Astronomy Almanac for August 2023

Here are some of the astronomical and stargazing highlights for August 2023. All times are in your local time zoneas reported by your browser.

1st August 2023

Titan Shadow Transit of Saturn starting at 1690853830401 ending at 1690861150400.

Titan Transit of Saturn starting at 1690854250401 ending at 1690861870400.

Titan Eclipsed by Saturn's Shadow starting at 1690893550398 ending at 1690900810398.

Titan Occultation by Saturn starting at 1690893970398 ending at 1690901530398.

Io Shadow Transit of Jupiter starting at 1690899430398 ending at 1690907230397.

Moon's northern limb is most exposed in the maximum northern libration peaking at 1690902342223. The descending Lunar Node that enabled this occured on 25th Jul 2023 at 15:05 Universal Time.

Io Transit of Jupiter starting at 1690904470398 ending at 1690912150397.

Full Moon peaking at 1690914728784.

Europa Eclipsed by Jupiter's Shadow starting at 1690921450397 ending at 1690929850396.

Europa Occultation by Jupiter starting at 1690931530396 ending at 1690939690396.

2nd August 2023

Titan Shadow Transit of Saturn starting at 1690935250396 ending at 1690942570395.

Titan Transit of Saturn starting at 1690935670396 ending at 1690943230395.

Ganymede Shadow Transit of Jupiter starting at 1690969630394 ending at 1690976470393.

Titan Eclipsed by Saturn's Shadow starting at 1690974970393 ending at 1690982230393.

Titan Occultation by Saturn starting at 1690975390393 ending at 1690982950393.

Io Eclipsed by Jupiter's Shadow starting at 1690976170393 ending at 1690984030393.

Io Occultation by Jupiter starting at 1690981270393 ending at 1690989010393.

Ganymede Transit of Jupiter starting at 1690990930392 ending at 1690995790392.

Titan Shadow Transit of Saturn starting at 1691016670391 ending at 1691023990391.

Titan Transit of Saturn starting at 1691017090391 ending at 1691024650390.

3rd August 2023

Io Shadow Transit of Jupiter starting at 1691052310389 ending at 1691060110388.

Titan Eclipsed by Saturn's Shadow starting at 1691056450389 ending at 1691063710388.

Titan Occultation by Saturn starting at 1691056810389 ending at 1691064370388.

Io Transit of Jupiter starting at 1691057350389 ending at 1691065090388.

Europa Shadow Transit of Jupiter starting at 1691076550387 ending at 1691084950387.

Europa Transit of Jupiter starting at 1691086810387 ending at 1691094970386.

Titan Shadow Transit of Saturn starting at 1691098150386 ending at 1691105410386.

Titan Transit of Saturn starting at 1691098510386 ending at 1691106070386.

4th August 2023

Io Eclipsed by Jupiter's Shadow starting at 1691129110384 ending at 1691136970384.

Io Occultation by Jupiter starting at 1691134150384 ending at 1691141950383.

Titan Eclipsed by Saturn's Shadow starting at 1691137870384 ending at 1691145130383.

Titan Occultation by Saturn starting at 1691138230384 ending at 1691145730383.

Titan Shadow Transit of Saturn starting at 1691179570381 ending at 1691186830381.

Titan Transit of Saturn starting at 1691179930381 ending at 1691187430381.

5th August 2023

Io Shadow Transit of Jupiter starting at 1691205250380 ending at 1691213050379.

Io Transit of Jupiter starting at 1691210290379 ending at 1691217970379.

Titan Eclipsed by Saturn's Shadow starting at 1691219290379 ending at 1691226550378.

Titan Occultation by Saturn starting at 1691219650379 ending at 1691227150378.

Europa Eclipsed by Jupiter's Shadow starting at 1691228470378 ending at 1691236870378.

Europa Occultation by Jupiter starting at 1691238610378 ending at 1691246770377.

Titan Shadow Transit of Saturn starting at 1691260990376 ending at 1691268250376.

Titan Transit of Saturn starting at 1691261350376 ending at 1691268850376.

Ganymede Eclipsed by Jupiter's Shadow starting at 1691278750375 ending at 1691285590375.

6th August 2023

Io Eclipsed by Jupiter's Shadow starting at 1691281990375 ending at 1691289850375.

