Farmers' Almanac Astronomy
Farmers’ Almanac astronomy provides the best times to view meteor showers, full moons, facts about planets and stars, plus more!
Recent Astronomy Articles
Look Up! A Stargazer’s Guide to April 2018
See what’s happening in the sky this month, including a meteor shower, planetary line ups, and a full Moon!
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This Month: Catch Sight of Mars, Saturn, Jupiter
Learn when to see these three planets this month, and when to spot a planetary line up with the Moon, a spectacle not to be missed!
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This Week: Can You Spot These 11 Bright Stars?
These eleven first-magnitude stars are the most that one can see at one time at any time of the year! Learn when and where to look.
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If you notice a hole in the upper left-hand corner of your Farmers' Almanac, don't return it to the store! That hole isn't a defect; it's a part of history. Starting with the first edition of the Farmers' Almanac in 1818, readers used to nail holes into the corners to hang it up in their homes, barns, and outhouses (to provide both reading material and toilet paper). In 1919, the Almanac's publishers began pre-drilling holes in the corners to make it even easier for readers to keep all of that invaluable information (and paper) handy.
