Events

The full moon of May is also known as the Planting Moon, Budding Moon, Milk Moon, and Hare Moon.

The Eta Aquarid meteor shower appears to originate from the constellation Aquarius.

The full moon of June is also known as the Hot Moon, Horse Moon, and Blooming Moon.

Mercury and Uranus will be close enough together to see at the same time with a pair of binoculars.

The July full moon is also known as the Salmon Moon, Raspberry Moon, Thunder Moon, and Hay Moon.

Mercury and Venus will be close to each other in the night sky.

The full moon of August is also known as the Lynx Moon, Grain Moon, and Lightning Moon. It is also a supermoon this time.

The Perseid meteor shower appears to originate in the constellation Perseus.

This is the second full moon in the month of August and it will be closest to Earth in its elliptical orbit.

The full moon falls closest to the autumnal equinox this year instead of in October. The September new moon is also known as the Corn Moon, Barley Moon, and Wine Moon.

The Moon will mostly cover the Sun resulting in a ring around the Moon.

The Orionids meteor shower appears to originate from the constellation Orion.