In January and February 2025, six planets will form a giant arc in the evening sky: Mars, Jupiter, Uranus, Venus, Neptune, and Saturn. At the end of February, Mercury will join the fun, replacing Saturn. Here’s your guide to the Planet Parade 2025, including suggested dates, directions, and frequently asked questions, courtesy of expert astronomer

Only a few weeks after Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS put on a dazzling show, another comet is headed for a close encounter with the Sun and may become a special celestial sight. Reported to be visible as early as October 28, 2024, The New York Post says that the Halloween Comet “may become bright enough to see during the daytime.” As

This year’s December night sky brings the Full Cold Moon as well as excellent opportunities to view Jupiter, Venus, and other bright planets. Don’t miss a beautiful crescent Moon on Christmas morning (before sunrise). Also, while one of the most popular shooting stars usually arrive in December, the light of the full Moon will obscure

This year’s November night sky brings the Beaver Moon—the fourth and final full Supermoon of 2024, as well as a great opportunity to see Jupiter through your telescope. While there is a chance you’ll see shooting stars—part of the Taurids and the Leonids, we don’t recommend bundling up for these as the bright Moon will

When Does Daylight Saving End? Daylight Saving Time 2024 ends on the first Sunday in November. We “fall back” one hour and return to Standard Time on Sunday, November 3, 2024 at 2 a.m. (2 a.m. on this date becomes 1 a.m.) Be sure to set your clocks back one hour before bed Saturday night!

This year’s October night sky brings the Hunter’s Moon, the closest (and therefore the largest) supermoon of 2024. Plus, a bright comet that may be visible during the day! Here’s everything you need to know about sky events this month, including bright stars, Venus kissing the Moon, and a “Trick or Treat” triple threat you

This year’s September night sky brings a partial lunar eclipse of the famous Harvest Moon as well as your best opportunity to see Saturn through a telescope. Plus, see the Moon kissing planets and getting cozy with others over the month. Farmers’ Almanac astronomical reports have been in continuous publication since 1818. Tell us in

Ready for the best shooting stars of the year? August night sky brings the famous Perseid Meteor Shower, followed by the Full Sturgeon Moon—a Blue Moon Supermoon. Plus, there’s a chance that a “new” star will appear in the night sky. Here is everything worth watching, including many picturesque planet-Moon pairings and suggestions for telescopic

July night sky highlights include the Parade of Planets 2024, the Full Buck Moon, and many dazzling arrangements of bright planets and the Moon. Plus, we welcome Venus back to the night sky where she will hang as a recognizable “star” through the end of summer. Farmers’ Almanac expert astronomical reports have been in continuous

2024 has been a busy year for astronomy. From a total solar eclipse crossing Mexico, the United States, and Canada on April 8, to the amazing northern lights display reaching as far south as the Tropics on May 10, there have been rare wonders to see in the sky. Up next: the Blaze Star explosion