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Phases of the Moon

The lunar cycle has long guided society in Hawai’i. Click here for the Hawaiian Lunar Calendar from Kamehameha Publishing.

New Moon First Quarter Full Moon Third Quarter 
   January 3 
January 11 January 17 January 25 February 2 
February 10 February 16 February 24 March 3 
March 9 March 16 March 25 April 1 
April 8 April 15 April 23 May 1 
May 8 May 15 May 23 May 30 
June 6 June 13 June 21 June 28 
July 5 July 13 July 21 July 27 
August 4 August 12 August 19 August 25 
September 3 September 10 September 18 September 24 
October 2 October 10 October 17 October 23 
November 1 November 8 November 15 November 22 
December 1 December 8 December 15 December 22 
December 30    

Super Full Moons

These full moons occur around the point of the Moon’s closest distance to Earth in its elliptical orbit (perigee) and may appear slightly larger than the average full moon.

September 18, 2024

October 17, 2024

Micro Full Moons

These full moons occur around the point of the Moon’s furthest distance from Earth in its elliptical orbit (apogee) and may appear slightly smaller than the average full moon.

February 24, 2024

March 25, 2024

About the Planetarium

Bishop Museum’s Jhamandas Watumull Planetarium opened its doors on December 12, 1961. Originally called the Kilolani Planetarium, the Watumull Planetarium has served over six million visitors and students over 60 years of continuous operation. The Planetarium was instrumental in the recovery of the nearly lost art and science of traditional, non-instrument navigation in Hawaiʻi. Nainoa Thompson spent countless hours in the Planetarium with Will Kyselka and other Planetarium staff in the late 1970s learning how to read the night sky. We are honored to continue that legacy by serving as a training space for today’s navigators.

Our GOTO Chronos II optical star projector provides one of the most vivid, realistic recreations of the night sky available today, with 8,500 pinpoint stars and realistic, bright planets. Our Digistar 4K
full-dome video system covers the entire dome in immersive video, allowing us to fly through the rings of Saturn, into the depths of the Orion nebula, out to the edge of the universe, and even simulate a voyage across the Pacific.

The Planetarium has 64 seats and serves 70,000 people a year. The planetarium focuses on programs about Hawaiʻi, blending live and prerecorded elements within each program.

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OPEN DAILY 9 AM – 5 PM

1525 BERNICE STREET
HONOLULU, HAWAI’I 96817

OPEN DAILY 9 AM – 5 PM

1525 BERNICE STREET
HONOLULU, HAWAI’I 96817

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