Sky Events

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

8 Mar 2020 – Daylight Saving Time Begins

11-25 Mar 2020 – Catch the Elusive Zodiacal Light

16-20 Mar 2020 – 3 Planets Align with the Moon at Dawn

19 Mar 2020 – The Vernal Equinox

26-28 Mar 2020 – Conjunction of the Moon and Venus

2-4 Apr 2020 – Conjunction of Venus with the Pleiades

7 Apr 2020 – A Simultaneous Full Moonrise and Sunset

14-16 Apr 2020 – 3 Planets Align with the Moon at Dawn

21/22 Apr 2020 – April Showers – the Lyrid Meteors

24-27 Apr 2020 – Conjunction of Venus and the Moon

All May 2020 – Observe a “Crescent-shaped” Planet Venus

4 May 2020 – Comet Panstarrs (T2) Reaches Perihelion

4/5 May 2020 – Eta Aquariid Meteor Shower Peaks

11-15 May 2020 – The Moon Joins 3 Planets at Dawn

20-22 May 2020 – Mercury & Venus Trade Positions

23-24 May 2020 – A Young Moon Visits Venus & Mercury