2024 Event Calendar This listing gives notable astronomical events in our solar system in 2024, including eclipses, meteor showers, periodic comets, phases of the moon, and conjunctions of the planets. Also see list of space exploration missions and upcoming space launches. margin NOVEMBER 2023 Nov 3: Jupiter at opposition Nov 4-5: Taurids meteor shower Nov 13: New moon phase Nov 13: Uranus at opposition Nov 17-18: Leonid meteor shower Nov 27: Full moon phase (Beaver Moon) margin DECEMBER 2023 Dec 4: Mercury at greatest eastern elongation Dec 12: New moon phase Dec 13-14: Geminid meteor shower Dec 21-22: Ursid meteor shower Dec 22: December solstice (03:21 UTC) Dec 27: Full moon phase (Cold moon) margin JANUARY 2024 Jan 3-4: Quadrantids meteor shower Jan 11: New moon phase Jan 12: Mercury at greatest western elongation Jan 25: Full moon phase (Wolf Moon) margin FEBRUARY 2024 Feb 9: New moon phase Feb 24: Full moon phase (Snow Moon) margin MARCH 2024 Mar 10: New moon phase Mar 20: March equinox (03:01 UTC) Mar 24: Mercury at greatest eastern elongation Mar 25: Full moon phase (Worm Moon) Mar 25: Penumbral lunar eclipse NASA eclipse map margin APRIL 2024 Apr 8: New moon phase Apr 8: Total solar eclipse NASA eclipse map Apr 22-23: Lyrid meteor shower Apr 23: Full moon phase (Pink Moon) margin MAY 2024 May 6-7: Eta Aquarid meteor shower May 8: New moon phase May 9: Mercury at greatest western elongation May 23: Full moon phase (Flower Moon) margin JUNE 2024 Jun 6: New moon phase Jun 20: June solstice (20:46 UTC) Jun 22: Full moon phase (Strawberry Moon) margin JULY 2024 Jul 21: Full moon phase (Buck Moon) Jul 5: New moon phase Jul 22: Mercury at greatest eastern elongation Jul 28-29: Delta Aquarids meteor shower margin AUGUST 2024 Aug 4: New moon phase Aug 12-13: Perseid meteor shower Aug 19: Full moon phase (Blue Moon) margin SEPTEMBER 2024 Sep 3: New moon phase Sep 5: Mercury at greatest western elongation Sep 8: Saturn at opposition Sep 18: Full (super)moon phase (Harvest Moon) Sep 18: Partial lunar eclipse NASA eclipse map Sep 20: Neptune at opposition Sep 22: September equinox (12:39 UTC) margin OCTOBER 2024 Oct 2: New moon phase Oct 2: Annular solar eclipse NASA eclipse map Oct 17: Full (super)moon phase (Hunters Moon) Oct 7: Draconids meteor shower Oct 21-22: Orionid meteor shower margin NOVEMBER 2024 Nov 1: New moon phase Nov 4-5: Taurids meteor shower Nov 15: Full (super)moon phase (Beaver Moon) Nov 16: Mercury at greatest eastern elongation Nov 17: Uranus at opposition Nov 17-18: Leonid meteor shower margin DECEMBER 2024 Dec 1: New moon phase Dec 7: Jupiter at opposition Dec 13-14: Geminid meteor shower Dec 15: Full moon phase (Cold moon) Dec 21: December solstice (09:17 UTC) Dec 21-22: Ursid meteor shower Dec 25: Mercury at greatest western elongation Dec 30: New moon phase
