Morgan County Observatory - 2016 Calendar of Events
Modified for Morgan County Observatory
Skycal - Sky Events Calendar by Fred Espenak and Sumit Dutta (NASA's GSFC).
MCOF Star Party Dates shown in RED on Calendar
| 2016 January | ||||||
| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
| 27 | 28 Mercury East 21:59 |
29 Moon-Regulus 15:30 |
30 | 31 Moon-Jupiter 12:55 Moon A Node 15:19 |
1 Venus 37.9° W |
 2Last Quarter 00:30 Moon Apogee 06:53 Perihelion 19:59 |
| 3 Moon-Mars 13:45 |
4 Quadrantids 03:01 |
5 | 6 Moon-Venus 18:57 Moon-Saturn 23:57 |
7 Venus-Ant. 06:32 |
8 Moon S Dec 12:56 MCOF Star Party 7:30 pm |
 9Venus-Sat 02:42 New Moon 20:30 |
| 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 Mercury Infer 09:02 Moon D Node 10:48 Moon Perigee 21:10 |
15 |  16First Quarter 18:26 |
| 17 | 18 | 19 Moon-Aldeb 21:16 |
20 | 21 Moon N Dec 11:41 |
22 |  23Full Moon 20:46 |
| 24 | 25 | 26 Moon-Regulus 00:10 |
27 Moon A Node 18:58 Moon-Jupiter 20:14 |
28 | 29 MCOF Star Party 7:30 pm |
30 Moon Apogee 04:10 |
| 31 Last Quarter 22:28 |
1 Moon-Mars 03:48 Venus 31.4° W |
2 | 3 Moon-Saturn 14:05 |
4 Moon S Dec 23:34 |
5 | 6 Moon-Venus 02:32 Moon-Mercury 11:47 |
All event times are given for UTC-5:00: Eastern Standard Time (EST) with Daylight Saving Time (DST) on for part of the year.
| 2016 February | ||||||
| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
| 31 Last Quarter 22:28 |
1 Moon-Mars 03:48 Venus 31.4° W |
2 | 3 Moon-Saturn 14:05 |
4 Moon S Dec 23:34 |
5 MCOF Star Party 7:30 pm |
6 Moon-Venus 02:32 Moon-Mercury 11:47 Mercury West 19:59 |
| 7 | 8 New Moon 09:39 |
9 | 10 Moon D Node 15:46 Moon Perigee 21:42 |
11 | 12 Mercury-Ven 21:32 |
13 |
| 14 | 15 First Quarter 02:46 |
16 Moon-Aldeb 02:41 |
17 Moon N Dec 18:18 |
18 | 19 | 20 |
| 21 | 22 Moon-Regulus 07:48 Full Moon 13:20 |
23 Moon-Jupiter 22:58 |
24 Moon A Node 01:10 |
25 | 26 Moon Apogee 22:28 |
27 |
| 28 Neptune Sun 10:17 |
29 Moon-Mars 13:16 |
1 Venus 24.9° W Last Quarter 18:11 |
2 Moon-Saturn 01:53 |
3 Moon S Dec 09:19 |
4 | 5 |
All event times are given for UTC-5:00: Eastern Standard Time (EST) with Daylight Saving Time (DST) on for part of the year.
| 2016 March | ||||||
| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
| 28 Neptune Sun 10:17 |
29 Moon-Mars 13:16 |
1 Venus 24.9° W Last Quarter 18:11 |
2 Moon-Saturn 01:53 |
3 Moon S Dec 09:19 |
4 MCOF Star Party 7:30 pm |
5 |
| 6 | 7 Moon-Venus 05:54 |
8 Jupiter Opp 04:58 New Moon 20:54 Total Sol Ec 20:58 |
9 Moon D Node 01:31 |
10 Moon Perigee 02:02 |
11 MCOF Star Party 7:30 pm |
12 |
| 13 | 14 Moon-Aldeb 09:44 |
15 First Quarter 13:03 |
16 Moon N Dec 01:01 |
17 | 18 | 19 |
| 20 Spring Eq 00:31 Moon-Regulus 15:05 |
21 Moon-Jupiter 23:57 |
22 Moon A Node 08:58 |
23 Pen Lunar Ec 07:48 Full Moon 08:01 Mercury Super 16:05 |
24 | 25 Moon Apogee 10:16 |
26 |
| 27 | 28 Moon-Mars 14:45 |
29 Moon-Saturn 10:58 |
30 Moon S Dec 18:12 |
31 Last Quarter 11:17 |
1 Venus 17.4° W |
2 |
All event times are given for UTC-5:00: Eastern Standard Time (EST) with Daylight Saving Time (DST) on for part of the year.
