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Check out the Glossary of Astronomical Events if you need any explanations!
August 2022 is full of astrophotography opportunities! August starts with a Super Moon on the 11th, followed shortly by the Perseid Meteor Shower Peak on the 13th. Saturn will be at its peak viewing spot for the year as it enters Opposition to the Sun on August 14th. To top it all off, there are six Lunar Conjunctions before the month is over.
The Perseid Meteor Shower is the one of the most prolific meteor showers visible to North America. It will be circumpolar, meaning that it will stay above the horizon all night (at least here on the East Coast). The meteors will radiate from the North, but they will fly overhead in all directions. You do not need to stare at the radiant point to see them. Unfortunately, this year it peaks close to the Full Moon, so the Moon may outshine some of the shooting stars.

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Astronomical Phenomena
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Moon Phases
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First Quarter Moon August 5th | Full Moon Super Moon August 11th | Third Quarter Moon August 19th | New Moon August 27th |
All times are in Eastern Standard Time (EST) or Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT).
Moon Facts

Descending Node: | 5th |
Perigee: | 10th |
Ascending Node: | 18th |
Apogee: | 22nd |
Moon Name: | Full Sturgeon Moon |
Meteor Showers

Perseid Meteor Shower
Radiant Point Constellation: | Perseus |
Peak Date: | August 13th |
Best Time, EST: | Shortly Before Dawn, but Visible All Night |
Direction to Look: | North |
Learn More: | In-The-Sky.Org |
κ-Cygnid Meteor Shower
Radiant Point Constellation: | Draco |
Peak Date: | August 18th |
Best Time, EST: | 11 PM, EST |
Direction to Look: | North |
Learn More: | In-The-Sky.Org |
Planetary Alignments & Lunar Conjunctions

Moon ☌ Saturn | August 11 |
Saturn ☍ Sun | August 14 |
Moon ☌ Jupiter | August 15 |
Moon Occultation of Uranus | August 18 |
Moon ☌ Mars | August 19 |
Venus ☌ Ceres⚳ | August 24 |
Uranus Enters Retrograde ℞ | August 24 |
Moon ☌ Venus | August 25 |
Moon ☌ Mercury | August 29 |
August 2022

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