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Monday Evening: Thin Crescent Moon Meets Mars Low in the West

A clear western horizon with binoculars offers the best chance during the brief twilight window.

Six-Planet Parade Visible Before Dawn as Mercury Hits Greatest Elongation

Crescent Moon Joins Ongoing Six-Planet Pre-Dawn Parade

Six-Planet Parade Continues as Mercury Rises and Moon Approaches

Bright Gibbous Moon Dims Perseid Meteor Shower Peak

Bright Gibbous Moon Limits Perseids Peak to About 25 Meteors an Hour

Venus and Jupiter Coincide in Dawn Sky as Six-Planet Parade Unfolds

Moon Remains 88% Lit as Perseids Meteor Shower Peaks

Waning Gibbous Moon to Dim Perseid Meteor Shower’s Peak Display

Moonlight Dims Perseid Meteor Shower at Its Peak

Six Planets Align Before Dawn as Perseid Meteor Shower Peaks

Waning Gibbous Moon Threatens Perseid Meteor Peak, Observers Advised to Chase Earthgrazers and Livestreams

Venus and Jupiter to Converge Under One Degree on August 12 Pre-Dawn Sky

Moonlight Set to Dampen This Year’s Perseid Meteor Shower Peak

Delta Aquariids Meteor Shower Peaks Tonight With Up to 25 Meteors an Hour

Dual Meteor Showers to Peak Together on July 29–30

Perseids Fly Under Moonless Skies as Delta Aquariids and Capricornids Prepare for July 30 Peak

Perseid Meteor Shower Offers Best Viewing Now in New Moon Darkness Before Dual July Showers

Interstellar 3I/ATLAS and Newcomer C/2025 K1 Head Toward October Perihelions

Astronomers Launch Global Observations of Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS