Nights on Earth is a 2025 Fine Art Wall Calendar and Stargazer's Guide to the Night Sky by photographer Phil Mosby.
New for 2025: Astronomical Times Customized to Your Location!
I'm incredibly proud to announce that for the first time, Nights on Earth is available in both the Classic Edition (astronomical times are calibrated to Lake Tahoe, CA as they have been in previous years) OR the Custom Edition with astronomical times customized to your location anywhere on earth!! The Custom Edition may be ordered from this page, or keep reading to learn more.
Nights on Earth 2025 is a 12-month fine art wall calendar and stargazer's guide to the night sky, from astro-landscape photographer Phil Mosby. As much an Almanac as it is a traditional wall calendar, Nights on Earth contains a plethora of interesting space and astronomy-related facts and datapoints accompanied by 12 awe-inspiring Nightscape photos. Meticulously researched and gorgeously printed on heavy paper stock, Nights on Earth is a unique, interesting, and functional gift for any space, science, nature, or photography lover!
Specs: 12" x 12" (12" x 24" when open) full-size wall calendar, beautifully printed on heavy paper stock in Reno, NV.
Order NowEach month includes a wealth of astronomical information, including:
- Monthly planetary visibility, best viewing times & directions
- Monthly Milky Way visibility, best viewing times & directions
- Astronomical events including solstices, equinoxes, moon-planet conjunctions, meteor showers, eclipses, planets at greatest elongation & opposition, & more!
- Daily Sunrise, Sunset, Moonrise, & Moonset times
- Daily moon-phase indicator icon, with new & full moons prominently indicated
- Best nights for stargazing, when the moon rises very late or sets early, are indicated with a blue, starry background
2025 will be the fourth edition of Nights on Earth. I've been encouraged to keep making this calendar by all of the people who tell me they love it! Here are some of their comments from previous years:
Absolutely love your Nights on Earth calendar-- it's just gorgeous.
Absolutely love your Nights on Earth calendar-- it's just gorgeous. I love being able to see the sunrise/sunset times and all of the astronomical events happening. My first purchase was the 2023 calendar but you can count me for a customer for life after this. I love having a piece of art to display in my office for myself and others to gaze at. Beautiful work, great print quality--just an exceptional calendar.
Kaytee, 07/23/2023
...Plus the images are gorgeous!
I love being able to see at a glance what astronomical events are happening on any given day. It is much preferred to trying to google the information and having to sort through results. Plus the images are gorgeous! Read MoreRead Less
Julie Gilson, 07/13/2023
I love astronomy and it's so satisfying not having to look up on Google about the day
This year has been eventful and I've never used a calendar before this year. It's nice to look back and see those events. I've been able to plan my days better. Even the little things like knowing when to take my dog out before it gets dark. I love astronomy and it's so satisfying not having to look up on Google about the day, it's right on the calendar. The pictures are beautiful and the random facts that I've added too my arsenal daily is satisfying. Read MoreRead Less
Taylor P. , 07/11/2023
I love my 2023 calendar!
I love my 2023 calendar! In addition to the gorgeous images I am kept in the loop about meteor showers and other awesome sky activities! They also make great gifts! Read MoreRead Less
Rebecca M., 07/09/2023
I love your 2023 calendar!
I love your 2023 calendar! It shows images around Reno/Tahoe area where my family is based and it's fascinating to have daily information on the night sky. Read MoreRead Less
Monique Marino, 07/05/2023
I love the layout of each day and the facts, and most of all the photos!
Your calendar is the most amazing calendar I've ever owned. I love all things to do with outer space and I've always especially loved keeping track of meteor showers and other space events. With your calendar, I don't even have to look up dates or anything! They're just right there for me to be excited about. I love the layout of each day and the facts, and most of all the photos! You take astonishing photos my friend, and I get excited whenever I have to flip the calendar to a new month and see another beautiful photo! I am so excited to order next year's! Keep it up!
Elena Candelaria, 06/05/2023
Thank you so much for taking the time to do this. Your photos are amazing.
My son was just telling me to check and see if you were going to make one for 2023! We both really enjoyed your 2022 calendar, even though we don’t have darkness in the summer where we live. Thank you so much for taking the time to do this. Your photos are amazing. Read MoreRead Less
Joleen R., Facebook Comment, 10/25/2022
I have the 2022 calendar and I love it!
I have the 2022 calendar and I love it! The pictures are amazing and all of the astronomical info is super helpful. I use it to plan camping trips around the best stargazing times and to plan daily outdoor activities since it gives sunrise / sunset times. I will definitely be ordering a 2023 for myself and a few more for Christmas gifts. Read MoreRead Less
Instagram User fastandlusefiberarts, 10/25/2022
This will be my third, and I use it daily as my astro bible!
