Bakersfield Night Sky 2026

Late January at 9 PM facing southwest
1/13/26

Bakersfield Night Sky — January 17, 2026

Bakersfield College’s spring semester begins this week. The spring schedule of regular evening shows at the William M Thomas Planetarium begins with our newest show “Moon Base” on February 19 followed by the ever-popular “Black Holes” on March 5....
Early January at 8 PM looking southeast
1/2/26

Bakersfield Night Sky — January 3, 2026

The William M Thomas Planetarium is closed for the winter break. Our spring shows begin in February. Tonight is the first full “supermoon” of the year. This supermoon uses the original definition of the full supermoon which says that the full moon’s...