Thursday August 13 to Thursday August 20

The New Moon is Thursday August 13 and the First Quarter Moon is Thursday August 20. The Lunar X is visible on the 20th. Saturn is rising just around 10:00 pm local time. Mars is close to the open cluster M35 on the 15th. In the evening, Venus forms a line with the crescent Moon and The bright star Spica on the 15th when Venus is furthest from the sun. On the 16th the crescent Moon and Venus are very close. Comet 220P McNaught may be visible in binoculars.The New Moon is Thursday August 13 and the First Quarter Moon is Thursday August 20. The Lunar X is visible on the 20th.North-Eastern horizon on the morning of Saturday, August 15 as seen from Adelaide at 5:31 ACST (90 minutes before sunrise, click to embiggen). Saturn is high above the north-western horizon. Mars is low in the east, and is close to the open cluster M35 from the 14th to 17th, and is closest on the 15th. The inset is the binocular view of Mars and M35 on the 15th Similar views will be seen from the rest of Australia…