 · UTC
Total Solar Eclipse
Partial eclipse across northern North America, western Africa, Europe, the Atlantic, Arctic, and part of the Pacific; totality crosses the Arctic, Greenland, Iceland, northern Russia, Spain, and a small part of Portugal
Thursday, August 13 UTC
Aug132026 · UTC
Possible Perseids Outburst
A weak Perseid filament encounter is predicted near the traditional maximum, with timing uncertainty of about five hours.
Aug132026 · UTC
Perseids Meteor Shower
Perseids activity peaks with a listed zenithal hourly rate of 100. Actual visible rates depend on sky darkness, radiant altitude, and local weather.
Saturday, August 15 UTC
Aug152026 · UTC
Venus at Greatest Eastern Elongation
Venus reaches its widest apparent separation from the Sun and is best placed in the evening sky.
Aug152026 · UTC
Mercury–Jupiter Conjunction
Mercury and Jupiter pass about 0.55° apart but lie close to the Sun in our sky.
Monday, August 17 UTC
Aug172026 · UTC
Kappa Cygnids Meteor Shower
Kappa Cygnids activity peaks with a listed zenithal hourly rate of 3. Actual visible rates depend on sky darkness, radiant altitude, and local weather.
Friday, August 28 UTC
Aug282026 · UTC
Partial Lunar Eclipse
The eastern Pacific, the Americas, Europe, and Africa
Aug282026 · UTC
Full Moon — Sturgeon Moon
The Moon reaches its full phase (Sturgeon Moon).
Also active this month
These showers peak in another month, but their catalog activity windows overlap this one.
Jul312026 · UTC
Alpha Capricornids Meteor Shower
Alpha Capricornids activity peaks with a listed zenithal hourly rate of 5. Actual visible rates depend on sky darkness, radiant altitude, and local weather.
Jul312026 · UTC
Southern Delta Aquariids Meteor Shower
Southern Delta Aquariids activity peaks with a listed zenithal hourly rate of 25. Actual visible rates depend on sky darkness, radiant altitude, and local weather.
Sep12026 · UTC
Aurigids Meteor Shower
Aurigids activity peaks with a listed zenithal hourly rate of 6. Actual visible rates depend on sky darkness, radiant altitude, and local weather.
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