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2	Saturn at opposition (opposite the Sun) at 6h UT. The ringed planet is at its closest and brightest at mag. +0.2. Saturn's rings are spectacular even in a small telescope. • Opposition (Wikipedia)
2	Moon at apogee (farthest from Earth) at 8h UT (distance 404,410 km; angular size 29.5').
2	Moon near the Pleiades (morning sky) at 11h UT. • The Pleiades (Wikipedia)
3	Moon near Aldebaran at 5h UT (morning sky). • Aldebaran (Wikipedia)
6	Moon near Castor at 15h UT (morning sky).
6	Moon near Pollux at 20h UT (morning sky).
8	New Moon at 13:50 UT. Start of lunation 1220.
9	Moon near Regulus at 16h UT (evening sky). • Regulus (Wikipedia)
10	Moon near Mars (evening sky) at 4h UT. Mag. 1.8. • Mars (Wikipedia)
11	Moon near Venus (evening sky) at 11h UT. Mag. −4.0. • Venus (Wikipedia)
12	Perseid meteor shower peaks at 12h UT. Peak lasts about 12 hours. Active from July 17 to August 24. Produces swift, bright meteors (50-100 per hour) many with persistent trains. Best viewed after midnight. • Perseids (Wikipedia) • 2021 Meteor Shower Calendar (PDF) (IMO)
13	Moon near Spica at 15h UT (evening sky). • Spica (Wikipedia)
15	First Quarter Moon at 15:20 UT.
16	Moon near Antares at 22h UT (evening sky). • Antares (Wikipedia)
17	Moon at perigee (closest to Earth) at 9:20 UT (distance 369,124 km; angular size 32.4').
19	Mercury 0.08° S of Mars (16° from Sun, evening sky) at 4h UT. Mags. −0.5 and 1.8.
20	Jupiter at opposition at 0h UT. Best time to observe the largest planet in the solar system. Mag. −2.9. • Opposition (Wikipedia)
21	Moon near Saturn (evening sky) at 0h UT. Mag. 0.3. • Saturn (Wikipedia)
22	Moon near Jupiter (midnight sky) at 8h UT. Mag. −2.9. • Jupiter (Wikipedia)
22	Full Moon at 12:01 UT.
29	Moon near the Pleiades (morning sky) at 19h UT.
30	Moon at apogee (farthest from Earth) at 2h UT (distance 404,100 km; angular size 29.6').
30	Last Quarter Moon at 7:14 UT.
30	Moon near Aldebaran at 13h UT (morning sky).

>>> All times Universal Time (UT). USA Central Standard Time = UT-6 hours. (DST = UT-5 hrs,)

Zodiacal Light is caused by sunlight reflected off meteoric dust in the plane of the solar system. Choose a clear, moonless night, about 1-2 hours after sunset, and look for a large triangular-shaped glow extending up from the horizon (along the ecliptic). The best months to view the Zodiacal Light is when the ecliptic is almost vertical at the horizon: March and April (evening) and October-November (morning); times reversed for the southern hemisphere.
• Zodiacal Light (Wikipedia)
• Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD)
• Photographing the Zodiacal Light (Weatherscapes)