Io Occultation by Jupiter starting at 1691287090375 ending at 1691294830374.

Ganymede Occultation by Jupiter starting at 1691300050374 ending at 1691304850374.

Titan Eclipsed by Saturn's Shadow starting at 1691300710374 ending at 1691307970374.

Titan Occultation by Saturn starting at 1691301070374 ending at 1691308570374.

Titan Shadow Transit of Saturn starting at 1691342410372 ending at 1691349670371.

Titan Transit of Saturn starting at 1691342770371 ending at 1691350270371.

Io Shadow Transit of Jupiter starting at 1691358130371 ending at 1691365930370.

Io Transit of Jupiter starting at 1691363170370 ending at 1691370910370.

7th August 2023

Titan Eclipsed by Saturn's Shadow starting at 1691382190369 ending at 1691389390369.

Titan Occultation by Saturn starting at 1691382490369 ending at 1691389990369.

Europa Shadow Transit of Jupiter starting at 1691383630369 ending at 1691392090369.

Europa Transit of Jupiter starting at 1691393950368 ending at 1691402110368.

Titan Shadow Transit of Saturn starting at 1691423830367 ending at 1691431090366.

Titan Transit of Saturn starting at 1691424190367 ending at 1691431690366.

Io Eclipsed by Jupiter's Shadow starting at 1691434930366 ending at 1691442790366.

Io Occultation by Jupiter starting at 1691440030366 ending at 1691447770365.

8th August 2023

Titan Eclipsed by Saturn's Shadow starting at 1691463610364 ending at 1691470810364.

Titan Occultation by Saturn starting at 1691463910364 ending at 1691471350364.

Third Quarter Moon peaking at 1691490541121.

Titan Shadow Transit of Saturn starting at 1691505250362 ending at 1691512510361.

Titan Transit of Saturn starting at 1691505610362 ending at 1691513050361.

Io Shadow Transit of Jupiter starting at 1691511070361 ending at 1691518870361.

Io Transit of Jupiter starting at 1691516110361 ending at 1691523790361.

Europa Eclipsed by Jupiter's Shadow starting at 1691535550360 ending at 1691543950360.

9th August 2023

Titan Eclipsed by Saturn's Shadow starting at 1691545030359 ending at 1691552230359.

Titan Occultation by Saturn starting at 1691545330359 ending at 1691552770359.

Europa Occultation by Jupiter starting at 1691545630359 ending at 1691553790359.

Moon's eastern limb is most exposed in the maximum eastern libration peaking at 1691560337599. The perigee that enabled this occured on 2nd Aug 2023 at 05:52 Universal Time.

Titan Shadow Transit of Saturn starting at 1691586730357 ending at 1691593930357.

Titan Transit of Saturn starting at 1691587030357 ending at 1691594470356.

Io Eclipsed by Jupiter's Shadow starting at 1691587810357 ending at 1691595670356.

Ganymede Shadow Transit of Jupiter starting at 1691588890357 ending at 1691595670356.

Io Occultation by Jupiter starting at 1691592910357 ending at 1691600650356.

Ganymede Transit of Jupiter starting at 1691610310356 ending at 1691614870355.

10th August 2023

Titan Eclipsed by Saturn's Shadow starting at 1691626450355 ending at 1691633710354.

Titan Occultation by Saturn starting at 1691626750355 ending at 1691634190354.

Mercury Maximum Elongation peaking at 1691632053322. Best seen in the evening.

Io Shadow Transit of Jupiter starting at 1691663950352 ending at 1691671750352.

Titan Shadow Transit of Saturn starting at 1691668150352 ending at 1691675410352.

Titan Transit of Saturn starting at 1691668450352 ending at 1691675890352.

Io Transit of Jupiter starting at 1691668990352 ending at 1691676730352.

Europa Shadow Transit of Jupiter starting at 1691690710351 ending at 1691699170350.

Europa Transit of Jupiter starting at 1691701030350 ending at 1691709130350.

Titan Eclipsed by Saturn's Shadow starting at 1691707870350 ending at 1691715130349.

Titan Occultation by Saturn starting at 1691708170350 ending at 1691715550349.

11th August 2023

Io Eclipsed by Jupiter's Shadow starting at 1691740750348 ending at 1691748610347.

