If you’d like to wish on a star to have more adventures in 2025 but find yourself trapped underneath starless skies, we have the perfect solution. Round up your travel posse, get a Cruise America RV rental, and embark on an astronomy adventure. 

Before You Head Out

To get the most out of your star-tastic experience, we recommend first doing the following:

• Rent an RV in advance — meteor showers and eclipses are popular times for RV rentals 

• Download a free stargazing app on your phone

• Plan on heading to a national park or Dark Sky location for the best views

• Scope out this list of the best places to camp under the stars

• Check out our guide to 2025 astronomy events below to pick the best time of year to venture out

A Few Words To Know

Before taking a gander at our stargazing calendar 2025, here are a few terms that will come in handy:

• Meteor Shower: A celestial event in which several meteors are observed to radiate from one point in the night sky. The full calendar below has some epic meteor shower events to look forward to!

• Full Moon: Not ideal for stargazing since the sky doesn’t get that dark. But it’s perfect for creating special memories such as first camping trips or watching the moon rise. 

• Supermoon: Occurs when a full moon is at its closest distance to the Earth, making it look brighter and larger than usual.

• New Moon: Occurs when the Sun and Moon are aligned, making the moon invisible from Earth and creating a ‘moonless night’—perfect for stargazing!

• Planet Sighting: These events allow you to see other planets. How cool is that!

• Total Solar Eclipse: Occurs when the New Moon comes between the sun and Earth and casts the darkest part of its shadow, the umbra, on Earth.

• Summer Solstice: Occurs when the sun reaches its highest position in the sky, creating the longest period of daylight.

• Winter Solstice: Occurs when one of the Earth’s poles has its maximum tilt away from the sun, creating the shortest day of daylight in the Northern hemisphere. 

2025 Astronomy Calendar

January

3-4 Quadrantids Meteor Show 

10 Mercury at Greatest Western Elongation

13 Full Moon

16 Mars at Opposition

29 New Moon

February

12 New Moon

28 Full Moon

March

8 Mercury at Greatest Eastern Elongation

14 Full Moon and Total Lunar Eclipse

20 March Equinox

29 New Moon and Partial Solar Eclipse

 

April (Global Astronomy Month!)

13 Full Moon

21 Mercury at Greatest Western Elongation

22-23 Lyrids Meteor Shower

27 New Moon

May

6-7 Eta Aquarids Meteor Shower

12 Full Moon

27 New Moon

31 Venus at Greatest Western Elongation

June

11 Full Moon

21 June Solstice

25 New Moon

July

4 Mercury at Greatest Eastern Elongation

10 Full Moon

24 New Moon

28-29 Delta Aquarids Meteor Shower

August

9 Full Moon

12-13 Perseids Meteor Shower

19 Mercury at Greatest Western Elongation
23 New Moon

September

7 Full Moon

21 New Moon, Partial Solar Eclipse, and Saturn at Opposition

22 September Equinox

23 Neptune at Opposition

October

7 Full Moon, Super Moon, and Draconids Meteor Shower

21 New Moon

21-22 Orionids Meteor Shower

29 Mercury at Greatest Eastern Elongation

November

4-5 Taurids Meteor Shower

5 Full Moon and Super Moon 

17-18 Leonids Meteor Shower

20 New Moon

21 Uranus at Opposition

December

4 Full Moon and Super Moon

7 Mercury at Greatest Western Elongation

13-14 Geminids Meteor Shower

20 New Moon

21 December Solstice

21-22 Ursids Meteor Shower 

To the Stars We Go

Ready for your astronomy road trip? Get your Cruise America RV reserved and ready to go today!