Night Sky Platform

Observing Calendar

A month-by-month guide to recurring sky events — meteor-shower peaks, equinoxes, and solstices. For a specific night, the Tonight Observing Dashboard composes the Sun, Moon, and planet times for your location; exact dates for other events are prepared for a connected almanac provider.

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A month-by-month guide

Recurring sky events by month. These repeat annually; exact dates and times for your year and location are prepared for a connected almanac provider.

January

Quadrantids peak — The Quadrantids peak (night of 3–4 January), radiating from bootes.

March

March Equinox — Day and night are nearly equal; the Sun crosses the celestial equator moving north.

April

Lyrids peak — The Lyrids peak (night of 22–23 April), radiating from lyra.

May

Eta Aquariids peak — The Eta Aquariids peak (night of 5–6 May), radiating from aquarius.

June

June Solstice — The Sun reaches its northernmost point — the longest day in the Northern Hemisphere, the shortest in the Southern.

August

Perseids peak — The Perseids peak (night of 12–13 August), radiating from perseus.

September

September Equinox — The Sun crosses the celestial equator moving south; day and night are again nearly equal.

October

Orionids peak — The Orionids peak (night of 21–22 October), radiating from orion.

November

Leonids peak — The Leonids peak (night of 17–18 November), radiating from leo.
Taurids peak — The Taurids peak (early November), radiating from taurus.

December

December Solstice — The Sun reaches its southernmost point — the longest night in the Northern Hemisphere.
Geminids peak — The Geminids peak (night of 13–14 December), radiating from gemini.

Sources & references

Facts on this topic will be cited from these primary and reference sources.

IMOInternational Meteor Organization
Meteor shower activity, radiants, and peak forecasts.
US Naval ObservatoryUnited States Naval Observatory
Precise time, almanac data, Sun/Moon rise-set, and phases.

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Observing Calendar

Night SkyReference data

A month-by-month guide

Recurring sky events by month. These repeat annually; exact dates and times for your year and location are prepared for a connected almanac provider.

January

Quadrantids peak — The Quadrantids peak (night of 3–4 January), radiating from bootes.

March

March Equinox — Day and night are nearly equal; the Sun crosses the celestial equator moving north.

April

Lyrids peak — The Lyrids peak (night of 22–23 April), radiating from lyra.

May

Eta Aquariids peak — The Eta Aquariids peak (night of 5–6 May), radiating from aquarius.

June

June Solstice — The Sun reaches its northernmost point — the longest day in the Northern Hemisphere, the shortest in the Southern.

August

Perseids peak — The Perseids peak (night of 12–13 August), radiating from perseus.

September

September Equinox — The Sun crosses the celestial equator moving south; day and night are again nearly equal.

October

Orionids peak — The Orionids peak (night of 21–22 October), radiating from orion.

November

Leonids peak — The Leonids peak (night of 17–18 November), radiating from leo.
Taurids peak — The Taurids peak (early November), radiating from taurus.

December

December Solstice — The Sun reaches its southernmost point — the longest night in the Northern Hemisphere.
Geminids peak — The Geminids peak (night of 13–14 December), radiating from gemini.

Observing Calendar

A month-by-month guide

January

March

April

May

June

August

September

October

November

December

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Sources & references

Observing Calendar

A month-by-month guide

January

March

April

May

June

August

September

October

November

December

Related in the Knowledge Graph

Sources & references