Io Occultation by Jupiter starting at 1691745790347 ending at 1691753530347.

Titan Shadow Transit of Saturn starting at 1691749570347 ending at 1691756830347.

Titan Transit of Saturn starting at 1691749810347 ending at 1691757250347.

Titan Eclipsed by Saturn's Shadow starting at 1691789350345 ending at 1691796550344.

Titan Occultation by Saturn starting at 1691789590345 ending at 1691796970344.

12th August 2023

Meteor Shower. Perseids is a bright northern hemisphere meteor shower.

Io Shadow Transit of Jupiter starting at 1691816890343 ending at 1691824690343.

Io Transit of Jupiter starting at 1691821870343 ending at 1691829610342.

Titan Shadow Transit of Saturn starting at 1691830990342 ending at 1691838250342.

Titan Transit of Saturn starting at 1691831230342 ending at 1691838670342.

Europa Eclipsed by Jupiter's Shadow starting at 1691842570342 ending at 1691850970341.

Europa Occultation by Jupiter starting at 1691852710341 ending at 1691860810341.

Titan Eclipsed by Saturn's Shadow starting at 1691870770340 ending at 1691877970340.

Titan Occultation by Saturn starting at 1691871010340 ending at 1691878390340.

13th August 2023

Io Eclipsed by Jupiter's Shadow starting at 1691893630339 ending at 1691901490338.

Ganymede Eclipsed by Jupiter's Shadow starting at 1691897950338 ending at 1691904790338.

Io Occultation by Jupiter starting at 1691898730338 ending at 1691906470338.

Titan Shadow Transit of Saturn starting at 1691912410338 ending at 1691919670337.

Titan Transit of Saturn starting at 1691912650338 ending at 1691920090337.

Ganymede Occultation by Jupiter starting at 1691919310337 ending at 1691923810337.

Titan Eclipsed by Saturn's Shadow starting at 1691952190335 ending at 1691959390335.

Titan Occultation by Saturn starting at 1691952430335 ending at 1691959810335.

Io Shadow Transit of Jupiter starting at 1691969770334 ending at 1691977570334.

14th August 2023

Io Transit of Jupiter starting at 1691974810334 ending at 1691982490333.

Moon's southern limb is most exposed in the maximum southern libration peaking at 1691981102509. The ascending Lunar Node that enabled this occured on 7th Aug 2023 at 02:45 Universal Time.

Titan Shadow Transit of Saturn starting at 1691993830333 ending at 1692001090332.

Titan Transit of Saturn starting at 1691994070333 ending at 1692001450332.

Europa Shadow Transit of Jupiter starting at 1691997850332 ending at 1692006250332.

Europa Transit of Jupiter starting at 1692008050332 ending at 1692016150331.

Titan Eclipsed by Saturn's Shadow starting at 1692033610330 ending at 1692040810330.

Titan Occultation by Saturn starting at 1692033850330 ending at 1692041170330.

Io Eclipsed by Jupiter's Shadow starting at 1692046570330 ending at 1692054430329.

Io Occultation by Jupiter starting at 1692051610329 ending at 1692059350329.

15th August 2023

Titan Shadow Transit of Saturn starting at 1692075250328 ending at 1692082510327.

Titan Transit of Saturn starting at 1692075490328 ending at 1692082870327.

Titan Eclipsed by Saturn's Shadow starting at 1692115090325 ending at 1692122290325.

Titan Occultation by Saturn starting at 1692115270325 ending at 1692122590325.

Io Shadow Transit of Jupiter starting at 1692122650325 ending at 1692130450325.

Io Transit of Jupiter starting at 1692127690325 ending at 1692135370324.

16th August 2023

Europa Eclipsed by Jupiter's Shadow starting at 1692149650323 ending at 1692158050323.

Titan Shadow Transit of Saturn starting at 1692156730323 ending at 1692163930323.

Titan Transit of Saturn starting at 1692156910323 ending at 1692164290323.

Europa Occultation by Jupiter starting at 1692159670323 ending at 1692167770322.

New Moon peaking at 1692178733972. Around this time is a great time to do deep sky observing.

Titan Eclipsed by Saturn's Shadow starting at 1692196510321 ending at 1692203710320.