| 2016 April | ||||||
| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
| 27 | 28 Moon-Mars 14:45 |
29 Moon-Saturn 10:58 |
30 Moon S Dec 18:12 |
31 Last Quarter 11:17 |
1 Venus 17.4° W MCOF Star Party 8:00 pm |
2 |
| 3 | 4 | 5 Moon D Node 13:27 |
6 Moon-Venus 04:30 |
7 New Moon 07:24 Moon Perigee 13:36 |
8 MCOF Star Party 8:00 pm |
9 Uranus Sun 17:28 |
| 10 Moon-Aldeb 18:05 |
11 | 12 Moon N Dec 08:12 |
13 First Quarter 23:59 |
14 | 15 | 16 Moon-Regulus 20:46 |
| 17 | 18 Moon-Jupiter 00:42 Mercury East 09:59 Moon A Node 14:04 |
19 | 20 | 21 Moon Apogee 12:05 |
22 Full Moon 01:24 Lyrids 01:30 |
23 |
| 24 | 25 Moon-Saturn 15:28 |
26 | 27 Moon S Dec 00:44 Mars-Antares 12:33 |
28 Mercury-M45 04:32 |
29 Last Quarter 23:29 MCOF Star Party 8:00 pm |
30 |
All event times are given for UTC-5:00: Eastern Standard Time (EST) with Daylight Saving Time (DST) on for part of the year.
| 2016 May | ||||||
| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
| 1 Venus 9.8° W |
2 Moon D Node 21:27 |
3 | 4 Eta Aquarids 14:45 |
5 | 6 Moon Perigee 00:14 New Moon 15:30 MCOF Star Party 8:30 pm |
7 |
| 8 Moon-Aldeb 04:21 |
9 Mercury Infer 11:10 Moon N Dec 17:54 |
10 | 11 | 12 | 13 First Quarter 13:02 |
14 Moon-Regulus 03:06 |
| 15 Moon-Jupiter 05:30 Moon A Node 16:39 |
16 | 17 | 18 Moon Apogee 18:06 |
19 | 20 | 21 Full Moon 17:15 |
| 22 Mars Opp 07:15 Moon-Saturn 17:59 |
23 | 24 Moon S Dec 07:16 |
25 | 26 | 27 MCOF Star Party 9:00 pm |
28 |
| 29 Last Quarter 08:12 |
30 Moon D Node 00:45 |
31 | 1 Venus 1.5° W |
2 | 3 Saturn Opp 01:43 Moon-Mercury 05:47 Moon Perigee 06:55 |
4 |
All event times are given for UTC-5:00: Eastern Standard Time (EST) with Daylight Saving Time (DST) on for part of the year.
| 2016 June | ||||||
| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
| 29 Last Quarter 08:12 |
30 Moon D Node 00:45 |
31 | 1 Venus 1.5° W |
2 | 3 Saturn Opp 01:43 Moon-Mercury 05:47 Moon Perigee 06:55 MCOF Star Party 9:00 pm |
4 New Moon 23:00 |
| 5 Mercury West 04:59 |
6 Moon N Dec 05:13 Venus Super 17:34 |
7 | 8 | 9 | 10 Moon-Regulus 10:47 |
11 Moon-Jupiter 15:35 Moon A Node 18:20 |
| 12 First Quarter 04:10 |
13 Mercury-M45 06:06 |
14 | 15 Moon Apogee 08:00 |
16 | 17 | 18 Moon-Saturn 20:40 Mercury-Aldeb. 23:39 |
| 19 | 20 Full Moon 07:02 Moon S Dec 14:52 Summer Sol 18:35 |
21 | 22 | 23 | 24 MCOF Star Party 9:00 pm |
25 |
| 26 Moon D Node 01:28 |
27 Last Quarter 14:19 |
28 | 29 | 30 | 1 Moon Perigee 02:45 Venus 6.8° E Moon-Aldeb 23:58 |
2 |
All event times are given for UTC-5:00: Eastern Standard Time (EST) with Daylight Saving Time (DST) on for part of the year.
