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The 2025
Celestial Events Gallery
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Using this Events Gallery
When an event can be located within an area of the astronomy constellation chart, then the three-letter abbreviation from the
Constellations Abbreviations list will be used. Also, any planet or moon referenced may be abbreviated from the Solar System Abbreviations list just below on the same page.
If any entry has a time for that event, the time will be listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). To convert the UTC time to the time for your time zone, please see the
UTC Conversion Chart.
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The January
Celestial Events Index
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2025 January 01, Messer 41, Little Beehive cluster well placed. (canis major)
2025 January 02, Asteroid: Irene at opposition
2025 January 03, Moon: conjunction with Venus
2025 January 03, Meteor: Quadrantid Shower
2025 January 04, Planet: Earth at Perihelion
Earth′s Distance to Sun: 91,406,556 miles
2025 January 04, Moon: conjunction with Saturn
2025 January 04, Moon: occultation of Saturn
2025 January 05, Moon: occultation of Neptune
2025 January 06, Moon: First Quarter
2025 January 06, Moon: Waxing Crescent, Earthshine Evenings
2025 January 09, Moon: close approach with Pleiades M45
2025 January 10, Planet: Venus at Greatest Eastern Elongation
2025 January 10, Moon: conjunction with Jupiter
2025 January 11, Moon: occultation of Beta Tauri, Taurus constallation
2025 January 13, Asteroid: 887 Alinda at opposition
2025 January 13, Comet: C/2024 G3 ATLAS passes perihelion
2025 January 13, Moon: Full Wolf, 22:28 UTC
2025 January 13, Moon: conjunction with Mars
2025 January 16, Planet: Mars at opposition
2025 January 19, Planet conjunction: Venus and Saturn
2025 January 19, Meteor: Minorid Shower
2025 January 21, Moon: Last Quarter
2025 January 27, Moon: Waning Crescent, Earthshine Mornings
2025 January 29, Moon; New, (12:37 UTC)
2025 January 30, Planet: Uranus ends Retrograde Motion
2025 January 31, Moon: conjunction with Saturn
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The February
Celestial Events Index
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2025 February 01, Moon: Waxing Crescent, Earthshine Evenings
2025 February 01, Moon: conjunction with Venus, Saturn
2025 February 03, Moon: conjunction with Neptune
2025 February 04, Planet: Jupiter ends Retrograde Motion
2025 February 05, Moon: First Quarter
2025 February 06, Moon: conjunction with Jupiter
2025 February 07, Planet: Venus at highest altitude
2025 February 08, Meteor: Centaurid Shower
2025 February 09, Moon: conjunction with Mars
2025 February 12, Moon: Full Snow (13:55 UTC)
2025 February 12, Asteroid: 29 at opposition
2025 February 16, Planet: Venus at greatest brightness
2025 February 20, Moon: Last Quarter
2025 February 20, Planet: Grand Parade of Seven Planets
2025 February 20, Moon: Waning Crescent, Earthshine Mornings
2025 February 23, Planet: Mars ends Retrograde Motion
2025 February 25, Planet: Mercury end Retrograde Motion (Next RM: 10 Jan 2027)
2025 February 25, Planet: conjunction of Mercury and Saturn
2025 February 27, Moon: New, (February 28, 00:46 UTC)
2025 February 28, Moon: conjunction with Mercury
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The March
Celestial Events Index
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2025 March 01, Moon: Waning Crescent, Earthshine Mornings
