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Astronomy Calendar 2026: Night Sky of 2026 Offers Constant Beat of Wonder and Nuances of Beauty. There are supermoons, eclipses, meteor showers and planetary alignments. For those who simply gaze up at the night sky and those who preference strict observation, there is something throughout the year that marks the most significant moments of beauty and wonder that the earth spins through.
Celestial Events in January 2026
- January 3: Full Moon and Supermoon, known as the Wolf Moon
- January 3–4: Quadrantids meteor shower peaks
- January 10: Jupiter reaches opposition
- January 18: New Moon, ideal for deep-sky viewing
Celestial Events in February 2026
- February 17: New Moon
- February 19: Mercury at greatest eastern elongation
Celestial Events in March 2026
- March 3: Full Moon (Worm Moon)
- March 3: Total lunar eclipse visible across large regions
- March 19: New Moon
- March 20: March equinox
Celestial Events in April 2026
- April 2: Full Moon (Pink Moon)
- April 3: Mercury at greatest western elongation
- April 17: New Moon
- April 22–23: Lyrids meteor shower
Celestial Events in May 2026
- May 1: Full Moon (Flower Moon)
- May 6–7: Eta Aquarids meteor shower
- May 16: New Moon
- May 31: Blue Moon
Celestial Events in June 2026
- June 15: New Moon and Mercury at eastern elongation
- June 21: June solstice
- June 29: Full Moon (Strawberry Moon)
Celestial Events in July 2026
- July 14: New Moon
- July 28–29: Delta Aquarids meteor shower
- July 29: Full Moon (Buck Moon)
Celestial Events in August 2026
- August 2: Mercury at western elongation
- August 12: New Moon and total solar eclipse
- August 12–13: Perseids meteor shower
- August 15: Venus at eastern elongation
- August 28: Full Moon and partial lunar eclipse
Celestial Events in September 2026
- September 11: New Moon
- September 23: September equinox
- September 25: Neptune at opposition
- September 26: Full Moon (Harvest Moon)
Celestial Events in October 2026
- October 4: Saturn at opposition
- October 7: Draconids meteor shower
- October 10: New Moon
- October 12: Mercury at eastern elongation
- October 21–22: Orionids meteor shower
- October 26: Full Moon (Hunter’s Moon)
Celestial Events in November 2026
- November 4–5: Taurids meteor shower
- November 9: New Moon
- November 17–18: Leonids meteor shower
- November 20: Mercury at western elongation
- November 24: Full Moon and Supermoon
- November 25: Uranus at opposition
Celestial Events in December 2026
- December 9: New Moon
- December 13–14: Geminids meteor shower
- December 21: December solstice
- December 21–22: Ursids meteor shower
- December 23: Full Moon and final Supermoon of the year
Astronomy Calendar of Celestial Events 2026
| Month | Major Celestial Events |
|---|---|
| January | Supermoon, Quadrantids Meteor Shower, Jupiter at Opposition, New Moon |
| February | New Moon, Mercury at Greatest Eastern Elongation |
| March | Full Moon, Total Lunar Eclipse, New Moon, March Equinox |
| April | Full Moon, Mercury at Greatest Western Elongation, New Moon, Lyrids Meteor Shower |
| May | Full Moon, Eta Aquarids Meteor Shower, New Moon, Blue Moon |
| June | New Moon, Mercury at Eastern Elongation, June Solstice, Full Moon |
| July | New Moon, Delta Aquarids Meteor Shower, Full Moon |
| August | Mercury at Western Elongation, New Moon, Total Solar Eclipse, Perseids Meteor Shower, Full Moon, Partial Lunar Eclipse |
| September | New Moon, September Equinox, Neptune at Opposition, Full Moon (Harvest Moon) |
| October | Saturn at Opposition, Draconids Meteor Shower, New Moon, Mercury at Eastern Elongation, Orionids Meteor Shower, Full Moon |
| November | Taurids Meteor Shower, New Moon, Leonids Meteor Shower, Mercury at Western Elongation, Supermoon, Uranus at Opposition |
| December | New Moon, Geminids Meteor Shower, December Solstice, Ursids Meteor Shower, Supermoon |
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Disclaimer: Dates and visibility may vary by location. Observers should check local sky conditions and official astronomical updates before viewing.