Titan Occultation by Saturn starting at 1692196690321 ending at 1692204010320.

Io Eclipsed by Jupiter's Shadow starting at 1692199510320 ending at 1692207310320.

Io Occultation by Jupiter starting at 1692204490320 ending at 1692212230320.

Ganymede Shadow Transit of Jupiter starting at 1692208210320 ending at 1692214870320.

Ganymede Transit of Jupiter starting at 1692229450319 ending at 1692233650318.

17th August 2023

Meteor Shower. Kappa Cygnids is a northern hemisphere meteor shower.

Titan Shadow Transit of Saturn starting at 1692238150318 ending at 1692245350318.

Titan Transit of Saturn starting at 1692238330318 ending at 1692245650318.

Io Shadow Transit of Jupiter starting at 1692275590316 ending at 1692283390315.

Titan Eclipsed by Saturn's Shadow starting at 1692277930316 ending at 1692285130315.

Titan Occultation by Saturn starting at 1692278110316 ending at 1692285370315.

Io Transit of Jupiter starting at 1692280570316 ending at 1692288250315.

Europa Shadow Transit of Jupiter starting at 1692304930314 ending at 1692313330314.

Europa Transit of Jupiter starting at 1692315070314 ending at 1692323170313.

18th August 2023

Titan Shadow Transit of Saturn starting at 1692319570313 ending at 1692326770313.

Titan Transit of Saturn starting at 1692319750313 ending at 1692327070313.

Io Eclipsed by Jupiter's Shadow starting at 1692352390311 ending at 1692360250311.

Io Occultation by Jupiter starting at 1692357370311 ending at 1692365110311.

Titan Eclipsed by Saturn's Shadow starting at 1692359410311 ending at 1692366550310.

Titan Occultation by Saturn starting at 1692359530311 ending at 1692366790310.

Titan Shadow Transit of Saturn starting at 1692400990308 ending at 1692408190308.

Titan Transit of Saturn starting at 1692401170308 ending at 1692408430308.

19th August 2023

Io Shadow Transit of Jupiter starting at 1692428470307 ending at 1692436270306.

Io Transit of Jupiter starting at 1692433450306 ending at 1692441130306.

Titan Eclipsed by Saturn's Shadow starting at 1692440830306 ending at 1692447970306.

Titan Occultation by Saturn starting at 1692440950306 ending at 1692448210306.

Europa Eclipsed by Jupiter's Shadow starting at 1692456730305 ending at 1692465130305.

Europa Occultation by Jupiter starting at 1692466690305 ending at 1692474730304.

Titan Shadow Transit of Saturn starting at 1692482410304 ending at 1692489670303.

Titan Transit of Saturn starting at 1692482590304 ending at 1692489850303.

20th August 2023

Io Eclipsed by Jupiter's Shadow starting at 1692505330302 ending at 1692513130302.

Io Occultation by Jupiter starting at 1692510250302 ending at 1692517990301.

Ganymede Eclipsed by Jupiter's Shadow starting at 1692517210301 ending at 1692523990301.

Titan Eclipsed by Saturn's Shadow starting at 1692522250301 ending at 1692529390301.

Titan Occultation by Saturn starting at 1692522430301 ending at 1692529630301.

Ganymede Occultation by Jupiter starting at 1692538270300 ending at 1692542470300.

Titan Shadow Transit of Saturn starting at 1692563830299 ending at 1692571090298.

Titan Transit of Saturn starting at 1692564010299 ending at 1692571270298.

21st August 2023

Io Shadow Transit of Jupiter starting at 1692581410298 ending at 1692589210297.

Io Transit of Jupiter starting at 1692586330297 ending at 1692594010297.

Titan Eclipsed by Saturn's Shadow starting at 1692603670296 ending at 1692610870296.

Titan Occultation by Saturn starting at 1692603850296 ending at 1692610990296.

Europa Shadow Transit of Jupiter starting at 1692612010296 ending at 1692620470295.

Europa Transit of Jupiter starting at 1692622030295 ending at 1692630130295.

Titan Shadow Transit of Saturn starting at 1692645310294 ending at 1692652510293.

Titan Transit of Saturn starting at 1692645430294 ending at 1692652630293.

