Total Lunar Eclipse
The Moon will pass into Earth’s shadow and appear to turn red on the night of March 13 or early in the morning on March 14.
The Moon will pass into Earth’s shadow and appear to turn red on the night of March 13 or early in the morning on March 14.
The Moon is at First quarter on this date -it will be visible high in the southern sky in early evening.
Mars will be at the farthest point in its orbit around the Sun on this date - 154,425,919.9 miles.
The Moon is at Last Quarter (or Third Quarter) – rising around midnight, and visible to the south after sunrise.
Peak: ~Apr 21-22, 2020 The Lyrids are a medium strength shower that usually produces good rates for three nights centered on the maximum. These meteors also usually lack persistent trains but can produce fireballs. These meteors are best seen from the northern hemisphere where the radiant is high in the sky at dawn. Activity from […]
New Moon. By the modern definition, New Moon occurs when the Moon and Sun are at the same geocentric ecliptic longitude. The part of the Moon facing us is completely […]
Venus's 225-day orbit around the Sun will carry it to its furthest point to the Sun – its aphelion – at a distance of 0.73 AU.
The Perseids are the most popular meteor shower - they peak on the evening of Aug. 12-13, 2025
Uranus will be in opposition to the Sun on this date; this is when the Earth is positioned between the Sun and Uranus.
The nearly-full Moon passes very close to the Pleiades after sunset in the eastern sky. The Moon itself will be so bright that you might have a hard time seeing the star cluster next to it. A pair of binoculars might help.