| 2016 July | ||||||
| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
| 26 Moon D Node 01:28 |
27 Last Quarter 14:19 |
28 | 29 | 30 | 1 Moon Perigee 02:45 Venus 6.8° E Moon-Aldeb 23:58 MCOF Star Party 9:00 pm |
2 |
| 3 Moon N Dec 16:06 |
4 New Moon 07:01 Aphelion 11:59 |
5 | 6 Mercury Super 23:12 |
7 Moon-Regulus 19:33 |
8 Moon A Node 21:42 |
9 Moon-Jupiter 06:08 |
| 10 | 11 First Quarter 20:52 |
12 | 13 Moon Apogee 01:24 |
14 | 15 | 16 Moon-Saturn 01:11 |
| 17 Moon S Dec 23:41 |
18 | 19 Full Moon 18:57 |
20 | 21 | 22 | 23 Moon D Node 03:49 |
| 24 | 25 | 26 Last Quarter 19:00 |
27 Moon Perigee 07:25 Delta Aquarids 16:32 |
28 | 29 Moon-Aldeb 06:53 MCOF Star Party 9:00 pm |
30 Mercury-Reg. 11:55 |
| 31 Moon N Dec 00:52 |
1 Venus 15.3° E |
2 New Moon 16:45 |
3 | 4 Moon-Venus 02:19 Moon-Mercury 18:12 |
5 Moon A Node 03:48 Venus-Reg. 07:57 Moon-Jupiter 23:28 |
6 |
All event times are given for UTC-5:00: Eastern Standard Time (EST) with Daylight Saving Time (DST) on for part of the year.
| 2016 August | ||||||
| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
| 31 Moon N Dec 00:52 |
1 Venus 15.3° E |
2 New Moon 16:45 |
3 | 4 Moon-Venus 02:19 Moon-Mercury 18:12 |
5 Moon A Node 03:48 Venus-Reg. 07:57 Moon-Jupiter 23:28 MCOF Star Party 8:30 pm |
6 |
| 7 | 8 | 9 Moon Apogee 20:05 |
10 First Quarter 14:21 |
11 | 12 Moon-Saturn 08:10 Perseids 08:26 |
13 |
| 14 Moon S Dec 09:05 |
15 | 16 Mercury East 16:59 |
17 | 18 Full Moon 05:27 |
19 Moon D Node 10:14 |
20 Mercury-Jup 01:34 |
| 21 Moon Perigee 21:20 |
22 | 23 | 24 Mars-Antares 01:09 Mars-Sat 21:11 Last Quarter 23:41 |
25 Moon-Aldeb 12:21 |
26 MCOF Star Party 8:30 pm |
27 Moon N Dec 07:17 Venus-Jup 17:53 |
| 28 Mercury-Ven 16:09 |
29 | 30 | 31 | 1 New Moon 05:03 Ann Solar Ec 05:08 Venus 23.5° E Moon A Node 11:27 |
2 Neptune Opp 11:16 |
3 Moon-Venus 06:33 |
All event times are given for UTC-5:00: Eastern Standard Time (EST) with Daylight Saving Time (DST) on for part of the year.
| 2016 September | ||||||
| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
| 28 Mercury-Ven 16:09 |
29 | 30 | 31 | 1 New Moon 05:03 Ann Solar Ec 05:08 Venus 23.5° E Moon A Node 11:27 |
2 Neptune Opp 11:16 MCOF Star Party 8:00 pm |
3 Moon-Venus 06:33 |
| 4 Sat-Antares 20:03 |
5 | 6 Moon Apogee 14:44 |
7 | 8 Moon-Saturn 17:23 |
9 First Quarter 07:49 |
10 Moon S Dec 18:05 |
| 11 | 12 Mercury Infer 19:38 |
13 | 14 | 15 Moon D Node 19:55 |
16 Pen Lunar Ec 14:56 Full Moon 15:05 |
17 |
| 18 Venus-Spica 11:12 Moon Perigee 13:00 |
19 | 20 | 21 Moon-Aldeb 18:13 |
22 Autumn Eq 10:21 |
23 Last Quarter 05:56 Moon N Dec 12:44 MCOF Star Party 8:00 pm |
24 |
| 25 | 26 Jupiter Sun 02:19 |
27 Moon-Regulus 18:32 |
28 Mercury West 14:59 Moon A Node 18:06 |
29 | 30 New Moon 20:12 MCOF Star Party 7:30 pm |
1 Venus 30.9° E |
All event times are given for UTC-5:00: Eastern Standard Time (EST) with Daylight Saving Time (DST) on for part of the year.