Io Eclipsed by Jupiter's Shadow starting at 1692658210293 ending at 1692666070293.

22nd August 2023

Io Occultation by Jupiter starting at 1692663130293 ending at 1692670870292.

Titan Eclipsed by Saturn's Shadow starting at 1692685150291 ending at 1692692290291.

Titan Occultation by Saturn starting at 1692685270291 ending at 1692692410291.

Titan Shadow Transit of Saturn starting at 1692726730289 ending at 1692733930289.

Titan Transit of Saturn starting at 1692726850289 ending at 1692734050289.

Io Shadow Transit of Jupiter starting at 1692734290289 ending at 1692742090288.

Io Transit of Jupiter starting at 1692739210288 ending at 1692746890288.

23rd August 2023

Europa Eclipsed by Jupiter's Shadow starting at 1692763750287 ending at 1692772150286.

Titan Eclipsed by Saturn's Shadow starting at 1692766570287 ending at 1692773710286.

Titan Occultation by Saturn starting at 1692766690287 ending at 1692773830286.

Europa Occultation by Jupiter starting at 1692773590286 ending at 1692781690286.

Moon's western limb is most exposed in the maximum western libration peaking at 1692791647565. The apogee that enabled this occured on 16th Aug 2023 at 11:54 Universal Time.

Titan Shadow Transit of Saturn starting at 1692808150284 ending at 1692815350284.

Titan Transit of Saturn starting at 1692808210284 ending at 1692815470284.

Io Eclipsed by Jupiter's Shadow starting at 1692811150284 ending at 1692818950284.

Io Occultation by Jupiter starting at 1692816010284 ending at 1692823750283.

Ganymede Shadow Transit of Jupiter starting at 1692827410283 ending at 1692834070283.

24th August 2023

Titan Eclipsed by Saturn's Shadow starting at 1692847990282 ending at 1692855130281.

Titan Occultation by Saturn starting at 1692848110282 ending at 1692855250281.

Ganymede Transit of Jupiter starting at 1692848350282 ending at 1692852190282.

First Quarter Moon peaking at 1692871072007.

Lunar Face in Albategnius clair-obscur effect starting at 1692885600000 ending at 1692901800000.

Io Shadow Transit of Jupiter starting at 1692887230279 ending at 1692895030279.

Titan Shadow Transit of Saturn starting at 1692889570279 ending at 1692896770279.

Titan Transit of Saturn starting at 1692889630279 ending at 1692896830279.

Io Transit of Jupiter starting at 1692892030279 ending at 1692899770279.

Europa Shadow Transit of Jupiter starting at 1692919090278 ending at 1692927490277.

25th August 2023

Europa Transit of Jupiter starting at 1692928990277 ending at 1692937030276.

Titan Eclipsed by Saturn's Shadow starting at 1692929470277 ending at 1692936610276.

Titan Occultation by Saturn starting at 1692929530277 ending at 1692936610276.

Io Eclipsed by Jupiter's Shadow starting at 1692964030275 ending at 1692971890274.

Io Occultation by Jupiter starting at 1692968890275 ending at 1692976630274.

Titan Shadow Transit of Saturn starting at 1692970990274 ending at 1692978190274.

Titan Transit of Saturn starting at 1692971050274 ending at 1692978250274.

Lunar Eyes of Clavius clair-obscur effect starting at 1692975600000 ending at 1692991800000.

26th August 2023

Titan Eclipsed by Saturn's Shadow starting at 1693010890272 ending at 1693018030272.

Titan Occultation by Saturn starting at 1693010950272 ending at 1693018030272.

Io Shadow Transit of Jupiter starting at 1693040110270 ending at 1693047910270.

Io Transit of Jupiter starting at 1693044910270 ending at 1693052650270.

Titan Shadow Transit of Saturn starting at 1693052410270 ending at 1693059610269.

Titan Transit of Saturn starting at 1693052470270 ending at 1693059670269.

Europa Eclipsed by Jupiter's Shadow starting at 1693070830268 ending at 1693079230268.

Lunar Jewelled Handle clair-obscur effect starting at 1693075200000 ending at 1693091400000.

Europa Occultation by Jupiter starting at 1693080490268 ending at 1693088590267.

