Sky Events Calendar
Full moons, eclipses and meteor showers, with times you can plan around.
Upcoming full moons, solar and lunar eclipses, meteor shower peaks and planet events, with UTC and local times, moon phase and the source of every date.
Coming up in the sky
The next six months, listed in UTC. Full moons, eclipses and meteor peaks link to pages with local times.
October 2026
- PlanetSaturn at opposition
Magnitude 0.2, in Cetus. Up all night, rising at sunset.
- MoonNew moon
- PlanetMercury at greatest eastern (evening) elongation
25.2° from the Sun, magnitude -0.1; look low in the west after sunset.
- MeteorsOrionids meteor shower peak
ZHR 20+ · Waxing gibbous, 72% lit
- MoonFull moon · Hunter's Moon
November 2026
- MoonNew moon
- MeteorsLeonids meteor shower peak
ZHR about 15 · First quarter, 55% lit
- PlanetMercury at greatest western (morning) elongation
19.6° from the Sun, magnitude -0.6; look low in the east before sunrise.
- MoonFull moon · Beaver Moon
- PlanetUranus at opposition
Magnitude 5.6, in Taurus. Up all night, rising at sunset.
December 2026
- MoonNew moon
- MeteorsGeminids meteor shower peak
ZHR 150 · Waxing crescent, 25% lit
- SeasonDecember solstice
- MeteorsUrsids meteor shower peak
ZHR 10 · Full moon, 98% lit
- MoonFull moon · Cold Moon
January 2027
- SeasonEarth at perihelion (closest to the Sun)
0.98333 AU
- PlanetVenus at greatest western (morning) elongation
47° from the Sun, magnitude -4.6; look low in the east before sunrise.
- MeteorsQuadrantids meteor shower peak
ZHR 80 (can vary 60–200) · Waning crescent, 12% lit
- MoonNew moon
- MoonFull moon · Wolf Moon
February 2027
- PlanetMercury at greatest eastern (evening) elongation
18.3° from the Sun, magnitude -0.6; look low in the west after sunset.
- MoonNew moon
- EclipseAnnular solar eclipse
The annular path crosses the southern part of South America and the South Atlantic. A partial eclipse is visible from South America, Antarctica and western and southern Africa.
- PlanetJupiter at opposition
Magnitude -2.6, in Leo. Up all night, rising at sunset.
- PlanetMars at opposition
Magnitude -1.2, in Leo. Up all night, rising at sunset.
- EclipsePenumbral lunar eclipse
Visible from the Americas, Europe, Africa and Asia. The Moon only brushes the penumbra deeply enough for a slight shading on one side.
- MoonFull moon · Snow Moon
Penumbral lunar eclipse
March 2027
- MoonNew moon
- PlanetMercury at greatest western (morning) elongation
27.6° from the Sun, magnitude 0.1; look low in the east before sunrise.
- SeasonMarch equinox
- MoonFull moon · Worm Moon
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Geminids 2026
Peak time, expected rates, radiant and the Moon on the night, with the best viewing hours for six cities.
Read moreMeteor Showers
Every major shower peak still ahead, with IMO peak times, expected rates and how bright the Moon will be.
Read moreFull Moons
Every full moon for two years in UTC and your chosen time zone, with its North American folk name.
Read moreEclipses
Solar and lunar eclipses for two years, including the long total solar eclipse of 2 August 2027.
Read moreWatching Guide
What ZHR really means, how the Moon and your sky change the count, and how to set up for a night outside.
Read moreWhere the dates come from
- Moon phases, planet events, seasons and eclipse contact times are computed with astronomy-engine, an open-source astronomy library (MIT licence).
- The eclipse list, types and magnitudes come from NASA Goddard Space Flight Center’s eclipse tables by Fred Espenak (public domain).
- Meteor shower dates, peak times and rates come from the International Meteor Organization’s annual Meteor Shower Calendar.