WHAT’S UP(COMING)! – Observation Calendar Jul-Sep 2025
Source for events and links are In-The-Sky.org, Dominic Ford, Editor. The links provide details for each event including a scale on how difficult they are to observe.
Jul 2 – The cluster IC 4756 is well placed
Jul 3 – Mercury at greatest elongation east
Jul 10 – Full Moon
Jul 16 – Close approach of the Moon, Saturn and Neptune
Jul 20 – Close approach of the Moon and M45
Jul 21 – Conjunction of the Moon and Venus
Jul 22 – Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter
Jul 24 – New Moon
Jul 28 – Piscis Austrinid meteor shower 2025 peak
Jul 30 – Southern δ-Aquariid meteor shower 2025 peak
– α-Capricornid meteor shower 2025 peak
Aug 6 – Conjunction of Saturn and Neptune
Aug 9 – Full Moon
– Asteroid 2 Pallas at opposition
Aug 10 – Asteroid 89 Julia at opposition
Aug 12 – Conjunction of Venus and Jupiter
– Close approach of the Moon, Saturn and Neptune
– Perseid meteor shower 2025 peak
Aug 14 – Venus at highest altitude in morning sky
Aug 15 – Messier 2 is well placed
Aug 16 – Close approach of the Moon and M45
Aug 18 – κ-Cygnid meteor shower 2025 peak
Aug 19 – Mercury at greatest elongation west
– Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter
Aug 20 – Conjunction of the Moon and Venus
Aug 21 – Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury
Aug 22 – New Moon
Aug 25 – Asteroid 6 Hebe at opposition
Aug 26 – Close approach of the Moon and Mars
Sep 1 – Aurigid meteor shower 2025 peak
Sep 7 – Full Moon
Sep 8 – Close approach of the Moon, Saturn and Neptune
Sep 9 – September ε-Perseid meteor shower 2025 peak
Sep 12 – Close approach of the Moon and M45
Sep 16 – Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter
Sep 19 – Conjunction of the Moon and Venus
Sep 19 – Saturn at opposition
Sep 21 – New Moon
Sep 22 – September equinox
Sep 23 – Neptune at opposition
