Monthly Night Sky information provided by Chris Vaughan (@Astrogeoguy) at Starry Night Education (@StarryNightEdu).

Astronomical Events

Name: Slim Crescent Moon near Regulus (after sunset)
Start: 2025-07-26T17:30:00-04:00
End: 2025-07-26T19:30:00-04:00

July 2025
Pretty Moon Poses with Venus and Jupiter (before sunrise)

July 21, 2025 @ 12:00 am

After 24 hours of additional eastward motion, the more slender crescent of the waning moon will make a lovely sight while it shines above the brilliant planet Venus in the […]
Sliver of Moon Meets Jupiter (before sunrise)

July 23, 2025 @ 12:00 am

The old crescent moon will complete its visit with the bright morning planets on Wednesday, July 22, when its slim, 2.5%-illuminated sliver will shine less than a palm’s width to […]
New Moon (at 19:11 GMT)

July 24, 2025 @ 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm

On Thursday, July 24 at 3:11 p.m. EDT or 12:11 p.m. PDT, or 19:11 GMT, the moon will officially reach its new moon phase. At that time our natural satellite […]
Pluto at Opposition (all night)

July 25, 2025 @ 8:00 pm – July 26, 2025 @ 5:00 am

On the nights surrounding Friday morning, July 25, the dim and distant dwarf planet designated (134340) Pluto will reach opposition for 2025. On that date, the Earth will be positioned […]
Slim Crescent Moon near Regulus (after sunset)

July 26, 2025 @ 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm

For a short time after sunset on Saturday, July 26, the extremely slender crescent of the young moon will shine above the western horizon. As the sky darkens, Leo’s brightest […]