Sky Events

Recent and Upcoming Sky Events
for the Asheville, NC region:

2-4 May 2021 – Mercury Visits the Pleiades at Dusk

5 May – Eta Aquariid Meteor Shower Peaks before Dawn

12-15 May – The Moon Joins 3 Planets at Dusk

27-29 May – Venus & Mercury Trade Positions at Dusk

10 Jun 2021 – A Sunrise Partial Annular Solar Eclipse

11-13 Jun – The Moon Passes Venus & Mars

20 Jun – The Northern Hemisphere Summer Solstice

23 Jun – Mars Passes Through the Beehive Star Cluster

29 Jun – Venus and Mars Approach Each Other

5 Jul 2021 – Earth Farthest from the Sun for the Year

Jul/Aug – The Dog Days of Summer are here

11-13 Jul – The Moon Passes Venus and Mars

28/29 Jul – Delta Aquariid Meteor Shower Peaks

29 Jul – Conjunction of Mars with the Star Regulus