November Full Moon
November 5, 2025 @ All Day – November Full Moon – 2nd of 3 supermoons in a row A perigee is when the moon ‘s orbit is closest to the earth and a supermoon is when the full or new moon coincide (or almost coincide) with the perigee. What does that mean? The moon looks exceptionally big because it is close! Full […]
Taurids Meteor Shower
November 12, 2025 – November 13, 2025 @ 9:00 pm – 5:00 am – The Taurids meteor shower is an annual meteor shower that occurs every November and is composed of two streams, the Southern Taurids and the Northern Taurids. The Taurids are known for producing bright fireballs, and 2025 is predicted to be a year with an increased number of them At peak viewing times during the Taurid meteor […]
Leonids Meteor Shower
November 17, 2025 – November 18, 2025 @ 9:00 pm – 4:00 am – The Leonids meteor shower offers clear-sky meteor rates of about 10 to 15 shooting stars per hour. They are active between Nov. 6 – 30 and will peak on Nov. 17-18. The Leonids are bright meteors and have a high percentage of persistent trains according to AMS. The Leonids’ radiant is located in the sickle-shaped […]
December Full Moon
December 4, 2025 @ All Day – December Full Moon – 3rd of 3 supermoons in a row A perigee is when the moon ‘s orbit is closest to the earth and a supermoon is when the full or new moon coincide (or almost coincide) with the perigee. What does that mean? The moon looks exceptionally big because it is close! Full […]
Geminids Meteor Shower
December 13, 2025 – December 14, 2025 @ 10:00 pm – 3:00 am – The Geminids meteor shower occurs between November 19 to December 24 and this year will peak on the nights of December 13 and 14. The shower can produce 130 to 140 bright, white, fast meteors per hour on a clear sky. The debris that falls onto Earth’s atmosphere during this meteor shower comes from the asteroid Phaethon. The […]
Ursids Meteor Shower
December 21, 2025 – December 22, 2025 @ 10:00 pm – 3:00 am – The Ursids meteor shower is active between Dec. 17-26 and this year will peak on Dec. 21-22. The moon will be slight over half full. The Ursids are associated with Comet 8P/Tuttle, a periodic comet that follows a 13.5-year elliptical orbit around the sun.
Lyrids Meteor Shower
April 16, 2026 – April 25, 2026 @ 8:00 pm – 11:45 pm – The Lyrids meteor shower is a medium-strength shower that’s active between April 16-25 each year, according to the American Meteor Society (AMS). It will peak on the night of April 22 into the early morning of April 23, displaying about 18 meteors per hour in a clear sky. The moon will only be 9% full, […]
