Full calendar of celestial events to look out for in 2024 - including meteor showers, solar eclipses and more

By Holly Allton
Published 29th Nov 2023, 15:22 BST
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Some of the incredible astrological sights will be able to be viewed with the naked eye.

The night sky is beautiful,  and we can view some amazing astrological sights just by looking up at the sky. 

However, it can be difficult to know what to look out for, and when to do so. 

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To ensure you can make the most out of stargazing, we have compiled a full calendar of celestial events to look out for in 2024 - according to the Matador Network.

January

January 3-4: Quadrantids Meteor Shower

January 11: New moon

January 12: Mercury at greatest western elongation

January 25: Full moon

February

February 9: New moon

February 24: Full moon

March

March 10: New moon

March 20: March Equinox

March 24: Mercury at greatest eastern elongation

March 25: Full moon

March 25: Penumbral lunar eclipse

April 

April 8: New moon

April 8: Total solar eclipse

April 22-23: Lyrids Meteor Shower

April 23: Full moon

May

May 6-7: Eta Aquarids Meteor Shower

May 8: New moon