With this 2012 astronomy calendar for Hawaii you will always be up to date on the most exciting astronomical events in the Hawaiian skies. Keep your eyes on this calendar (and check back regularly or bookmark it) because we will post detailed viewing information and some fun trivia for each event as it draws close.

The Perseids are probably the best meteor shower to see from Hawaii in 2012, and the best viewing is just after midnight on April 12th (but a couple of days before or after is also doable). Find out more about the Perseids, why 2012 is such a good year and where and how you can best see the Perseid meteor shower from Hawaii.

The Eta Aquarids in 2012 are a meteor shower for the early (Hawaiian) birds. Because the peak of the shower is only one day before the (largest of 2012) full moon, stargazers have to wait for the early morning when the moon sets in the West while the meteor shower radiant rises in the East. The best time to see the Eta Aquarids from Hawaii in 2012 is between 04:00 and 05:00 a.m. on May 5th.

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The best time to watch the 2012 Lyrids meteor shower from Hawaii is between 22:00 pm April 21st but before the dawn of April 22nd. Continue reading for sky maps and meteor shower viewing tips.

The moment of greatest eclipse happens at 01:03 a.m. Hawaiian time on June 4th 2012. This partial lunar eclipse is not as spectacular as a total lunar eclipse, but the timing makes it a great excuse to go out on the lush Hawaiian June night and go stargazing with your friends.

Have you ever tried to find mars on the night sky? It is never hard because mars is one of the brightest bodies in the sky, but in the nights of early march it will be even easier because mars will reach opposition and be at its closest point to earth in 26 months.

This is not as dramatic an event as a lunar eclipse or a meteor shower, but it is a great chance to look up to the sky and wonder: Mars and our planet are very similar, and mars once also donned a dense atmosphere and had liquid water on its surface. Because of this, mars is the #1 place scientists hope to find evidence for (once) living organisms outside earth.

Hawaii is not the state with most earthquakes, but it is the state with the highest earthquake density! Learn more about where you are most likely to feel an earthquake and how dangerous this is.

Volunteer for the humpback whales of Hawaii on the last Saturday of January, February and March 2012 for the sanctuary ocean count. Residents and visitors team up for 4 hours to volunteer and make the world a better place!

On Hawaii, the moon outshines the peak of the 2012 Quadrantids meteor shower, and it won’t be possible to see the usual 100 shooting stars/hour spectacle in 2012. However, quite some shooting stars are still visible when the moon sets. The best time to watch is early on January 4th, between 03:00 and sunrise.