| 2 |
Moon
near Spica
(evening sky) at 15h UT. |
| 3 |
Moon
near Mars
(evening sky) at 11h UT. Mag. +0.4. |
| 4 |
First
Quarter Moon
at 00:50 UT. |
| 4 |
Moon
very near Saturn
(evening sky) at 11h UT. Mag. +0.5. Occultation visible from
Australia.
• Occultation
of Saturn (IOTA) |
| 6 |
Moon
near Antares
(evening sky) at 3h UT. |
| 7 |
Venus
6.5° S of Pollux
(21° from Sun, morning sky) at 2h UT. Mags. -3.9 and +1.2. |
| 10 |
Moon
at perigee
(closest to Earth) at 18h UT (356,896 km; angular size 33.5').
Nearest in 2014. |
| 10 |
Full
Moon
at 18:10 UT. Largest Supermoon of 2014.
• Supermoon
(Wikipedia)
• Full
Moon Names (Wikipedia)
|
| 13 |
Perseid
meteor shower
maximum predicted between 0h and 3h UT. Active from July 17 to
August 24. Produces swift, bright meteors (50 to 100 per hour)
many with persistent trains. Moonlight spoils viewing conditions
this year.
• Observing
the Perseids (Gary Kronk)
• Meteor
Shower Calendar (IMO) |
| 17 |
Last
Quarter Moon
at 12:26 UT. |
| 17 |
Moon
near the Pleiades
(morning sky) at 22h UT.
• The Pleiades
(Wikipedia) |
| 18 |
Venus
0.21° N of Jupiter
(18° from Sun, morning sky) at 4h UT. Mags. -3.9 and -1.8. Most
spectacular planet-planet conjunction in 2014. |
| 18 |
Moon
near Aldebaran
(morning sky) at 20h UT. |
| 23 |
Moon
near Beehive Cluster
(23° from Sun, morning sky) at 12h UT. |
| 23 |
Moon,
Venus and Jupiter
within circle diameter 6° (18° from Sun, morning sky) at 19h
UT. Mags. -3.9 and -1.8. Spectacular. Very low in eastern
pre-dawn sky. |
| 24 |
Moon
at apogee
(farthest from Earth) at 6h UT (distance 406,523 km; angular
size 29.4'). |
| 25 |
New
Moon
at 14:13 UT. Start of lunation 1134.
• Lunation
Number (Wikipedia) |
| 25 |
Mars
3.4° SSW of Saturn
(75° from Sun, evening sky) at 18h UT. Mags. +0.6 and +0.6. |
| 29 |
Moon
near Spica
(evening sky) at 21h UT. |
| 31 |
Moon
very near Saturn
(evening sky) at 19h UT. Mag. +0.6. Occultation visible from
central West Africa.
• Occultation
of Saturn (IOTA) |
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