JANUARY 2016

1/1/2016

1/2/2016

Earth at perihelion at 3 p.m. PST (about 91,404,000 miles from sun)

1/3/2016

Quadrantids meteor shower peaks before dawn tomorrow

1/9/2016

New moon rises and sets with the sun and is not visible

1/14/2016

Crescent moon at perigee (229,670 miles from Earth)

1/16/2016

First quarter moon appears in south around sunset

1/19/2016

1/23/2016

1/27/2016

1/30/2016

1/31/2016

FEBRUARY 2016

2/2/2016

Waning crescent moon above Saturn at dawn tomorrow

2/4/2016

Brilliant Venus and fainter Mercury below crescent moon at dawn tomorrow

2/8/2016

New moon rises and sets with the sun and is not visible

2/10/2016

Waxing crescent moon at perigee (226,400 miles from Earth)

2/13/2016

2/15/2016

Gibbous moon occults Aldebaran from 1:05 a.m. PST tomorrow to moonset

2/22/2016

Full "Snow" moon rises at sunset tonight

2/23/2016

Bright planet Jupiter just above waning gibbous moon after dark tonight

2/26/2016

Waning gibbous moon at apogee (251,890 miles from Earth)

2/28/2016

Red planet Mars below waning gibbous moon before dawn tomorrow

MARCH 2016

3/1/2016

Last quarter moon rises around midnight tonight

3/6/2016

Brilliant Venus to the right of the crescent moon at dawn tomorrow

3/8/2016

Bright planet Jupiter at opposition; rises in the east around sunset

3/9/2016

Waxing crescent moon at perigee (223,390 miles from Earth)

3/13/2016

Daylight Saving Time begins

3/15/2016

First quarter moon appears due south at sunset

3/19/2016

Spring equinox occurs at 8:31 p.m. PDT today

3/21/2016

Bright planet Jupiter near waxing gibbous moon tonight at dusk

3/23/2016

Full "Worm" moon rises at sunset tonight

3/25/2016

Waning gibbous moon at apogee (252,350 miles from Earth)

3/27/2016

Red planet Mars near waning gibbous moon before dawn tomorrow

3/28/2016

Ringed planet Saturn below waning gibbous moon before dawn tomorrow

3/31/2016

Last quarter moon appears due south around sunrise tomorrow

APRIL 2016

4/5/2016

Thin crescent moon below and to the left of bright Venus at dawn tomorrow

4/10/2016

Waxing crescent moon occults star Aldebaran from 1:23 p.m. to 2:24 p.m. PDT

4/13/2016

First quarter moon appears in south around sunset

4/18/2016

Planet Mercury low in west-northwest at dusk

4/21/2016

Full "Pink" moon rises around sunset tonight

4/24/2016

Mars, Saturn and Antares below waning gibbous moon around midnight tonight

4/29/2016

Last quarter moon rises around midnight tonight

MAY 2016

5/4/2016

Eta Aquarid meteor shower peaks late tonight and before dawn tomorrow

5/5/2016

Waning crescent moon at perigee (222,340 miles from Earth)

5/9/2016

Mercury crosses sun's face today after sunrise--filter and telescope required!
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5/13/2016

First quarter moon appears in south around sunset

5/14/2016

Waxing gibbous moon to right of bright planet Jupiter after dark tonight

5/15/2016

Bright planet Jupiter to upper right of waxing gibbous moon after dark tonight

5/18/2016

Waxing gibbous moon at apogee (252,240 miles from Earth)

5/20/2016

Full "Flower" moon rises at sunset tonight; smallest full moon of 2016

5/22/2016

Red planet Mars at opposition; rises in east at sunset and is visible all night

5/28/2016

Last quarter moon appears due south around sunrise tomorrow

5/30/2016

Mars closest to Earth this year (46.8 million miles away)

JUNE 2016

6/3/2016

Ringed planet Saturn at opposition; rises in east at sunset

6/4/2016

Planet Mercury low in east at dawn tomorrow

6/11/2016

Bright planet Jupiter close to nearly first quarter moon at dusk tonight

6/15/2016

Waxing gibbous moon at apogee (251,670 miles from Earth)

6/19/2016

The full "Strawberry" moon rises in the southeast around sunset tonight

6/20/2016

Summer Solstice occurs at 3:34 p.m. PDT today

6/26/2016

Last quarter moon appears due south around sunrise tomorrow

JULY 2016

7/4/2016

Earth at aphelion at 9 a.m. PDT (about 94.513, 000 miles from the sun)

