August's full moon, also called Sturgeon Moon, is also a supermoon. It will be visible on August 1.
In the early morning hours of August 8, the Moon and Jupiter will appear just 2°39′ apart, and you can easily hop between them with your eyes.
The Perseid meteor shower is usually one of the most active and brightest meteor showers of the year. It will be visible around August 12-13.
On August 16, two weeks after the Super Sturgeon Moon, the month will witness a new moon called a Micromoon.
On August 27, the ringed planet, Saturn, lies on the opposite side of Earth to the Sun and is visible from sunset to sunrise.
This is the second Full Moon of August, making it a Blue Moon. A monthly Blue Moon is the second Full Moon in a calendar month with two Full Moons. It will be visible on August 31.
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