This calendar includes club events such as meetings and observing sessions, as well as astronomical events.
| 2023 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May | |||||
| Date | Event | Start | End | Description | Location |
| 05 | Eta Aquarids | Eta aquarid meteors; ZHR 50; Full moon | |||
| 05 | Full Moon | Moon is Full | |||
| 07 | Monthly Meeting | 07:00 PM | 09:00 PM | Cape Fear Astro Monthly Meeting | 212 DeLoach Hall; UNCW; also via Zoom |
| 12 | Last Quarter | Last Quarter Moon | |||
| 12 | Club Observing | 07:00 PM | Club Observing (last quarter moon) | Club Observatory | |
| 13 | Club Observing | 07:00 PM | Club Observing (last quarter moon) | Club Observatory | |
| 15 | Venus and Neptune | 12:00 UTC | |||
| 19 | New Moon | Moon is New | |||
| 19 | Club Observing | 07:00 PM | Club Observing (new moon) | Club Observatory | |
| 20 | Club Observing | 07:00 PM | Club Observing (new moon) | Club Observatory | |
| 27 | First Quarter | Moon at First Quarter | |||
| 27 | Public Observing | 08:00 PM | Public Observing Session; starts at sunset | Carolina Beach State Park | |
| June | |||||
| Date | Event | Start | End | Description | Location |
| 04 | Full Moon | Moon is Full | |||
| 09 | Club Observing | 07:00 PM | Club Observing (last quarter moon) | Club Observatory | |
| 10 | Last Quarter | Last Quarter Moon | |||
| 10 | Club Observing | 07:00 PM | Club Observing (last quarter moon) | Club Observatory | |
| 11 | Monthly Meeting | 07:00 PM | 09:00:00 PM | Cape Fear Astro Monthly Meeting | |
| 16 | Club Observing | 07:00 PM | Club Observing (new moon) | Club Observatory | |
| 17 | Club Observing | 07:00 PM | Club Observing (new moon) | Club Observatory | |
| 18 | New Moon | Moon is New | |||
| 21 | June Solstice | June (northern summer) Solstice | |||
| 24 | Public Observing | 08:20 PM | Public Observing Session; starts at sunset | Carolina Beach State Park | |
| 26 | First Quarter | Moon at First Quarter | |||
| July | |||||
| Date | Event | Start | End | Description | Location |
| 03 | Full Moon | Moon is Full | |||
| 07 | Club Observing | 07:00 PM | Club Observing (last quarter moon) | Club Observatory | |
| 08 | Club Observing | 07:00 PM | Club Observing (last quarter moon) | Club Observatory | |
| 09 | Monthly Meeting | 07:00 PM | 09:00:00 PM | Cape Fear Astro Monthly Meeting | 212 DeLoach Hall; UNCW; also via Zoom |
| 10 | Last Quarter | Last Quarter Moon | |||
| 14 | Club Observing | 07:00 PM | Club Observing (new moon) | Club Observatory | |
| 15 | Club Observing | 07:00 PM | Club Observing (new moon) | Club Observatory | |
| 17 | New Moon | Moon is New | |||
| 22 | Public Observing | 08:20 PM | Public Observing Session; starts at sunset | Carolina Beach State Park | |
| 25 | First Quarter | Moon at First Quarter | |||
| 27 | South Delta Aquarids | South Delta Aquarids; ZHR 25; Waxing gibbous moon | |||
| August | |||||
| Date | Event | Start | End | Description | Location |
| 01 | Full Moon | Moon is Full | |||
| 08 | Last Quarter | Moon at Last Quarter | |||
| 11 | Club Observing | 07:00 PM | Club Observing (last quarter moon) | Club Observatory | |
| 12 | Perseid Meteors | Perseid Meteors; ZHR 100: Waning Crescent | |||
| 12 | Club Observing | 07:00 PM | Club Observing (last quarter moon) | Club Observatory | |
| 13 | Monthly Meeting | 07:00 PM | 09:00:00 PM | Cape Fear Astro Monthly Meeting | 212 DeLoach Hall; UNCW; also via Zoom |
| 16 | New Moon | Moon is New | |||
| 18 | Club Observing | 07:00 PM | Club Observing (new moon) | Club Observatory | |
| 19 | Club Observing | 07:00 PM | Club Observing (new moon) | Club Observatory | |
| 24 | First Quarter | Moon at First Quarter | |||
| 26 | Public Observing | 08:30 PM | Public Observing Session; starts at sunset | Carolina Beach State Park | |