Just a quick note of thanks for the work I know you put into your fabulous calendar! This will be my third, and I use it daily as my astro bible! I've only been shooting nightscapes for a couple years, so your work is invaluable to me. Thank you for your commitment to this wonderful and beautiful resource! Read MoreRead Less
TR Barnard, 10/20/2022
This IS the night sky calendar you're looking for!
Holy cow! This is one beautiful piece of form and function! Every page is elegantly laid out with gorgeous imagery and loads of useful night sky condition information! All calendars have moon phases, but this one clearly and conveniently indicates a waning moon with a clever dark sky graphic on the appropriate days, making optimal dark sky viewing sessions easy to plan at a simple glance! Very cool! 😎 Upon closer inspection there is sun & moon, rise & set times for everyday. Meteor showers, conjunctions, and eclipses all there. Even planet AND Milky Way visabilty! Whoa! Creator really went above and beyond with this one! Maybe too much so as it continues FULLY ILLUSTRATED into first quarter of 2022! You really get more than your money's worth on this one. Only reservation I have would be I wish it were a little bigger, maybe 14x14". Text is a bit small and hard to read for us older folk and images really deserve to be that much more showcased. Really hope this calendar series continues because it's my new go to! Great job, Phil Mosby. You are a rock Star! Read MoreRead Less
Amazon User, 1/1/2021
The pictures in this calendar are works of art
You don't have to be an astronomy fan to enjoy this calendar. Every single photo is amazing. If you do want to know what there is to see in the night sky that can be answered by this calendar too. I highly recommend this for yourself and it also makes a great gift. Read MoreRead Less
Amazon User, 11/2/2020
Awesome & Perfect gift!
These calendars are beautiful and educational! They have a ton of info about star gazing, but also artistically captures the night sky and Tahoe landscape—seriously, what could be better? I have several pieces from this artist, but having a calendar is like having a new piece of art each month. This year all my family members are getting one for x-mas!Read MoreRead Less
Amazon User, 11/16/2020
Choose from
Customor
ClassicNights on Earth Classic contains all of the same astronomical data that has appeared in the calendar for the last 5 years, with astronomical times calibrated to Lake Tahoe, CA, USA. Nights on Earth Custom contains all of the same data, but with astronomical times calibrated to your location anywhere on earth!
Both options are currently available for pre-order. Shipping will begin in early October, and all orders placed by December 1st are guaranteed to arrive before Christmas.
Nights on Earth Custom
Astronomical Data Calibrated to Your Location
$29.99
~or~
Nights on Earth Classic
Astronomical Data Calibrated to Lake Tahoe
Pre-Order Below ↴
Pre-Order a Single Calendar
1 Calendar for $25.00
$25.00
Pre-Order a Gift Pack of 5
5 Calendars for 10% off
$112.50
Pre-Order a Gift Pack of 10
10 Calendars for 15% off
$212.50
If you love this calendar please consider sharing it!
About the Information in this Calendar
The times & dates of astronomical events in the Classic Version of this calendar are based off of the location of 39.0968° N, 120.0324° W (Lake Tahoe, CA, USA) and all times given are in Pacific Time (GMT-8) with adherence to DST changes (GMT-7 Mar 10 - Nov 3, 2025). The sun and moon times and phases (among other datapoints) given in the Custom Version of the calendar are generated based on your specified latitiude and longitude and will take into account timezone changes for that location. Timezone changes are indicated on the calendar for all locations that have a version of DST. The US version of the calendar includes all Federal holidays as well as popular holidays such as Halloween.
It is recommended to use this calendar only as a general guide of when in the month/year astronomical events are taking place, and then use an astronomical phone app, an ephemeris, or one of the websites from the credits below, to further research the events and plan your viewing.
Monthly Planetary & Milky Way Visibility
A brief summary of the general visibility of the planets of our solar system as well as the Milky Way for each month of the year.
Daily Datapoints
Inquiries
Bulk/Wholesale pricing is available. Please contact phil@phil.camera with any questions, comments, or inquiries.
Credit and Thanks
The creation of this calendar was only possible because of the vast amount of Astronomical information generated, calculated, analyzed, and freely distributed online by a host of awesome websites (and the equally awesome people who run them). The sites I leaned on most heavily in gathering and verifying data for this calendar (and that I use for my own daily research relating to my astro-landscape photography) are:
www.astropixels.com
www.in-the-sky.org
www.timeanddate.com
www.seasky.org
www.nakedeyeplanets.com
The Star Walk 2 Android App
Consult these excellent resources to learn more about all of the astronomical events listed in this calendar and to find out the timing of astronomical events specific to your exact location on earth.
Contact Phil | Phil Mosby Photography Home Page | Data and Personal Information Collection Practices Disclosure