2025 March 01, Moon: conjunction with Venus
2025 March 02, Planet: conjunction of Mercury and Neptune
2025 March 06, Moon: conjunction with Jupiter
2025 March 06, Moon: First Quarter
2025 March 07, Planet: Mercury at Greatest Eastern Elongation
2025 March 08, Planet: Mercury at highest altitude (18.2 degrees)
2025 March 08, Moon: conjunction with Mars
2025 March 09, Planet: conjunction of Venus and Mercury
2025 March 13, Moon: Full Worm (March 14, 06:56 UTC)
2025 March 13-14, Eclipse: Total Lunar, Blood Moon (The Americas)
2025 March 14, Meteor: Normid Shower
2025 March 18-21, Planet: Venus Inferior Conjunction (morning and evening)
2025 March 20, Equinox: Vernal (08:58 UTC)
2025 March 22, Moon: Last Quarter
2025 March 23, Moon: Waxing Crescent, Earthshine Evenings
2025 March 23, Planet: Saturn ring plane crossing
2025 March 25, Comet: 21P/Glacobini-Zinner passes Perihelion
2025 March 28, Moon: conjunction with Saturn
2025 March 29, Eclipse: Partial Solar, (USA, CAN, GLD, EUR, AFR)
2025 March 29, Moon: New (11:00 UTC)
2025 March 31, Planet: Dwarf Makemake at opposition. W. USA (20:52 PDT)
2025 March ?, Spacecraft: ESA Hera makes a gravity assist maneuver at Mars.
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The April
Celestial Events Index
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2025 April 01, Moon: Waxing Crescent, Earthshine Evenings
2025 April 02, Well Placed: Sombrero Gallexy
2025 April 02, Moon: close approach with Jupiter
2025 April 02, Moon: conjunction with Jupiter
2025 April 03, Moon: occultation of star Elnath (β Tauri) TAU
2025 April 04, Well Placed: Messier 94
2025 April 04, Moon: First Quarter
2025 April 05, Moon: conjunction with Mars
2025 April 05, Moon: close approach with Mars
2025 April 05, Well Placed: Jewel Box cluster
2025 April 12, Moon: Full Pink (April 13, 00:24 UTC)
2025 April 12, Moon: occultation of star Spica (α Virginis) VIR
2025 April 13, Moon: at Apogee
2025 April 13, Well Placed: Centaurus A
2025 April 13, Well Placed: Omega Centauri
2025 April 14, Well Placed: Whirlpool Galaxy
2025 April 14, Planet: Dwarf Eris at solar conjunction
2025 April 15, Moon: at aphelion
2025 April 16, Planet: conjunction of Mercury and Neptune
2025 April 16, Planet: Mars at aphelion
2025 April 16, Moon: occultation of Anteres
2025 April 16, Well Placed: Messier 83
2025 April 17, Planet: Mercury at aphelion
2025 April 17, Well Placed: Messier 3
2025 April 20, Planet: Mercury at highest altitude (morning sky)
2025 April 21, Planet: Mercury at greatest western elongation (27.4 degrees)
2025 April 20, Spacecraft: Lucy flies by asteroid 52246 Donaldjohanson
2025 April 20, Moon: Last Quarter
2025 April 21, Planet: Mercury at greatest elongation west
2025 April 22, Moon: Waning Crescent, Earthshine Mornings
2025 April 22, Planet: Dwarf Haumea at opposition
2025 April 22/23, Meteor: Lyrid Shower
2025 April 22, Well Placed: Messier 101
2025 April 23, Meteor: π-Puppid Shower
2025 April 23, Planet: Venus at greatest brightness
2025 April 24, Planet: Mercury at dichotomy
2025 April 24, Moon: conjunction with Venus
2025 April 24, Moon: close approach with Saturn
2025 April 24, Moon: close approach with Venus
2025 April 24, Moon: conjunction with Saturn
2025 April 25, Moon: at perihelion
2025 April 25, Moon: conjunction with Mercury
2025 April 27, Moon: at perigee
2025 April 27, Moon: New (19:32 UTC)
2025 April 28, Planet: close approach of Venus, Saturn, Neptune and Pluto
2025 April 28, Planet: conjunction of Venus and Saturn
2025 April 29, Moon: Waxing Crescent, Earthshine Evenings
2025 April 29, Moon: close approach with Pleiades (M45)
