r/Astronomy peaks Wednesdays 1pm-3pm UTC
r/Astronomy was created on March 28, 2008, making it 18 years and 2 months old and one of the earliest subreddits on Reddit. With 3,109,844 members, this is a large and well-established subreddit with significant reach and influence on Reddit.
r/Astronomy is steadily growing, with 10,459 new members in the last 30 days.
r/Astronomy shows moderate engagement relative to its size, with an average of 338.6 upvotes per post across its 3,109,844 members. The community is primarily content-consumption focused, with a comment-to-upvote ratio of 0.02. To reach the Hot section of r/Astronomy, posts typically need at least 16 upvotes, reflecting the community's activity level.
Posts on r/Astronomy receive an average of 7.3 comments, indicating a community that primarily engages through upvoting content. Posts tend to be appreciated more through voting than through discussion in the comments.
Based on an analysis of 88 top posts from the past week, Wednesday is the most active day with 20 posts reaching the top, while Tuesday sees the least activity with 8 posts. Activity is fairly evenly distributed between weekdays and weekends.
The peak posting hours are around 1pm UTC (9 posts), 3pm UTC (7 posts), and 9pm UTC (6 posts). The quietest hours are 4am UTC, 10am UTC, and 6am UTC, with only 1-1 posts each reaching the top during these times.
Weekly breakdown: Monday (9), Tuesday (8), Wednesday (20), Thursday (12), Friday (13), Saturday (14), Sunday (12) posts reaching the top.
r/Astronomy currently has 3,109,844 subscribers. Over the past 30 days, the community has grown by 10,459 members (0.34%), averaging 337 new subscribers per day. This growth rate places r/Astronomy in the top 11% of all tracked subreddits.
Over the past 90 days, r/Astronomy has gained 36,369 subscribers (1.18%). Since tracking began 670 days ago, the community has added 177,971 total subscribers. Growth has been accelerating recently compared to the longer-term trend.
r/Astronomy is steadily growing, with 10,459 new members in the last 30 days.
r/Astronomy has 3,109,844 subscribers as of June 2026.
The best time to post on r/Astronomy is Wednesdays 1pm-3pm UTC, based on analysis of top-performing posts from the past week.
r/Astronomy is steadily growing, with 10,459 new members in the last 30 days.
r/Astronomy was created on March 28, 2008, making it 18 years old.
Posts on r/Astronomy typically need at least 16 upvotes to reach the Hot section.
r/Astronomy is a Reddit community with 3,109,844 subscribers. The community describes itself as: "The amateur hobby of humanity since the dawn of time and scientific study of celestial objects." The best time to post on r/Astronomy is Wednesdays 1pm-3pm UTC. Posts receive an average of 338.6 upvotes and 7.3 comments. The minimum upvotes needed to reach the Hot section is approximately 16. The subreddit is adding approximately 337 new members each day. Founded 18 years ago, r/Astronomy is tracked and analyzed by RedditList as part of its comprehensive database of over 106,360 subreddits.
Last updated: 2026-06-10 00:10:29