Here’s a brief look at what’s going on in the Mile High City this week.
March 2:
- 👀 Look for the waxing gibbous Worm Moon near Regulus, the bright heart of the lion in the constellation Leo in the eastern sky around 6:30 PM
- 🌔 The waxing gibbous Worm Moon reaches its Descending Node (this alignment where the Moon’s angular orbit crosses the ecliptic makes it possible for the Total Eclipse in the early morning hours of March 3rd): 10:36 PM
March 3:
- 👀 Check out the Total Lunar Eclipse of the Full Worm Moon: Partial eclipse begins at 2:50 AM, totality begins at 4:04 AM, and the greatest eclipse occurs at 4:33 AM
- 🌕 Full Worm Moon: 4:37 AM: Qdoba offers free chips and queso every full moon of 2026 with the purchase of an entrée.
March 4:
- 🖥️ Amateur Astronomer Association: Artemis II – Mission to the Moon: Ticketed virtual program via Zoom (registration required): 5:00 PM
- 🖥️ DAS Astrophotography Special Interest Group (ASIG) – General & Beginner Meeting: Free virtual member’s only meeting via Zoom (check membership email or Slack for details): 7:00 PM
- 🖥️ Dark Sky Certification webinar: Lighting Management Plan: Free virtual presentation via Zoom (registration required): 11:00 AM
March 5:
- 🎤 Unveiling the Dawn of Massive Galaxies with the James Webb Space Telescope with Dr. Wren Suess: Ticketed in-person faculty lecture at Fiske Planetarium📍: 7:00 PM
Standley Lake Weekly Livestream: Free Online program via Zoom: 6:00PM-
🌖 The waning gibbous Worm Moon reaches aphelion: its furthest point from the Sun at a distance of 0.9942 AU: 2:29 PM
March 6:
- 👀 Look for the waning gibbous Worm Moon near Spica, the bright “ear of grain” in the constellation Virgo low in the eastern sky around 10:30 PM
- 🎤 Unveiling the Dawn of Massive Galaxies with the James Webb Space Telescope with Dr. Wren Suess: Ticketed in-person faculty lecture at Fiske Planetarium📍: 7:00 PM
- 🖥️ AL LIVE: Projects and Activities from your Astronomical League with John Gross: Free virtual program via Facebook: 5:00 PM
March 7:
- 🍽️ DAS Annual Banquet: Installation of New Officers: Ticketed in-person member’s only event at Deer Dreek Stables / Botanical Gardens at Chatfield Farm📍: 6:00 PM
- 👀 Look for the bright “evening star”, Venus within a degree of Neptune in the constellation Pisces just after sunset in the western sky: 6:40 PM
- 🪐 Mercury reaches inferior conjunction as it moves across the face of the sun from the earth’s perspective and back to the morning sky:
March 8:
- 👀 Look for the bright inner planet Venus meeting the ringed giant, Saturn in the constellation Pisces just after sunset in the western sky: 7:40 PM
- ⏰ Daylight Saving Time begins: 2:00 AM
This Week’s Meteoric Activity:
You can keep track of the activity of meteor showers as well as those beyond the limits of visual observing by visiting the NASA Meteor Shower Portal.
- Anthelion (ANT): 1:00 AM in central Leo: About 3 per hour
Check Out These Helpful Guides from DAS:
- Where to Explore the 2026 Denver Night Skies
- When to Explore the 2026 Denver Night Skies
- What to Explore in the 2026 Denver Night Skies
Sky Map
- A pdf map of the night sky can be found at https://www.skymaps.com/skymaps
