JUNE 2016

6/3/2016

Ringed planet Saturn at opposition; rises in east at sunset

6/5/2016

Planet Mercury low in east at dawn today

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

6/27/2016

Last quarter moon appears due south around sunrise today

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

7/27/2016

Last quarter 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

8/12/2016

Perseid meteor shower peaks before dawn today

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

9/2/2016

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

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)

9/22/2016

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

9/23/2016

Last quarter moon appears due south around sunrise today

9/28/2016

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

9/29/2016

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

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)

10/21/2016

Orionids meteor shower before dawn today

10/28/2016

Waning crescent moon above planet Jupiter at dawn today

10/29/2016

Waning crescent moon below planet Jupiter at dawn today

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)

11/17/2016

Leonids meteor shower before dawn today

11/21/2016

Last quarter moon appears due south around sunrise today

11/24/2016

Waning crescent moon above planet Jupiter in east at dawn today

11/25/2016

Waning crescent moon below planet Jupiter in east at dawn today

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

12/21/2016

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

12/22/2016

Waning crescent moon near planet Jupiter at dawn today

12/24/2016

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