Archive · 19 May 2025
Summer 2025 Stargazing: Eclipses, Meteor Showers, and Full Moons
Get ready for a spectacular summer in 2025, with a dazzling display of celestial events!
You can look forward to seeing a Full Strawberry Moon, a meteor shower, and even a total lunar eclipse, where the moon might look red.
In July, you might be able to spot Mercury, and in September there will be a partial solar eclipse.
Don't forget to find a spot away from city lights and check the weather before you go.
Summer 2025 will feature astronomical events including full moons, meteor showers, and eclipses.
The Full Strawberry Moon will be visible in June.
Mercury will be at its greatest elongation east in July.
The Perseid Meteor Shower will peak in mid-August.
A total lunar eclipse will be visible in parts of Asia, Australia, and Europe in September.
- Who
- Amateur astronomers and stargazers
- What
- Full moons, meteor showers, planetary alignments, and eclipses.
- When
- Summer 2025
- Where
- Parts of the world depending on the event, including locations in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres
- Why
- To observe and connect with astronomical events.
- June Solstice
- June 21, 2025
- Mercury at Greatest Elongation East
- July 4, 2025
- Perseid Meteor Shower Peak
- August 12-13, 2025
- Total Lunar Eclipse
- September 7-8, 2025
- Autumnal Equinox
- September 22, 2025