Titan Eclipsed by Saturn's Shadow starting at 1693092310267 ending at 1693099450267.

Titan Occultation by Saturn starting at 1693092370267 ending at 1693099450267.

27th August 2023

Io Eclipsed by Jupiter's Shadow starting at 1693116970266 ending at 1693124770265.

Io Occultation by Jupiter starting at 1693121770265 ending at 1693129450265.

Saturn Opposition peaking at 1693124000817.

Titan Shadow Transit of Saturn starting at 1693133830265 ending at 1693141030264.

Titan Transit of Saturn starting at 1693133890265 ending at 1693141030264.

Ganymede Eclipsed by Jupiter's Shadow starting at 1693136530265 ending at 1693143190264.

Ganymede Occultation by Jupiter starting at 1693157050263 ending at 1693160890263.

Titan Eclipsed by Saturn's Shadow starting at 1693173790262 ending at 1693180870262.

Titan Occultation by Saturn starting at 1693173790262 ending at 1693180870262.

28th August 2023

Io Shadow Transit of Jupiter starting at 1693193050261 ending at 1693200850261.

Io Transit of Jupiter starting at 1693197790261 ending at 1693205470260.

Lunar Cassini’s Moon Maiden clair-obscur effect starting at 1693203000000 ending at 1693219200000.

Titan Transit of Saturn starting at 1693215310260 ending at 1693222450259.

Titan Shadow Transit of Saturn starting at 1693215310260 ending at 1693222510259.

Europa Shadow Transit of Jupiter starting at 1693226230259 ending at 1693234630259.

Europa Transit of Jupiter starting at 1693235890259 ending at 1693243870258.

Moon's northern limb is most exposed in the maximum northern libration peaking at 1693239767663. The descending Lunar Node that enabled this occured on 21st Aug 2023 at 16:22 Universal Time.

Titan Occultation by Saturn starting at 1693255210258 ending at 1693262290257.

Titan Eclipsed by Saturn's Shadow starting at 1693255210258 ending at 1693262350257.

29th August 2023

Io Eclipsed by Jupiter's Shadow starting at 1693269850257 ending at 1693277710256.

Io Occultation by Jupiter starting at 1693274590256 ending at 1693282330256.

Titan Transit of Saturn starting at 1693296730255 ending at 1693303810255.

Titan Shadow Transit of Saturn starting at 1693296730255 ending at 1693303930255.

Titan Occultation by Saturn starting at 1693336630253 ending at 1693343650252.

Titan Eclipsed by Saturn's Shadow starting at 1693336630253 ending at 1693343770252.

Io Shadow Transit of Jupiter starting at 1693345930252 ending at 1693353730252.

Io Transit of Jupiter starting at 1693350670252 ending at 1693358350251.

30th August 2023

Europa Eclipsed by Jupiter's Shadow starting at 1693377910250 ending at 1693386310250.

Titan Transit of Saturn starting at 1693378150250 ending at 1693385230250.

Titan Shadow Transit of Saturn starting at 1693378150250 ending at 1693385350250.

Europa Occultation by Jupiter starting at 1693387390250 ending at 1693395430249.

Titan Occultation by Saturn starting at 1693418050248 ending at 1693425070247.

Titan Eclipsed by Saturn's Shadow starting at 1693418050248 ending at 1693425190247.

Io Eclipsed by Jupiter's Shadow starting at 1693422790248 ending at 1693430590247.

Io Occultation by Jupiter starting at 1693427470247 ending at 1693435150247.

31st August 2023

Full Moon peaking at 1693445768473.

Ganymede Shadow Transit of Jupiter starting at 1693446670246 ending at 1693453210246.

Titan Transit of Saturn starting at 1693459570245 ending at 1693466650245.

Titan Shadow Transit of Saturn starting at 1693459570245 ending at 1693466770245.

Ganymede Transit of Jupiter starting at 1693466890245 ending at 1693470370245.

Io Shadow Transit of Jupiter starting at 1693498870243 ending at 1693506670243.

Titan Occultation by Saturn starting at 1693499530243 ending at 1693506490243.

Titan Eclipsed by Saturn's Shadow starting at 1693499530243 ending at 1693506610243.

Io Transit of Jupiter starting at 1693503490243 ending at 1693511170242.