This is the first edition of a new monthly feature which hopes to provide our readers with a monthly sky-at-a-glance calendar for the northern hemisphere.  You’ll find each month’s events chronologically listed within sub-categories of Early Evening, Late Night, and Early Morning.  Many of the events include a click-on sky graphic with local dates/times noted, and all of the events include icons indicating unaided eye , binoculars , or telescope .

Through the coming months, we will evolve this feature to meet the needs of our readers, so all comments and suggestions are encouraged!

You can also download a printable and portable version in PDF format here.

01 thru 08 – Mercury on your West horizon at sunset.  Saturn will be there as well, but will likely be lost in the Sun’s glare.  Use caution when trying to view either of these planets this week and never look directly at the Sun without a proper solar filter.  Sky View

01 and 02 – Waxing gibbous Moon with Jupiter on your South horizon after sunset.

05 – Waning Full Moon less than 1 degree from the planet Uranus on your E horizon after sunset.  SkyView

07 – Waning Full Moon occults Eta Piscium (constellation Pisces’ brightest star) on your ENE horizon after sunset.  SkyView

20 and 21 – Waxing crescent Moon (6% and 12% illuminated) on your West horizon at sunset.

24 -  0600 UT – Star Antares 0.8 degree south of Moon; occultation: Eastern portion of China, Taiwan, Japan, southeastern portion of Russia, western portion of the Pacific Ocean.

29 – Waxing gibbous Moon with Jupiter on your South horizon after sunset.

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