| 31 | Full Moon | Moon is Full | |||
| September | |||||
| Date | Event | Start | End | Description | Location |
| 06 | Last Quarter | Last Quarter Moon | |||
| 08 | Club Observing | 07:00 PM | Club Observing (last quarter moon) | Club Observatory | |
| 09 | Club Observing | 07:00 PM | Club Observing (last quarter moon) | Club Observatory | |
| 10 | Monthly Meeting | 07:00 PM | 09:00:00 PM | Cape Fear Astro Monthly Meeting | |
| 15 | New Moon | Moon is New | |||
| 15 | Club Observing | 07:00 PM | Club Observing (new moon) | Club Observatory | |
| 16 | Club Observing | 07:00 PM | Club Observing (new moon) | Club Observatory | |
| 22 | First Quarter | Moon at First Quarter | |||
| 23 | Equinox | September (northern autumn) equinox | |||
| 23 | Public Observing | 07:30 PM | Public Observing Session; starts at sunset | Carolina Beach State Park | |
| 29 | Full Moon | Moon is Full | |||
| October | |||||
| Date | Event | Start | End | Description | Location |
| 06 | Last Quarter | Last Quarter Moon | |||
| 06 | Club Observing | 05:30 PM | Club Observing (last quarter moon) | Club Observatory | |
| 07 | Club Observing | 06:30 PM | Club Observing (last quarter moon) | Club Observatory | |
| 08 | Monthly Meeting | 07:00 PM | 09:00:00 PM | Cape Fear Astro Monthly Meeting | 212 DeLoach Hall; UNCW; also via Zoom |
| 09 | SRSP | Staunton River Star Party | Staunton River State Park VA | ||
| 13 | Club Observing | 06:30 PM | Club Observing (new moon) | Club Observatory | |
| 14 | New Moon | Moon is New | |||
| 14 | Club Observing | 06:30 PM | Club Observing (new moon) | Club Observatory | |
| 21 | Orionids | Orionid Meteors; ZHR 20: First Quarter Moon | |||
| 21 | InOMN | 07:00 PM | 09:00:00 PM | International Observe the Moon Night | TBD |
| 21 | Public Observing | 07:00 PM | Public Observing Session; starts at sunset | Carolina Beach State Park | |
| 22 | First Quarter | Moon at First Quarter | |||
| 28 | Full Moon | Moon is Full | |||
| November | |||||
| Date | Event | Start | End | Description | Location |
| 03 | Club Observing | 06:00 PM | Club Observing (last quarter moon) | Club Observatory | |
| 04 | Club Observing | 06:00 PM | Club Observing (last quarter moon) | Club Observatory | |
| 05 | Last Quarter | Last Quarter Moon | |||
| 05 | Fall Back | 01:00 AM | End daylight savings | ||
| 10 | Club Observing | 05:30 PM | Club Observing (new moon) | Club Observatory | |
| 11 | Club Observing | 05:30 PM | Club Observing (new moon) | ||
| 12 | Monthly Meeting | 07:00 PM | 09:00:00 PM | Cape Fear Astro Monthly Meeting | 212 DeLoach Hall; UNCW; also via Zoom |
| 13 | New Moon | Moon is New | Club Observatory | ||
| 17 | Leonids | Leonid Meteors: ZHR 10; Waxing Crescent moon | |||
| 20 | First Quarter | Moon at First Quarter | |||
| 27 | Full Moon | Moon is Full | |||
| December | |||||
| Date | Event | Start | End | Description | Location |
| 05 | Last Quarter | Last Quarter Moon | |||
| 08 | Club Observing | 05:00 PM | Club Observing (last quarter moon) | Club Observatory | |
| 09 | Club Observing | 05:00 PM | Club Observing (last quarter moon) | Club Observatory | |
| 10 | Monthly Meeting | 07:00 PM | 09:00:00 PM | Cape Fear Astro Holiday Celebration (members only) | TBD |
| 12 | New Moon | Moon is New | |||
| 13 | Geminiids | Geminiid Meteors; ZHR 150; 2 days before last quarter | |||
| 15 | Club Observing | 05:00 PM | Club Observing (new moon) | Club Observatory | |
| 16 | Club Observing | 05:00 PM | Club Observing (new moon) | Club Observatory | |
| 19 | First Quarter | Moon at First Quarter | |||
| 21 | Solstice | December Solstice. Northern hemisphere winter | |||
| 22 | Ursids | Ursid meteors; ZHR 10; 1 day before new | |||
| 28 | Full Moon | Moon is Full | |||