Morgan County Observatory - 2010 Calendar of Events
Modified for Morgan County Observatory, Berkeley Springs, Wv.
Skycal - Sky Events Calendar by Fred Espenak and Sumit Dutta (NASA's GSFC).

Star Party Dates shown in RED on Calendar

2010 January
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
2728

Moon-Pleiades 20:03
2930

Moon N Dec 05:09
Full Moon31

Full Moon 14:13
Par Lunar Ec 14:23
1

Venus 2.5° W
Moon D Node 07:30
Moon Perigee 15:36
2

Moon-Beehive 10:29
Perihelion 15:59
3

Quadrantids 14:05
4

Mercury Infer 14:02
56Last Quarter7

Last Quarter 05:40
8

MCOF
Star Party
7:30pm
9
1011

Moon-Antares 07:43
Venus Super 15:34
12

Moon S Dec 03:33
1314

Moon A Node 18:18
New Moon15

Ann Solar Ec 02:07
New Moon 02:11
MCOF
Star Party
7:30pm
16

Moon Apogee 20:40
171819202122First Quarter23

First Quarter 05:53
2425

Moon-Pleiades 06:00
26

Moon N Dec 16:04
Mercury West 23:59
2728

Moon D Node 19:02
29

Mars Opp 14:11
Moon-Beehive 21:48
Full Moon30

Full Moon 01:18
Moon Perigee 04:03
311

Venus 5.1° E
234Last Quarter5

Mars-M44 07:12
Last Quarter 18:49
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.

2010 February
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
311

Venus 5.1° E
234Last Quarter5

Mars-M44 07:12
Last Quarter 18:49
MCOF
Star Party
7:30pm
6
7

Moon-Antares 13:29
8

Moon S Dec 09:27
910

Moon A Node 23:58
1112

Moon-Mercury 00:55
Moon Apogee 21:06
MCOF
Star Party
7:30pm
New Moon13

New Moon 21:51
14

Neptune Sun 17:42
151617181920
First Quarter21

Moon-Pleiades 13:32
First Quarter 19:42
2223

Moon N Dec 01:00
2425

Moon D Node 04:11
26

Moon-Beehive 09:03
27

Moon Perigee 16:40
Full Moon28

Jupiter Sun 06:47
Full Moon 11:38
1

Venus 11.8° E
23456

All event times are given for UTC-5:00: Eastern Standard Time (EST) with Daylight Saving Time (DST) on for part of the year.

2010 March
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
Full Moon28

Jupiter Sun 06:47
Full Moon 11:38
1

Venus 11.8° E
23456

Moon-Antares 20:32
Last Quarter7

Last Quarter 10:42
Moon S Dec 16:18
8910

Moon A Node 03:07
1112

Moon Apogee 05:07
MCOF
Star Party
7:30pm
13
14

Mercury Super 09:05
New Moon15

New Moon 17:01
1617

Uranus Sun 02:23
1819

MCOF
Star Party
7:30pm
20

Spring Eq 13:32
Moon-Pleiades 20:08
21

Saturn Opp 19:54
22

Moon N Dec 08:15
First Quarter23

First Quarter 07:00
24

Moon D Node 09:05
25

Moon-Mars 09:57
Moon-Beehive 19:06
2627
28

Moon Perigee 00:56
Full Moon29

Full Moon 22:25
30311

Venus 19.3° E
23

Moon-Antares 06:17

All event times are given for UTC-5:00: Eastern Standard Time (EST) with Daylight Saving Time (DST) on for part of the year.

2010 April
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
28

Moon Perigee 00:56
Full Moon29

Full Moon 22:25
30311

Venus 19.3° E
23

Moon-Antares 06:17
4

Moon S Dec 01:23
Mercury-Ven 04:25
5Last Quarter6

Last Quarter 05:37
Moon A Node 05:45
78

Mercury East 18:59
Moon Apogee 22:45
9
MCOF
Star Party
8:00pm
10
111213New Moon14

New Moon 08:29
1516

Moon-Venus 08:55
Mars-M44 19:54
MCOF
Star Party
8:00pm
17

Moon-Pleiades 01:43
18

Moon N Dec 13:15
1920

Moon D Node 09:38
First Quarter21

First Quarter 14:20
22

Moon-Beehive 01:35
Moon-Mars 05:27
Lyrids 12:35
23
MCOF
Star Party
8:00pm
24

Moon Perigee 16:59
MCOF
Star Party
8:00pm
25

Venus-M45 01:21
2627Full Moon28

Full Moon 08:18
Mercury Infer 12:38
2930

Moon-Antares 15:44
1

Venus 26.6° E
Moon S Dec 10:01

All event times are given for UTC-5:00: Eastern Standard Time (EST) with Daylight Saving Time (DST) on for part of the year.

