1000 Essex Pkwy NW
Rochester
MN 55901
COVID-19 requirements: Masks recommended, especially when viewing through eyepiece. Attendees age 12 and above are welcome.
Public Sky Observing of the young Moon – 8.4 days after New Moon, planets Venus, Mars, bright stars, double stars, and more by telescope with guidance members of the Rochester Astronomy Club.
Moon on Friday May 21st evening
Credit: NASA Scientific Visualization Studio
Moon first quarter Fridays: 1/22, 2/19, 3/19, 4/16, 5/21, 6/18, 7/16, 8/13, 9/10, 10/15, 11/12, 12/10.
In the Sky May/2021, Phases of the Moon 2021, Holidays 2021
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| Month | Day | DoW | Start | End | ☽ age | Planets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May | 15 | Sat | 9:00 | 11:00 | 3.8 | ☿,♀,♂ |
| May | 21 | Fri | 9:30 | 11:30 | 9.8 | ☿,♀,♂ |
| Jun | 12 | Sat | 9:45 | 11:45 | 2.4 | ♀,♂ |
| Jun | 18 | Fri | 9:45 | 11:45 | 8.4 | ♀,♂ |
| Jul | 10 | Sat | 9:30 | 11:30 | 1.0 | ♀,♂,♄ |
| Jul | 16 | Fri | 9:30 | 11:30 | 7.0 | ♀,♂,♃,♄,⛢ |
| Aug | 7 | Sat | 8:30 | 10:30 | 29.0 | ☿,♀,♂,♃,♄,⛢ |
| Aug | 13 | Fri | 8:30 | 10:30 | 5.7 | ☿,♀,♂,♃,♄,⛢ |
| Sep | 4 | Sat | 7:30 | 9:30 | 27.5 | ☿,♀,♃,♄,♆,⛢ |
| Sep | 10 | Fri | 7:30 | 9:30 | 4.4 | ♀,♃,♄,♆,⛢ |
| Oct | 94 | Sat | 7 | 9 | 4.0 | ♀,♃,♄,♆,⛢ |
| Oct | 15 | Fri | 7 | 9 | 10.4 | ♀,♃,♄,♆,⛢ |
| Nov | 12 | Fri | 6 | 8 | 8.9 | ♀,♃,♄,♆,⛢ |
| Dec | 10 | Fri | 6 | 8 | 7.4 | ☿,♀,♃,♄,♆,⛢ |
| event | June 12 previous | next July 10 | ||||
Day upper index4 means 4 weeks gap instead of regular 3 weeks.
☿ – Mercury, ♀ – Venus, ♂ – Mars, ♃ – Jupiter, ♄ – Saturn, ⛢ – Uranus, ♆ – Neptune,