Spectacular Moon Events In 2025

For those who are looking for an occultation of Mars to conjunctions with Venus and Jupiter, the moon will be involved in a bevy of spectacular events in 2025, and it will appear at its biggest and brightest since 2019.

This early, prepare your schedule and get those skywatching gear to make the most of the lunar events in 2025. Make sure that you check various dedicated moon-observing guides to help you get more familiar with our lunar companion.

Here are some dates for this year's moon-gazing diary:

1. The moon, Venus and Saturn: 3 January 2025 (after sunset)
2. Saturn occulted by the moon: 4 January 2025 (after sunset)
3. A crescent moon close to dazzling Venus: 1 February 2025 (after sunset)
4. Mars occulted by a full moon: 13-14 January 2025 (after sunset)
5. A crescent moon and a crescent Venus: 2 March 2025 (after sunset)
6. A "blood moon": 13-14 March 2025 (night)
7. > A stunning "sunrise eclipse": 29 March 2025 (sunrise through midday)
8. A low-hanging Strawberry Moon: 10 June 2025 (after sunset)
9. A crescent moon, Venus and the Pleiades: 22 June 2025 (before sunrise)
10. A crescent moon, Venus and Jupiter: 22 July 2025 (before sunrise)
11. A crescent moon close to Venus, Jupiter and Mercury: 19-21 August 2025 (before sunrise)
12. A second total lunar eclipse: 7 September 2025 (night)
13. A crescent moon close to Venus and Regulus: 19 September 2025 (before sunrise)
14. A second partial solar eclipse: 21 September 2025
15. The closest supermoon since 2019: 5 November 2025 (after sunset)