Astronomical Events 2026

96 events in date order, in your time zone (showing UTC)

Quadrantids Meteor Showers

Sat, Jan 3, 2026, 12:44 UTC · active Dec 28, 2025 to Jan 11, 2026

Up to 80 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 100% lit.
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Sat, Jan 3, 2026, 23:14 UTC

23:14 UTC · magnitude -2.7 · 3.6° apart
Venus at superior conjunction Planets

Tue, Jan 6, 2026, 16:54 UTC

16:54 UTC · magnitude -3.9
Mars in conjunction with the Sun Planets

Fri, Jan 9, 2026, 10:54 UTC

10:54 UTC · magnitude 1.2
Jupiter at opposition Planets

Sat, Jan 10, 2026, 08:20 UTC

08:20 UTC · magnitude -2.7
Mercury at superior conjunction Planets

Wed, Jan 21, 2026, 15:55 UTC

15:55 UTC · magnitude -1.3
Moon near Saturn Planets

Fri, Jan 23, 2026, 09:05 UTC

09:05 UTC · magnitude 1.2 · 3.8° apart
Moon near Neptune Planets

Fri, Jan 23, 2026, 12:45 UTC

12:45 UTC · magnitude 7.9 · 3.1° apart
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Sat, Jan 31, 2026, 03:40 UTC

03:40 UTC · magnitude -2.6 · 3.8° apart
Annular Solar Eclipse Eclipses

Tue, Feb 17, 2026, 12:12 UTC

Greatest eclipse 12:12 UTC.
Moon near Mercury Planets

Wed, Feb 18, 2026, 23:09 UTC

23:09 UTC · magnitude -0.5 · 0.1° apart
Mercury at greatest elongation east (evening) Planets

Thu, Feb 19, 2026, 17:43 UTC

17:43 UTC · magnitude -0.4
Moon near Neptune Planets

Thu, Feb 19, 2026, 20:24 UTC

20:24 UTC · magnitude 7.9 · 3.3° apart
Saturn and Neptune close together Planets

Thu, Feb 19, 2026, 21:10 UTC

21:10 UTC · magnitude 1.2 · 0.8° apart
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Fri, Feb 27, 2026, 07:30 UTC

07:30 UTC · magnitude -2.5 · 3.9° apart
Total Lunar Eclipse Eclipses

Tue, Mar 3, 2026, 11:34 UTC

Greatest eclipse 11:34 UTC. Visible wherever the Moon is above the horizon.
Mercury at inferior conjunction Planets

Sat, Mar 7, 2026, 11:03 UTC

11:03 UTC · magnitude 4.8
Venus and Neptune close together Planets

Sat, Mar 7, 2026, 11:10 UTC

11:10 UTC · magnitude -3.9 · 0.1° apart
Venus and Saturn close together Planets

Sun, Mar 8, 2026, 14:37 UTC

14:37 UTC · magnitude -3.9 · 0.9° apart
Moon near Mercury Planets

Tue, Mar 17, 2026, 15:44 UTC

15:44 UTC · magnitude 1.7 · 1.8° apart
Moon near Mars Planets

Tue, Mar 17, 2026, 20:32 UTC

20:32 UTC · magnitude 1.2 · 1.4° apart
March Equinox Equinoxes and Solstices

Fri, Mar 20, 2026, 14:45 UTC

14:45 UTC.
Neptune in conjunction with the Sun Planets

Sun, Mar 22, 2026, 10:56 UTC

10:56 UTC · magnitude 8.0
Saturn in conjunction with the Sun Planets

Wed, Mar 25, 2026, 10:37 UTC

10:37 UTC · magnitude 1.1
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Thu, Mar 26, 2026, 13:19 UTC

13:19 UTC · magnitude -2.3 · 3.8° apart
Mercury at greatest elongation west (morning) Planets

Fri, Apr 3, 2026, 22:38 UTC

22:38 UTC · magnitude 0.3
Mars and Neptune close together Planets

Mon, Apr 13, 2026, 05:26 UTC

05:26 UTC · magnitude 1.2 · 0.3° apart
Moon near Neptune Planets

Wed, Apr 15, 2026, 18:15 UTC

18:15 UTC · magnitude 7.9 · 3.4° apart
Moon near Mars Planets

Wed, Apr 15, 2026, 21:40 UTC

21:40 UTC · magnitude 1.2 · 3.3° apart
Mercury and Neptune close together Planets