7/8/2016

Waxing crescent moon near bright planet Jupiter tonight

7/11/2016

First quarter moon appears due south at sunset

7/12/2016

Waxing gibbous moon at apogee (251,200 miles from Earth)

7/16/2016

Mercury less than one degree from brilliant Venus low in west at dusk

7/17/2016

Full "Buck" moon rises in east around sunset

7/26/2016

Last quarter moon appears due south around sunrise tomorrow

7/27/2016

Moon at perigee (229,700 miles from Earth)

AUGUST 2016

8/3/2016

Thin crescent moon below brilliant Venus low in west at dusk

8/4/2016

Thin crescent moon to the left of planet Mercury low in west at dusk

8/5/2016

Crescent moon below bright planet Jupiter low in west at dusk

8/6/2016

The moon, Jupiter, Mercury and Venus align in west at dusk

8/10/2016

First quarter moon to upper right of Mars and Saturn in south after dark

8/11/2016

Perseid meteor shower peaks before dawn tomorrow

8/18/2016

Full "Sturgeon" moon rises in east around sunset

8/21/2016

Mercury, Jupiter and Venus form tight triangle low in west at dusk this week

8/22/2016

Waning gibbous moon at perigee (228,070 miles from Earth)

8/24/2016

Red planet Mars just north of reddish star Antares ("rival of Mars")

8/25/2016

Last quarter moon occults star Aldebaran from 9:23 a.m. - 10:29 a.m. PDT

8/27/2016

Bright planets Venus and Jupiter very close together low in west at dusk

SEPTEMBER 2016

9/1/2016

Thin crescent moon occults Jupiter from 1:48 p.m. to 2:48 p.m. PDT tomorrow

9/2/2016

Thin crescent moon near Jupiter low in west at dusk

9/3/2016

Thin crescent moon, Venus, Jupiter and Mercury low in west at dusk

9/6/2016

Waxing crescent moon at apogee (251,690 miles from Earth)

9/9/2016

First quarter moon appears in south around sunset

9/15/2016

Full "Harvest" moon rises in east around sunset

9/18/2016

Waning gibbous moon at perigee (224,870 miles from Earth)

9/21/2016

Autumnal equinox occurs at 7:21 a.m. PDT tomorrow

9/22/2016

Last quarter moon appears due south around sunrise tomorrow

9/27/2016

Thin crescent moon above planet Mercury low in east at dawn tomorrow

9/28/2016

Thin crescent moon just below planet Mercury low in east at dawn tomorrow

OCTOBER 2016

10/3/2016

Waxing crescent moon above brilliant Venus low in west at dusk

10/4/2016

Waxing crescent moon at apogee (252,340 miles from Earth)

10/8/2016

First quarter moon appears in south around sunset

10/14/2016

Planet Uranus at opposition; rises in east around sunset

10/15/2016

Full "Hunter's" Moon rises in east around sunset

10/16/2016

Waning gibbous moon at perigee (222,360 miles from Earth)

10/20/2016

Orionids meteor shower before dawn tomorrow

10/27/2016

Waning crescent moon above planet Jupiter at dawn tomorrow

10/28/2016

Waning crescent moon below planet Jupiter at dawn tomorrow

10/31/2016

Waxing crescent moon at apogee (252,690 miles from Earth)

NOVEMBER 2016

11/6/2016

Daylight Saving Time ends

11/7/2016

First quarter moon appears in south around sunset

11/14/2016

Full "Beaver" moon at perigee; closest full moon of the year (221,520 miles)

11/16/2016

Leonids meteor shower before dawn tomorrow

11/20/2016

Last quarter moon appears due south around sunrise tomorrow

11/23/2016

Waning crescent moon above planet Jupiter in east at dawn tomorrow

11/24/2016

Waning crescent moon below planet Jupiter in east at dawn tomorrow

11/27/2016

Waning crescent moon at apogee (252,610 miles from Earth)

DECEMBER 2016

12/6/2016

First quarter moon appears in south around sunset

12/12/2016

Waxing gibbous moon occults star Aldebaran from 7:00 p.m. to 8:06 p.m. PST

12/13/2016

Full "Cold" moon rises in northeast around sunset; Geminid meteors peak

12/20/2016

Winter solstice occurs at 2:44 a.m. PST tomorrow

12/21/2016

Waning crescent moon near planet Jupiter at dawn tomorrow

12/24/2016

Waning crescent moon at apogee (252,200 miles from Earth)