Sat, Aug 29
|Lower Summit Parking Lot
Sunset to Moonrise
Lower Summit Parking Lot
Time & Location
Aug 29, 2026, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Lower Summit Parking Lot, Summit Rd, Walnut Creek, CA 94598, USA
About the event
Please join the Mt. Diablo Astronomical Society for its August 29 astronomy program at the lower summit parking lot. This month’s topic is: Sunset to Moonrise – Arrive by 7 p.m. to safely view the Sun through telescopes. Then enjoy the 7:40 p.m. sunset and coming darkness, topped off with the rising of the almost full moon at 8:20 pm.
Arrive early to safely view the Sun through telescopes. The program starts at 7 p.m. at the lower summit parking lot of Mt. Diablo State Park (enter the park at least 45 minutes earlier). Although there is no fee for this program, there is a park entrance fee.
Parking in the Lower Summit lots is limited and is First Come, First Served. If the lots are full when you arrive, you may park outside those lots, but please note:
a. Park ONLY in other designated parking areas or completely…