2025 April 29, Planet: conjunction of Saturn and Ceres
2025 April 30, Moon: close approach with Jupiter
2025 April 30, Moon: conjunction with Jupiter
2025 April 30, Moon: occultation of star Elnath (β Tauri) TAU
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The May
Celestial Events Index
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2025 May 01, Moon: Waxing Crescent, Earthshine Evenings
2025 May 02, Asteroid: 4 Vesta at opposition
2025 May 03, Moon: conjunction with Mars
2025 May 03, Moon: close approach with Mars
2025 May 03, Planet: conjunction of Venus and Neptune
2025 May 04, Moon: First Quarter
2025 May 05, Planet: Mars close approach with Beehive Cluster (M44)
2025 May 05, Planet: Equinox on Saturn (Sun passes over equator)
2025 May 06/07, Meteor: η-Aquirid Shower
2025 May 08, Meteor: η-Lyrid Shower
2025 May 09, Asteroid: 9 Metis at opposition
2025 May 09, Planet: conjunction of Neptune and Ceres
2025 May 09, Planet: conjunction of Mercury and Eris
2025 May 10, Moon: occultation of star Spica (α Virginis) VIR
2025 May 10, Moon: at apogee
2025 May 11, Well Placed: Messier 5
2025 May 12, Moon: Full Flower, (16:57 UTC)
2025 May 13, Moon: occultation of star Antares (α Scorpii) SCO
2025 May 14, Moon: at aphelion
2025 May 17, Planet: Uranus at solar conjunction
2025 May 20, Moon: Last Quarter
2025 May 21, Moon: Waning Crescent, Earthshine Mornings
2025 May 22, Moon: close approach with Saturn and Pluto
2025 May 22, Moon: conjunction with Saturn
2025 May 23, Moon: close approach with Venus
2025 May 23, Moon: conjunction with Venus
2025 May 25, Moon: at perihelion
2025 May 25, Moon: at perigee
2025 May 22, Moon: Waning Crescent, Earthshine Mornings
2025 May 26, Moon: New (27 May, 03:04 UTC)
2025 May 29, Moon: Waxing Crescent, Earthshine Evenings
2025 May 28, Moon: conjunction with Jupiter
2025 May 28, Well Placed: Messier 4
2025 May 29, Moon: Waxing Crescent, Earthshine Evenings
2025 May 29, Planet: Mercury at superior solar conjunction
2025 May 31, Planet: Mercury at perihelion
2025 May 31, Planet: Venus at greatest elongation west (45.9 degrees)
2025 May ?, Spacecraft: China launches Tianwen-2
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The June
Celestial Events Index
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2025 June 01, Moon: conjunction with Mars
2025 June 01, Moon: close approach with Mars
2025 June 01, Planet: Venus at dichotomy
2025 June 02, Well Placed: The Great Globular Cluster in Hercules
2025 June 02, Moon: First Quarter
2025 June 03, Well Placed: Messier 12
2025 June 04, Planet: conjunction of Venus and Eris
2025 June 05, Well Placed: Messier 10
2025 June 06, Moon: occultation of star Spica (α Virginis) VIR
2025 June 06, Well Placed: Messier 10
2025 June 07, Moon: at apogee
2025 June 10, Moon: occultation of star Antares (α Scorpii) SCO
2025 June 10, Meteor: Daytime Areitid Shower
2025 June 11, Moon: Full Strawberry, (07:45 UTC)
2025 June 11, Well Placed: Messier 92
2025 June 11, Moon: at aphelion
2025 June 11, Planet: Venus at aphelion
2025 June 15, Well Placed: NGC 6388
2025 June 16, Well Placed: The Butterfly cluster
2025 June 16, Well Placed: NGC 6397
2025 June 18, Moon: Last Quarter
2025 June 19, Moon: Waning Crescent, Earthshine Mornings
2025 June 20, Well Placed: The Ptolemy cluster
2025 June 20, Solstice: Summer or Estival (21 June, 02:40 UTC)
2025 June 22, Moon: conjunction with Venus
2025 June 22, Well Placed: The Lagoon Nebula
2025 June 22, Moon: close approach with Pleiades (M45)
2025 June 22, Moon: at perigee
2025 June 23, Well Placed: Caldwell 78 (NGC 6541) in CRA
2025 June 24, Planet: Jupiter at solar conjunction
