Abstract: An air sanitizing apparatus arranged within an HVAC duct having an air scoop, the air scoop arranged on a surface of the HVAC duct, the air scoop having an inlet end and an outlet end, the air scoop having a bracket extending distally from the air scoop, a UV light module, the UV light module secured to the bracket, the UV light module having a temperature sensor, a heat sink, the heat sink secured to the UV light module and proximate to the outlet end and, a control board, the control board in communication with the UV light module, the control board having a microprocessor in communication with an ambient temperature sensor and a heat-source temperature sensor arranged proximate to an external heat source, the microprocessor in communication with the temperature sensor of the UV light module.