Fri, Apr 17, 2026, 01:39 UTC

01:39 UTC · magnitude -0.0 · 1.3° apart
Mars and Saturn close together Planets

Mon, Apr 20, 2026, 01:06 UTC

01:06 UTC · magnitude 1.2 · 1.2° apart
Mercury and Saturn close together Planets

Mon, Apr 20, 2026, 12:34 UTC

12:34 UTC · magnitude -0.2 · 0.5° apart
Mercury and Mars close together Planets

Mon, Apr 20, 2026, 22:29 UTC

22:29 UTC · magnitude -0.2 · 1.7° apart
Lyrids Meteor Showers

Wed, Apr 22, 2026, 10:31 UTC · active Apr 13, 2026 to Apr 30, 2026

Up to 18 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 32% lit.
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Wed, Apr 22, 2026, 23:14 UTC

23:14 UTC · magnitude -2.1 · 3.5° apart
Venus and Uranus close together Planets

Fri, Apr 24, 2026, 01:21 UTC

01:21 UTC · magnitude -3.9 · 0.8° apart
Eta Aquariids Meteor Showers

Tue, May 5, 2026, 23:58 UTC · active Apr 19, 2026 to May 27, 2026

Up to 50 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 84% lit.
Moon near Neptune Planets

Wed, May 13, 2026, 05:49 UTC

05:49 UTC · magnitude 7.9 · 3.7° apart
Mercury at superior conjunction Planets

Thu, May 14, 2026, 14:29 UTC

14:29 UTC · magnitude -2.3
Moon near Venus Planets

Tue, May 19, 2026, 02:02 UTC

02:02 UTC · magnitude -4.0 · 2.9° apart
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Wed, May 20, 2026, 13:49 UTC

13:49 UTC · magnitude -1.9 · 3.0° apart
Uranus in conjunction with the Sun Planets

Fri, May 22, 2026, 14:21 UTC

14:21 UTC · magnitude 5.8
Moon near Neptune Planets

Tue, Jun 9, 2026, 15:30 UTC

15:30 UTC · magnitude 7.9 · 4.0° apart
Venus and Jupiter close together Planets

Tue, Jun 9, 2026, 19:58 UTC

19:58 UTC · magnitude -4.0 · 1.6° apart
Mercury at greatest elongation east (evening) Planets

Mon, Jun 15, 2026, 19:58 UTC

19:58 UTC · magnitude 0.6
Moon near Mercury Planets

Tue, Jun 16, 2026, 20:29 UTC

20:29 UTC · magnitude 0.7 · 2.5° apart
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Wed, Jun 17, 2026, 07:57 UTC

07:57 UTC · magnitude -1.8 · 2.5° apart
Moon near Venus Planets

Wed, Jun 17, 2026, 20:32 UTC

20:32 UTC · magnitude -4.0 · 0.3° apart
June Solstice Equinoxes and Solstices

Sun, Jun 21, 2026, 08:24 UTC

08:24 UTC.
Mars and Uranus close together Planets

Sat, Jul 4, 2026, 06:31 UTC

06:31 UTC · magnitude 1.3 · 0.1° apart
Mercury at inferior conjunction Planets

Mon, Jul 13, 2026, 01:26 UTC

01:26 UTC · magnitude 4.9
Moon near Venus Planets

Fri, Jul 17, 2026, 14:45 UTC

14:45 UTC · magnitude -4.1 · 1.8° apart
Southern Delta Aquariids Meteor Showers

Wed, Jul 29, 2026, 01:56 UTC · active Jul 11, 2026 to Aug 23, 2026

Up to 25 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 100% lit.
Jupiter in conjunction with the Sun Planets

Wed, Jul 29, 2026, 12:41 UTC

12:41 UTC · magnitude -1.8
Alpha Capricornids Meteor Showers

Thu, Jul 30, 2026, 03:02 UTC · active Jul 2, 2026 to Aug 14, 2026

Up to 5 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 100% lit.
Mercury at greatest elongation west (morning) Planets

Sun, Aug 2, 2026, 08:10 UTC

08:10 UTC · magnitude 0.2
Moon near Mercury Planets

Tue, Aug 11, 2026, 14:05 UTC

14:05 UTC · magnitude -0.9 · 2.0° apart
Perseids Meteor Showers

Wed, Aug 12, 2026, 16:46 UTC · active Jul 16, 2026 to Aug 24, 2026

Up to 100 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 0% lit.
Total Solar Eclipse Eclipses

Wed, Aug 12, 2026, 17:46 UTC

Greatest eclipse 17:46 UTC.
Venus at greatest elongation east (evening) Planets

Sat, Aug 15, 2026, 05:53 UTC

05:53 UTC · magnitude -4.3
Mercury and Jupiter close together Planets

Sat, Aug 15, 2026, 10:56 UTC

10:56 UTC · magnitude -1.8 · 0.6° apart
Moon near Venus Planets

Sun, Aug 16, 2026, 06:54 UTC

06:54 UTC · magnitude -4.3 · 1.8° apart
Mercury at superior conjunction Planets

Thu, Aug 27, 2026, 17:06 UTC

17:06 UTC · magnitude -1.8
Partial Lunar Eclipse Eclipses

Fri, Aug 28, 2026, 04:13 UTC

Greatest eclipse 04:13 UTC. Visible wherever the Moon is above the horizon.
Moon near Mars Planets