2025 June 24, Moon: at perihelion
2025 June 25, Moon: New, (10:33 UTC)
2025 June 26, Moon: Waxing Crescent, Earthshine Evenings
2025 June 26, Planet: Jupiter at apogee
2025 June 26, Moon: conjunction with Mercury
2025 June 27, Planet: Mercury at highest altitude, evening sky
2025 June 27, Meteor: Bootid Shower
2025 June 28, Planet: Mercury at dichotomy
2025 June 28, Well Placed: The Captain Hook cluster (NGC 6633) in OPH
2025 June 29, Planet: conjunction of Saturn and Neptune
2025 June 29, Moon: conjunction with Mars
2025 June 29, Moon: close approach with Mars
2025 June 29, Moon: occultation of Mars
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The July
Celestial Events Index
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2025 July 01, Well Placed: Messier 22
2025 July 01, Well Placed: The Graff′s cluster (IC 4756) in SER
2025 July 02, Moon: First Quarter
2025 July 02, Planet: Mercury Close Approach with Beehive Cluster (M44) CAN
2025 July 03, Planet: Earth at aphelion (94,502,939 miles)
Earth′s Distance to Sun: 94,502,939 miles
2025 July 03, Moon: occultation of star Spica (α Virginis) VIR
2025 July 03, Planet: conjunction of Venus and Uranus
2025 July 04, Planet: Mercury at Greatest Eastern Elongation (25.9 degrees)
2025 July 04, Planet: Neptune enters Retrograde Motion
2025 July 04, Moon: at apogee
2025 July 07, Moon: occultation of star Antares (α Scorpii) SCO
2025 July 09, Well Placed: The Great Peacock Globular Cluster
2025 July 10, Moon: at aphelion
2025 July 10, Moon: Full Buck (20:38 UTC)
2025 July 12, Planet: Saturn enters Retrograde Motion
2025 July 14, Planet: Mercury at aphelion
2025 July 16, Moon: close approach with Saturn, Neptune and Pluto
2025 July 16, Moon: conjunction with Saturn
2025 July 17, Well Placed: The Specter Cluster (Messier 55) SAG
2025 July 18, Moon: Last Quarter
2025 July 19, Moon: Waning Crescent, Earthshine Mornings
2025 July 19, Planet: Venus at Highest Altitude in Morning Sky (35°)
2025 July 20, Moon: close approach with Pleiades (M 45)
2025 July 20, Moon: at perigee
2025 July 21, Moon: conjunction with Venus
2025 July 21, Moon: occultation of star Elnath (β Tauri) TAU
2025 July 22, Moon: conjunction with Jupiter
2025 July 24, Moon: New (19:13 UTC)
2025 July 25, Moon: at perihelion
2025 July 26, Moon: Waxing Crescent, Earthshine Evenings
2025 July 26, Planet: Venus at highest altitude, morning sky
2025 July 28, Moon: closest approach with Mars
2025 July 28, Moon: conjunction with Mars
2025 July 28, Meteor: Picis Austrinid Shower
2025 July 29, Meteor: Southern δ Aquriid Shower
2025 July 30, Meteor: α Capricornid Shower
2025 July 30, Moon: occultation of star Spica (α Virginis) VIR
2025 July 31, Planet: Mercury at inferior solar conjunction (Transit)
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The August
Celestial Events Index
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2025 August 01, Moon: First Quarter
2025 August 01, Moon: at apogee
2025 August 02, Asteroid: 63 Ausonia at opposition
2025 August , Moon: occultation of Antares (α Scorpii) SCO
2025 August , Planet: conjunction of Saturn and Neptune
2025 August , Moon: at aphelion
2025 August 9, Moon: Full Sturgeon (07:56 UTC)
2025 August , Asteroid: 2 Pallas at opposition
2025 August , Asteroid: 89 Julia at opposition
2025 August 11, Planet: close approach of Venus and Jupiter ()
2025 August 12, Planet: conjunction of Venus and Jupiter (05:30 UTC)
2025 August 12, Moon: close approach with Saturn, Neptune and Pluto
2025 August 12, Moon: conjunction with Saturn
2025 August 12, Meteor: Perseid Shower
2025 August 14, Moon: at perigee
