Calendar Of Astronomy Events 2026

JANUARY
Jan 3,4 – The Quadrantids meteor shower
Jan 10 – Jupiter at opposition
Jan 18 – New Moon

FEBRUARY
Feb 1 – Full Moon
Feb 17 – New Moon
Feb 17 – Annular solar eclipse
Feb 19 – Mercury at greatest eastern elongation
Feb 28 – Planetary alignment

MARCH
Mar 3 – Total lunar eclipse
Mar 8 – Venus-Saturn conjunction
Mar 19 – New Moon
Mar 20 – March equinox

APRIL
Apr 2 – Full Moon
Apr 3 – Mercury at greatest western elongation
Apr 17 – New Moon
Apr 22,23 – Lyrids meteor shower

MAY
May 1 – Full Moon
May 2 – Asteroid Vesta at opposition
May 6,7 – Eta Aquarids meteor shower
May 16 – New Moon
May 31 – Full Moon [Blue Moon]

JUNE
Jun 9 – Venus-Jupiter conjunction
Jun 15 – New Moon
Jun 15 – Mercury at greatest eastern elongation
Jun 21 – June solstice
June 29 – Full Moon
June 30 – Asteroid Day

JULY
Jul 14 – New Moon
Jul 25 – Hayabusa2 flies by asteroid Torifune
Jul 28,29 – Delta Aquarids meteor shower
Jul 29 – Full Moon

AUGUST
Aug 2 – Mercury at greatest western elongation
Aug 12 – New Moon
Aug 12 – Total Solar eclipse
Aug 12,13 – Perseids meteor shower
Aug 15 – Venus at greatest eastern elongation
Aug 28 – Full Moon
Aug 28 – Partial Lunar eclipse

SEPTEMBER
Sep 11 – New Moon
Sep 23 – September equinox
Sep 25 – Neptune at opposition

OCTOBER
Oct 4 – Saturn at opposition
Oct 4-10 – World Space Week
Oct 7 – Draconids meteor shower
Oct 10 – New Moon
Oct 12 – Mercury at greatest eastern elongation
Oct 21,22 – Orionids meteor shower
Oct 26 – Full Moon

NOVEMBER
Nov 4,5 – Taurids meteor shower
Nov 9 – New Moon
Nov 17,18 – Leonids meteor shower
Nov 20 – Mercury at greatest western elongation
Nov 24 – Full Moon [Supermoon]
Nov 25 – Uranus at opposition

DECEMBER
Dec 3 – Europa Clipper makes a gravity assist maneuver at Earth
Dec 9 – New Moon
Dec 13,14 – Geminids meteor shower
Dec 21 – December solstice
Dec 21,22 – Ursids meteor shower
Dec 23 – Full Moon [Supermoon]