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Welcome to the Under the Night Sky Events calendar. Want to know what’s going on in the sky in 2017? Here is a listing of astronomical happenings that you may find of interest.
Date | Event | Notes |
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January Night Sky Events | ||
January 3-4 | Quadrantids Meteor Shower | At its peak watchers can view up to 40 meteors per hour. |
January 12 | Full Moon | Known as Full Wolf Moon, Old Moon and Moon After Yule. Full Moon begins at 11:34 UTC. |
January 12 | Venus at Greatest Eastern Elongation | Look for the bright planet in the western sky after sunset. |
January 19 | Mercury at Greatest Western Elongation | Look low in the eastern sky before sunrise. |
January 24 | New Moon | The New Moon phase begins at 00:07 UTC. |
February Night Sky Events | ||
February 11 | Full Moon | Known as the Full Snow Moon and Full Hunger Moon. Full Moon begins at 00:33 UTC. |
February 11 | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | This lunar eclipse will be visible throughout eastern South America, eastern Canada, Europe, Africa and western Asia. Here is a Map of the Lunar Eclipse. |
February 26 | New Moon | The New Moon phase begins at 14:59 UTC. |
February 26 | Annular Solar Eclipse | This solar eclipse will be visible from southern Chile and Argentina, across the southern Atlantic Ocean and into Angola and Congo in Africa. Here is a Map of the Solar Eclipse. |
March Night Sky Events | ||
March 12 | Full Moon | Known as Full Worm Moon, Full Crow Moon, Full Crust Moon, Sap Moon and Lenten Moon. Full Moon begins at 14:54 UTC |
March 20 | March Equinox | The equinox occurs at 10:29 UTC, marking the first day of spring in the Northern Hemisphere and the first day of autumn in the Southern Hemisphere. |
March 28 | New Moon | The New Moon phase begins at 2:58 UTC |
April Night Sky Events | ||
April 1 | Mercury at Greatest Eastern Elongation | Mercury will be visible low in the western sky after sunset. |
April 7 | Jupiter at Opposition | Jupiter reaches its closest approach to Earth, making it appear its brightest. |
April 11 | Full Moon | Known as Full Pink Moon, Sprout Grass Moon, the Growing Moon, Full Fish Moon and the Egg Moon. Full Moon begins at 6:08 UTC. |
April 22-23 | Lyrids Meteor Shower | At its peak watchers can view up to 20 meteors per hour. |
April 26 | New Moon | The New Moon phase begins at 12:17 UTC. |
April 29 | International Astronomy Day – Spring | Find out more about International Astronomy Day. |
May Night Sky Events | ||
May 6-7 | Eta Aquarids Meteor Shower | At its peak watchers can view up to 30 meteors per hour. |
May 10 | Full Moon | Known as Full Flower Moon, Full Corn Planting Moon and the Milk Moon. Full Moon begins at 21:42 UTC. |
May 17 | Mercury at Greatest Western Elongation | Look low in the eastern sky before. |
May 25 | New Moon | The New Moon phase begins at 19:45 UTC. |
June Night Sky Events | ||
June 3 | Venus at Greatest Western Elongation | Look in the eastern sky before sunrise. |
June 9 | Full Moon | Known as Full Strawberry Moon, Full Honey Moon and Full Rose Moon. Full Moon begins at 13:10 UTC. |
June 15 | Saturn at Opposition | Saturn reaches its closest approach to Earth, making it appear its brightest. Great time to photograph Saturn and its moons. |
June 21 | June Solstice | The solstice occurs at 04:24 UTC, marking the first day of summer in the Northern Hemisphere and the first day of winter in the Southern Hemisphere. |
June 24 | New Moon | The New Moon phase begins at 2:31 UTC. |
July Night Sky Events | ||
July 9 | Full Moon | Known as Full Buck Moon, Full Thunder Moon and Full Hay Moon. Full Moon begins at 04:07 UTC. |
July 23 | New Moon | The New Moon phase begins at 09:46 UTC. |
July 28-29 | Delta Aquarids Meteor Shower | At its peak watchers can view up to 20 meteors per hour. |
July 30 | Mercury at Greatest Eastern Elongation | Look low in the western sky after sunset. |
August Night Sky Events | ||
August 7 | Full Moon | Known as the Full Sturgeon Moon, Green Corn Moon and Grain Moon. Full Moon begins at 18:11 UTC. |
August 7 | Partial Lunar Eclipse | This partial lunar eclipse will be visible throughout most of eastern Africa, central Asia and Australia. Here is a Map of the Lunar Eclipse. |
August 12-13 | Perseids Meteor Shower | At its peak watchers can view up to 60 meteors per hour. One of the best meteor showers of the year. |
August 21 | New Moon | The New Moon phase begins at 18:30 UTC. |
August 21 | Total Solar Eclipse | This total solar eclipse will be visible across the center of the United States. Here is a Map of the Solar Eclipse. |
September Night Sky Events | ||
September 5 | Neptune at Opposition | Neptune reaches its closest approach to Earth, making it appear its brightest. |
September 6 | Full Moon | Known as Full Corn Moon and Full Harvest Moon. Full Moon begins at 07:03 UTC. |
September 12 | Mercury at Greatest Western Elongation | Look low in the eastern sky before sunrise. |
September 20 | New Moon | The New Moon phase begins at 5:30 UTC. |
September 22 | September Equinox | The equinox occurs 20:02 UTC, marking the first day of Autumn in Northern Hemisphere and the first Day of Spring in Southern Hemisphere. |
September 30 | International Astronomy Day – Fall | Find out more about International Astronomy Day. |
October Night Sky Events | ||
October 5 | Full Moon | Known as Full Hunters Moon, Travel Moon and Blood Moon. Full Moon begins at 18:40 UTC. |
October 7 | Draconids Meteor Shower | At its peak watchers can view up to 10 meteors per hour. |
October 19 | New Moon | The New Moon phase begins at 19:12 UTC. |
October 19 | Uranus at Opposition | Uranus reaches its closest approach to Earth, making it appear its brightest. |
October 21-22 | Orionids Meteor Shower | At its peak watchers can view 5-10 meteors per hour. |
November Night Sky Events | ||
November 4 | Full Moon | Known as Full Beaver Moon and Frosty Moon. Full Moon begins at 05:23 UTC. |
November 4-5 | Taurids Meteor Shower | This meteor shower peaks after midnight with an average of 40 meteors per hour. |
November 13 | Conjunction of Venus and Jupiter | Venus and Jupiter appear only .3 degrees apart in the eastern sky before sunrise. |
November 17, 18 | Leonids Meteor Shower | This meteor shower peaks after midnight with an average of 40 meteors per hour. |
November 18 | New Moon | The New Moon phase begins at 11:42 UTC. |
November 24 | Mercury at Greatest Eastern Elongation | Mercury will be visible low in the western sky after sunset. |
December Night Sky Events | ||
December 3 | Full Moon/Supermoon | Known as Full Cold Moon, Full Long Nights Moon and Moon Before Yule. This is the the only supermoon of the year. Full Moon begins at 15:47 UTC. |
December 13, 14 | Geminids Meteor Shower | One of the best meteor showers. At its peak watchers can view up to two meteors per minute. |
December 18 | New Moon | The New Moon phase begins at 6:30 UTC. |
December 21 | December Solstice | The solstice occurs at 16:28 UTC, marking the first day of Winter in Northern Hemisphere and the first Day of Summer in Southern Hemisphere. |
December 21, 22 | Ursids Meteor Shower | This meteor shower peaks at 5-10 meteors per hour. |
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