GREENVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) — You may know of the total solar eclipse coming our way on April 8. But, what about the other astronomical events happening this year?
After the total solar eclipse debuts we have two meteor showers to look forward to. The first meteor shower, the Lyrid meteor shower, will reach it’s peak on April 21 for 24 hours. This will be the second meteor shower of the year after the Quadrantids meteor shower peak at the beginning of January.
The last one of this year will happen in August. The Perseids meteor shower will be at it’s best for viewing on August 12-13.
If you’re curious to see the moon at it’s fullest each month here is a list of those dates:
- April full moon reaches peak illumination – Tuesday, April 23
- May full moon reaches peak illumination – Thursday, May 23
- June full moon reaches peak illumination – Friday, June 21
- July full moon reaches peak illumination – Sunday, July 21
- August full moon reaches peak illumination – Monday, Aug. 19
- September full moon reaches peak illumination – Tuesday, Sept. 17
- October full moon reaches peak illumination – Thursday, Oct. 17
- November full moon reaches peak illumination – Friday, Nov. 15
- December full moon reaches peak illumination – Sunday, Dec. 15
