This Week's Sky
Night Sky This Week: October 12 to 18, 2026
The Moon returns to the evening sky this week, growing from a hair-thin crescent on Monday to first quarter on Sunday. Mercury reaches greatest elongation on Monday, Mars…
Jupiter
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Planets
Mars Crosses the Beehive Cluster: October 10 to 12, 2026
For three mornings this week Mars drifts straight through one of the best star clusters in the sky. On Saturday, October 10, the red planet sits at the…
This Week's Sky
Night Sky This Week: October 5 to 11, 2026
This is the darkest week of October and one of the busiest. The Moon shrinks from a morning crescent to new moon on Saturday, leaving every evening moonless.…
Planets
Moon Meets Mars and Hides Jupiter: October 5 and 6, 2026
Two mornings in a row this week the waning crescent Moon visits the two brightest planets of the dawn sky. On Monday, October 5, it passes just over…
Planets
Planets Visible in October 2026: Saturn, Jupiter and Mars
October 2026 is a good month for planets, with one at its very best, two dominating the morning sky, one making a brief evening appearance and one leaving…
Sky Guides
October 2026 Night Sky: Hunter’s Moon, Draconids and Saturn
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.
This Week's Sky
Night Sky This Week: September 28 to October 4, 2026
The Moon wanes and rises later each night, Saturn reaches opposition on Sunday with its rings open again, Neptune and Uranus are in reach of binoculars, and Venus…
Planets
Which Planets Are Visible Tonight? September 2026
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.