2010 May
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
25

Venus-M45 01:21
2627Full Moon28

Full Moon 08:18
Mercury Infer 12:38
2930

Moon-Antares 15:44
1

Venus 26.6° E
Moon S Dec 10:01
2

Venus-Aldeb. 21:56
3

Moon A Node 08:35
45

Eta Aquarids 01:50
Last Quarter6

Last Quarter 00:15
Moon Apogee 17:53
7
MCOF
Star Party
8:30pm
8
9101112New Moon13

New Moon 21:04
14
MCOF
Star Party
9:00pm
15

Moon N Dec 19:07
16

Moon-Venus 06:16
17

Moon D Node 11:39
1819

Moon-Beehive 07:03
First Quarter20

Moon Perigee 04:38
First Quarter 19:43
2122
232425

Mercury West 21:59
26Full Moon27

Full Moon 19:07
28

Moon-Antares 00:30
Moon S Dec 18:09
29
30

Moon A Node 14:07
311

Venus 34° E
23

Moon Apogee 12:50
Last Quarter4

Last Quarter 18:13
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.

2010 June
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
30

Moon A Node 14:07
311

Venus 34° E
23

Moon Apogee 12:50
Last Quarter4

Last Quarter 18:13
MCOF
Star Party
9:00pm
5
6

Mars-Reg. 20:15
78

Venus-Pollux 10:59
910

Mercury-M45 08:24
Moon-Pleiades 17:46
11
MCOF
Star Party
9:00pm
New Moon12

Moon N Dec 03:06
New Moon 07:15
13

Moon D Node 17:54
1415

Moon-Venus 03:08
Moon Perigee 10:54
161718First Quarter19

First Quarter 00:30
20

Venus-M44 09:06
21

Summer Sol 07:28
222324

Moon-Antares 07:41
25

Moon S Dec 01:09
Full Moon26

Full Moon 07:30
Par Lunar Ec 07:39
Moon A Node 21:19
2728

Mercury Super 07:49
29301

Moon Apogee 06:12
Venus 40.3° E
23

All event times are given for UTC-5:00: Eastern Standard Time (EST) with Daylight Saving Time (DST) on for part of the year.

2010 July
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
2728

Mercury Super 07:49
29301

Moon Apogee 06:12
Venus 40.3° E
2
MCOF
Star Party
9:00pm
3
Last Quarter4

Last Quarter 10:35
56

Aphelion 09:59
78

Moon-Pleiades 03:26
9

Moon N Dec 12:50
MCOF
Star Party
9:00pm
10

Venus-Reg. 04:48
New Moon11

Moon D Node 03:30
Total Sol Ec 15:34
New Moon 15:40
1213

Moon Perigee 07:21
Mercury-M44 08:35
14

Moon-Venus 21:06
151617
First Quarter18

First Quarter 06:11
192021

Moon-Antares 13:31
22

Moon S Dec 07:12
2324

Moon A Node 03:59
Full Moon25

Full Moon 21:37
2627

Mercury-Reg. 14:10
28

Delta Aquarids 03:38
Moon Apogee 19:50
293031
MCOF
Star Party
Morgan County Fair
7:30pm


Mars-Sat 10:12

All event times are given for UTC-5:00: Eastern Standard Time (EST) with Daylight Saving Time (DST) on for part of the year.

2010 August
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1

Venus 44.9° E
2Last Quarter3

Last Quarter 00:59
4

Moon-Pleiades 12:27
5

Moon N Dec 22:49
6

Mercury East 20:59
MCOF
Star Party
8:30pm
7

Moon D Node 13:24
8

Venus-Sat 10:45
New Moon9

New Moon 23:08
10

Moon Perigee 13:56
11

Moon-Mercury 21:34
12

Perseids 19:32
13

Moon-Venus 08:07
MCOF
Star Party
8:30pm
14
15First Quarter16

First Quarter 14:14
17

Moon-Antares 19:07
18

Moon S Dec 13:07
19

Venus-Mars 00:15
Venus East 21:59
20

Neptune Opp 04:37
Moon A Node 08:13
21
2223Full Moon24

Full Moon 13:05
25

Moon Apogee 01:51
262728
293031

Venus-Spica 18:11
Moon-Pleiades 19:46
Last Quarter1

Venus 45.3° E
Last Quarter 13:22
2

Moon N Dec 07:20
3

Mercury Infer 08:29
Moon D Node 20:16
MCOF
Star Party
8:00pm
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.

