Guides, sky news and viewing tips for the Moon, eclipses, meteor showers and planets
Saturn at opposition, a moonless Draconid peak, Mercury beside a two-day-old Moon, the Orionids and the Hunter's Moon: October 2026 night by night, with times for your city.
Planets sometimes appear to move backward against the stars. Here is why, which planets are retrograde in late 2026 with exact opposition dates, and whether the Moon ever…
Gear, settings, where to aim and how to stack the frames, plus the four showers left in 2026 ranked by moonlight, from the Draconids to the Geminids.
The Harvest Moon is full on September 26, 2026 at 16:49 UTC. Measured moonrise times for Dallas and Manila show the famous early-rising effect, and why it fades…
Venus rules the early evening, Saturn owns the night, Jupiter and Mars wait for dawn. Where each planet is in September 2026, how bright, and when to look.
The crescent Moon passes Venus on Monday, reaches first quarter on Friday, and Saturn rises at nightfall three weeks before opposition. A night-by-night guide with exact times.
The false dawn is back. Two moon-free windows in September and October 2026, where to look, and how to photograph the ghostly cone of dust that rises before…
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