Sun, Sep 6, 2026, 19:27 UTC

19:27 UTC · magnitude 1.2 · 3.0° apart
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Tue, Sep 8, 2026, 18:45 UTC

18:45 UTC · magnitude -1.8 · 0.8° apart
Moon near Mercury Planets

Sat, Sep 12, 2026, 03:49 UTC

03:49 UTC · magnitude -0.6 · 3.4° apart
Moon near Venus Planets

Mon, Sep 14, 2026, 11:35 UTC

11:35 UTC · magnitude -4.5 · 0.5° apart
September Equinox Equinoxes and Solstices

Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 00:05 UTC

00:05 UTC.
Neptune at opposition Planets

Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 01:08 UTC

01:08 UTC · magnitude 7.8
Saturn at opposition Planets

Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 14:04 UTC

14:04 UTC · magnitude 0.6
Moon near Mars Planets

Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 06:10 UTC

06:10 UTC · magnitude 1.1 · 1.1° apart
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Tue, Oct 6, 2026, 10:24 UTC

10:24 UTC · magnitude -1.9 · 0.2° apart
Draconids Meteor Showers

Thu, Oct 8, 2026, 16:12 UTC · active Oct 6, 2026 to Oct 10, 2027

Up to 10 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 4% lit.
Moon near Venus Planets

Mon, Oct 12, 2026, 04:37 UTC

04:37 UTC · magnitude -4.3 · 2.8° apart
Mercury at greatest elongation east (evening) Planets

Mon, Oct 12, 2026, 10:04 UTC

10:04 UTC · magnitude -0.0
Moon near Mercury Planets

Mon, Oct 12, 2026, 18:45 UTC

18:45 UTC · magnitude 0.0 · 2.0° apart
Orionids Meteor Showers

Wed, Oct 21, 2026, 09:24 UTC · active Oct 2, 2026 to Nov 7, 2026

Up to 20 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 75% lit.
Venus at inferior conjunction Planets

Sat, Oct 24, 2026, 03:35 UTC

03:35 UTC · magnitude -4.0
Moon near Mars Planets

Mon, Nov 2, 2026, 13:40 UTC

13:40 UTC · magnitude 0.9 · 1.0° apart
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Mon, Nov 2, 2026, 22:50 UTC

22:50 UTC · magnitude -2.0 · 0.5° apart
Mercury at inferior conjunction Planets

Wed, Nov 4, 2026, 14:24 UTC

14:24 UTC · magnitude 5.7
Southern Taurids Meteor Showers

Thu, Nov 5, 2026, 09:58 UTC · active Sep 9, 2026 to Nov 20, 2026

Up to 5 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 15% lit.
Moon near Venus Planets

Sat, Nov 7, 2026, 10:40 UTC

10:40 UTC · magnitude -4.4 · 1.0° apart
Northern Taurids Meteor Showers

Thu, Nov 12, 2026, 09:16 UTC · active Oct 20, 2026 to Dec 10, 2026

Up to 5 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 9% lit.
Mars and Jupiter close together Planets

Mon, Nov 16, 2026, 04:05 UTC

04:05 UTC · magnitude -2.1 · 1.2° apart
Leonids Meteor Showers

Tue, Nov 17, 2026, 14:53 UTC · active Nov 6, 2026 to Nov 30, 2026

Up to 10 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 51% lit.
Mercury at greatest elongation west (morning) Planets

Fri, Nov 20, 2026, 23:31 UTC

23:31 UTC · magnitude -0.5
Uranus at opposition Planets

Wed, Nov 25, 2026, 22:23 UTC

22:23 UTC · magnitude 5.6
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Mon, Nov 30, 2026, 08:29 UTC

08:29 UTC · magnitude -2.2 · 1.1° apart
Moon near Mars Planets

Mon, Nov 30, 2026, 16:54 UTC

16:54 UTC · magnitude 0.5 · 3.0° apart
Geminids Meteor Showers

Mon, Dec 14, 2026, 04:51 UTC · active Dec 4, 2026 to Dec 19, 2026

Up to 150 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 22% lit.
December Solstice Equinoxes and Solstices

Mon, Dec 21, 2026, 20:50 UTC

20:50 UTC.
Ursids Meteor Showers

Tue, Dec 22, 2026, 13:17 UTC · active Dec 16, 2026 to Dec 25, 2026

Up to 10 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 96% lit.
Supermoon: Cold Moon Supermoons

Thu, Dec 24, 2026, 01:28 UTC

Full moon at 356,740 km, 01:28 UTC.
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Sun, Dec 27, 2026, 16:29 UTC

16:29 UTC · magnitude -2.4 · 1.4° apart