2025 August 14, Well Placed: Messier 15
2025 August 15, Well Placed: The Great Pegasus cluster, Messier 2, AQR
2025 August 16, Moon: Last Quarter
2025 August 17, Moon: Waning Crescent, Earthshine Mornings
2025 August 19, Planet: Mercury at Greatest Western Elongation (18.6 degrees)
2025 August 23, Moon: New, (06:08 UTC)
2025 August 25, Moon: Waxing Crescent, Earthshine Evenings
2025 August 25/26, Moon: close approach with Pleiades M45
2025 August 31, Spacecraft: Jupiter Icy Moons Explorers passes Venus
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The September
Celestial Events Index
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2025 September 07, Eclipse: Total Lunar (Asia, Australia, Africa)
2025 September 07, Moon: Full Harvest (18:10 UTC)
2025 September 15, Moon: Waning Crescent, Earthshine Mornings
2025 September 21, Eclipse: Partial Solar (New Zealand, Antarctica, South Pacific)
2025 September 21, Planet: Saturn at Opposition
2025 September 21, Moon: New (19:55 UTC)
2025 September 22, Moon: Waxing Crescent, Earthshine Evenings
2025 September 22, Equinox: Autumnal (18:17 UTC)
2025 September 23, Planet: Neptune at Opposition
2025 September ?, Spacecraft: Juno′s Mission ends
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The October
Celestial Events Index
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2025 October 07, Moon: Full Hunters, Supermoon (03:49 UTC)
2025 October 07, Meteor: Draconids Shower
2025 October 14, Moon: Waning Crescent, Earthshine Mornings
2025 October 21, Moon: New (12:26 UTC)
2025 October 22, Moon: Crescent, waxing, earthshine mornings
2025 October 22, Meteor: Orionids Shower
2025 October 29, Planet: Mercury at Greatest Eastern Elongation (23.9 degrees)
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The November
Celestial Events Index
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2025 November 4-5, Meteor: Taurids Shower
2025 November 5, Moon: Full Beaver, Supermoon (biggest of year) (13:21 UTC)
2025 November 11, Planet: Jupiter enters Retrograde Motion (Ends RM: 10 March 2026)
2025 November 17, Meteor: Leonids Shower
2025 November 13, Moon: Waning Crescent, Earthshine Mornings
2025 November 20, Moon: New (06:49 UTC)
2025 November 21, Moon: Waxing Crescent, Earthshine Evenings
2025 November 21, Planet: Uranus at Opposition
2025 November 23, Planet: Saturn′s rings disappear
2025 November , Planet conjunction: Venus and Mercury (01:52 UTC)
2025 November 27, Planet: Saturn Ends Retrograde Motion (Enters RM: 26 July 2026)
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The December
Celestial Events Index
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2025 December 02, Meteor: Phoenicids Meteor Shower
2025 December 03, Moon: Close Approach to Pleiades Star Cluster
2025 December 04, Moon: Full Cold, Supermoon (23:15 UTC)
2025 December , Meteor: Cassiopeids Meteor Shower
2025 December 07, Planet: Mercury at greatest elongation west (20.7 degrees))
2025 December 12, Moon: Waning Crescent, Earthshine Mornings
2025 December 13-14, Meteor: Geminids Shower
2025 December 15, Nebula: Orion Nebula is Well Placed
2026 December 16, Planet: Venus at Highest Altitude in Morning
2025 December 19, Comet: 3I/Atlas Close Approach to Earth
2025 December 20, Moon: New (01:45 UTC) (December 19, 19:45 CST)
2025 December 21, Moon: Waxing Crescent, Earthshine Evenings
2025 December 21, Solstice: Winter or Hibernal (15:02 UTC)
2025 December 21, Solstice: Winter or Hibernal
2025 December 21-22, Meteor: Ursids Meteor Shower Peak
2025 December 27, Moon: Full
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