Astronomical Calendar of Events

January

January 3-4 - Quadrantids Meteor Shower
January 11 - New Moon
January 12 - Mercury at Greatest Western Elongation
January 25 - Full Moon

February

February 9 - New Moon
February 17-19 - Pluto Festival
February 22 - Venus close to Mars
February 24 - Full Moon

March

March 10 - New Moon
March 20 - March Equinox
March 24 - Mercury at Greatest Eastern Elongation
March 25 - Full Moon
March 25 - Penumbral Lunar Eclipse

April

April 8 - New Moon
April 8 - Total Solar Eclipse
April 10 - Mercury close to Saturn
April 22-23 - Lyrids Meteor Shower
April 23 - Full Moon
April 29 - Mars close to Neptune

May

May 6-7 - Eta Aquarid meteor shower
May 8 - New Moon
May 9 - Mercury at Greatest Western Elongation
May 23 - Full Moon

June

June 6 - New Moon
June 20 - June Solstice
June 22 - Full Moon

July

July 5 - New Moon
July 15 - Mars close to Uranus
July 21 - Full Moon
July 22 - Mercury at Greatest Eastern Elongation
July 28-29 - Delta Aquariid Meteor Shower

August

August 4 - New Moon
August 12 - Perseid Meteor Shower
August 14 - Mars close to Jupiter
August 19 - Full Blue Moon

September

September 1 - Uranus close to the Pleiades
September 3 - New Moon
September 5 - Mercury at Greatest Western Elongation
September 8 - Saturn at Opposition
September 18 - Full Supermoon
September 18 - Partial Lunar Eclipse
September 21 - Neptune at Opposition
September 22 - September Equinox
September 26-28 - Flagstaff Star Party and Celebration of the Night

October

October 2 - New Moon
October 2 - Annual Solar Eclipse
October 7 - Draconids Meteor Shower
October 17 - Full Supermoon
October 20 - Orionid Meteor Shower
October 21-22 - Orionid meteor shower peak
October 25 - Venus close to Antares

November

November 1 - New Moon
November 4 - Taurid Meteor Shower
November 15 - Full Supermoon
November 16 - Mercury at Greatest Eastern Elongation
November 17 - Uranus at Opposition
November 17 - Leonid Meteor Shower

December

December 1 - New Moon
December 7 - Jupiter at Opposition
December 13 - Geminid Meteor Shower
December 15 - Full Moon
December 21 - December Solstice
December 21-22 - Ursids Meteor Shower
December 25 - Mercury at Greatest Western Elongation
December 30 - New Moon