2010 September
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
293031

Venus-Spica 18:11
Moon-Pleiades 19:46
Last Quarter1

Venus 45.3° E
Last Quarter 13:22
2

Moon N Dec 07:20
3

Mercury Infer 08:29
Moon D Node 20:16
MCOF
Star Party
8:00pm
4
5

Mars-Spica 13:03
67New Moon8

Moon Perigee 00:00
New Moon 06:30
910
MCOF
Star Party
08:00pm
11

Moon-Venus 09:05
1213

Mercury-Reg. 07:14
14

Moon-Antares 01:55
Moon S Dec 19:47
First Quarter15

First Quarter 01:50
16

Moon A Node 09:56
1718
19

Mercury West 12:59
2021

Moon Apogee 04:03
Jupiter Opp 08:11
Uranus Opp 12:42
22

Autumn Eq 23:09
Full Moon23

Full Moon 05:17
2425
262728

Moon-Pleiades 01:32
29

Moon N Dec 13:37
Last Quarter30

Saturn Sun 20:18
Moon D Node 22:42
Last Quarter 23:52
1

Venus-Mars 05:26
Venus 34.7° E
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.

2010 October
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
262728

Moon-Pleiades 01:32
29

Moon N Dec 13:37
Last Quarter30

Saturn Sun 20:18
Moon D Node 22:42
Last Quarter 23:52
1

Venus-Mars 05:26
Venus 34.7° E
MCOF
Star Party
7:30pm
>
2
3456

Moon Perigee 09:41
New Moon7

New Moon 14:44
8
MCOF
Star Party
7:30pm
9

Moon-Venus 11:50
Moon-Mars 21:51
MCOF
Star Party
7:30pm
1011

Moon-Antares 10:39
12

Moon S Dec 03:49
13

Moon A Node 11:36
First Quarter14

First Quarter 17:27
1516

Mercury Super 20:35
1718

Moon Apogee 14:18
192021

Orionids 11:50
Full Moon22

Full Moon 21:36
23
2425

Moon-Pleiades 07:05
26

Moon N Dec 18:36
27

Moon D Node 23:15
28

Venus Infer 21:03
29
MCOF
Star Party
7:30pm
Last Quarter30

Last Quarter 08:46
311

Venus 7.6° W
23

Moon Perigee 12:22
4New Moon5

S. Taurids 11:18
New Moon 23:52
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.

2010 November
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
311

Venus 7.6° W
23

Moon Perigee 12:22
4New Moon5

S. Taurids 11:18
New Moon 23:52
MCOF
Star Party
7:30pm
6
7

Moon-Mars 17:10
Moon-Antares 19:41
8

Moon S Dec 11:59
9

Moon A Node 15:14
10

Mars-Antares 15:16
1112

N. Taurids 10:34
First Quarter13

First Quarter 11:38
1415

Moon Apogee 06:47
Mercury-Ant. 11:18
1617

Venus-Spica 12:32
Leonids 16:52
181920

Mercury-Mars 10:39
Full Moon21

Full Moon 12:27
Moon-Pleiades 13:03
22

Moon N Dec 23:24
2324

Moon D Node 01:27
2526
MCOF
Star Party
7:30pm
27
Last Quarter28

Last Quarter 15:37
2930

Moon Perigee 14:09
1

Venus 38.6° W
Mercury East 10:59
2

Moon-Venus 15:35
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.

2010 December
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
Last Quarter28

Last Quarter 15:37
2930

Moon Perigee 14:09
1

Venus 38.6° W
Mercury East 10:59
2

Moon-Venus 15:35
3
MCOF
Star Party
7:30pm
4
New Moon5

New Moon 12:36
Moon S Dec 21:10
6

Moon A Node 23:15
7

Moon-Mercury 03:48
8910
MCOF
Star Party
7:30pm
11
12First Quarter13

Moon Apogee 03:34
First Quarter 08:59
14

Geminids 06:02
15161718

Moon-Pleiades 21:55
19

Mercury Infer 20:15
20

Moon N Dec 07:37
Full Moon21

Full Moon 03:13
Total Lun Ec 03:18
Moon D Node 09:08
Winter Sol 18:38
22

Ursids 14:00
232425

Moon Perigee 07:24
26Last Quarter27

Last Quarter 23:18
282930
MCOF
Star Party
7:30pm
311

Venus 46.8° W
Moon-Antares 13:07

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)"