Calendar of Events

Special Events

At the Observatory...
June 7 7:30 - 9:00 p.m.	All Space Considered	Free admission
June 15 2:00 - 9:45 p.m.	Public Star Party	Free admission
June 18 7:30 - 9:00 p.m.	Griffith Observatory lecture honoring Dr. Sally Ride on the thirtieth anniversary of her historic flight.	Free admission
June 20	Summer solstice press events	Free admission
12:45 p.m. & 8:00 p.m.	Local noon & sunset
June 24 7:30 - 9:00 p.m.	FOTO Cosmic Musings lecture The Astronauts Wives Club Lecture and Book signing by Lily Koppel	Reservations and tickets required
July 4	Independence Day	Observatory open
12:00 - 10:00 p.m.
July 5 7:30 - 9:00 p.m.	All Space Considered	Free admission
July 13 2:00 - 9:45 p.m.	Public Star Party	Free admission

In the Sky...			Exploring Space...
June 18-19	Moon near Saturn		June 11	Shenzhou 10 launch to carry three
			2:37 a.m.	Chinese astronauts to China's
June 20	Summer solstice		(time	Tiangong 1 space station.
10:04 p.m.			approximate)
July 5	Earth at aphelion (farthest from		June 23	Shenzhou 10 landing in central China.
7:44 a.m.	Sun), 94,508,960 miles distant.		4:20 p.m.
July 10	Crescent moon near Venus		July 20	44th anniversary of Apollo 11's first lunar
Evening sky				landing
July 16-17	Gibbous Moon near Saturn		July 31	Launch of Canadian Cassiope science
			2:00 a.m.	satellite aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9
July 21	Mars less than 1 degree north of			booster from Vandenberg Air Force Base.
Dawn	Jupiter near eastern horizon			Possibly visible from southern California.
July 29-30	delta Aquarid meteor shower
Evening to early	(Observatory closed)
morning
More sky information can be found at			More information on launches can be found at
Griffith Observatory's Weekly Sky Report			www.spaceflightnow.com.
All times are local Pacific Daylight Time.

Regular Programs

Griffith Observatory presents daily programs in the Samuel Oschin Planetarium and Leonard Nimoy Event Horizon theater.
The Observatory also hosts periodic special events and monthly public star parties.

Hearing assist devices are available upon request in both the Samuel Oschin Planetarium and the Leonard Nimoy Event Horizon Theater.

2013 Holiday Schedule

New Year's Day (Jan. 1) - OPEN
Martin Luther King, Jr. (Jan. 21) - CLOSED
Presidents' Day (Feb. 18) - CLOSED
Cesar Chavez Day (Mar. 25) - CLOSED
Memorial Day (May 27) - CLOSED
Independence Day (Jul. 4) - OPEN
Labor Day (Sept. 2) - CLOSED
Columbus Day (Oct. 7) - CLOSED
Veteran's Day (Nov. 11) - CLOSED
Thanksgiving Day (Nov. 28) - CLOSED
Christmas Day (Dec. 25) - CLOSED

Free public telescopes...

are available each evening the Observatory is open and skies are clear. Knowledgeable telescope demonstrators are available to guide visitors in observing. Please be aware that the demonstrators must cut off the line for each telescope to enable all viewing to be completed by 9:45 p.m. Hours for telescope operation are not the same as for the building (which closes at 10:00 p.m.).

Phone Contacts

General Information Line: 213-473-0800
L.A. City's "311" Information Line: 866-4LACITY

Those wishing to attend programs at Griffith Observatory may drive up and park in the main lot or along adjacent roads. Please be advised that parking is limited and not guaranteed. Demand for parking is highest on weekends.