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Celebration of the Equinoxes and Solstices in 2024
Autumn Equinox
March 20
Winter Solstice
June 20
Spring Equinox
September 22
Summer Solstice
21st and December
ATTENTION
The celebration of the Autumn Equinox 2024 at Parque Solar is cancelled.
Preventive measure resulting from forecasts indicating above-average rainfall in March, due to the intensity of the El Niño 2023 – 2024 climate phenomenon.
The celebrations of the Equinoxes and Solstices will be held on the dates of each event and repeated on the nearest Saturday. At dusk the stars and constellations of the time of year will be presented. The appointment must be made with an authorized guide.
autumnal equinox
March 20, 2024 – Wednesday
Schedule
16:00 - Earth Trail
16:40 – Praça do Sol
17:00 – Lighting of the equinox fire on the autumn pyre.
17:41 – Sun, in the constellation Pisces, reaches the autumn obelisk.
18:00 – Observation of the moon, planets, stars and constellations with the naked eye.
20:00 – Closing.
Aspects of the sky at dusk
Moon, in the constellation Cancer, rises at 16:09 at azimuth 64.
Mercury in the constellation Pisces with a magnitude of -0.7.
Jupiter in the constellation Aries with magnitude -2.1.
Constellations visible at dusk: Aries, Taurus (Pleiades star cluster), Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Orion (Three Marys), Charioteer, Canis Major (Sirius, the brightest star in the sky), Southern Cross, Centauri, Carina and Eridano.
Autumn celebration repeat
March 23, 2024 – Saturday
Schedule
16:00 - Earth Trail
16:40 – Praça do Sol
17:00 – Lighting of the equinox fire on the autumn pyre.
17:38 – Sun, in the constellation Pisces, reaches the autumn obelisk.
18:00 – Observation of the moon, planets, stars and constellations with the naked eye.
20:00 – Closing.
Aspects of the sky at dusk
Moon, in the constellation Cancer, rises at 16:09 at azimuth 64.
Mercury in the constellation Pisces with a magnitude of -0.7.
Jupiter in the constellation Aries with magnitude -2.1.
Constellations visible at dusk: Aries, Taurus (Pleiades star cluster), Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Orion (Three Marys), Charioteer, Canis Major (Sirius, the brightest star in the sky), Southern Cross, Centauri, Carina and Eridano.
Aspects of the sky at dusk
Moon, in the constellation Leo, rises at 17:50 at azimuth 80.
Mercury in the constellation Pisces with a magnitude of -0.7.
Jupiter in the constellation Aries with magnitude -2.1.
Constellations visible at dusk: Aries, Taurus (Pleiades star cluster), Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Orion (Three Marys), Charioteer, Canis Major (Sirius, the brightest star in the sky), Southern Cross, Centauri, Carina and Eridano.
Winter Solstice
June 20, 2024 – Thursday
Schedule
15:00 - Earth Trail
15:40 – Praça do Sol
16:00 – Lighting of the solstice fire on the winter pyre.
16:50 – Sun, in the constellation of Taurus, reaches the winter obelisk.
18:00 – Observation of the moon, planets, stars and constellations with the naked eye.
20:00 – Closing.
Aspects of the sky
Moon, in the constellation Scorpio, rises at 16:20 at azimuth 118.
Venus and Mercury in the constellation Gemini, very close to the sun.
Constellations visible at dusk: Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Boiadeiro, Cruzeiro do Sul, Centauri and Carina.
Repetition of the winter celebration
June 22, 2024 – Saturday
Schedule
15:00 – Earth Trail
15:40 – Praça do Sol
16:00 – Lighting of the solstice fire on the winter pyre.
16:50 – Sun, in the constellation Gemini, reaches the winter obelisk.
18:00 – Observation of the moon, planets, stars and constellations with the naked eye.
20:00 – Closing.
Aspects of the sky
Moon, in the constellation Sagittarius, rises at 18:17 at azimuth 119.
Venus and Mercury in the constellation Gemini, very close to the sun.
Constellations visible at dusk: Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Boiadeiro, Cruzeiro do Sul, Centauri and Carina.
Spring Equinox
September 22, 2024 – Sunday
Schedule
16:00 – Earth Trail
16:40 – Praça do Sol
16:50 – Lighting of the equinox fire on the spring pyre.
17:27 – Sun, in the constellation Virgo, reaches the spring obelisk.
18:00 – Observation of planets, stars and constellations with the naked eye.
20:00 – Closing.
Aspects of the sky:
Venus, in the constellation Virgo, with a magnitude of -3.9.
Saturn, in the constellation Aquarius, rises at 17:06 at azimuth 97 with magnitude + 0.6.
Constellations visible at dusk: Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, Boiadeiro, Lyra, Swan, Southern Cross, Centauri and Eridanus.
Anticipation of the spring celebration
September 21, 2024
Schedule
16:00 – Earth Trail
16:40 – Praça do Sol
16:50 – Lighting of the equinox fire on the spring pyre.
17:26 – Sun, in the constellation Virgo, reaches the spring obelisk.
18:00 – Observation of planets, stars and constellations with the naked eye.
20:00 – Closing.
Aspects of the sky at dusk
Moon, in the constellation Cancer, rises at 16:09 at azimuth 64.
Mercury in the constellation Pisces with a magnitude of -0.7.
Jupiter in the constellation Aries with magnitude -2.1.
Constellations visible at dusk: Aries, Taurus (Pleiades star cluster), Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Orion (Three Marys), Charioteer, Canis Major (Sirius, the brightest star in the sky), Southern Cross, Centauri, Carina and Eridano.
Aspects of the sky:
Venus, in the constellation Virgo, with a magnitude of -3.9.
Saturn, in the constellation Aquarius, rises at 17:10 at azimuth 97 with magnitude + 0.6.
Constellations visible at dusk: Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, Boiadeiro, Lyra, Swan, Southern Cross, Centauri and Eridanus.
Summer Solstice
December 21, 2024 – Saturday
Schedule
17:00 - Earth Trail
17:40 – Praça do Sol
17:50 – Lighting of the equinox fire on the summer pyre.
18:13 – Sun, in the constellation of Sagittarius, reaches the summer obelisk.
18:30 – Observation of planets, stars and constellations with the naked eye.
20:00 – Closing.
Aspects of the sky
Venus, in the constellation Capricorn, with a magnitude of -4.2.
Saturn, in the constellation Aquarius, with a magnitude of + 1.0.
Jupiter, in the constellation Taurus, rises at 17:47 at azimuth 64 with magnitude – 2.8.
Constellations visible at dusk: Capricorn, Aquarius, Pisces, Aries, Taurus, Swan, Pegasus, Andromeda, Carina and Eridanus.
Observing the night sky with the naked eye
Events scheduled for dark, moonless nights, suitable for stargazing
06/08/24 - Saturday
8:00 pm to 11:00 pm
Comments:
Apparent movement of stars in the celestial vault
Color of the stars
Distances to stars
Constellations: Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Southern Cross, Centaur, Carina, Southern Triangle, Boiadeiro, Lyra and Eagle.
03/08/24 - Saturday
8:00 pm to 11:00 pm
Comments:
Apparent movement of stars in the celestial vault
Color of the stars
Distances to stars
Constellations: Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, Southern Cross, Centaur, Eridanus, Boiadeiro, Lyra, Southern Fish, Eagle and Swan.
07/06/24 - Saturday
8:00 pm to 11:00 pm
Comments:
Apparent movement of stars in the celestial vault
Color of the stars
Star distances
Constellations: Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Southern Cross, Centaur, Cowboy, Lyra, Southern Fish and Eagle.
