Sky Calendar

S K Y I N F O R M A T I O N

― SKY CALENDAR ―

JANUARY 2012

   1/2/2012 Jupiter near moon tonight after dark

   1/4/2012 Earth at perihelion (91,402,045 mi.); Quadrantids meteor shower peaks before dawn

   1/8/2012 Full "Wolf" moon rises in east at dusk

1/25/2012 Venus near crescent moon in southwest at dusk

1/26/2012 Venus above crescent moon in southwest at dusk

1/29/2012 Jupiter to left of moon at dusk

1/30/2012 Jupiter to right of first quarter moon at dusk

FEBRUARY 2012

   2/7/2012 Full "Snow" moon rises in east at dusk

2/25/2012 Brilliant Venus near crescent moon in west-southwest at dusk

2/26/2012 Jupiter near moon in west-southwest at dusk

2/29/2012 First quarter moon in south at dusk

MARCH 2012

   3/3/2012 Mars at "opposition;" rises in east at sunset

   3/4/2012 Mercury low in west at dusk; forms vertical line with Venus & Jupiter

   3/5/2012 Mars closest to Earth

   3/7/2012 Mars near full "Worm" moon in east after dark

3/14/2012 Brilliant Venus near Jupiter in west at dusk

3/19/2012 Spring equinox occurs at 10:14 p.m. PDT

3/25/2012 Jupiter near crescent moon in west at dusk; forms triangle with Venus

3/25/2012 Venus near crescent moon in west at dusk; forms triangle with Jupiter

3/30/2012 First quarter moon in south at dusk

APRIL 2012

   4/2/2012 Venus next to Pleiades star cluster in west after dark

   4/3/2012 Mars upper left of moon tonight after dark

   4/6/2012 Saturn & fainter star Spica near full "Pink" moon in east after dark

4/15/2012 Saturn at opposition; rises in east at sunset

4/22/2012 Jupiter near moon; Lyrids meteor shower peaks before dawn

4/24/2012 Venus near crescent moon in west at dusk

4/28/2012 First quarter moon in south at dusk

4/29/2012 Venus at its brightest in west at dusk

MAY 2012

   5/4/2012 Eta Aquarid meteor shower peaks late tonight and before dawn tomorrow

   5/5/2012 Full "Flower" moon at perigee (221,802 miles); closest full moon of year

5/20/2012 Partial/Annular solar eclipse late this afternoon

5/22/2012 Venus near crescent moon in west at dusk

5/28/2012 Mars above first quarter moon in south at dusk

JUNE 2012

   6/4/2012 Full "Strawberry" moon rises in east around sunset

   6/5/2012 Rare transit of Venus across face of the sun late this afternoon

6/15/2012 Crescent moon above Jupiter and brilliant Venus in east at dawn

6/16/2012 Crescent moon between Jupiter and brilliant Venus in east at dawn

6/18/2012 Crescent moon below brilliant Venus and Jupiter in east at dawn

6/20/2012 Summer Solstice occurs at 4:09 p.m. PDT

6/25/2012 Mars above first quarter moon in south at dusk

6/27/2012 Saturn and fainter Spica near moon tonight after dark

JULY 2012

   7/3/2012 Full "Buck" moon rises in east around sunset

   7/4/2012 Earth at aphelion (94,505,851 miles)

   7/9/2012 Brilliant Venus near much fainter star Aldebaran in east at dawn

7/11/2012 Venus at its brightest in east at dawn

7/15/2012 Venus and Jupiter near crescent moon in east at dawn

7/19/2012 Mercury above crescent moon low in west at dusk

7/23/2012 Moon forms line with Mars and Saturn after dark

7/24/2012 Moon below Mars and Saturn after dark

7/25/2012 First quarter moon below and left of Saturn and Mars after dark

AUGUST 2012

   8/1/2012 Full "Sturgeon" moon rises in east around sunset

8/10/2012 Crescent moon in line with Jupiter, Venus & Mercury in east at dawn

8/11/2012 Crescent moon above Jupiter in east at dawn

8/12/2012 Perseid meteor shower peaks before dawn

8/13/2012 Crescent moon above brilliant Venus in east at dawn

8/14/2012 Crescent moon between brilliant Venus and fainter Mercury at dawn

8/21/2012 Mars and Saturn form triangle with crescent moon tonight at dusk

8/24/2012 First quarter moon in south at dusk

8/31/2012 Full "Blue" moon rises in east around sunset

SEPTEMBER 2012

   9/8/2012 Jupiter near last quarter moon at dawn

9/12/2012 Brilliant Venus near crescent moon in east at dawn

9/19/2012 Mars to right of crescent moon in southwest at dusk

9/22/2012 Autumnal equinox occurs at 7:49 a.m. PDT

9/29/2012 Full "Harvest" moon rises in east around sunset

OCTOBER 2012

10/4/2012 Jupiter above moon tomorrow morning at dawn

10/5/2012 Jupiter below moon tomorrow morning at dawn

10/11/2012 Crescent moon above brilliant Venus in east at dawn

10/12/2012 Venus to left of crescent moon in east at dawn

10/13/2012 Crescent moon below brilliant Venus in east at dawn

10/16/2012 Mercury just to left of crescent moon very low in southwest at dusk

10/17/2012 Crescent moon between Mars and Mercury low in southwest at dusk

10/18/2012 Mars below and to the right of the crescent moon low in southwest at dusk

10/20/2012 Orionids meteor shower peaks tonight and before dawn tomorrow

10/21/2012 First quarter moon in south at dusk

10/29/2012 Full "Hunter's" moon rises in east around sunset

10/31/2012 Jupiter below moon low in east a few hours after dark

NOVEMBER 2012

11/1/2012 Jupiter above moon low in east a few hours after dark

11/10/2012 Crescent moon above brilliant Venus in southeast at dawn

11/11/2012 Venus to left of crescent moon in southeast at dawn

11/12/2012 Crescent moon to right of Saturn low in east-southeast at dawn

11/17/2012 Leonid meteor shower before dawn tomorrow

11/20/2012 First quarter moon in south at dusk

11/21/2012 Brilliant Venus in line with Saturn & Mercury in southeast at dawn this week

11/26/2012 Brilliant Venus to right of fainter Saturn at low in east at dawn

11/27/2012 Brilliant Venus below fainter Saturn low in east at dawn

" Full "Beaver" moon rises in east around sunset; smallest of 2012

11/28/2012 Jupiter above moon low in east after dark

DECEMBER 2012

12/2/2012 Venus midway between fainter Saturn & Mercury low in east at dawn

" Jupiter at opposition; rises at sunset

12/10/2012 Crescent moon below Saturn in southeastern sky at dawn

12/11/2012 Crescent moon below Venus and above Mercury in east at dawn

12/12/2012 Mercury above crescent moon low in east at dawn

12/14/2012 Geminid meteor shower peaks tonight and before dawn

12/19/2012 First quarter moon in south at dusk

12/21/2012 Winter solstice occurs at 3:12 a.m. PST; end of the world

12/25/2012 Jupiter above moon in east tonight after dark

12/27/2012 Full "Cold" moon rises in east around sunset

All events and times are tabulated for the western U.S. (Pacific Time)
Please make adjustments for your location and local time.