Calendar of Events
Special Events
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| February 3 | All Space Considered | Free admission |
| February 19 4:00 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. |
Free Public Lecture: First American in Orbit; John Glenn and the Flight of Freedom 7 by Griffith Observatory Astronomical Observer Anthony Cook |
Free admission |
| February 20 | Presidents Day | Observatory closed |
| February 25 2:00 - 9:45 p.m. |
Public Star Party | Free admission |
| March 2 | All Space Considered | Free admission |
| March 5 | FOTO Cosmic Musings lecture | Reservations and tickets required |
| March 19 Local Noon (1:01 p.m.) & Sunset (7:05 p.m.) |
Spring Equinox press events | Free admission |
| March 26 | Cesar Chavez Day | Observatory closed |
| March 27 | Observatory open | Observatory open Noon -10:00 p.m. |
| March 31 | Public Star Party | Free admission |
| In the Sky... |
Exploring Space... |
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| February 9 | Moon near Mars | Late March | SpaceX Dragon Capsule launched to International Space Station on a | |
| February 12 | Moon near Saturn | Falcon 9 Rocket from Cape Canaveral, Florida. First commercial | ||
| demonstration of an unmanned | ||||
| February 25 | Moon near Venus | supply mission to ISS. | ||
| February 26 | Moon near Jupiter | March 8 | Twin NASA GRAIL probes start | |
| mapping moon’s gravitational field. | ||||
| March 5 | Mars closest to earth | |||
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| March 7 | Full moon near Mars | March 29 | Delta IV rocket with classified | |
| Time: TBD | payload to launch from Vandenberg | |||
| March 11 |
Moon near Saturn in the morning sky | Air Force Base. May be visible throughout southern California |
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| March 12 | Jupiter closest to Venus | |||
| March 30 Time: TBD |
Soyuz launch to carry 3 new crew members to the International Space |
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| March 19 10:14 p.m. |
Spring starts | Station. | ||
| March 25-26 | Venus, Jupiter, Pleiades and Moon grouped together |
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| More Sky Info ... Griffith Observatory's Weekly Sky Report |
Note: Launch times are subject to change. The latest launch schedules may be found here. | |||
| All times are local Pacific Standard Time through March 10. On March 11 and thereafter all times are local Pacific Daylight Time. |
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Regular Programs
Griffith Observatory presents daily programs in the Samuel Oschin Planetarium and Leonard Nimoy Event Horizon Theater.
It 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.
2012 Holiday Schedule
New Year's Day (Jan. 1) - OPEN
Martin Luther King, Jr. (Jan. 16) - CLOSED
Presidents' Day (Feb. 20) - CLOSED
Cesar Chavez Day (Mar. 26) - CLOSED
Memorial Day (May 28) - CLOSED
Independence Day (Jul. 4) - OPEN
Labor Day (Sept. 3) - CLOSED
Columbus Day (Oct. 8) - CLOSED
Veteran's Day (Nov. 12) - CLOSED
Thanksgiving Day (Nov. 22) - 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.