| 2016 October | ||||||
| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
| 25 | 26 Jupiter Sun 02:19 |
27 Moon-Regulus 18:32 |
28 Mercury West 14:59 Moon A Node 18:06 |
29 | 30 New Moon 20:12 |
1 Venus 30.9° E |
| 2 | 3 Moon-Venus 13:30 |
4 Moon Apogee 07:02 |
5 | 6 Moon-Saturn 04:04 |
7 | 8 Moon S Dec 02:03 |
| 9 First Quarter 00:33 |
10 | 11 | 12 | 13 Moon D Node 05:43 |
14 | 15 Uranus Opp 06:15 |
| 16 Full Moon 00:23 Moon Perigee 19:36 |
17 | 18 | 19 Moon-Aldeb 02:18 |
20 Moon N Dec 19:38 |
21 Orionids 00:45 MCOF Star Party 7:30 pm |
22 Last Quarter 15:14 |
| 23 | 24 | 25 Moon-Regulus 00:01 Moon A Node 21:45 |
26 Venus-Ant. 06:54 |
27 Mercury Super 11:53 |
28 Moon-Jupiter 05:33 MCOF Star Party 7:30 pm |
29 Venus-Sat 21:47 |
| 30 New Moon 12:38 |
31 Moon Apogee 14:29 |
1 Venus 37.7° E |
2 Moon-Saturn 14:38 |
3 | 4 Moon S Dec 08:04 |
5 S. Taurids 00:13 |
All event times are given for UTC-5:00: Eastern Standard Time (EST) with Daylight Saving Time (DST) on for part of the year.
| 2016 November | ||||||
| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
| 30 New Moon 12:38 |
31 Moon Apogee 14:29 |
1 Venus 37.7° E |
2 Moon-Saturn 14:38 |
3 | 4 Moon S Dec 08:04 |
5 S. Taurids 00:13 |
| 6 | 7 First Quarter 14:51 |
8 | 9 Moon D Node 10:57 |
10 | 11 N. Taurids 23:29 |
12 |
| 13 | 14 Moon Perigee 06:23 Full Moon 08:52 |
15 Moon-Aldeb 11:50 |
16 | 17 Moon N Dec 04:32 Leonids 05:47 |
18 | 19 |
| 20 | 21 Last Quarter 03:33 Moon-Regulus 05:08 Moon A Node 21:48 |
22 | 23 Mercury-Sat 13:48 |
24 Moon-Jupiter 20:47 |
25 MCOF Star Party 7:30 pm |
26 |
| 27 Moon Apogee 15:08 |
28 | 29 New Moon 07:18 |
30 | 1 Venus 43.2° E Moon S Dec 14:56 |
2 | 3 Moon-Venus 07:34 |
All event times are given for UTC-5:00: Eastern Standard Time (EST) with Daylight Saving Time (DST) on for part of the year.
| 2016 December | ||||||
| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
| 27 Moon Apogee 15:08 |
28 | 29 New Moon 07:18 |
30 | 1 Venus 43.2° E Moon S Dec 14:56 |
2 MCOF Star Party 7:30 pm |
3 Moon-Venus 07:34 |
| 4 | 5 Moon-Mars 05:39 |
6 Moon D Node 12:35 |
7 First Quarter 04:03 |
8 | 9 | 10 Saturn Sun 06:03 Mercury East 22:59 |
| 11 | 12 Moon Perigee 18:27 Moon-Aldeb 23:14 |
13 Geminids 18:57 Full Moon 19:05 |
14 Moon N Dec 16:43 |
15 | 16 | 17 |
| 18 Moon-Regulus 13:14 Moon A Node 23:46 |
19 | 20 Last Quarter 20:56 |
21 Winter Sol 05:45 |
22 Ursids 03:00 Moon-Jupiter 11:37 |
23 MCOF Star Party 7:30 pm |
24 |
| 25 Moon Apogee 00:55 |
26 | 27 | 28 Mercury Infer 13:41 Moon S Dec 22:30 |
29 New Moon 01:53 |
30 MCOF Star Party 7:30 pm |
31 |
All event times are given for UTC-5:00: Eastern Standard Time (EST) with Daylight Saving Time (DST) on for part of the year.
All SKYCAL astronomical calculations are by Fred Espenak, and he assumes full responsibility for their accuracy. Special thanks to National Space Club summer intern Sumit Dutta for his valuable assistance in developing the Sky Events Calendar (July 2007).
Permission is freely granted to reproduce this data when accompanied by an acknowledgment:
"Sky Events Calendar by Fred Espenak and Sumit Dutta (NASA's GSFC)"