2 Last quarter (moon) (, 4.35 a.m. 5 Venus and Jupiter in conjunction, 4am. Venus 0°.7S.
Venus attains its descending node, 10 a.m.
Meteoric showers in the Perseids (visible 9 p.m., E.N.E.) 6 Mars in conjunction with the moon, 6 p.m. Mars 1°.8 S.
7 Saturn in conjunction with the moon, 4p.m. Saturn P°.4S.
New moon @, 11.13 p.m.
Mercury in conjunction with moon, lp.m. Mercury 3°.8 S.
Moon in perigee, 10.8 p.m.
Winter commences, Lih-tung
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