Tonight's FULL MOON at 11:27pm EDT means that August will have the new version of a Blue Moon on the 31st. Before becoming two full moons in one month (a Sky & Telescope mis-statement 70+ years ago) a blue moon was 4 full moons in a season. Summer will not have an old style blue moon.
Mars is still lower (to the west) of Saturn and Spica but will catch up with the star and the ringed world by mid-month as Earth leaves both behind in the solar circling. Watch their dance in the west as the sky darkens all month. Early risers can watch Venus and Jupiter before the sun rises. On the 13th, in broad daylight, the thin waning crescent moon will occult Venus. Binoculars and a shady view of the western sky will be needed to watch it here in Va. Western observers will have an easier time viewing the blocking of the planet but will need at least binocs to find the moon and Venus in full daylight.
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